MOVIE DATE
Dressed in a nice blue apron I stood beside the kitchen counter.
"Jovel, can you bring this over to table four?" JiHwan asked. I've been working as a part-timer here at a restaurant in Korea for quite some time.
"Sure thing" I obliged as I lifted up the tray and started to walk past the customers. Table four's over the other side of the place so I needed to maneuver myself towards it.
Just as I was about to turn, a customer appeared from the comfort room and collided with me. I was too preocccupied to notice so I wasn't able to dodge. I accidentally poured him the juice so I hurriedly put down the tray and took some tissue so I could wipe his clothes. I was too busy trying to clean the already messed up shirt while uttering a chain of apologies when a familiar voice spoke.
"It's okay" The voice was utterly familiar so I slowly tilted my head up so I could see the owner of that voice and to my surprise, the person right in front of me was the same person I wished I could cross paths with the moment I stepped in Korea.
"Baek??" I said, almost a whisper.
He was Byun Baekhyun. One of the members of the popular Kpop boyband, EXO. He was my favorite member and seeing him right in front of me felt surreal. I mean, I only see him on tv and on Social Networking Sites so it's quite an unbelievable moment to see him here, not to mention in a very compromising situation.
"I'm sorry" I stated again after I recovered from my state of shock.
"I said it's okay" He said smiling, but I know he's just being nice. It was a designer white shirt!
"I know it's not" I said bowing my head in a 90 degree angle.
"Can you pay for my shirt then?" He smirked. And I shook my head defiantly.
"I-I don't think my monthly salary would suffice" I said as a matter of factly.
"Hmm" He said while rubbing his chin. His playful smirk still evident on his face. "I know a way on how you will be able to pay me your debt"
Hope crossed my eyes as I stared at him expectantly.
"How?"
"Go on a date with me"
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To say that I was shocked was an understatement. But here I am, dressed on a white tee and jeans patiently waiting for him on the agreed rendezvous.
I fixed the strap of my bag and inhaled deeply. "Was I too obvious? I shouldn't have come this early" I murmured to myself. Out of a sudden, two hands covered my eyes and I immediately recognized who it was.
"Did you wait too long?"
"No. I think I was just overexcited" I explained.
"Let's go" He happily smiled and pulled me away.
"Where are we going?" I queried but he just shook his head reassuringly.
I beamed and ran over, taking him with me but suddenly, a drop of water landed on my nose. I blinked a couple of times and looked up in the sky. Couples of droplets covered my entire face and soon enough, the rain was already falling heavily.
Baekhyun grabbed my hand and pulled me to shelter.
I removed my hand from his to wipe myself dry. He pulled out a hanky and started to wipe the rain water from my face. I blushed a little, realizing how close he was. I turned to look at him. He was still soaking wet but he seemed oblivious of his surroundings.
"What?" He queried. I softly grabbed his hand and took the handkerchief and started wiping his face. He heartily laughed.
"I was supposed to take you on a theme park" He said pouting so I pinched his cheeks.
"Well the weather's not very promising" I told him and he nodded in agreement.
Half an hour later the rain stopped falling. Baekhyun beamed and grabbed my hand.
"Let's go on a movie date instead"
I smiled at him and started to walk as he trailed behind.
**
I snuggled into my warm jacket. It was dark and even though I lifted my hands in front of me, I couldn't see them.
I feel as if the walls were closing in around me with every moment I spend in the dark.
I turned to see Baekhyun on my right. I prodded my finger gently to catch his attention.
"Shh" he murmured. "Keep quiet"
I just nodded. I puffed my cheeks. This wasn't my idea anyway.
"Are you sure this is what you want Baek?" I asked for the nth time earlier this day. "A horror movie?"
"Yes!" Baekhyun affirmed
"Are you sure you're not scared?"
"Why would I?" He replied with a determined nod.
"Horror it is" I conceded, gazing across the lounge room.
We went in and I waited in silence. I could hear the dull roar of the people buzzling around the shopping complex. Well it's just two in the afternoon and people are busy doing their Christmas shopping list.
Baekhyun came into a halt to buy the tickets.
"Hi, how may I help you?" Uttered a female voice.
"Two tickets please" Was Baek's polite respond.
"Enjoy the movie"
"Thank you" And we entered in the almost pitch black cinema.
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Baekhyun chose a seat at the middle of the theatre. I explored my gaze to take in the vastness of the room. There were alternating rows of chairs from royal blue to crimson which rose up to the roof. The scent of popcorn reaching my nostrils.
I turned to see the topmost silver of the screen. I bubbled in excitement as the letters of the title unfolded before my eyes.
"Anabelle"
Minutes later, I could hear the silent whimpers of Baekhyun, with his jacket wrapped around him tightly, his eyes peeping through a tiny gap.
Again and again, he screamed in fright and I was too amused in watching him that I enjoyed this sight better than the movie upfront.
He was wriggling farther and farther in his chair while trying his best to turn away from the movie.
He covered his eyes with his fingers. He couldn't look. He just couldn't. Even just the ominous sound of the audio was enough to make him shiver with fright.
"I told you it was scary" I told him as the movie finished. I placed a hand on his shoulder, tapping him gently.
He took another glance at the now blank screen, another whimper escaped his lips and he buried his face in his jacket again.
He wanted to convince himself that he was brave. But this..
"Jovel?" He whispered against my ear, his eyes pinched tightly shut. "Can we see Frozen next time, please?"

BINABASA MO ANG
Dear Oppa,
RandomI'm saving this space for all the unspoken words. About a series of letters, For a Kpop idol faraway, Separated by the ocean, But bound to be together someday.