Chapter 4 : Escape

After hanging up the call Zara went to her room, took her cute small handbag and put on her favourite white beanie fur knitted cap as it’s cold outside. She put on her shoes and walked to the restaurant. When she saw Seth at the counter who she met after six months she squealed jumping happily.

Seth and Selina are best friends they both came to this country three years ago. They worked in this restaurant as part timers. After graduation they both got jobs in the same company but Seth moved to another city as his company assigned transferred him to another branch.

He also helped her to buy her necessities and medicines when she is in need. She missed him so much and is shocked to see him work in this restaurant.

“What are you doing here Seth?” Zara asked Seth smiling widely.

“I thought to surprise you in the weekend but you got me”

Seth held her fur ball on the top of her beanie and pinched her nose lovingly.

“Why are you here?”

He got a well paid job and why is he working in this restaurant?

“I am back Zara, From next week I am working with Selina in the same branch” said Seth with so much happiness.

“What??? Really!! She didn’t tell me”

Zara was surprised to know Seth moving in but pouted as they hid such a great news from her.

Seth laughed and scratched her cute scrunched nose

“Even she didn’t know. I just came yesterday. I missed this place so I offered to work for one night”

Zara squealed again holding his hand across the counter and jumped in the air like a kid got her candy.

“I am so happy. I took a day off tomorrow come to our place I will cook your favourite meals”

“That’s cool Zara, Order please ma’am”

Seth came back to his duty and asked her professionally .Zara ordered few dishes and waited as went to pack her food. Zara stood looking around putting her hands in her pyjama pockets.

She hummed LTW song and turned around to see a figure sitting at the corner covering his face with the mask and hoodie. He looked familiar, Who is he?

Zara observed him for few seconds and gasped when she recognized him because she remembered his t shirt. He posted a picture in that t shirt on social media.

Many people bought similar t shirts after seeing his post but she recognized him easily because he got his mother’s embroidery on his left sleeve. Many tried to copy that hand work but Sebastian’s mother used an unique pattern which is a bit difficult to do, so fans started printing the hand work.

She doubted her prediction but soon confirmed as she recognized one of his bodyguards who are dining a bit father from him. She just stood their stunned without blinking.

Did..Did she really see her idol? Oh my god!!!! She put her hands around her mouth to stop her from screaming. She felt butterflies in her belly and she took few deep breaths to control her excitement.

She pinched herself to make sure she is not dreaming.

“Ouch”

This was not a dream. Zara rubbed her hand as she pinched herself hard. She is really not dreaming, he..he is here but why does he look sad? She saw him lowering his head sadly lost in his own world.

She didn’t like his dullness in his eyes, she always wants to see his bright eyes and smile the most. She didn’t know what got into her she walked towards him slowly pretending to not notice him and sat behind him nervously.

She still can’t believe Bash being here and she’s so close to him.

God must’ve shown mercy on her, he sent him to her as she missed his concert. She didn’t know how to start a conversation with him.

She is afraid that his bodyguards will take him away if she made a move. She knows he will respond to her because he never ignores his fans and she is just not a normal fan but his devotee.

She fiddled with her fingers thinking about how to talk to him when she got an idea. She immediately opened her bag to see post it notes, she thanked herself for always carrying them with her.

Whenever she wants to go out and spend sometime alone she wrote a note for Selina so that she will not worry about her.

She immediately wrote ‘In a bad mood? Bash’ and drew a sad emoji at the end.

She put it in the partition space and tapped it hoping he would notice her. She prayed the god closing her eyes when she heard tapping sound just like she made.

She turned around and saw the note, she opened it to see ‘Yes’

She can’t believe he replied to her note and she wiped the sweat forming on her forehead. God please help her to sit still. She badly wanted to scream out loud and hug him close to her.

She can’t wait to introduce herself to him. One of her dreams was to meet her idol. She watched him on television for years and now he’s right behind her.

Sebastian never thought that someone would recognize him and she even found that he was in bad mood.

He turned around to see the girl closing her eyes and trembling a bit. He found her silly actions cute. She eyed his bodyguards cautiously and he smiled at her actions.

He wants to know what she would do so he took pen from Lucien who is curiously observing his actions and wrote ‘Yes’.

They started exchanging notes silently ‘Let’s get out from here’ Sebastian widened his eyes seeing her words.

Did she mean escape? Is she capable enough to take him out with six bodyguards surrounding him? Her courageous words peaked his interest so he replied ‘Yes’.

Zara clapped her hands in excitement but soon opened her phone pretending texting someone.

Lucien saw their exchanges and raised his eyebrows when he saw her note. He also wants to know to what extents she would go to take him away.

After planning their escape Zara wrote another note ‘Go to the restroom’. Meanwhile she texted Seth something.

Sebastian really admired her over confidence but still stood up and his bodyguards stood up as well. He wouldn’t loss anything if he went to restroom right.

“Stay here I am going to washroom”

“We will follow you Sir” said one of the bodyguards.

“I said I will go alone”

Sebastian was so annoyed and scolded gritting his teeth. Zara sat their mesmerized by his voice. It’s really him. She felt her throat dry hearing his sexy voice. His voice alone made her heart fluttered what if she saw his face closely? What if she talk to him for sometime?

“Sorry Sir, we can’t allow that”

Sebastian took a deep breath and smiled not wanting to alert them.

“Any two can come along Lucien” with that he walked towards the restroom.