Chapter 54 - Holden

I wonder if Mayson remembers what the thirty-first of May is significant for. Eight years ago it was a Saturday night, one week before graduation. God has smiled down at me because it is on a Saturday night this year. I proposed eight years ago and I am going to propose again. I have only a few days to get all of my plans together. Mayson is at an alumni meeting in Arkansas so I have time to plan. My first stop is going to be her Mom and Dad’s house. Her mom had one special thing I needed for that night.

Graduation Night

It had been the best week of my life and the worst week at the same time. I had asked Mayson to marry me and she had said yes. Our plans were in place for us to get married right before my classes started at Penn State. She was going to enroll in courses at a local community college and start her studies in architecture. When she didn’t show up at the football field to leave town with me, my world shattered. Amelia had seen her leave town, but I couldn’t underst