THE CHURCH GIRL

CHAPTER 57

****NAOMI'S POV*****

I left the hotel that night and was lucky enough to see Julia at the reception still waiting. She saw how unkept and angry I looked with how my eyes kept watering up every time I meet her eyes. She grabbed my bag from me and led me to her car instead, Said nothing to eachother the whole ride. I went straight to my room, threw off my clothes and shoes, jumped into my pajamas and cried myself to sleep.

I called in sick for work while Julia went ahead leaving behind my favorite breakfast with a note of comfort. It had been two whole days and I had no missed calls or messages from Devon neither was he answering mine and that was just not sitting well with me. I was scared to check what the media had to say today but the whole thing was private so there is no way they knew what happened last night. I checked on my Instagram page with one eye opened and the other closed. My comments section was flooded, bloggers were ranting with a sneak blurry picture of Devon and I from last night, another picture of the fire works and a glimpse of the ring, there were comments of infuriating insults about what they didn't know, whether we are engaged or not, it was so much I just couldn't continue.

My phone started to ring and I immediately knew who it was, Julia. I rolled my eyes and accepted the call leaving it on loudspeaker while I crunched on some crackers.

"Naomi, baby, how are you doing over there?".

"Great Julia, just as you left me".

"Samantha has an emergency surgery and I can't cover for you anymore because the director is coming over for a screening and you have to be here to take up your shift else Samantha the devil will sign up your name for a drag and that won't go well for you. So please baby, get your shit together, God forgive me and get your ass over here right now, I love you bye",  she dropped the call before I had the chance to play sick and avoid going again. I got up angrily with a heavy sigh and headed to the bathroom for a shower.

I was all ready in less than an hour, grabbing my phone and charger off the couch stuffing them in my bag, I turned the doorknob to open only for my eyes to see flashes of cameras and people talking over each other at the same time rushing towards me. I banged the door shut leaning my back to it in shock rushing back inside my bag for my phone. I called the first name that popped in my head which was Devon but as usual, no answer so I left a message. I called Ryan but no answer, then I called the last person I thought I wouldn't, Chris and he answered, quicker than I thought.

"Hey Naomi, how are you, everything okay?", the sound of his voice calmed me down so quickly I stopped panicking.

"There is a bunch of reporters with cameras outside my house and I got called in for work but I can't go out......and...and I don't know what to do....no one is picking my calls.....I couldn't call Julia because ...she will freak out more than I will, please help", then I knew I talked too fast and sounded very panicky.

"Just hang in there, I'm on my way", he dropped the call before I could say anything else and I just relaxed in the couch, sent a text to Julia explaining to her why I would be late and what was going on outside.

After twenty minutes i heard my phone vibrate to a text from Chris who was already outside. I heard a knock and I jumped up almost knocking off my bag.

"Naomi, is me, Chris", Chris shouted from behind my door exerting a sigh of relief from me. I rushed to the door and opened it slightly but no reporter was there except Chris. He saw the surprised look of satisfaction and concern formed on my face and he smiled, "I told them I saw Devon with the Chef of New days tv show kissing so they rushed over to the grill bar a block from here but they will be back in a few seconds since that was a lie, we don't have much time, let's go", I burst into laughter and rushed to his car, and him being a gentleman still had time to open the door for me before taking his own seat. We noticed the reporters running towards his car right when he started the car and they were taking pictures while still running towards us. He sped off to the next street heading to the hospital.