Page 16 of Follow My Voice
Kang:They’ve become very popular.
Me:Have you watched any?
Kang:Yes.
Me:Really? I didn’t expect that.
Kang:My sister forces me to watch them with her.
Me:I like your sister.
Kang:What about me? From your messages to the show, I could’ve sworn you liked me.
I remember all the messages I sent professing my admiration for Kang and the show… but I did so thinking I would never talk to him.
Me:I really like your show.
Kang:My show, or me?
I didn’t expect him to be so direct. I bite my lower lip, unsure of what to say. Kang seems to sense my discomfort.
Kang:Just joking, K.
I need to change the subject. I’m so careful with all of my responses; editing them over and over before I send them. I don’t want to write something dumb or make any spelling mistakes.Maybe I’m overthinking it, but I’m talking to the guy I’ve been listening to on the radio for the past year, so I think it’s understandable that I want to be meticulous.
Me:And what are you doing awake?
Kang:Just thinking. I’m not sleepy.
Me:I’ve been there. Thinking too much keeps me awake.
Kang:And what do you do to get to sleep?
Me:Chamomile tea helps.
Kang:I have some, I’ll give it try. Talk to me while I make it. What K-drama are you watching?
Me:A romantic one.
Kang:How specific!
Me:Was that sarcasm?
Kang:Yes.
Me:Wow, I didn’t know you could be sarcastic.
Kang:There are a lot of things you don’t know about me.
Me:Like what?
Kang:Like how curious I am about you.
My heart beats faster. Why did he have to say that?
Me:Don’t waste your time. I’m nothing special.
Kang:That’s hard to believe considering that you’ve quoted Edgar Allan Poe six times on my show.
