Bitter Holidays in Jeju

Chapter 27

Chapter 27

I should've been home by now pero dahil nandito rin si Chini sa condo ni Jin-hyeong, I'm staying until we all headed back home.

For dinner, Chini just ordered us some food. Tinatamad siyang magluto since walang supply sa condo ni Jin-hyeong and I would probably be going to grocery tomorrow para mag-imbak ng stock dito. I'm not his house staff to buy his some goods, but this already entails on my job.

While Chini's preparing for our dinner at the dining hall, she made me call for Jin-hyeong in his room. I don't know why I'm so scared checking him out there so when I stood behind the room's door, I took a deep breath to get some courage and little of hope he'll talk to me.

Hindi naman siya galit sa akin. I just don't think he's in the mood to talk to anyone.

I knocked on the door and heard his voice giving me permission to enter his room. I grabbed the knob and slowly pushing the door inside and there I saw him lying his back on the headboard. He's not wearing any shirt, only on his boxer—and I could still remember the first day I had been here again. The thick blanket just covered half of his leg while his on his phone.

"It's time for dinner, Jin-hyeong," anunsyo ko sa kanya.

"Sure," he said. "I thought you already gone home. You're not tired? You didn't take some rest?"

I slowly shook my head. "No, I stayed with them and I just slept for a couple of hours in the living room."

"You should've told me. You can just go to the guest room if you want to rest anytime you want when you're here, alright?" Tumango na lamang ako sa sinabi nito. It feels like an order to me kaya hindi na ako papalag pa. He started moving, folding away the blanket, and hooked his slippers with his feet. "Let's have some dinner."

Nauna akong lumabas ng kwarto saka siya sumunod at may suot na siyang loose white shirt. Magkasabay kaming pumunta sa dining hall where we found PSG and Chini preparing our food for tonight. As we settled in, we started eating our food and I'm trying not to look around and only focus on what I'm eating.

"Okay, this is so plain and awkwardly disturbing now," pagputol ni Chini. Iniangat ko ang tingin ko sa kanya. Hindi lang din pala ako ang nakatuon ang atensyon sa kanya. She breathe in and let it go. "I'm sorry Jin-hyeong if you felt suffocated, but you know how intrusive I am simula pa lang no'ng bata-bata tayo and since this is work and I love my work, ginagawa ko lang ang best ko and what's best for you, so I apologize if I make you feel so suffocated and all."

"That's all right," Jin-hyeong said and bite on his buttered chicken. "Let's just pass by it. It's done and fine. My holiday in Jeju made me feel okay so all are good. I just had to say that."

Chini's smiling widely. Tumango-tango na rin naman 'to. "Right, right. I'm glad that your stay in Jeju helps you a lot. But work is finally here, are you ready?

BJH nodded. "Go on. Tell me about it."

"Jelay and Seung-Gi already know about it and they were excited for you as well!" she said, trying to hype the discussion. "I told you 'di ba last week na may meeting ako with our boss? Well, he discussed with me what he has stored in for you! Our boss planned to give you your single debut and as an individual performer this time! You'll be working with the producer and a lot of people to work this out, but I know with only a little work and practice, you'll nail it! Ikaw pa ba?"

Nakatingin kami kay BJH at nag-aabang ng reaksyon niya, but he's only nodding as if that answered anything.

"So, Jin-hyeong? What can you say about it?" Chini asked.