I was in total shock that I did not realize that Siwon had dragged me to our suite.
“What was that all about?” I asked the furiously cursing Siwon. The way he was walking up and down the living room made me realize that he was very furious.
“That son of a bit…….how dare he say something like that? I could have pulled his intestines out if you dint come in!”
“Siwon you just messed up my shoot!”
“what?”
“ You just messed up my shoot, my schedule, everything which I had planned six months back!”
“ Do you have any idea what just happened?” Siwon asked me with so much anger and sarcasm. But I had to be blatant.
“ I don’t know and I don’t care what happened between you two, but you just spoilt my shoot. Now what will I answer the panel who will grill me with questions?”
“ Dara do you not understand or are you acting? I am furious here about some ass who behaved like a sick psycho and you are arguing with me that I messed up your shoot?” he questioned as he came closer to me.
“ Siwon I don’t care what your boy fight was all about, but this I my job and you have ruined it. What ever it may be, why cant you just keep your hands to your self?”
“Hands to myself huh?” he scuffed. “He was bloody eyeing you!!! You know what he asked me? If you work any ‘overtime’ for me and what is beneath that shirt of yours. Do you see what a sick thing he is? After hearing this, you expect me to keep quiet and listen to all this nonsense just for the shoot?”
“ Do you think I did not know his motives and moves? Siwon, I have worked in this industry for a very long time and I know exactly where people eye go. I know what exactly they are thinking and I can decipher every word they say. The moment his guy got here, I knew his motives. But come on, we are professionals and this is our work. I have to do this for the company.”
“You mean to say, you knew what he was thinking and you still kept talking to him?”
“Siwon, what is wrong with you? just be a professional and work your way through. This how this industry is. Sick, dirty and filled with psychos. But you will have to hold your ground. Punching a person in the face is the biggest mistake anyone can do and you have done it. Now I will have to fix this.”
“ Wah!” he gasped.
“ Do you even have the idea that I am dating you? We are in a relationship god damn it! He spoke to me in such a way about a girl I like. You expect me to keep quiet?”
“ I’m not asking you to be quiet, but be professional.”
“To hell with your professionalism!”
“ Listen mister, I am a grown woman who has dealt with all this nonsense for long and I know how exactly I have to deal with such situations and men. I don’t want you to suddenly be my daddy and protecting me. Even before you came into my life, I was fighting these battles. Now, as I’ve said before, I love my profession and I would do anything to succeed in it. So stop it and find a way to fix the mess you created.” I said sternly.
“ Are you out of your mind? That b****** just spoke so wrongly about you and you want me to keep quit in the name of professionalism and not fight for you? I don’t came how many of such people you have met in your life, but now you are with me. I will punch anyone if need be and I will not care about professionalism.”
“ Then I’m sorry Siwon, we are not on the same page. Now excuse me, I will have to go fix the chaos you created.” I said and started walking towards the door.
“ Dare you step out of this room Dara!”
“Dare you? Dare me! I will show you what I’m made of!”
I walked out the door with soo much anger and I slammed the door behind me. I marched straight to Max’s room. The company has invested a lot of money in this shoot and I am not going to be the reason to it fail.
*knock *knock.
Max who was holing an ice pack to his blue eye opened the door for me.
“ What do you want?” he asked me coldly.
“See Max, im sorry for what has happened.”
“ Your sorry? You’re sorry? Just because you love birds are in some kind of a relationship, does not give anybody the rights to punch me!”
“ I know and im sorry! Can we just go ahead with the shoot?”
“ Forget about it. You are not getting your shoot done. Don’t even dream!”
“What non sense is that? You have signed a contract!”
“ Yes I have and your bloody contract does not say anything about him punching me in the face.”
“ Max I can sue you and your team for sexual assault.”
“Sexual assault?”
“Yes, I know exactly why Siwon punched you and I knew from the time you got here, you were trying to…………..”
“oh so you are going to play such a trick on me? Do you know who I am Ms. Dara?” Max started to walk closely towards me as I started to step back.
“ Its not a trick Max, I will do it, if need be. You did not abide by the contact on a lot of levels, but we put up with it. I can nullify your contract. Remember!”
“ You know what, sue me or nullify your contract, but lets make the statement you said true.!”
Max suddenly pulled my hand towards him violently and tried to kiss me. He was being very violent. I pushed him away from me, but he was pulling me closer and trying to kiss me again. He was ripping my clothes off and pushed me on the bed. I knew what he was up to. I screamed…….
“Help!! Help!!”
“Scream all you want Dara! No one s going to help you now. Everyone is busy on the field. Sexual assault huh? Make that rape!”
He removed his shirt and belt. I was getting nervous, but I did not show it on my face. Fear is the enemy’s biggest advantage.
He pulled me by my leg towards him. I kicked him and got myself out of the bed and ran for a door. He came running from behind me and pulled me towards him and tried to make his move. I tried to escape, but could not. He started ripping my shirt off, as I fought ………I fought as strong as I can and struggled for my release. I hated every moment he was touching me. I felt so dirty with his arms around my waist and his breath so close. I wanted to run somewhere out from him. I have never been touched like this by men. I felt sick. God someone save me. I don’t want to raped.
Right that minute, Siwon came rushing into the room and saw him violently molesting me. He saw my state of shock and fear.
“ You F***ing b******” and he punched him right in the face so hard that he released me from his grip and fell down. Siwon got on top of him and punched him repeatedly left and right from out of anger and frustration. I had to stop him, because, if the punching had continued, Siwon would have definitely killed Max. His punches were that hard and strong.
Slightly clearing myself from the shock and the trauma I had gone through, I had to get the madly and blindly angry Siwon from killing max.
“Siwon stop! Stop!” I stammered and pulled him up to his feet.
Panting out of anger, he looked me and at my torn shirt. “oh God!” he gasped and immediately put his jacked on me.
“I don’t want this.”
“Stop it Dara. Just don’t.”
“I said I don’t want it Siwon. Stop making me look weak!”
“I am not making you look weak. I just don’t want anyone to see you like this.”
“ I SAID I DON’T WANT IT!”
“DARA!” he yelled at me and put the jacket on me. I did not like it, but I put it on.
We made our way to our suite without a single word. Siwon opened the door for me and I stepped in.
“You ok Dara?”
“Yes” I said without looking back at him. I rushed to my bedroom and closed the door. I noticed Siwon stand there watching me…..worried. The moment I closed the door, I ran to my shower room. I stood in front of the mirror and looked at my devastated self. I saw the sickful reflection….red eyes with smeared eyeliner and mascara, torn shirt, hand bruises on me. I was having this feeling of nervousness, fear and anxiety. I dropped down on the floor and screamed my heart out and sobbed.
I heard her sob her heart out in the shower room. I know she was very scared and out of place. I ran to her and opened the door to the shower room and saw her…. devastated and sobbing on the floor.
“oh Dara!” I ran to her and held her in my arms. She cried on my shoulder and I held on her patting her hair softly; telling, “everything will be alright.”
That’s the day I realized, no matter how strong character you are, such a situation can break anyone………….. Irrespective of gender.

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