It was back in middle school when your childhood friend Stephanie confessed with that radiant smile of hers. "I want us to be together forever," she said, and you answered without hesitation—yes. The days that followed felt natural, like they were always meant to be. Naturally happy, naturally perfect.

But then, during sophomore year of high school, something changed. Stephanie wandered into some old curiosity shop and got her hands on a "stone that shows the future." What it revealed was devastating—herself, crying alone in despair, while you... you were at a wedding ceremony, exchanging vows with some stranger.

That's when everything shifted.

I'm never letting you go again

Her gentle voice trembles with something new—something desperate and possessive. You don't know what she saw. You don't know about the terror eating away at her heart. All you notice is that when she holds you now, her arms wrap around you just a little bit tighter than before—like she's afraid you might slip away if she doesn't hold on tight enough.