The Kiss I Never Should Have Asked For - Chapter 47 – The Future We Dreamed Of

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Final examinations were finally over.

The entire school seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Students rushed out of classrooms laughing.

Some were making plans for the holidays.

Others worried about their results.

For the first time in weeks...

Neither Korn nor I had homework to finish.

"So..."

I asked as we walked through the school gate.

"What do you want to do now?"

Korn smiled.

"Nothing."

"Nothing?"

He nodded.

"I've been waiting weeks to say that."

I laughed.

"I think you've earned it."

Instead of going home immediately...

We walked to our secret place.

The afternoon breeze was cool.

The fields stretched endlessly before us.

We sat on the old wooden bench.

For a while...

We simply enjoyed the silence.

"P'Phawin."

"Hm?"

"What university do you want to go to?"

I looked toward the horizon.

"I haven't decided yet."

"I've been thinking about studying in Bangkok."

Korn became quiet.

"That's far."

"It is."

He lowered his eyes.

"I still have another year of high school."

"I know."

"If you leave..."

"...we won't see each other every day."

His voice was calm.

But I could hear the sadness hidden inside it.

I smiled gently.

"Korn."

He looked at me.

"Do you remember what you told me?"

"What?"

"You said..."

"'I don't mind waiting.'"

He smiled softly.

"I remember."

"Then..."

"If I have to study somewhere else..."

"Will you still wait for me?"

He didn't hesitate.

"Always."

The answer came so quickly...

That it made my heart ache.

I reached into my school bag and pulled out a small notebook.

"I bought this yesterday."

"What is it?"

"It's for us."

I opened the first page.

At the top, I had written:

Our Future

Beneath it...

There was a list.

Graduate from school.

Get into university.

Never stop supporting each other.

Visit our secret place every year.

Build a home filled with laughter.

Korn smiled as he read each line.

Then he took my pen.

"Can I add one?"

"Of course."

He wrote carefully beneath my list.

Grow old together.

I stared at those three words.

Then looked at him.

"You really think that far ahead?"

He smiled.

"I don't just want tomorrow with you."

"I want every tomorrow."

I closed the notebook and held it against my chest.

"Let's promise something."

"What?"

"No matter where life takes us..."

"We'll never stop talking."

"We'll never let misunderstandings grow."

"And we'll always tell each other the truth."

Korn held out his little finger with a shy smile.

"A promise?"

I laughed.

"You're acting like a child."

"So..."

"Will you?"

Smiling...

I hooked my little finger with his.

"A promise."

Neither of us knew what the future would bring.

Whether life would keep that promise.

Or test it in ways we couldn't imagine.

But on that quiet afternoon...

Sitting on the bench that had become ours...

We truly believed...

That nothing could separate us.58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWwJEhXr8R

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