Shadows of the Underworld: Love and Redemption

The Extra - *Minjun's POV*

**********This happened right after Minjun left Bina.***********

Wow, she was nice. Apart from the crew and cast members, she's the only one who acted normally when I approached her. I knew she seemed different.

I turned to look at her. She's reading her book again. I smiled. That was a really good highlight to my day since the shoot was going terribly anyway. The ladies that I've been doing the shoot with either have attitudes or can't get their lines right so it's been getting to me all day. I'm tired of doing that scene at this point. 

"Park!" I hear Kimbly shouting again.

"I'm coming!"

We're supposed to start shooting again but I'm reluctant to go of course. It's not that big of a deal but Kimbly wants to get it out of the way. So do I but the actresses aren't cutting it.

I wonder... what if I suggest that woman to him if It will help. I'm tired of switching through actresses now. I know she's just an extra but who knows, maybe she can do it. She's the only one who doesn't have a 'fan girl' reaction toward me. Maybe it can work. I'll give it a shot.

Soon enough I met up with Kimbly. He had a slightly annoyed look on his face. "Where did you run off to this time?"

"I didn't run anywhere. Just was socializing."

"Not with any of your coworkers because no one saw you."

"Not them. I was talking to an extra."

"Were you out there flirting? Trying to get a random girl in your bed huh?" He raised an eyebrow.

"What the.. ? No. I just went say hello to someone. She was sitting alone. Anyway  about the shoot, can we put it off for tomorrow?" I asked.

"Why is that?"

"We've cycled through a few women and none are any good. So I'd rather do other scenes today and try that one again tomorrow. By the way, the lady I was talking to, I know she's an extra but I  have a feeling that she can probably get the job done. At least better than the other ladies we've tried anyway. Can you give her a chance?"

"Did she sweet talk you into this?" He furrowed his brows.

"Oh, God. No." I held my forehead with my fingertips. "Listen, this is my request. If it falls through I'll take responsibility for it."

"Alright Park. Who is it?"

"A lady with an afro, really beautiful. She's about as tall as I am, kind of masculine build but still has curves. Wearing a black long-sleeve shirt, taupe pants, and black shoes. Oh! Her lipstick, is black on her top lip and one line on the bottom." I'm pretty sure my face is lit up.

"You could have started with the lipstick. Looks like you were eyeing her down."

"I'm just observant."

"Right. So you mean that woman the stylists keep talking about?"

"They're talking about her? What do you mean?"

"How she dresses, and her makeup, they are practically fangirling over her for some reason. She's what I hear about half the time during breaks. How thick muscles are, how she's both masculine and feminine, how her style is interesting, how she's beautiful... all of that stuff."

"Hmph. Okay." I said smiling with relief. At first, I thought It was negative.

They're fangirling huh? Can't blame them for that. Her arms look like they'd rip through her shirt. Her hair is beautiful too.

Kimbly eyed me up and down. "I'll get Devorah on it ASAP alright, and I'll talk to her after we do some more filming. I hope you're right about her."

"Thanks Kimbly. Don't tell her it was me please." I said bowing.

"I won't. Don't thank me yet. Thank me if it works. Let's go." He said walking off. I followed.

In between filming my mind keep going back to her. The way she smiled, the shape of her eyes, and how she spoke to me. It was all amazing. I caught myself smiling out of nowhere a few times. Even the crew noticed.

"Don't mind him, he's whipped," Kimbly told the crew laughing.

Needless to say, Melody look as if she was surprised to hear that come from Kimbly. Everyone laughed, but hers was a bit forced. I don't know if it was intentional or not.

What's that about?

Meeting Bina was the only good part of the day because filming went right back to shit all over again. This time it was Melody. She was forgetting her lines or messing them up. Sometimes she wasn't following orders correctly. To me, it looked as if she was in a daze half the time, or in a state of grief after hearing bad news.

What's the matter with her today? This isn't good.

"Hey Melody, are you ok?" I asked her after some time.

"Yeah yeah I'm fine."

"Are you sure? You seem a bit off your game today."

"I- I don't think I feel too well." She responded.

"Did you tell Kimbly? Maybe you can get the rest of the day off." 

"No, I haven't told him."

"Do you need anything? Can I get you some water?"

"No, it's fine. I gotta go. I'll find Kimbly." She said and scurried off.

She's brushing me off. What's the matter with her today? Is she sick? Anyhow, no matter how you look at it, this isn't the best day. Hopefully, tomorrow is better.

I sat and talk with some of the crew members until Kimbly resurfaced. "Hey I spoke to the lady, and she accepted. Now I have to call Devorah."

"Thanks. Have you seen Melody?"

"No. Why what's up?"

"She said she wasn't feeling well and went to look for you," I told him.

"I'll go look for her. Think we're gonna wrap it up here guys!" Kimbly shouted. "Today was one of those days! So go home, rest, relax, and reset and we restart fresh tomorrow!"

Kimbly went off to find Melody and I scanned the room looking for Bina. I wanted to say goodbye to her. But I didn't see her anywhere. I took out my phone and looked at the photo for a few seconds, smiled, and put the phone away in my pocket. Lastly, I went back to my trailer to change out of my clothes and stayed in there for a while until I was ready to leave.