Looking for a Hero

11 Engagment

I am not a Spanish speaker but the characters are, so I'm trying my hand at trying to write bilingual characters.

I'm using Google Translate and whatever I learned from 2 years of high school Spanish classes and 2 years of college Spanish classes.

So I deeply apologize for any errors concerning and would appreciate any corrections.

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Marcus was twitching his fingers around while he walked through the jewelry store. He couldn't believe how expensive these tiny rocks could be. He made a pretty good sized salary, so he was not scrapped for cash, but these prices were still ridiculous.

"What can I get you, sir?" a store clerk asked.

"I'm looking for a ring," he awkwardly said.

"For what purpose?" the clerk asked.

"Uh... an engagement," he answered.

"What kind of a woman is she?"

"She's amazing. She's kind and funny and always one step ahead of me, I swear. She's working on a new program for the Heroics departments, and she just hasn't stopped. But she's not just a programmer, she's an amazing combat specialist too now," Marcus rambled on.

"Does she like flashy things? I doubt it," the clerk brought a ring box up, "I think this would suit her well."

The clerk opened up the ring box to show him a small silver ring with a small smooth pearl gem as the center with smaller diamonds around the outside.

"I think you're looking for something as unique as your future bride," the clerk smiled.

"That's perfect," Marcus nodded.

The clerk wrapped up the box and give it to the Heroic.

"Here," Marcus took out his checkbook , but the man closed it instead.

"I know who you are. Those glasses of yours aren't doing you any good to keep your identify a secret. I know who your girlfriend is. She saved my daughter's life about seven months ago from those werewolves. This is the only way I can think of for repaying that."

"I'm not using them to hide my identity. I kinda need them to see things up close," Marcus admitted, "But thank you. I appreciate this."

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"Are you really gonna ask her, hijo?" Anita was hopefully as she watched her son fiddle with the ring box.

"Realmente lo creo mamá. Creo que ella es la indicada," Marcus said. (I really think so mom. I think she is it for me.)

"Estoy muy orgulloso de ti, hijo. Mi hijo. Te has convertido en un buen hombre y serás un buen marido," Anita was more than a little proud of her son. (I'm really proud of you, my son. My boy. You have grown into a fine man, and you'll be a good husband.)

"Thanks, mom," he said sincerely.

He put the ring in his pocket and called his friends. He didn't want to wait anymore. He waited a month to ask Reena out. They had been dating for almost two years, and he wanted to ask her around the first year mark.

Sharkboy and Lavagirl got married a year ago. Tech-No and Lisa got married about five months ago. Red Lightning Fury and Crimson Legend were engaged. He couldn't image them two together, but Reena called them years ago. Blinding Fast was married to a woman named Tina. They had dated for a year before getting married.

Miracle Guy was still dating Abigail, but that relationship was on and off for several years. They were on shaky grounds at the moment. Invisi Girl was dating a man named Tomas while Vox was dating a man named Doug. Both of those relationships were doing pretty well. Crushing Low had met a new girl as well.