Bitter Holidays in Jeju

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

"Hindi na ba natin hihintayin si Jin-Hyeong?" tanong ko kay Chini.

She mumbled, shaking her head then put the meat in her mouth using the chopsticks. Feel ne feel na niya iyong apple cut hair niya dahil sa stress niya kanina sa interview ni BJH. She just decided na pumunta kami sa salon to have her brown-wavy-hair cuts and then there she goes looking so pretty in her new hairstyle and I'm not gonna lie, she can carry it alone by herself. Her small face, thin red lips, small pointy nose, and her squinted eyes matched her hair perfectly. That's why she's proud of how it turned out like BJH doesn't matter anymore.

"Kain ka lang. You'll see later what I'm talking about," ani Chini at muling nagpatuloy sa pagkain niya. It's like she's not minding what happened because she believed she already know what would be the ending of this thing between Mi-Sun and BJH.

When she checked the tracker earlier, they went into a private high-end club that most of the celebrities went to. Nakapunta na ako ro'n one time, but I was only there to look after BJH and not to have fun. Minsan pa nga hindi talaga pumapayag si BJH na may kasa-kasama siya sa mga clubs at gusto niya siya lang 'yong nando'n at walang nagbabantay at nagmamata sa kanya. Like he can do whatever he wants without being told what he should be doing.

I do what Chini's doing, I continued eating trying not to mind what could be happening with BJH right. He just got back from the military and he supposed to build his career back, but I guess he has a different agenda of building something out of what he had left with Mi-Sun almost two years ago.

"You should've got a haircut as well. Jelay," Chini said. "I think you'll look good with short hair and then some bangs. I think you could be a celebrity if you'll change your look a little."

Napangiwi naman ako sa sinabi ni Chini. "E, hindi ko naman gusto maging celebrity."

"Jin-Hyeong bought you some lipsticks that could be the sign you're waiting for. Don't worry, ako ang mag-aalaga sa 'yo. I'll be your manager, just give me your consent, ipangangalandakan na kita sa mga producer. I'm sure they would love you."

"I'm also sure they don't want someone who doesn't speak Korean fluently. Doon pa lang, ligwak na agad ako. But I'm already fine as a personal assistant at saka hindi pag-aartista ang pakay ko rito and you know... I'm going to be paid very well sa pagiging P.A. so why should I asked for more, right?"

Tumango naman si Chini sabay kain sa kimchi sa isang subuan. "You're right," she said, munching. "But if an opportunity comes, I'll be there for you. But after this, sa condo tayo ni Jin-Hyeong pupunta dahil may matamis na sermon siyang makukuha sa akin."

"I hope he'll take it very well..." Ngisi ko pa.

Bahagyang natawa si Chini saka napailing. Nagpatuloy na lang din kami sa pagkain namin though hindi pa rin naman mawala sa isipan ko si BJH and what should I be expecting after this day. Paparazzi's everywhere so I assume they could be following them now at kung saang high-end club man sila ngayon, their name would make a noise. I'm not sure if that's going to be a good or bad thing because tabloids and articles from paparazzi aren't reliable and full of speculations.

After an hour eating at a buffet restaurant just around Seocho-gu. It took us thirty minutes as we got back to the Seoul Forest Trimage. Natuwa pa si Chini dahil kami ang nauna kay BJH so she could prepare her sermon to him. Tahimik lang din naman ako sa couch at nanonood ng TV. Walang subtitle kaya hirap na hirap akong sundan kung anong mga linya ang binabato nila, but good thing I'm quite good to know how the scenes went well.

"Oh, look, Jelay!" pagtawag sa akin ni Chini. Agad naman akong lumapit sa kanya at iniharap niya sa akin ang screen ng phone niya. It's an article from a paparazzi blog and it's just showing many photos that BJH went with Mi-Sun to the high-end club and they were holding their hands. "See? They're already making some speculations na nagkabalikan na 'yong dalawa. It's Mi-Sun manipulating Jin-Hyeong. That interview earlier was so bad that I got mad at our bosses because of what they did. Wala naman kasi 'yon sa usapan. They just want it to make it happen. Mga uhaw din sa ratings 'tong mga 'to."