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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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