chapter 8

                             1Kim Jae opened his eyes and looked at her. He removed his headphones but the mask was still on his face."I need to go", said Zaini.Kim got up and gave her space to move out. Zaini moved out of the seats and went to the bathroom. She came back after a while.Kim was already waiting for her to come. He saw her and got up to let her in. Zaini sat down in her seat.She thought of continuing the drama but then she dropped the idea. Kim was again with the headphones.Zaini looked at him and thought of talking to him."Hello..", said Zaini.But Kim was again lost in the music.Zaini again said hello but got no reply or attention."Should I again poke him?" thought Zaini."But if he finds it irritating. Aaa.. Gosh. I want to talk to him to learn more about South Korea. It looks like he is a Korean", thought Zaini again."He looks like some rich kind of guy from his clothes and costly headphones. Rich people are always arrogant. But If he is rich, he should be traveling in business class. What is he doing here? Maybe he didn't get the ticket and he was in a hurry to travel to Korea", thought Zaini analyzing Kim.After talking to herself for half an hour she finally poked him again. Kim looked at her with eyes filled with questions.As his headphones were still on, Zaini waved her hand in Hello with a smile."Has she recognized me?" thought Kim.Zaini was unable to read his face as it was covered. She stopped after a while thinking Kim was a rude and arrogant person.She felt disappointed and embarrassed."What a fool you are!! How can you insult yourself like this? You have never done such a thing in your college life. He is also a man, so what if he is Korean? People die to talk to me and here he is showing arrogance", thought Zaini accusing herself.Kim saw her reactions and put down the headphones as he realized his mask was covering his face and someone couldn't recognize him."Hello", said Kim.Zaini looked at him and said, "Hello... Sorry, I disturbed you.""No... No. It's fine", said Kim."Waoo.. I like your English accent", said Zaini in excitement.Kim realized his accent and Zaini's accent was different. He laughed and asked, "Yeah... Your accent is different from mine... Are you Indian?""Yes..""So what's your business in Korea?" asked Kim."I am going for my internship at Seoul National Medical University", said Zaini proudly."Ohh.. So you are a doctor!!""Doctor will be added to my name after completing this internship", said Zaini."Great... You must be very studious. I have never liked studying. By the way what is your name?" said Kim."Zaini Mehra and Yours?""Kim.."As he was saying, Zaini's eyes got widened.Kim realized his mistake and said, "Kim Min Ho.""Ohh.. Okay. I thought you were saying Kim Jye", said Zaini.Kim faked laughing and asked, "It seems like you are a fan of him?""Not fan.. I am an AC", said Zaini."What?""Air Conditioner..!! A level above Fan?""Ohhh... I got it now", said Kim.Both of them laughed hard. People around them looked back as they were sitting on the last seat of the airplane.So what you do?" asked Zaini to Kim."I... I.. Ammm..."Kim was unable to think about what he should lie about. As she could ask further questions regarding the same."You don't know what you do?" asked Zaini when she realized he was stuttering."No... No. I am a writer, a screenplay writer", said Kim immediately."Ohh... Okay. Nice. So which drama or movie have you written?" asked Zaini thinking he was lying.Kim was expecting this question and he was ready to answer."The show you were watching..", said Kim casually."What??" Zaini was shocked now."Yes.. ""It means you have met Kim Jae???" asked Zaini in surprise."Yes... Of course. Many times", said Kim."Waooo... What a life you have!! I wish I could do the same job", said Zaini in disappointment.Zaini was finding it hard to believe that she was so near to meet Kim Jae.Kim laughed at her wish. He was enjoying the conversation. He had interacted with his fans in the past too but talking to a fan from other countries was his first time especially when he was pretending to be someone else."So... When are you meeting Kim Jae again?" asked Zaini in eagerness. "I don't know... He is not doing any drama right now... His last three dramas were flops", replied Kim.Zaini made a face in ignorance and said, "So what..? Not all dramas go well... Sometimes the script is not good and sometimes the dialogue and sometimes the acting of other people. That does not mean that Kim is not good."Kim liked the way Zaini defended him."But he is not getting good dramas now. I heard he is looking for a good storyline", added Kim."He should do something different now", said Zaini."Different like what?" asked Kim hurridly as it might be an answer to what he was looking for. "Like... Some serious roles. He has always been in the lover boy's role. Now he should do someone mature, having a strong personality.. You know like some Good.. No no Great Doctor", said Zaini thinking."Wao... It is a good idea", said Kim realizing he was in damn need of such kind of counseling."You are behaving as if you are Kim Jae..", said Zaini and laughed."No. But I can write something for him", said Kim trying to hide his identity as much as possible. "Yes. That is also true", said Zaini.There was a pause for a while as Kim was thinking about what could be the storyline and to whom he should ask to write for him or he should also try writing this time.