The Promise We Couldn't Keep
Why?
Rain poured outside the apartment window as Ethan smiled while preparing dinner. Tonight was supposed to be special—the third anniversary of their relationship. He had no idea that everything was about to fall apart.
Ethan (mc)
Where are you? Dinner's getting cold. 😅
Kai (ml)
Im sorry... I can't come.
Ethan (mc)
Again? You promise.
Ethan (mc)
Is something wrong?
Kai (ml)
Can we just talk here?
Ethan (mc)
You're making me nervous. 😅
Kai (ml)
I'm getting married.
Ethan stared at the message for almost a minute.
His fingers hovered over the keyboard, but his mind refused to accept what he had just read.
Ethan (mc)
Stop joking haha.
Ethan (mc)
You told me we'd spend our lives together.
Kai (ml)
I wanted that future.
Kai wiped away the tears that landed on his phone screen.
Outside his family's mansion, luxury cars were already arriving. His engagement ceremony would begin in less than an hour.
Kai (ml)
My grandfather arranged my marriage years ago.
Kai (ml)
My family's company will collapse.
Kai (ml)
Hundreds of employees would lose their job.
Kai (ml)
My little sister...
Kai (ml)
I can't destroy their lives.
Ethan clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
For the first time, he realized the person he loved had never truly belonged to himself.
Author
Hello everyone. It's me first making a story and I'm kind of nervous
Author
I hope you like this hehehehe
Last time
Ethan (mc)
So... That's it?
Ethan (mc)
Don't apologize.
Ethan (mc)
Fight for us please. 😭
Neither of them wanted to send the final message.
There would be no turning back.
Ethan (mc)
Do you love them?
Ethan (mc)
Do you still love me?
Kai (ml)
With everything I have.
Ethan (mc)
Then why does it feel like I'm the one being abandoned?
Kai covered his mouth to stop himself from crying out loud.
His wedding suit hung beside him.
It felt more like a prison than a celebration.
Kai (ml)
Don't wait for me.
Ethan (mc)
I've been waiting for you since the day we met.
A tear rolled down Kai's cheek
His mother knocked softly on his bedroom door.
Ethan (mc)
In another life...
Kai (ml)
This world just didn't let me keep you.
Author
omg. I know I'm the one who is writing this but who is cutting the onion 😭
Are you happy?
The wedding hall sparkled with crystal chandeliers and white roses.
Everyone congratulated the groom
The expensive black suit he wore felt heavier with every step. His phone was hidden inside his pocket, but he couldn't stop himself from taking it out one last time.
There were no new messages from Ethan.
For a moment, Kai wondered if Ethan had finally given up.
Kai (ml)
...Are you awake?
Maybe this was for the best.
Just as he was about to lock his phone...
Ethan (mc)
Is today the wedding?
His apartment still looked exactly as it had on their anniversary.
The dinner he'd made days ago was still sitting in the trash.
He had told himself he wouldn't cry anymore.
Yet seeing Kai's name appear on his screen made every promise to himself disappear.
Kai (ml)
I'm sorry for texting you.
Ethan (mc)
You don't have to apologize anymore.
Kai (ml)
Wanted to hear from you one last time.
Outside the groom's waiting room, someone knocked.
"Mr. Kai, the ceremony starts in ten minutes."
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