It is a stressful day... I had been on the set since morning, I did wanted to rest my back but this director seems be in his worst mood. I sighed as my stomach growled. 'i'll collapse if I don't get anything to eat right now...' I told to myself.
Just then I felt as if my head was way too heavy.. I felt really dizzy... before I could process something I fell down from the chair, drawing everybody's attention towards me. A strong pair of arms held me and picked me up. The face was blurred, which made it look as if I was dreaming. Now my eyes felt heavy too.. so I closed them.
after sometime...
I slowly opened my eyes, and found myself lying on a bed in some unknown room. I slowly sat up and then I realized that it was the dressing room of the main character of the movie. 'shit!! I messed up everything... director would damn mad at me now...' I told to myself. I tried to stand but failed as I felt no energy in me.
Then suddenly the door swung open and revealed the main character.. Yeonjun. I actually hadn't spoke to him.. through out the shoot. he was just too busy with his shoot and we were also told by the director not to disturb him.
"you should rest," he said
"no.. I'm fine.." I uttered
"you look very pale.. have you eaten something?"
"uhh... no.."
"wait here I'll bring you something to eat"
"please.. don't, I'll get it myself"
"you're not, wait for me" with that he left
I sighed and laid back, I'm just an ordinary side character... he doesn't have to do this much for me.... and anyways that short-tempered director won't even allow it, thinking that I naturally rolled my eyes. Now that I think about it.. only main characters are treated well... they don't even care if the stuntman died on the set... of course because nobody knows them.. they only care about public figures..
I was lost in my thoughts that I didn't even notice him coming inside. He slightly coughed for attention. I turned towards his direction
"here's some noodles" he handed be a box wrapped in plastic cover, I took it and said "thank you"
then I quickly unwrapped it and began to eat like there's no tomorrow.
I could feel him staring at me but I could less, as I was really hungry. Then suddenly I chocked on my noodles, he quickly handed over me a bottle of water.
"slow down your food won't run away" he said it with a chuckle.
I don't why but as he said it I was suddenly self-conscious.. I felt a weird nervousness... 'was I eating like a pig?!' I questioned myself, but still I kept on eating.. even if I didn't look like pig would it change the situation... after all I was a side character.
After I was done, I thanked him again and walked back to the set. They were shooting female lead's scene. I just stood there waiting for my turn. Minutes turned to hours but I wasn't called for my scene... I was said that I'd be there in this scene.. but nobody called me.
I walked to the director and asked about it. He yelled at me with the top of his lungs... I almost thought I would go deaf. "FIRST YOU DIDN'T COME FOR THE PREVIOUS SCENE AND NOW YOU DARE TO QUESTION ME?!"
"b-but.. s-sir... I-I"
"I DON'T NEED YOUR JUSTIFICATION... I'VE REMOVED YOUR SCENE"
after hearing this, tears started flowing down my cheeks
"what's going on? you're wasting my time!!" a mean voice was heard
"I'm sorry ma'am.. this girl..-"
"you're taking that side character that serious?! I'm literally tired here... yet you care about a mere side character?!"
"no ma'am you got me wrong...-"
"it's really irritating... I'm leaving"
"ma'am.."
with that the female lead left
"IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU!!" the director yelled at me, I just kept silent
"NOW YOU'RE TRYING TO GAIN SYMPATHY BY CRYING?!"
I didn't respond to anything. He kept on yelling while I kept on crying.
Until a strong voice said "Stop it!!"
"s-sir..-"
"how could you treat a person like that?!"
"but sir because of her your shoot is delayed..-"
"is shoot more important than a person's health?! she was unconscious due your carelessness... what kind of person are you?!"
I felt big palms wiping my tears, I lifted my head up to see yeonjun..
"don't cry.. here drink some water.." he whispered while handing me a bottle of water
I silently drank water as he made sit on the nearby chair.
"you should standup for yourself..."
"but.. sir, I'm nothing but a side character"
he sighed and said
"you might be side character in this movie... but you're main character of your own life... don't let meaningless people handle it"
he paused a bit "okay?" he asked my holding my cheeks between his palms
I smile and nodded while my cheeks were squeezed between his palms.
As I looked up at his face, I felt my cheeks heating and for some reason I felt that his cheeks were heating up too.
the first time I've not felt as side character....
(thank you for reading so far... if you like it then I can make a longer version of it too!!)
