Are promises meant to be broken?

A friend once told me 'fate is really mischievous at times,' and sighed heavily. 'We’ll be friends till the end,' she said as she held my hands 'nothing can ever break us apart,' she continued with tears covering her eyes.

 

I didn't understand why she was saying it to me. We've been friends since middle school and nothing had ever been between us. 'We’re friends forever' I said, putting up a smile. She tried to smile back and stayed quiet as twilight deepened.

 

'Can you live without me for a day?' she asked, breaking the silence. Her question surprisingly caught me off guard. 'No,' I said and tried to smile once more. She lets go of my hand and took off the bracelet she was wearing. The bracelet her grandma gave that I secretly envied.

 

'What if I give you a challenge?' she breathed finally smiling. 'And what's that?' I asked feeling interested. She had never given me a challenge for so long now and I’m ready for whatever she was throwing.

 

She sighed, looked at me, and sighed again. And before I could say anything, she opened her mouth and said, 'I’ll give you my bracelet if you can live without me for a day,'

 

I was surprised on what she said, hoping she would take it back. She once told me how valuable the bracelet was to her. She must be kidding, the first thought i had. Or she probably knows that I can't not talk to her for a day. 'Fine,' I said, putting my hand in front of her. 'That’s a deal,' she smiled again and shook my hand.

 

The next day was the judgement day. I knew how important the bracelet was to her so I decided to forget about the challenge and just meet her on our usual spot under the oak tree. I sat for a few minutes, waiting, until the school bell rang and she didn't come.

 

By the end of the day, I saw no signs of her everywhere. I got worried for a second and just thought that she's probably sick.

 

By the next day, I was so excited of meeting her after the day that we didn't communicate. I knocked to their door and her mom welcomed me in.

 

I saw only grief in her face as I was eager to ask what happened. I looked to the other part of the family and none of them spoke a word and keep their heads down as her mom led me in a room.

 

I was led in a large white candlelit room. I was bewildered at first on what's going on, until I broke down crying to see my best friend lying peaceful in a coffin.

 

Her mom gave me a small envelope with a note in it. 'You did it, you survived a day without me,' the note started as tears continuously ran down my face. 'Could you do it every day? I love you,' the note finished. Behind the note was the bracelet attached.

 

It seems like a horrible dream to me. Everything was wrong, nothing fits right. I shouldn't be here and she shouldn't be there. She was right; fate is mischievous at times. It seemed so fast. She promised that we'll be friends till the end of time, but, are promises meant to be broken?

 

Reviews

[rielovella]

Ouch! I hope that me and Allyrianne won't end that way.. Anyway, good story. Keep up the good work.

[elyza0926]

this is a sad story. it truly hurts to lose a best friend, and it hurts much worse if you lose him/her not because you two fought, but because his/her life was taken away. beautiful story.