Ch. 2 Part 4
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Simon’s eyes turned red like he was going to cry. Mason
questioned back “Pardon?” with surprised, and Simon pressed his eyes with his
hand and said it angrily.
“If that’s not it, then what is it?”
“What?”
“You cried for an ambulance when you just got a scratch
on your hand while filming, and now you said you are okay! Don’t you remember
you fainted because your few strands of hair got cut? You were in the hospital
for a month because of your broken finger nail… And you said you were okay. What must be
it if it’s not a deadly illness?”
“….”
Mason wasn’t sure if this man was offending him, or if
Haley was actually mentally ill. He just stayed quietly. Simon thought about
something how Mason was acting and covered his mouth and cried, “Oh, god, god, god.”
“How long do you have? Three months?”
“No, I’m really ok… No, well, I do feel little weak, but
it’s not that serio….”
“Wait, you don’t even have three…!”
Simon screamed, and Mason blocked his mouth. The director
screamed with annoyance, “Don’t you know we’re filming?!” People were glaring,
and Mason bow his head.
Mason blocked Simon’s mouth, and he felt something wet
and looked at him.
“Seriously, I’m okay. Ah, why are you crying?”
“Mmmm, mm…!”
Mason took his hand off right away seeing Simon crying with
his mouth blocked.
Tony and this guy. They cry so well. He couldn’t get used
to it because usually he lived with very tough and stiff men that even have
brains made out of muscles.
“It’s not like I liked you, no, I didn’t like you. Still
we saw each other for 10 years…. Oh my god, you look like my son.”
I didn’t like you more because you resemble that weak,
childish, and stupid guy. Simon confessed out of nowhere and covered his eyes with
his hand. People were looking at this place. Mason slightly put him into the
corner to cover him crying and tried to stop him from crying.
“…I’m not gonna die.”
“Then you will be alive after three months?”
“No that…”
Mason stuttered. He should’ve sure that he is going to be
alive after three months, but suddenly he came in thought ‘No, I’m not sure if
my eyes are gonna open right tomorrow.’
“Well, of course I will be alive right?”
Mason said it little late, but Simon pressed his eyes
again and bit his lips to hold his tears. Mason touched his forehead.
“Liz? Liz, wait I…”
Mason was wondering how to calm him down but heard
someone calling for Haley. Tony was standing pale holding the script. Mason
talked to him brightly.
“Good that you are here, Tony. Can you tell him that I’m
not going to die?”
“No, you are gonna die.”
Tony said it like he was going to burst out tears and
replied coincidentally, and Simon leaned his head on the wall taking a deep
breath saying “of course….” Mason looked at Tony confused.
“Tony?”
“Simon, I have something to say to our actor…”
Tony pulled Mason and said it with a sad tone, and Simon
shook his hand like he understood and bit his lips like he was holding his
tears. Tony’s head was facing the ground and took Mason to the corner of the
filming set.
“Tony. What death? Why did you say that? He was already
misunderstanding… He’s crying, that man.”
Mason said it like he was complaining, but when Tony put
his head up Mason stopped. Tony’s wrinkled eyes were filled with tears and tip
of his nose was red.
“….What?”
Mason asked with hesitation, and Tony suddenly hand him
the script that he was holding.
“What is this?”
“Look. –That , Dan is your role.”
Mason looked at sobbing Tony and looked at the script
uncomfortably. The name Dan didn’t come out for a while, so Tony had to turn
the page for him to see the scene.
# 42. Behind the building (N)
There was a gun sound, and Dan ran in the rain with bare
feet.
Dan (shiver with coldness and shout) Amy! Amy! (finds Amy’s
shoe on the ground. Dan is painful) Amy…! (picks up the shoe and looks up)
(Gun sound)
(Dan looks up with tears all over his face and looks at
Alfred)
Alfred (smiles dirty) My, I’m sorry about this. This time
I was faster.
Dan (looks at Alfred with surprise and looks down his
smoking chest. Covers the spot and it starts to bleed. Coughs out blood.)
Where is Amy…? (Collapse forward)
“…It’s a dying scene.”
Mason indifferently looked at the script and said it.
This is what he was talking about minute ago about dying. Tony felt sadder
because of what Mason said. He bit his lips and held his tears.
“Mmm… I think the writers decided to cut you off.”
Tony was shivering like the world was ending and said last
month present Chanel bag payment didn’t even start yet how can they do this to
us. Mason sparked his eyes saying “Really?”
“This is the only work these days... How are we gonna live
without even this…”
“I can just quit being an actor and do something else.”
Like working in a company or opening a shop. Like normal jobs.
Mason smiled lightly. He was actually thinking of quitting and just in time the
job drops. Continuing from where he came back alive, it was a perfect timing
like god is helping him.
“Working in a company? Opening a shop like a normal job?”
Tony said, “Like you will able to do it” with the tone of
amnesia is such a scary illness and sighed. He was a precious body who never
even bought a single water bottle with his own hand. Working in a company? Opening a
shop? It suited more if he said he’ll film AV. (Adult Video aka porn)
“….”
Tony sighed quietly looking at Haley just smiling like he
doesn’t have anything in his head. If he had his memory, when he gets this
script he will, ‘they are gonna kill Dan? And what is this? Running in bare feet? What
if I get hurt? I’m not doing it! Not doing it! Not doing it! Fuck Cougar
bastard, I’m gonna kill him!’ It’s good that he is not jumping in anger and just
smiling calmly, but he felt bitter thinking he was stupid but got stupider.
“But if I’m gonna die like this, can’t I just say I have
amnesia and quit?”
“No. Never. Who’s gonna believe that? It’s not like there was
something wrong with the MRI image.”
Nobody even believes that he had a heart attack. It was
not like he committed a crime, but he wasn’t brave enough to say that in front of the
reporters. He freaked out imagining the situation where he announce Haley
has an amnesia. His image was already on the ground. Few days ago he flirted
with Raynoah and got dragged out and went to the ER right after and surprised
people but now amnesia. Can’t add images of liar or mentally ill on top of slut
and druggie.
Mason scratched his cheek looking at Tony trembling
thinking about something.
“But it’s true. I can’t hide it forever. You said I
filmed this for 10 years. I probably have many people close… Won’t they know
right away?”
Won’t they know within a few word? Mason asked, “Isn’t it
weirder if I get find out later?” Tony sighed like his head hurts.
“You don’t have close people.”
Tony said it with the tone of ‘you actually have amnesia’
and sobbed.
“You usually don’t remember people and ignore them well.
Those people… think you are just being fickle whenever you talk. Don’t mind
them.”
“……”
They won’t even notice that I lost memory. I was think if that
really made sense, but Tony didn’t seemed like he cared about that. He looked
more worried about something else and looked at the script.
“What?”
“No…nothing.”
He shook his head like something wasn’t clear. Mason was
about to ask what happened, but assistant director annoyingly shouted, “Haley,
are you done getting ready? I told you we are gonna film the next scene right
away.”
“Get ready. –Kelly! Can you fix his hair?”
“Since you are gonna get wet, hair is fine, but you need
to change your clothes.”
A woman who looked like a staff looked at Mason. Mason
panicked and said, “No, I didn’t even memorize the lines yet….” But Tony and
Kelly stripped him and gave him new clothes and took away his shoes. It was so
fast.
“We are ready!”
Kelly shouted to the director. Mason shout back, “No, no,
not yet!” but Tony carried him straight up and took him in front of the camera.
“Sorry, Liz.”
Tony whispered. What are you talking about, what are you
doing, why are you sorry, when he was about to say these, he was already in
front of the camera.
He looked around, but unlike few minutes ago, the area was
very quiet, and everyone had their eyes on him. They are like we will criticize
you for whatever you do.
Gray hair old director was sitting on the chair just
staring indifferently.
He moved his finger and soon cold icy water started to
fall on my head. One staff came and closed the slate to announce the scene was
starting and walked away.
Mason fidgeted his body feeling the cold water on his
head and frowned. The director opened his mouth.
“Ready, action!”
Cold cue sign was sent. The red light meant the film
started and the black lens was pointing at him like a gun prepared to shoot
him.
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