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Chapter 13: The Promise

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The following weeks were the happiest Maya had felt in a long time.

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She laughed more.

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She stopped hiding behind oversized sweaters.

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She started joining Lena at lunch instead of sitting alone.

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And she even began spending time with Ethan again.

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Not as his girlfriend.

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Not yet.

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Just as friends.

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But something between them was slowly changing.

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One afternoon, Maya and Ethan sat beneath the tree behind the library.

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“Do you remember the first time we met?” Ethan asked.

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Maya laughed.

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“You mean when you stole my pen?”

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“I didn't steal it.”

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“You never gave it back.”

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“I still have it.”

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Maya stared at him.

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“You're joking.”

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Ethan pulled the pen from his backpack.

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Maya laughed.

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“You kept it?”

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“Of course.”

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“Why?”

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He looked at her.

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“I don't know.”

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Maybe he did know.

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Maybe he had kept it because it was one of the few things that reminded him of the girl he had once taken for granted.

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Maya smiled.

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“Can I have it back?”

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Ethan shook his head.

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“No.”

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“Why?”

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“It's mine now.”

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She laughed.

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“You're impossible.”

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They sat quietly for a while.

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Then Ethan became serious.

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“Maya?”

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“Hmm?”

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“If I ever hurt you again…”

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She looked at him.

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“Don't.”

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He nodded.

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“I won't.”

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“You can't promise that.”

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“Then I'll promise something else.”

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“What?”

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“I'll never intentionally hurt you again.”

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Maya smiled.

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“That's a better promise.”

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Ethan looked at her.

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“I mean it.”

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She held out her pinky.

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“Promise?”

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He smiled and hooked his pinky around hers.

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“Promise.”

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Neither of them knew how important that little promise would become.

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That evening, Maya went home feeling strangely tired.

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She dropped her bag beside her bed and sat down.

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Her mother noticed.

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“You okay, sweetheart?”

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“I'm fine. Just tired.”

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“You've been tired a lot lately.”

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Maya shrugged.

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“Probably school.”

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Her mother smiled.

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“Get some rest.”

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Maya nodded.

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After her mother left, Maya opened her notebook.

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She wrote:

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Today Ethan made me a promise.

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She smiled.

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Then she added:

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For the first time, I think I believe him.

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She closed the notebook and lay down.

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But before she fell asleep, she felt a strange pain in her chest.

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She sat up.

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Waited.

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It disappeared.

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She told herself it was nothing.

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She had no idea that it was the first warning.

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And the next morning...

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she would wake up feeling completely different.9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtkmB3b6G4

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