Then Came You

The Calls

He didn't reply. She sat there. Hugged her knees tight to her chest, swaying her body back and forth. Staring at her phone on her bed. Of course he didn't answer you silly, look at the time. He's certainly sleeping right now, why would he stay up at this time of hour. He must be tired, his schedules were jam packed, he was a super star after all. Even in a mega sparse coincidence he haven't sleep yet, why would he reply your message? He must be forgot all about you, he didn't call or text you all these years, why would he remember you this time? Then she realized she didn't write her name in the text. Why on earth she dared to assume that he saved her number? Come on Seo Yea Ji, he must be thinking that you're some kind of a freak now.

She groaned. Reached her phone, laid her head on the pillows. She took a deep sigh and opened the text she sent to him, when suddenly her phone vibrated. She dropped her phone and hit her face with it because of shocked.

"Aww.." She rubbed her nose and saw whose name on the screen. Her eyes bulged. No way. It was him! She straightened up right away. What to do? What to do? Pick it up you idiot! Now! She cleared her throat and hit the green button on her screen.

"Yoboseyo..." Her chest pounding so hard she felt dizzy.

"Seo Yea Ji-ssi? Uhm... Hi. Sorry for calling you this late of hours... " Her jaw dropped when she heard his voice. He knew it was me?

"Gwenchana, Sunbaenim. So, how are you?" That's the best you can say, Seo Yea Ji? Come on. You're better than this.

"I'm okay. Short of. I mean I'm okay now. So... What about you? Is it really okay for calling you like this?" Was it okay he asked? He could call her in the brim of her death and she'd still answer!

"Yeah, it's alright. I don't have schedule for tomorrow anyway."

"Well, that's a good news, because I think I'm gonna take a lot of your time now."

A lot of my time? But why? He wanted to talk to her? All she could do is laugh. Then she regretted it. She must be sounded like a silly person. She bit her thumbnail as she was nervous.

But they ended up talking for hours. He told her about his feelings that time. She was right. He was in despair, he never thought that the movie could get so much negativities, people bashed his hard work, didn't understand the storyline, said that were a lot of wasted scenes. He thought he was pathetic. He was so sad.

She listened to him. Told him that everything will gonna be alright. She ever be in his position, most of the time her appearances and hard work would go unnoticed. The ratings were not as high as expected. She tried to choose different characters, but always ended up in the shadow. But she was alright. So he would be too. He's a Kim SooHyun anyway. The mega star.

"Whoa the sun's up already. What time is it now?" She glanced at the clock on the wall across her bed.

"06.00 am, Sunbaenim..." Wow, it's six o'clock already? They talked that long. She couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh my, we talked for hours, and I kept you up, ottokhae?" He could take all of her time like she cared about that.

"Gwenchana-yo... I'm going to sleep after this. You too get rest, sunbaenim... Don't overthink anything. It's going to be alright."

"Ye... Gomawo Seo Yea Ji-ssi. I really hope that we can meet for some coffee sometimes. And maybe you can talk casually to me then." Some coffee? With Kim SooHyun? And talked casually? Now she assured she was dreaming. She giggled again. Stop giggling!

"Ne, Kim SooHyun sunbaenim, see you when I see you." Come on hung up. Hung up. Now when you still have your dignity Seo YeaJi, hung up. She then hit the red button on her phone. She just hung up on Kim SooHyun! She squealed, giggled and rolled around on her bed. He called her! The Kim SooHyun. Called her! Calm down Seo YeaJi! She took deep breaths and smiled, staring at the ceiling. Then she felt sleepy and fell a sleep with a wide grin on her face.