The Actor and I

CHAPTER 15

(JANNA'S POV)

"Can I join with you?"

Napalingon kaming tatlo sa nagsalita. Naputol ang sasabihin ko nang biglang pumasok mula sa pintuan ng resto ang isang pamilyar na lalaki. Nakatayo ito ng maayos at naglakad papalapit patungo sa pwesto namin. Nang makarating ay tumapat ito sa akin at ngumiti.

Wala pang nagsasalita ni isa man sa amin. Siguro naoverwhelmed kaming lahat at nashock sa bigla niyang pagpasok. Well, ako obviously na starstruck.

"Hyung!" Sabi ni Do-Hwan, sabay yakap kay Lee Min Ho. "Ye, pyeha." Sabay saludo. Natawa naman si Lee Min Ho at Ms. Sujin. Nagulat ako nang biglang tumingin sakin si Lee Min Ho dahil kanina ko pa siya tinititigan or nawweirduhan ata dahil hindi ako tumawa. Pano naman kasi, di ako makadecide kung tatawa ba ako o kikiligin. Eng herep keye.

"Ahh," Bigla naman naalala ni Ms. Sujin na kasama nga pala nila ako. "Janna," Ms. Sujin called out. I stood with shaking knees and thumping heart and tried to muster up the best smile I could. "This is Lee Min Ho."

I wanted to laugh and tell Ms. Sujin she didn't need to introduce the Korean Superstar, Lee Min Ho. Everyone in the country-and perhaps in the whole world-knew who Lee Min Ho was.

Lee Min Ho. Ahhh, the name that made every woman's eyes pop with hearts and legs wobble like they're made of noodles; the person that could charm his way up to any girl-guys, even-he wants at any time of the day; the star that shined so bright, it literally hurt to look at him. Who doesn't know Lee Min Ho? They might have been living in another universe if they didn't, because even people who lived under rocks knew him.

He looked dashing; I know he always did. His hair was fixed up perfectly like it does everyday, as if it had stayed like that to show how perfect he really is. He had a simple button down on, a coffee colored coat and a pair of slacks and black shoes, holding his Manpasikjeok. Baka kakatapos lang ng isang scene kaya hawak niya pa ito. He wasn't even trying but he looked dashing-perfect, even.

"A-annyeonghasseyo." Utal-utal kong sabi sabay nagbow ako.

Ngumiti lang siya ng kaunti sakin at nagbow ng matipid and turned he's back to walk towards the couch on the corner of the resto.

"Have you ordered?" Tanong niya samin.

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Gabi na at nasa taping parin kami. Last scene na yung kukuhanan, sabi ni Ms. Sujin, magready daw ako dahil baka mashock ako sa mapapanood ko mamaya. Sabi niya kasi, may kissing scene si Kim Go Eun at Lee Min Ho. OMG! Kung pwede lang makipagpalit kay Kim Go Eun kahit sa part lang na yun. HAHA. Naeexcite ako na kinakabahan. Akala mo ako yung kakissing scene e. Hindi lang naman kasi ito ang first time na mapapanood ko si Lee Min Ho na may kakissing scene. Eto kasi yung first time na mapapanood ko ng personal.

Naka on queue na sila Lee Min Ho at Kim Go Eun. Nasa binata na na part si Go-eun dahil base sa script, dun niya makikita si Lee Min Ho at bababa lang siya papunta sa kaniya.

"Action!"

Grabe, ang galing ni Go-eun dahil pagkasabi ng pagkasabi ng "Action" ay naka in character na agad siya. Parang medyo emotional yung scene dahil pinag-internalized siya ni Director Baek, pati rin si Lee Min Ho.

SCENE.

Tae-eul waters her seeds that stubbornly refuse to sprout. She looks out the window and sees Gon standing by her fence. Tae-eul runs outside, and Gon walks toward her, stopping a few feet away. He asks how she's been. She says he took a while to return.

Maya-maya'y napangiti si Lee Min Ho kaya natawa si Go-eun. "Cut!" Sigaw ni Director Baek.

"Jeosonghamnida." Sabi ni Lee Min Ho habang natatawa.