Promise (A Niall Horan/ Liam Payne FanFic)

Chapter 1

"First name?" asked the receptionist while she was typing away on her laptop.

"Malika," I replied, taking in my surroundings. People hustling and bustling about, practically ramming into each other. A buzz of voices echoed throughout the building.

She looked up at me, confused.

"M-A-L-I-K-A, and then last name Smith," I told the receptionist.

"Thank you Malika and I'm excited to have you working for us," she said, shaking my hand.

"Thank you for hiring me," I replied, a genuine smile spreading across my face.

As I walked out of the building I couldn't help but shriek in excitement. This new job modeling at Forever 21 was really going to help me afford more at college. Right now, I had about two dollars to my name and hundreds of dollars in student loans yet to pay.

I took a cab back to my small sorority.  My best friends Rose, Makayla, Alex, Grace, and myself are its members.

Looking out the cab window I couldn't help but be reminded of Liam. As kids we loved going to the city, we loved every single skyscraper and every twinkling light that made up downtown.

Then it hit me. I had tried so hard to keep Liam out of my mind. We hadn't seen each other in years, he wouldn't remember the promise. We were just stupid, confused 6th graders. It's embarrassing to think that the promise would be valid now. Although I knew it was null and void part of me wanted it to be active. If Liam and I still talked I would have wanted us to go through with it. But I knew we wouldn't. I try to block out my embarrassing sixth grade years (everyone does), but this memory kept clawing it's way back into my brain. Although it happened so long ago, I can remember it like it was yesterday.

*Flashback*

I was walking down the hall by myself, going to science. I was pretty late, but I knew my teacher wouldn't mind. He was pretty easy going. As I turned the corner to enter the laid-back classroom, Liam put his hand on my shoulder and spun me around. We were face to face. He led me to my locker, and opened it. He knew my combo and I knew his.

He shoved my books in my locker, and slammed the door. He led me out of the school, and onto a fresh grass field right behind the playground. We plopped down and he took a small black box out of his pocket. I blushed and my gaze drifted to something else other than him. He delicately turned my head back to him. My gaze was locked on his eyes. He placed the box in my hand, and motioned for me to open it.

I opened it, and it was a little plastic ring from a vending machine. I giggled, and then he handed me a note in a way so I could see his matching ring. I giggled and then unfolded a piece of paper he gave me.

'Malika,

So I know that its 6th grade, and if I were you I wouldn't really be concerned about this, my mind would be on science. But stop thinking about science. I really like you Malika, and this may come off childish, but I want to marry you some day. In fact, when you turn 20, we should get married. Here are some promise rings to remind you.

<3 Liam'

I smiled, and brought him in a hug. I whispered, "I promise," in his ear. Then we spent the rest of the day talking, and looking at the clouds.

*End of Flashback*

Whenever I thought of this so many questions raced through my head. For one, how the hell did nobody catch us ditching class? And two, does Liam still remember this day? Does he still have his matching promise ring? I shook my head vigorously as if to shake the thoughts out of my head. He was dating some Danielle Peazer. We had drifted apart, although I still kept wearing the ring every day. And I almost never took it off. Because I knew that the chances of us actually getting married were slim, but one part of me wanted the promise not to be broken.

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12/22/15: This chapter has been edited! Thank god lol

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