Chapter - 31

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Maya's POV :-

Somewhere in Vancouver, Canada..

I am really tired as hell now. But still the shooting is not yet done. The sun is shining bright and it is not helping that the sand beneath me is as hot as fire. I looked at my fans behind the security wires. I smiled at them and they started shouting excitedly at it. I feel pity for them. Atleast I have this umbrella over me and this cool liquid in my hand given by my assistant to keep me cool but they are standing there for hours without anything above. I bet their body temperatures are as same as that of the sun now.

" Mam, the props are ready. We can resume the shoot now." Michael Grimm the assistant photographer said.

" Okay." I said and stood up. The make up artist retouched the makeup and I was good to be captured in the lenses again.

I untied my robe and went inside the water. Immediate relief flashed through me. Atleast the water is cool enough for me to do the work comfortably.

The photographer started instructing me the poses and I did as was told.

" Mam lie down on the water bed. We will take the laying down pose now and after that the feminine pose. Is that okay." Michael instructed.

" Okay." And I lay down.

" Umm... just lift up your chin a little.... Yeah... perfect." He then clicked it.

After some more poses Andrew the main photography announced that the shoot was over and the relief and happiness that I felt, can't be expressed through words.

As I was preparing to leave, Andrew stopped me.

" Hey, wanna grab a coffee before heading home?" He asked with a hopeful eye.

" Yeah sure." I said. " But let me meet them first." I motioned towards the crowd who were waiting there since ages for me.

" Yeah, yeah sure." He said smiling and went towards his vanity van.

I smiled at him. Andrew Haggard instantly became my friend when we first met at my first shoot. Although after some time he started throwing hints that he is into me but I keep ignoring them and treat him only as a friend. He too didn't mind that but still keeps his hopes high. He is a good guy and fun to be with. Glancing at his retreating figure one more time, I headed towards the crowd.

" Maya I am a big fan of yours. Even my daughter here.." The woman raised her baby up a little for me to see. " loves you."

" Aww...how cute she is. What's her name?" I asked touching those fluffy cheeks gently.

" Cambre." The mother said. " Can you sign her toy so that I could show her once she is big enough." She extended the toy towards me.  I gladly took it and signed on it after writing love you Cambre on it. The baby gave me a mesmerizing smile in return.

I then went on giving my autographs to the others waiting there. Praises, blessings and some love requests kept coming my way.

Suddenly someone grabbed my hand. My guard immediately took charge and yanked the hand away. I looked at him disapprovingly.

" That's not the way of treating someone, Stupe." I shook my head. Here comes my apology again because of this man. But don't go by his name. As much as his name sounds like the short form of stupid but he is anything but that. He is clever and Jackie Chan fast.

" Sorry sir. He is just doing his duty. I...." I stopped whatever I was going to say next when I saw a very handsome man staring rather creepily at me with a disturbing smile that looked like an inch more and it will split the man's face into half.

"Remember me?" He asked after a short second.  I frowned at this.

What? What does he mean by 'remember me?' Does he mean like ' remember be, I am Denice the menace' or 'remember me, I am Spider-Man or Thor or Thanos ' or 'remember me I am Strawberry Shortcake'..oops sorry not Strawberry Shortcake definitely! Strawberry shortcake is too cute and this man is too manly to be her! Who is he? And why should I remember him?

" Sorry sir, do I know you?" He is maybe someone important but then what is he doing amidst the crowd? He smiled at me more. Don't tell me he going to say that I am your murderer! It happens exactly that way in horror flims. And then the stabbing and the screamings takes place. Glad that I have Stupe with me. But as he made no move next and kept throwing me that creepy smile, Stupe ushered me away. He might have sensed the danger there. See! Didn't I told you that he is clever?

In my way out, I met Andrew again.

" Ready for some fun?" He asked excitedly and I nodded. I slid into his car and motioned Stupe to follow us with my car. He did as instructed.

During my ride to Starbucks, I couldn't for some reason was able to forget that strange man and his creepy stare. Maybe he was too scary for me to forget. I tried to reason. Yeah that's the case.

" Hey, you look tensed. Is everything okay?" Andrew asked glancing at me.

" Yeah, I am. Just some heat effects."

" Yeah I know. I am that hot." He winked at me and continued driving.

I laughed. " I was indicating about the scorching heat outside."

" You are really immune to my charms aren't you?" He asked smiling.

" Yeah because I have a shield."

" Yeah...the great Stupe!" And we both started laughing at that.

After some time we reached Starbucks.

" You go, seat. I will come back with our order."

" Vanilla caffe latte for me." I reminded him.

" Okay as you wish your highness." He bowed and I laugh again.

As I was waiting for Andrew and my coffee, I again spotted that man. He was seating two tables across us and was giving me that creepy stare again.

In the last two years of my career, I have had dozens of such crazy fan encounters. People might think that I enjoy it but in reality it creeps me out to the gut. Like this one time when I started getting phone calls from some weird guy. He kept telling that he would commit suicide if I don't accept his proposal. First I thought that I could handle him. But later when things got worse my parents had to take the charge.

I ignored the man and focused my gaze at Andrew. Why is he taking this long?

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Hey guys I just wanted to inform you all that after this chapter, I would go on a pause till 23rd. After that maybe I will update daily. So yay... good news after a tiny miny bad news.

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