Winter's POV

 

 

Alam nyo ba yung feeling na sa sobrang excited mo about something that will happen in a particular day, mas nauna ka pa nagising sa alarm mo? 

 

 

Wala naman exact na oras na sinabi si Jimin sa akin pero ito ako ngayon check nang check ng oras. It's literally 6 in the morning! I looked to glance at ning and giselle who were soundly asleep. Pano ko kaya sasabihin sa kanila na inaya ako ni Jimin? Baka tutuksuhin na naman ako ng mga 'to.

 

 

Sabi kasi ni Jimin na she'll send me a text message kapag pwede na but most likely aalis kami mga 11 am daw. But yun nga she had something to do pa kaya di pa siya sure. 

 

 

Oo teh! She asked for my number kagabi when we were on our way to our rooms. I happily obliged din naman. Textmate na kami nyan? Charot! Normally kasi, if you're an idol or a celebrity, you wouldn't wanna give your number out to someone to ensure safety and prevention of invasion of privacy but I didn't care much about the security kasi alam ko naman na Jimin is not that kind of person. It's silly but I trust her.

 

 

I'm currently using a temporary SIM card since I removed my usual one from Korea. Essentially, I'm using a local SIM here in the Philippines. So if anything might go wrong, I can just throw it away. It's also annoying din kasi na I get a lot of calls from Korea, eh I just wanna enjoy my vacation here muna.

 

 

Anyway, yun na nga. I'm pondering what to get Klare as a gift. Toys crossed my mind, that's like the most common thing to give a kid as a gift but I'm also considering art supplies since she adores drawing.

 

 

I also need to remind our manager that I'll be going out. Oh, wait. Why didn't I consider that earlier? AISSHHH! Pano ko ba to palulusotin! It won't be simple. They won't just let me go with someone I've only known for a few days! I don't want to jinx Jimin!

 

 

After a bit of bickering with myself, I finally heard a notification from my phone, and it was Jimin who texted me. 

 

 

 

From: 09*********

 

"Goodmorning, Minjeong."               

 

 

 

To: 09*********

 

"Who is this?? I believe you contacted the wrong person."                                 

 

 

 

From: 09*********

 

"Oh god. My apologies."                    

 

 

 

To: 09********* 

 

"HAHAHAHA CHAROT! It's me, Minjeong. Sorry I was only messing with you."      

 

"Goodmorning, Jimin."                      

 

 

 

I found myself smiling at my phone after joking around with her. Nagchacharot lang po HAHAHAHAHA. Then, I decided to rename her phone number to "Jimin." I heard another notification from her.

 

 

 

From: Jimin

 

"You are so silly."                  

 

"You're up early ah? You should get some more sleep baka antokin ka mamaya."     

 

 

 

To: Jimin

 

"Right. I'll probably sleep more. Just text me ulit when ready to go na."

 

"Also, need ko pa magpaalam sa mga kasama ko."

 

 

 

From: Jimin

 

"Let me." 

 

"Ako magpapaalam sayo."

 

"Ako yung nag-aya, let me talk to them."

 

 

 

 

Nagulat naman ako sa sinabi nito. Wow ha? Akala mo talaga magpapaalam sa strict parents. Pero whew haha dagdag pogi points ka sakin!

 

 

 

To: Jimin

 

"Sure ka ba? Baka maabala ka pa okay lang naman kung ako nalang."

 

 

 

From: Jimin

 

"It's okay, I want to."

 

"I want to let them know that you are in good hands."

 

 

 

Why is she soooo???? Lord alam mo bang kinoconvince ko lang sarili ko na baka kabag lang to or something tapos ito isusukli mo sakin? Thank you hehe Charot! What if crush ko nga siya slight? Echosera!

 

 

I read her message once again, agreeing to what she said, and bid her goodbye, and mentioned that I'll be catching some more sleep.

 

 

 

From: Jimin

 

💙

 

 

 

I slowly drifted into sleep and entered the dreamland.

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

I woke up to the alarm I have set earlier. Inaantok pa ako. Nicheck ko kaagad yung phone ko and yeah, I received a message from Jimin. Telling me to inform and send her a message if gising na ako and I did. 

 

 

I was surprised when I received a reply as soon as I sent the messages. Sabi niya maghihintay lang daw siya sakin sa lobby. Madali lang din naman ako nakapagready and all set na. And by the way, I didn't see Ning and Giselle in our room. Nasaan kaya yung mga yun? 

 

 

Pagkapasok ko ng elevator ay ni push ko agad yung button papunta ng lobby. As I waited there, nagdrip check muna ako sa malaking salamin dito sa loob. Oh pak! Simple lang naman yung suot ko but I'm not gonna lie, I look good right now. I mean hindi naman sa pagmamayabang pero everytime I see pictures of me posted by my fansites sa big accounts nila, I always look good at every angles. Why do I sound narscissitic? HAHAHAHA Pero yun nga thankful ako sa mga kaibigan ko at pamilya ko at syimpre sa mga fans ko kasi sila ang dahilan why I became more confident with myself. Tumaas din ang self-esteem ko. Hays I love you guys!

 

 

Ding! 

 

 

Alam nyo ba anong nakikita ko ngayon? Syimpre hindi. Jimin did told me kanina na ipapaalam niya ako sa mga kasama ko. Jimin is talking with Manager Baek. No Giselle and Ning in sight. Pero wow? They're casually talking right now like they've known each other for long na. She really attracts people noh? Tas ako naman I find her attractiv-- kemeeee! 

 

 

Nakita ko si Jimin na tumayo at sinundan ako ng titig habang ako'y naglalakad papunta sa kanila. Napansin din ako ng manager ko.

 

 

"Hey" sabi ni Jimin. 

 

 

"Hello, naabala ka pa talaga dito pwede namang ako nalang magpaalam." Nahihiya kong sagot. 

 

 

"Eh kung magpapaalam ka din naman di ka din naman papayagan." Seryosong sabi ni Manager Baek. Ay? 

 

 

Tumayo itong manager namin at ni excuse ang sarili niya kay Jimin at hinila ako palayo. She wants to talk to me alone.

 

 

"Minjeong." Oo na po. Ito na po. Babalik na po ako sa room. Pass nalang pala muna sa gala. Sorry Jimin. 

 

 

"You're lucky you're in good hands, otherwise I'll have to cancel this whatever this is. I know you guys are in vacation pero responsibilidad ko parin kayo. Hindi ko pwedeng hayaan lang kayo na gumawa ng sariling desisyon na pwedeng ikapahamak nyo. At buti nalang nasa tamang tao ka." Ha? Okay? 

 

 

"Also, disguise yourself a little bit. You wouldn't want Jimin to be involved in your dating scandal, am I right? Tapos wala din siyang ka ide-ideya sino ka kasi she's clueless about it and you didn't tell her?" That's right. Oo nga pala. I did thought about this. Kanina, I debated whether to disguise myself today or simply wander around openly. 

 

 

Tsaka tama si Manager Baek, we don't know na someone might be taking pictures of us privately tapos it will cause an uproar na naman if it's another dating scandal. Pero sa totoo lang, I don't give a anymore about those dating scandals. They can talk about me whatever they want. Hindi nila hawak ang katotohanan. 

 

 

However, I know it wouldn't be wise since Jimin might know the real me. She only knows that my job is music-related. Perhaps she thinks I'm just a music producer or something similar. I should have told her nalang sana na music producer ako!! Para di na ako maghirap kakatago ng trabaho ko! Buti nalang nagbaon ako ng cap and mask. 

 

 

"Yeah. Don't worry about that. I brought a cap and a mask along with me." Sagot ko kay manager baek.

 

 

"Alright. And minjeong, I know I am not in the place to meddle in your romance but if this turns out to be something else between you and her, do know na you have my full support." Ngumisi siya sa akin. Echosera naman to di nga natin alam kung magkakagusto nga ba si Jimin sakin. Grabe siya wala pa ngang nangyayari sa aming dalawa tas nasa final chapter na sila. Pinangungunahan oa talaga ako emee!

 

 

"Pakana to nila ning noh? May sinabi sila sayo?" I raised my brow sa tanong ko. Tinawanan lang naman ako. 

 

 

"I just noticed, that's all. And I'm sorry for being strict, I'm just doing my job." 

 

 

"I understand, Manager-nim, no need to apologize. Thank you. Oo nga pala, nakita mo ba sila Ning?" Tanong ko.

 

 

"Lumabas sila. I thought you knew? Nagmessage daw sila sa gc to inform you kasi tulog ka pa nung umalis sila." 

 

 

Chineck ko naman kaagad ang phone ko and oo nga nagchat nga sila haha sorry di kasi ako nagchecheck ng gc namin. Minsan lang.

 

 

"Anyway. You may go, kanina pa siya naghihintay sayo." She patted my shoulders at ako naman naman ay nagbow sa kanya at nagpasalamat. Naglakad na din ako papunta kay Jimin 

 

 

"Hi. I'm sorry about that, natagalan ba ako masyado?" I o