They had been together since childhood. Although she was 3 years older than he was, he didn't mind. It was hard to think too much about age differences when he was in love.
So in love with her.
(Full Name).
They were as close as two peas in a pod. He knew everything about her, her favorite food, her favorite ice cream flavor, her fears.
He remembers that day clearly, she was sitting on the swings and holding on to his little hand, trying to hold back her tears, trying to put up a brave front.
Because her parents were getting a divorce.
She was the child of a broken family now.
He couldn't fully understand why you would choose to leave your family just for one person, he was still a child. But he understood the look of abandonment on her face, he reached out to give her a hug.
"If you want to cry, go ahead and cry because I'll make sure you'll never ever cry after this."
She cried, cried so much he thought it would flood but it didn't. When she finished, she wiped her puffy red eyes and gave him a quick kiss on his chubby, little cheeks.
"Thank you, Ryota."