SECOND CHANCE MY LOVE

Chapter 1

AMELIA.

"Amy!"

Amelia flicked her eyes and rubbed her almost wet face as she heard her name. She suddenly became aware of the presence of the only person in the world she wants to see at the moment, her best friend, Ginny. With hot tears, slowly streaming down her pale white cheeks, Amelia stared into Ginny's concerned eyes and slowly whispered,

"He is getting married to someone else."

"What is this about? Who is getting married to whom"? ...oh No! Ginny exclaimed, she was shocked and became really angry, the concern, she had in her eyes a while ago was quickly replaced with hot blazing rage.

"That son of a bitch..." she cursed out under her breath and with a clenched tooth. Whenever Ginny is this angry, it is a clear indication that the worst has happened and, in this case, her best friend is involved, she is definitely mad!

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Amelia woke up to an unexpected message from her college lover who has not been in touch with her since they left college, she called Ginny immediately and told her about the message she got from him.

"Ginnyyyy" Amy almost screeched

"What?" Ginny yelled back

"Nick messaged meee! " Amelia announced with so much excitement.

"Oh, Nick! He is still alive after all, I thought he was dead because he hasn't been acting like he is still alive, how will he not be in contact with his girlfriend for close to over a year now and suddenly messaged you out of the blues?". Ginny obviously hated how Nick's long-due message excited her childhood friend.

Amelia continued bubbling with excitement, not minding the cold response she got from her friend, "Nick said we should meet up today, what do you think I should wear? He likes when I wear the wine flowery dress, he got for me on our 3rd year anniversary or should I wear the yellow mini dress you got me as a birthday present?"

"You dare not!" Ginny yelled. Amelia laughed because she already predicted that her best friend would definitely bite her head off if she wore that dress to see Nick.

" Bye babe, I need to go and look good for my Nick, he will be here anytime soon, we will talk later."

"Whatever Amy, go and look good for your Nick, Ginny replied in a sarcastic tone and with a smirk on her face, tell him that he should not bother to keep you to himself because Imma storm into your house and tell him that you now have a new man, and that new man is me!" Ginny chuckled; she was excited for her friend but decided not to show it.

'' Oops! Sweetheart, I'm taken, go and find your lonely self a man", Amelia laughed really hard and hung up.

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Nicholas, popularly known as Nick has been Amelia's boyfriend since their college days, Amelia's relationship with Nick began during their first year in college, it was a public relationship because they were both popular. Nicholas was a five-star hockey player on the school team, he was that guy every girl in college wanted to date, His attractive face and sizzling hot abs didn't help matters as he would always flaunt them at any given point most especially after a long sweaty hockey training.

Amelia had always been in the spotlight even before she started dating Nicholas. Amelia was always nominated as the most beautiful girl in her set-in college, she was that trophy girl every guy and even ladies had an eye for. she usually dressed in ways that accentuated her long, smooth and attractive legs, she wore a pair of glasses that made her look really sexy and hot instead of looking like a nerd, and her long dark blonde hair was always packed in a high bun, which always complimented her Oval-shaped face and small plumped lips, whenever she removed her glasses, her beautiful gold fleek hazel eyes become really visible. She was that one student that had it all in her college days; a fleet of guys that showered her with attention and gifts, popularity, good grades, active membership in numerous school clubs and a best friend who always had her back, Ginny.

So, when she agreed to be in a love relationship with Nicholas, it was a dream come true for Nicholas, it was as if the whole stars had aligned to favor Nicholas. Nicholas had asked her out after a Romeo and Juliet play performed by the college drama club, Amelia played the role of Juliet while Nicholas had the role of Romeo. After Nicholas confessed his feelings and professed his undying love to her, Amelia only smiled and walked away, she didn't give a solid response to his proposal until the day, the whole class went on a class picnic in one of the beautiful places in Monterey.

Her response to Nicholas was unexpected - it was after they had arrived at the San Carlos beach in Monterey, Amelia publicly kissed Nicholas and winked at him. Amelia's cute and romantic response to Nick marked the very beginning of their relationship. Nicholas felt super elated because he knew how much of a big deal it was to date the College's most sought-after girl, Amelia Stenberg.

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Nick arrived at Amy's place that evening. She was dressed beautifully and was happy to see him. But this time Nick looked different, he could barely look at her in the face, he was so worried. She sat close to Him and held his hand; she knew something has changed. about him,

"What is the problem Nick," she asked, her heart knew deep down that something is disturbing him, but what could it be?

He struggled so hard to speak, but he could not find the right words, his heart beat faster and his face was tensed. He finally gathered the courage to speak and words gave way,

"I'm getting married to a lady I met in the city in two weeks' time"

Amelia's bright face became pale and dull all of a sudden , all the excitement and color she had in her eyes all disappeared within the blink of an eye , she stared blankly at her long gone boyfriend without batting an eye and for what seemed like a second she looked into the face of her college lover , who now looks like a stranger, she quickly remembered how she fought so hard to restrain herself from touching his face when she first saw this tall hot figure stepped into her room after a year of waiting, it was not until his visit she realized that she had craved his presence badly , she had longed for his smell, his touch, his wet kisses , his smile and his face - the face of the Man, she had always dreamt of spending the rest of her life with , the face of this painfully hot Man , that she had spent all her time waiting and hoping he would come back home some day and fulfill his promise of getting married to her in one of the most serene and beautiful oceanic scenery right here in Monterey .

The plan they had before Nicholas left for the city was to invite only close family and friends, to witness their blissful union and then invite the whole of Monterey California to the christening of their first child, which they had already planned to name after Amelia as "Amy junior" because they believed she would be a pretty sight to behold just like her mother.

Amelia snapped back into reality and silently watched the coldness in Nick's stance...

"You are getting married?" Amelia managed to whisper back an answer. "Why did you have to come all the way to tell me that?... After waiting a whole year for you! ... Did you even bother to reach out to me all through that period, you were away? Amelia fought back the tears that were welling up in her eyes, she obviously didn't see this coming, even if she had seen it coming, She'd never imagined it in this manner.

She remembered how excited she was, after seeing Nick's text. She went all out just to make sure she looked 'breathtaking', only for this twat to boldly tell her he was getting married to someone else.

"I'm sorry this is not sitting well with you but I thought it would be better to inform you about this news in person than informing you over a text."

"I'm really sorry. . Amy, I'm so sorry it took me so long..... " He trails off.

Nick couldn't stand seeing how hurt Amelia is. He was certain that Amelia would forever detest him but that won't stop him from proceeding with his marriage to his soon-to-be bride and mother of his unborn child.

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Amelia watched Nick's exit from her house, her room, and her life. She watched as her whole life plans crumbled right before her, she closes her eyes tightly to assure herself that it was a nightmare she would soon wake up from, she bit the lower part of her bottom lip until she tasted blood, then she realized that it wasn't a dream.

"This is real! "She whispered to herself, her legs became weak and she dropped to her knee, she felt like the pink walls of her room were becoming really dark all of a sudden, she managed to crawl to her bed that was a few steps away from where she got the most shocking news of her life. She picked up her phone and shakily dialed Ginny's number.

"Pick up Ginny" Amelia cried, still in shock from Nick's visit. She tried calling Ginny the second time and realized that Ginny was probably at her workplace, she immediately sent a text. "I "I Need to See You!"