My Short Stories

The Promise

"So, I've been looking into something," my best friend, Bianca said.

"What'd you find out?" I asked.

"well," Bianca said, showing me her laptop. "This website belongs to a group of people who gives each other near death experiences and they have out of body experiences. As they are living with the out of body experiences, they explore places they have never been before. They only just found out that they can travel to space and explore it."

"So this basically means... that ghosts.. can explore.. space," I say.

"Exactly. And that being said, we both really love space, so I have a proposal for you."

I stare at my best friend in silence urging her to continue speaking.

"When we both die," Bianca pauses, "we should go out sightseeing in space."

I just stare at Bianca for a few seconds before breaking out into a large grin.

"I absolutely do want to go sightseeing in space!" I pause for a few seconds rethinking my statement. "Just.. not anytime soon. I'm not quite ready to die yet," I say laughing.

Bianca laughs and agrees with me.

We decide to meet again at the café that weekend and write a pact for you both to sign:

We, Bianca Somerholder and Sam Willow, agree that when we both die we will go sightseeing throughout the universe as ghosts. We shall honor this pact for as long as we both remain alive. If one of us dies before the other for any reason whatsoever, she shall refrain from exploring space until the other has joined her in death. In the instance that one of us dies before the other, she shall explore any other part of the globe while waiting if she so chooses, but any exploring of space without the other will be expressly forbidden. Signed Bianca Somerhalder and Sam Willow

"Do you think that this is too serious of a pact? It almost feels like I'm writing my will or something," I comment to Bianca.

Bianca contemplates for a moment.

"I mean it might be a bit too serious, but it is describing what we're gonna do when we die, so it should be at least a bit serious. This pact states everything clearly too," Bianca finally concludes.

We sit in silence for a moment.

"Hey, since we're at a café, we should totally get some coffee," I say to Bianca. "I'm really craving something very chocolatey and sweet. And I definitely need a couple of espresso shots added in there too."

We get our drinks and begin sipping on them. After making small talk about nothing in particular, we finish our drinks and are hopped up on caffeine, we decide to go shopping.

Once we got back to my house with our new found goodies, I decided we can just have a sleepover and that I'd just drop Bianca off at her own apartment in the morning.

"Yannow, I wish we could be roommates," Bianca stated wistfully.

"Me too. I just wish I could afford some place nicer so we can actually move in together," I responded.

The next morning, I helped Bianca pack her stuff back up and decided to get groceries after I drop my best friend off. I stay there watching to make sure she gets into her apartment building okay, as she sometimes struggles with her keys.

After she gets the door open, she turns and waves to me before heading inside. I wave back and drive off.

As I left the parking lot of Bianca's apartment building I decide to get gas. I put the gas pump nozzle in my car and go into the station to get snacks that aren't at the store.