An eternity and then some. That's what he promised you. And, as it turns out, how long the time away from you had felt after he broke it.

In the year 2019, you waited for him. You waited one, two, three, six goddamn years after, and he never came back. By some twisted trick of fate, you only saw him again after you forgot about him, hair cropped short, and clothes filled out since you last saw him.

"It's, uh..." He shifted on his feet awkwardly, deliberating on his next words carefully. "It's been a while."