I ran my fingers through is soft black hair thinking this would be my last time. We sat at the pier on the lake. My feet dangled from the piece of wood propped in the water firmly. His head in my lap while my fingers were intertwined with his soft black locks. No words were said as time passed and the sun started setting.
"I had a great summer with you" he mumbled.
"I did too" I smiled down at him.
The summer went entirely too fast. We thankfully accomplished everything we wanted to do together before we had to part ways but it was still painful thinking about leaving all this behind.
"(Y/n)?" He whispered.
"Yes" I whispered back.
"Please don't forget me. I know you have to give up all your photos we took together but please don't forget me" tears threatened in the corner of his eyes. He sat up to look me straight in the eyes.
"Soobin I could never forget you or this summer" I smiled weakly.
This was hard for the both of us. We had grown so fond of each other. The bond was strong and the happiness was endless. We thought.
"Come on let's get inside" he wiped his face and stood up extending his hand out to me. I wiped the corner of my eyes and took his hand.
I wanted to remember this forever. A small part of me knew the longer times passed from this summer the less memories I would have. I think he knew that also very well.
The lake days teaching him to swim. The long walks in the Pretty trails. The long nights star gazing and early mornings watching the sunrise. The endless hours of laughter. The countless days learning the deepest parts of each other's minds. All of that would disappear over time.
The hot days were starting to get chilly and the green healthy leaves turning pretty red, orange, yellow colors. Hoodies started to appear and shorts put away. Flip flops and beach hats were replaced with Scarfs and boots.
Before I knew it 10 years had passed and it all seemed like a distant dream. I finished college and started my career getting super busy. He was doing what he was doing. We lived on opposite sides of the world and decided not to stay in contact so we had time to heal from the pain of parting ways.
Summer romance that's all it was. Right?
All my relationships kept failing so I stopped trying. 30 was quickly approaching and I wasn't married or in a relationship. I spent my free time volunteering at kid hospitals, senior centers, and animal shelters to fill a void I couldn't pinpoint.
That void brought me back to where it all started 10 years ago. Only difference it was just me... I was back at the cabin next to the lake where I met him.
I walked into the room we both slept in chuckling and shaking my head at the memories. I made my way to the kitchen that always seemed a mess when we were both experimenting with recipes. The next place was the living room that had games half finished scattered all over the place and blankets on rainy days.
The last place that took me forever to go see because I couldn't bring myself to go was the pier where we spent all our time whether it was star gazing, watching the sun rise, or anything in between. This is where our first kissed happened and the last one as well.
I sat down and let my legs dangle over the water. The small inkling of pain getting slightly bigger. I had wasted my life hung up on a summer romance.
After a few minutes of reminiscing the good and bad I got up and walked down the pier up to the cabin. I stopped in my tracks when I saw a tall lengthy figure with a suitcase and a book bag standing at the edge of the walk way to the cabin from the lake.
He turned around and my heart stopped.
"Soobin" I whispered to myself.
He dropped everything and ran to me picking me up and hugging me tight. This felt right... this is where I belonged. The void filled and the lost feeling I carried on my shoulders disappeared. It all felt like a dream to have him be here in my arms again. Where it all started.
"(Y/n) marry me"
Many thoughts crossed my head with those words.
"Soobin we just met again after 10 years what do you mean marry me?" My heart had started beating again and it was racing.
"10 years apart and it almost killed me. 10 years! I had been searching everywhere for you for the past 10 years. I knew the moment I kissed another girl that you were... and always will be the person I need to spend the rest of my life with." My eyes searched his eyes for a speck of hesitation but there was none.
He was dead serious!
"Soobin-"
"It's okay if you need time to think or time to reconnect. I will do anything to spend the rest if my life with you like I promised myself." A random heavy tear fell from the corner of my eye.
"Soobin-"
"I know it's crazy but (y/n) you are all I need and ever will need" I chuckled and shook my head.
"SOOBIN STOP TALKING AND KISS ME ALREADY! Or will you make me wait another 10 years" I laughed sniffling. He laughed as well and pulled me into the kiss we were craving, we both were wanting and yearning for. The kiss that made the biggest statement of time being a social construct. The kiss that confirmed it all.
We are and we will always be meant for just the two of us.
