Chapter 57

57 Caught

“Right now?” I asked.

“Yes. Unfortunately, being a celebrity doesn’t have fixed working hours...” Mark replied with sad smile.

“Ok. Sure...” I murmured.

“You don’t have to do anything much. Just watch him and keep him company. Make sure he doesn’t slack off! See you!” Mark said as he waved goodbye.

After parting ways with Mark, I headed to the studio where EROS was. EROS was wrapped up in thought with a pen and a notebook in his hand when I entered the room. He didn’t even look up and I was certain that he wasn’t even aware that I had walked into the room. I decided to remain silent and give him space so that he could focus on the lyrics that he was writing.

I wondered what kind of love song EROS would come up with for his fans. Time ticked by as I sat there silently while EROS frowned at the papers in front of him. An hour passed by and then two. EROS was still busy working so I guess it should be fine if I leave for a bit. The truth was, I needed to pee. Quietly, I got out of my seat and left the studio.

Private time in the toilet after a tiring day is the best. I peed and washed my hands before checking out my reflection in the mirror. My hair was slightly messy and my make up wasn’t in its best condition anymore but that is to be expected. There wasn’t anyone I needed to impress at this time tonight so it should be fine. I headed out of the female toilet, and I caught someone’s movement in the corner of my eye.

It could have been another staff member walking in the hallway who had just turned a corner, but my sense told me that that wasn’t the case. I quickly took off after that person as my mind recalled having seen someone dressed like that before. I prayed that I would be wrong, but I knew that I was most certainly right.

“EROS?” I called out to him questioningly as I caught up to the man.

.....

Now that I was up close, my suspicions were confirmed. I’ve seen this disguise before when I first ran into him and if he’s in a disguise then that can only mean one thing: He’s sneaking out!

“Don’t ignore me. Where are you going?” I asked as I grabbed his arm firmly with my hands.

“You did not see me here,” EROS replied emotionlessly.

“But I did see you. Go back to the studio,” I demanded.

At that moment, while I was pulling on his arm, we both heard the sound of people chatting coming our way. It must be the staffs who were still working here. EROS clicked his tongue in annoyance.

“Arghh...you’re so annoying,” EROS hissed near my ear.

“EROS...mhmmm!” I called out his name before his hand covered my mouth.

My eyes widened in shock as he wrapped his other arm around my waist and began pulling me after him through a door. The room was almost completely dark once the door closed. I could feel EROS’s body pressed against my back and his warm breath close to my ear. His hand still covered my mouth, and I couldn’t make a sound. The chatting voices from earlier got louder as the staffs came closer to where we were until finally their voices disappeared, signaling that they had past this room. I felt EROS relaxing close to me when the staffs have left.

I pulled his hand away from my mouth and turned to face him. This was clearly a déjà vu of what happened when we first met.

“Where are you going?” I demanded to know.

“That’s got nothing to do with you,” he replied without a care.

“It has everything to do with me! It’s my job to keep an eye on you and make sure that you compose the new single,” I snapped.

“That’s not my problem,” he replied coldly.

“Where are you planning to go? You’re planning to escape and skip out on work, right?” I said accusingly.

It’s just like the manager told me. EROS...is such a troublemaker.

“You just go back to the room,” EROS said as he eased past me towards the door.

“You can’t go outside! The crowd from earlier is still camping out out there. Wait! EROS, where are you going?” I cried out as I grabbed his arm once more to stop him.

“You really wanna know?” he asked.

I was stunned at his words and then his hands were on my arm. Instead of me pulling him back, he was now pulling me along with him. What is going on here?

This clearly wasn’t EROS’s first time sneaking out of this building because he seemed to know his way around very well. We exited the building from the back exit, and no one noticed us. A few staff and guards walked by, but they didn’t recognize EROS through his disguise. EROS acted completely naturally and no one suspected a thing.

His hand around my wrist was tight and firm as he pulled me along with him.

“We should head back. Let me go!” I cried out in a hushed whisper.

“Can’t do that. If you go back, they’ll know that I’m missing...” EROS replied.

He’s right but that’s not the point!

I let him drag me along with him like some kind of hostage. I had no idea where he was taking me as we continued walking along the sidewalk. Surprisingly, he stopped in front of a subway station. We’re taking the subway?

“EROS...you’re taking the subway? You can’t do that,” I quickly protested.

“I do it all the time...” he replied casually.

“All the time?” I exclaimed in shock.

EROS ignored me completely.

“People will recognize you...” I hissed a warning.

“No, they won’t. If you stop freaking out, no one will notice,” EROS replied firmly.

EROS yanked me after him down the escalator as he ignored all my warnings. Soon, I was riding a very packed subway train with my body literally pressed up against EROS’s.

–To be continued...