Bradley Cooper

Fun Fictional Celebrity Story

of 

Bradley Cooper

from the movie "The Silver Lining Playbook"

Amira’s Kiss

The smell of the countryside always transports the busy entrepreneur, Bradley Cooper, into a place that was really calm and relaxing. As he drove to the fourth branch-to-be of the renowned Enigma Resort Hotel, he breathed in the delicious aroma of fresh grass, clean streams, and of course, the sea. Enigma was situated in a tropical yet secluded part of the US that was meant to be accessed exclusively by those who really want to be alone, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Bradley wanted to target those people like him, who hunger for rest and relaxation at a reasonable price.

As Bradley approached the site, he smiled to himself and imagined what it would be like to have Enigma in this part of the States. Enigma has already established its name in Florida. This time, it was South Carolina’s turn. When Bradley finished parking his car, a short man in a white, long sleeved shirt and a hard hat waved at him. It was his assistant, Dave. 

“Dave!” Bradley called.  “It’s a bit hot today. What do you guys plan to have for lunch? I AM in time for lunch, aren’t I?”

“Of course, sir,” Dave answered. “I took the liberty of asking the caterer to make some fruit mixed with cream and crushed ice. Plus vanilla ice cream on top.”

“Better make sure the crushed ice doesn’t melt, Dave. I’ll be here for a while,” Bradley said as he removed his coat.  “We have to get this done the soonest. How’s the excavation?”

“Doing good, sir,” Dave replied as he followed Bradley to the site. “There’s something interesting retrieved at the center if the land this morning.”

Bradley stopped in his tracks and turned to face Dave.

“Show me,” Bradley said as he let Dave lead him to the temporary tented lounge. 

Dave and Bradley went straight to the private partition of the lounge meant to be an exclusive area for Bradley whenever he went there. On his table was a small wooden chest that was sealed. It had a lock but no key was dug up for it. 

Bradley looked at the chest. It somehow caused a stirring of strange feelings inside Bradley. 

“What is it, Dave?” Bradley asked his assistant, who noticed the sudden silence of his boss.

“As far as we know, sir, it’s just a chest that was dug up at the site’s dead center,” Dave replied.

Bradley asked for his lunch and when Dave left, he decided to examine the chest. The chest was made of wood with bronze nails and frames. It had an engraved name  on the lock—Amira. 

After a few minutes, Dave came in with food. Bradley turned on the television and ate while discussing Enigma’s details with Dave. As they went on with business, the chest’s inner mechanism clicked and suddenly melted. It reacted to the gentle touch that Bradley gave a while ago. Melted gold and bronze oozed from the lock. Then, a small amount of smoke drifted from it. The smoke turned transparent and floated all over the lounge. After bumping into small items on counters and table tops, the transparent smoke drifted to Bradley and circled him. 

“Who are you?” the smoke whispered.

Bradley felt something strange, like there was someone talking to him aside from Dave. To clear his mind, he decided to dismiss Dave. Bradley closed his eyes and decided to lie down on the long, white sofa facing the TV. The transparent smoke whispered the same question to Bradley until he thought of the pendant that he had since he was a child. He didn’t remove it even when he bathed. His grandmother gave it to him. Bradley sat up and looked at the chest again. He pulled out his pendant and walked towards the chest. He slowly inserted the key into the lock and turned it. 

Click.

The chest opened instantly, revealing a blue, gemstone embedded in gold. It was of the same size as the indention on Bradley’s heirloom key. He picked up the pendant and placed it in his pocket. He wore his key necklace again. The stone was darker than the sapphire and gave a red sheen when it was touched by a light source. It was something that Bradley has never seen before.  

Dave came back with some documents to be signed. Bradley immediately closed the chest and talked to Dave. The key was hot against his chest, under his shirt. He decided to get the inspection over with and then go home. He just left the chest in the lounge. By the time Bradley arrived in his condo, he brought out the pendant and placed it on his living room table. He removed the heirloom key from around his neck and placed it beside the pendant. 

He decided to fix some snacks. Bradley’s faithful Rottweiler followed him to wait for his snack as well. But the dog didn’t stay with Bradley for long. The Rottweiler immediately trotted to the living room and barked at the two objects that shook. The pendant was pulled into the key. When Bradley returned to the table, he was very astonished at what happened. The key had the dark gem and Bradley was free to wear it at any given time but he didn’t at that moment. It was a very strange thing for a pendant to jump into his grandmother’s antique key. He knew he had to pacify himself and his dog so he went out for a walk in the local park. 

The moment the door closed, the pendant released the same smoke that appeared in the lounge. The smoke gathered and formed a solid figure. Then, a woman materialized in Bradley’s apartment. 

“Who are you?” she asked out loud. “Why you, Bradley Cooper?”

The woman studied every appliance and furniture in Bradley’s condominium. She obviously didn’t know what they were for so chaos resulted after a lot of button pressing. After an hour, Bradley opened his door and discovered his ruined apartment. His Rottweiler barked loudly and quickly scouted his territory. Bradley started to look for his dog when it fell silent. He wondered why his dog was sitting quietly at the corner of his bedroom staring at the wall. The woman made herself invisible to Bradley that moment. But no matter how hard she tried, the dog just kept looking at her. 

“Yes, sir,” Bradley was on the phone. He called 911 because of the mess. “No, nothing’s missing. It’s just as if someone was looking for something and left.”

The invisible female entity floated beside Bradley as he went on with the call. 

“In time, Bradley Cooper,” the woman whispered. “In time, you will know who I am.”