"Do you believe in heaven?" Valentina asks Juliana while they were lying side by side on the grass one afternoon.
Juliana smiled, she's used to this kind of Valentina.
They have been best friends since they were five years old and she loves how Valentina always asks her simple things.
And four years later, she still loves their simple and random talks.
"I don't know. Do you?"
Valentina was quiet. She didn't reply right away and Juliana had to glance her way just to make sure she's still with her.
She heard a heavy sigh, and Juliana knows what she was thinking.
"Your mom is in a better place now, chiquita." Juliana reaches out for her left hand and squeezes it gently.
Juliana's heart breaks when she sees a tear falling down Valentina's cheeks.
She's upset that she couldn't do anything to lift her bestfriend's mood.
Valentina turns towards her to bury her head on Juliana's neck. She had her right hand covering her mouth to filter her whimpering while her left hand clings to Juliana's right side of shoulder.
Juliana had to look up just to keep herself from crying too. She needs to be strong for Valentina.
So Juliana wraps her in her arms to make Val feel that she's not alone; that she'll always be here for her, no matter what.
"Mi mama." Valentina cries once more. Juliana couldn't bare it anymore, with her teary eyes she kisses Valentina on her temple while whispering words of encouragement.
But it only made Valentina cry even more. And Juliana thinks that its okay. Valentina had just lost her mother because of cancer two days ago after battling with it for many years.
Juliana witnessed everything and she tried her best to be there for Val every single time that she needed her.
"I'm here. I won't ever leave you." Juliana had uttered those words with sincerity.
Valentina gently lifts her head, her face red from all the crying and with a sad eyes she looked at Juliana. "Pinky.. promise?" she manages to say in between her sobs, holding up her cute little finger.
With a gentle smile Juliana tucks the stray hair covering Valentina's face that got stained from her tears, she said, "Promise."
And she intertwined her pinky finger with Val. "I'll be your bestfriend forever."
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Juliana was not really surprised to see Valentina waiting for her in her college dorm room. Her roommate, Chelsea, must have let her in before going out at the party tonight.
And besides, those thirty unread messages and twelve missed calls from Valentina had given her a hint of what she's walking into right now. She has been ignoring her since this morning but she knew that once Val was done with her classes for the day, she'll be here to demand for an explanation.
She sighs because Juliana knows that her best friend is currently pissed at her. She rolls her eyes at how Valentina is trying so hard to look intimidating right now while sitting on her bed, with her arms crossed and a straight face.
