At 17, John and Lucy were inseparable—first love, secret notes, and one special promise: if life pulled them apart, they’d meet again at 65 on a park bench beneath two old trees.Decades passed. John built a life—marriage, kids, divorce, grandkids—but he never forgot Lucy. On his 65th birthday, he returned to that bench, heart full of hope. But instead of Lucy, a man named Arthur was waiting,
Arthur revealed himself as Lucy’s husband of 35 years—and said she wasn’t coming. He’d known about the pact and came in her place to shut it down. But then, just as John was processing the blow, Lucy arrived—breathless, defiant, and determined to keep the promise she made all those years ago,