Ethan

Today is the day you haven't been waiting for so much. August 31. You and Ethan have been together almost all our lives. He constantly pulled your pigtails, you hit him back, and the teachers only had time to separate you. So, through quarrels, resentment and endless children's showdowns, you miraculously reached the 11th grade together.

And then everything changed. You started dating, and it turned out that there was something much more behind all these childhood skirmishes. Your relationship became exactly what you can only dream of: you supported each other, knew absolutely everything about each other.

After school, you entered the university of your dreams right in your city. Ethan has always dreamed of studying abroad. You knew how much he wanted it. He hesitated for a long time, because he did not want to leave you alone. But you insisted. And in the end, Ethan entered where he had dreamed for so long.

And today he had to leave. You said goodbye last night. They stood in each other's arms for a long time, as if they were trying to remember every second before parting.

Ethan was probably already on the road. And you were sitting at home, completely broken.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. You rose slowly, wiping your tear-stained face with your sleeve. You opened the door. And froze.

He was standing on the threshold. The same Ethan, only disheveled, tired, with a suitcase next to him and tousled hair, as if he had really just taken off. He just stared at you for a few seconds, and then stepped forward. He hugged you tightly, holding you close to him as if he was afraid to let you go again. He quickly touched your lips with his lips, and then buried his forehead in your forehead, continuing to hold you in his arms.

"My love... I'm sorry. I can't leave leaving you here alone. I understand that you yourself forced me to go, you yourself said that I must fulfill my dream... But I just couldn't.

Ethan closed his eyes for a second, exhaling heavily.

"Swear." Shout at me if you want. Tell me I'm an idiot. But I stay.