Oppa and Me

Chapter Five

                       The Distance

Natapos na niyang panoorin ang LAB. Ngayon lang niya naunawaan kung bakit nabaliw ang mga kaibigan niya rito. It is indeed a good Kdrama.

Tatlong araw din niya itong pinanood. Three episodes siya before sleep at two episodes before work. Napahanga siya sa galing ng mga director ng Korea. It is way too, advance compared to some of the Philippines tv series. Maganda ang plots ng series and the cinematography is superb.

At kagaya ng mga kaibigan niya ay napuno ng paghanga ang puso niya para sa boss niya. Naging mahirap para sa kanya na ipagwalang bahala ito dahil hindi maipagkakailang, he is a good, attractive and versatile actor.

Hindi nga niya halos mapaniwalaan na nanliligaw ito sa kanya. Pakiramdam niya ay napakatayog niyo para bumaba at ligawan siya.

His character in the series is a faithful North Korean soldier that will do everything for the sake of love. Sasalo ito ng bala para sa mahal nito at handa itong masaktan para sa babaeng iniibig.

Napaisip tuloy siya. Is he like that in real life? Is the character he is portraying in LAB somewhat similar to his real life character? Is he faithful? Is he loyal? Is he selfless in real life? Will he do everything for the sake of love?

She should not be influenced by his character in his series but there is a part of her that sees him as Captain Han in real life. The gentleman, fighter and cute Tae-Min.

Paano ba niya ito tatanggihan kung ganitong mas naaatract siya rito dahil sa mga palabas nito?

Napatingin siya sa kanyang phone ng tumunog ito. Nagtetext sa kanya si Tae-Min before sleep and early in the morning. Gaya ngayon.

Text message: Good morning. This is going to be my last message for this week. We will have an extreme scene which will require focus and the location will be far from the main set. Don't worry about me, I will contact you as soon as we are finish.

Reply: Take care always. I've been watching your series. I just finished watching LAB. Great series, I must say, you are a good actor, I cried a lot. Any recommendation on which among your series to watch next?

Text message: I am glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you for appreciating my work as an actor. It means a lot to me because its coming from you. Try my first hit series.

Reply: Okay. I have to go. I will be late for work. I don't want my boss to find me lenient.

Text message: It's your day off. Take a rest. Watch my series. Your boss won't mind at all. Enjoy!

Napangiti siya. Day off nga pala niya ngayon. May day off siya once a week.

Tumawag na ito. Excited siyang sumagot. Her heart is so happy everytime na naririnig niya ito sa linya ng telepono.

"Hello." Sinisikil ang excitement na sabi niya.

"Good morning." Sabi nito sa baritonong boses. She really missed his baritone voice.

"Yes. Good morning Captain Han." Nakangiti niyang sabi. It was his name in LAB.

Nahimigan niya ang mahina nitong pagtawa dahil sa tinuran niya. Nagsalita ito ulit.

"Take rest. Eat well. I love you, Monica." Pinatay na nito kaagad ang cellphone. Hindi man lang siya nakahuma.

Naiwanan siyang nakanganga. Napapikit siya. Parang sirang plaka na inulit ulit sa utak ang sinabi ni Tae-Min sa kanya. Kung hindi siya in love, ewan nalang kung ano itong nararamdaman niya.