<completed>Promise (Juliantina)

8

T- 3 months

That next day, Val sent a text to Jul to meet at gate of the campus after class so they did that. When Val saw Jul, she was so smitten with her, she literally went in for a bear hug and Jul takes it as Val is a legit human hugger. Val broke the hug by passing the handwritten note to Jul and asks her to open it after she reaches home. They bid goodbye and then Val left with her friends, Jul is still at lost, does she really likes Valentina or Valentina makes her confused with all those gestures...

When she reaches home, she heads straight to her room, she sits on her bed and leans her back on the bed frame, she opens the pink envelope to see the handwritten note.

Dear Jul,

If I get to hang out with you everyday no matter where it is, even if it's in the coffee shop or in school having lunch together or studying English over at my place, it would be a perfect day for me.

I think you will be the one that makes me ascends to heaven if you were to agree to go out dinner with me because I really like to get to know you, you got me captivated the moment I saw you at the campus, that's why I approached you in the most weirdest way. I literally asked you out for coffee within that 1 min and next moment you were at my house studying English together.

I never dreamt of being famous but I would like to be a swim coach or a fashion designer. My family has business dealing with fashion hence I decided to take up the course to continue the bloodline and I love swimming maybe I can teach those little kids on how to take their first breath in the water, how to kick in the water and how to take their first dive.

Would you like to go out dinner with me? I promise I won't bite and I really like to spend time with you. Give me a text when you decide to go out with me, can't wait to hear from you!!!
I mean even if you don't want to go out with me, you can still text me ;)

Val xoxo

Jul holds the handwritten note to her heart and she can feel her heart flutters after reading Val's note but she has a long list of questions going through in her head.

" is it a mutual attraction? does she really likes Val? does Val treat all her friends the same way as how she is being treated? Val kept saying that she really wants to spend time with her maybe she is just being affectionate?"

At this point, Jul is really confused, so she decides to send Val a text.

Hey Val, please forgive me that I need more time to digest this because it all happened way too fast. It's really sweet of you to ask me out for dinner but I'm pretty sure that I already had dinner over at your house the first day we met. It's too overwhelming for me but I'm glad you made the first move to approach me but I'm surprised that I never seen you before even though we are in the same course. Guess our path didn't cross until now but rest assured I will still be your friend and surely we will need each other when we are in Perth so don't worry about me keeping a distance away from you. Don't be discouraged, you are not doing it wrong, it's just that I need more time, hope you can understand where i'm coming from.

Val's phone vibrated. She quickly opened up the new message from Jul. She was disappointed with herself after reading the reply, she regretted "declaring her affections" towards Jul that soon which has scared Jul off. she decided to give Jul space and let Jul thinks about it. She texted back Jul,

Hey no worries, I'm sorry that I came on too strong and straightforward that I didn't think of your feelings. I was being told to say what I had in mind before it's too late but I didn't expect things to turn out this way... well hopefully we can still hang out to study together but it's totally cool if you feel uncomfortable doing so, I totally respect your decision. Hope to run into you in the campus!

Her heart dropped and she is feeling queasy. It's that how rejection feels like, she laid her head on her friend's shoulder to seek comfort and she totally has no mood to continue the movie.

xxxx