#7 I remember it all too well.

'Hey I know that you're probably thinking to yourself how you shouldn't have given that note to me, but I promise that things won't be awkward, chill. Just give me some time, okay? :)'

She's considering it. NATASHA IS CONSIDERING IT. YES. YES YES! Alex was really relieved, Alex really thought he screwed up, he was so afraid he'd lose one of the people who meant so much to him, he was.. happy.

'Okay *phew* you have no idea how relieved then. I thought I'd lose you.'

'No way, silly boy :) call me later okay?'

Okay, he didn't screw up, yay! Now it's just a matter of time, and the decision she makes. Uh-oh. But yeah, right at that very moment he should probably be apologizing to his tummy for all the butterflies because right then, he could have flown to the moon and back hearing that.

He actually has a chance now, this might actually work out for him. He might actually get the chance to be with the one girl he really really likes. He might actually get to be happy.

//

A week has passed since he told her, and he hasn't heard any answer so far.

They still talk, like nothing had happened, but he'd wonder what she was thinking now that she knew. Could we still talk like how we do? Well, in fact they did, they still do.

Her holiday to Australia was coming up, and he wished that she didn't have to leave but, this trip, was one of her motivations to push through the exams, he wanted her to be happy, she really had been waiting a long time for this.

He asked her whether she needed more time that Monday when he texted her goodnight, and fell asleep waiting for the text. The morning after he checked his phone,  she replied after all, brace yourself, Alex, this might be bad. He somehow could always think the worst at times.

'Morning weirdo :) heh, honestly I don't know. I'm.. pretty emotional, you know that, I don't know whether you'd be able to handle it.' 

Yeap, she is gonna say no, definitely. he thought.

'You know what? I know I'm not perfect but I'd try okay, I'm willing to at least be there for you, and I know that I can't solve everything but, I'll make sure you won't be facing your problems alone, I'm here.' he replied.

'Still, I'll be gone, 42 days is pretty long you know, anything can happen, that's what happened the last time, we just drifted apart, and that only lasted a month.' 

'You know what? Remember in the note, I said I've been feeling this for awhile now? Awhile was since May or June, I don't know why or how, but I knew it was you, and half those days I barely saw you, so yeah I doubt that 42 days will make me walk away.'

'But it is a long time, most people just walk away like that.'

'I promise you, I won't walk away. My feelings don't go so easily, I guess.'

He thought about it, yeah, he had been there for her during her lows and sometimes he helped lift her up, but sometimes he couldn't help but feel useless when his efforts don't work, and he'd pray that she'd be okay and all. She really did mean a lot to him, gosh he'd never walk away. No.

Well somehow their topic changed into.. a less deep conversation but at the end, he told her.

'You know what, I'm gonna wait. At least till you come back but yeah, I'd never walk away, I promise you. It's worth the wait.'

Yes, he is gonna wait, and imagine playing the Joe Brooks song My Heart Will Wait there, every single  lyric suited what he wanted to tell her.

'So, don't give up, girl don't give in, don't stop believing in me, this is just the beginning. 'Cause my heart will wait, my heart will wait for you, always.'

She is worth this, she's worth everything.