Blessed and tricked

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Avy's POV

I was very happy tonight to be able to get the award and yes! It is my third award in the same category. I felt very fortunate and blessed to be honoured with this moment.

The afterparty made me interact with some new people with whom I never thought would ever talk to me before. My seniors in the industry, the people who I used to look up to as I grew up on TV, I can see them live now and even talk to them.

They say nothing feels amazing than the fruits of your own sweat, and I was experiencing it right now. My hard work for the past six years have paid off, within those handy years I was introduced to the world and the people accepted my arrival.

Making me an A-lister in such a short time when there were some other actresses who were in showbiz for 20 good years but still couldn't achieve it.

It's not that I was looking down on anybody but I was acknowledging and complementing myself, in this world nobody can be genuinely happy for your success like yourself.

Several directors and my colleagues praised and congratulated me for the new achievement tonight. It went way too much that I could tell some were not even genuine with their words and are just doing it for connections. That's right, in this industry you won't survive without connections or you must be very lucky.

I've my own connections which I have acquired by my own different means, and now that I'm heading to the top some people are trying to get connections with me.

I was bored of it and told Willow that I'm stepping out for some fresh air.

I stood by the balcony, this night would've been even better if my parents were here.

While I was there I was surprised by that mysterious person, he was talking to director Shaolin who I would be working with soon but his eyes were definitely in my direction. Although I couldn't tell who he was, I couldn't be wrong with that either.

Just by looking at him, I felt that creepy atmosphere surrounding me. I wasn't even drunk yet so why was I making up things in my head already?.

I was even shocked to not to see him anymore in a split second of looking down. Wow! He was there just now! Who was he or was I just imagining things?.

"Avy, no negativity tonight, only positivity, only positivity, yes" I chanted those words repeatedly and turned back to the outside view. The reporters were still out there waiting for us to go out and mob us with their nonsensical questions. What? I had a man? I scoffed, recalling that one question thrown to me back there.

One thing that I taught myself was to never fall in love yet, that would either ruin or build my career but the risk of being ruined was big when you are a celebrity. And I wasn't ready to take that risk yet, so I only focused on my career. I once had a boyfriend back at high-school and he was more than enough to teach me how bitchy love could get.

"What is a beautiful lady like yourself, doing out here all alone?" A deep voice came, making my head whip around to see who it was. Oh la la! Such a good looking man. I said in my mind and turned back.

"Watching stars?" I said or more like a question.

"Mmmm, not bad but I think you don't need to look for it out here, because I'm standing with one" he said making her lips curled up.

"Such a good pick up line" I murmured, holding onto the metal railings of the balcony which were decorated with flowers. I heard him chuckle at my comment and soon he was standing beside me, keeping a respectful distance between us.

"My feelings are hurt because I was genuine" he said and handed me a glass of wine, I didn't even see that he had come with glasses of wine before.

"Please" he said when he noticed that I wasn't responding to his action. "And how gentleman of you, coming all the way here to offer me a drink?" I said rubbing my chin. Actually I wasn't sure if I could trust him with the drink even though he looked like a harmless blonde guy.

He smiled, raising the glass and poured the drink in his mouth without attaching his lips with the glass. He understood the assignment, I said internally, satisfied to see him proving to me that the drink was harmless.

"Am I a gentleman enough now?" He extended the glass to me again. I nodded and accepted it. "Thank you" I said, taking a mouthful of the wine. To be honest I was very thirsty and Willow was nowhere to be seen.

We talked for a while with John Lewis, he introduced himself as a manager from the same company that I was signed to, and that he was looking after a boy group.

It was weird, I've never heard of such a name before. But I didn't dwell much into that because his vibes made me comfortable to talk with him.

The Black Rose entertainment company, yes as weird as the name of the company was, that's exactly where I was signed to. Our company had a big number of idols and celebrities and I absolutely can't know all of them and their managers.

Couple of minutes later, I started to feel strange within myself. My head was getting dizzy and my eyes were becoming heavy as if I was carrying the exhaustion of the whole world. What is happening to me? I said internally as I looked at John, I saw him smiling devilishly at me and that's when I realised that I was tricked by him.

He mixed something in the wine! "Will… will…ow" I could hardly talk when he suddenly blew some powder on my eyes. I flinched feeling it stinging my eyes, the glass slipped from my hands hitting the floor. Clang!

My hands rubbed my eyes but it was getting worse by the minute, "He… lp me…plea..se" my voice couldn't even reach past us let alone crossing the glass windows and to the people inside. John leaned to me and whispered to my ear.

"Avy, you will silently follow me without a word, you won't talk to anybody else but me, you won't see anybody either" his words were like cold water sipping through my veins. I found myself nodding obediently, as if I was under a strong spell.

Then he linked his hand to mine and we slowly made our way out of the party hall. Like he said, I couldn't see anybody let alone talking to one, what kind of magic was this?

My mind was getting foggy, oh how I wished Willow would see and pull me out of this spell. I didn't know what this man was going to do to me, but I could tell it wouldn't be anything good. No good would come out of a man who hypnotised me and was now taking me to only God knows where?.

But no Willow, milow came to my saviour and John has successfully managed to get me out of the party hall. I saw him talking to a woman but due to the drug or whatever that he gave me, I couldn't tell who she was, everything was blurry.

The woman handed him something and he carried me over his shoulder, walking away with me. "Bye Avy" said the woman, I could see her waving at me before John took a turn.

He entered a room and dropped me on the bed, everything was too much for me to handle. He left me and then came back a short while later, his hands circling my skin.

My body stiffened "D..on't…touch..me" I said incoherently, pushing his hands off me. My eyes watered as I cried for being so helpless at the moment, I couldn't even save myself.

John laughed, throwing his head back. "Poor you, I can't help but touch all over you tonight, what a treat!" His annoying laughter and words were getting to me so hard.

Was he going to rape me? Who sent him? A lot of questions were flooding my already dying mind.

"You celebrities are so stupid sometimes, how could you trust someone so easily like that? I must say you looked very tough when I approached you, but who would've thought you were easy to please?" I heard him saying with a laughter, his hands never left my body, disgusting me with his touch.

He then without a warning pulled down the two straps from each of shoulders, pulling them slowly and exposed my chest. "No! Don't….do.. th..is …to me" I tried to fight back but my body was weak or he was way too stronger than I am because I couldn't even move his hand away.

"Stay still now Goddess, this would end much faster than you can imagine" he said and continued undressing me. I cried silently praying to God to save me from this man's intentions tonight. Whoever sent him must be hating me so much, I couldn't stop wondering who it was.

He successfully took off my clothes, the cold embraced my body and I instinctively covered my body with my hands, curling up my body so he wouldn't see me naked.

I was only with my bra and panties, I have never stayed like this before any man before, except for some gay designers from the past when I was debuting. I felt horrible.

I heard him chuckle, "Now…now, there's no need to feel shy, Avy, you have a very sexy body, so perfect," he said. A minute later I heard the camera clicking and flashing light on me. Was he taking nudes of me? Oh god no!!! I gripped onto my body.

If those pictures get out then I'm finished, the reporters who were showering me with love tonight would be the one to drag me down after seeing them. That's how scary the entertainment industry could be and worse.

But John didn't end there, he took off the remaining pieces on me as well and i was left stark naked. I couldn't even say a word anymore and the only reaction my body could give at the moment was the endless tears. I gave up because my body had given up on me a long time ago, I felt like I was paralysed.

He took more pictures of me, removing my hands at times for better shots. That went on for some time, the world around me became black, my eyes were losing its light slowly until I lost consciousness and completely blacked out from planet earth, letting whatever happen.