Riley's POV

"Latest news about Jason Walker, the sensational pop singer who made his debut four years ago and has already got three Grammys. Jason has announced that he is going on a hiatus for a year! Yes you've heard it right. The 'Mine Forever' singer is officially going on a vacation, for a year! The fans are heartbroken-"

I change the channel. Who torture myself with his thoughts. I check my phone, and seems like I have a message from Lesley's. Opening it, I go towards the kitchen to get something to eat.

Did you see the news?

I close the messenger and go back to the hall with my phone left on the counter and my hands filled with a can of Pepsi, and Pringles.

"Jason this, Jason that. Do these people have no life?" I ask myself.

At the age of 25, I live alone in my two room apartment. I worked as a therapist in the therapy centre in this city of New Orleans. Lesley used to live with me, before she moved in with Zack after they got married. It's been a three months since I am living alone.

I spend my evening watching Gossip Girl's reruns, with junk food in my mouth and Jason's thoughts in my head. At somewhat 1 am ish, I fell asleep. 

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"Come with me." He offered, his fingers played with the promise ring on his other hand, a habit he has when he is anxious.

"I have my whole life here. My friends are here, my family, my college." I put up my point. Standing outside our apartment, the clouds above copied my emotions, grey and dark.

"You don't understand! It is my breakthrough." He tried to make me understand, his hands now rested on my arms, while his brown eyes staring at me.

"You know me! I will never stop you from your dreams. Just complete college and I will come with you." We only had a year to graduate. 

"The Stars company have sent a contract, Silver," He addressed me with my nickname by him. "It's a once in a lifetime opportunity." 

"Choose AJ, choose. Will you wait for a year for me, or will you leave?" I asked him and his eyes gave me the answer. I took a step back, making him drop his hands. When I said my next words, the first raindrop fell. "If you don't stop me now, I swear on us, that I will never return." 

I turned back and walked. Each step taking me away from him, away from all the plans we had together, away from all the dreams I had with him. The rain became fast and I didn't stop. I wanted to hear his voice, just ask me to stay. I look back and what shocked me....

he had turned away from me and he walked out.

The sound of the doorbell ringing brought me back to the present. That was the last time I saw him Infront of myself. I go towards the door and open it.

"Ye-AJ?" I stood shocked. Standing right before my eyes was AJ- cut that, this is Jason Walker, the guy who is a sensational popstar. His emailed made me slam the door on his face. "Fuck." I say under my breath.

Thinking that it might be my imagination playing with me, I open the door once again and seeing his face there did not make me welcome him. I slam the door on his face again.

"Ouch." I hear his voice behind the door, the same as before. "Silver, we can do this the whole day or maybe you could let me in, and we could um...Catch up?" Is he stupid? Of course he is. "Please just this once, I need your help." The way he said it made me open the door.

There he stood, dressed in casuals, a pair of black jeans, grey top and a black hoodie. His brown eyes were hid under his sunglasses, and his hands were in his pockets.

I opened the door a bit wider for him to enter, and the moment he stepped in I regretted it. That deep, extremely deep part of me came up a little, reminding me of the good times with him.

"You still live here? I am shocked." He commented. It was true that this was the exact apartment we shared for three years. Also I hadn't changed much around here, except throwing away all our pictures in the store room.

"Well...Why are you here, Jason?" I asked him bluntly, sitting at our couch. He took a seat on the other couch.

"You might have seen how I am on a hiatus-"

"I didn't." I lied very efficiently.

"Anyways, some paparazzi got my address and right now they are all down, waiting for me to come out-"

"Oh so you are gay?" I interrupt him.

"If I stay here for the night, they will leave." I start laughing at him. Oh my god! If he thinks I will let him stay here for the night then he is crazy.

After some minutes, I stop and stare at him and he looked serious.

"Why can't you just rent a hotel room or maybe like hide your face and leave or-"

"I can't, Silver." I knew that, I just wanted him to leave. I can't be with him without being my mind getting back to the part that I left behind all these years back.

"Fine. Take the couch for the night." It was only 7 pm right now.

"I am hungry, Silver." He used my nickname, not knowing that it was my weakness.

"Order pizza or something." I rolled my eyes and took out my phone.

"Please Silver." I give up to his killer smile. Groaning, I get up. Walking towards the open kitchen, I open the upper drawer.

"What do you want to eat?" I ask him, taking out the waffle mixture aka pancake mixture. I get the maple syrup out.

"Waffles." He answered. And for the first time in four years, I smiled because of him.

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2 hours later

"Will you be mine forever!" Jason sang from his position while the song played on the television. I switch the channel. "I wanted to hear that!" He whined.

"Shut up-" I stop when I notice it. There, on his right hand's ring finger was the promise ring I gave him 6 years back.

"Promise me you will never leave me." I slid the ring on his ring finger of his right hand. I had brought the ring with my money, that I saved from 3 months. It was a simple gold band with the initials   J ∞ S

"I promise." He kissed my forehead. I gasped when his hand held a gold band with the infinity loop. "Promise you will never stop loving me just like I can't."

"I promise"

He broke his promise, along with my heart.

I turn my eyes towards the TV. "Are you gonna sleep now?" I ask him, my voice monotone.

"Silver-"

"It's Riley. Call me Riley." I spat out. If I heard that from his mouth, I swear I would loose my resolves along with the control on my mind and body.

"I think the paparazzi have left. I will leave if you feel uncomfortable." He gets up and I sigh in relief, making a pained expression come on his face.

"Wait. I will check from the balcony." I stop him. Going towards the balcony, I open the door and suddenly flashes start. I feel a hand on my wrist pulling me back and shutting the door.

"I suggest that if you don't want your pictures on TV tomorrow, then stay inside. Okay?" His hand on mine made me loose the will to listen to his words. His touch still did that to me.

Not good Riley.

"Yeah." I pull myself away. Walking to my room, I turn to him, "I'm gonna call it night now. Use anything you want." I go in.

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"No! Please!" I heard screams, which woke me up. Running out of my room without a second thought of myself, I followed the direction of Jason's screams.

There I saw him, on the sofa bed withering in agony. I rush towards him. At the start of our relationship he used to have these nightmares about his mum's death. I helped him get over them, he had once said.

"I'm sorry! Please!" I placed my hand over his while running the other through his hair.

"It's just a dream, Jason." I try to calm him.

"Don't leave me, Silver!" I freeze at his words. He was having a nightmare about me?

"I will not." I run my hand towards his hair. His hand held mine tightly, unconsciously. "I am here AJ. It's okay." I kiss his forehead. He calmed down little by little. I get up to go back inside, but his hand stopped me. Not bothering to make him leave my hand, I join him on the sofa-cum-bed.

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I snuggled more into his side. I inhaled happily in content, my heart satisfied with my position. I hear him chuckle.

Wait him?

Shit. I open my eyes and see him staring at me with a deep smile. I push myself away from him and end up falling down the sofa bed.

His smile fades as his worried look occupies his features. "Are you okay?" He helps me up.

"Yeah." I quickly say and then rush into the washroom to avoid more embarrassment for myself.

The stuck up hair didn't bother me, neither did my morning breath. Jason saw this for two and a half months, and if didn't bother him then, it shouldn't now. 

Putting my hair into a bun, I brush my teeth after doing my business. I walk out of the bathroom and see Jason in the kitchen.

"Morning. I just wanted to give you a thank you breakfast. I will be leaving after eating." He said it as if it would make me happy. It should have, but it didn't.

I sit on the stool connected to the kitchen counters. He places a plate full of fresh food and I start eating, while he does the same.

The first bite into my bacon and eggs, I stare at him in wonder. "You remember?" I asked him even if he did. He remembered the way I hated fully cooked eggs without black pepper and I loved a little extra salt in my bacons.

"I couldn't forget." He gives me a small smile. Even though he was just a feet away from me, the actual distance between us was as long as the seas.

I continued eating, and alas the time came when he had to leave.

"Thank you." He says earnestly, standing out the door.

"It's fine. Um..And congratulations on the achievements." I give him a pained smile. I expected him to leave and what he did next was so not that.

"I made the worst mistake in my life by leaving you. These four years were a pain in my ass without you there. I didn't return earlier because I was a coward thinking that I could somehow get over you. But now I know that I can never get over us, over you. So ask you only another chance and you won't regret it. I promise." He took a step towards me and I took one back.

"Don't make promises you can't keep." I warn him.

"I know I broke my promise and you yours." He dare spoke.

"Who said I did-" I blurt out. "You should leave."

"I am not leaving." He got inside.

"I will leave then!" I groaned and left the flat. Before with could even walk three steps I felt his hand on my wrist. I am pushed into his chest.

"I am not letting you go. Not now, not ever." His words held the sincerity that made me cry. I cried because of the pain he cause me, because of the heartbreak I felt. But mostly I cried because I lost him when he needed me.

I push myself away from him after a few minutes. I bang my fists on his chest. "You asshole! How could you? I love you but you left me! Do you know how much it hurt..." My fist rests on his chest while my other hand held his collar. The tears giving away my condition as my voice gave up.

"Get it all out." His voice was soft.

"I hate you for making me like this! You fucking bastard! You're an asshole! You are the biggest idiot I know! Dumbass! You little rat shit! I hope you fall on your face and break that beautiful shit! I hate you for everything you do! I want to...." I had let out all my aggression. "Be with you." I whisper.

He pulls me to him and hold me like that for a long time. I remember something he had said a long time back.

I will hug you so tight that all your broken pieces will fix.

"Where is your ring?" He asks me. I laugh at his question and move away from him. Pulling the chain from under my shirt, I show his the ring in the thin chain.

I am about to speak when he smashes his lips on mine. His kiss dissolved my doubts and worries. If being with him meant getting my heart broken a thousand times, I don't care. Because I am sure we will be come back together untile we have these

Promise rings

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