It was the last day of school. He ran through the school corridor searching for her.
There she was!
He looked at her and smiled, and handed over a small teddy bear. She was taken aback but accepted it with a plastic smile.
She took it home; she knew it was a proposal. But she wasn't a small kid any more.
She expected a ring. Thinking her friends would tease her, she threw it in the dustbin.
The next day's newspaper had a quaint news article. Title
"Garbage Man's Strange Discovery: Finds a Pearl Ring in a Fluffy Teddy Bear."