Khaled Fayyad

Michael is a middle-aged man standing at a crossroads. Recently separated from his wife and desperate to seek a distraction from his chronic pain, the father of three begins playing an online card game with a woman living a thousand miles away. Although he has never met or seen Anna before, her presence quickly reaches the depths of his heart and begins transforming his life. Beginning from the moment they meet, Michael and Anna become nearly inseparable. Suddenly, Michael is no longer a recluse living with pain. Anna brings not only companionship, but also renewed hope and a belief in a brighter tomorrow. As they become closer and a love story unfolds, Michael embarks on a poetic journey where he takes to his pen in an attempt to understand his growing feelings and contemplate the ways love can bridge divides and heal wounds. But when the trust between Michael and Anna is eventually tested, he must face an agonizing choice whether to define their love or surrender to the abyss that has already begun to claim him. Love and Promise share a contemporary tale that begins with a chance meeting on the internet and leads a lonely man on an introspective journey through his deepest emotions.