4 Years • c.h.

Prologue • 4 Years

I walk nearby the street, I saw a boy who is lonely. I am like that too, lonely. I went near to him and we talk to each other. He and I knew that our parents were best friends since when they were still seniors in high school and college. We were still young at that time, we're kids, our ages were both 4-years-old, we're both born in 1996, our birth month is also same, but the day wasn't exact. We started as strangers, the school we attend is also the same, inside the classroom were seatmates, we always play in the playground and in the school bus, we make noises every recess, we always talk things even unnecessary, we always help each other even to our problems. As the time passes by, we became more close to one another, we became friends. Everyday, he fetches me at my home when I'm not outside yet whenever he's not yet too, I also do the same thing. Whenever I am sick he always go to me and ask me if I feel better, ask me to take the medicine, and he also brings me food, and he is always worried to me.

Every single day we spent so many things that are memorable. We're always happy, no one distracts us. Just us always, we don't make friends to others, just only us. We grew more and more, we became best friends, we always attend to each other's occasional parties or dinners, our parents were always happy looking at us. The graduation day came, we're both worried that we will be apart, I hope not. I went to him and ask on where he will attend and it's just the same school that we both want to attend. As the years passes by, he had many friends on high school, also me. After 1 year, I'm now a Grade 8 student, but I didn't attend the school anymore, my parents decide to leave my motherland and to live in London forever. I agreed to stay there for my studies and for my future, but, I can't leave him. I can't live without him. I don't know how will I explain or say this to him, I don't know what is his reaction, I don't know if he'll scram away from me, I don't know everything. I'm so scared that he might be so upset to me that I'll leave him and maybe there's a chance that I'll never go back to Sydney or in Riverstone (both part of New South Wales). I don't know on when will I say this to him. I will say it in the place on where we're just alone. A place for us to talk clearly. I started to bond with him all day, sleeping with him, and we did everything. The next day, my last day to stay here with him. I ask him to come with me that we'll go to the park. We came there, no one is still in the park just us, we seated on the ground and we lied.

"Why are we here?" he looked at me.

"There's something that I wanted to say. I hope you won't get upset to me." I frightened.

"Of course, I won't get upset. What do you want to say to me?" he asked me.

"Before that, we will make a memorable promise to one another, you should never forget this unforgettable, memorable and royal promise." I told him and I touched his cheek.

"I will listen." he silently said. We closed are eyes and we touched each other's hands.

"Promise me that we will never left behind even we're apart, don't forget me, don't forget about us. Promise me that you will never ever change me. Don't forget to pray me always. Don't forget to send letters and pictures to me. Promise that we will never forget to each other 'til death do us part." I said.

"I promise." he said.

" I will give you something." I told to him. I will give him a necklace, a memorable necklace.

"What is it?"he asked.

"This necklace will make you remember of me. Don't forget me. My and yours picture is there." I told him.

"Thanks." he smiled. That smile is the last thing that I would I want to see.

"And what will you want to say?" he looked at me and my face turned to gloom and my head bent down.

"Uhm about that..." I trailed off.

"Hm?" he stared.

"I will leave, it's my parents's decision. I will leave for my studies and for my future there." I told him and his eyes widened, his face and eyes looked away from me, he's upset, I know.

"You will never break the promise, aren't you?" he asked still looking away from me.

"Nope, never. I will never forget you and us."I told him, I stare at him and he still looks away, his face is upset and his head bent down.

"If you really love me, then stay..." he coldly said.

"I'm sorry but I-"he stand and walked away coldly, his face is full of sorrow and upset to me. I hope he'll come to airport the next day.

"C-Cal! Please!" he continues to walk away coldly, ignoring me. My face turned to sad and walked away so coldly. I went back home and I pack my things for the flight. I know he still accepts the promise and the last gift that I gave to him.

The next day, it's my final day to stay here at my motherland. I will leave. I hope he'll come before I leave. I told to my parents that I'll wait for him to come for the last goodbye. I waited and I waited, he didn't come and so I went to my family and I told them that we must go. I left my place with full of sorrow, upsets and loveless. I was really hoping for him to come but he didn't. I know he's staying with his best friends at home, playing games and doing other things. I know that he'll tries to forget me but we made the promise. I know he'll change me and find a new girl, but, when I'll come back again, for sure, everything will change again. Our worlds will go back to the past. I'll bring up the past when I come back. When we grew more and more, I know our worlds will become different than before. Someday, we'll meet again with full of strange, awkwardness and weird. But, I hope I can make it back again, and, we will make it up again and start a new life.