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30000 Feet Letting Go Of You - Short AI Drama - Video Dailymotion
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00:00After the hundredth time my besties hot brother used my body as pre-match warm-up,
00:05I walked out of this relationship and announced to everyone,
00:07I am getting married.
00:10To his mortal enemy, my best friend's brother is the most famous soccer star in the country.
00:15His name stays in the top roads every other week, and yet, he is still the most eligible bachelor alive.
00:2125 years old, drop-dead gorgeous, filthy rich, nobody knows that I,
00:27a completely ordinary sports channel journalist, have been in a secret relationship with him for
00:32five years. Five years. He played the field. He liked to roam. And I, I slowly, quietly reshaped
00:40myself into exactly what he wanted.
00:48Silas, slow down.
00:51Already tapping out babe.
00:53My legs went weak. I just closed my eyes and let him do whatever he wanted. Five years of indulging
00:59his nonsense. I proposed to him three times. He turned me down. All three times, after my best
01:06friend Maya got married. Her family started setting her brother up on blind dates. I looked at Silas
01:11one evening and said it plainly. Silas, my family's giving me an ultimatum. I have to get married this
01:16year. He paused, then pressed a soft kiss to my ear. Just wait a little longer.
01:21Then came Memorial Day weekend. Maya grabbed my arm. Yuna! You won't believe it! My cold-hearted
01:27brother is actually planning to propose! He even bought the ring! Really? You know about it?
01:34My heart slammed against my ribs. Hope, real, terrifying hope, started to bloom in my chest. Wait,
01:43you know too? Yeah. Oh, I guess that makes sense. She's on his team, some junior assistant. Didn't
01:52she go to your university? I went still. The bloom in my chest turned to ash. I swallowed it down.
01:58My head lowered, pretending to scroll through my phone. A call from home shattered the silence.
02:06Yuna, when are you meeting the man we arranged? We're running out of patience.
02:11The man was Hudson Cole, the most respected soccer coach in the country. But also Silas' mortal
02:17anemone, who's issued Silas multiple red cards and publicly sneered that a playboy will never wear
02:23the World Player of the Year crown. Hudson is a family friend. I only pretend not to know him for
02:28Silas' sake. But now... Don't worry, I will go. What a coincidence. I'm also getting married over
02:37Memorial Day weekend. Beach ceremony. Will you be my maid of honor? What? Are you serious? I've been
02:45trying to set you up for years and you turned down every single one and now you're just getting
02:49married out of nowhere? My family arranged it. I can't keep waiting.
02:56Fair enough. Grandma's losing more memories every day. She's been holding on just to see you walk
03:02down the aisle. I looked down. The grandma who raised me had dementia. Her one remaining wish in
03:09her clearer moments was to see me get married. Silas knew. He'd always known. And he still just
03:16said wait a little longer. Five years of a secret relationship I couldn't even mention.
03:22enough of that. Show me a photo of this guy. I forced a small smile and reached for my phone.
03:28And a hand shot out from behind me, snatching it clean away. Yuna's got a boyfriend? Let me see.
03:34But I could see exactly what he was doing. He was deleting the few photos we had together. He was
03:39worried I might show Maya our photos. You little brat, give that back! I'm just looking out for Yuna.
03:47She's basically a little bunny. Too easy to take advantage of. My face burned hot,
03:52little bunny. That was what he called me in bed. He used to tease me. You were in your 30s
03:58and you've
03:58still got no bite. You just lie there being adorable. Yuna, your eyes are red. I'm fine. Just tired. I'm
04:08heading home. I walked away fast. Go apologize. I'll settle the check and meet you outside.
04:23You're upset? I just wasn't expecting you to suddenly want to go public. He was too close.
04:28Close enough to see the smear of lipstick on his collar. Not mine. I shoved him off. Hard.
04:35Weren't you going to drive us home? Get in the car. Silas actually looked startled. Five years. In five years,
04:42I had never spoken to him in that tone. I have a plan, okay? I was going to tell my
04:48family eventually.
04:49Why are you so desperate to rush this? I turned to look at my own reflection in the window. The
04:54fine
04:54lines at the corners of my eyes. I'm getting married. Silas went rigid. A second later, his phone rang.
05:04He picked up a soft, sweet voice came through the speaker. Nina, the junior assistant on his team.
05:10Hello?
05:11Silas, there's an issue with tomorrow's training schedule.
05:14Don't worry. I'm on my way.
05:15He hung up, pressed his forehead to mine. Almost like he'd misunderstood the whole thing.
05:20I'm still young. Career has to come first right now. The marriage thing...
05:25Just wait a little more, okay? Team emergency. Go home with my sister.
05:30He circled around to the driver's seat. Left nothing but exhaust in his wake.
05:35It was like the last time. He'd said he wanted to see the ocean. I researched every coastal spot.
05:41Found the best viewpoint. He said he wanted seafood. I compared a dozen restaurants.
05:46Made the reservation. At the airport. One second, he had his arms around me.
05:50His phone rang. Team crisis. He walked away without looking back. I waited for him for a whole week.
06:00Yuna, where'd he go? Team thing. I had to leave. It's Nina again, isn't it? I don't get it.
06:07Aside from being young and pretty, what does she even have? Young, pretty. Young, pretty. I let those
06:11words sit on my tongue. They tasted like ash. Last month, he grabbed my waist in bed and said,
06:16Babe, you really should start working out more. Maya grabbed my arm and flagged down a cab.
06:22You don't even know. Nina was handling the team's travel arrangements last month,
06:26and she just added herself to the itinerary, and Silas went along with it. He spent a whole
06:31week with her at the beach. I added her on social media. Silas tried to play it off,
06:36said she went to the same university as you, so he couldn't exactly kick her out.
06:39Look, here's... Look, here's her post right here. The date. The exact week I was waiting alone. Every
06:46location in the photos, I recognized them. They were all from the travel guide I had put together
06:51and sent him. Our fifth anniversary as a secret couple was the first day of their public romance.
06:57I dropped Maya off at her place, said goodbye like everything was fine. Bye, Maya.
07:02But the moment the door closed, I gave the driver Silas' club address. Take me to Silas' club,
07:07please. I'd been to that building many times, but they only ever knew me as Maya's best friend.
07:12Nobody knew what happened in that office, the couch, the desk by the floor-to-ceiling windows.
07:17Five years of things that only I knew. The office door was slightly open. I was about to push it
07:22when I heard voices. Let's go somewhere for Memorial Day weekend. I froze with my hand in the air.
07:27Just us. Then Silas' voice. Actually, there's something I need to tell you.
07:33My chest seized. I shoved the door open.
07:42What a coincidence. My wedding is also on the Memorial Day weekend.
07:48Oh, you're getting married over the holiday, Yuna? Then Silas definitely has to be there. He's
07:53basically your family. We can reschedule our trip. The second she was gone,
07:56the warmth drained from Silas' face. How did you end up here? Are you really that
08:03desperate to force my hand? Desperate force. I felt the air go out of me.
08:08Fine. Go home. Outside, Nina and a few co-workers were watching through the glass. I had come here to
08:15officially break up with him, but I suddenly realized there was nothing left to say. You can only break up
08:21if you were together. And clearly, in his mind, we never were. He snatched the invitation out of my
08:27fingers, said a quick goodbye to the group, and shoved me into his car. The invitation got crumpled in
08:34his fist. He tossed it under the seat. Silenced the whole drive home.
08:41He hauled me upstairs, pushed me down onto the couch.
08:47Yuna, enough. Why can't you give me a little more time? Do you have to humiliate me in front of
08:53everyone? Suddenly, the air felt thin. Five years underground. I told myself it was because of Maya,
08:59because his career was just getting started. But it was never that. He hid me because I was something
09:04to be ashamed of. I shoved him away, stumbled to the bathroom, threw up.
09:11We both need to calm down.
09:16The door slammed. His footsteps faded.
09:27A long time passed. I pulled myself up off the floor, went to the back of the closet,
09:33and dug out a tin box. Five years of a secret relationship. Movi ticket stuffs. Photos from a
09:39theme park. A little craft project we made together. All of it buried in the back of the
09:44closet for five years. By the time dawn came, the tin box was in the trash. I took one last
09:51look at the
09:51apartment. He bought this place right after he made it big.
09:55Babe, we finally have a home. He'd laughed like a little kid when he showed me.
09:59That night, Maya told me Silas had gone off the grid. Wasn't answering anyone. Not even his parents.
10:06I didn't care anymore. The invitations went out. The date crept closer. The night before the wedding,
10:13I posted on social media for the first time. Just a quiet announcement. Tomorrow, I am getting married.
10:19The likes and congratulations flooded in instantly. Hundreds of them. So this is what it feels like.
10:25A relationship that gets to exist in the light. Then my phone rang. Silas.
10:34Simus? Oh, Yuna? Simus is busy right now. We're all out together. Do you want to come?
10:40No, it's okay. I was about to hang up when a burst of laughter erupted from the other end.
10:46Ha ha ha ha ha!
10:50Truths are there! Truths are there!
10:52He'd had a lot to drink.
10:54Silas, the most regrettable thing you've ever done. No lying!
10:58Biggest regret? Acting on impulse and chasing an older woman. Knowing I couldn't give her what she wanted.
11:05Laughter rippled through the room.
11:08Silas has layers! We see you! Older women always want commitment, but who doesn't want to end up with
11:15someone young and beautiful? Okay, okay. Next question. Most reckless thing you've done lately?
11:23A beat, then Silas' voice again.
11:28I'm about to propose.
11:31He's finally settling down! It's Nina, right? It has to be Nina!
11:36I hung up. Blocked his number.
11:48Silas woke up to his phone buzzing. He squinted at the screen. A call log, Yuna's number. He had no
11:55memory of dialing it.
11:56He frowned, then opened her social media. Over a hundred likes. Dozens of congratulations.
12:03The family group chat had exploded too. He set the phone down. Picked it back up.
12:08Maya had posted a video. A wedding venue by the beach.
12:12We're here. Yuna looks stunning today.
12:14Silas, you left yet? Don't be late. He stared at the location pin. His pulse spiked. She actually did it.
12:21She was really doing this to pressure him. But he kept scrolling through the group chat photos anyway.
12:26Yuna in a fitted mermaid gown. Eyes cast slightly down. A soft, quiet smile on her lips.
12:32His heart was hammering. Exactly the way it did the first time he ever saw her.
12:37Simus, we're all suited up and ready to roll. Just say the word. We're running out of time, man.
12:41Just head to the beach.
12:43We've all figured it out, you know? Last night made it real obvious. She's your sister's best friend.
12:48If you don't show up, Maya will end you.
12:50He hung up. Silas finally got to his feet and pulled on the white suit he'd had custom made on
12:56short notice.
12:57Then he wrapped his fingers around the two ring boxes in his pocket. He'd been planning to give them to
13:03her
13:03on their sixth anniversary, but she'd forced his hand. He couldn't let her do this alone. Grabbed his keys.
13:12Drove to the beach.
13:15The car had barely stopped when his friend called again. Completely panicked.
13:24Silas, what's going on? This wedding, the groomsmen and the groom are already here.
13:30He undid his seatbelt with one hand and pinched the bridge of his nose.
13:34His voice was rough, still ragged from last night's drinks.
13:37What are you talking about? You must be at the wrong place.
13:40He forwarded the location Maya had posted in the family chat.
13:44Silas, this is the location. And there's only one wedding on this stretch of beach for miles.
13:50The whole thing is booked out.
13:52Then his friend spoke again, careful, uncertain. Silas went very still.
13:56A private ceremony here over Memorial Day weekend? That's tens of millions, minimum.
14:02Babe, why not just book the direct flight? It's only a few hundred more.
14:05I want to help you save up. Your career is just starting. Every penny counts.
14:10Yuna has always been careful with money. Our whole five years together,
14:13she researched every trip to save me money. So, why was she doing this now?
14:18He knew the speech.
14:20I'll let it go. She's older now, wants something to remember. Fine, I'll give it to her.
14:27You've got the wrong spot. I'm on my way.
14:30He adjusted his tie in the rear-view mirror, squeezed the ring box in his pocket, and stepped out.
14:37Listen to me! We are the groomsmen! You can't keep us out!
14:40The second they spotted Silas.
14:42Silas! These guys won't let us through!
14:44Silas pressed two fingers to his temple, walked forward.
14:51I'm the groom. These are my groomsmen. Let us in.
14:56He looked Silas up and down. White suit, black tie, hair perfectly combed back, genuinely handsome.
15:02One moment, sir. Let me verify.
15:04Genuinely convincing.
15:05The guard turned away, murmured into his earpiece.
15:08Sir, we've confirmed.
15:10His expression was caught apologetic.
15:12The bride and groom are already on site. The ceremony is about to begin.
15:18You may have the wrong venue. It's Memorial Day weekend. There are several weddings today. You don't want to miss
15:23yours.
15:24The guard tries to help.
15:30Ridiculous.
15:33Is the bride's name Yuna?
15:35The guards exchanged a look.
15:39I'm her boyfriend. She probably didn't brief your team properly. Can you just let me through?
15:44Look and put your in the church.
15:46His friend's expressions shifted to something harder to read.
15:49You heard him. He's the real VIP today. Step aside before you lose your jobs.
15:55Sir, your name?
15:56Mercer. Silas Mercer.
15:59He almost added obviously, but stopped himself. Figured that would do it.
16:06That doesn't match our record, sir. Take a look.
16:10He turned the tablet around. Silas stared at the two names. Everything in him went blank.
16:17His friends crowded in behind him and went pale.
16:22What does this mean? Hudson Cole? The legendary coach? Silas, is this some kind of prank? What is going on?
16:29Silas didn't answer. His expression slowly, steadily darkened.
16:34She's scared I won't show up.
16:36She hired actors. Don't you guys see it? She used his name to scare me. It's fake.
16:42But... Hudson Cole? Why would she use his name? That's insane.
16:47She's being dramatic. Come on. That's just how Yuna is. She wants to make me jealous.
16:51The guards were getting tired of this.
16:55If you let me in now, you save her the embarrassment.
16:59Trust me. When I walk in there, this whole charade is over.
17:04Sir, we're a professional team. We don't care about your drama. If your name isn't on the list,
17:09we can't let you in. Step back. Now.
17:15Unless you have an invitation. Physical or digital. Show it or leave.
17:22One of his friends smacked himself on the forehead.
17:26The invitation! Silas, remember when we ran into Yuna and she offered us one?
17:31You took it from her! You have it! Where is it?
17:37Silas paused.
17:41Silas paused. He wanted to push through anyway, but he decided...
17:45Fine. Have it your way, Yuna.
17:48He turned and walked back to the parking lot.
17:51Dug through the car. Found it eventually. The invitation he'd crumpled into a ball.
17:56He held it in his hand. Didn't open it. He just walked back.
18:01The guard checked it carefully. Then, stepped aside. And Silas ran.
18:07Through a tunnel of pink roses through the crowd. Until the ocean opened up ahead.
18:12Yuna stood under a floral arch. Her veil lifted softly in the sea breeze.
18:17But there was a man standing in front of her. Black suit. Perfectly straight.
18:23Head slightly bowed toward her. Eyes locked on her face.
18:29The officiant's voice carried on the ocean wind.
18:32Mrs. Yuna Hart. Do you take Mr. Hudson Cole to be your lawfully wedded husband?
18:38To have and to hold. In sickness and in health. In good times and in bad. For the rest of
18:44your life.
18:44Yuna tilted her face up. Silas watched her lips curve into a smile.
18:49I do. Something in Silas finally broke loose.
18:53Every head in the venue turned. Maya turned too.
18:57She was down from the arch in seconds. Still in her champagne bridesmaid dress.
19:02You show up late and then you have the nerve to yell wait! Sit down. Don't you dare ruin her
19:09day.
19:09You've ruined enough! He pushed her hand away. His eyes went straight back to the altar.
19:16Yuna. You win. I'm here.
19:22Tell your actor to leave. His hand slipped into his pocket. Found the ring box. Then something hit him.
19:29Hard. On the back of the head. Silas's mother had shoved through the guest rows.
19:36What are you saying? Are you out of your mind? How could Hudson be an actor?
19:43Yuna are getting married properly. Yuna and Hudson are getting married properly. His family is right
19:50here. You're making a scene in front of everyone. Stop!
19:53Silas followed her gaze slowly across the guest rows. A family he'd never seen before. The couple in
20:00the center, middle-aged composed, were watching him with cold, flat eyes.
20:08Mom! Stop it! She hired them. She wouldn't actually marry someone else. She wouldn't.
20:17She loves me. His mother couldn't hold back anymore. She slapped him across the face.
20:23At the altar, I hadn't expected Silas to come. I really hadn't expected him to think the wedding was
20:28meant for him. His friends were looking at each other now, putting it all together. One by one,
20:33their expressions shifted. I let myself smile for a moment. Then turned back to the man in front of me.
20:39Hudson Cole. The officiant's voice returned.
20:46Mr. Hudson Cole, do you take Ms. Yuna Hart to be your lawfully wedded wife?
20:51To have and to hold in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, for the rest of
20:56your life?
20:57I do. Hudson looked at me. His gaze was steady, deep. And somehow, in this moment,
21:03I hadn't prepared for. It made me feel precious. He lifted the ring from the cushion,
21:09held my left hand in both of his, slid it on, gently, all the way down. My heartbeat spiked.
21:15Then he lifted my veil, leaned in, pressed a kiss to my forehead.
21:21I felt like I was floating. Across the room, Silas shot to his feet. His friends launched at him in
21:28unison.
21:29You're in the middle of World Cup prep. Coach Cole says one word and your career is over.
21:35I don't care!
21:37Hudson's lips still rested against my forehead. My hand lay on his arm. Silas's mouth opened. He was
21:44about to say my name. A hand clamped over his mouth from the side, with enough force to cut off
21:50his air.
21:50Final. With the help of his friends, Silas's father half dragged him out through the side door.
21:55Hudson's fingers curled gently around mine. I came back to myself, smiled up at him. The ceremony
22:01continued. Outside, Silas's father let go, then immediately backhanded him. Your sister grew up
22:07with Yuna. She's the maid of honor. What were you thinking? Do you have any idea what today is?
22:13Silas raised his head, tie crooked, looking wrecked, eyes burning red. Dad. His voice was shredded.
22:19Yuna and I, we've been together for five years. Five years.
22:27She proposed to me three times. It hit him then, fully finally.
22:35She's my, she's my girlfriend. This wasn't performance. This wasn't a nightmare. The woman he
22:42loved had genuinely married someone else. All those years he'd been so afraid to tell anyone. Afraid of what
22:48it would mean. Afraid that once it was real and visible, there was no taking it back. No more
22:53playing around. No more room to be young. He'd been especially afraid of committing to someone
22:58five years older than him. But standing here now, all he wanted was to grab the nearest person
23:03and say. Yuna is mine. She was always mine. She was always mine. His father's hand froze in the air.
23:13He stared at his son's face, genuinely gutted, and understood everything in an instant. Foolish.
23:18If you were together for five years, why didn't you marry her? Silas stood there. Couldn't speak.
23:25She's already married now. To someone you will never be able to touch.
23:31His father called security and had him kept outside. He didn't make it back in before the ceremony
23:36ended. When the last words were said, Hudson pulled me into a quiet embrace. That person.
23:43He said softly. He's the one you were waiting for. I went still. I said. He was. It doesn't matter
23:49anymore.
23:49Hudson didn't press. Didn't look surprised. He just held me a little tighter. We'd exchanged numbers
23:55a week before the wedding. Our first meeting was at a quiet kafdi. I told him everything. All five
24:01years of it. Silas. The secret relationship. The proposals he turned down. The ring he'd been buying
24:08for someone else. And why, because of all of that, I'd finally said yes to my family's arrangement.
24:14If any of this bothers you, we can dissolve the agreement. Hudson looked at me very steady.
24:21As long as you're beside me, that's all I need.
24:26The memory faded. We were already making our rounds through the guests. My grandmother was
24:31crying so hard, her whole body shook. Her clouded eyes rimmed over. She grabbed Hudson's
24:35hands and wouldn't let go. You have to take care of my girl.
24:39Her voice broke and scattered. Dementia had stolen most of her memories. But she remembered me.
24:44She knew today was my wedding day. I blinked hard, throat aching. All those years I made her wait.
24:50Don't worry, grandma. I will spend my whole life protecting her.
24:54Hudson did something I didn't expect. He crouched down in front of her, met her eyes,
24:58completely present. Then he looked up, over her shoulder, straight at me. My heart skipped.
25:03After the ceremony, we said goodbye to our tearful families and drove to the airport for our honeymoon.
25:13Hudson said, suddenly, I thought you might run.
25:17I turned to look at him. Why would you think that?
25:24Because he came. His profile was all sharp angles and soft light.
25:29I thought you might. No. Hudson, we're married now. I don't look back.
25:38I meant what I said. From this day forward, I'm with you. Completely. He looked down at our hands.
25:46Then, slowly, his fingers closed around mine, wrapping my hand entirely in...
25:51But what if... What if I don't want proper and respectful?
25:56Our marriage had been straightforward. Two families, sitting down negotiating terms,
26:01and a detailed prenuptial agreement. If he wanted to upend that now, I wasn't sure what I could do.
26:07Yuna. You're not just my wife. You're someone I've kept in my heart for a very long time.
26:18I stared at him. Hudson's face had gone a little pink in the golden light.
26:23This composed, unflappable man. His jaw was tight. His breathing, unsteady.
26:29A few years ago, there was a sports awards gala. I saw you there. You were wearing a champagne dress.
26:34You were interviewing the honorees. Calm, sharp, completely unfazed. At some point,
26:40a waiter spilled wine on the hem of your skirt. Oh my god. I'm so sorry. I am so sorry,
26:44miss.
26:45It's fine. Don't panic. Here, wipe your hands first. I thought to myself,
26:50if a woman like that were ever standing beside me, what would that be like? I couldn't find my voice.
26:57I had someone look into you afterward. What they found was that you were already with someone. So,
27:04I put it away. Then I heard your family was looking for someone for you. I reached out to them
27:10first.
27:11I couldn't let the chance slip away again. Yuna. I know you haven't fully let me in yet.
27:18But I'll be here. Every day. I can wait.
27:35I didn't pull back. All those times Silas told me to wait a little longer.
27:40This was the first time anyone had ever said, I'll wait for you.
27:44The honeymoon lasted a full month. Hudson made up for every year he'd kept his feelings to himself.
27:52He researched every destination, meticulously. He chartered a yacht and took me out to the open sea.
27:59He arranged fireworks over the water that lit up the entire night sky. On the beach. He rolled up his
28:05pant legs and chased me halfway across the shoreline. And when I finally couldn't run anymore, he picked me
28:12up and carried me back to the hotel. Yuna, you're so beautiful when you smile. You're radiant. I could
28:17drown in your eyes. He would look down at me, really look, and say things that stopped my breath.
28:24I realized somewhere in that month what it actually felt like to be cherished. We wore matching outfits
28:30through every city. He held my hand in broad daylight on busy streets without a second thought.
28:35Mr. Cole, what a surprise to see you here. Good to see you. Allow me to introduce my wife, Yuna.
28:43And I understood then, if it is real love, you don't have to hide. You don't have to explain.
28:48You don't have to drop someone's hand when another person walks by. He was just as thoughtful and private
28:54too. Gentle. Considerate. Never once saying anything that left me feeling small. I let myself fall into it.
29:02Properly. Fully.
29:07The only thing that interrupted us. An unknown number. Hello?
29:12The first time it rang, I answered. It was Silas.
29:20Yuna, why did you leave me? You betrayed me. We were together for five years.
29:29Come back. I hung up and blocked the number. The next day, a new number.
29:39Yuna, don't hang up! If you come back now, I'll forgive you! I swear, I'll forgive everything about
29:43the wedding! I mean it!
29:47The third call came while I was on the balcony, watching the scene.
29:51I'm sorry.
29:52He sounded like he'd been crying for hours.
29:55It's all my fault. I talked to my sister, Maya. I know you misunderstood what happened with Nina.
30:00That trip was a mistake! I'm going to let her go. I understand now why you've been pulling away.
30:06Just come back! Please? I'll do anything! I'll make it public! Just don't leave me!
30:14I stood there, holding the phone, silent for a long moment. The balcony door slid open. Hudson
30:21walked out with two glasses of fresh lemon water. He took one look at my face,
30:26asked nothing, just set a glass beside my hand and went back inside.
30:43I watched his back disappear through the glass.
30:47What I can't accept isn't just what did or didn't happen between her and you.
30:53It's so much more than that. I don't have any feelings for you anymore.
30:57Looking back, maybe it was the way he always made me feel like my age was a flaw.
31:02The way he kept us hidden like something to be ashamed of. The way he never grew up,
31:07never understood that love, beyond the excitement, requires respect and responsibility.
31:24Without Nina there would have been someone else. Younger, prettier, there always would have been.
31:30But none of that was worth explaining to him anymore. I stared at the screen. Typed slowly.
31:40Maya went quiet for a while. For five years I carried this secret. I told myself it was for him,
31:47for his career, for his family. But the truth is I was just afraid. Afraid that if I told anyone,
31:53they'd see what I already knew, that I was giving everything, and he was giving nothing.
31:58I paused, added one more line. Maya knew all along. She never said a word. She never judged me. She
32:07just
32:07waited. That is what love is supposed to feel like. Not hiding, not begging, just being seen.
32:14I put the phone down and went to find Hudson.
32:25One morning I was walking into work. I'd barely reached the building entrance when a figure stepped
32:31out of nowhere and blocked my path. Yuna. Can we talk? I'm going to be late.
32:40Five minutes. I know I was wrong. I know. Can't we just, can't we go back to how things were?
32:48Simus. I'm married. This has nothing to do with you anymore.
32:57I don't care! Get divorced! I'll take responsibility for everything! I just want you!
33:05I care! I care about never having to see you again. If you can keep it together,
33:10I'll stay civil. But if you keep following me, you'll disgust me.
33:18How can you be so cold? Because I asked you to wait a few more times. You throw away five
33:25years for
33:25a stranger? Yuna, you're ruining your life. I looked at him for a moment. Then I laughed.
33:33Being with you was the most irresponsible thing I've ever done. I don't understand.
33:40What did I do? What was so unforgivable? Or was this always coming? Were you just
33:47looking for an excuse to leave?
34:00Five years. That slap had been waiting five years.
34:05You don't know what you did wrong? Let me tell you. First, on our fifth anniversary,
34:11you were out of town with Nina. You told me nothing happened. But there was lipstick on your collar.
34:21Yeah, Nina. I'm dealing with it.
34:25I endured it. That doesn't mean I was okay with it.
34:31Second, five years underground. Every time I wanted to tell Maya the truth, you stopped me.
34:39You said it was for my sake. That it would make things complicated for me.
34:47Don't do it, Yuna. You know the media will tear us apart. It's for your own good.
34:52But the truth is, you were scared. Scared that once it was out in the open, you'd have to actually
34:59commit.
35:01Scared to be responsible for someone five years older than you.
35:05I gave you time because I knew you were young. Because I loved you enough to wait.
35:11Because I knew to wait.
35:14But I wasn't going to wait forever. The color had drained from his face. And last.
35:22My biggest regret? Chasing an older woman. Man, someone I couldn't give the ending she deserved.
35:30You said, out loud drunk in front of people, that your biggest regret was chasing an older woman.
35:38Someone you couldn't give the ending she deserved. So let me tell you mine.
35:44My biggest regret is those five years I spent hiding with you. Silas's lips were trembling.
35:49But five years isn't so long. Long enough to finally see clearly that you were never worth it.
35:55Something broke loose in his eyes and slid down his face. He scrubbed at it with his sleeve.
36:01It kept coming.
36:02I hear you. I was wrong. I was completely wrong. Can't you just... Can you give me one more chance?
36:11Please, babe.
36:14Hearing him call me babe again after everything, I smiled. And it was not a kind smile.
36:20I gave you chances. You used them all up.
36:24I turned and walked away. Behind me, I heard him break.
36:30No! Yuna! No!
36:33I didn't look back. In the months that followed, Silas didn't let go.
36:40Maya invited me for coffee when I got there. He was already at the table.
36:44Yuna! You came. I knew you wouldn't just cut me off completely.
36:53Yuna! Wait! Let me explain!
36:57Are you crazy, Simus? Stop stalking her. You're making a fool of yourself.
37:05Yuna, I'm so sorry. I swear I had no idea he was going to follow me. He must have seen
37:09my texts or tracked my car.
37:11It's okay, Maya. I know you wouldn't do this to me. He's completely lost his mind lately. Just ignore him.
37:17I'll make sure to be more careful next time. I'll text ahead, confirm he doesn't know.
37:20I know. But maybe we shouldn't meet in public for a while. It's not safe.
37:28Delivery for Mrs. Cole? Or Miss Hart?
37:35I'll take them. Thank you.
37:41Flowers again?
37:43Just some junk mail.
37:45You're really not bothered?
37:47Bothered by what?
37:49Someone sending flowers to your wife?
37:52Repeatedly?
37:53He tucked his chin against my shoulder. Voice easy.
37:58You're not going to take them. So why should I be bothered?
38:01I kept waiting for Hudson to finally lose his patience. To step in. He never did.
38:08Eventually, we moved. To the other side of the city. I changed jobs too.
38:14Silas' name gradually went quiet. In my life. The next time I heard it, it was in the news.
38:20Silas Mercer dropped by his club. Cut from the World Cup roster. I stared at the headline for a long
38:27time.
38:30Then, I messaged Maya.
38:39You're right, Maya. Nobody can wait for him forever.
38:44Hudson was on the couch with a stack of documents. Expression as unhurried as always.
38:49You know, some people act like they're totally unbothered.
38:55And then quietly make sure a certain someone never plays again.
38:59His voice was steady. Not jealous. Not angry. Just calm. Like he was simply stating a fact.
39:06He wasted five years of your life.
39:10I figured someone should get them back for you.
39:12And reached for his hand. His fingers closed around mine. Slow. Certain.
39:17Wrapping my whole hand inside his.
39:22I am not afraid of getting older anymore.
39:26Because the person beside me.
39:30He is going to grow old with me.
39:38My biggest regret is those five years I spent hiding with you.
39:42Silas' lips were trembling.
39:43But five years isn't so long.
39:46Long enough to finally see clearly that you were never worth it.
39:49Something broke loose in his eyes and slid down his face.
39:53He scrubbed at it with his sleeve. It kept coming.
39:56I hear you. I was wrong. I was completely wrong. Can't you just...
40:02Can you give me one more chance?
40:06Please, babe.
40:08Hearing him call me babe again after everything, I smiled.
40:12And it was not a kind smile. I gave you chances. You used them all up.
40:18I turned and walked away. Behind me, I heard him break.
40:24No! Yuna! No!
40:27I didn't look back.
40:29In the months that followed, Silas didn't let go.
40:34Maya invited me for coffee when I got there. He was already at the table.
40:39Yuna! You came. I knew you wouldn't just cut me off completely.
40:47Yuna! Wait! Let me explain!
40:51Are you crazy, Simus? Stop stalking her. You're making a fool of yourself.
40:59Yuna, I'm so sorry. I swear I had no idea he was going to follow me.
41:03He must have seen my texts or tracked my car.
41:05It's okay, Maya. I know you wouldn't do this to me.
41:08He's completely lost his mind lately. Just ignore him. I'll make sure to be more careful next time.
41:13I'll text ahead, confirm he doesn't know.
41:15I know. But maybe we shouldn't meet in public for a while. It's not safe.
41:22Delivery for Mrs. Cole? Or Miss Hart?
41:29I'll take them. Thank you.
41:35Flowers again?
41:37Just some junk mail.
41:39You're really not bothered?
41:42Bothered by what?
41:43Someone sending flowers to your wife.
41:46Repeatedly.
41:47He tucked his chin against my shoulder. Voice easy.
41:52You're not going to take them. So why should I be bothered?
41:55I kept waiting for Hudson to finally lose his patience. To step in. He never did.
42:02Eventually, we moved. To the other side of the city. I changed jobs too.
42:08Silas' name gradually went quiet. In my life. The next time I heard it, it was in the news.
42:14Silas Mercer dropped by his club. Cut from the World Cup roster. I stared at the headline for a long
42:21time.
42:24Then, I messaged Maya.
42:33You're right, Maya. Nobody can wait for him forever.
42:38Hudson was on the couch with a stack of documents. Expression, as unhurried as always.
42:43You know, some people act like they're totally unbothered.
42:49And then quietly make sure a certain someone never plays again.
42:53His voice was steady. Not jealous. Not angry. Just calm. Like he was simply stating a fact.
43:00He wasted five years of your life.
43:04I figured someone should get them back for you.
43:06And reached for his hand. His fingers closed around mine. Slow. Certain. Wrapping my whole hand inside his.
43:16I am not afraid of getting older anymore.
43:20Because the person beside me. He is going to grow old with me.
43:27He is going to grow old with me.
43:27He is going to grow old with me.
43:31He is going to grow old with me.
43:31You
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