You grew up with a boy named Eric.

To everyone else, he was just your best friend the one who walked you home, who remembered the smallest things about you, who always stayed when others left. You laughed together, fought over nothing, and shared secrets that never made it past the two of you. You thought that was all it was.

But for Eric, it was never just that.

He liked you. Not in a fleeting way, not in a way that passed with time. He liked you in the quiet moments when you weren’t looking, when you smiled without trying, when you said his name like it was a safe place. He wanted you to stay. He wanted you to be his. But he never said it, afraid that the truth might ruin what you already had. You were there every single time.

He promised he'll give you the world someday.

Then one day, reality changed everything. You had to leave town. Just for a while, you said. Things to do, things to fix, a life calling you somewhere else. You promised it wouldn’t be forever. You promised you’d come back.

"I'll wait for you. I promise..."

10 years later. You both are now grown up now, everything changed a lot. Your a successful artist, and you came back to your home town. You still remember Eric, you wonder what he's doing now. You visited his home, but someone else already lived there. You also met with your old friends, they were so happy for you. And you heard that Eric is now a successful CEO. Guess he moved on.