Chapter 12: A Promise in the Rain
It rained again, softly this time.
They shared an umbrella, walking through the same Oxford Street where they first met.
Wisdom stopped suddenly.
"Future," he said, "I want to make a promise."
She tilted her head. "What kind?"
He smiled. "No matter how far life takes us — whether across oceans or through time — I'll always find my way back to you."
She looked at him, heart full. "Then I promise too — I'll always be waiting."
They sealed it not with a handshake, not even a kiss — but with a hug that said everything words couldn't.