Maynard didn't Know what to do at that moment. His mind fills with conflicted thoughts as he tries to fight back the feeling he's having.
He finds himself trying to reach out to the lady since she was still on the floor. He could not see her face since her hair was scattered all over. His hands touched her shoulder but as soon as it did, she shrugs him off with an angry scowl.."Take your hands off me, do not touch me!"She stands up, puts her face cap on and began to walk away without turning. Maynard finds himself in a state of perplexity but he knew he had to follow her to clear the doubt that lingers in his mind.Just as he was about to take a step, his driver, Henry showed up."Sir, we have to leave!!""Just a second Henry,..." He made to take another step but Henry stopped him again."We have to go Sir! The press are outside and creating a scene already."Maynard frowns.. "How did they get to know that I'll be here?""I have no idea..!"With that, Maynard rush out through the back door alongside Henry. Thoughts about the lady he bumped into a while back still lingers in his mind and why does her voice sound so familiar.Could it be who be thinks that is? No! That can't be! It's has been over two years since he last saw her. There must be a mix up somewhere! "Sir! Your manager called an hour ago, He wants to meet up with you" Henry says, staring at Maynard from the rare view mirror."Tell him to reschedule" Maynard leans back on his seat ~♠ THE NEXT MORNING ~♠Olivia snaps her eyes open but quickly shuts them back because of the bright light. She lifts herself up and rubs her forehead, feeling a hangover from last night. She had the most weirdest dream last night. In her dream, she bumped into someone on her way to the restroom at the bar and it felt like she bumped into Maynard.Two years and she made herself let go of every atom of feelings she had for him and she rarely thinks of him, as a matter of fact, she doesn't think of him at all.Lucy walks in... "Honey water for you!"Olivia breathes out. "Just what I need to clear off this hangover" She gulps down the honey water, not minding it was still hot. After a while, she was done drinking... She holds Lucy's hands and gives a weird look which makes her uncomfortable."Why are you staring at me in that manner? Do I have something on my face?" Olivia narrows her eyes a bit. Only Lucy is going to tell her the truth on what she's about to ask. "I had a dream last night Lucy, it felt so real and in this dream, I bumped into someone and...."Lucy countenance changed as Olivia explains her dream to her. She couldn't have thought that Olivia would recall what happened last night but now that she's asking..."That was a dream, right? Nothing of sort happened last night right?"Lucy holds her hand instead and smiled.. "It's all a dream Olivia. You didn't bump into anyone and think that it's Maynard. Trust me, I was there with you"Olivia release the breath she didn't know she was holding. It's a relief to know that it wasn't real. If it's possible to stay her whole life without seeing Maynard, she'd love it that way. The city is a big one, it's impossible to see Maynard anywhere especially since she's a celebrity and keeps her identity hidden wherever she goes because of some crazy fans out there.".. But, we're never going to the bar to drink again, do you know how hard it was for me to drive you back home?" Lucy changes the topic.Olivia grins widely, getting ready for more scolding but before Lucy could get the chance, the doorbell rang. "Are you expecting someone?""None that I can remember. Go check it out sister, I need to freshen up..." Olivia stands and begins to push Lucy out.She freshens up and joins Lucy after a while who was already having breakfast."Who was that at the door?" She asked, taking her seat."No one, I think it's just some kids trying to play us some prank" Lucy responded.The sisters began to eat while chatting about random things when the knock came again. They ignore it at first but the anonymous person didn't stop knocking.Lucy made to go get it but Olivia stops her."I'll have a look myself. If I find those kids, I'll surely give them some scolding"Olivia pulls the door open, expecting to see kids or something but what she saw was a banquet of flower and a gift bag. She needs no soothsayer to tell her that it's her anonymous fan who keeps sending threatening messages. She looks around, maybe she could get a glimpse of that person but there's no one around. Olivia would have thrown them away this instant but curiosity filled her as she wonders what could be inside the gift bag this time.Taking the flower and the bag, she reads the attached letter which was filled with threats.*You have no where to run to anymore. I'll always be watching you like a hawk. You can't escape me this time!! - Your biggest fan*Who the heck is this biggest fan of hers that can't leave her alone in peace. He's becoming a threat and a thorn in the flesh. It wasn't like this when she was acting in the past why would it start now that she's back into acting? She pulls out whatever was in the gift bag and upon seeing it, her eyes grew wide in shock and cold shivers ran down her spine as she lets out an earthshaking squeal....."Ahhhh!!!!..." ~♠~♠Maynard fix his tie in front of the mirror. He didn't get enough sleep last night and he had to apply pomade on his face to get rid of the dark circles underneath his eyes.He's greatly disturbed and not in a good mood. Since last night, he has been asking himself if he should simply believe what he felt at the bar or he should simply just let it go since it can be just some random lady with familiar voice as Olivia.That could be it..He didn't realize when Vernes walked in until she wraps her hands around him from behind."Vernes... What are you doing here?"The smile on Vernes face vanished and she looks at him with a frown. "Seriously? Are you seriously asking me that? Did you forget our planned two days vacation? Just you and I?"Maynard takes her hands off and rubs his eyes but Vernes went on and on..."My luggage is downstairs and am so excited about this.. We can spend more days right?.." The excitement returns to her face."About that Vernes...It totally skipped my mind. But we have to cancel that""Why? We made plans for that already!! We can't just cancel it!" A huge glare appeared on her face."Am not in the right state of mind to go on vacation with you. Yes, we made plans but it's cancelled. I have so much on my mind right now and vacations won't help...." He reaches for his wristwatch."So what do I do with my luggage then?""Unpack them..."Vernes was visibly angry, she couldn't believe Maynard would just cancel their vacation plan for no good reason at all, after everything she plans on doing, he just ruined her plans. "See you when I return Vernes. And if you're bored, just watch TV or anything..Am off"Vernes angrily and painfully watch Maynard leave.Lucy rushes out as soon as she hears Olivia's scream. Olivia stands with her hands stretched out and eyes filled with terror as she panics at the sight of her blood-covered hands.She had pulled out the content from the gift bag only to discover that it was a cloth covered in fresh blood. It was a horrible sight and it made her really terrified.What sort of prank is this? Why would anyone want to play such jokes on her? This is really crossing the line. Whoever this anonymous fan is.. He's dangerous."Goodness!!" Lucy gasps in shock, seeing Olivia in such terrified state. She picks up the letter and reads through it, she found it hard to believe that it's resulting to such extents.Lucy tries to touch Olivia but she flinch in fear and rush back in. Olivia made her way to the kitchen and begins to wash the blood stains off her hands.The sight of it leaves her irritated and she feels like throwing up. She feels goosebumps on her skin too."Why isn't this coming off? Why is it so hard t
A week passes and Olivia has refused to step out of the apartment. Her manager, Harper had called and she informs him that she's unwell and would be needing some days off.It's worth it. The incident that happened made her feel under the weather because she could not get the irritating image off her head. She thought about leaving but decided not to because it will be giving in to what the anonymous person wants.Besides, Letters and gifts stopped coming since the police got involved and he left her with the thought that she's been watched. Why else would the letters stop coming as soon as she had it reported.. That's the more reason she doesn't want to go out because she's scared of what might happen.But she won't continue to hide in her shell just because some random person keeps playing dangerous pranks on her.Walking into the industry, her colleagues wouldn't stop asking how she's doing. Mr Harper must have told them that she's unwell. She couldn't help but wonder if they were a
Mr Harper did not say a word about it for the next two days and Olivia was glad that he didn't try to convince her. He only informs her that they have a new project and she gladly accepts to do it since Maynard nor his industry wasn't involved.".... He's a new actor who just got signed by the industry, can you work with him?""Of course. As long as he's good at what he does, then we can make a great team..." Mr Harper nods and Olivia speaks further. "When do we start and when do I meet this new actor?""Since it's Friday, then I suggest we rest over the weekend and prepare our minds and we begin the following week"Olivia was pretty excited.. "Sure, that's great""I'll send a copy of the script to you shortly. However, do you know what other thing I think you should be teams with?"Olivia frowns, confused and trying to understand what he means.. "..And what is that?"Mr Harper sighs before saying... "Your partnership with Maynard's industry"Her frown deepens because she least expects
Lucy keeps glancing at Olivia's room, waiting for her to just step out. Olivia has been keeping to herself since their last conversation together and it makes her feel bad that she had lied. But she really didn't lie.. Like, it was an harmless lie and Olivia should understand that. Lucy looks up when Olivia steps out of her room.Olivia greets with a smile on her face and it surprises Lucy to see her looking all happy and excited like she wasn't the one looking sad this past few days but she decides to apologise anyways."Listen Olivia, am really sorry if I lied, but I only just did that for your sake and....""Oh! Stop apologizing sister..." Olivia cuts her off. "Am not mad at you and I totally understand why you did that. If it's about my quietness lately, I just had a lot on my mind"Lucy lets out a smile."Am glad to know that. By the way, about the new actor you'd be acting with.. Is he handsome. Does he have charming eyes? Does he have a girlfriend? Does he..... ?"Olivia slaps
"Maynard" Vernes calls out Maynard's name for the hundredth time and he ignores her and walks past her to the bathroom, closing the door behind.He could hear Vernes groan and he still ignores her and turns on the shower, relaxing himself into the warm water.He ties a towel dangerously down his waist and steps out of the bathroom, only to still see Vernes. She walks up to him as if she has been waiting for him to step out.Maynard made to walk past her again but she steps on his path."Move away..." ."Not until you answer me. You've been ignoring me" Vernes said.He still didn't say a word."Are you upset that I spoke the truth? What now? You're dying with so much guilt now?" She smirks while he was slowly getting furious and irritated."We're both on the same page Maynard. You aren't a saint either...""That's enough!!" He cuts her off with a growl. If she wasn't a lady, he'd have punched her hard across the face but he held himself back."Just because I've been silent doesn't mean
Olivia pulls the towel off her body and stares at the mirror, turning her shoulder to the side. She touches the bruise on her elbow and winced in pain. She's still in shock over what happened earlier. She can't really get it off her mind. She tried to recall the face even if he had a mask on but she can't.It doesn't feel like someone she's familiar with. Could it be the stalker fan? It could be someone else... but why does he keep watching her. It's frustrating to think he does. She doesn't feel safe in her own home anymore!A knock on the door interrupts her thought and she quickly wrapped herself with the towel and turns away from the mirror, making sure to keep the bruise away from Lucy just as she stepped in."What? You aren't dressed yet?" Lucy asked with a serious expression. "Sage is here, do you want him to wait till eternity?"Olivia quickly moved to her wardrobe to get ready, forgetting to keep her bruise completely hidden. "What is this? How did you get this?" Lucy grabs
Her heart fluttered a bit. Could he have recognized her? What does he want to say? Without saying a word, she turned and scurried off while Sage followed behind. Maynard didn't move an inch but simply watched her live. He didn't know if he should go after her or not.. But why was she leaving in a hurry?Because of the damn mask, he didn't get to see her face. Not just her name is similar to that of his ex-wife... but her voice too. Getting outside, Sage grabs her wrist again.."Just let me leave Sage.. I have to go back home" "Fine, just let me drive you back home. I can't let you go back in a cab" He insistedOlivia hesitates for a while before agreeing to go with him. As long as she gets far away from Maynard. ~•~•~•~•~•~•~Not long after Maynard and Vernes took their seats, Henry shows up and whispers something into his ear.Maynard stands abruptly, particularly interested in what Henry had told him and slowly loosing interest in the premiere party. He holds Vernes by her hand
THE FOLLOWING MORNINGLucy steps out of her room, going through her bag and searching for something with utmost seriousness. She looks up when she heard sounds of plates and stops on her track when she finds Olivia setting the table for breakfast. Narrowing her brows, Lucy walks quietly towards Olivia who didn't seem to notice her presence until she clears her throat noisily."Well, look who decides to make breakfast today" Lucy teases.Olivia ignores her and left to the kitchen and returns with the last item. She finished setting the table and sits opposite Lucy."Exited about your new job?""Isn't it obvious? I mean, am excited and nervous. Can't believe am finally going back to work after all this years.."Olivia chuckles. They begin to eat in silence and it didn't take long before Lucy speaks up again."By the way, am still curious about last night and even when I keep asking, you keep saying it's nothing. Tell me, Did something happen to the premiere party? You returned earlier t