Words of Promise

(Names and setting are fictional)

To the obsession I’ve carried for so long

[It turns out that getting what you want is the beginning of the end.]

Shen Yanxu transferred to No. 3 High School in his first year.

He was gentle, and he got excellent grades.

One glance in the height of summer that year made Cheng Zhen fall in love, a love that would hold her captive for the rest of her life.

…

The first snow they witnessed together, the promises they sealed with a pinky swear.

It was late autumn that year.

She waved goodbye to him, never imagining that what came after their farewell wouldn’t be a reunion.

…

Shen, my classmate.

Winter is almost here.

The first snow isn’t beautiful anymore without you.