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Ch. 2 Part 2
Mason, who lived a rough life fighting in Afghanistan, died, and now have became Hollywood’s scapegoat, who had once flirted with Raynoah and tried to commit suicide. Every time he tried to close and open his eyes, this was the reality.
He felt a bit relieved, understanding some of the real situation, but still feeling greatly confused. He started to think, may be it was not so bad after all. No, it was definitely good.
He looked weak, but he also had pretty looks and was tall. This body was better than before. He was living dirty and poor, but now he is a ‘Hollywood star’. Mason thought ‘this guy was hated by everyone, but still- this is a big turn around in my life. At least I don’t have a bullet in my head, and no colleague will point a gun at me’.
“……”
Mason took his eyes off the mirror and looked around. Tony was looking outside the window and murmuring to himself, “Those disgusting paparazzi. Those demons.” He was cussing at someone, and Mason just stood up. They said he had overdosed or attempted suicide, but his body wasn’t bad at all. His body felt a little bit heavier than before, but it wasn’t so bad.
“Excuse me, Mr. Bridget.”
Tony got startled when Mason called him and turned to face him.
“Ju, just call me Tony.”
Mason thought about it and said informally, “Okay, Tony.” He looked at him a little awkwardly, and Mason smiled.
“I want to be discharged.”
“A, already?”
“My body is already fine, so there is no need for me to stay here. Haley, no, I don’t even have my memory, so I have to think of a way to earn money.”
Mason said while stretching his body and Tony screamed.
“You are gonna retire?”
“No don’t make it sound so fancy… I can’t even act anymore right?”
He’d never even participated in any of the Christmas shows while in the orphanage. All he’d ever worked was in tough jobs and so, just because his body changed it didn’t mean he could work as an actor on a regular basis. Of course he didn’t want to become a mercenary either. He never really had
time for himself to think about what he wanted to do, but he knew wanted to make something out of himself if he was born again.
“Wa, wait. Quit? What if your memory comes back tomorrow?”
“If my memory comes back, I can be an actor then.”
“Do, do, do, do you think becoming an actor is a piece of cake? If a celebrity is forgotten once, then that’s it!”
Tony screamed with desperation, but Mason calmly replied, “Is that so?” ‘If my memory comes back, then that means this will not be me, and after that it will be none of my business.’ He felt a little sorry for the body’s owner, Haley, but he couldn’t wait forever for Haley to come back. And he didn’t even know this guy, so he won’t be wasting his bonus lifetime sympathizing with Haley. He didn’t know how this life started or how it would end. He might live a few days or only a few hours.
Mason tried to calm Tony down.
“Still there is nothing I can do. I can’t even act.”
“No. What do you mean you can’t? You can do it. No, you might not have memory of this, but you are actually…”
Tony was trying to convince Mason holding his clothes and looked at his vibrating phone. He stuttered, and Mason gave him a signal to answer the phone. He answered, “Yes, yes. This is Tony.” He was answering the phone subserviently. Mason left him alone and started to dig through the closet. He was looking for the clothes he wore when he was admitted in the hospital, but there was nothing.
“No. What do you mean died? He didn’t die. He is already awake. Liz! Don’t go out!”
Tony ran after Mason to stop him. Mason was trying to get discharged from the hospital. Tony grabbed Mason in front of the door and talked to someone on the phone in a desperate voice.
“No, it’s not that. He ran because he wanted to get to the filming set, as fast as he can… Huh? No! Of course! We will definitely be there even if we were to die.”
“Yes. I know. Yes, of course Director. Tony was obsequious for a while and hung up right away and turned to Mason with a scary face.
“You must be busy. If you tell me the address…. I’m not homeless right?”
“You said you are fine, right? You want to be discharged?”
Mason didn’t think it was weird if Haley was homeless, that’s why he asked Tony. But Tony asked another question instead of answering. His eyes were like a soldier’s, in the middle of a war. Because of his scary expression, Mason stuttered a bit.
“Huh? Ah yes….”
“I’m fine….” Right after he said that, Tony grabbed his hand and ran outside the room.
“Why? What’s wrong? What are you doing?”
Mason staggered a little bit, but Tony kept running and pulled Mason with him. He was breathing heavily through his chubby cheeks and pushed Mason into a car. He heard people with cameras appearing from everywhere shouting ‘It's Haley!’ ‘Over there!’
“Huk, huk, Tony?”
This body was so weak that he could barely run, and it was already out of breath. It was really crowded with people charging at them with flashes and pounding on the windows.
“What the… You should at least explain what’s going on…”
Mason was wearing the hospital patient’s clothes and slippers. He calmed his breath and asked Tony. Instead Tony stared at the paparazzi with scary eyes and stepped on the gas. Mason automatically grabbed on to the seatbelt tightly.
“—will kill you if you don’t act right away.”
“What?”
“If you don’t go to the shoot today, they told me they will cut your role!”
Tony screamed desperately and turned the handle dramatically and charged at the paparazzi. Somebody looked like he fell on the ground, but Tony avoided all those people strong and fast, artistically. It was a skill that he learned after being the troublemaker, Haley’s manager for 16 years.
“What the…”
Mason saw the car’s wheel avoid a person’s head by 1 cm. He looked at Tony with shock, but Tony had more serious expression than before. It was like he was protecting a princess whose life was in danger.
“—hold on tight.”
Tony told him through his closed teeth and Mason instead of asking why, held on to the handle with his life. And after that, the car shot forward like a bullet.
It was like the ‘Fast and Furious’.
He felt a bit relieved, understanding some of the real situation, but still feeling greatly confused. He started to think, may be it was not so bad after all. No, it was definitely good.
He looked weak, but he also had pretty looks and was tall. This body was better than before. He was living dirty and poor, but now he is a ‘Hollywood star’. Mason thought ‘this guy was hated by everyone, but still- this is a big turn around in my life. At least I don’t have a bullet in my head, and no colleague will point a gun at me’.
“……”
Mason took his eyes off the mirror and looked around. Tony was looking outside the window and murmuring to himself, “Those disgusting paparazzi. Those demons.” He was cussing at someone, and Mason just stood up. They said he had overdosed or attempted suicide, but his body wasn’t bad at all. His body felt a little bit heavier than before, but it wasn’t so bad.
“Excuse me, Mr. Bridget.”
Tony got startled when Mason called him and turned to face him.
“Ju, just call me Tony.”
Mason thought about it and said informally, “Okay, Tony.” He looked at him a little awkwardly, and Mason smiled.
“I want to be discharged.”
“A, already?”
“My body is already fine, so there is no need for me to stay here. Haley, no, I don’t even have my memory, so I have to think of a way to earn money.”
Mason said while stretching his body and Tony screamed.
“You are gonna retire?”
“No don’t make it sound so fancy… I can’t even act anymore right?”
He’d never even participated in any of the Christmas shows while in the orphanage. All he’d ever worked was in tough jobs and so, just because his body changed it didn’t mean he could work as an actor on a regular basis. Of course he didn’t want to become a mercenary either. He never really had
time for himself to think about what he wanted to do, but he knew wanted to make something out of himself if he was born again.
“Wa, wait. Quit? What if your memory comes back tomorrow?”
“If my memory comes back, I can be an actor then.”
“Do, do, do, do you think becoming an actor is a piece of cake? If a celebrity is forgotten once, then that’s it!”
Tony screamed with desperation, but Mason calmly replied, “Is that so?” ‘If my memory comes back, then that means this will not be me, and after that it will be none of my business.’ He felt a little sorry for the body’s owner, Haley, but he couldn’t wait forever for Haley to come back. And he didn’t even know this guy, so he won’t be wasting his bonus lifetime sympathizing with Haley. He didn’t know how this life started or how it would end. He might live a few days or only a few hours.
Mason tried to calm Tony down.
“Still there is nothing I can do. I can’t even act.”
“No. What do you mean you can’t? You can do it. No, you might not have memory of this, but you are actually…”
Tony was trying to convince Mason holding his clothes and looked at his vibrating phone. He stuttered, and Mason gave him a signal to answer the phone. He answered, “Yes, yes. This is Tony.” He was answering the phone subserviently. Mason left him alone and started to dig through the closet. He was looking for the clothes he wore when he was admitted in the hospital, but there was nothing.
“No. What do you mean died? He didn’t die. He is already awake. Liz! Don’t go out!”
Tony ran after Mason to stop him. Mason was trying to get discharged from the hospital. Tony grabbed Mason in front of the door and talked to someone on the phone in a desperate voice.
“No, it’s not that. He ran because he wanted to get to the filming set, as fast as he can… Huh? No! Of course! We will definitely be there even if we were to die.”
“Yes. I know. Yes, of course Director. Tony was obsequious for a while and hung up right away and turned to Mason with a scary face.
“You must be busy. If you tell me the address…. I’m not homeless right?”
“You said you are fine, right? You want to be discharged?”
Mason didn’t think it was weird if Haley was homeless, that’s why he asked Tony. But Tony asked another question instead of answering. His eyes were like a soldier’s, in the middle of a war. Because of his scary expression, Mason stuttered a bit.
“Huh? Ah yes….”
“I’m fine….” Right after he said that, Tony grabbed his hand and ran outside the room.
“Why? What’s wrong? What are you doing?”
Mason staggered a little bit, but Tony kept running and pulled Mason with him. He was breathing heavily through his chubby cheeks and pushed Mason into a car. He heard people with cameras appearing from everywhere shouting ‘It's Haley!’ ‘Over there!’
“Huk, huk, Tony?”
This body was so weak that he could barely run, and it was already out of breath. It was really crowded with people charging at them with flashes and pounding on the windows.
“What the… You should at least explain what’s going on…”
Mason was wearing the hospital patient’s clothes and slippers. He calmed his breath and asked Tony. Instead Tony stared at the paparazzi with scary eyes and stepped on the gas. Mason automatically grabbed on to the seatbelt tightly.
“—will kill you if you don’t act right away.”
“What?”
“If you don’t go to the shoot today, they told me they will cut your role!”
Tony screamed desperately and turned the handle dramatically and charged at the paparazzi. Somebody looked like he fell on the ground, but Tony avoided all those people strong and fast, artistically. It was a skill that he learned after being the troublemaker, Haley’s manager for 16 years.
“What the…”
Mason saw the car’s wheel avoid a person’s head by 1 cm. He looked at Tony with shock, but Tony had more serious expression than before. It was like he was protecting a princess whose life was in danger.
“—hold on tight.”
Tony told him through his closed teeth and Mason instead of asking why, held on to the handle with his life. And after that, the car shot forward like a bullet.
It was like the ‘Fast and Furious’.
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