The Secret Promise (Chapter 9)

That's Amelia. Hope you like it.

Chapter 9

"Oh yeah, now I remembered. You'd once told me about it when you were forced into your 'arranged marriage'." Emma made the quotation and rolled her eyes. "What am I gonna do now?" She sighed.

"Oh, marry Ryan will help you." I nodded and laughed.

"Hey! It's not funny!" She hit hard on my back.

"What was that for?" I pouted.

"For fooling around when your best friend is crying and having a hard time here." She cried out.

"Okay, okay! We'll figure it out somehow." I patted her shoulder and nodded.

After that, we went to Starbucks for some drink and some chit-chat time.
"So, what are you going to do now? I took a sip of my cappuccino.
"I don't know. It's so complicated." Emma rubbed her head and slurped her Green Tea Latte.

"Don't worry. Everything will be okay if you just have faith in it. "I grinned widely and heard shouting from the back. Emma and I turned around the same time and we saw many people were gathering outside the Starbucks.

"Who do you think it is now?" Emma asked.

"I don't know. But I'm sure it's not Zach. Or else, Madeleine would be here too." I answered.

"Hmm..." Emma caressed her jaw and squinted to see who was the celebrity but couldn't get a sight of him.

"Ethan, we love you!" I saw there were fans holding banners everywhere. The place become chaotic. Does it always have to be so exaggerate? I sighed.

The new celebrity, Ethan walked into the Starbucks and took a seat at the edge of the shop with his I-don't-know-who-was-it, probably his manager. The fans were not allowed to enter the Starbucks and I saw many girls, who were already in the Starbucks earlier squealing excitedly in front of him. But his face was always hanging the same expression - Annoyance. Even though his face looked as if someone has punched him in the face, he still looked hot. I mean like the most sexiest man alive - like my favorite Bradley Cooper. Yes, I love Bradley Cooper. Even though he's so much older than I am, I still love him. You must be wondering where's the love I have for Zach? Oh, that - I don't know. Maybe somewhere deep down in my heart where I know I can never take it out anymore. He has his own life, and I have mine. So it was better off like this. My mom was right. I was living in fairytale all the time. Sometimes, the truth hurts so badly. I smiled to myself and took another sip of my drink and turned my gaze back to Emma.

"Let's go. I'm so tired of seeing all this mess." I laughed and grabbed my bag.

"Yeah, me too." Emma agreed and shook her head when she saw the girls were squealing beside her. "I definitely wouldn't want to join this mess."

I laughed and started to make my way to the entrance but the next thing I knew, I was knocked on a hard wall. Or maybe it wasn't even a wall? I couldn't tell at all. It seemed comfortable and secure. I opened my eyes and lifted my head up - he was right in front of me. With those beautiful blue eyes looking down into mine, his face of annoyance faded away immediately and was replaced with a smile, tiny and gentle small.

"Are you okay?" He asked huskily. His voice was so sexy. No, everything about him was sexy as hell. Oh God, he was like a goddess - Sex God. I laughed to myself at my stupid thought and reality hit me. I quickly shook my head and gently shoved his arms away.

"I'm totally fine. T-Thank you." I panicked. Didn't know what to say - I smiled weakly at him and quickly dragged Emma out of the Starbucks.
"Hey wait!" He held tight of my wrist and stopped me when my hand was reaching out the doorknob.

"May I have your name, please?" His face was taut with hope, expecting me to answer him. And I did.

"It's Amelia." I lowered my gaze to the floor and my left hand were fidgeting with my earring.

"I'm Ethan, Amelia. It's nice to meet you." He smiled and reached out for his hand, waiting for me to hold it.

"It's nice to meet you too." I inhaled a deep breath and my eyes bored into him as I lifted my head up. I slowly reached out my hand to grab his. His hand was warm and big. I quickly pulled my hand away from his.
"Well then, we should go now." I grinned and tugged Emma out of the Starbucks.

"We'll meet again very soon." I heard someone mumbled. Maybe it was my imagination? Maybe I was too nervous. I must have had an illusion again. I shook my head vigorously and Emma was totally stunned.
"Holy mama!" Emma yelled when we were in the parking lot. "He's totally into you!" Emma exclaimed.

Yeah right! Such a famous celebrity would have no interest in someone like me, moreover, I'm just an ordinary girl with no good family background. I laughed to myself.
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A/N:

Hello, people! Sorry it's been so long. I've just had an inspiration for this chapter as I read the comments on my Chapter 7. I got 27 comments on that chapter. I was like Holy crap! I can't believe it. And quickly started to write something. Haha!

I have so many people to thanks in this chapter.
Special thanks to my dear fans and readers who commented:
Diana, BallerZ, Jasmin, Sonali, Dorothy D, Ella, Aalaa, Reggie C, Lara D, Yvonne N, Sarah, Samantha, Emiko, Carmen, Np, Ani, Lily, Sara, Cheyenne, JK, Anne (Hey, I just realized we have the same name), Phillicity, Beloved Fan, Kara, Sherina Louise, Jeje, Alyssa, Melanie, Sunshine, Cutedoctor, Angy, K.B.P, Joce, Crystal and lastly, Lucie.

Thank you so much for your supports. I love all of you so much and you guys are like the best fans I've ever had. I'll try even harder in the future. Don't worry, I'll update within 2 days in every chapter as I'm on holidays now. Never stop supporting me and commenting below. They mean a lot to me.

Now, replies to the ones who asked me few questions:
Kara - No, Kara. Zach did not lose his memory. You know... He just changed completely into some jerk. And he's going to pay for what he has done.

Important!

A lot of you asked me why did I stop this story for so long and why didn't I post the following chapters up, it was because I was stuck. I did not know what to write. I was thinking about it the whole time and thought that may be I should finish my 'Dear Diary, Please Keep It A Secret' before moving on to this.

Oh by the way, check the summary of Dirt To Diamond out. It's my latest story I'm working on. Give me some feedback there too. Thanks.

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