- 2 hours ago
Ten Days In His Fabricated Doom To Die For Love
Category
🎥
Short filmTranscript
00:00To entertain his mistress, my billionaire husband faked a zombie apocalypse.
00:11I gave him our last protein bar and walked out to die.
00:19I closed my eyes, waiting for the zombies to tackle me to the ground.
00:24Cut! Extras, take a ten minute break.
00:27The zombies climbed off me.
00:30Behind me, the bunker door swung open.
00:33My husband, Julian Hartley, walked out.
00:36Across the street.
00:37Julian, you're a genius.
00:39She believed the apocalypse was real.
00:44That's what she gets for trying to get you blacklisted.
00:46I wanted her to feel real despair.
00:49Consider it a lesson.
00:50I lay on the ground.
00:52The extras pulled off their masks.
00:54Tears mixed with the blood at the corner of my mouth.
00:57There was one thing they didn't know.
01:00Before I walked out of that bunker, I drank an entire bottle of Paraquat.
01:05When I opened my eyes again, I was floating above them.
01:08I looked down.
01:10The extras were laughing.
01:12It's hot in these masks.
01:13But Mr. Hartley pays great.
01:15No kidding.
01:16He rented the entire set just to make Serena happy.
01:18The truth hit me.
01:20There was no virus.
01:22No apocalypse.
01:24The terror I endured for two weeks was a massive prank.
01:28He did it all for his mistress.
01:30I stared down at my own body.
01:32White foam bubbled at my lips.
01:35My eyes bulged.
01:36My fingernails were shredded.
01:39Julian strolled over with a coffee.
01:41He nudged my leg with his shoe.
01:43All right, Anna, enough.
01:44Stop overacting.
01:45My body didn't move.
01:47It couldn't.
01:48Serena linked her arm through his.
01:51Her acting is amazing.
01:52She's probably just too embarrassed to get up.
01:54When she gave you the last protein bar, I almost cried.
01:58She's just being dramatic for attention.
02:00She sabotaged your audition.
02:02A selfish bitch like her deserves to be punished.
02:06I'm not even mad anymore.
02:08Julian didn't even glance down at me.
02:10She wants to play dead.
02:11Let her lie there.
02:11He dragged Serena toward the exit.
02:14She can walk back when she's ready to apologize.
02:16The iron gates slammed shut.
02:18I wanted to scream, but I was just a ghost.
02:23An invisible force suddenly yanked me backward.
02:26In a blink, I was sitting in the back seat of Julian's car.
02:30He was behind the wheel.
02:32Serena sat in the passenger seat and touched up her lipstick.
02:36Julian, shooting starts tomorrow.
02:39The director still needs a location.
02:40Pick whatever you want.
02:42Use any property under my company.
02:46You're the best.
02:48Anna is so ungrateful.
02:50Julian yanked at his tie.
02:53Julian, what if something happens to her out there?
02:55The set is crawling with security.
02:57She's fine.
02:58But she threw up so much blood.
03:02It's a blood pack.
03:04You know how dramatic she is.
03:05Let her starve for a few days.
03:06She'll learn.
03:07Give her three days.
03:08She'll come back to beg my forgiveness.
03:10I sat in the back seat and stared at him.
03:15Julian, I'm never coming back.
03:18The main floodlights shut off, leaving only dim security bulbs.
03:22I floated next to my corpse and watched the cleanup crew sweep the lot.
03:27Hey, someone's still here.
03:31Wake up.
03:32Go sleep in the trailers.
03:34The janitor checked my breath.
03:44Within minutes, police cruisers and ambulances arrived.
03:48They checked my pupils and shook their heads.
03:51Call it.
03:52She's gone.
03:53A detective pried a tiny glass bottle from my fingers.
03:57Paraquat?
03:58Where did she even get this?
03:59Looks like a suicide.
04:01Run her ID and notify the next of kin.
04:03Across town, Julian was taking a shower in our master suite.
04:07His phone buzzed on the nightstand.
04:10Serena glanced at the screen.
04:12It was an unknown number.
04:13She frowned and hit decline.
04:15A moment later, a voicemail popped up.
04:20Mr. Hartley, this is Detective Webb with the LAPD.
04:23Your wife, Anna Shaw, was pronounced dead at 4.14 p.m.
04:26Please contact us immediately to claim the body.
04:29Serena's heart hammered against her ribs.
04:31Shock flashed through her eyes, quickly replaced by a sick joy.
04:37She deleted the voicemail and the call from the log.
04:40She blocked the detective's number.
04:42She blocked my number, too.
04:44The bathroom door opened.
04:46Julian walked out with a towel around his waist.
04:50Was that Anna texting to apologize?
04:53No.
04:54Just a spam text.
04:56Whatever.
04:56Get some sleep.
04:57I have to head to the office.
04:58You can stay here at the house for the next few days.
05:00Let me know when you're done filming at the set.
05:02I'll have a crew fix the place up before Anna gets back.
05:04Otherwise, that crazy bitch will throw a tantrum.
05:07I floated near the ceiling and watched the whole thing.
05:11Julian casually handed over the home I built, all while complaining about my tantrums.
05:17Dead hearts cannot break.
05:19For three days, I didn't come home.
05:23Julian sat on the sofa.
05:24The ashtray on the coffee table overflowed.
05:30Mr. Hartley, you should eat something.
05:33Julian swiped the glass of milk off the table.
05:35It shattered and splashed across the rug.
05:38Where the hell is Anna?
05:41There's been no word from Mrs. Hartley.
05:43Would you like to call her, sir?
05:45I'm not calling her!
05:47Throw out all her shoes, empty her closet, and burn everything!
05:52Let's see how long she can play this game.
05:54Mrs. Geller grabbed a trash bag and hurried toward the bedroom.
05:58She stopped by the balcony and looked at the fiddle leaf fig I had been growing for five years.
06:02Julian gave it to me the night he proposed.
06:05Anna, this tree is hard to keep alive, but with enough patience, it grows forever.
06:10I will give you that same patience.
06:13We will never be apart.
06:15He broke his promise, but the tree kept growing.
06:20Should I throw this out too?
06:22Throw it out!
06:24Throw out everything she has ever touched!
06:26I don't want to see any of it!
06:28The ceramic pot hit the driveway and shattered.
06:32The roots tore apart, and the soil spilled across the pavement.
06:37The door opened.
06:39Serena walked in, wearing a white trench coat.
06:42I kept it locked in the back of my closet.
06:46Serena found it, and had the waist tailored.
06:49That coat.
06:51Julian, I have a press jugget today.
06:54I borrowed Anna's coat.
06:56She won't be mad, right?
06:59It's just clothes.
07:01She won't miss it.
07:02You're the best.
07:04As they walked toward the door, Serena's eyes darted to an old wooden chest in the corner.
07:09It held my childhood photos, and the only thing mom left me.
07:14Why is this gross box sitting out here?
07:17She lifted her heel and kicked the chest.
07:20The wood cracked.
07:22My photos scattered.
07:24The pendant hit the baseboard and shattered into pieces.
07:28I dove toward the floor to catch it.
07:30It was all I had left.
07:35Mrs. Geller, sweep this garbage up.
07:37Mrs. Geller picked up the shards.
07:39Tears rolled down her cheeks.
07:42Sir, this was the last thing her mother gave her.
07:45If Mrs. Hartler comes home and sees this...
07:47Then she shouldn't have stayed out all night playing games.
07:50I'm not having this crap in my house.
07:53Throw it all out!
07:54Tell her if she doesn't want to come home, she can drop dead out there!
07:57I crouched and watched Mrs. Geller sweep my life into a dustpan.
08:01Two weeks went by.
08:03Julian lost his patience.
08:05He checked his phone constantly.
08:07His temper exploded, and he fired two executives.
08:11The boardroom was silent.
08:14Julian threw a folder at his director of sales.
08:16You call this a marketing strategy? It's trash! Do it again!
08:20Something was wrong.
08:22I had never ignored him for two weeks straight.
08:25Even after our worst fights, I would stay at my friend's house for two days.
08:29The second he texted me, I would go back to cook his favorite dinner.
08:34Jay!
08:36Find Anna!
08:38And drag her back here!
08:42Jay scrambled out the door.
08:47At 8 o'clock, the hotel ballroom was packed for Serena's movie premiere.
08:52Julian sat at the center table.
08:56Mr. Hartley, where is Mrs. Hartley?
08:58Why isn't your wife here?
09:04My wife isn't feeling well. She's resting at home.
09:07There are rumors you two have separated-
09:09Slander will get you sued!
09:12I hovered near the chandelier and watched him perform.
09:17You're pathetic, Julian.
09:19You actually think I'm waiting for you to apologize?
09:23Jay sprinted into the ballroom.
09:25He looked terrified.
09:28Two guards tried to grab him, but he shoved past them.
09:33Mr. Hartley!
09:35What's wrong with you? Did the world end?
09:37Sir, LAPD just contacted the legal department.
09:41Is this another one of Anna's tricks?
09:44Did she file a fake kidnapping report?
09:48Tell her to stop this and come home!
09:51Tell her if she doesn't come back right now, she can stay gone forever!
09:55Jay shook his head.
09:56He pulled a printed file from his briefcase.
09:59Inside were photos from the LAPD.
10:02Sir, Mrs. Hartley is dead.
10:04She died two weeks ago.
10:08Julian clutched his chest.
10:09His mouth fell open, but no sound came out.
10:12No!
10:13That's impossible!
10:15Julian shoved Jay aside and stumbled toward the exit.
10:18Julian!
10:19Serena reached for his jacket as he bolted past.
10:21Julian!
10:22Wait!
10:23Maybe it's just a mistake!
10:25Get off me!
10:27Serena lost her balance and crashed onto the marble floor.
10:31Julian didn't look back.
10:33When he reached the coroner's office, he tripped on the concrete steps.
10:37His knees slammed into the ground.
10:39He scrambled up and sprinted through the glass doors.
10:43The door of the morgue swung open.
10:45Dr. Emily Ross pointed to a steel drawer near the back wall.
10:50She's right here.
10:52Julian stood in front of the cabinet.
10:54He gripped the handle, but his hands shook so hard he could not pull it open.
10:59Jay, are you sure it's her?
11:02Jay hung his head and stared at the floor.
11:05He couldn't look at his boss.
11:07Julian took a ragged breath and yanked the drawer open.
11:11A stark white sheet covered the body.
11:15He slowly pulled the sheet back.
11:18When he saw my face, bruised, stiff, and twisted in agony, Julian collapsed.
11:26He dropped to his knees on the freezing tile.
11:28Anna, you destroyed us.
11:31He reached out to touch my cheek.
11:34How could you do this?
11:37Doctors!
11:39Do something!
11:41Why are you just standing there?
11:44Save her!
11:46Dr. Ross sighed and shook her head.
11:48Mr. Hartley, Paraquian has no antidote.
11:51The dose she ingested was massive.
11:53She's been dead for two weeks.
11:55She's not dead!
11:57She's playing a trick on me!
11:59Anna!
12:00Get up!
12:01Get up!
12:02Get up!
12:04I forgive you.
12:06I'll fire Serena from the movie.
12:09I stood right next to him and watched him break down.
12:15It's too late, Julian.
12:18The morgue was freezing.
12:20Julian stared at my face.
12:22His bloodshot eyes begged for this to be a mistake.
12:25This is impossible!
12:26Doctor, you have the wrong body!
12:28He grabbed Dr. Ross by the arm.
12:31Anna is terrified of pain.
12:34Paraquian burns through her organs.
12:35She would never swallow something like that.
12:38This has to be someone else!
12:42Mr. Hartley, we ran the fingerprints.
12:44It's her.
12:45She pulled the sheet down and exposed my right hand.
12:49Julian locked his eyes onto it.
12:51It didn't look human anymore.
12:59Paraquian poisoning causes irreversible pulmonary fibrasis.
13:03It suffocates you from the inside out.
13:06Before she died, she experienced prolonged asphyxiation and agony.
13:10She rolled on the ground.
13:12She clawed at the floor.
13:14She dug that concrete dust out of the pavement with her bare hands.
13:18Julian stared at my bloody fingertips.
13:20His lips trembled.
13:22I hovered above him.
13:24I felt nothing.
13:26Yes, Julian.
13:28It hurt.
13:29The poison tore through my throat
13:31like burning razor blades.
13:35But nobody cared.
13:37You were laughing with Serena.
13:39Julian doubled over and clutched his chest.
13:41He gagged and vomited red wine onto the floor.
13:45He collapsed and buried his face in his hands.
13:50Sir, please sign the release forms.
13:54The funeral home is waiting.
13:58This feeder's won.
13:59The more you come out after you're going.
14:00Sign what?
14:02I's fallen you dead.
14:03Who said you could take her?
14:05She's not dead.
14:05She's just mad at me.
14:08Julian scrambled to the gurney
14:09and grabbed my frozen face.
14:11Anna, stop.
14:12Please, stop.
14:13Let's go home.
14:15You wanted me to take you to the movies, right?
14:19I'll rent out the whole theater tomorrow.
14:21Just the two of us.
14:23Anna, please.
14:23Don't do this.
14:24Wake up, please.
14:25Anna, please.
14:27Don't do this.
14:28Wake up, please.
14:29He shook my stiff shoulders.
14:32Julian finally froze.
14:33The crushing reality set in.
14:35When Serena rushed into the morgue,
14:37Julian was still on the floor.
14:39She covered her nose
14:40and shot a disgusted look at the vomit.
14:44Julian, how could this happen?
14:46Why would Anna do something so stupid?
14:48If I'd known she was this unstable,
14:50I never would have suggested the game.
14:52This is all my fault.
14:54Julian didn't move.
14:56His eyes locked onto the empty paraquat bottle
14:59on the silver tray.
15:01He flipped it over.
15:03Where did this come from?
15:06I mean, she probably bought it herself.
15:10Julian slowly turned around.
15:11He stared dead into Serena's eyes.
15:16Anna was locked inside that bunker for ten days.
15:18She didn't have a phone.
15:20How did she get her hands on this?
15:22Julian, what are you implying?
15:23Are you accusing me?
15:25Get the security footage.
15:27All of it.
15:28Every camera on that set from the last ten days.
15:30I want to know who smuggled this into the quarantine zone.
15:35Jay bolted out the door.
15:37Julian pulled the sheet up, covering my face.
15:40I want her full autopsy report.
15:42Thirty minutes later,
15:43Julian sat in the office and clutched the stack of papers.
15:46There was zero food residue in her stomach.
15:49Her hydration levels were critically low.
15:51Her stomach lining had severely attrophied.
15:54Based on physiological markers,
15:55she had been starving for at least eight days
15:57before she swallowed the poison.
16:00Julian froze.
16:02Starving for eight days?
16:04He remembered the logistics.
16:07Julian ripped his phone from his pocket
16:08and called the production manager.
16:10He paced the cold hallway.
16:12How did you handle the ration drops for the bunker?
16:14Mr. Hartley, we dropped off full double rations
16:16the first two days.
16:17But on day three, Mrs. Lang told us to cut it.
16:20She said she wanted to make the simulation more realistic.
16:24The memories hit him like a freight train.
16:27Every night during the simulation,
16:29Julian watched me through the hidden cameras.
16:31He watched me break every protein bar in half.
16:35He watched me save the bigger half for him.
16:38He watched me wet my cracked lips with a Q-tip
16:41to save the water for him.
16:46Look how dramatic she is, playing the martin.
16:49Let her starve for a few days.
16:51We'll see how fast she breaks.
16:54I wasn't acting.
16:56I starved for the Julian who I thought was out there fighting to find food.
17:01He was behind a screen, mocking me.
17:06Sir, we got the security footage.
17:09Julian ripped it from his hands and hit play.
17:11On the screen, I huddled in the corner,
17:14clutching the tin box of rations I had saved for him.
17:17A small glass bottle rolled down the air vent.
17:21It was the paraquat.
17:22A folded piece of paper fluttered down beside it.
17:25The handwriting was Serena's.
17:28Julian asked me to leave you this.
17:30It's a painless way out.
17:32It's the last thing he can do for you.
17:35Julian slammed his fist into the desk.
17:38He hit play.
17:40On the screen, I picked up the note.
17:42I read it over and over.
17:44I looked at the food I had starved myself to save.
17:47A broken smile crossed my face.
17:50I unscrewed the cap and swallowed every drop.
17:54On the monitor, I clutched my stomach and collapsed to the floor.
17:59I rolled across the ground.
18:01I smashed my forehead against the metal bed frame,
18:04leaving thick smears of blood on the steel.
18:06I dragged my body to the iron door and clawed at the metal.
18:11I clawed until my fingernails ripped off.
18:14Julian, it hurts.
18:18The video ended.
18:20Julian stared at the empty bunker on the screen.
18:23He knew what happened after I walked out.
18:26He turned around and kicked his chair across the room.
18:30Julian, let me explain!
18:32The prop department messed up.
18:34I didn't know it was real poison.
18:36Julian didn't hear a word.
18:38You didn't know?
18:39A painless way out?
18:41When the fuck did I ever tell you to leave her a suicide pill?
18:45You handed her the poison.
18:47You told her I abandoned her.
18:49He grabbed a heavy glass ashtray off the table and smashed it into her shoulder.
18:54A sickening crack echoed through the room.
18:59Julian, I'm sorry.
19:01I just wanted to scare her.
19:02I didn't want her to die.
19:05Julian planted a brutal kick into her stomach.
19:08Serena spat out a mouthful of blood and gasped for air.
19:12He brought his shoe down onto the back of her hand and crushed it under his heel.
19:17You didn't want her to die?
19:17Bullshit.
19:19You wanted her to rot in despair.
19:22Julian leaned down and lifted her off the floor.
19:27Since you love survival games so much, I'm gonna let you play one.
19:36That night, Jay's men hurled Serena into the bunker and slammed the iron door.
19:43She pounded her fists against the metal.
19:46Julian!
19:46Let me out!
19:48I can't be in here!
19:50Julian stared at the monitors.
19:52Turn on the PA system.
19:58Serena.
19:59Anna offered in that room for ten days.
20:01She starved for eight.
20:02Now I'm locking you in.
20:03You get ten days.
20:04No food, no water.
20:07No!
20:08Julian, you can't do this!
20:10This is illegal!
20:11I'll call the cops!
20:12Serena, I'm sorry, but this is the only way.
20:14Go ahead.
20:15Call them.
20:16I already posted a statement on your Instagram.
20:18Hollywood's favorite actress is going off the grid for a ten-day method acting retreat.
20:23Nobody is looking for you.
20:24Serena collapsed onto the bloody floor and sobbed.
20:29Julian pointed to the air vent.
20:30Drop it in.
20:31Jay pulled a glass vial from his jacket and dropped it down the chute.
20:35It hit the concrete and shattered.
20:37A thick chemical cloud filled the room.
20:42Julian, what is this?
20:44It burns!
20:45It's a high-concentration corrosive gas.
20:47It won't kill you, but it'll eat away your throat and lungs.
20:50I want you to feel what Anna felt.
20:52For three days, Serena screamed and smashed the metal cot against the walls.
20:58By night three, the hunger took over.
21:02She pressed her face to the concrete and licked up the protein bar crumbs I had dropped.
21:07She was half-conscious and delirious.
21:09Anna, stay away from me.
21:11It wasn't my fault.
21:13Julian did it.
21:14Julian wouldn't let me save you.
21:16Julian did it.
21:18Julian wouldn't let me save you.
21:24Julian had not orchestrated this twisted game to make his mistress smile, I would still
21:29be alive.
21:31Julian buried his face in his hands.
21:33His shoulders shook as a sob ripped through his chest.
21:41Julian ordered his team to pack my belongings.
21:44Inside the mansion, they found a few faded sweaters, some old cookbooks, and a nightstand drawer
21:50packed with antidepressants.
21:57When Julian pulled that drawer open, his body went rigid.
22:04He picked up an orange prescription bottle and checked the date.
22:07It was from three years ago.
22:10Our second year of marriage.
22:14That was the year Serena moved back to Los Angeles.
22:18Julian ditched my birthday party to pick Serena up from the airport.
22:26I sat alone in the empty house.
22:29I ate a slice of cold cake and swallowed half a bottle of sleeping pills.
22:36Our housekeeper found me.
22:38I barely survived the stomach pump.
22:41When I woke up in the hospital, Julian stood at the foot of my bed.
22:45His eyes were cold.
22:49Anna, these pathetic stunts for attention are getting old.
22:55Is threatening to kill yourself the only trick you know?
23:01I stopped begging for his attention after that day.
23:04I just swallowed pills to numb the pain.
23:12Jay walked into the bedroom.
23:14He pulled a wooden lockbox from the back of my closet.
23:18There was no jewelry inside.
23:19Just a stack of journals and a letter sealed in a plastic sleeve.
23:24Two words were written on the front.
23:27To Julian.
23:30Julian's hands shook as he took the letter.
23:32He tore the plastic open and unfolded the stationery.
23:36My handwriting was neat at the top, but the last lines were chaotic and smeared.
23:42Julian, if you are reading this, I'm already gone.
23:46Do not blame yourself for the prank.
23:48I knew the apocalypse was fake from the start.
23:52Julian gasped.
23:53Tears splattered onto the paper.
23:56I overheard you talking to the director in your studio.
24:01I heard you say you wanted to see me beg like a dog.
24:06You wanted me to suffer to make Serena happy.
24:10I could have ruined your game right then.
24:12But I was exhausted.
24:14For seven years, I followed you around like a stray and begged for scraps of your affection.
24:19I couldn't do it anymore.
24:24When the poison dropped through the vent, I felt relieved.
24:28I knew exactly what Paraquit was.
24:31I knew there was no going back.
24:34It was the only way I could finally escape you.
24:37My biggest regret in this life was walking down that rainy alley when I was 19 and offering you my
24:42umbrella.
24:43If I could do it over again, I would have walked the other way.
24:50Goodbye, Julian.
24:51I pray we never cross paths again in this life or the next.
24:57No, Anna.
24:59I won't let you leave me.
25:01He slammed his head against the oak floorboards.
25:03You knew it was fake.
25:05Why did you drink it?
25:07You should have killed me.
25:08Why did you punish yourself?
25:12He screamed until his vocal cords tore.
25:16Jay rushed to restrain him, but Julian kicked him aside.
25:20Get out!
25:21Get out!
25:23Get the fuck out!
25:24Julian scrambled to his feet.
25:27He stumbled into the kitchen and ripped open the drawers until he found a chef's knife.
25:31He stared at a framed photo of my smiling face on the counter.
25:36He raised the blade and plunged it into his own thigh.
25:40Blood sprayed across the marble floor.
25:44Julian burst into a hysterical laugh.
25:47It hurts!
25:48Anna, it hurts so much!
25:50Is this how bad you hurt?
25:53I watched him hack himself to pieces.
25:56I watched him hack himself to pieces.
Comments