Aishiteru, Takah!

Episode 20's

I stared at the Han river view on the side of the bridge we passed by taxi. That famous Han River stretched wide along the reach of my eyes. We're headed to the recording studio because of a call from Shinoda. The man himself had been there from morning.

***

"Taka-ssi!"

I rolled my eyes lazy. In the recording studio, we met again with the girl who was one of the female idol group members.

"Taka-ssi, remember me? I'm Mina. We met at the radio station."

Taka nodded slowly, "How are you?"

I looked around and only found the girl alone without the rest of her group.

"I'm recording a song for my solo debut here. It was a coincidence to meet you, Taka-ssi!" girang said.

Shinoda walked over to us, and the girl greeted him kindly.

"Taka, Mina-ssi will be taking part in the recording project this time. You'll be recording together" Shinoda said. The man then looked at me. "And Rinai-san, please help Taka to get what he needs, huh?"

"Well, Shinoda-san," I said. I couldn't get my eyes off the hand of Mina holding Taka's arm.

"Other officers will be arriving soon, don't forget to remind Taka to have lunch together at the hotel when the personnel come, huh?" shinoda.

I nodded again and turned my gaze towards Taka's already pale face.

***

We had lunch together at the hotel where we stayed. Toru's wife hugged me tightly and said if she was happy to see me again. We talked about a lot of things because the last time we met was at my wedding. On this trip to South Korea, it turned out that only me and Toru's wife were participating. Other pairs of personnel can not join because of their respective activities in Japan.

By late afternoon, we all went in a van and took a walk in the Insadong area. The area is a gathering place for traditional culture and is home to shops selling traditional handicrafts, art galleries and teahouses. I bought a lot of funny unique items for all my in-laws and Taka's sisters. Taka who was walking next to me disappeared for a moment without me knowing where. When he came back, he gave me a package.

"Gift" he said short. I am most excited to receive a gift, tote on my tiptoes and kiss her cheeks at a glance.

We returned to the hotel after a long walk and a meal. Tomorrow, Taka and the other members will start recording.

***

Mina's behavior is getting more and more upsetting. The girl was being friendly towards Taka in front of the crowd. I —who is almost mele*dak— pacified many times by Toru's wife and also Shinoda. Fortunately, the recording process is nearing its final stage, and it is expected that a few more days will be completed.

Fatigue due to the recording process made Taka catch the flu. Fortunately, he had already finished recording his part and was only just recording for live. I gave him the flu medicine I used to carry around everywhere.

***

"Aren't you going to accompany me in the studio?" ask Taka. He was wearing a mask and hoodie.

"I promised I'd go and take Toru's wife, maybe after that I'd stop by. You're going home in the morning?"

"Hopefully not, my head is dizzy. I want to sleep as much as possible" replied Taka. She said goodbye after hugging me tightly.

***

I told Taka I couldn't stop by the studio. Toru's wife and I got lost in the wrong bus ride. We lost our way through Toru's wife's mistake of reading Hangeul. As a result, in addition to not being able to approach Taka in the studio, we arrived at the hotel after dinner.

The message from Taka I just read brought a bad feeling. He said if the flu was getting worse and would try to go home before ten p.m. However, until the clock finally showed at eleven o'clock, the figure of my husband was still not visible. I tried to contact her but her phone was off. Trying to get rid of bad thoughts, I lay down and tried to sleep.

***

"Rinai-san! Open door!"

The loud sound of someone and the pounding sound on the door of the hotel room made my consciousness gradually recover. Recognizing the sound as the voice of Toru's wife, I got up instantly and got dizzy until I had to be quiet for a moment. After that, I opened the door in a hurry. My feelings are not as usual.

"Rinai-san!" he said he came in and hugged me as soon as the door opened.

"What's wrong?" tanyaku.

"Please calm yourself down, I'll tell you everything if you calm down" he asked.

I nodded impatiently, "Please tell me what's going on? Something happened to Taka?"

Slowly the woman nodded. "So, he's in trouble at the recording studio."

My eyes were wide with shock. "What's wrong?"

"Taka ...," he said stammering as he looked into my clingy eyes.