Bitter Holidays in Jeju

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

"Napakatagal naman ni Jin-hyeong," banas na usal ni Chini.

"Pababa na raw siya," tugon ko matapos mabasa ang message ni BJH. "Oh, ayun na siya!" Anunsyo ko nang makita ko si BJH na lumabas na ng building at patungo na sa kinaroroonan namin.

"Mwhago issassa? Urinen nejge issspnida." Iritadong bungad ni Chini pagkapasok na pagkapasok pa lamang ni BJH sa sasakyan. (What were you doing? We're running late.)

Napangisi na lamang si BJH sa tabi ko. "Grunna nuga narl derira nejassspnikka?" (But who's late picking me up?)

Umikot ang mata ni Chini. She can't argue with it dahil siya rin ang dahilan kung bakit halos nagmamadali kami ngayon. She woke up late—actually we all are kaya naghahabol kami ng oras, but I'm sure something happened last night. Medyo maingay ang kama sa loob ng kwarto nina Chini at PSG... I wonder what they were doing.

"Ajjassdn, nanen uriga yeojenhi ggerteul mandl su issdago midsnipda," pagpaiiba ni Chini ng usapan. (Anyway, I believe we can still make it.)

BJH then looked at me and smiled at me. Napangiti rin ako. It feels like he woke up on the good side of the bed and just flaunt his smile serving us to feel good as well. What we've got to talk about last night is something that would remind me every time I feel down na sobrang lucky ko pala that I ended up in this situation. Even though things got sidetracked before, I still found my way back here.

It's like this place is my home now. Na alam ko na kung saan ako uuwi at uuwian ko. That such a good thing to feel. It washed all the anxiety away.

As soon as we've arrived at the TYPE ENT building, we've noticed piled-up journalists waiting for some artists to show up. Naunang bumaba si Chini saka ako sumunod. There was no security so we're only keeping him BJH out of their reach. Pagkababa pa lamang nito ay tinatawag na ang atensyon niya at iyong ibang journalist ay may binabatong tanong sa kanya. He's just smiling while not commenting on any of their questions or statements. But as soon as we stepped inside the building, Chini left a word with them and we thought that should be enough to make them stop following us.

While we're heading to the elevator ay napaiiling na lang si Chini.

"You know what, naaasar na ako sa mga reporter na 'to," ani Chini nang kaming tatlo lang ang nasa loob ng elevator.

"Bakit naman?"

She grunted, rolling her eyes. "E, pa'no ba naman? Pilit nilang pinapasok si Mi-sun sa topic kahit over-over na naman silang dalawa. And how Jin-hyeong felt about her relationship with Dong-yoon. Mga wala ng matanong. Gusto na lang gumawa ng issue. Anyway, abangan na lang talaga nila 'tong project ni Jin-hyeong, magpapa-press conference ako nang bongga!"

Sakto naman nang marinig namin ang tunog ng elevator na sumampa na ito sa designated floor na pupuntahan namin. Ang lakas pa kung magsalita ni Chini kaya mabuti iyong walang bumungad sa amin pagbukas ng elevator. We just headed into the meeting room where a staff guided as there.

Boss isn't around when we walked inside the office, umupo kaming tatlo. Nasa bandang unahan si Jin-hyeong at kasunod nito si Chini habang sa dulo ng long table ako nakaupo. The less relevant person to be seated inside this room now.

Just a moment later, the boss' secretary entered the room and announced that he'll be coming in a second. Chini give Jin-hyeong a quick brief of how this meeting's going to happen and what he should do and say. A little while, the boss arrived with some of the executives who are going to be part of this project.

Tumayo kami sa mga kinauupuan namin at yumuko biglang paggalang sa kanila. As we settled back to our seats, nagpakilala naman ang mga tao na nandito sa loob ng meeting room at kung anong magiging parte nila sa project na ito. Napasama pa ako sa pagpakikilala kaya nilakasan ko na lang ang loob ko. I'm just his assistant, but I still got to be part of this new journey for Jin-hyeong.