•°•°•Naomi's POV•°•°•

"Naomi," a soft voice whispered to me. I rose from the bed and glanced at Jenna who was lying beside me. "What's the matter? Why aren't you asleep?" she asked me.

I sighed. I couldn't sleep. I've been rolling on the bed for hours. I had two reasons for that; the first one was that I hate Kate and I wanted to slap her or at least cause her some physical pain. The second reason was the fact that I'm sad that Freddy doesn't remember me and I'm trying to think of a way to start a good relationship with him.

"You can talk to me!" Jenna said and sat, resting her back at the headboard.

"I'm fine. Please, go back to sleep. Don't worry!"

"You aren't fine. Stop lying. Tell me. Is it the manuscript of the movie that's bothering you? You don't like the character you're acting or is it the scene?"

"No! It's not that!"

"Share it with me. I am a good listener. I also want to be your friend if you let me"

I looked at her. The moon was the only source of light in the room. Other bulbs were switched off. Though it was kind of dark, I could see Jenna's eyes and they shone with concern.

I sighed, picked my pillow and pressed it on my face.

"Is it family issues?" Jenna asked.

"No!"

"Dating? Love issues?"

I paused, dropped the pillow on my thigh and then, my eyes darted to her. "Well...I want to slap a girl that infuriated me. I just don't know if it's a good idea to just do it"

"Oh! Is that the problem?"

"One of it!"

"You want to take revenge, huh?"

"Kinda!"

"Well...Slap her nau! What are you waiting for? If I were you, she would have received her slap a long time ago. I won't even hesitate!"

"She is an actress. She can frame me and make me lose my job"

"Oh! Good point!" She replied and rubbed her chin. "We need a better plan. But first, who is she?"

Should I tell her?

I narrowed my eyes at Jenna and regarded her. The moon illuminated her face, casting a dark blue light. She looked normal and calm but I didn't know if she can be trusted.

"Just tell me," she beckoned.

"Katherine James!" I replied.

Her eyes widened. "Mtchew! You mean that yeye woman!"

"Um...Yes!"

"Mtchewww! She made me angry today. She was just lucky I wasn't in a bad mood, I for just land her better slap".

I chuckled. "Really!"

"Yes na! She thinks she is a queen. She was bossing me around"

"So what should we do? I want to slap her!"

"Don't slap her."

"Why?" I quizzed, my voice increasing in volume. I cocked a brow. "I thought you said..."

She cut me short. "Shush!" She pointed at Chioma. "We don't want to wake her up. She gets really angry whenever she is interrupted during her sleep"

"Oh...but you said..."

She cut in again with a wave of her hand. "It looks like Kate made you really angry. What did she do?"

"I don't want to talk about it"

"Okay! I have a plan. You won't slap her but you will make her pay. Do you want to hear the plan?"

"Yes! Please, tell me!"

"We beat her up with a stick and run away. We will ensure there is no clue left behind. Just in case, the police gets involved".

"What?"

"You said you want revenge didn't you?"

"What if she sees our face?"

"That's why we will beat her up in a dark room."

"Ah....I don't like the sound of this"

"See....We will beat her but we won't allow her to get seriously injured. We just want to let out some steam. Wait! I mean to say you just want to let out some steam. It's you that's angry with Kate. For me, I will beat her small. You can beat her the way you want".

"I don't feel okay with this idea!"

"Alright! Tell me the truth. What did Kate do to you?"

"She pushed my boyfriend down the stairs and he got admitted to an hospital....Oh yeah....he left the country and totally forgot about me now"

"Sheesh! This is a serious one oo. If it was me, Kate would have been dead by now"

I chuckled. "I just met her recently. That's why she is till alive. And she's lucky that I don't want to commit murder".

"So she ruined your relationship with your boyfriend?"

"Yes! And now she is dating him"

"What? Such a bitch! Why haven't you killed her?"

"This whole thing happened years ago...Actually eight years ago, but now she's dating him"

"Let me guess...The guy is Freddy, right?"

"Yes!"

"Then we are going with my plan. A wicked person doesn't deserve mercy. Tomorrow, we will beat Kate up till she cries blood. Then later, we steal your boyfriend back. That's our new mission and you have my full support"

"Steal my boyfriend back?"

"Duh! You can't let her win!"

"I wouldn't let her win"

"Good!"

I nodded and smiled. "Talking to you was a good decision".

"I'm awesome, right?"

I chuckled, "You're alright!"

"Time to sleep. Tomorrow, we'll make detail plans about our action to inflict pain on Kate".

"Okay! Good night"

The next day, Jenna and I had done our detail plan and it was time to actuailze it. It's go time.

I'm not the kind of person that supports revenge. The fact is that two wrongs doesn't make a right but today, I'm gonna forget that and just hit Kate. She has caused me a LOT of pain.

I stood at the spot assigned to me by Jenna. That was in the midst of some of my cast mates. We were talking about an actress that was our role model. As we chatted and laughed, my phone buzzed. It was a message from Jenna that said that she had told someone to call Kate to the empty room. She wrote that she told the person that the director wanted to speak to Kate.

I nodded, knowing that the time to hit Kate was near. My phone buzzed again and the message read She has entered the room. Come and beat some sense into her.

I smirked. I told the people that I was talking to that I had a video of our favorite actress. It was the latest image and video of her so they all told me they wanted to see it. I lied that my phone that contained the image was upstairs in my room. However, it was in my pocket. They told me to go get it. I smiled and ran into the hotel building. I went into the empty hotel room Jenna had locked Kate in. I found the hidden stick there and began to beat Kate. She screamed and cried.

The worst part about this is that I wasn't even hitting her hard.

When I thought about all that happened eight years ago, I hit her some more. I thought of how she had hurt Freddy. The pain he had to go through in the hospital and all the surgeries he had to do. I recalled the days I cried thinking Freddy might be dead.

What kind of heartless person is Kate? Even though she knew she was the reason being Freddy losing his memories, she still had the guts to date him.

"Help me! Stop! Who is there? Stop hitting me. Ouch! Stop!" she exclaimed. She was wiggling on the floor while I kept hitting her. "Ouch! My nail! My nail. Stop! Don't kill me oo. Stop! Help me! Somebody help!"

Her scream became so loud that my heartbeat raced and fear gripped me. I stopped quickly and ran out of the room. I tossed the stick away and went to meet the people I was talking to. No one saw me and my identity as the person who beat Kate was hidden perfectly with no clue left behind.

In fact, later...I will throw away the stick. I don't need any single clue to be left behind.

I showed my cast mates the videos and we all decided to go to a restaurant to eat lunch. I left without waiting to see Kate dramatically cry for help. When I returned to the hotel later that afternoon, the rumor that Kate was beaten by a stranger had spread. It even reached the internet. The police had come to investigate but Mr Solomon had insisted they leave. He didn't want any complications or disturbance in his filming and the production of the movie.

Victory dance! Though I'm not satisfied but that's okay. One day, I shall slap Kate up to ten times. I will make sure my job won't be at risk then.

I knew if I had just slap Kate plainly, she would have lied about it all and I would have been painted as a bad person in the eyes of the public.

Jenna and I joined her friend, Erica to learn our lines. Erica was from a wealthy family so she could afford the five-star hotel. We took a taxi to Erica's hotel. According to Jenna, all the rich actors and actresses acting with us, stayed there. I gazed at the amazing huge building in front of me.

I wish I had enough money to lodge her. I'll be happy. Anyways, the hotel I'm staying is not that bad...sha.

We walked through the driveway and arrived at the entrance of the hotel. The hotel seemed busy as guests trooped in and out the building. The receptionist forced a tight smile to the classy guests that stood in front of her. I glanced at the lounge beside the receptionist's desk. The area also had crowd. Erica took us to her room. I had to admit to myself that the interior design was exquisite. The bathroom was spacious and fancy. Everywhere in her room was worthy all the amount of money she paid.

"Okay guys!" Erica plopped down on the cream couch in her room. She wiggled her manuscript in the air. "Let's begin!"

Erica, Jenna and I began to practice our lines. We both gave advice to ourselves regarding our acting skill and we did our best to store all our lines in our heads.

We rounded off around 8pm in the night. Erica and Jenna went to the restaurant in the hotel to eat. I knew I won't be able to afford their food so I decided to stick around. I did a little tour around the building. When I got to the third floor. I heard a melodious voice ring in the air. I followed the sound and it led me to a balcony.

My jaw went slack when I saw Freddy with a guitar on his thigh. It felt like I was dreaming so I rubbed my eyes and pinched my arm. I wasn't dreaming. It was him and his voice was amazing.

"Where are you babe? Where are you? I've I've I've been searching for you oh. Woah! For you! For you! I've been searching for you," he sang.

My heart stopped and the sound of the guitar and his voice echoed in my head. I felt like singing, "I'm here, darling! Oh, I'm here. Look no more!"

Sha....I didn't. Rather I stood stuck to the floor, unable to move. He paused and cleared his throat. He sang some notes in different keys and skillfully ran his fingers on the guitar strings. He hummed for a while and then voiced, "Okay...Let me try this again".

He sang and paused. He wrote down some words and hummed. He glanced at his guitar, then at the sky.

"The night looks..." he sang and sighed. "Why don't I have any inspiration? I need to write a song!"

OH. MY. GOSH! He wants to write a song. Since when did the Freddy I know become a singer or a guitarist? I've really missed a lot in his life.

He hummed again and this time with a high male tenor voice sang, "Who can ever match a guy like me? I'm super cool and awesome. Freddy is awesome. Oh yeah! Woah! Woo ooo! Yeah! Cos he's awesome. Men, I'm super silly. Singing about myself. Fuck, this is madness".

I couldn't help it. I burst into laughter.

Geez. I just blew my cover. He's going to see me now.

"Who's there?" Freddy growled. He looked frightened as he laid his guitar down and rose to his feet. I was hidden behind the door and since it was dark, it would be hard to spot me.

Firstly, I'm surprised Freddy sang about himself and more surprised that the song made so much sense. You had to hear it. It was melodious and the beat was on point.

"Who's there?" he yelled, angrier than before.

I sucked in a deep breathe, lifted my chin up and walked out of the dark. His eyes widened when he saw me. I marched forward but unfortunately, fell down.

Super embarrassing!

My knees hit the floor first before my forehead and then, my whole body. I lay flat on the ground, groaned and lifted myself till I was sitting.

Freddy chuckled and I sent an icy glare at him. "Don't laugh. It's not funny!"

"Sorry, sweetheart but it is. I'm just surprised that you are falling for me. Am I that breathtaking?"

Aargh! Is it just me or have Freddy gotten so cocky lately.

I rolled my eyes. "Stop deceiving yourself!"

I glanced at my knees and rubbed them. "I feel like I've broken my knees!"

"Nah! I don't think so," he replied. I arched a brow. "I know what I am saying. Let me help you up". He stretched his hand to me and I just stared.

Yeah! I just stared like a dummy. Don't blame me. I'm just new to all this. Not seeing Freddy for a long time and now his hand is stretched to me. Like as if he is saying 'Come to me, Cupcake!'. Okay! Maybe I should stop overthinking things.

I placed my hand on his and I totally didn't miss the sparks that ensued. He pulled me up and led me to the bench he was previously sitting on. I sat down and he crouched in front of me. He lifted my leg a little and touched my knees.

"Like I said, It's not broken!" he voiced and stood to his full height.

So tall! And handsome. Me likey!

"Are you a doctor?" I teased. "How are you sure?"

"I've hurt my knees a lot but I know you would be crying by now if it was broken"

My mouth curved into a smile. "True!"

"So..." he folded his arms across his chest and wiggled his brows. "Why are you falling for me, Missy!"

I folded my arms across my chest. "Did I say I was falling for you, Mister?"

He chuckled. "Then why did you fall?"

"I missed my steps"

"While thinking of what?"

"Your voice, stupid! You sang well!"

"Oh! So you are falling for my voice? Interesting!" he teased and pretended to twist an imaginary long mustache.

I just smiled. You want to know why? Cos I'm glad to have this guy in my life. Thank God! Now, I just need to make him my friend. Then, watch to see if he would want to be more than friends with me. I hope this mission will be easy.

          
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