"did you see last night show?" a girl asked her friend

"of course I did, I stayed up just to see our super handsome actor"

"he was so attractive in that orange shirt, how about we buy some orange shirts today?"

"I was going to ask you the same thing, I already know a good shop around here, we may even find a similar ones to what he was wearing" the girls jumped excitedly toward the shop, some other girls were watching a video of the famous loved actor sitting by the park, some others were watching his recent short movie while sitting in the bus

"oh look! He is in the cover of that magazine!" a girl pointed out and lost no second grabbing it and buying the magazine"

That was the well known astonishing talented actor, Gulf Kanawut, he started his work since high school after being scouted as a model first and then chosen as a supportive actor that slowly led him to get more and more recognized, he is blessed with super amazing looks, astonishing height and acting talent, he become so famous to the point that some people worship him and never miss an opportunity to see him and even stalk him around

Gulf was having a perfect life, he became rich at a younger age, being so popular, living the best life that anyone else wish for, he owns a condo in a well secured building and his skillful manager always make the best planning for him dividing his time between acting, modeling, appearing on some TV shows or commercials and resting.

He was surprised when he discovered how well he could act, I managed to perfect get into any role asked of him for a strong fighter, an intelligent doctor, a cold–hearted boss, a clumsy chef, any role just suited him and he played them without any problem making even the director and everyone else so mesmerized by how good he is, at first he wasn't aiming to be a popular actor and wanted to just have a normal job at some company yet both his family and friends encouraged him to follow that path since it's rare to see talented actors on screen like him

Despite his popularity, Gulf is a very modest kind person, he is very sincere and always keep on his smile, the moment he enter a place the atmosphere gets naturally merry and warm, he even walk around the set helping junior actors, his family are so proud of him and kept supporting him through everything, it makes him very delighted when he sees his fans smiling and enjoying watching his series and movies

Having such ideal impeccable life would make anyone feel a bit of envy and wish to at least be closer to him, but what no one knows, is that Gulf isn't really happy about his current, of course he is happy when he sees everyone contented around him but in reality acting and modeling were just a part-time jobs at high school and nothing more, even though he is so talented in it he doesn't completely enjoy his job like everyone thinks

Gulf was aiming to have a normal stable life, to work at his father's company, get a house, a family and that's it, but such a life is impossible for him now, he is aware that any girl that get close to him now just because he is famous and rich, he also could feel the hateful and envy from other actors, the media keep following every details of his life and can barely have any private life for himself, he couldn't celebrate his birthday normally with his family for years and also stopped hanging out with his friends and call each other from time to time since he was mostly busy and also didn't want the media to start following and getting into their private lives too

No matter how much money and fame he has, Gulf feels so lonely and unable to enjoy a normal life like he used to before he got into this industry, of course he hid his feelings but his loneliness and sadness kept growing bigger and bigger killing him from inside while he had to keep a smiling happy face on the outside

"this is not the life I wanted" he would murmur to himself watching the dark night sky by himself every day

What made him feel worse are the continuous stalking, the unstoppable weird scary letters and gifts he gets from the crazy fans and the people who keep approaching him with clear ulterior motives that made him unable to trust anyone around him, the last drop that overflooded the cup was what happened on the moonless freezing night

Gulf was invited on a party to celebrate the end of the series they have been doing for almost year, it's a very successful series that went on for two seasons and got a high rate and was watched by more that 5 million person from around the world in just half a year, the pure actor happily attended the party without noticing the bad intention by some bad people toward him, one of the evil man sneakily poured some sleeping powder in Gulf's cup who instantly felt dizzy so that same man offered to take him home and told the managed to keep attending the party in Gulf's place

The man met outside with another two accomplices and drove for a sometime until they reached a deserted place by a bridge, Gulf was half asleep and could tell that something was wrong but had no energy to even talk for a while and kept his eyes closed and doing his best so he won't actually fall asleep, he felt the men taking him out and harshly throwing him down on the cold hard ground, the pain from the fall made him awake as he managed to see the men's faces

"why?" he managed to ask weakly

"because of you we lost many roles and never got the chance to rise" one of the men said

"it's all your fault, even my 5 years girlfriend left me for you trashy actor"

"I lost my manager and my job because of you, I despise you" Gulf was so shocked, he never knew that his success made man people miserable, he was speechless

"we will destroy you, body and soul, until you won't be able to act or even get out of your house anymore!" the fragile boy watched their eyes that was full of hatred feeling sorry and scared, he knew what's going to happen

The three men started hitting him, pouring cold water on him, cursing him and cutting him slowly around his body and even his face while the pitiful young actor was screaming in pain and apologizing, yet the heartless men didn't stop and kept torturing him and even decided to rape him and that was Gulf cue to push them away and ran toward the edge of the bridge using all the energy that was left in him, tears were falling from his eyes, blood sliding down to the ground, he was panting and in so much pain

"there is nowhere for you to go, we will destroy your life completely" they got closer surrounding him, Gulf knew that it's impossible for him to ran from them, his vision was blurry and he was feeling more and more weak, he glanced down the bridge to watch the super cold deep water

"this wasn't the life I wanted anyway, I'm so sorry" he said and without a warming he took one step back and the next moment he was falling down from the bridge, he saw the shocked faces of the men watching him

"I can't believe I'm going to die just like this, if I could go back in time I would have chosen to take a different path and live a normal life, I just wish that my family and everyone who really loves me to never be sad because of me, I wish they will never know that I died like this, I'm really sorry everyone, father, mother..." with his last thoughts the young actor lost his consciousness going deeper and deeper down the freezing water that kept moving his body leading to the wide ocean...

That was the end of the famous beloved actor, Gulf Kanawut, OR was it?

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Gulf stood by the balcony watching the city in front of him, he could tell he was in a building on the 10th floor, in the middle of Bangkok, a place he could never get to with his current salary and condition, he quickly ran inside and got out of the bedroom

"is there anyone here?!" he yelled looking around the big condo but found no one, he stopped sitting on the sofa and that's when he noticed a frame hanging of a family, he got closer starring at it, suddenly his eyes went wide

"is that me? Impossible, I don't recognize those people but that man looks exactly like me" he said watching the picture not knowing what to do, suddenly he heard a ringing phone so he went to the bedroom, he looked to phone for a while before picking it up

"he-hello"

"good morning Gulf, I'm sorry for calling you early on your rest day, I just wanted to make sure you went back safely yesterday" it was the manager calling

"umm... who are you?" the man started laughing

"I'm your manager, did you drink a lot yesterday? anyway, make sure to rest and drink medicine, I will come back later at evening to discuss your schedule for next week"

"no wait... ummm... I'm not Gulf, no wait, I'm Gulf, but not the Gulf you know"

"what are you talking about? Are you really alright? I can come to you now"

"I'm fine but..."

"it seem yesterday wine was too strong for you, make sure not to drink it from now on, eat something and drink your medicine and go back to sleep, I will visit you as soon as I can, see you later" the manager hung up not letting Gulf explain himself, he looked to the phone then decided to peek into the gallery just to be shocked by all the selfies of the man with the same face as him in all the pictures and video

"wait, the man said manager, does that mean that this Gulf is famous or something?" he went into internet writing his name to be stunned by what he found

"not just the same face and name, but our full name is the same and he is a super famous actor and model, impossible, this must be a dream" at that moment he heard the door bell ringing so he ran opened the door widely

"good morning sir, I wanted to notify you about some-" without letting him continue Gulf held the man and dragged him inside before shutting the door

"let me ask you smth, do you know me?" the man blinked stunned by what just happened

"huh?"

"just please answer me"

"yes, you are the popular actor Gulf Kanawut"

"do I really look like him that much?"

"what do you mean by look like him? you are obviously him"

"this is definitely a dream" the man noticed how pale and shocked Gulf got

"are you alright sir?"

"I'm not"

"do you want me to take you to a hospital?" the man offered

"not even the best doctor in the world can help me, would you believe me if I tell you I'm not the Gulf you know"

"I don't understand" the man got confused

"could you please listen to my story" Gulf just wanted to tell someone about what's going on to him and didn't care that it was a stranger

"well, I do have some free time"

"thank you" they sat as Gulf told him about his original life, about his family that abandoned him, his boring stressful life, the company he worked at and how he fell asleep by the bench yesterday after making a stupid wish while watching the unusual shooting star

"I saw that shooting star" the man said looking surprised

"please believe me, I really have no idea I got here, it feels like I ended up taking this actor Gulf's place, I just woke up in his bed wearing his clothes" the man went silent for a moment he could see how freaked out and scared Gulf was, he also could feel his honesty

"if what you said is true then where is the other Gulf?"

"that's a good question, his manager called me, it seem he was in a party yesterday and got drank"

"then contact his manager again and explain everything to him"

"I tried but he thought I got so drank and didn't believe me"

"the only way is to search for him yourself"

"how can I do that?"

"take his place" the man stated looking serious, Gulf blinked confused

"what do you mean?"

"be him for a while and I'm sure sooner or later you will find a lead to get to the other Gulf"

"are you stupid, I'm just a developer in a company, there is no way I can suddenly become an amazing actor and a model in one day"

"that's true but you have his looks and height, you are exactly like him, spend your day watching all the work he did and try to imitate him until the find him, that's the only option you have"

"why don't I just go to the police?"

"I will be honest, they won't believe you, everyone knows that Gulf is a skillful actor and they know almost everything about his life and your story is unbelievable so..." Gulf leaned back in defeat

"my wish obviously came true but this is not what I meant" he said looking to the ceiling

"I'm sorry I can't help you"

"it's fine, I'm already grateful that you listened to my crazy story, I will do as you said, I will become this Gulf until I find him, I really hope I can do it soon, but I need to know everything about this Gulf's life, his family, his friends"

"all his information are on the internet, this condo is owned by him, his family rarely come to visit, the only person who mostly come to his place is his manager"

"thank you and I'm sorry for dragging you like that earlier"

"it's fine, I can tell you are scared and feeling crazy yourself, well I should be going, if you need any help call me, here is my number" the man said taking Gulf's phone and typing his number before giving it back

"your name is..." Gulf said

"Mew, Mew Suppasit, I'm the owner of this building"

"nice meeting you and thank you" after seeing Mew off Gulf sat staring at the phone screen

"that's really the only choice I have" he said and started to read everything about the other Gulf....