Surrounded by some staff members, Juho and his manager sat in the dark video recording room. The screening venue thankfully had two CCTV camera installed in the hallway. Juho's manager, Kwan managed to secure the footage. The footage of the night was being played on the screen. All of them keenly examining the video for evidence.
Kamou seemed to be calling out for someone in the video. The corridor seemed empty until they played the footage of the other camera. A man could be seen lurking in the corners, spying on Kamou. Juho zoomed in the face of the man, getting a clearer look.
"Does he work here?" Juho questioned the staff. The staff members looked closely at his face. No one seemed to recognize him.
"No sir. We haven't seen him here before." the head of staff replied.
"Then how the hell did he get in?" Juho roared in anger. The staff with their head down almost trembled in fear.
"Kwan, I want to know everything about this man. You have five days." He ordered his manager getting up to leave the room.
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The next morning:
The holidays were coming, soon the year would end. Kamou was having her breakfast in peace. It was a Sunday morning and her agency let her take a leave. Her phone that was placed on the kitchen counter started ringing. Kamou ran to the phone, expecting a call from Juho.
A frown formed on her face seeing an unknown number show up on the screen. She picked up the call and answered it confidently. This time it was different, the person speaking from the other side seemed familiar.
"Da... Da... David?" Kamou asked stunned.
"Who else were you expecting? That boyfriend of yours?" a menacing laugh could be heard.
"Stop fooling around. What do you want?"
"Straight to the point. Success has made your tongue sharper I see." David mocked.
"What else do you expect after harassing me for the past couple of days?"
"So, you knew it was me. How interesting!"
"Initially I was skeptical about it but Dara warned me few days back. Tell me what it is? Why are you here?" she barked
"Ten million."
Kamou's mouth hung open, "What?"
"You heard it right. I want you to pay me ten million."
"And why do you think I will just throw away that money on a scum like you?"
"Because I know your past, past that can destroy you."
"I am not that little girl you knew. You can't scare me off with those empty threats." with that Kamou hang up the call. Kamou's phone rang a couple of times after that. Knowing that it was David, she ignored the calls completely.
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"How was your day?" Juho asked, removing his shoes.
"Boring." Kamou replied, her eyes fixated on the television screen.
They mostly spent their weekends together. Juho had just arrived at her apartment after a busy day hunting for the man who bullied his girlfriend. The man seemed to have appeared from thin air. Nobody knew anything about him, no address, no name, no contact details, nothing. The situation was making Juho miserable.
He walked towards the couch, placing a peck on her forehead he sat next to her. Kamou was watching some reality show, her soft laughs could be heard from time to time. Juho didn't bother looking at the screen, he was busy cherishing his girlfriend's small laughter. He wrapped his hard around her shoulder. Kamou leaned in resting her head against his chest. In the chaos they created their peaceful little world.
"What do you want for dinner?" Kamou asked getting up from the couch.
"I don't want you to cook today." he pulled her back to her seat. "Let's order food delivery."
"But you like it when I cook for you." Kamou argued.
"Not today. I'll order pizza." he said placing an order on his phone.
Suddenly Juho remembered something, he browsed through his phone and showed a picture to Kamou. Color drained from her face when she saw the man in the picture.
"Do you know this man?" Juho asked.
Suddenly Juho remembered something, he browsed through his phone and showed a picture to Kamou. Color drained from her face when she saw the man in the picture. 'What is David's picture doing on his phone?'
"Do you know this man?" Juho asked.
"No... I haven't seen him before." Kamou denied.
"You sure love?" Juho asked again.
"I don't know who this man is." Kamou lied again. "Why do you ask?"
"You remember that stalker from the movie screening, we found this man on the CCTV footage. His age could be around forty considering his looks. I asked Kwan to get more information about this guy." Juho explained.
'FUCK! Why? Why do you want to know about him? Things are getting messy. What should I do?' Kamou was knocking her brain out.
"Juho, I think everything is fine now. I don't think there is any need to investigate any further, my team has taken care of it." she tried her best to convince him.
"Still, I want to personally take care of this matter."
"Nooo.... You can't."
"Why?" Juho looked at her confused.
"I don't want you involved in anything related to this. We won't be able to keep our relationship secret if word gets out. Let my team handle it. Please." Kamou talked politely trying to convince him.
'She is acting weird today.' Juho wondered.
'I think he bought it. I have to change the topic. Need to come up with something unusual. Think, quick Kamou.' she thought when Juho didn't protest any further.
"Honey, holidays are coming. I am thinking of inviting my sister over. Would you like to meet her?" Kamou mentioned her sister for the first time.
"You have a sister?" Juho asked.
"Yes, she is a university student, here in Seoul." Kamou replied relieved that she successfully distracted Juho.
'That day, it was her sister. I understand now. Maybe I am overthinking stuff, she isn't hiding anything from me. I was stupid to follow her that night.'