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00:00The story opened with Matthew, a perpetually single young man, deeply absorbed in finishing
00:05his first novel, titled Someone From Behind. He was a struggling orphan, dreaming of becoming
00:11a renowned writer. His greatest hope was that his novel would be accepted by a publisher,
00:16transforming his life and financial situation. Day after day, he worked as a daily laborer,
00:21assisting with a cargo truck. His job involved the endless task of loading and unloading all
00:27sorts of goods, from food and clothing to restaurant waste, and sometimes even moving
00:32college students' belongings. One day, while making a delivery to a university campus,
00:37Matthew coincidentally spotted a famous novelist giving a seminar to literature students.
00:42The writer, Alice, appeared young and beautiful. Matthew immediately felt an attraction. It was
00:47a clear case of love at first sight. However, as he was enjoying gazing at Alice, his friend
00:53abruptly snapped him back to reality, reminding Matthew that they were just common laborers.
00:58Matthew then shrugged it off and went back to work. Days later, Matthew received a long-awaited
01:03reply from the publisher. Unfortunately, his novel was rejected, crushing his hopes in a matter of
01:08seconds. Undeterred, he called the publisher to ask which parts of his writing were unappealing.
01:14He hoped to revise his novel, but the call was immediately disconnected. The very next day,
01:18Matthew was back at work, assigned to clean an apartment. Its elderly tenant had passed away
01:24two days prior. The apartment owner explained that the old man had rented the place for 35 years,
01:29living alone without any family, and no one had ever visited him. They were instructed to take some
01:35furniture to a charity, while the remaining items should just be thrown away. Inside the old man's
01:40bedroom, Matthew saw it was filled with books, newspapers, and various other odds and ends.
01:46This clearly indicated the deceased had been fond of reading and writing.
01:49Matthew quickly began putting the items into plastic bags. He discovered the late old man's
01:54name was Leon. He also found a photo of a young Leon, who was once a soldier and had fought in Algeria.
02:01Suddenly, a dusty, leather-bound book tumbled from the top of a cabinet, startling him. Curious,
02:06he opened it. It turned out to be Leon's personal diary from his time as a French soldier in Algeria.
02:12Matthew immediately recognized the exceptional quality of the writing. It vividly recounted Leon's
02:17life, from his first kill to his profound anxieties on the battlefields of Africa.
02:22Back at home, Matthew still struggled to write a new novel. He couldn't figure out
02:26how to create a story that could truly move readers. Then, an idea sparked. He would write
02:31a novel based on Leon's diary. It chronicled Leon's life as a soldier, describing a terrifying
02:36atmosphere where the sky turned dark, hands were red with sin, and how he wrestled between harsh
02:42orders and his own conscience, especially as women and children also became victims in that Algerian
02:48conflict. After days of rewriting Leon's story, carefully changing the original character names,
02:53the novel was finally complete. However, Matthew was unsure what title would fit this tale. He eventually
02:59found inspiration in a powerful phrase, Algerian sands blackened by blood. He then titled his new novel,
03:05Black Sand. The very next day while working, Matthew received a phone call from the publisher.
03:10They told him his novel, Black Sand, was excellent and invited him to a meeting.
03:15Matthew was overjoyed that his novel had been accepted. However, since the story was not entirely
03:20his own idea, he meticulously noted down all the important moments from Leon's diary so he could
03:27explain the narrative smoothly to the publisher. After memorizing everything, he burned the diary,
03:32outwardly claiming the story as entirely his original work. Unbeknownst to him, a major misfortune
03:38was about to haunt him for the rest of his life. Matthew finally met the publisher, who was thrilled
03:43with his writing. He praised Matthew's writing style and the novel's deeply moving story, saying it
03:49transported readers right into the battlefield. Coincidentally, Matthew saw Alice there, who was
03:54also reviewing the novel. Matthew, still smitten, approached her. Alice seemed unfazed, not recognizing him.
04:01She commented that Black Sand was an excellent novel, far exceeding her expectations. Just then,
04:07a bookstore owner called out to Matthew and congratulated him. Alice suddenly realized that
04:11the man she had been talking to was Matthew, the author of Black Sand. This, of course, impressed her.
04:17Three years later, Matthew had become a renowned author. His novel was a huge bestseller, bringing
04:23him considerable income. Even better, Alice was now his girlfriend. She invited him to meet her wealthy
04:28parents, Alain and Helen, who lived in a luxurious mansion on the beach. There, Alain proudly showed
04:34off his collection of rare French royal-era weapons. Afterward, Alice took Matthew for a walk along the
04:40coast, and even showed him a shed, where she used to play hide-and-seek with her father as a child.
04:45While spending his dear time with Alice, his publisher suddenly called. Matthew had violated his
04:50contract. It had been three years since Black Sand was released, and Matthew had not submitted a new novel.
04:56His fans were waiting for more work, and his contract obliged him to produce new material.
05:01Yet he had not sent a single page. In his room, Matthew was utterly frustrated. He could not write
05:07a good novel because, deep down, he knew he lacked the natural talent. To make matters worse, his royalties
05:13were now being withheld by the publisher because he had not fulfilled his contract to produce a new
05:17novel. The contract stipulated at least two novels per author for royalties to continue indefinitely.
05:23Then Stanislaus, or in short, Stan, Alain, and Helen's slightly arrogant godson, came to visit and
05:29met Matthew. They had a few drinks. From his demeanor, it was clear Stan had a crush on Alice,
05:35and was not happy about Matthew being her boyfriend. The next day, Matthew still struggled with what to
05:40write. He revisited his first rejected novel, Someone From Behind, and gave it to Alice for her review.
05:47He didn't tell her it was his own work, instead claiming the publisher had sent it to him for review,
05:52and, feigning busyness, asked Alice to read it to gauge her reaction.
05:56Shortly after, Stan arrived and chatted with Matthew. Stan boasted about his extensive knowledge
06:02of Algeria, where his father had served, and expressed his awe that Matthew, despite never
06:07having been there, could write such a detailed and atmospheric account of the war in black sand.
06:12However, Stan consistently sought weaknesses to corner Matthew, even remarking that Alice's
06:18standards for an ideal man were very high, which made Matthew uncomfortable.
06:22That evening, Alice told Matthew that the writing he'd given her was terrible. She couldn't even finish
06:26it because it was so uninteresting, and she was certain no publisher would accept such a novel.
06:31Matthew silently seethed, disappointed with himself. Days passed. At breakfast, Matthew received a call from
06:37the bank. His credit card had exceeded its limit, and they demanded immediate payment.
06:42Matthew panicked. His account was empty because his royalties were withheld due to breaching his
06:47contract with the publisher. He couldn't write another novel as good as Black Sand, which only added
06:53to his stress and self-doubt. Desperate, he faked an accident and went to the hospital, claiming he had
06:58been attacked by robbers. This was a lie to prevent Alice and her family from realizing he was actually
07:04stressed and self-harming himself. Meanwhile, Stan seemed to sense something suspicious about Matthew.
07:10Back home, the publisher relentlessly hounded Matthew for the new novel manuscript.
07:14But Matthew only offered empty promises. He hadn't even written a single paragraph.
07:19On the other hand, Alain, Alice's father, seemed worried about his future son-in-law.
07:24He informed Matthew that a letter for him had arrived. When Matthew opened it, he found a photograph of
07:29Leon, the diary's owner, who Matthew believed was dead. Time passed. Matthew visited a bookstore with
07:35Alice for a fan signing event. Suddenly, a man approached, claiming to be a friend of Leon,
07:40and saying that Matthew had misused a dead man's diary. The man, identified as Arno,
07:46demanded $500 million as hush money, threatening to expose to the public that Black Sand was not
07:51Matthew's original work. The next day, Arno called, demanding the money. Matthew asked for time,
07:57explaining that his account was empty. Arno then revealed he knew Alice and her family were hanging
08:02out in the yard, implying he had been spying on their house. Matthew, cornered, promised to give
08:07Arno a very expensive pistol from Alain's collection. Unbeknownst to Matthew, Stan was standing behind
08:14him, overhearing the conversation about the pistol. Later that night, it was time for Matthew to steal
08:19that collector's pistol. He used Alain's golf glove and broke a window to make it look like a burglary.
08:25The next morning, the police finished investigating the supposed break-in at Alain's house. Matthew
08:30and Alice suggested installing an alarm system. Meanwhile, Stan, suspicious of Matthew's conversation
08:36from the day before, bravely ventured to search Matthew's room. At the same time,
08:40Alice and her father went for a walk on the beach for some fresh air, with Matthew opting not to join
08:45them. Back in Matthew's room, Stan discovered a wooden book box. At the same time, Matthew walked in and
08:51found Stan holding the pistol he had hidden. Stan immediately attacked Matthew, declaring that he
08:56would never have Alice. In a desperate struggle, Matthew hit Stan on the head with the pistol.
09:01Tragically, Stan died from that head wound, leaving Matthew bewildered. His intention was never to kill.
09:08Moments later, Alice's voice echoed from a distance, prompting Matthew to quickly hide Stan's body in the
09:13closet, along with his belongings. As he cleaned himself, Matthew noticed Stan's scratch marks on
09:19his neck, which he then covered with a collared shirt. Soon, Alain and Alice arrived, wondering
09:24why Stan had left so abruptly without saying goodbye. Alice tried to call him, which made Matthew panic.
09:30He quickly silenced Stan's phone and sent a text message to Alice, claiming Stan had left due to an urgent
09:36matter. That evening, they all had dinner together when suddenly something dripped from the ceiling onto the
09:41dining table. Matthew immediately feared it was blood from Stan seeping through, but it turned out to be
09:46only his own fear. The liquid was actually blood from his nosebleed. Alice tried to help him, but
09:52Matthew refused and left the table, rushing to check the closet. To his relief, there was no red liquid
09:58leaking or pooling on the floor. Shortly after, Alice came to check on Matthew, bringing her dog. The dog
10:04began barking intensely at the closet door, which angered Matthew slightly, and he told Alice to leave
10:09immediately. Later that night, as everyone slept soundly, Matthew retrieved tools from his in-law's
10:15shed. He wrapped Stan's body in a mat, and with his slender build, he exerted all his strength to
10:21push the bundle from the upper floor. He then carried it to the beach, planning to sink the body.
10:26Matthew found heavy metal weights to submerge Stan in the sea, and the gruesome scenario finally began.
10:32After successfully executing his plan, Matthew rushed back, but strangely, the boat's engine stalled.
10:39Soon, a marine police patrol boat appeared on the water. Panicked, Matthew immediately dove to the
10:45seabed, fearing discovery, and swam desperately toward the shore. The morning sun had already
10:50arrived. Matthew hurried back home before the household woke up, wanting to appear as if he
10:55hadn't gone anywhere. He quickly got into bed, but Alice was already awake and silently wondered where
11:01Matthew had been all night. Later that afternoon, Matthew woke up and looked for Alice, thinking she
11:07might be at the beach. And sure enough, Alice was engrossed in reading a novel. She was startled
11:12to see a wrapped bundle floating by the rocks. However, it was just Matthew's nightmare. He then
11:18took a refreshing shower and quickly handed the stolen collector's pistol to Arnaud. Arnaud was
11:23thrilled, knowing the antique pistol's high value. He then revealed he was Leon's son. He had never visited
11:29his father when Leon was alive, but now that his father's diary had become a best-selling novel,
11:34he was claiming kinship and extorting money from Matthew. Upon returning home, Matthew was shocked
11:40by Alice's changed demeanor. She accused him of cheating the previous night, which Matthew vehemently
11:45denied. Alice also pointed out numerous calls on Matthew's phone, assuming they were from another
11:51woman, when in fact they were from Arnaud. Matthew desperately tried to explain that she was the only
11:56woman he loved. He had always dreamed of her since the very first sight, but he was no one back then.
12:02Then Black Sand changed everything. They started to get to know each other,
12:06and that was the happiest day of his life. Matthew finally confessed that he wasn't a great writer,
12:11and that the novel wasn't truly his. He had only been afraid that if Alice knew the truth,
12:16she would leave him. But to his relief, Alice still loved Matthew,
12:20even knowing he wasn't the brilliant writer she had believed him to be. Their love, she said,
12:24was true and needed no reason. They reconciled and spent the rest of the day together.
12:29Days later, Matthew found inspiration to write a novel about his own story. It began with his past
12:34as a nobody, his falling in love with a high society girl, his intense struggles, and everything
12:41that had happened in his life, including the murder and the lies he had experienced. Of course,
12:46he changed all the character names so Alice and everyone else wouldn't suspect it was his real story.
12:52Matthew wanted to prove that he could write a good novel with his own hand,
12:55while Alice continued to encourage him never to give up. Finally, the novel was complete. He titled
13:00it False Pretenses and confidently wrote his name as the author. However, when he went to find Alice
13:06on the beach, he instead saw that the police had discovered Stan's body in the sea. Panic surged
13:12through him. His problems seemed endless. The police soon arrived at their house and informed the
13:17residents that skin had been found under Stan's fingernails, suggesting Stan had scratched his
13:22assailant. The police requested that every member of the household, including neighbors and anyone
13:26known to Stan, undergo a DNA test in Paris on Sunday. As if that wasn't enough, Arnaud called
13:32Matthew again, demanding more money. Matthew grew increasingly frustrated. He was in a dilemma.
13:38If he took the DNA test, he would surely be caught for Stan's murder and sent to prison.
13:43He began frantically thinking of a way to escape this impossible situation.
13:47The next day, Alice and her parents left to meet Stan's parents in Paris for the funeral.
13:51Matthew couldn't join them, feigning a meeting with his publisher. He then gave Alice the novel
13:56about his life story, asking her to read it, and promised to meet her in Paris for the DNA test on
14:01Sunday. It was time for his meeting with Arnaud, who continued to extort money from him.
14:06Matthew planned to harm Arnaud by inserting a coin into the seatbelt buckle slot, hoping to disable it.
14:12Arnaud, feeling superior, threatened to harm Alice and her family if Matthew didn't give him the money,
14:18even planning to take antique items from their home himself.
14:21Matthew, now utterly disgusted, crashed the car into some rocks.
14:25Fortunately, Matthew survived, but Arnaud had perished. His seatbelt clearly failed.
14:30Matthew then conceived a desperate plan to escape the DNA test and imprisonment.
14:34He moved Arnaud's body to the driver's seat and put his watch, wallet, and phone on him,
14:39hoping everyone would believe Matthew himself had died. The risk, of course, was that he would be
14:44presumed dead and could never live with Alice again. To ensure the scenario's perfection,
14:49he doused the car and the body with gasoline and set them ablaze. Matthew then vanished,
14:55with the entire world believing he had died in the accident. Two days later, Matthew watched the news
15:00from a hotel, seeing reports that he, the phenomenal author of Black Sand, had tragically died in a car
15:06crash. Two years passed. Matthew had reverted to his old self, working as a junk hauler. He had
15:12come to terms with the fact that he was not a great writer and that this was, perhaps, his true fate.
15:17For him, it was better to be an ordinary person than to be famous in rotten prison. Though his wages
15:23were meager, his life was finally peaceful, free from the burden of living a lie. Soon rain fell,
15:29drenching the city streets. As he walked past a bookstore on his way home, Matthew was stunned to see his own
15:36photograph displayed prominently. The novel about his life, false pretenses, which he had given to
15:41Alice, had been accepted by a publisher and was now a best seller across Europe. Not only that,
15:47but he also saw Alice inside with a baby, who was, in fact, his own son. Matthew looked devastated,
15:53unable to embrace his adorable child. Suddenly, Alice glanced toward the door, and the story ended.
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