Off The Cliff

Nicholas has been waiting for Camella for some minutes. 

"What's keeping her?" He wondered. He playfully kicked his leg on the space, keeping himself busy. 

Camella came out of the building, Nicholas could see through her disturbed mind. 

'Was she crying? '

"Hey, I kept you waiting right? I'm sorry" Camella apologized. 

Nicholas noticed she was a little bit shaken and her eyes were swollen like she was crying. 

"Is everything alright?" He asked, moving close to her, he touched her face "Did you cry?" 

She shifted immediately from him "Let's go home" She walked away. 

"Is she avoiding contact with me?" Nicholas asked no one in particular. 

They both took a cab home, at home, Camella pretended to be sad, she even faked tears to avoid him questioning her. 

Two days later, Nicholas is in Peng Mountain, a tall mountain in a thick forest in Seoul. He is to come with other crew members to shoot the movie. The movie crew shot some scenes till nightfall. 

While shooting the last scene for the day, Kim Orme told the director to cut. He dismissed everyone saying it was late and they should all go home. 

The director argued with Kim Orme to allow them to finish this last scene but Kim Orme strongly disagreed. 

"It's 8:45, we have been shooting since morning, let's the actors rest, will continue tomorrow" 

"But..." 

Kim Orme raised his hands to shun him. 

"Pack up, that's all for today, everyone, good work today, you all did great," He said to others. 

The director supervised his crew in packing up his equipment, The makeover artists removed the makeup on the actors' and actresses' faces. 

The actors also took her as their customers. 

Kim Orme made sure everyone had gone except Nicholas, he texted Nicholas to wait for him at the Park. 

He waited for thirty minutes, then he went to meet Nicholas who was waiting for him. 

"Oh, you are still here?" He asked, pretending to be shocked to see Nicholas there. 

"Yes, I received your text," Nicholas said, showing him the text message on his phone. 

"That?" Kim Orme asked, looking at the screen. "I sent that a while ago, anyway, Let's go." Kim Orme said. 

"Mhm," Nicholas nodded his head.

Nicholas can't wait to tell Camella how his day went, stressful but it was worth it. 

He kissed actress Sophia, of course, he won't tell her that or else she will burn with jealousy. 

Nicholas laughed without realizing it. 

"What's funny?" Kim Orme asked. 

"I remembered something," He smiled. 

Kim Orme suddenly stopped "Shit!" He swore. 

"Is everything okay?" He asked , worried about his sudden action. 

Kim Orme massaged his brow in frustration "I forgot my car keys" He told him. 

"Your car keys?, where?" 

"In the showroom" 

"I need to go back to take it" 

"Okay, good bye" Nicholas waved his hands at Kim Orme. Kim Orme expected Nicholas to follow him but surprisingly he didn't. 

"Aren't you coming? I wanted to drop you off at your place using my car" 

"No need for that sir, I will trek a little bit then take a public bus" 

"Don't do that, it's late, come, follow me, we won't stay long" He said, pulling Nicholas to follow him. 

Nicholas was helpless; he couldn't disobey his boss, but he found it unnecessary for his boss to drop him off. 

He thought about it, his boss seems off these days. Kim Orme is kinder to him, during the shoot, he ordered a fruit drink only for him, and now he wants to drop him off. 

Isn't that strange? His boss is a cold, cruel man. Why would he care for him? 

Nicholas cracked his head looking for an answer. 

Is it because he is guilty about what happened to Camella ? 

Maybe. 

He shrugged the thoughts away. 

Nicholas saw that they had taken another route, unlike the normal route. "Where are we going? This isn't the normal route.." Kim Orme cuts in before he can finish his statement. 

"This is another path, it is a shortcut to the showroom, we will use an hour taking the normal route but with this? twenty minutes" 

"Ahh" Nicholas opened his mouth in awe and nodded his head. 

Kim Orme took Nicholas to the cliff, he had calculated and planned everything so there would be no mistake. 

It has to be now or never. 

Nicholas notices they are entering a darker and rocky place on the mountain, he has no idea where they are and it's been more than thirty minutes. 

"Are you sure this is the right path?" He asked about killing the mosquitoes disturbing him. 

Kim Orme paused, he turned back to Nicholas looking at him in disgust. 

"Boss?" 

Kim Orme walked past Nicholas laughing, he brought out his car key from his pocket. 

"You had it in your pocket all this while? why did you then.." Nicholas was confused. 

"Oh pardon me" Kim Orme swings the key in his hand laughing. 

"Why are you laughing, what's funny! " Nicholas yelled at his boss. 

"You son of a bitch!" He held his boss' collar and threatened to hit him with his fist. 

"I knew you were up to no good" 

"And you did what? nothing." Kim Orme mocked. 

"I hate to do this but you leave me with no choice" He pushed Nicholas off the cliff and dusted his clothes. 

Nicholas, he held onto a small piece of rock, struggling. 

"Help, somebody help me" He shouted. 

"You want help? Huh?" Kim Orme laughed watching him struggle with his life. 

"Please get me out, please Kim Orme, I'm begging you" He pleaded trying to climb the mountain but just in rain started falling. 

"Good timing" Kim Orme jumped in excitement for the rain. 

Nicholas held the rock, he tried to climb up but the rain made the mountain slippery. 

"Please help me, I'm sorry, please don't leave me to die here" 

"Oh really?" Kim Orme sighed. 

"But what should I do? I'm trying to kill you, why do you think I would help you, haha?" He laughed. 

He slowly reached out to Nicholas, he removed Nicholas's left hand from the piece of rock. He was dangling with only his right hand holding onto the rock. 

"You aren't the first, the first person I'm killing and you wouldn't be the last, adios" He waved leaving. 

Nicholas screamed his liver out "No!" 

"No, please, don't go, somebody help me, somebody, anybody" 

"Is this how I will end my life?, is this how I will end?, a useless, unsuccessful man?" 

The rain fell seriously, making Nicholas's grip weak. His soaked clothes are heavy because of the rain, they are pulling him down. 

While struggling to balance, Camella came to the scene. 

But she wasn't alone, she was with Kim Orme. 

"I think we have a guest," Kim taunted. 

Nicholas was happy seeing his love, he felt relieved that she had come. 

She was probably worried about him that she had to come here but it's dark. 

"Camella, please help me" He cried out to her. 

Camella stood still and watched Nicholas, she crossed her hands watching her boyfriend struggling for life. 

"Baby?, Camella, come on, help me, don't you see me here" 

She remained silent. 

"Camella?" Min ho frowned. He was scared, this isn't what he was thinking, right? No, it can't be. 

His Camella?She wouldn't abandon her love here. 

Camella bent over to him wanting to tell him something. 

Nicholas breathed a sigh of relief. He tried to move his ear closer to her, in an attempt that he almost fell. 

But this is his love, he has to be strong for her. 

"Die and die a very painful death" She whispered to his ear. She stood up to hug Kim Orme. 

Nicholas's heart stopped beating for some seconds, he froze at what his girlfriend said. 

Series of thoughts ran through his mind. 

Kim Orme kissed Camella passionately, he cracked up seeing Min ho shocked expression. 

"She is mine" He spelled the word out to him. 

Nicholas felt his world had collapsed, he felt weak, he felt already dead before dying. 

"Should I help him with my love?" Camella asked Kim Orme caressing his chest. 

"If you want you to my queen, but do it quickly, rain is falling, I don't want you to catch a cold" 

Camella smiled "Watch him is more satisfying" 

She rolled her eyes at him "Okay Nicholas I will help you, you better appreciate me for doing this cowardly" She spat at him. 

She moved closer to Nicholas who was speechless about everything going on. She smiled at him. 

Nicholas looked deep into her eyes with tears. 

"Awwn the fool is crying, hey take a picture" 

She took a stone and dropped it on his face "Oops" She burst out in laughter. 

"Die you fool!" She yelled at him. Kicked him with her leg which allowed Nicholas to lose grip of the rock he held and fell. 

Tears dropped from Nicholas's eyes as he fell. He watched Camella and Kim Orme laughing with excitement, watching with keen interest as he was about to do it. 

He fell into the sea, closed his eyes and breathed his last.

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