Page 100 of You Had Me At Annyeong!
‘Sir, ma’am, would you mind coming inside or taking this elsewhere? You are blocking the way for our customers.’
All four of them look embarrassed. They look around and see people around them looking in their direction and whisperingamong themselves. Aside from Timira, all three are known faces. They know it won’t be long before a mobile phone emerges and films them.
I am dead if any of this goes online. Appa will kill me, Haneul and Rodrigo. All of us!
‘Since all of us are here, why don’t we go in and get a coffee anyway?’ Mina suggests.
I just want to go home!Timira’s eyes wear a look of desperation but she knows she must appearchill.
‘I was looking forward to the coffee. I’m told there are Italian baristas and pastry chefs here?’ she says coolly.
Mina smiles.
Ah, caught bang in the middle of the storm and yet cool as a cucumber. I’d have loved to be friends with her if we weren’t in this mess together!
‘Got a sweet tooth, Timira-ssi?’
Timira laughs nervously. ‘Er, occasionally I like the odd slice of cake or some nice chocolate!’
‘Oh, my! You do have an eye for candy!’ Mina is quick to reply, with added stress on ‘candy’. Mina’s voice is cold and Timira smarts from it.
Before she can come up with a suitable reply, Mina speaks again.
‘Let’s get you some dessert then! The interview may not have happened but the evening shouldn’t be a waste.’
After her earlier bravado, Timira’s feet suddenly go from toasty warm tobingsucold.
‘It’s kinda really late, though. Much as I was looking forward to the cuppa, shall we do this another time?’ Timira makes a weak attempt at escaping the shitstorm that’s headed her way.
‘Oh, please! The night is still young. You’re even dressed to kill! C’mon, what kind of terrible person would I be if as yourboss’s fiancée, I didn’t treat you after he dragged you out so late in the night for work? Hmm?’ Mina flashes a devious grin.
This round had definitely gone to her.
Without waiting for Timira to reply, she links her arm with hers and leads the way.
Timira turns her neck and looks at Haneul and Rodrigo who are standing around looking like lifeless statues.
‘Gentlemen, are you coming?’ Mina asks coolly before continuing to skip along with Timira.
The men look like they are locked in a stare-to-death contest. Nostrils flaring, flushed cheeks, deep frowns across their temples. Nearly a minute has passed since Timira and Mina have gone inside the restaurant.
Rodrigo is the first to move. Inching a little closer towards Haneul, he leans in and speaks in a hushed tone.
‘If only you gave your fiancée half the attention you give my girlfriend.’
‘EX-GIRLFRIEND,’ Haneul hisses.
‘That isn’t the point here, is it? The point is that you seem to be confused about who you are marrying.’
‘I AM NOT!’ Haneul is now fuming.
‘Are you going to break your engagement for Timira?’
Haneul doesn’t answer. Rodrigo isn’t about to relent.
‘Just what are your intentions with Timira?’
‘Why must I tell you? Are you her guardian? Don’t fool yourself, you and I both know what you did to her!’
