"I don't know what I'm doing wrong", Laney groans and let's herself plop down next to her best friend Elijah. "No matter how hard I try, I can't find someone who really wants to be with me. Am I really that complicated?", Laney sighs and looks at her best friend who stares at her sympathetically.
"You're not complicated", he says and sits upright. "You will find someone who will want to be with you and who will love you for who you are. Which is a great person, by the way!"
Laney smiles at him, appreciating his kind words but not fully believing what he's saying, which he knows, so he comes up with a resolution.
"I have an idea!", he exclaims.
"An idea?", Laney asks in disbelief. She knows Eli always comes up with the dumbest ideas.
"Yes, an idea!", Eli repeats. "How about we just marry each other if we're both still single in around ten years from today?"
Laney starts laughing but stops immediately when she notices how serious Eli is. "You're serious!? Oh, well. Sure, I guess? I mean, it's not like this is gonna happen anyway, we will both be taken in ten years!", she shrugs.
"Okay, so. It's a deal?", he smirks and reaches out his hand for a pinky promise.
"Its a deal!", Laney agrees and joins their fingers together. "A lot can happen in ten years though, right?", she reassures herself. Eli thinks about it for a second and nods hesitantly.
"Just know I will be here in exactly ten years. So on the..", he stops to look at the date on his phone. "Right. On April 3rd, 2020 I will show up on your doorstep and remind you of this agreement, no matter where you'll be! Only if we're both still single though", he smiles.
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That night, Laney had trouble falling asleep. She kept thinking about the agreement with Eli, simply because she was afraid to never find anyone to be with. Sure, there was this agreement, but she knew it wasn't serious. Obviously ten years is a long time and she knew that Eli was gonna find someone. He always had luck with girls and he simply knew how to be a good boyfriend. So there was no doubt he would be taken in ten years time. It was herself she was worried about.
After a while, she tried thinking about other things and she finally fell asleep.
YOU ARE READING
Ten years ago
Romance"I have an idea!" "An idea?" "Yes, an idea! How about we just marry each other if we're both still single in around ten years from today? " Laney starts laughing but stops immediately when she notices how serious Eli is. "You're serious!? Oh, well...
