#future vn

" I promise, I want nothing more than to reward you."

Tears stained your cheeks and the smell of salt and humilation consumed your senses. "I wasn't even close to passing!" you buried your face into your hands, "and I worked so hard for it too...." you feel a warm handing slowly stroking the top of your back up and down. "It was so bad I don't even deserve-"

"get that out of your head."

Peaking over your fingers as you lift your head up slightly. He stares down at you with a sympathetic gaze in his eyes. You lightly lean against his torso resting your head against his firm chest. His presence is a quiet anchor pulling you back to reality in the storm against your emotions. "Listen to me-" he says, his voice low but firm "I know you're hurting, but this isn't the end" theres a sharp pain in your chest thinking about the score "I know it's not the end! but this was my chance to keep up with everyone because I feel like I'm falling behind!" he grabs your chin with a firm grip and forces you to look into your eyes "But darling this isn't the end." his hands reach for your cheeks and cups, still maintaining eye contact "This is just a small chapter of your life, and I promise you the next one will be better." Tears well up again and you try to blink them away.... but they just end up spilling over again. "I feel like I'm running out of time" you wisper, your voice cracking barely audible. "Like everyone is racing ahead but I'm just- stuck...."

His thumb tenderly brushes a tear away. "You're not stuck, you're ahead if anything" he says gently "You strived for a higher education, there are plenty of people who don't even graduate high school, this may have been an important test for your path, but you have all the time in the world to pass it." He takes your hand from your face "It was always my dream to take care of you anyway, so it wont be the end" You want to believe his words but theres an ache that claws back up at your throat "I get it. You want to take care of me- and I want to believe you I really do.... But what if I'm too dumb to actually finish it? What if I'll never be enough-" He grabs your chin and forces you into a deep kiss.