Page 66 of You Had Me At Annyeong!
Isn’t that Hanee’s voice?
Timira turns around instantaneously. Hanee is dressed in nightclothes and mumbling to herself.
‘Junho-ssi, Junhooppa,neomu johayo[I like you a lot]!’
Timira knows who Junho is. Alice has made her listen to 2PM playlists.
‘Honey, Honey, are you okay?’
Timira holds her by her shoulders and gently pats her cheeks. Hanee continues to look like she’s in a trance.
‘Is she sleepwalking?’ Haneul offers.
Timira has never seen anybody sleepwalk in real life. But Hanee does resemble what she has seen in movies and dramas.
Why didn’t I just run up to them like a normal person and warn them? Why did I have to devise this ridiculous plan? Look at me, now I’m stuck trying to improvise. I don’t even like Junho. What am I doing? Am I turning into seonbae?
‘Perhaps I should take her back to the room and put her in bed.’ Timira is racking her brains about the possible protocols to follow with a sleepwalker, but coming up with nothing, she decides it’s safest to just put her back to sleep.
‘Yes, yes, of course.’ Haneul looks worried.
Just then, Mr Choi and Stephanie catch up to them.
‘Oh, fancy finding all of you here!’ Stephanie is quick to quip in a tone dripping with sarcasm.
Timira twists her arm a little and Haneul quickly releases his grasp over her wrist.
‘Oh, hi, Ms Jung, Bujangnim! Where are you guys heading back from?’
Mr Choi informs her they are coming back from the shoot location. They are shooting the following morning and had popped over for a quick dekko at the set being installed.
‘But why are you out? Is anything the matter? Why is Hanee looking like she’s seen a ghost?’
Stephanie is thankful to Mr Choi for asking all the questions she wants to ask.
‘Oh, I stepped out to look for Hanee who’d gone missing and wasn’t answering my calls. Thank God Daepyonim was out on a call and came across her.’ Timira lies effortlessly as Haneul silently scowls at Mr Choi.
‘Missing? Again? What’s wrong with the girl? After what happened earlier …’
Timira cuts in. ‘She was sleepwalking. She didn’t do it on purpose, Mr Choi.’
Mr Choi’s tone softens almost immediately. ‘Oh, poor girl. Let me escort you ladies back to your room.’
Timira agrees readily. She looks at Haneul, locks eyes, and with a brief nod and deep sigh, she walks away.
‘Guess I’ll head in, too,’ Haneul says to no one in particular even though Stephanie is the only person around. He starts to walk away, and as he does, Stephanie’s parting words reach his ears and further trouble his already troubled heart.
‘No more sneaking around once Mina is here, I’m sure. She wouldn’t like it if she saw you holding another woman’s hand.’
Stephanie’s voice, loud and clear in the quiet night, reaches even Timira’s ears. She laughs deviously, stiffening Timira slightly but mostly just annoying her.
Back in the room, Hanee has been tucked in and Mr Choi has bade them goodnight. Once the door is shut, Timira turns towards Hanee and speaks. Her voice is low and deep.
‘You better not have been faking this, Honey. If you are, then get up right away and explain yourself.Dangjang!’
Hanee is up in an instant and holding her ears. ‘Seonbae, I’m so sorry. But I had to do something or you and Daepyonim would’ve been discovered!’
‘I know, darling,’ Timira wraps her arms around Hanee. ‘Thank you, uri Honey-ya!’
