the silent pact.

He let her go, thinking that it's for her sake, deciding to love her silently instead. He would work and study hard for her, for the possible future together if there is still a chance. She accepted his decision, knowing all his reasons even though he kept them from her, because she love him. Their conversation online seemed happy, but the faces facing the monitors were wet. She silently made a pact in her heart, 'I will wait, no matter 1 year or longer, because it would be a short price to pay for happily ever after,' before sealing the one-sided pact with the crossing of her heart. 'I love you,' both of them mumbled to themselves at their own homes while thinking of each other as they struggled to smile with tears in their eyes, 'because I truly love you.'