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Chapter 47.

"You are trending online!" She screamed.

I was confused. Why would I, Avah, a completely normal person be trending online yet I was not a celebrity?

" What are you talking about? Have you been watching too many Kdramas again?" I shrugged.

" Avah, this is not something to laugh about!" She shrieked " you are always online, how come you are not active today?"

" I'm spending quality time with my boyfriend "

When he heard me mention his name, he came closer to me, taking my free hand and gently caressing it.

" I'm not joking, Avah ,you have a day or two tops before they find anything there is to find about you"

She was freaking out. My normally calm sister was freaking out. I must have been missing something important. Something must have happened.

" Let me go online and I'll call you right after"

" I'll send you a link for Twitter, Instagram and TikTok " she said quickly.

" Huh?"

I could hear the sound of tapping before I heard a notification from my phone.

" Hold you horses lady, you are about to enter a war zone" she warned.

What was happening while we were busy watching movies? Did the world come to end or something. The ding from a notification, made me click on the link sent by my sister.

Damn! Maybe the world should end right now. It was long overdue anyway. Since 2010 they spoke of the world coming to end. Right this minute I needed the trampet to sound or something to happen, anything.

Please.

The link directed us to Twitter where I was trending number 1 in the world with the hashtag, 'who is the mysterious woman?'

The picture that caused all this commotion had been reposted over a million times. I wanted to count but I couldn't. There were so many reposts. The picture in question was taken while we were on a walk yesterday. Judging from the angle the picture was taken from behind.

My face was mostly covered by Namjoon's face when he leaned in for a kiss. My body could be seen clearly but my face not so much. Thank the heavens they couldn't see my face.

" Namjoon?"

" Mmh"

"Come see this"

He leaned closer , my back plastered on his front, looking at the phone in my hand.

" Fuck!" He cursed

He grabbed my phone from my hand and started assessing the situation. While he scrolled down quickly, one of his hands was on my thigh, his finger drawing circles on my thigh. A habit that screamed he was worried about me. After some time, he returned the phone to me and grabbed his phone.

He made a phone call to someone I was assuming was his manager.

" Have you seen what is trending online?" He asked

I couldn't hear properly what the other person was saying but Namjoon frowned. His jaw locked as he listened to the other person. His telltale he was mad. What was the person saying?

" Why didn't you call me!" He growled.

Seeming as I didn't understand what they were saying, I checked TikTok. When I say armies are fast, I mean it. There were a million videos made of the same thing, people speculating my identity. Because of the angle and lack of proper lighting, one, the couldn't tell I was black and two, they couldn't see my face properly.

I was so happy that I could almost kiss the person who took the picture. Well, that is after I kick their ass for putting me in such a situation. As I watched people speculate in the comment sections, I could see people were divided. Some were happy Namjoon was dating, based on the kiss. While others were furious he was dating.

I liked how some creators made videos reminding people Namjoon was human and was bound to find someone eventually. They were furious because he wasn't dating them which was stupid. How could one man date one billion people.

I wanted to shout , Namjoon still loved them and they were still his priority but I couldn't. I really wish I could assure them of his love. However, I couldn't do anything that will get me caught. Right now they were only speculating which was a good thing. Namjoon finished talking on the phone and sighed.

" What is it?" I asked

" Are you okay?" He asked hugging me from behind.

" I'm fine" I chuckled

His warm breath was tickling my neck.

" I'm sorry this is happening. I was careless" he apologized

" Why are you apologizing? " I asked " the person who took this picture should be apologizing to us"

" Avah, I am a public figure. I should have known better"

He was blaming himself. He always blames himself instead of blaming the real culprit behind this. Why was he so noble? He should be angry at someone else and not at himself. If I catch the person who took this picture, they will be sorry.

I stood up , turned and sat on his lap. Sitting face to face, I gently arranged some strands of hair on his forehead. He must have ran his hand through his hair.

" You are a public figure but at the same time you are human" I began " you are RM a popstar but at the same time, you are my Namjoon"

" Yeah"

" You are four in one. With so many different responsibilities. Do not be hard on yourself because someone else decided to invade our privacy. That is their fault not yours"

" I get what you are trying to say, my love. However you have been introduced to the public without the necessary arrangements. As we speak people are trying everything they can to find out your identity. All I want to do is to keep you safe "

" I know of your desire to keep me safe . I will also be careful from now on. So don't worry too much "

We hugged , to offer each other the comfort we needed. We were both anxious because we have seen this happen before but with different celebrities. Some fans have gone as far as trying to harm the spouse. I was worried for his safety while he was worried for mine. We stayed in the safety of our small cocoon .

" What will the company say?" I asked

" What do you want them to say?" He asked me.

Why was he asking me?

" Why was are you asking me? Doesn't the company have to put your best interests first?"

" My manager asked me what I wanted to do. So I wanted to discuss it with you"

" Let's consider our options. You could deny the story and make them question the authenticity of the picture"

" I'm sure the person took more than one picture"

" Or we could sue the person for invading our privacy"

" Avah, we were in a puplic space" he sighed.

This was frustrating. How do celebrities live like this? No privacy whatsoever, it was driving me insane. The African in me was ready to beat someone up, the question was who?

" I know what to do" he decided.

From his look, I knew I couldn't change his mind even if I wanted. Namjoon is stubborn especially when he makes a decision.

" I will announce my relationship to the world"

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