Chapter 9

"Hello! I need another help from you," said Woo Jin. He was talking on the phone with someone.

"Yes, sir. Just tell me how could I help you?" said from the other side.

"I have to find that girl on CCTV footage that you sent me before. And as our Tae Jin said, she works in your hotel.

"Really? But she did not work here. We searched for her earlier. But we can't find her."

"What? She doesn't work there? Then who was she? You must have been mistaken. Try one more time. You will get her. I am sure."

"No, sir. We already checked two times. We are sure that she didn't work here. She must be a guest of this hotel."

"Then check your guest list and one more thing. Check a call list of your hotel receptionist number. Maybe it could help us to find the girl."

"Call list? But why?" asked the girl who was another side of the phone.

"Just do as I say. Tae Jin called for water that night and whoever picked up that call was a girl. So I need the call list."

"Okay sir, you will get it."

"Tae Jin! Do you remember the number which you have called that night?" Tae Jin and Chi Won were on their way home. But suddenly they saw the manager talking on the phone. Tae Jin was thinking something deeply. Now he gets back to his sense and said: "How?!" Then he lost in his mind and suddenly remembered that he has the number on his blazer pocket which he was wearing on that night. So he said "Yes, yes I have it. Let's go. saying this he rushed into his room to find his blazer. But he could not find it anywhere. So he called the maid who worked there because she takes care of their clothes. But she didn't come today at work. So Tae Jin felt disappointed.

"I want that number. Please search again carefully," said Woo Jin. He looked very tensed. And when he is on tension he cuts his nails with his teeth. And as he is tensed now he is cutting his nails with his teeth. But Chi Won doesn't like the habit. So whenever he did this Chi Won scolded him.

"Again! How many times did I tell you not to do this?" said Chi Won being angry on him.

"Oh! Sorry. But are you my guardian? Why do you scold me like this?"

"Sorry. I forget every time when you do that," said Chi Won. He was like a cute baby who said sorry to his mother. Seeing Chi Won's face Woo Jin laughed and said, "Ok, now go and call everyone to gather. You have to perform one more time in front of me.

"Okay, I will go and call them." saying this Chi Won left.

"Hey, Euna! Am I looking good?" said Ji Na. She was in a good mood because her dream is going to be fulfilled.

"Yes, as always." said Eun Byeol. The concert is at 6 p.m.

"So we have to leave home at 5 p.m. Okay?" said Ji Na out of excitement.

"What? Why so early? We will go at 5.30 p.m. It is not too far from our home. We can reach there within 10 minutes." said Eun.

"I know. But we can not stand in front of the stage if we are late. Please, listen to me. My sweetu. Don't get late. Now go and wear this dress. You will look gorgeous in this dress." said Ji Na giving Eun a dress.

"Okay, but I am not gonna wear this dress," said Eun.

"Why? What's wrong with it?" asked Ji Na surprisingly?

"It's too short. And you know I never wear these types of dress," said Eun being a bit of angry.

"Oh! I forgot about that. Sorry. But please go and get ready quickly." said Ji Na. "Wait for me. I'll get ready in two minutes." saying this Eun went away and after a few minutes she comes back wearing an old fashioned dress.

"I can't understand, why are you like this? Is it a dress? Go and change it. Dude, we are going to a concert. A concert of SBS. There would be so many people. What will they say about you if you go in this dress?" said Ji Na being disappointed.

"Why? What's wrong with this dress? It's fine. Let's go now it's getting late." said Eun slowly.

"OK, as you wish. But put off the scarf. You are looking like an old lady on the scarf." requested Ji Na.

"Never! If you say one more word I will stay here and you have to go alone," said Eun. She became a little angry.

"Okay, okay let's go now. You don't need to change anything but can you please put the lipstick? Your lips are looking so pale." Ji Na requested to Eun again. "Okay" saying that Eun takes the lipstick from Ji Na and applies it on her lip slowly.

"Are you happy now?" giving the lipstick back to Ji Na, Eun said.

"Yes, I am the happiest person in the world now. Let's go," said Ji Na happily. Then the two friends started walking to the concert. They were talking with each other. Suddenly a girl comes while running and hit Ji Na. And as they were talking they didn't notice the girl. When the girl hit Ji Na, she falls down. Eun pulls her up quickly and shouted at the girl,

"Don't you have eyes? Why you are running like that?" The girl answer,

"Sorry sister, are you okay?" Ji Na said

"Yes, I am okay."

"What okay? what if you get hurt? said Eun angrily. But this time the girl didn't answer and went away. She was looking very strange. And seems like she was afraid of something.

"Are you really okay?" asked Eun.

"Yes, I am fine. Don't worry." Ji Na said sweetly.

"Such a strange girl!" said Eun Byeol.

"Ha ha ha. Says who?"

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing. Let's keep walking." Ji Na said and smile. They reached the concert at 5 p.m. There were so many people. So they couldn't stand in front of the stage. But they could see the stage clearly. They got mixed with the crowd and Eun hated this. So she felt uneasy but Ji Na enjoyed it very much.

[Meanwhile in the make up room of the concert]

"Are you ready?" asked Woo Jin to all. "Not yet. We have to do some makeover," said Ha Joon.

"Okay, Everyone take your seat, please." said the manager and left. All of them took their own seat and the make up artist began to change their hairstyle. Ha Joon, Jeong Eun, Kang Min, and Jung Hwa were using their phone and Tae Jin and Yeong Soo were doing nothing on their seats. Suddenly Kang Min shouted, "Hey look on this news! It says that a video has been leaked against our Tae Jin.

"What? Where? Show me." Ha Joon asked Kang Min being aggressive.

"Here." showing his mobile to Ha Joon Kang Min said. The rest of all left their seats and came to Kang Min.

"Is it fake or true? asked Chi Won.

"Look there's a video link here. Click here and watch the video. Then we will

see if it's true or not." said Jeong Eun. Kang Min clicked on the link. They couldn't imagine what's in the video. So when they watched it they felt like someone hit on their head by a heavy thing. Tae Jin couldn't talk because he felt like he could have died but he couldn't do anything like that. "What? Seriously? I know it's all false. The girl is fake. She is trying to trap Tae Jin. Nothing else." said Chi Won angrily. Tae Jin went back to his seat and the makeup artist kept arranging his hair and his face with makeup. Everyone was watching the video again if they could find any proof against the girl. Tae Jin kept his eyes closed and listened to the video. In the video, a girl was trying to say something. As the girl was crying, her voice was not clear. But the moral of the video is: "Tae Jin asked for cold water that night on New York hotel. He called the girl and asked for water. So she came to his room to give him water. Tae Jin was intoxicated. He told her to put the water on table. But when she put the water on table Tae Jin come close to her and asked if she likes him or not. Then she answered that she is a big fan of him. Then he asked again if the girl did one thing then he would take a selfie with her. So the girl asked about the work. But suddenly Tae Jin started to force her. And he tried to rape her. The girl saw a small knife on the table (for cutting fruits). So she took the knife somehow and tried to defend herself. So she hit Tae Jin with that knife and because of this his arm, neck, and belly are injured. And he falls on the bed. Then the girl somehow escape from there."

Tae Jin's eyes were closed. But he heard all of it. The makeup artist was putting makeup on his face. But he feels like somebody cut his face with a knife. Tears were falling from his eyes. Because he knows that video is not real. But how will people trust him? They will trust the girl. Then what will happen to him? He is innocent. But how will he prove it to the world? He couldn't get any idea. There was one more thing on that video and that was the CCTV footage.