The average heart beats a hundred thousand times a day. That's how long it took Mikhaela Lim to fall for me. A hundred thousand heartbeats...
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PRESENT DAY
The whole school is gathered under a brilliant June sky...
All around me, people are celebrating our graduation.
My classmates pour out of their seats in a cheering mob.
"We did it!" classmate 1
"Hell yeah! Up top!" classmate 2
But I can't bring myself to join in the celebration.
"Aiah? Where are you going?" classmate 3
"I can't believe the year is already over." I said in a sad tone.
"I never would've made it through without my Girlfriend."
"Oh, . I wish you didn't have to miss this." I said in a sad tone.
Just then, my phone buzzes with a notification. I check the screen to find...
"An email from Mikha? But... that's impossible. Right?" I said with a shock looked on my face.
I opened the attached video in my email inbox, but I hesitated as a lump formed in my throat.
"I don't know if I can do this." I said while stopping myself from crying.
Our memories together from the past year started to come flooding back... the first kiss... the first date... the first day of school...
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(FLASHBACK)
Mikha's POV
"I thought this year was gonna be a total grind, but it's turned out to be the best year of my life. Because of you..." Mikha said while hugging me in the hospital bed.
"I've already got everything I could possibly wish for." Mikha said while we sit inside her car.
"Here's to another year of our parents and teachers having no idea what we're up to!" Mikha said while we got our stuff in our lockers.
...Memories from back when I was just the new girl and Mikha was the charming stranger.
(END OF FLASHBACKS)
I take a shaky breath and hit 'play'...
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NINE MONTHS EARLIER
This is it! It's the first day of my senior year of high school! I looked down in my outfit that I carefully picked out this morning. Dress to impress right? I'm totally gonna kill it today. I mean, look at me!
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