Chapter Four

I opened my eyes and noticed I wasn’t in my flat, rushing to runaway I tripped over a foot then I noticed Noah seating beside the bed and my attempt to run woke him up

“Oh, you’re awake, what are you doing in the fall”

“Nothing, I just need water”

“well you should have asked, and I will get that for you, get back on the bed you shouldn’t be moving too much since you just woke up” he helped me back to the bed and went to get me water.

“Here drink it " he says pushing the cup towards me

“What happened after I fell unconscious yesterday?”

“That wasn’t yesterday, that was two days ago.

“What? Two days, how?

“yes, after you lost consciousness I tried to wake you up, but you started having panic attacks, so I had to call my family doctor to check on you, and he said it didn’t seem as if it was your first panic attack. something must have triggered it to happen.

“What is causing your attacks?” he questions 

“None of your business" I snapped at him

“It is my business because we are faking a relationship here and anything that affects you affects me too

“It’s still my private matter and I don’t want to share, but I promise it will not affect you in any way, so stop asking" I requested knowing I can't let him know about my past, I left it behind and promised to never to go back, so i need keep things under control to avoid him being suspicious.

“OK if you say so” he shrugged his shoulders

“If you excuse I have to go, Olivia will be looking for me”

“But the doctor said you need to rest and not move around too much”

“When I get home I will rest, for now I have to :” wanting to leave immediately

“OK if you say so, but I will drop you off, remember we have to build our public image and to make sure you are safe” he left to get his car keys. 

The ride home was silent and awkward after the way I reacted, but it was my life and I can decide to tell him if I wanted to. As soon as I got into my home, Olivia rushes over to me.

“Where have you been, I have been worried about since I saw you on the news claiming you fainted”

“I had a panic attack due to the crowd and the pressure they were putting on us, I started feeling light-headed and next thing I knew I woke up in Noah’s house

“Really, it’s been years since you got one” she replies with a worried look on her face, since she the only one that knows about my past and understands me.

“I know, and I don’t like that at all. It’s gives me a feeling something bad is going to happen.”

“I think I shouldn’t have pushed you to agree to this because this is just the beginning, the paparazzi are going to be following you everywhere, especially since he is the trending gist”

“I just have to prepare myself and be brave because we have already signed a contract and there’s no going back now unless I want to get sued, and I don’t have money for a lawyer”

“Don’t worry, everything is going to be alright

“Yeah, right now I have to rest doctors’ orders” I announced 

“Which doctor?" 

“Panicked and called one when I fainted on him and the doctor said I need to rest so that nothing triggers it again

“Alright, then thank god you are safe and nothing happened” she sighs relieved 

“Me too everything just reminded me of him and I freaked out, Noah asked why I have them, but I can’t tell because everything is fake, so there’s no point in us getting close to each other.

“I understand, anyway, get some rest.” I left and went into my bedroom, needing a break from reality.

I stayed in doors for the whole week since the paparazzi found my flat and I have not been able to leave, but Noah called he is going to get me out because I have got sick of staying indoors. I received a message from Noah, he is downstairs and going to create a distraction for me to escape, and I should wait for the signal.

After five minutes, I noticed the crowd moving toward the back of the building. I wondered what he did to distract them, but instead of wasting time, I grabbed my purse and made a run for the exits. He said his car was waiting by the side, I saw the car and ran into it waiting for Noah to get here and not long after, I saw him running over with the paparazzi chasing after him as he ran towards the car, he gets in and drives off quickly, so they won’t be able caught up to us

“That was close”

“Yeah” I said 

“What did you use to distract them?”

“oh I just went back and pretended I was going to sing to you and hoped you were smart enough to run out with during that, and you did if not, we were going to have a repeat of the last time”

“OK so where are we going to now" I asked confused 

“I was thinking of going to the movies, so we can give them something to talk about”

“OK then let’s go” we got the movies. I waited for Noah to get the tickets while I got the snacks when I received a message, pulling out my phone to check

“Hello, my love, you have been a naughty girl running away from me. Well, I have found you, and we won’t be separated for long, love you.

I stopping in my step as I read the message, he found me. I can’t believe he found me just when I had started to live normally he found me.