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Keeping broken promises broken in two beats

She placed her head on my chest
And with her soft voice she told me that my heart beats in two beats
Holding her close and promising her that I will never leave was all I could do...
I...
Don't...
I...
Never...
Break any promises I make...
I don't make promises like leaves falling of a tree during autumn...
I only make promises that lasts for a lifetime...
When she asked me to leave her...
I told her I can't and I will never do that...
I told her that I made a promise to her and I will keep it...
"Promises are meant to be broken..." she told me
And just like that she was gone...
I called...
Texted...
And I waited...
I only get to sleep three hours in a day
Two of those hours I always get lost in the memory of her...
And I waited...
Two beats in a second
A hundred and twenty beats in a minute
Seven thousand two hundred beats in an hour
A hundred and seventy two thousand eight hundred beats in a day I waited...
Days turned into a week...
And the weeks turned into a month...
I still waited...
I survived a suicidal attack...
I was back to square one...
Alone...
Broken...
But still waited...
Her 21st birthday passed...
I bought her some gifts but I don't know how I'll give it to her...
We talked but she said it will never be in person...
Only get to come in contact with her 5 times after seven months...
Gave her her gifts...
But she never really came back...
She met someone else...
And I still waited for her...
Almost thirty-three million eight hundred sixty-eight thousand eight hundred heart beats after she left, I still waited...
Fighting to keep that promise...
I asked her if there's any chance of her coming back...
I wished I never did...
At last I broke my promise...
And now I promise to keep my promise broken, as long as this heart of mine beats in two that promise will always remain broken...
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