Promise (Watty's 2016)

P R O L O G U E

10 years old Agatha's POV

The class ended! I want to go home! My friends are waiting for me!

After i left the school, i walk fast since i'm excited to play with my friends.
I'm excited since my classmate taught me how to play luksong baka.I want to try it with my friends since it's cool.

That game is where we can be a cow. I know it's weird but it's cool since all the players need to jump in the cow player. As a thought of me being a cow, it makes me really laugh.

i choose to walk in the very short way to go home which is the abandoned bridge.

It's an old bridge. There's a rumors that the bridge is a very scary because some people said that they saw a ghost in there but i never believe on them since i always walk in the bridge when i'm in hurry and i don't even s-

*Sniff*

What is it?

*Sniff* *Sniff*

Is there a real ghost?! a crying ghost?!

I stop walking and search where the crying sound is from.

Maybe if i'm a normal kid, i will run the hell out of here but being Agatha the girl that curious in anything,my kind won't let me sleep if i don't find where the crying voice is.

*Sniff*

I follow the sound.

It lead me looking down the bridge and i see a boy who's sitting on the big rock and crying. He's wearing a uniform and his hands are full of blood. I can't see his face.

Because of my curiosity, i make my way down and go near him.

When i got near him, he look at me. More on glaring at me.

I didn't do anything! Why is he glaring at me? did i made him mad?

I ask myself. I didn't do anything! I just go near him. Is it wrong to go near him?

"hey.. what happened in your hands?"
I ask him.

But he stand up and continue glaring at me.

woah! What's his problem? i just want to know why his hands are full of blood.

Maybe he doesn't like to tell me?

You're stupid, Agatha! Of course, why would he tell you why his hands are full of blood?

i just want to know why....

Oh goodness! My curiosity!

i bite my index finger to control myself to ask a question since he doesn't want to be ask a questions.

i keep biting my finger but since i'm Agatha who's always curious, i can't control myself anymore.

"What happened? why your hands are full of blood?"

i get closer to him but he take a step back. He wipe his tears and glare at me.

I don't know why he's glaring at me but i want him to be my friend since he looks like he doesn't have one and i think it's his hobby to glare.

"Don't you have friends?"
I

ask him

he shake his head.
"They don't want me to be their friend."

okay. This is impossible.

i look at him trying to figure out if he is lying or not. But his expression say no. He's not lying!!!!

Why don't they want to be his friend?! it's bad! It's really bad! that's not really good!

it makes me angry and sad. Angry because there's a rude kids in ther world who doesn't want to have a friend like him! And sad because, he doesn't have friends while me, i have so many.

It's unfair..

If they don't want him to be his friends, then i will be his friend! I won't never ever leave him!

"I can be your friend!"
i

give him the most sweet and charming smile.

I barely use it. But in his case, i know it will make him feel better when there's a friend who will smile like that to him.

He look at me in shock.
"Y-you want me to be your friend? Aren't you scared of me?"

i look at him like he's an alien.

Scared? why? because his hands are full of blood? of course no! My mom taught me not to judge..

"Yes and no. Yes, i want you to be my friend and no I'm not scared. Why would i be scared of you!?"

he doesn't answer my question.

Okay. This is awkward.

"Hey, I'm Agatha. What's your name?"
i

smile at him

"Innocent."

eh?

"what??"

"Innocent. Your name is innocent.. like you.. and about my name, you don't need to know it."
H

e said smiling.

My smile fade and he start laughing.
I look at him and join his laugh.

"Are we friends now?"
I

ask him. He look at me and slowly nod his head.

"Just promise me that you'll never ever leave me and never get scared of me"

I nod while sweetly smiling at him.

He smile back and raise his hand.

"Promise?"

He put his pinky finger in front of me.

"Prom-"

"FREEZE!"

I'm shock because there's a police car now in front of us.

The police accidentally pushed me and because of shock i didn't control my body and accidentally bang my head on the big stone

My head start aching and my eyes start circling.

Although my eyes are circling i can see how the police grab him beside me

My friend is crying while looking at me like he's waiting for my answer.

i remember the promise..

I smile at him although i'm getting weak and my head is start spinning.

I open my mouth and..
"P-promise."

After that he was pulled at my vision is getting darker but i can see that he is struggling and crying.

I can hear his voice that keep shouting my name and the annoying noise of the police car before i see the darkness