Forgotten Night

Chapter 12

18 December 2018, 9:00 PM

Maybe TaeHo had told Hyun about my encounter with his fans. He had called me to know if I was okay that evening. And he had sensed that I was not. But he did not ask more because I told him that I need some space. He always respected my boundaries so he let me be. I had not told him I went to see Dr Song. I did not want to tell anybody.

20 December 2018, 9:00 AM

Two days passed. There was only 4 days more for my birthday. And I had now taken a decision. I had talked to Dr Song a long while after crying out that day. She had listened to me patiently. And in the end, she had asked me just one question – 'what do I want to do'. Not for Hyun, not for mom or Yuri... What do I want to do for myself? She knew my birthday was coming up. And she had told me this – "I want you to gift yourself something, YuBin. A gift exclusively for yourself. With no sense of guilt. And without ever being bothered about anyone else than yourself. Not even the people you dearly love. Just do something for yourself."

And I knew what I wanted to do. There was only one more hesitation factor – Yuri's scholarship. But when we called and enquired the office, they said Yuri has got that. She was super excited. And so was I. I was sort of free now.

So before I went to talk to Hyun, I went to the office. To Taepyonim.

I threw the resignation letter at him. "You have it," I said. "But it should be a fair resignation. I should get all that is fairly needed. My experience certificate with nothing less than 'excellent' as my performance evaluation. And my PF, compensation fee, every other sort of money transferred to my account immediately." I had worked for ten years. All those money combined is a big amount.

"Okay." Taepyonim agreed. He had no problem. That was a small amount for him.

I wanted to say something harsh to him for talking shit about my brother, however, whatever I say to this guy would not affect him or change him. He will still be the shitty person he is. So why waste time on him.

I walked out. Even before I had reached the bus stop my mobile had got a message as the money was transferred to my account, and I received a mail confirming my resignation. So I was legally jobless now. I smiled. Surprisingly I felt lighter... freer. 

11:15 AM

The shooting was going good. And today's shoot was inside a building. The scene is where Kang Dong works as a kitchen worker for a restaurant. It was a small scene where he cleans and washes dishes and sweeps the floor. I was in the kitchen staff uniform of black pants and a white shirt with a dark brown apron.

"Cut it..." Khamdongnim said. And I finished cleaning the floor.

"Was that good, sir?" I asked him.

"Yes. Let's move on to the dishwashing after a thirty minutes break." He said.

I walked to TaeHo to get some water from him. He was waiting for me with a bottle of water and a towel. He handed me the towel and held out a mirror for me. I started wiping my forehead sweat myself. Even if it was December, the lights were making it hot. I wiped harder.

"You are ruining your make-up." I heard YuBin's voice, and I was surprised. What was she doing here? I turned around, but it was indeed her. She was standing there with a smile.

"Nuna..." Taeho called her surprised as well.

"You are not supposed to rub it over your face." She said stepping closer to me, and grabbing the towel and gently dabbed the towel on my face. "Or is my sleeve better?" She asked with a smile. I could feel that she was different. She was not tensed. Her smile was genuine.