<completed>Promise (Juliantina)

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Jul is all alone in an empty villa, Val already left her for three months and it still sting... she regretted for what she has done. A cheap thrill causing her relationship to blow off is definitely not worth it.

Sipping on red wine on the couch, she is staring at the framed photos of them in their happier time. That day when Val surprised her at the theme park and gave her a heart-shaped locket to commit to their firsts together. She opened the locket up and rubbed the engraved initials on the locket with her thumb, wishing she can turn back the time. Tears start flowing down from her eyes to her cheeks, she is certain that she is sober, she decided to give Val a text.

She knew Val is in a relationship with Chloe, and of course there's no one to blame but herself. She was the one who drove Val to Chloe... She played back the instagram stories of Chloe, it was a handwritten note from Val alongside with a bouquet of roses for their monthsary and then the next one was Chloe giving a big kiss on Val's cheeks holding onto the bouquet of roses, the last one was a blurry photo of them trying to get Diego to pose with them in the middle but Diego tried to lick Chloe's face and Val was giggling away. She missed all of those, she used to do all those things with Val and Diego; and now Val is doing it with Chloe...

"Tomorrow is my week for Diego to come over, I was hoping you can drop by and we can do a little catch up?"

"Sure, see you tomorrow."

"That's it? You are not gonna ask me anything else?"

"What else is there for me to ask about? You said catching up..."

Jul cannot wait till tomorrow to do the "catch up",  seeing how happy Chloe is with Val made her determine to win Val back. She decided to do it right now, go big or go home. She called Val and within 3 rings, Val picked up her call.

"Hi Val, I know it's late already but will you be gracious enough to spare me a few minutes of your time?"

Jul could hear Chloe asking Val to come to bed in the background, Jul could hear Val was hesitating whether she should spare her time or just hang up the call and go straight to bed with Chloe.

"Alright, make it a quick one."

"Val, I know no matter how many times I apologise for what I have done is not gonna change anything. Even though things happened, you helped me get lost and you ARE still my favourite hiding place. I regretted for what I have done that hurt you deeply and my heart ached too. I threw away a perfect relationship that we both have been fighting for ever since from the start."

"Jul, you did this to yourself, you did this to us. I would have forgive you if you have confessed to me sooner but I saw it with my own eyes. You coming out from Ashleigh's villa, so put yourself in my shoes, what if i'm the one who has cheated on you not once but twice, what would you have done...?"

"I will forgive you because I believe we will get through this together...."

"HA, easy for you to say because this greek tragedy didn't happen on you but me. Of course you will forgive me because that was what you wanted from me, why should I let you into my life and then let you have the chance to break my heart again?"

"Val, I swear to god, I will never ever do this to you again even I have the chance... You know me... I regretted my action, I missed us, I missed you, I missed Diego, I missed waking up next to you..."

"I will see you tomorrow, goodnight Jul."

Val hung up the call, Jul shall try harder tomorrow.