15: HIS PROMISE

(HIS✭PROMISE)

His chest was hugging her back side, and he could feel her delicate skin on him.

"Wait what are you doing, get off Right now. "Rihanna yelled.

"Keep shut, coz if I let go of you then your body would be exposed. " he whispered into her hair and she widened her eyes in shock.

He started walking with her away from the stage, he was still hugging her from behind.

🗣️Are they couple???

🗣️Awwnn they look good together!!!

"Are you two dating?. "Someone asked them, and Rihanna scoffed.

"Hehe, we're not...

Rihanna was cut short when Braxton spoke up.

"We're about dating. " Braxton replied and smiled.

"Oh, well you to will make a great couple. "The person said, and Rihanna scoffed.

"Thanks."Braxton muttered and began to walk.

"Why did you say that?. "Rihanna asked Braxton.

"What did you expect me to say, that we're not dating and I'm hugging you from behind, do you want them to think of me as a pervert or what?. " He asked.

"No, no. "Rihanna quickly said.

"Just stay silent till we get to the restroom. "Braxton said.

They got to the restroom and he twisted the door knob before entering inside.

He let go of her and Rihanna quickly turned her back to the wall.

"I.. I... " she stuttered.

Braxton suddenly removed his jacket and handed it to her.

"Use it, I hope it'll work. "He said and she collected it from him.

"Thanks for saving me. " She said, but he already left the restroom already.

She put his jacket on and smiled, staring at herself in the mirror.

His scent filled her nose immediately.

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✢BACK INSIDE THE PARTY ✢

"I wanna fly, like I'm flying up the sky. "Presley giggles, her hands waving at the sky.

"Hey,Presley let's go home. " Rihanna called and Presley opened her eyes, before smiling.

"Rihanna is it you?. "She asked drunkenly, Rihanna eyes caught ten empty bottles of vodka laying on the floor, she sighs.

"Did she drink this all. " She asked herself not until she saw Poppy on the other side, she was singing off key to the music playing.

"Guess they both drank it. "She sigh and held Presley hand.

"Rihanna I loff you. " Presley shouted, and removed her hand from Rihanna gripped.

"I know,but please let's go."Rihanna said.

"I'd take care of Presley, take Poppy home. "Ryder said from behind and she looked at him.

"Are you sure?. " She asked Ryder.

"Yeah."he replied.

"Anyways thanks. "She said and ran to Poppy.

"Oh here comes the Mr.playboy." Presley said when Ryder held her hand.

"Have anyone not tell you that you look beautiful,but anyways who would dare tell a playboy like you, they wouldn't want their poor fragile heart broken. "She muttered and hug him.

"You're beautiful. " She said and put her head on his shoulder, slowly she drifted off to sleep,still in his shoulder.

Ryder didn't know why her word melt his heart immediately, he loves it has those words were coming out from her mouth, but he snapped out from it and carried her in a bridal style, before walking to his car.

Meanwhile Rihanna was till struggling with Poppy, she should have brought her car to the party but her car as fault and she's yet to get it repaired.

Braxton car suddenly halted in front of them.

"Get in. "He said in his husky voice.

"Why do you wanna help me?. " Rihanna asked.

"Do you want me to leave?. "He asked instead of he replying her questions.

"No, I can't handle her alone and beside no taxi or cab around. " Rihanna said taking in her lips.

"Then get in. "He said and she managed to make Poppy entered the car, before she entered also.

Braxton turn on the car engine and drove off.

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✯MC'CONNEL MANSION ✯

Deacon walked to his dressing room and brought out a box.

He opened the box and brought out a old picture.

"It been 23 yrs since I last laid my eyes on you, but I promise to found you and bring you back to your rightful home. " He muttered, staring at the picture.

Inside the picture was a baby, immediately the baby was born Deacon took the baby picture.

The baby has a birth mark on the neck, years has passed by already and he could swore that he can never ever be able to recognize the baby even if he sees her.

But his mind was rest assured that he would find her coz of the birth mark.

He has been hell searching for the little one in the pictures, but no traces of the baby.

Tears slowly escaped his eyes.

"Dad."he heard Trista voice and he quickly wiped his tears off.

He placed the picture back in the box and hide the box in his clothes.

"Oh dad, you're here, have been hell searching for you, but what are you doing there?. "Trista asked.

"Am searching for my Pajamas. " Deacon quickly said.

"But Dad your pajamas is in your hands. "Trista sigh.

"Oh is it. " he smiled nervously.

"Dad, that Rihanna of a girl is she perhaps a witch or something coz she...

"I want to be left alone Trista. "Deacon suddenly said shocking the hell out of Trista.

"But dad I wanna share what transpired today....

"Didn't you hear me, I said I want to be left alone. " he said, almost raising his voice at her.

"Okay "She said and rushed out, not without banging the door.

He walked to his cellar and poured himself alcohol,before drinking all in a go..

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✢TWO DAYS LATER≈STAR COLLEGE✢

Braxton and his two friends we're chatting while walking through the hallway, first lecture was over already.

Shane was busy pressing his phone when someone bumped into him and his phone fell.

He angrily looked at the person who was the reason why's phone fall down.

"Are you blind or something. " he yelled when he saw who it was.

"Sorry."Poppy quickly apologize and began walking.

She bumping on him was intention, she did it on purpose.

"I don't know what he sees in that silly phone of his, to the extent that if he's walking he would still be pressing it. "She muttered to herself, she turned her back to Shane and smirked

Shane bent down and pick his phone only to see that his screen was slightly cracked.

He folded his fist and looked at the direction that Presley took, but she was gone.

"Sorry." Braxton and Ryder mocked him, they were laughing hard.

"What's funny?. "Shane asked angrily.

"Everything is funny, your precious phone is now broken by a girl, I hope this teach you a lesson never to press your phone while walking. " Ryder said.

"Second lecture is about starting, don't you think so Ryder. "Braxton winked at Ryder and he nod.

"Yeah, let's get going. " Ryder said and they started walking, leaving him alone.

"Wait, are you two my friends or what. "Shane shouted, this is the first time he spoke so much word and it's affecting him already and Everything is coz of Poppy.

He gritted his teeth and started running to catch up with his friends.

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✢NIGHT FALL≈ZHANG MANSION ✢

Rihanna was rolling side by side on her bed, she couldn't sleep.

All she needed right now was to receive fresh air.

She climbed down her bed, and walked to her dressing room.

She pack her hair in a ponytail, before putting on a crop top and a Jean.

She then wore her flip flops, before going out of her room.

Hopefully her mom wasn't in the living room, she sneak out from the mansion.

She was walking through the streets, when her eyes caught someone so familiar.

It was Braxton.

She didn't want to walked to him, instead she wanna avoid him,but she didn't know why? She found herself walking to were he's.

"Hi."She said to him and sat down besides him, but he didn't replied to her greeting, he kept smoking.

"What are you doing here,Alone?. "She asked him.

"I couldn't sleep, so I came here to my favorite spot, to smoke. " he suddenly spoke up.

And she stare at him for awhile.

"Why do you smoke? Don't you know that I hate guy's who smoke. "She said.

"You hate guy's who smoke?. " he asked and she nod.

"Then, am making a promise to you that I would stop smoking. "Braxton muttered, and she looked at him.

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