1 PROLOGUE
Two children were on the swings in a playground. One was a boy with silver hair while the other was a girl with purple hair tied in a braid. They both had the bluest of eyes, though in different shades—the boy had ice blue topaz-colored eyes, and the girl had a mixture of cerulean and sapphire. The boy was four years old while the girl was three. They were the best of friends regardless of their ages.
The playground they were in was unusually empty. If it was a normal day, the two would consider themselves lucky being the only kids there and would take advantage of the whole playground. But, unfortunately…it wasn't a normal day.
"So…when are you moving?" asked the boy.
"Tomorrow." The girl simply said. She didn't look at him, obviously trying to hide the sadness and hurt she was feeling because her family was moving to another neighborhood and that meant leaving her best friend.
"Oh."
Silence. Awkward, uneasy silence.
It took quite long until the boy broke it.
"Well, I've got to go now. My sister might be worried already."
The girl nodded.
He stood up from the swing he was sitting on and started walking away.
The girl still didn't look at him. She kept her head down.
The boy stopped walking.
He looked back at the girl.
Finally he said something. A word. A simple yet painful word.
1.1 "Goodbye…"
Then he continued walking away.
The girl couldn't take it anymore. She shot her head up and cried the boy's name. Tears were welling up in her eyes. She stood up and ran to the boy.
The boy had stopped. He turned around and before he knew it, the girl was in his arms, clutching his shirt tightly as she sobbed.
"I'll never ever forget you! You're my one and only best friend!!" she cried.
The boy looked at her and hugged her tightly as he said, "And you're my only best friend in the whole world. I'll always remember you in my heart."
What he said had comforted her. Again there was silence. But it wasn't awkward; it was a peaceful silence.
Finally the girl broke away from him and looked at him.
"I'll be there when you need me. Remember that."
"And I'll be there if you have a problem."
There was sincerity in both their voices.
Finally they said goodbye.
They looked at each other one last time and at last, parted ways.
The next day, the girl and her family left. The boy although sad, had hope that they'd see each other again.
Five years passed. The boy was nine and the girl was eight.
They never forgot each other after all those years…
Until dreadful and traumatizing things had happened and changed their lives.
The boy's sister was killed.
The girl's mother had died.
Strangers murdered his sister.
Cancer caused her mother to die.
The most important people in each of their lives were taken from them.
No one was there for them.
They broke their promise to each other. They weren't there for each other. And that made them loathe each other.
"You promised, Tokiya…"
"Fuuko, you liar…"
Two children were on the swings in a playground. One was a boy with silver hair while the other was a girl with purple hair tied in a braid. They both had the bluest of eyes, though in different shades—the boy had ice blue topaz-colored eyes, and the girl had a mixture of cerulean and sapphire. The boy was four years old while the girl was three. They were the best of friends regardless of their ages.
The playground they were in was unusually empty. If it was a normal day, the two would consider themselves lucky being the only kids there and would take advantage of the whole playground. But, unfortunately…it wasn't a normal day.
"So…when are you moving?" asked the boy.
"Tomorrow." The girl simply said. She didn't look at him, obviously trying to hide the sadness and hurt she was feeling because her family was moving to another neighborhood and that meant leaving her best friend.
"Oh."
Silence. Awkward, uneasy silence.
It took quite long until the boy broke it.
"Well, I've got to go now. My sister might be worried already."
The girl nodded.
He stood up from the swing he was sitting on and started walking away.
The girl still didn't look at him. She kept her head down.
The boy stopped walking.
He looked back at the girl.
Finally he said something. A word. A simple yet painful word.
1.1 "Goodbye…"
Then he continued walking away.
The girl couldn't take it anymore. She shot her head up and cried the boy's name. Tears were welling up in her eyes. She stood up and ran to the boy.
The boy had stopped. He turned around and before he knew it, the girl was in his arms, clutching his shirt tightly as she sobbed.
"I'll never ever forget you! You're my one and only best friend!!" she cried.
The boy looked at her and hugged her tightly as he said, "And you're my only best friend in the whole world. I'll always remember you in my heart."
What he said had comforted her. Again there was silence. But it wasn't awkward; it was a peaceful silence.
Finally the girl broke away from him and looked at him.
"I'll be there when you need me. Remember that."
"And I'll be there if you have a problem."
There was sincerity in both their voices.
Finally they said goodbye.
They looked at each other one last time and at last, parted ways.
The next day, the girl and her family left. The boy although sad, had hope that they'd see each other again.
Five years passed. The boy was nine and the girl was eight.
They never forgot each other after all those years…
Until dreadful and traumatizing things had happened and changed their lives.
The boy's sister was killed.
The girl's mother had died.
Strangers murdered his sister.
Cancer caused her mother to die.
The most important people in each of their lives were taken from them.
No one was there for them.
They broke their promise to each other. They weren't there for each other. And that made them loathe each other.
"You promised, Tokiya…"
"Fuuko, you liar…"