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Chapter 26
I FALL INTO A NICE, COMFORTABLE ROUTINE FORthe rest of the month. Our shooting days are busier than ever, but everything goes relatively smoothly. And whenever we have some time off, I hang out with Minjee. We don’t have much free time, but when we do, we try to explore as much of Seoul as we can.
In the early morning hours of February first, before we even arrive on set for the day, we get the script for the final episode. As of yesterday, we were halfway into finishing episode nineteen. Usually, we have more time to read the scripts, but to minimize any leaks, Director Cha and the producers waited until the day before we’re supposed to shoot it to send it over.
Minjee, Bryan, and I promised each other to not evenpeekat the script before we can all read it together. I’m dying to know who Hyun ends up with, Sora or Danbi. But I somehow manage to resist opening up the PDF of the script untilthe three of us are sitting at a table in a small but cute café in Ikseon-dong.
“I reserved the café before they open to the public so we’d have some privacy,” Bryan explains.
Ikseon-dong is known for its cute cafés and shops, but the one we’re at is especially adorable, with bright flowers and plants filling up the space like it’s spring and not the dead of winter. The warm light and soft music create a cozy atmosphere, one that’s promptly interrupted when Bryan slams down his script on a table and exclaims, “Finally, the moment of truth!”
Minjee and I both jump.
“Jesus,” Minjee says. “Do you always have to be so dramatic?”
She shares a look with me, and we giggle.
“Yes,” Bryan replies, matter of fact. But he smiles, too.
I take both Minjee’s and Bryan’s orders and go up to the register.
“I just want to say that I’msucha big fan of the show,” the barista says as she inputs our order on her tablet. “Do you mind giving us your autographs? We’d love to frame it and hang it in the shop somewhere.”
I’ve seen lots of celebrities’ autographs on restaurant walls around Seoul before, but this is the first time a worker ever asked me for one. The thought of my autograph becoming a permanent fixture of a building makes my hands shake just atiny bit. I’m flattered for sure, but also nervous.
“We’d love to!” I say.
When I return to the table with the barista’s pen and paper, Minjee grins at the excited look on my face.
“You’re so adorable,” she says.
“It’s cool now, but wait till you can’t goanywherewithout people shoving papers in your face,” Bryan remarks. “Not that I don’t appreciate the love. But sometimes I just want peace, you know?”
After we all sign the paper, I take it back to the barista, who bows profusely. “Thank you so much!”
“No problem!”
We wait for the barista to drop off our drinks and leave the room before we open our scripts. Minjee and I start reading at the first page, but Bryan flips to the end.
“Wow!” he says. “I would have never guessed! I can’t believe they did that!”
“Shh, don’t spoil the ending!” Minjee exclaims.
Bryan smirks, and then we start going over the script, quietly but still passionately reading our parts like we’re acting them out. The show’s definitely not ending the way I thought it would, but things still get pretty intense. My skin buzzes with adrenaline. My heart races as I flip the page.
“I never thought it’d come to this,” Bryan says in character. “I really, really wish I didn’t have to do this.”
“You have to, Hyun,” I plead. “It’s our only way out of this.”
Holy crap, I think.Bryan was right. I can’t believe what I’m reading....
“I’m so sorry, Sora,” replies Bryan. “I’m so sorry.”
There’s more of the script, but the three of us sit there in silence for a moment before moving on to the next page.
“Oh my God! They killed you off!” Minjee says to me, growing more heated by the second. “This is ridiculous.”
Bryan sits back and takes a sip of his matcha latte. “Definitely an interesting choice on their part.”
