Chapter 20: Set Me Free

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"I think I finally got the dialogue!" Tae said.

"What?"

"Yeah! Thanks to you" he winked.

She glared at him. "You were thinking of the dialogue all this while?"

"Haha! Noo. I'll meet you later. Let me go find Mr. Bo immediately" He said, and got up

"Ok. See you later"

"I'm sorry. Bye" He waved quickly and rushed to director Bo's room. When he found it to be locked, he headed down to the lobby, and called out for Mr. Bo when he caught him on the couch with Manager Park.

"Kim Taehyung?"

"I'm ready with the dialogue for tomorrow, sir"

"Oh! Great"

Before Tae could reveal further, Mr. Bo gestured him to take a seat. Tae sat opposite to him and Mr. Park.

"Even I have something to tell you" The director said with a serious look "Are you aware of the news that's trending currently?"

Tae shook his head.
"Here" the manager handed his phone to Tae, and said "Mr. Cha posted in social media that it was you who were responsible for Persona's script writing"

"What!"
Tae scrolled through the comments below the post.

Comment 1: Wow. So all these days we were being fooled that it was Mr. Cha behind those lovely dialogues?

C2: Kim Taehyung? Never heard of him

C3: Interesting. I wonder if he is the one writing the script for their new film as well

C4: Kim Taehyung? Isn't he that poet?"

C5: Yeah!! It's the poet AKA 'V'!

"Mr. Cha called me yesterday" The director interfered. Tae looked at him.

"He told that he spent good time with his family in these two weeks, and shall submit himself to the court tomorrow

I'm glad that he finally called. He apologized to me for all the wrongs he did, and revealed everything that he hid from me, including the names of all the actors who gave him bribe."

"He said he wanted to do at least one honest thing before he leaves the company. That's why he posted about you"

"I'm sorry I didn't know till now, Kim Taehyung" he uttered, feeling shameful.

"It's ok, sir. What does it matter now? I'm losing my job anyway" Tae said in a frail voice.

Mr. Bo and Park smiled at each other. "About that, don't worry. Your job is safe" Manager Park said.

"Yes, Taehyung. We discussed about it. Only few members in the company know about the script thing. It's not yet made public. So if we don't bring up that matter, it'll remain only between us. Forever" Mr. Bo said.

"But there's no guarantee that whoever heard it will keep it a secret, right?
Yes, Mr. Cha and Chan Woo do not know that it was I who targeted them. But others do!" Tae insisted.

"Yes, we've considered that as well. Think about it, there's no evidence that proves against you. No one will believe simple words. And as there is no physical evidence, there's nothing to hold you back."

"Lest anyone should open their mouth, as long as Mr. Park and I take your side, no one will trust others" Mr. Bo gave an assuring smile before continuing "And now that Mr. Cha is gone, only you're left to assist us. We definitely don't want to lose such a talented employee. Even Jin was telling me that he never enjoyed acting in a film as much as this one, as the dialogues made him feel like he was actually living the story"

Tae's lips parted in awe.

"Take this as our gratitude on you for not recognizing your role in Persona" Manager Park said.

"Yes it is" Mr. Bo got up, followed by the other two.
He patted Tae's shoulder "Thank you so much for saving our company by putting your own job on the line. We'll never forget your help, and shall do everything we can to help you in your career"

"My pleasure, sir" Tae bowed.

"Now then, you said you got the final dialogue?"

"Yes sir. Thanks to So Ra-"  He bit his lip and corrected himself "I mean Min So Ra"
His cheeks flushed. Mr. Bo and Park smiled at each other.

"Um, well, we were talking and she told something like - one feels bad that he doesn't have what the other has. But when will he realize that he also has what the other doesn't

So orienting it to job, we can say that, while being a soldier, the hero couldn't gain what he could as a doctor. But as a soldier, he also gained what he couldn't as a doctor"

"And what is it that he gains?" Mr. Bo enquired


**

Next day at 6a.m

It was partially dark by the time everyone assembled on the mountain top. Few of them were u undergoing makeup, and few set up the place.

"I'm glad Mr. Bo is back to his normal self" Hobi said to Tae, observing the busy director. "And also glad that the truth came out. I guess Mr. Cha isn't so bad after all"

"Well, no one wants to be a bad friend at least" Tae replied, tucking his hands in the pocket.

Hobi agreed, and asked
"What about your nightmares? Haven't heard of them these days"

"Aah... come to think of it. It's been a while since they stopped" Tae said.

"Uh-huh"

"Yeah... thankfully. Maybe because he is still around me" Tae cocked his eyebrows towards Jin who was revising the script.

Jin heard them, and paused reading. He stared at his paper silently, until he was interrupted by the director's call to commence the shooting.

Lights and cameras were arranged.


Jin lay on the ground, covered in blood.

It was during the war. Before leaving to the battle, he tells to So Ra that he might not return. Because this time, he was going as a fighter and not as a coward who depends on others.

He battles the enemies and reaches the top of the mountain. There he encounters three opponents and doesn't last before them.

He falls onto the ground after dropping his rifle. With a smile on his bruised face, he thinks his last

"Living a doctor's life, and dying a soldier's death. What can be more beautiful, than this?"

He closes his eyes, with the sunrise. 


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