December, 2011
Location: St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Seoul
Jasmine: 당신의 애완 동물은 이제 완벽한 상태입니다!
Patient: 정말 감사합니다 박사님!
Jasmine pets the dog one last time, and it licks her face as she laughs. As the patient and the dog walk out the clinic, Jas' smile turns into a sad face.
Jas sits on her desk and Buddy goes to her. Jas picks him up.
Jasmine: Don't worry Buddy, we'll go in a bit.
Buddy barks at something on Jas' table. Jas takes a look at what is it, then smiles sadly.
Jasmine: Yeah Buddy, I miss him too.
Jasmine strokes Buddy as she looks at an old photograph of her and Harlan.
Jas goes to her closet. She gets her coat. She is about to close the closet when she sees something. She takes it out of the closet. A messenger bag with HB engraved on it.
Jas looks at it and remembers how she got it.
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Location: Jasmine's House, South Korea - Five Years Ago (April 18, 2011)
Jas, drops to the floor, broken. Harlan walks over to her but she pushes him away.
Jasmine: Get out.
Harlan: Jas I-
Jasmine: Harlan, just get out.
Harlan: Jasmine I-
Jasmine: GET OUT!
Harlan nods. He walks away from Jas. Jas notices Buddy come out and follow Harlan. Harlan kneels down to Buddy and says his goodbyes to him.
Harlan: Buddy, take care of Jas, okay?
Harlan pets Buddy one last time, before walking out the door. Jas wipes the tears off her face and follows Harlan.
Jasmine runs outside and sees Harlan opening the door to his car.
Jasmine: HARLAN! HARLAN!
Harlan just takes one look at her, then gets in the car and drives off. Jasmine runs towards Harlan but Harlan drives off immediately.
Jas watches as Harlan drives away, leaving Jas alone.
Jasmine sits down on her porch, alone, and cries.
Buddy barks and barks. Jasmine wipes the tears off her face and walks to Buddy. As she approaches Buddy, she notices Harlan's bag on the pavement which must have slipped out the car.
Jas picks it up and sees HB engraved on it.
Jasmine: C'mon Buddy, let's go back in.
Jasmine and Buddy walk back in the house. Jasmine looks at the bag curiously.
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Location: St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Seoul (December, 2011)
Jas looks at the bag on her desk. She has never looked inside the bag and she decides to take a look. She takes a breath, and opens the bag.
Jas takes out two things inside. A laptop and an envelope. Jas opens the envelope, and reads the letter inside.
Director Forster,
I, Harlan Oxford Brandle, would like to turn in my intention to resign from The Human Endangerment Prevention Agency, effective immediately.
Harlan Brandle
Jas rereads the letter over and over again. Jas' mind then goes to what could have been. What could have happened. What if?
Jas wipes a tear off her face. She then puts the letter back. She puts the laptop back in the bag, and as she is putting the letter back in, she feels something.
Jas reaches in for it. She then finds it, a small velvet box. Jas brings it out and looks at it. She knows what is inside. She knows what is inside but for her sake and for her sanity, she is hoping it isn't what it is. She braces herself as she opens it and sees a beautiful diamond ring. As Jas looks at it, she can't hold back the tears anymore. She puts on the ring, and cries in her office.
YOU ARE READING
Diamonds and Blood
Action|| NOTHING LASTS FOREVER || T.H.E.P.A. agent Harlan Brandle and vet Jasmine Olsen go on a mission to find the truth about SERPENT's evil plan known as Project Nexus, five years after breaking up. Rating: PG-13 Contains: Action Scenes Mild Language ...
