My First Love and I Agreed to Travel

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,

The three ended up at a café, awkward but civil. Lucy and John talked, shared memories and photos, but made no romantic promises. It felt like closure—until a week later, Arthur showed up at John’s door.To John’s surprise, Arthur invited him to a barbecue. Lucy wanted John to meet someone. That “someone” was Grace—a kind, book-loving widow from the community center. The connection was gentle, honest, and healing,

Months passed. Grace and John slowly fell into something real. Not a fiery passion, but something steady. The four—John, Grace, Lucy, and even Arthur—became something unexpected: friends.On a beach trip together, Lucy gently reminded John not to live in the past. Watching Grace walk back toward him with a seashell in hand, John realized she was right. He and Lucy were never meant to be each other’s endings, just each other’s beginnings.And now, holding Grace’s hand, he finally felt at peace—with the past, and with the new love quietly unfolding in front of him.

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