Hidden pains

Episode eight

*At Sun condo*

(After an hour, Mr. and Mrs. Juan arrived at sun dorm. They exited the elevator and went to Sun's door, knocking on it three times before he opened it. He was aware that his mother was at the door, but he had not considered the possibility that his father was also present.)

Sun: (without seeming shocked) Welcome, Mom and Dad. Please have a seat.

Mrs. Juan: What happened to you, son? (gazing around the disorganized and dimly lit room)

Mr. Juan: I will turn on the light. (He found where to turn on the light and turned it on)

Mrs. Juan: Why do you break all of these glasses and (she sees blood on the glass) is that blood on the glass?

Mr. Juan: It is blood, and his blood as well (he notices his hand is injured as he looks at sun).

Mrs Juan: What?! Did you fight with someone? (she moves closer to him holding his hand.)

Mr. Juan: Why are you sitting in complete darkness?

Sun: (sitting on the couch like a lifeless man) I suppose you will hate me if you find out what I did. You would not want a son like me if you knew what I did (he burst into tears).

Mr Juan: Why will we hate you, son?

Sun: If you know what I did, you will, Dad. I do not doubt it. (He tries to hold back his tears.)

Mrs. Juan: Please tell us what you did.

You mentioned wanting to speak with me.

Sun: Yes, I did. You two should sit first.

Mrs. Juan: All right, then. (They both sit beside him.)

Mr. Juan: Tell me, son, when I see how worried your mother looks when she is on the phone with you, that is why I came with her. Why would we hate you, son? I followed her by calling off my meeting because I was worried about you. And stop crying; you are making us more worried, son.

Sun: (giving him a hug and sobbing) I am sorry, Dad. I am such a bad son. I do not deserve you both to be my parents.

Mr. Juan: Please tell us what happened to make you cry so much. I have never seen you cry since you have grown up.

Sun: I guess you will hate me if I tell you. I am sorry, Dad, Mom. (crying)

Mrs. Juan: Please tell us what the problem is, son.

Mr. Juan: Say it, son!! Just spill it out.(getting furious)

Mrs. Juan: please, son, say it you are making us more worried that you have never made us before son.

Mr. Juan: Say whatever you want to say, son. Say it!

Sun: I r***d someone!!

Mrs. Juan: What!!! (shocked)

Mr. Juan: What? And how?

Sun: Yes!! I r***d a guy in this building (cries harder).

Mr Juan: How!? (holds his son tightly in shock)

Sun: I do not know I was drugged, dad, mom, I am sorry (cries).

Mrs. Juan: Tell me, son, how come you are under the influence of drugs?

Sun: I went to Mart's birthday party because he invited me. His twin brother drugged and kidnapped me, but I was able to escape and......

Mr Juan: And what!?

Sun: (looking at his father who is already furious) I am sorry......by the time I entered the building, all of the lights were turned off, and he came out of his room, I lost control of myself, pushed him back into his room, and when he was about to return, I forced myself on him. I am sorry, Dad. I am sorry, mom. (kneeling, crying)

Mrs Juan: Who is that man who dared to drug you?

Sun: He is your family friend's son, Mom.

Mr Juan: Is he Mr Korn's son?

Sun: Yes, dad. (crying)

Mrs. Juan: What!? His father would hear from me. (looking agitated)

Juan: No, you can't. Do you want them to know what happened to my son? Hmmm. Do you want people to know that my son r***d someone, and that, they would start saying it and spreading the word all over the country that Mr. Juan's son is a r****t, and that, they will question our upbringing toward him?

Mrs Juan: So, what should we do now?

Mr Juan: We have to beg the boy not to sue him or tell anyone about it, and our son will have to accept responsibility for him. I do not care about gender, and we are not in the 1990s anymore.

Sun: he left this morning before I arrived.

Mr Juan: What? Did he not say anything to you?

Sun: last night, he refused to show me his face or look at me. He simply stated that he wanted nothing to do with me and did not want to know me at all.

Mrs. Juan: Will he sue you? So what are we going to do? I believe we should look for him and beg him.

Sun: Mom, he will not sue me. (He stands up from his kneeling position and sits back beside his father.)

Mr Juan: How do you know that?

Sun: he will not sue me. I begged him after telling him I was drugged. He stated that he had no interest in meeting with or even knowing me.

Mrs. Juan: That is good to hear, but we still need to get to know him so that if we ever cross paths with him, we can offer our apologies.

Mr. Juan: That is true. I believe I saw a security camera in this building; when we come here, we should be able to see who he is and we can find out about him.

Sun: Thanks, Dad. I did not think of that before (he stands up).

Mrs Juan: Where are you going?

Sun: check the security cameras.

Mr Juan: I am coming with you. (he also stands up).

Mrs. Juan: Wait for me; I am coming as well.

(They all went into the office to check the footage.)

Officer Lin: How can I help you, madam, sir?

Sun: I am here to check the footage from last night. (He moves to the computers and begins typing on them).

Mr. Juan: We are here to look at the footage. We apologize for disturbing you.

Officer Lin: Okay, sir. But I hope there is no problem.

Mr. Juan: Not at all.

Officer Lin: We already investigated what happened last night that caused the blackout, and we discovered that the wire was deliberately cut off, but we did not see who did it.

Sun: I am not here for that, I am here for the new neighbor who moved in yesterday.

Officer Lin: Oh, He left this morning. I came across him on my way here.

(Sun saw the footage, but it was blurry, and he was wearing a nose mask when he packed in, and he bent his head down, looking sick and crying, when he left this morning.)

Sun: s**t!! I did not see his face. It is too blurry (bang his hand on the desk).

Officer Lin: Did he do anything wrong?

Sun: No, I think I heard you say you saw him this morning.

Officer Lin: Yes, the rich kid. I can not believe there is a boy like that; he is more adorable than a girl. He is one kind like an angel. I apologize for giving him such high praise. What do you need from him?

Mrs. Juan: We just want to meet him, nothing more.

Sun: Could you explain his appearance so we can paint him in a positive light?

Officer Lin: No, I only know that he is attractive. I am not sure how to describe someone.

Sun: Okay, thanks.

(He sent it to his phone and left the building. His parents followed him. On the way back to his room, his father stopped him.)

Mr. Juan: Wait, son.

Sun: Yes, Dad.

Mr Juan: I am going back to the company, but before I do, I need you to know that you have my trust and that I will never, ever hate you. After all, you are my son, and I know what you are capable of.

Sun: (giving a hug) Thanks, dad.

Mr. Juan: (patting his shoulder) Son, do not think about it too much; I need to return to the company I am needed.

Mrs. Juan: I am also going son, take care of yourself. (She hugged him)

(They both walked away, and he returned to his room, holding his phone.)

Sun: I will find you (he says).