4
The people who were about to beat me up
freaked out when they saw me lying on the
ground bleeding.
They were just there to get paid, and they
only went after me ‘cause Chad was a big
star.
Now that something actually happened, they
all backed away and tried to act like they had
nothing to do with Chad.
The blood seemed to bring out Chad’s animal
side, and he was about to start hitting me
again.
Just then, a woman’s voice came from behind
the stage.
“Stop it!” she yelled.
Chad’s eyes went back to normal, and he
looked stunned when he saw who it was.
“Willow Hayes? You’re the special guest the
director mentioned?”
Everyone in the room was excited.
“The director went all out, even getting an
Oscar winner!”
“She’s the biggest star in Hollywood right
now! Winning awards for acting, singing,
everything!”
“I wish I could be in Willow’s management
company!”
The actress made everyone nervous.
Willow just finished filming for the day and
wanted to check things out. But when she got
to the studio, it was chaos.
“Chad? What happened?”
Willow glared at everyone, and the people
who felt guilty started shaking.
She’s one of the top talents and has a lot of
power, and a ton of resources.
If anyone could get in with her, they’d be set
for life.
“Sorry, Willow, we were just doing the game
the director told us to do,” Chad lied. “But
someone wasn’t following the rules and tried
to harass my wife, so I lost it.”
Chad was putting all the blame on me.
Willow looked at the necklace on the ground,
didn’t see me, and frowned.
“Willow, my head hurts. Can you help me up?”
I heard my wife say, sounding dazed.
Chad swore when he heard my voice. “Who
the hell are you to call Willow by her name?”
Willow ran over to me, looking worried.
“Honey, what happened?”
