Chapter 11: The Play

" I'm closer more than you think, my love. "

Layla said as Benjamin grabs her hand that touches him slowly.

" I'm afraid to open my eyes not to see you here with me, why did you do this to me? Why did you leave without a trace? "

Benjamin opened his eyes as he dragged Layla's arms to sit closer to him.

And when I say closer, I mean very close.

her knees started to hurt.

But she tried to focus on Benjamin who looked so much into his character, Henry.

" Your life was in danger, you don't know which world I'm from, which man I'm seeing, I'm cornered. "

Layla confessed her feeling the air around her is suffocating her.

" Let me help you Rosé! Let me be the one, please, trust me? Open up to me! I will free you from this madman! "

Rosé next sentence is supposed to be I trust you then they make out and they sing together.

But for some reason, Layla wanted to say something else.

To get it out of her chest, even if this means.

Losing her role.

Losing her life to the system, to Benjamin.

Layla sighed as Benjamin looks confused and scared, she stood up slowly, not looking at him.

" I can't trust anyone but myself, I sleep while holding my loaded gun, Seeing you again would have been another disaster. "

Layla thought of Mr. Devil that she left him hanging that day.

She expected Benjamin to end the play already as she started to hear the gossip that ruined the act.

" I was wrong to let you in my heart in the first place, to let you touch me, see my vulnerable side, who do you think you are? Why did you let me taste the beautiful life for once? Peaceful life isn't for me. "

Layla got angry all of a sudden,

Suddenly Benjamin took her out of her thinking as he hugged her again, she couldn't stop the tears, they were confused if this was in the script or not.

The end of Layla or not.

But Layla never thought Benjamin would play along with her.

" Yes, I guess you're right Rosé, I shouldn't let you near me, you're indeed a disaster, A LIAR, that's what you are. "

Benjamin said with hatred, his voice muffled as he clenched Layla's cloth, she can see his anger.

Layla said what she wanted to say and ruined the play, but what is he doing?

Ruining his own play?

" I shouldn't have touched you! I shouldn't have believed you, you're a human, I'm a vampire, we're from different worlds. "

He yelled as if he is losing his mind before he placed his teeth on Layla's neck.

" Aah "

He wasn't sucking on Layla's blood, of course, he is just pretending.

Layla wonders how he changed the whole play in his mind like that!

Layla played along as if she was pushing him away, clenching on his cloth, she can feel his wet teeth on her neck but for some reason.

She wasn't disgusted by that.

It's just an act.

When his grip becomes stronger she took some steps back pushing him, pretending to be dazed,  feeling the spotlight following me as Benjamin is still panting in the dark.

She looked around her.

" Henry? You're, a vampire! "

" You lied to me as well. "

She decided not to look at him anymore since the script changed because of her to that rosé gets bitten by Henry.

And Layla started to sing with sad emotions to fit the role.

Sitting on her knees.

Henry did not sing with Rosé this time.

Wonderful.

After that,  heard clapping and the stage shone with lights that blinded me.

[ What an ACTRESS ]

" Do you plan to eat her? "

[ I might think of some mission for both of you in the future to keep me busy, I will keep her for the time being. ]

Benjamin helped Layla stand while they were both are smiling, and people are clapping for them.

" What the heck was that? "

Benjamin whispered in Layla's ear while smiling, and waving.

" Oh, I expected to hear thanks for saving the play from the horrible writing, and c'mon! A vampire? What are you? A teen or something. "

Layla joked before almost jumping from him pinching her arm.

" You're the writer then? I didn't expect you to be a romance fantasy writer, I liked it, but you really thought I'll let you kiss me that easily after forcing me to drink the damn coffee. "

Layla stared at him and he grinned.

" It's just a kiss. "

" Okay mister kisser, sorry to disappoint you, but I hate kissing, write more thriller action from now on. "

Layla said it as a joke, but it's real, if Salas saw her making out with an actor, it would be the end of Benjamin's whole career.

" You said something interesting earlier, about, you sleeping with a gun, you trusting no one... "

" Oh, here you are. "

Layla found her small mirror beside the bin, she looked at Benjamin Who is mad for leaving him while he is talking.

" Did you say something? "

She acted dumb when she hears his chuckle, he is chill for an actor.

" Which film did you stare into? "

Layla asked out of the blue as she expected him to act like a famous man.

But he answered humbly.

" The garner, Vehicle, and Andrew, why? "

" Hmm not so many moves "

Then why he gets so much interest here?

She asked herself

" Anyway, I had to run "

" Wait! "

" Byeee "

Before she run he grabbed her cross bag as she almost fall he held her from behind.

" I'll send you the new script after the editing I'll have to do because of you, you have to be here at 2 PM for two months no exceptions. "

He let go of her arm before going somewhere, leaving her dumbfounded.

Does he mean she has to act again?

Does he like her performance?

" Where is the director by the way? "

She murmured as the judges approached her.

" Since we saw you, we thought that the CEO will like your performance. "

" CEO Benjamin was screaming all week, thank you for showing up.  "

Layla gulped hard staring at Benjamin who is talking with someone.

He is the director.

Layla stared at him.

Well, it's nothing serious, even if

he owns the company, but he is still a bastard who drinks his coffee black.

………

To be continued