18. Promise - A vow to do or not do something.

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SEVERE TRIGGER WARNING!!! THERE IS LOTS OF FLUFF AHEAD!!!
But seriously, no real trigger warnings. You can read safely ~

Before both boys knew it, the stars began to disappear, and the sky started to grow lighter.

Tyler kept holding it off. He didn't want to go home, but he knew if he didn't, his family might find out he wasn't in bed, and he'd get in trouble.

He reluctantly sighed, and stood up. "I have to go..."

Josh frowned. "Oh."

"I'll-I'll be back tomorrow. Is that okay?"

Josh brightened again. "That sounds great!"

Tyler wanted to hug Josh goodbye, but he remembered the whole bruising thing at the last minute. "How do you say goodbye on Anathema?"

Josh smiled and held out his hand, extending his pinkie. He motioned for Tyler to extend his pinkie finger as well, and the other boy did so. Then Josh wrapped the end of his pinkie finger around Tyler's.

Tyler started to feel dizzy very quickly, and he tried to blink the stars out of his eyes. Once Josh took his hand back, the stars went away, and a small violet bruise began to form on his finger.

"It's kind of like a pinkie promise." Tyler mumbled. He still felt a little dizzy, and he blinked harshly a few times until it went away.

"What's a pinkie promise?"

"A vow, or an oath. For example," Tyler added with a hint of a smile, wrapping his pinkie around Josh's. "I pinkie promise to come back tomorrow." 

The stars danced in Tyler's vision again, but he was pretty sure Josh grinned. "I pinkie promise to be here."

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