"Paano kung hindi niya alam na nakulong tayo rito..." Biglang nasabi ko pero ng mapalingun ako sa kanya ay napasinghap ako. His face is too close to mine that it seems like our face are just about 1 inch apart. He gazed at me so i suddenly turned back my face at napayuko na lang ako. My goodness, am i going to die with heart attack soon?
"That's impossible, she's the one who locked us here." Agad naman niyang sagot.
And this vampire who jailed me into his arms seems still acting calm like usual. Napawi na lang ang mga ngiti ko because i know that i am the only one feeling this way.
And even if I wanted to stay like this, I don't think we can still fight the cold much longer. I know he's feeling so cold now.
And then, the light turned on. Tumingin kaming dalawa sa loob and there she is. Binitawan na ako ni Jin as he began to knock the door. Dumiretso naman siya agad at mabilis na binuksan ang pinto.
"Oh... I'm sorry about this.. I didn't know that the door was locked." Agad niyang sabi. But this time, she's obviously just making a show. Then tumakbo agad siya papasok sa room ko maybe to get a towel. Then Jin just walk through the door at lumabas agad siya sa unit ko without saying anything.
"Here's your towel iha. Where did he go?" sabi niya nang makita niyang wala na si Jin.
"Bumalik na po siya sa room niya." Tanging sagot ko sa kanya. Then she began to ask what happened between us again.
She sure loves gossip.
....
Another day passed by and Jin is acting strange since that night we were locked in the veranda. He's being too silent and he's trying to escape from the lady by saying a lot of excuses that he have something to do whenever the Lady want's us to go somewhere.
Until Wednesday came.
"Iha, please come home immediately after your class." Ano na naman kaya ang gimik niya. Anona naman kaya ang plano niya? Hindi ko maiwasang mag-isip pagkabasa ko sa message niya. She told me that she's going back in Korea this Sunday kaya whether I like it or not, this tale is approaching its end.
Pagdating ko sa room ko ay kinaladkad ulit niya ako palabas at nagtungo kami sa isang mamahaling salon. Nagtatanung ako sa kanya pero she keeps on telling the word, 'secret'. Kaya nanahimik nalang ako at sumunod sa kanya.
Paglabas ko sa fitting room ay mukha na naman siyang sobrang excited the moment she saw me.
"Oh my god iha. You look so pretty. You're even prettier now. Gosh! I can't believe you have such a face. Alam mo if nasa korea ka i'm sure may nag scout na sayo." She said excitedly. But what? Huh? Naku naman, nagsisimula na naman siya sa pagka exaggerated niya.
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Pagdating namin sa hall ng isang fancy hotel, I can now see Koreans in their own stylish styles as usual. And then, sinabi na rin niya sa akin kung ano ang event. Annual reunion daw ng mga Koreans ito. Kaya pala halo halo ang nadito. Bata man o matanda. But hey, you call this a reunion? Ang gara naman ang reunion niyo. It would be better if you call this a high class party. But if that's the case, am I even belong here?
Pagdating namin ay parang celebrity nga ang kasama ko na iginagalang ng lahat. They all come and approached her and then the lady seems like introducing me to them as well. But the strange thing is that, lahat yata ng kakausapin niya ay parang nagugulat sa bawat ending ng sasabihin niya while they all look at me in their wide eyes. Hindi ko naiintindihan ang sinasabi nila kaya hindi ko alam. Afterwards ay magsimula nang tumingin ng matalim sa akin ang mga dalagang sa tingin ko'y ka edad ko lang.
"Miss Eunji. What are you telling them about me?" hindi ko napigilang tanong sa kanya.
"I'm just telling them to meet Jin's future wife." Sagot niya. What? Ano ba naman siya. Anong gagawin ko kapag malaman ni Jin to. Anong gagawin ko? Napatigil nalang ako habang sinundan siya ng mga mata ko na nilalapitan ulit ng maraming tao. This is not even funny anymore right? And while looking around. I realize that I'm the only one who is not a Korean here. Afterwards ay nawala na rin sa paningin ko si Miss Eunji. Should I just go out now? But if I do, what if masaktan ko ang feelings niya. The fact that I know she's sick makes me feel indecisive.
Until some girls come near me. Oh no, what if mauulit na naman ang nagyari noon? I don't want to get slapped like that again.
"Yah.. I can't believe it. What? Future wife? Even if you have a look like us it doesn't mean your one of us. So I can't believe that you have the guts to even come here. You dont belong here. And I want you to know that everyone here knows who his real girlfriend is." One of them said sarcastically. And thats what hurts, all of the words she said is true. I'm not one of them so I shouldn't be here and the truth that I'm not his real girlfriend is really painful. Even if I know it, it's still hurt if someone said it in my very face.
But i tried staying calm as i could and I just look at them. Then suddenly, someone hold my hand. Jin? Tumitig siya sa akin. And afterwards, tumingin siya sa mga babae.
"How could you even say that? Do we even belong in this country in the first place? I never heard any Filipino telling me that I don't belong in their country even if it's the truth. So you should watch the words you're saying." He told them calmly and I think the girls felt embarrassed because of what they've heard.
"And one more thing, she'll be my real girl friend soon." Dagdag niya na ikinagulat ko. Umalis na ang mga babaeng yun at napatitig lang ako sa kanya. No, he might just said those to stop any more arguments right? Or he just said those words for his Tita. Pero bakit parang seryoso siya? Is this just my illusion?