Bitter Holidays in Jeju

Chapter 2

"Nanen dangxinyi algo!" Chini replied. (I know you do!)

"Rai Jinceae hamkke issni? Gnionen ima kkaeer issspnikka?" he asked. Napakunot-noo na lang din naman ako dahil narinig kong binanggit niya ang pangalan ko. I confirmed that thought when Chini looked at me, making me say something to BHJ.

I cleared my throat before speaking. Pinadulas ko talaga ang laway ko sa lalamunan ko para swabe at walag gasgas. "Annyeong hashimnikka, Jin-Hyeong."

"Nanen nega gugieser pionanhameul nekkigirl baranda," BHJ said.

I immediately looked at Chini dahil hindi ko nasundan iyong sinabi nito si Chini mouthed the translation to me. "He said he hopes you are comfortable here."

"Ah, yes, Jin-Hyeong. I'm very comfortable here," ngatal pa ang tono ko nang sumagot kasi hindi ako sigurado.

"Jin-Hyeong," pagtawag ni Chini. "Maybe take it a little easy to Jelay on talking hangul with her. She couldn't process it all at once, but she knew, she just couldn't keep up if it's gonna be a long-ass message. And maybe you can talk to us in Tagalog, since you know naman, right?"

"Oo," mabilis nitong sagot sa amin. Medyo shocked pa rin ako kapag nagsasalita siya ng gano'n. "Anyway, see you later here."

"Gra, urinen godisseulgoha!" Chini said and BHJ dropped the call. "Okay! Bilisan na nating kumain and then we should be ready right after." She reminded us so we could be on time for all the stuff we needed to do today. (Yeah, we'll be there soon!)

We didn't take too long to eat as I love what she cooked for us today. Chini washed the plates and other stuff while I headed to my room and take a bath. It only took me fifteen minutes and then wore my clothes for today. T-shirt at jeans lamang ang suot pati na rin sneakers so I should be comfortable moving all day. Hindi rin naman kailangan maging maarte dahil hindi naman ako lalabas sa TV para pagkaguluhan. Ang sabi pa nga ni Chrizzle dahil nakita niya iyong dating mga paparazzi pictures na nakuhaan din ako sa shot, she even has the nerve na magsuggest kung anong damit ang susuotin ko kasi sobrang baduy ko raw. Hindi ko naman kailangan ng atensyon so why would I bother looking so fashionably, e, hindi rin naman 'yong ang trabaho ko.

As I meet Chini downstairs, she's wearing a midi denim skirt with a four-inch slit in front of it tucked underneath her brown sweatshirt, pulling off with brown vintage eyewear. She looked so celebrity for me tapos ako itong super simple lamang. Well, she managed BHJ, and most of the time she's meeting executives as well just like yesterday which she hated how it happened. Hindi siya maka-move on do'n.

"Ganyan ka lang ba?" tanong ni Chini sa akin. Tiningnan niya ako from head to toe. "Hm... okay lang naman. If 'yan ang bet mo. Ready ka na ba?"

"Yup!" Tango ko naman. "I'm already fine with this. Hindi naman kailangan ng magara, 'di ba? At halos behind the scenes naman ang trabaho so I really don't need to be in front of their eyes."

"Tama ka naman! But let's go, he must be waiting for us."

Nauna naman ako kay Chini lumabas ng pinto at iyong driver ng sasakyan namin ay naghihintay na sa amin. Nauna na rin akong pumasok sa loob dahil pinagbuksan na ako ng pinto. Sa likod ako umupo while Chini sa tabi ng driver. Our ride to BHJ's condo is just around thirty minutes kaya mga nine o'clock ay makararating na rin kami ro'n.

Just like what I thought of, nalilibang lang ako sa tanawin nang nadaraanan namin ay narating na kaagad namin Seoul Forest Trimage. The driver just parked the car onto the designated parking area of the building and then we just got into the elevator swiftly delivered us into BHJ's condo unit. May access na naman si Chini so we didn't have to call BHJ from the lobby.