Tomboy and Me / nam woohyun (#9)

Episode 43

Woohyun

I took a sip of my Americano while I looked through my social media on my phone, it has been a while since I have gotten a break. All I have done for the past month is to turn up for work daily without fail, even if I were to catch a cold, I will still perform in front of the camera as of nothing has ever happened to my body. And now the drama series has wrapped up, I now deserve a break that I have always wanted.

Nothing is better than just slacking at my home laying down on the couch and just scrolling though nothing and nothing. Even though I am a celebrity, I don't get much freedom because of my image as a public person. Everything that I do will be under supervision by the public, no matter good or bad.

They expect you to be in your most tip-top condition the whole time even if you are not, your private life might also get revealed if you are not careful enough. A lot of celebrities have suffered from this and they chose to stay at home, only to go out when necessary.

That's why I envied the other classmates that I graduated with 5 years ago, most of them have become high-paying musical actors and actresses which is more low-profile as people will go and watch you when you are performing, there is a few who became the backstage crew, becoming directors and producers.

My friends have of course chose the actor pathway, I have even appeared in dramas with some of them. I have collaborated with Myungsoo in a drama a few years ago where the two of us were just first-time actors, Howon for a short film which became viral instantly it was released. And there's Lee SungYeol, I still am not on good terms with him and we avoided each other whenever we see each other in various broadcasting stations.

5 years and I still couldn't forget how he tried to break up - nope, he made me realize that I don't have a future with her- and then confessing that we had an arranged marriage, further telling me that my engagement is nothing but a setup. But I loved her, I still did till today. It is just that we aren't fated to be together.

I got up from my seat and had my phone down on the couch as I walked to the kitchen to get a glass of orange juice, I drunk a sip of it and I looked at my call log, my facial expression changed to something that I don't even know that I can do that. I am shocked but not that shocked, I feel happy but not happy at the same time. It is such a weird feeling and I don't know if it is a good thing or not.

I stared at the phone for quite a moment and she left a message for me. I selected the message, it was from over 2 hours and I didn't answer her call since I was having a short nap.

"Emm, you know who I am. It's been such a long time since that day and all of us have already moved on with our lives." She paused for a moment and I could hear the tension in her voice, how unwilling she is to make this call but I continued to listen.

"I... I have something to talk to you about and I want you to meet me. For real. It is for a drama role for the male lead. If you are listening to this, meet me at the café next to KBC. I will be there from 3 pm to 6 pm today, I hope to see you there." The voice message ended and I held my phone frantically hoping to hear her voice again, I missed hearing her sweet voice and I wanted to hear her voice again.

Her voice is the sweetest thing that I have heard even though she curses half the time, she isn't the girlish girl that everyone would like, she likes leather jackets, wearing multiple ear piercings and loves drinking green tea and only knowing how to cook ramyeon for the sake of world peace.

She isn't the type of girl that I would fall for instantly but she has managed to make me, a player who breaks hearts stay committed to one person only and that person is one of them. And I have been loving her ever since...
I looked over at the time on the clock and it showed 5.43pm, my eyes doubled in size and I spit out the orange juice that I have been drinking. She will only be there for 3 hours and she is going to leave the café down if I don't hurry up, but my apartment is nearly 30 minutes away from the café.

I picked up my jacket along with my car keys and got out of my apartment in record time, I ran to the carpark and found my car instantly. I turned on the engine and I drove off as quickly as I can, even if I were to get caught for speeding and a down effect on my popularity and fame.

I don't care anymore, I don't care about the job that she is going to talk to me about, I don't care if I am going to be in her drama or not. The only thing that I wanted is seeing her and I have to see her today no matter what, if I were to go to jail and get into any car accidents, I have to see her. It has been 5 years of not seeing her and I want to see her, I want to know how she looks like, her everything. I want to know if she is doing well in her work, if she is wearing makeup, still wearing leather jackets for any occasion.

I got out of my car after wearing my jacket and I searched for her everywhere in the café and I couldn't find her, it is only 1 minute past 6. She wouldn't leave the place so soon, she can't teleport for a fact. I called her cell at the same time while I am still looking for her and my eyes landed on a pretty chic-looking lady looking back at me with her cell phone next to her ear, everything about her has changed except for her face.

And I wanted to know if she is single.