Daydreams
A. SEOUL - 4

"UMJI WAKE!"

Umji opened his eyes and sat down spontaneously. He looked at Jini who was standing next to him. But he himself is still in bed.

"You went to bed too long to wake up."

"For whom should I go out at night," Umji replied to go to the bathroom.

"Go in, I'll make breakfast."

Umji's head poked out of the door. "You're not coming home?"

Jini rolled her eyeballs. "Later after breakfast. I'm gonna send a message that I'm gonna be late for the office."

Park Jini made omelet, seaweed soup, fried chicken and prepared the kimchi she got from the Umji refrigerator.

Umji has been fully dressed. Before heading to the dining table curry where Jini was already sitting there. He prepared the necessary manuscripts under him to the office. Put it next to his rice bowl. Afraid to forget to bring it.

"Oh that's the script I read after ramyeon dinner last night and ..," Jini's remark stopped so aware of the board she saw last night. He directs his eyes there.

"That board is why it's so," pointed Jini now fixedly staring at Umji.

Umji put on a flat expression while following Jini's index finger. "Oh, that's .. I don't really remember" he said honestly. He even frowned looking at the charts about the company he worked for. When did he write something like that?

"Maybe after you wake up from a coma. It could be that your memory at that moment is fading," Jini assumed.

"You mean two years ago?"

"One year is more appropriate. You forgot your commute time too? You were in a coma for a year after the accident and then woke up for a year and I don't know ... You could say there's a problem with your head and back in a coma again."

Umji was flabbergasted to hear Jini's explanation. He felt that he was only once in a coma and conscious until now.

"Don't talk about that dark time. Oh yes I read one of the scripts, oh this one," said Jini switched to take the script on the dinner table.

"That's Mino's recommendation."

"really? I know he doesn't like romantic novels like. Even as an editor she only accepts themed fantasies or thrillers."

"Have you read it?" tanya Jini looked at Umji.

"New front. You said you read it. What's it about?"

"This is yes, a little mainstream. About love triangles and power struggles. It's like a weekend television drama. I also just read it in part, "Jini replied back to open the script of the novel.

"So that Song Byul really committed suicide?" tanya Umji remembers one of the storylines in the script.

"Oh I missed that part so don't know. This Song Byul is the daughter of a conglomerate, she does not get along with her half-sister named Nana. Then there's Raewon who seems to be her lover but has social status issues so can't be with Song Byul and Leo the guy who's obsessed with Song Byul."

Umji felt that contemporary romantic stories like that had been widely circulated in the market. Why would Mino recommend it? Mino who always chooses about the incoming novel script.

"What if I read this first? I know you're pretty busy with other scripts that are definitely accepted and need to be translated. Later if interesting will I immediately put it on the list to be translated," pinta Jini blinked her eyes several times towards Umji.

Umji nodded in agreement. To be honest he is currently a lot of work for the translation of the novel prepared for publication. Moreover, he felt that Jini was curious about why Mino chose such a romantic-themed script that was not the man's favorite.

Jini herself is responsible for the selection of novels that will be accepted in both Korean and foreign languages. Editors such as Mino and Umji usually also recommend that if they think there is an interesting then it is taken to the selection section .

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"Good morning," said Mino who was walking behind Umji.

"Yes, I have something for you." Mino took something out of her bag.

Umji read a document. He was surprised to see his name on the list.

"What's this?"

"A team to go to Japan. One of the production houses wanted to make a film based on a novel that came out of our company. The author wants us to get involved, especially the editor and translator," Mino explained, confusing Umji.

"The novel was originally Japanese then after our translator had translated into Korean, I used to have the editor help you," Mino explained.

"Style me just help."

"I want to work one last time on the novel and I hope you're willing to come along. Not able to travel to Japan. You've never been abroad, have you?"

Umji nodded slowly. "So how many of us are leaving?"

"You can see the list. From our company it's just you and me besides that I brought an old friend who speaks fluent Japanese."

"When do we go?"

"Fusa."

The news that Umji will be doing the work is already spread in the company's novel section. Even Mr. Ryeol as superior has agreed to give permission.

"You're really just going with Mino?" tanya Jini was shocked to hear the news.

"There's an old friend of Mino's and the film's production. But the departure is separate," replied Umji indifferently.

"It would be so much fun for sure, rather than being cooped up in this room."

"Is the author really famous until the publishing section is also involved?" tanya Umji just got into this case. He has often heard that novels published from them are a lot of dianngkat to the big screen or television drama. But to get involved, never.

"Didn't you help Mino Oppa .. oh I remember, this is a writer who doesn't want to appear in public. He said only Mino Oppa who was then his editor who met him. It can be said that we will represent the author in the survey of the location of the story to be filmed," explained Jini.

Umji tried to digest all of Jini's words. He himself was confused and honestly had forgotten about the author he and Jini were talking about. But he thought that the number of novels he had to deal with every week was the cause of his escape.

Umji who usually after work goes straight to his apartment. Now he must prepare for his departure. Starting from toiletries, medicines and thick clothing that is being discounted including a jacket to buy.

"Umm?"

Feeling called in reflex Umji turned around and found the man he met in the city library. Jun Akira.

"You spend a lot" said Akira, who wears his jacket hood while watching the Umji trolley.

"Oh, I'm going to Japan."

Akira's face turned into spirit. "really? When?"

"Fusa."

"Is this a coincidence?" akira muttered more towards himself. He turned to look at Umji.

"I'm leaving the day after."

Umji. Just now he was surprised by a sudden impressed departure to Japan. Someone he just met is going there too. Is this really a coincidence?

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