Everywhere With You

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Chapter 12: The Echo of a Voice

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"Some news arrives like a whisper. And yet... it has the power to change the course of an entire day."

The studio had already been filming for several hours.
The lights illuminated the set, the cameras were ready for the next scene, assistants hurried from one side to the other checking schedules, and the makeup team was putting on the final touches before filming resumed.
Everything looked exactly the same.
Only Smart felt as though something inside him was strangely unsettled.
Ever since arriving in this country, work had become his refuge.
His days began before sunrise and ended long after the city lights had taken over the night.
As long as he was filming... he didn't have time to think. And that was exactly what he needed.
—Cut! —the director smiled with satisfaction—. Great job. Let's take fifteen.
Smart nodded quietly in appreciation, grabbed a bottle of water, and walked out of the set.
As he made his way down the hallway, fragments of different conversations drifted around him.
He paid them no attention, until one phrase made him stop dead in his tracks
«...Boom's new song...»
Smart slowly lifted his eyes. A few meters away stood two members of the Thai staff who had traveled overseas with him. He had known them for years; they had also witnessed the closeness between him and Boom.
—They're saying it's already trending everywhere.
—I listened to it before coming to the studio... I don't know what it is, but it has this incredible, bright, upbeat rhythm, yet it hits you right in the heart.
—The fans haven't stopped talking about it all morning. —They say they've never heard Boom sing with so much light and energy before.
Smart remained perfectly still. One of them looked up and finally noticed him. The conversation immediately fell silent. —Oh... We didn't realize you were here.
Smart gave them a polite smile. —It's okay. —After a brief pause, he asked quietly—: Boom... released a new song? The two exchanged a glance before nodding.
—Early this morning.
—It's everywhere in Thailand.
—Social media can't stop talking about it
Smart didn't say another word. He simply nodded, turned around, and walked back toward the set.
—Action!
The scene began. Smart delivered his first line. Then the second. And suddenly... his mind went completely blank. Silence filled the studio.
—Cut! —the director looked at him with surprise. Smart never forgot his lines. Never—. Are you alright?
Smart took a slow breath. —I'm sorry... Can we do it again? The director nodded, and they reset the scene. But the second take wasn't any better. Neither was the third. Because no matter how hard he tried to focus, only one thought kept echoing inside his mind:
«Boom wrote a song.»
He didn't know how it sounded.
He didn't know what it was about.
He didn't know why hearing that news had managed to shake the peace he had spent months trying to rebuild.
Filming ended much later than usual.
When Smart finally returned to the apartment where he had been staying throughout the project, exhaustion settled heavily over his shoulders. He left his bag beside the door, took off his jacket, and placed the script on the table. For several seconds... he simply stood there.
The apartment was silent.
A very different kind of silence from the one inside the studio.
There were no cameras, no bright lights, no work left to distract him.
Only himself and his thoughts.
He picked up his phone, held it in both hands for a long moment, and unlocked the screen.
He typed Boom's name into the search bar.
And there it was
Everywhere With You
He read the title once.
Then again. And once more. Without even realizing it, his finger hovered above the play button.
And he wasn't ready to listen.

End of Chapter Twelve.