She's my Prince

Promises

SAMANTHA's POV

"Why did you do that?! Why do you have to tell her about that without my permission?"

"Oh, is that my fault now?" Arlene asked mockingly while pointing at herself. "I just told them the truth because you can't do it!"

Arlene know the reason why I came here, why I had to leave my country and hide from my parents, Claire knows too but not everything. And we decided to forget about it but I was planning to tell it to CJ, then this s**t happened. Yes, I am engaged with my parent's business partner's son against my will, I tried to escape and forget about it, but Arlene opened it again.

Then I already gained enough courage to tell CJ once we go home, but again. s**t happens.

"I'm not going to let her stay with you knowing that you're cheating on her!" Arlene yelled.

"You know that it's not true! I'm not making her fool and I will never let you get her from me!" I yelled back and was about to charge forward to her but Claire stood in the middle to stop us.

"That's enough! For just one person, y'all ruin your friendship?!" She yelled at us.

"I don't have snake friend." Arlene scoffed while glaring at me.

"I'm not stealing anyone from you Arlene, you guys broke up when I entered at the scene and that's because of your stupidity!" I fired back and she gasped. "I also don't have a traitor friend." I added.

"That's enough." AJ reprimand and she stood in between us as well, then she turned to me. "Samantha, we need your explanation." She said sternly and I nod at her, then she looked behind her. "And for you, please I'm begging you to stay away from CJ and Samantha from this very moment. I don't care if you are concern with my sister that's why you did this mess, I want you to stop." She said and I know that Arlene got hurt but I don't care. She huffed a sharp breath and rolled her eyes before turning around and walk away.

Everyone decided to go in the living room, then all of them sat at the long sofa, while AJ guided me at the single couch, then she say across me. Then Claire sat on the armrest where I sat.

"Start talking Samantha." AJ said, it's not a demand, it's more of a firm order.

Then I heaved a deep breath and exhales, Claire squeezed my hand to tell me that she will never leave my side.

"Whatever Arlene said was all true. But she didn't told you that I was against by it. My parents arranged a marriage with Richard, their business partner's son. That's also the reason why I'm here, to escape that marriage." I tells them with tears streaming down on my face. Claire handed me the box of tissue from the center table and helped me wipe off my tears.

"Why didn't you tell CJ about that?" Annabelle asked.

"I was about to, when we go back to the Philippines but Arlene ruined it."

"You should've told her in the first place, CJ might get hurt but I know that she will understand your situation because she loves you." The anger is visible in Keisha's voice but I know that she wanted to believe me and give me the benefit of the doubt that CJ didn't do. And I know that I'm wrong and all she said was right.

"I'm sorry guys. I know that it was my fault, but my feelings for CJ is true."

"Do you really love my sister?" Oscar asked, which made all of us to looked up to him.

"Of course I love her so much and I don't wanna lose her.. please help me to explain it to her."

"How about that Richard?"

"I don't care about him.. I don't have any plan to marry him." I said.

"Ok, we believe you that you really love my sister. But we can't do anything about what she feels. All we can do is to make her believe in you that it was really not your will to marry that guy. Right guys?" He wander his gaze at CJ's friends who are just listening to him.

"He's right, but still.. the decision is in CJ. If she doesn't want you anymore. We can't do anything with that." Annabelle said then everyone nodded their heads.

It was as if I suddenly felt relieved from our conversation and so I hugged them one by one while still crying as a gratitude of helping me. They will try to help me to convince CJ but I don't know if she's going to believe me or not even if they explain it to her.

All of us we're startled when Yhen and Zairell stepped inside the house with worry on their faces.

"Where's CJ?" Rhea asked immediately upon seeing them without her.

"We lost her, sorry. but when I called her, she said that she'll be back later." Yhen replied.

"I just hope that she won't get any trouble." AJ hissed then she stood up and starts pacing back and forth. "Where did that fucker go?"

"We tried contacting her again but we couldn't reach her anymore." Zairell said.

"I know where she is, don't worry she'll be fine." Oscar said coolly, as if he's not worried at all.

"Where?" We all asked simultaneously.

"She's at her bar for sure." He shrugged.

"How did you know? And since when she has a bar in here?" AJ asked confusedly.

"I've been there once, remember when she told Dad that she want to invest in a bar? But dad refused because she might waste her time and money with that?" Oscar said.

AJ went silent for a moment, as if she was trying to remember something, then she nod her head. "Yeah I remember that, did she disobeyed Dad?"

"Typical Chrysler, she would insist what she like even if our parents are against by it. So they build that bar here with her friends, Dandy and Kim.."

"Oh I see.." AJ nodded her head continously while chuckling.

"So don't worry, she's fine." Oscar said to assure us.

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After our conversation, everyone decided to have breakfast. I'm with them, but I sat still, utterly still and staring into nothingness. I kept playing my food but never try to eat it. I can't eat it, not until I know where is CJ.

"Sammy, you need to it, stop thinking about CJ for a moment." My gaze darted up when Claire hold my hand, then noticed everyone looking at me.

"I can't help it Claire. I'm worried." I said with a certain sadness in my voice.

"At least eat some, you're just nibbling it."

"I'm sorry but I'll go ahead, I want to take a rest." I said as I dragged the chair behind me and stood up.

When I got inside CJ's room, my tears race down on my face once again. I lay down my body on the bed and buried my face onto the pillow then my cry grew louder. I cry and cry until there's no tears left to cry and then fell asleep.

I woke up with soft and continuous knock on the door. I lazily drag my feet out of the bed and get the door. Claire smiled at me when I open the door, she's holding a tray of food.

"You should eat." She said, lifting up the tray.

I didn't respond, instead, I open the door widely so she could enter inside then I walk back to the bed and sat on the edge. She stepped in and put down the tray on the table and she released a deep sigh. "Sammy, everything will be fine. You need to eat because you haven't eaten this morning and you haven't eaten lunch. "

"I don't have appetite."

"CJ won't gonna like it." She said as she sat next to me.

Then the door suddenly swung open and we both snapped our heads at it and CJ stood there, her eyebrows knitted in the middle of her forehead while glaring at me.

"Claire, leave us for a moment." She said coldly. But Claire pretend that she didn't hear anything. "Please, I just want to talk to her."

Claire looked at me worriedly but I smiled at her and nod my head. She sighed before turning around and make her way to the door, but she halts again when she's in from of CJ. "Just talk to her, don't you dare to hurt her." Claire said.

"I'm not going to do that." CJ said and tapped Claire's shoulder. After CJ shut the door, she stayed there, gripping the knob tightly, as if she's trying to recompose herself and push back her anger. Then she heaved a deep breath and exhales before walking at the other side of the bed and sat down.

"What's your plan?" She asked to break the silence between us.

"Plan for what?"

"For your upcoming wedding." I can feel through her voice the pain even if we're both facing each other's back.

"There's no wedding, if you weren't the one I'm going to marry then no wedding at all." I said.

"Do you know that your stupid fiancé texted me?" I turned my head at the back hastily to look at her in stunned shock and she was also looking at me, then she nods her head as if she could read what's in my mind. She fishes out her phone and showed me.

I reached for the phone and read the text. I wonder how he got CJ's number? How did he know about me and CJ? But then I remember Arlene, probably he got all information from her.

"I'm going to go back to Europe." I said after I handed back her phone.

"To continue the postponed marriage?" She asked mockingly.

I suddenly stood up from what she said and pad over her. "Do you always think like that? I need to go back to Europe to stop everything!"

"No." She firmly refused as she looked away.

"I need to go home to talk to them or they won't stop."

"No!"

"Chrysler, aren't you listening to me?!" I snapped out.

"If I say no, then no! You're not going back to Europe!" She snapped back a little more harshly. I clenched my eyes tightly to recompose myself and when I open my eyes, she was looking at me with her raging eyes. "I don't want you to go home there because you might be already married when you come back."

I kneeled in front of her and took her hands then looked up to meet her eyes. "Baby listen to me, it will never ever gonna happen. So please... let me go home."

"No!" She still refused. I looked at her disbelief and sigh in giving up. I know that she's stubborn and if she says no, then no one can change her mind. "What if you didn't convince them? What about us?"

"Trust me okay? I can handle the situation."

"How can I?" She asked and I fell in silent and got hurt, because the way she said those words are meant to have double meaning.

"I'm sorry if I lied to you, but baby believe me it's against my will to marry that guy."

"But the answer is still no Sam."

"What do you want me to do? Let them continue to bother me and hoping that the marriage is still on?"

"Just don't go.."

"Chrysler don't you understand me?" I asked as I stood up.

"How about you?! Do you even understand me as well?!" She stood up as well and towered me.

"You know what? I think you need to rest. You're drunk and we won't understand each other if you're drunk." I told her calmly.

"I'm not drunk!"

"Don't me Chrysler! I know when you're drunk or not!" I yelled. I know when she's drunk or not, I'm telling you. I know every bit of her.

"I said I'm not drunk!" She still insist. "You know what?" If you want to go there then beat it! This doesn't even make sense at all!"

"Baby! I'm going home so I can fix the problem I left there and not to marry that man!"

"Then my answer is still no Samantha Gail! What if-!"

I cut her off. "I told you it won't gonna happen!"

"I don't know Sam..I don't know what might gonna happen once you left me." Her face softened and I can see that she's near to breakdown.

"Nothing will happen, just trust me."

She just shook her head and turned around. I just followed every move she does with my gaze. She opened the mini fridge and took out a bottle of beer. My eyes widened and immediately stole it from her.

"Give me that!"

"No Chrysler! You're still not sober and yet you're going to drink again?! What is wrong with you?!"

"I'm f*****g bleeding inside Sam! I feel that my heart are turning into pieces knowing that there's a possibility that you're going to marry someone!"

"We're just repeating over and over again and I'm tired of explaining to you!"

"I don't know what else to think! I can't even think straight!" She pulled her hair frustratingly and sat on the bed.

I heaved a deep breath and exhales to calm myself. If we're both yelling, we will never understand the point of our reason because first of all, everything that's happening now was my fault. "Alright, I'm not going." I said.

"Make it sure Sam.." That's all she said before she crawled up to the bed and sleep.

I decided to leave her so she could have some sleep, and when I open the door, the squad were all standing in front and seems listening to our conversation. They were even surprised when I open the door because their ears seems attached on the door.

"What are you doing guys?" I asked ludicrously.

"Eavesdropping." Yhen replied without even denying it at all. and I looked at them weirdly. "Looked Sammy, we were just worried that CJ might hurt you."

"You know that she wouldn't do such thing."

"Just to make it sure, Sammy, after all she's drunk, she might lose herself." Claire said.

"Thank you guys, but knowing CJ. I know that she's not going to hurt me. You should know that."

"She's right. Typical CJ, she can't hurt women in general." Keisha agreed.

The night has arrived and yet, CJ still deep asleep. I decided to go at the back of the house and sat on the edge of the pool, my feet were dipped at the cold water while holding a glass of wine.

"Seriously? Do you wanna get drunk?"

"I don't know what I'm going to do Claire." I replied without even looking at her, then she sat next to me and copied my position. She steal the bottle from my hand and chugged on it.

"What are they even thinking and they arranged that marriage with that guy." She hissed as she gave back the bottle.

"They want Richard for me because they said he's a perfect guy for me. But I don't like him even a bit. He's an arrogant motherfucker asshole."

"I know, but what are we going to do?" She asked.

"That's what I said earlier. I don't know what to do. CJ won't let me go home to talk to my parents." I sigh.

"I can understand her, we can't perceive what might gonna happen if you show yourself to your strict parents, knowing your dad can do anything with his will wether you like it or not."

"But that's the only solution I can think of to stop this mess."

"But how about CJ? She's against about your plan." Claire is right, but I can't think any way to stop my parents other than talking to them.

"Help me Claire." I begged and hold her hand tightly.

"Sammy, you know that CJ will get hurt about your plan." She said worriedly.

"I need to go home just to stop all this mess, Claire.. please?"

She looks hesitated wether she'll help me or not, then she stared at me intently before releasing a deep sigh. "Alright but promise me one thing Sammy." She looked me straight in the eye and I didn't say anything and wait for her to continue. "You will come back here without a wedding ring in your finger."

"I promise Claire." I sincerely promised. "There's only one ring I want, and it's my wedding ring with CJ."

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The day of our flight back to the Philippines has arrived. And the remaining days we stayed in Canada was so awful. CJ gave me cold shoulders, she was so still and timid. Though I'm not used that she's like that, I forced myself to understand her. Arlene didn't go with us as the squad didn't want to see her.

"Thank you and take care guys." Claire said when the SUV stopped in front of our condo building.

"Thank you." I said as I get off the car and staring at CJ. She's still not talking to me and I'm not having it anymore. "Can we talk?" I said and she nod her head without even sparing me a single glance but and she got off.

"I'll go ahead, please no fight okay?" Claire said and we both nod at her after we stepped out from the elevator, then the two of us proceed to my unit, still not talking until we got inside.

"Baby..." I called.

"Hmmm?" She hum in response.

I walked to her and wrapped my arms on her waist, burying my face on her chest. God I missed this! I missed hugging her.

She was so distant when we're still in Canada, yes, we still sleeping in one room but she always had her back against me and all she did was kiss my forehead before she went to sleep. I did nothing but to cry relentlessly at night till I fell asleep.

Her hands slowly lifted up and finally, she hugged me back. That's when my tears started to fall and I cried all my longings inside those past three days.

"Hush now babe.. please don't cry, I'm sorry if I became distant. I'm really sorry.." She cooed while stroking my back and keep kissing my head.

"How did you put up with me for three days, how did you make me feel like you didn't care about me anymore?" I sobbed.

"I'm really sorry about that babe. My mind was still chaotic then and I was dominated by my anger. Please forgive me."

"I hate you for making me feel that way." I said between my sobs.

"I will never do that again babe, I'm so stupid for not thinking about your feelings, I became selfish. I'm so sorry."

I tipped back away a little enough for our eyes to meet. She wipe my tears using her thumbs and plant a soft kiss on it. I closed my eyes when she start kissing my lips too. "I love you babe" She murmured between our kisses.

"Always remember that I love you too no matter what happen baby, just keep holding on. I'm not going to marry someone else other than you."

"I know and you're the only woman that I will love for the rest of my life."

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