Promise me?

Malika K (you'll only read from her pov by the way)
On the first week of year seven a boy had caught her eye, she'd fallen in love instantly.
She dated him, then they broke up and are now only best friends.
More than friends but less than lovers
She longs to have him back but is too scared to ask him out again.
Musa I
He fell for a girl on the last week of year seven, he got with her but then broke up with her.
His feelings are unknown about how he feels about her right now only saying she's just his friend

But the two are the closest best friends, everyone in their year ships them together and asks if they're back together because of how close they are. After they'd broken up they became a lot closer, they'd told a little more about themselves and a lot has happened since. Malika wants Malik back but doesn't know when to shoot her chance, she's afraid of rejection so she doesn't want him to reject her.

Until one day, Malik was high and he texted Malika something that he wouldn't normally say. He promised her something he shouldn't have done but a promise was a promise, Malika didn't promise back until a few months later when they discussed it and then she pinky promised.

Pinky promises are important and shouldn't be broken.
Unspoken rule.

Based on a true story.