This was a story about an actor/singer and an author, it was well predicted that, they could never work things out but that prediction turned out to be false, to me this story is uniquely special!

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The crowd for a filming*

“Uwa! it is Liam everyone it is Liam….”

Liam was a top actor he already got 3 Grammy’s and 2 Oscars at a young age, he started his singing career when he was 19 and he has been an actor since forever, that’s the reason he has quite a huge number of fans, he is handsome tall and has beautiful blue eyes, that stand-out on his black hair. Yea for sure he if the nation’s best Actor, and anyone would recognize him….

The crowd gathered outside the studio, started shouting as soon as they saw Liam alone and rushed toward him!

“everyone chill, I’m sure I’m enough for all of my fans, please give me place to pass through!”

but no one gave a damn about what he said, that’s what fans mostly do…

“come on just give me some place, I can’t even breath!”

he was feeling suffocated, he sneaked out of shooting to get some air but he guessed that he wouldn’t now. Being an actor there is always a lot of pressure and there is paparazzi everywhere, if they come to know that he sneaked out, he would surely be followed.

Liam’s POV

The fans really!!, sometimes I can’t handle what they do! But without them I wouldn’t be anywhere! Okay now how do I get out of this? Ah! “There, everyone see there! He is my boyfriend Nathan!” I spotted Nathan as he was coming out of the studio, now I owe him one! [Nathan was his friend and both of them were working together for a new movie]

As soon as all of them diverted their eyes, I think I ran as fast as Usain Bolt! I knew that I wouldn’t be safe so soon, so I started searching for a place that wasn’t too crowded,

At last I found one, it was a Bakery! I had never seen it before it was in the corner and there wasn’t anybody there… because I ran so fast, I don’t even know where I was! There was only one person and I don’t think that that person would recognize me, I entered the bakery, and the old woman behind the counter asked me “how can I help you, young man?”

the bakery had different food and a unique smell, it smelled of chocolate and mint mixed with the smell of bread, I had never eaten some of the sweets that were displayed, and some which I wasn’t allowed to eat as an actor, I saw a chocolate truffle pastry and so I ordered, it’s not like I can eat it every day.

The person standing side of me did not even look up, the lady handed her the same pastry as mine, for a moment I thought she was giving it to me it would be embarrassing if I had stretched my hand. It wasn’t my mistake that the woman side of me, preferred the same pastry as mine!

She went and sat in the corner by the window, there wasn’t much light there, besides the light coming in from that window.

It looked as if she was working on something, there was a laptop, a small diary, a pen and her pastry...with, I think that was hot cocoa, that’s a lot of chocolate I thought, suddenly the lady asked me

“are you new here son?”

“yes ma’am! There aren’t much people here today?”

“Oh no, no one comes in this old bakery anymore besidessome other customers, nobody knows that this bakery still exists.”

She looked at the woman sitting in the corner and said,

“she over there by the corner, is a regular here. She lives just above, in the same building!”

“but this looks like a good place, why don’t you advertise it?”

I asked

“advertising? No, no I don’t want that, I’m happy with the amount of customers I get every day, and youngster’s like you all, nowadays have big brands of bingo jumbo, junk food they won’t want homemade cakes and bread. besides my son earns a handful which is enough for me.”

The lady said smiling, and gave me my cake, and I ordered a coffee.

I went and sat beside the girl by the window, I didn't think she knew me anyway, and I wanted to know a little bit about the bakery…

if the lady needed any financial help I could. even though she said no.

“hi! I heard that you are a regular customer here?”

I asked her, she did not answer, she was ignoring me? Me?! Or was she deaf?

Okay keep calm.

“may I know your name?” I asked her again,

she still did not reply, I was about to ask her something else when the lady said that my coffee was ready, I went and got my coffee, and sat at the same place.

Then I asked her if she liked chocolates, but she still did not reply, I was about to ask her if she knows anything about this bakery when she glared at me!

“Okay!” I took a bite of my pastry it was so damn good! It was nothing like the ones I’ve ever eaten!

“it’s so damn good! I see why you are a regular!” she did not have any change in expression but it felt like the corners of her lips were controlling the smile!

*After sometime….*

Why wasn’t she even taking a bite of her pastry? She was just sipping on her cocoa and typing, I asked her

“hey aren’t you gonna eat it?”

she just looked at me!

“if you aren’t then… I’m gonna take a bite, if you don’t mind it looks really tempting!”

I got up a bit from my chair, with the fork in my hand, thinking that I would get a bite as greedy as I was, but she suddenly caught my hand, and looked at me and she finally said

“Mr. West don’t you have basic manners? or you still bully people because of your fame?”

wait...she knows me? But bully?

“whom did I bully?” I asked

“you sure know how to act, after all you are an actor!”

“did I do something wrong?” I asked, I was a little bit confused.

“you are trying to eat someone’s food even though the person doesn’t know you! Don’t you find it wrong?”

“I could buy you another, anyway you were not eating it!”

“just because you have money and fame… I mean, just because the person is not eating something at that time doesn’t mean she won’t eat? and these are limited pastries...”

This person, surely knows me more than I think she does! She got up and said

“but since you want the cake so badly, I’ll give it to you as charity!” she walked away from the table, with her laptop and her other stuff. She went to the counter and paid her bills.

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Kate's POV...

The next day, 9:00 am…

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Seriously, I just wish that he is not there today as well, I thought celebrities just mind their own business!! He suddenly appeared yesterday and I don’t want to do anything with him!

As I entered the bakery there wasn’t anybody, I was relieved… the land lady, who is also the owner of

the bakery, was always there sitting on the other side of the counter and was smiling as I entered the bakery, she asked me

“the usual?”

I smiled and said “you know it Mrs. Clinton!”

I was heading to my usual seat, to set my things, when she suddenly asked me

“you knew the young man yesterday, didn’t you?”

I was surprised Mrs. Clinton though she was like family, she was never the type to pry in my business!

“well yea… but why the question all of a sudden?”

“no dear. I just wanted to know, he just went and stared talking to you as if he knew you from a young age, but why are you giving him the cold shoulder?”

well she actually knew this kid, but I don't think she will remember him.

but talking to me as if he knew me for ages? I think if he realized who I was we would go back to square one where we were!

I looked at her, she really wanted to know it huh? then I finally said

“he doesn’t know or remember me, and I don’t like him, so I want to keep it that way, I don’t want any connection with him!”

I suddenly lost control and I think I raised my voice a little bit, but Mrs. Clinton just looked at me and smiled, she was about to say something when suddenly someone opened the door.

I was nervous because no one ever comes to the bakery at this time,

and I did not know if the person heard what I just said, especially since it’s a Wednesday! as soon as I saw who it was. my mood was shattered even more! it was Mr. superstar!

He looked at me gave me a smile,

then he said “Mrs. Clinton?? when everything is ready please call me, I’ll help you arrange the counters…” I hurried and sat on my usual seat.

from tomorrow I'm gonna dress as a goth girl and come to the bakery, I think he found a new place to pass time for now.. and I can't afford him to know who I am..

Liam’s POV...

This girl really doesn’t talk to me? yesterday she gave me the cake as charity, well it’s not like I was much embarrassed but no one ever talks to me like that!

I saw the display counters and not even one sweet was there I looked up and asked the lady

“Ma’am why aren’t there any sweets or bread?”

the lady said in a stern voice “call me Mrs. Clinton, ma’am sounds weird to me.”

I smiled and said "okay!”

“you are early today son, they are usually ready by 10 O'clock, so may I know your name”

“oh you don’t know me?” the lady didn’t know me? But how could she, she wasn’t that young, I guessed in her late 50ties? So I thought why not tell her my real name? though I don't like to be called that. why not right?

“My name is Skye but you can call me Liam it's like my new name." after that she looked at me very intensely and then whispered and said

“hmmm, can you go and accompany the young lady there sitting by the window, who is on the computer?”

that was out of nowhere, but even if she hadn’t told me I would go anyway, I wanted to know the reason of her hostility.

Kate’s POV

I couldn’t hear what they were talking about, but why should I care!

After sometime I saw him coming toward my seat, he won’t come here right? I just embarrassed him yesterday… but no he came and sat right in front of me anyway.

looking at someone from my past which wasn't so pretty it's antagonizing to me...

I looked up and he caught my glance I immediately diverted my gaze, if I hadn’t Noticed before? I noticed now, his eyes are to die for, clear blue like the sky reflecting on the ocean, if anyone is to look at his face the first thing they would notice are those pair of blue eyes!!

I thought people who look good, are the happiest in the world unlike someone with a weird facial look isn't that great.

His nose was perfect! man and his hair looked soft too…

Liam’s POV

As I was heading towards her seat, I noticed that she was aware that I was coming, when I was about to sit down our eyes met as I sat on the chair she diverted her eyes, she had beautiful hazel eyes that's what I thought before finding out....

her eyes stand out a lot on her fair skin but they weren't all true, it seemed so.

Since they were big and bright, her hair was light brown? maybe blonde it was surely dyed...

but her hair looked really soft, and her nose was small like a cat's nose. suddenly I started laughing at that thought, looking at her face and her complexion... man I could say that this girl is a walking makeup factory... but she looked pretty.

she looked at me and then she asked

“why are you continuously staring? Is my face that ugly?”

“you noticed?” I just really wanted to tease her, since she keeps ignoring me... I guess it was mean of me to say so..

“ what you!!  yea because you are like sitting right in front of me! no one can compare to Mr. superstar's beauty right?”

Kate's POV...

For the next few days Liam started coming every day, and I started dressing up in a rather uncanny way....so that he wont recognize me...

I mean a celebrity as famous as him, doesn’t he have other work? He kept coming every day and asked me questions even though I never answered……one day he suddenly said.

“well…you know that day you said you were ugly? I was thinking why you said it, it was bugging me a lot, every day I came here and thought that you were really pretty, so you are not ugly; you are really pretty!”

that was weird as F*ck

he looked into my eyes and said so with a smile, he always does that, but I won’t fall for that fake courtesy, he is just curious why someone is ignoring the best almighty actor I guess. And if if he knew about... I dont think so he would accept it...I snapped out of It and said…

“eww, stop that!”

“what?do you not like me?”

“why do you need to know? Let me just live in my misery of hating you?”

“You hate me?!!”

“that’s right I Hate you!"

I looked at him and the continued

"Please don’t talk to me ever again!”

after that he was quite, and I did not want to talk either, he started ignoring me. I screamed as I said those words ‘I hate you’… ‘HATE’ it’s a very ignorant word I you ask me, I shouldn’t have said it....

many people use it leisurely...

Mrs. Clinton came out as she heard the noise, she asked what happened, at that time, Liam got up and went away.

I could tell that Mrs. Clinton was fond of him she never liked people easily, she just liked him because he was being fake I thought! The next few days Liam never came.

“did you have a fight with him” Mrs. Clinton asked me,

“I really did not mean to”

she then said “you have a wrong impression about him Kate, put the past aside, I know it is hard for all that he had done to you, maybe he had a reason that time, but these few days he was always very sincere to you.”

"but that's because..." wait.... so she knew who he was??

"I feel, you above all people should know what 'Hate' that, word can do to a person... and I'm not just saying it because I'm fond of his looks, you know my institution better than anyone!"

Mrs. Clinton did make sense but....

"Remember in the past I told you the same thing"

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I smiled and walked away, I was embarrassed of what I had done but I did not regret it, those years of my suffering was nothing compared to his leisurely life right now.

I left… as I was thinking about what Mrs. Clinton said.

she was almost in her sixties and her wrinkles did not seem to make her old but, she looked more sophisticated, she was a lady with lots of dignity from the start, she was strict with me since I was young but fairly kind hearted, she became more lineant as I grew older, she was the closest that I could ask for as motherly figure...

Mrs. Clinton used to be my neighbour, where I used to live in my past, she had a small bakery there with her husband, recently Mr. Clinton had to go back, since some issues about that bakery had occurred...

I could not seem to get if off my mind as, I was walking back to my apartment it was on the last floor of the same building, when I saw the pet store opposite, I thought why not buy food for Officer from here today? Her dog food is about to get over; Officer was my dog. why I named her Officer? well long story...

I was about to enter the pet store when a mob of people with cameras and mics crowed in front of me, they all looked like reporters, they were asking me questions…

Random reporter*

“excuse me, what relationship do you have with Liam? Are you’ll dating? He was seen these past few days coming on this road”

I did not know why or what I did? I was feeling suffocated! I did not know what to do, I could not pay attention to what they were asking me.

I wasn’t claustrophobic but I can’t handle a big crowd…

“please stop! get aside, I don’t know what you are talking about!”

No one seemed to listen, even though I pleaded! I think I was about to faint, when someone covered my face with a jacket,

“hey stop it don’t you see she is uncomfortable?!”

the person who said that had a hoarse voice and was loud enough to make the mob of reporters quite, for some time, the voice was familiar, the reporters grew even more wild as the person started to speak,

I could hear the noises getting louder, he pulled my hand and covered my face, I scampered in his arms like a little child. He made me sit in the passenger seat of a car.

as soon as he shut the door I pulled the jacket of my face, as he sat in when I saw who it was, I was... to be honest??

surprised that it was Liam!

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Liam’s POV.....

Yesterday…around 8-9pm

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I wasn't aware that the paparazzi were following me these past few days.

I am usually well aware of my surroundings! That was until yesterday, when my manager Mia showed me a picture of me and…

wow at that time I knew that we were really just meant to be strangers, as I did not even know her name even though I have been visiting the bakery so often, and now because of the scandal we won’t even get to meet again, that was until my manager received a call from the producer…

“he said he wants to talk to you…” Said Mia to me

Damit what does he want now..

Mia told me as soon as she picked the call, to be frank I did not like my producer and I have my own reasons.

“yes?"

“Liam I guess you have seen the News right?”

“yea… I’m sorry, I promise I will be much more aware of my surrounding next time; Mia will be sure to take it down by tomorrow.”I wonder how many times I've said it to him now...

“no I don’t want that, let this rumor spread, that way people won't stop! and you will be the talk for sometime.

The misunderstanding that you had created few days ago, on the day of the shoot that will be gone as well…”

what's the big deal?? it's just my sexuality that they are judging, I dont mind... not like they know me sooo well... I so wanted to say this on his face, but I can't.

“But the girl she will suffer; the reporters will make her life a living hell!” I siad

if I let this rumor spread she will be in danger, she hates me already, she would hate me more!

“who cares about her! At least you will be trending.”

“What do you mean! We can’t just leave her alone; she was ignoring me but I was the one following her!”

“I don’t care!”

“Yea…I know just like you didn’t care about me!”

“I’m doing this all for you, after all you are my son”

“save it!... if you won’t help that girl I will”

I did not want to hear it anymore! ‘His son’ I really hated that.

he did not give a damn about my family at all! Even at the time when my mom was on code blue!

The next day when I woke up.

I got the news that the paparazzi had gathered around near the bakery, waiting for either me or her to come out! As soon as I heard it, I rushed there as quickly as possible!

Since my house was on the east side of the city!!

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Present time…

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“hey are you alright?” Liam asked me out of genuine concern.

“yea I think so…”

“Are you sure? You are shivering! Are you by any chance claustrophobic?? Should I take you to the doctor?”

“No! not the doctor.” crowds and doctors, they were the things I hate the most!!

“You don’t like doctors?”

he was spot on. But I won’t say a word about it.

“I just don’t like crowds, I’m not claustrophobic or anything”

“hmm”

Hadn’t he have come at that time, what would’ve happened? There was an awkward silence at first… I was about to say thank you when he said

“are you…”

he stopped as he heard me say something and then said.

“you first” I did not want the drama of ‘no you say it first’ so I said it out “thank you” I said softly

“huh?” he said, as if he never heard it, was he acting “are you making fun of me?”

He raised his right arm a bit, put his thumb over his pinky and said looking at me

“I swear, I did not hear you”

he soon diverted his eyes on to the road as he was driving. Never would’ve expected a man like him to do something childish like that!

“thank you!” I said again and louder

He did not say anything for a while, he did not even have a smile on his face, on the contrary he looked gloomy! He drove a little further, it was a secluded road.

why were we there? he pulled up, my fancy little brain was having different conclusions as to why we came here....in a corner under a tree half of my consciousness was saying for shade half of it was thinking of something else, I was really scared of such situation, just like all the times I've been scared of him since I can remember.

This gave me anxiety just sitting so close to him, someone you know clearly who has possibilities of abusing you if he finds out who I am.

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Liam’s POV...

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I parked the car under a tree, for shade I made sure that no one was following us, plus this road was very isolated. When I saw her she was shivering!

was she still scared of what happened?? or, was she scared of the current situation.

I mean to her I’m still a stranger. Even though still I felt like laughing! I leaned in closer to her face, she was shivering even more, what was this? I thought she would slap me or something…

I retracted back to my seat. It is no fun teasing her if she was scared and after what I tell her I’m sure she is going to hate me even more… I sighed and leaned on the steering wheel with my arms crossing on it and my head sunk in between looking at her,

“don’t worry I'm not going to violate a woman.”

she looked at me, was it a look of disgust? And she said

“I doubt that you won’t!”

I was surprised, was that what she thought?? I just smiled and said.

“never judge a book by its cover! I see"

I meant to tell her that, but I won’t be clear with it, she then asked me

“are you saying that to me?”

“no. myself… I shouldn’t judge people before getting to know them. especially if the person was covered in layers and layers of sand, I guess I have to dig deep huh?”

I wondered if she got what I meant but I guess not,

she just sat on her seat hugging herself…

I finally got the courage to tell her somehow I know might sound cliché but I don’t want her to hate me, I mean it’s a very frequent problem with me I don’t want people to hate me, but I feel that the reason she doesn’t like me is somehow related to me? But finally I said it!

‘’I know you just thanked me. But I guess after telling you this you might hate me even more!”

“Yea about what I said in the bakery…”

was she going to add something more to the hate? No, I can’t handle it if she says something more!

“please don’t say anything now!?” I said and smiled…

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Kate’s POV

Every time he smiled, he looked like as if he was enduring something, since I saw him again, I had never seen him like that heck I had never seen him like that ever in my life!

Even when he bullied me when I was young! he always was always proud and narcissist.

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