
Tokyo, December 14, 2015, at 12:00
"Well, you're really talented in music. I can guarantee you'll be a successful musician in the future, whether it's a singer, songwriter, conductor, or whatever." So said one of the organizers of the contest - which of course translated by Kim Sarang. Kim Sarang is a very kind woman. Thea shouldn't be entitled to such treatment from a Kim. However, Thea always thinks negatively about Korean women who are fluent enough in many languages.
But Thea was doubtful. Is it really that talented? What time will he have a successful career in the world of music (or entertainment in general)? I think she was just an ordinary girl. Well an ordinary girl who is like other girls who fall awake chasing a dream until finally realized one thing: thinking and trying to live a realistic life are two things that should not be forgotten on this planet Earth.
Thea's shoulder was patted. It turned out that Kim Sarang had already grinned at him. Thea shuddered. But only briefly. The grin turned into a friendly face. The compliments will be given by Kim.
"What did I say, right?! You are indeed talented. I'm sure you can win the contest. And I tell you also well, so far there are almost rare foreigners - I mean outside of the Japanese - who can win the contest to create the song. If you can do it, you can..." Kim Sarang fell silent, trying to find the right word in Indonesian, but eventually even the word was chosen. "...so the legend."
"Thank you, Kim." Thea smiled thinly. He looked up again to the giant robot statue of Gundam. The registration place of the contest is indeed not far from the statue of the robot Gundam.
"Eh Thea, look tuh, your guy," Kim Sarang tickled. "bikin' is shy. Your guy is really shameless. It's been his super duper-excessive wota-act that's just embarrassing, now look,...."
Thea squinted her eyes. Oh, my God, Kim's right. What did that man do? Thea was shaking her head full of anxiety.
"...OH!!!" kim Sarang said with a voice rising several octaves so that it almost resembles a screech. "Truly embarrassing. Does Aldo want to be deported from Japan? Ckckck. In Japan, the otaku behaves strangely, I must admit. But for a case like this, which Aldo did - I mean, it's too late. Dare to climb the Gundam statue. His security-security asked him to come down, but Aldo still hangs there."
Thea turned her head towards Kim Sarang. It was amused by the Korean woman's diction. Kim Sarang is fluent in Indonesian. Even Kim knew about the term: nangkring. What else are Indonesian words that are not in KBBI, which is known to the Korean woman.
"What?" Kim Sarang smiled, feeling a little disturbed. "Why even fuss over me? If you want to laugh, tuh-" Kim Sarang pointed to Aldo whose body is still attached to one of Gundam's legs. The man looked like he was going to say something "your hick, just as he was. He deserves to be locked up. If necessary, abis is damprat. Just be ashamed."
*****
Seoul, December 18, 2015,
Kim Min-soo can't resist it. But if he responds positively, he is not very happy with his late sister. Love remains love. Feelings remain feelings. Even though both love and feeling are forbidden.
But it seems that the man is undaunted. It's the third day. Still, the man continued to terrorize him with various short messages on Line or Kakao Talk. Yesterday Kim Min-soo was shocked. Any idea where that guy was from about the campus? The woman almost jumped her eyeballs watching Go Hyun-dae sitting smiling on a silver sport bike.
It's the same now. Kim Min-soo can't believe it's a coincidence. It's too weird to say coincidence. To be sure, Hyun Dae-ssi was already standing in front of the convenience store while throwing a smile that always made her rations kembis. Indeed the man showed the action was calling; I don't know who he called. But still, a single word immediately rippled through Kim Min-soo's mind: weird. Really weird.
Still iwould? He and Hyun dae-ssi went inside at almost the same time. Despite the different directions, where Kim Min-soo moves towards the snack shelf, while Hyun dae-ssi heads towards the toiletry rack, the tails are sure to meet. You fucking mirror! May the man know in which direction his footwork is due to spy on him first from the mirrors?
"You go first" Go Hyun-dae invites Kim Min-soo to skip the line.
Kim Min-soo squinted his eyes full of discomfort. This woman does have a habit of not so fond of queuing. But if there is a man who lets her take a few steps forward in a line, of course it doesn't make Kim Min-soo happy. Especially with the fact that for two-three days he was stalked by a Go Hyun-dae. Wasn't enough "no" at the mall?
"Ah no need. You alone, I'm not in a hurry either." Kim Min-soo refused firmly.
"It's okay" Go Hyun-dae said. Again that smile; a smile that is both charming and annoying. "I know you're less like queuing, right?!"
Just now Kim Min-soo is snorting sharply and will be dismissing this man so brash, a little girl who seemed to be a teenager snorted bitterly, "Saekki-ya! Pali, ppali! If you want to make out, it's better in your apartment."
*****
Tokyo, December 14, 2015
Not intercepted by Kim Sarang, surely Thea Rada was reluctant to shuffle in that direction. Embarrassing. Better to assume that the man is not his lover. Pretending not to know. But Thea can't. His little heart was so intense it urged him to move closer. There is a truth to that, too, said his little heart. Thea will definitely melt if you listen more carefully to what Aldo said in the midst of the imaginary crowd of visitors.
"THEAAAAAAA!!! I LOVE KAMUUUUUU!!! ONLY YOU ARE IN MY HEART!!! THERE ARE NO OTHER WOMEN BESIDES YOU!!!" so cried Aldo who was still straddling in one of Gundam's legs. And it was still lacking, still clearly heard in Thea's ears that were firmly fixed in the original position. "I DON'T FEEL ANYTHING LIKE KIMI EITHER. I JUST THOUGHT HE WAS A FRIEND. C-U-M-A-T-E-M-A-S. ALL I LOVE IS YOU, THEA. JUST KAMUUUU!!!"
While some security kept asking Aldo to come down. Even though their eyes had turned to the object designated by Aldo, they were abstruse. Maybe one or two of them think that Aldo is one of the participants of a reality show. Hasn't the world of Japanese television in the past two months been quite shocked by a reality show called "Ai wo Oshiete Kudasai!"? The rating is just so high. It is said to beat the rating of "Music Show" which often appears AKB48 as a filler show. Due to the fame of the reality show smelling love, TV Tokyo became flooded with advertisements.
Unmitigated, maybe for the sake of showing if the man was a very heroic lover, Aldo jumped just like that. Some visitors - including the security guards - put on an anxious look. They were afraid Aldo would be seriously injured. Their fear is justified. Aldo seemed to grimace after both of his legs landed again on the ground. His ass screamed in pain. Teeth grinding. But it was not an obstacle for Aldo to walk quickly to Thea who was still standing.
Aldo grabbed Thea's hand. He kissed the lover's palm. His eyes were rubbed with Thea's eyes still mixed between disgust and disgust. He exhaled a few times before steadily saying, "Thea, I'm sorry that you've been insecure. Sorry to make you jealous for my closeness with Kimi. But honestly, I told you that Kimi was just a friend. I just thought Kimi was my friend; nothing more. All I love is you, Thea. Purely you are all I love. There is no other woman in my heart and mind right now."
On the sidelines of that - or perhaps precisely at the end of Aldo's confession in the Tokyo Plaza Divercity page, Kim Sarang joking, ".and our wota began to show the romantic side..."
*****
Seoul, December 18, 2015,
As soon as Go Hyun-dae came out, Kim Min-soo immediately confronted. This time the woman was really inflamed, getting ready to roar loudly. That guy is not scared. That woman is not a Bengal tiger. It was only natural that the man did not put on the slightest fear.
"What do you want?" grunt Kim Min - soo. "I told you, I can't return your feelings at all. No matter how annoying Kim Nami is, she's still my sister. Even though your relationship used to be off limits, I still can't betray my sister. I don't want to see my sister disappointed in me from up there."
"Can we talk somewhere else?" pinta Go Hyun-dae still gave off that scary smile. "It doesn't feel good to be noticed by people."
"Okay, where do you want to talk?" That's what Kim Min-soo told Go Hyun-dae before they moved to a park not far from the convenience store. This park is not too crowded, but not too quiet anyway. It really fits as a place for lovers to meet. And in the park, Kim Min-soo and Go Hyun-dae return to meet for different purposes.
"Now explain what you mean, what do you mean keep following me? You're a stalker, huh?" grunts Kim Min-soo.
"Maybe you can think of me as such. But I will never give up on getting your heart. I really love you, Min soo-na." Go Hyun-dae wants to hold onto that chin, but is held back by Kim Min-soo's unobtrusive gaze.
Kim Min-soo sighed. He began to get frustrated. "Don't be a fakir of romance so ah. The women in Seoul are very numerous. Moreover, it is said that between the number of women and men it is a scale of seventy to thirty. I don't like you either, huh."
"Times?" Next to Go Hyun-dae's eyebrows rose. "I can't believe it. Moreover, the time in that mall, you glanced mischievously at me several times. Your roma is also often flushed. Plus, Daebu-ssi said, you harbored a taste for me. He likes to see you looking at my photos."
"Oh so it's because of Daebu that you know some of my secrets, huh?" Kim Min-soo clucked. "Daebu Basin! Goddamn bum!"
Go Hyun-dae grinned; almost chuckled in fact. Outside the context of Go Hyun-dae and Kim Min-soo's stiff short-haired, some visitors - most of whom are still kids - observe them both. Rarely, there are also not often scenes like Winter Sonata-in the park.
"Alright, Hyun-dae-ssi. Abandon me. I don't love you either." Upon seeing the man's gaze, Kim Min-soo immediately corrected. "OK I really like you. But I still can't repay your feelings. I have respect for the late Kim Nami. He's my brother, my flesh and blood, I don't want him to be so grudging to me up there."