"I know," he whispered, his eyes filled with tears. "And I broke that promise. I broke the trust we had, the love we shared. I'm so sorry, my love. My heart is shattered into a million pieces, and I don't know how to put it back together again."

She looked at him, her eyes empty, her heart broken. "Some things can't be mended," she said. "Some promises can't be kept. We said forever, but forever's come and gone."

They sat in silence for a moment, the only sound their ragged breathing. The weight of their broken promises hung in the air, a palpable force that threatened to crush them both.

"Then what do we do now?" he asked finally, his voice barely above a whisper.

She shook her head, her eyes a deep well of sorrow. "We say goodbye. We let go of the past and move on. We find new promises to keep, new loves to cherish."

He nodded, his eyes filled with tears. "Goodbye, my love. Goodbye to the promises we broke, goodbye to the love we lost. May we find our way again someday."

And with that, they parted ways, two lovers lost in a sea of regret, their broken promises echoing through the silence like a haunting refrain.

~X~