The Violin (Part 5: She’s Like A Pro..)

This is just an imaginative story… just my imagination about Lee Minho… for 18+….

“what?? So.. is it gonna be happened to you and her??,” Chung Jin goggled his eyes, couldn’t believe that Myong will accept the violin play of Eun Ae.

“Ya.. sure! Myong really satisfied and he said to me “okay… she will feature you!”… isn’t that great for man like him?? He just believes in pro…,” Minho replied.

He was in Chung Jin’s bar. They met again at night after yesterday Minho and her met Myong Chul at studio.

Of course Chung Jin seemed not believe in what Minho said just now. Well, said… Myong sucks, he is a kind of working out guy, full of calculation, stingy, just wants to take advantage.. all kind of bad character of having artist management. Then.. how could Chung Jin believe it when Minho said that Myong accepted Eun Ae??

Minho laughed at him so loud, in fact, also at that time, Eun Ae asked for fast rhythm music.

Chung Jin was amazed for what Minho told him about Eun Ae. Because, every time she was in his club, he never had seen that girl playing hip hop or even rap style. However, he asked Minho, whether Myong knows or not about her real identity.

“you meant.. that actually… Eun Ae is a whore??”, asked Minho, seriously.

Chung Jin nodded.

“Of course not, pal! I am crazy if I tell him!,” Minho whispered to him, even though with certainty intonation.

“dead me if he knows,” he added again.

Chung Jin mumbled. Anyway, it’s gonna be dangerous if he knows who Eun Ae is. In this entertainment world and also social world, prostitution is a taboo profession and prohibited by government. It cant be imagined if Minho’s career will be broken if that man knows her.

“risky, Minho.. it’s too risky… why don’t you find any other violinist?? I guess.. there isn’t just her who is pro,”

“I am really fond of her playing ability,” said Minho, relaxed.

Chung Jin mumbled again. He thought Minho had any such as violinist friends so that he could cooperate with one of them. Minho said he has, but he isn’t interested in them at all… haven’t found his soul with them.

“you must consider it… this world is crazy and cruel.. I just cant imagine you really depends on your feeling about it.. use your mind and logic, Minho”.

“I do,” Minho replied.

“and I choose her as my partner,” he added.

“perhaps you consider it again… it’s really hard if I were you,” Chung Jin said.

“her secret is saved with me.. and I can guarantee none knows it.. as long as you can also keep it,” said Minho, staring at his friend so seriously.

“I do, Minho.. you always can trust me,” Chung Jin said.  

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Minho was busy in his apartment, inside his music room, alone, composing some notes. He pressed some piano tunes, harmonized them, becoming an instrumental song. But then, he stopped it, he was pensive for a while and took a bit deep breath.

“umm.. this song really tunes into her,” he murmured.

Yeah, whilst he was making it, he imagined how she would play his composition.

He closed the piano wood cover. Then out from his room, went to dining room and made a cup of hot chocolate.

“what Chung Jin said actually is right… it feels that I hope too much for her,” he mumbled.

Then he thought what would do after his meeting with some sponsors would be held in next 2 days… ofcourse he must meet Eun Ae, to practise together again before he would give it to Myong.

Then he held his mobile and called her.

“O Minho.. you are really amazing a lot!,” Eun Ae praised him when he told her that there would be a new instrumental for both of them, paired again.

“It’d been 2 days after we met, right?? You are so genius!”, she added.

Minho sneered at her, then chuckled. He began to act like a little boy to her.

“Nah.. it’s because of you, Eun Ae.. then I was so fast arranging it,”

“because of me??,” Eun Ae was confused for what he just said.

Minho was embarrassed, he accidentally said it.

“Ah.. mian.. mian (sorry)… I meant… I imagined myself doing duet with you, so that I could tune this melody to your playing also,”

“oh, hehe… ya, I know, Minho.. I was just kidding,” replied Eun Ae, friendly.

“ 2 days again I will meet Myong-ssi again.. but still don’t have any further confirmation whether he will ask you to accompany me or not.. he said last time .. that I will meet all sponsors,” said Minho, quite serious.

“Minho.. I really owe you,” said Eun Ae.

Minho started to say something, he wondered, what actually Eun Ae thinks about him would be.

“what owe?? I feel … just… your soul of playing really is such a pro.. and.. umm.. so that I asked you to join,”

Eun Ae was pensive for a moment, and was aware from her reverie, until Minho said hello to her.

“Ah.. mian haeyo, Minho.. I just thought.. I really owe you a lot”.

“what for??,” Minho still lured it, he was eager to know, what in her mind was.

“you have already known who I am, right?? What if someday Myong-ssi will know it too??,”

Finally Minho was pensive.. finally, she asked that question too.. same as Chung Jin’s.

Minho thought, kept silence and later after several minutes, Eun Ae brought his home to real life.

“ah, sorry, Eun Ae… ,” he said, broke the silence.

“ah.. I don’t think Myong-ssi  really bothers to his thought about you,”

“do you think so??,” asked Eun Ae.

Minho was silent. Now he was in doubt whether would continue his plans or not. That is Minho. in other side, his humanity emerges, in another side, he is actually also afraid Mr Myong will know who she is. Yes, there will be very dangerous for it. In this country, if people surrounding you, know that you are a whore, you might get caught and get in jail. Minho doesn’t want she will push to get it.

But Minho replied her certainty,” sure, I think so”.

So Minho said that after he got a meeting with Myong, he would ask her to come again to him, for 1^st time of playing some his instrumental song, also introduced her with several singers.

Of course Eun Ae was really surprised, she never thought that Minho would be so far make a really hard effort.

“do you think that.. is it okay for you to know other people will feature me also??,” asked Minho to her.

She mumbled for a while, making Minho waited for an answer.

But then, she cackled, “Ah.. sure I will not tell them what my real job is.. you don’t have to be worry about it”.

“ya.. then.. see ya tomorrow.. we will practise.. at 8 p.m.. umm.. you can come to my apartment”, Minho said.

Eun Ae nodded and promised him to come for tomorrow practice.

Minho entered his bedroom, laid his body on bed, tried to sleep soundly at that night.

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Tomorrow…

They met again. Eun Ae smiled at him gently when she was in front of the building. Minho asked her to go into his apartment.

“still the same when 1^st time I was here,” smiled her at him.

They sat face to face. He gave her the notes.

“so.. you’ve composed it less than 1 week?? You are so amazing, Minho,” she praised him.

Yes, Minho is smart for composing instrumental song. All his song of art were composed by himself. All he just needs are featuring violinists or singers. Myong likes to attract him into his management since 5 years ago. Even though he was in Paris, he still could send his album and still exists in his own country. So that Myong is hard to release him.

“would you mind.. enter my music room?? We can make so mess if we practised here,” he platitude to her.

“you are amazing, Minho.. I am so lucky that can play your composition,” said her again.

“well.. I am not too pro, actually, Eun Ae… I just walk like a beaver, haha!,” replied Minho with cheerful laughing.

Eun Ae giggled, then she smiled at him.

“well.. you know Minho… realize or not.. I realized my self is getting more cheerful lately since we met,”

It doesn’t know why, suddenly Minho ever felt those words uttered by someone. Then he became pensive.

“something’s going wrong with my words just now??,” Eun Ae broke the silence.

Minho woke up from his reverie.

“Oh, nothing,” he said shortly. Then he took his own violin, tried to play 1-2 strings.

Eun Ae read her parts and honed the violin string.

“It’s just a beginning,” Minho murmured softly. He was watching her play.

Suddenly he said,” Go on, Eun Ae.. it’s not just string’s test… ,”

Eun Ae stopped her playing and Minho asked her to go on. Then she did it for him.

Minho’s eyes were bewitched with her play… he couldn’t say any words at all. He hadn’t told her how the tunes, how about the 1^st-2^nd player start.. but Eun Ae could bring it with her fully soul… such as a pro.

Minho still couldn’t believe for what he was seeing now. He just asked her to continue and continue that 15 minutes instrumental song played.

Couplet per couplet of the instrumental song were out from that violin strings. Minho closed his eyes, he didn’t play with her but he really could feel deeply, how serious, how imaginative, how animates she was playing his composition now.

Eun Ae played until finished. She put her bow on her own lap.

“Minho…,” she said.

She saw Minho still closed his eyes, enjoyed her playing, still buoyed with it.

“annyeong haseyo, Minho??,” she asked again, tapped his right shoulder.

Minho finally opened his eyes, he realized that the introduction play had finished, by her tapping.

“ah.. Mian, haha… I was really amazed by your playing!,” he stroke his own head, felt like a silly boy facing any hard situation.

Then he smiled at her,” but how come.. are you really such a pro, Eun Ae?? I just gave you this paper not more than 30 minutes ago, right??”

“something that I still wonder: where have you been practising violin??? With a master??,”

Eun Ae seemed hiding any secret, but didn’t want Minho knowing it.

“ah, no.. I told you before, Minho.. I learnt it since I was a child,”

“lie to me, Eun Ae… your play is not for amateur… for a pro..,” said Minho abruptly.

He really felt it.. that… Eun Ae must have learnt it so much.

“and.. you don’t have to hide your talent in front of me…,” he added again.

Eun Ae mumbled.

“yes, you really hide something for me,” Minho said. Then he stood up, walked next to his piano, turned his head to her.

“you have had mine at finger ends, Eun Ae.. so let’s combine this song with piano,”

Eun Ae walked to Minho and stood up beside him.

Minho played the beginning…. Then she lived with his piano, stayed into same tunes.

Meanwhile they were playing so gorgeously, Minho stared at her eyes-while closed animating her playing- deeply.

“I just… cant understand my self… why I am getting enchanted to you, Eun Ae,” whispered Minho in his heart.

What’s wrong with this girl?? She is so pretty for just being an ordinary girl. Minho sees her as a talented person, but when Chung Jin informed him that she is a whore… it seems that Minho’s heart becoming so weird, in between empathy and sadness.

“perhaps… you will join with me.. and your secret will be safe with me,”

His piano playing was becoming a bit messy, and Eun Ae opened her eyes, stopped her playing, put her bow.

“what’s going on?? Mistaken tone??,” asked her to Minho.

Minho, again, a bit embarrassed.

“ah no.. eh.. I mean, yes.. I .. just cant imagine.. how we can deal with Myong-ssi’s challenge tomorrow… I am so excited,”

She laughed at him gently.

“O, Minho.. I didn’t know that actually you are so sweet guy as my friend… you are so kind”.

Suddenly she did a half squat ….and kissed his lips.

Minho was just in silence.. he acted so-so with that kiss.

Eun Ae opened her eyes and smiled at him.. with still her face was closed to his.

“what did that kiss just mean??,” asked Minho to her.

Eun Ae kept silent for a while… then …

“ah, no… nothing.. “.

She stood up, was out from that music room… back to the living room.

Minho still sat on the piano chair set.

“I.. just want you to be out from that world, Eun Ae… we are not lovers and… all I know, you are not an ordinary whore… you are different… “.

Eun Ae smiled at him from his livingroom.

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“Ye.. Myong-ssi… I am Minho’s chingu (friend),” said Chung Jin on the phone.

“some said that you are not just his ordinary friend… but best friend,” said Myong from his apartment.

Chung Jin wondered, from whom he could get his number. All he knows, Minho isn’t the person as best friend who likes to show or tell a personal matter of his friends to others. But Chung Jin still stayed calm and cool.

“Minho is now busy preparing his records in yours, isn’t he?? We haven’t met lately, Sir,” said Chung Jin, diplomatically. He’s not a kind of stupid guy who don’t remember for what Minho has said before. He wants to protect his friend also, where as Minho is also really kind to him.

Myong seemed not satisfied with what he had talked with that man Chung Jin. Myong is indeed a kind of kepo (knowing every particular object) person.. such as a gossip man want to be. Chung Jin ever said to Minho, why he likes to accept that kind of person as the management for his working, but it seems Minho has been matched with that guy, for his higher payment than other managements.

“I just want to know some of artists whom will feature him.. perhaps you know one of them,” said Myong. Then he mention several names, whether Chung Jin could inform one of them or not.

In order that suspicion wont appear, Chung Jin lied to him.

“well.. last time Minho told me about Kang Young Kook.. but it’s just an ordinary story… you’ve already known that he is really expert in piano, right?? And he will feature him also??,”

Kang Young Kook is the senior piano player. Perhaps most Korean knows his playing pro. He has many awards for music and composition and none hesitates for it. So, Chung Jin pushed himself to lie to Myong.. anyway, Minho and him never talked about that man lately. His brain speed connected and suspicion directed to Eun Ae. Because all he knows, that girl isn’t violinist nor an artist… even she’s a whore. So it’s normal if Myong would ask him, but it doesn’t mean he will tell that man so honestly.

“for this time..Minho likes to have any last concert also with Kang-ssi.. so I guess it’s gonna amaze audiences,” Chung Jin platitudes to him.

Myong laughed at him on the phone, he thought Chung Jin knew other featuring artist.

“No.. I don’t, Mr Myong… I am sorry,” replied Chung Jin, camouflaged.

 “Minho ever brought a violinist girl, named Eun Ae.. don’t you know him??,”

There it is! Chung Jin had already thought this sharp-tongued guy would ask him that question again…and again.. of course he used his camouflaging character.

“who?? Minho’s girlfriend?? All I know that he had Im Ga In as his former yeojachingu.. I don’t know other… so far,” he forbore.

“I know that Im Ga In isn’t a violinist… just an ordinary pop artist,” replied Myong.

“perhaps I know his new one.. but I don’t,” said Chung Jin.

“Kwon Eun Ae.. I don’t know her.. ,” finally, Myong mentioned that name.

“Kwon…. Eun… Ae???,” asked Chung Jin, still pretended.

Myong repeated his question again, perhaps he would have a great answer from Chung Jin.

“No, Sir.. Minho hasn’t introduced me to that girl,” replied Chung Jin.

He must hide her identity… of course he must. He also must protect Minho, doesn’t want his friend’s career will be up by this scandal.

“may be she is his new friend.. in music,” he forbore again.

“that girl seems having amazing talent.. but I haven’t known her, yet from what management she is nor anything… seems really mysterious,” Myong said.

Chung Jin just pretended to not know anything about Eun Ae, even though there were any questions that Myong asked. He just answered “don’t know… don’t know”.

“Minho just spoke to me that he wants to have any record or concert but didn’t tell me whom to be cooperated with”.

Myong didn’t smell any rat at Chung Jin’s words. He believed that Minho’s best friend telling him the truth… at least, at that time.

“sure if Minho will tell me about that Kwon Eun Ae, I will inform you,” promised Chung Jin to him.

Myong would remind his promise someday. Chung Jin just nodded, that he would tell whatever information be.

Myong seemed satisfied enough  and closed his conversation. Chung Jin stroke his own chest, felt a bit free.

“I must call Minho for this”, he murmured.

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Minho was surprised that Chung Jin called him. There was still Eun Ae beside him. He wondered, was there a very important matter about the call??

He felt a bit annoyed if he picked that call… regarding she was still around him. But he tried to keep calm, took easily picking the phone.

“yoboseyo,” he started the conversation with Chung Jin.

“you’ll be in danger, Minho… Myong ssi just called me and he investigated me, tried to find out about that girl,” said Chung Jin abruptly.

Minho held his breath a bit. Eun Ae saw him from her seat.

Minho then closed his phone a bit and asked her to permit, for the reason talking with his friend. Eun Ae just smiled at him gently.

“What?? So he really wants to know her??,” Minho a bit whispered in his bedroom, meanwhile leaving her outside.

“Yes, he does.. but I have already told him that I don’t know about her.. I know he is so curious about her.. you must be careful, Minho.. never tell anyone than me about her,”

Minho have already thought about it..

“do you… still want her to feature you?? Why are you easy to empathize??”

Minho couldn’t answer it quickly. He let Chung Jin waiting for it.

“It’s not love… I only know I have to find another pro.. and when I looked at her playing.. I really find my soul mat,”

“you are persistent, Minho.. I don’t think you will have an easy way someday by bringing her into your career,”

“it’s my decision,” replied Minho.

“don’t tell me that you are not anxious with it,” said Chung Jin quickly.

Minho scratched his head. Chung Jin judged him by having shallow mind, un logic and off his emotions tracks.

“you are now.. Minho.. you are.. ah.. I cant imagine if that Myong would be more curios about that Eun Ae… so you’d better cancel her to feature you.. this is going to be a nasty game for your career,”

Minho couldn’t tell any answer to what Chung Jin said just now.

“I’ll consider it,” he just answered it.

Chung Jin affirmed Minho’s statement again,” ya… consider it.”

Then he hang his phone to Minho.

“this is serious matter, Minho.. never play with your life… don’t be careless,”

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Minho was out from his bedroom and came closed to her.

“is our practise dismissed for to day??,” asked Eun Ae with smiling face.

Minho was a bit pensive. He didn’t hear what she just said to him.

“Minho.. I know you are burden yourself by making me going into your life,”

Suddenly Eun Ae said that and held Minho’s right hand.

“you are burdening your self, Minho.. I will please myself to leave you,” said her again.

Minho kept silent. Thinking for what Chung Jin said.

“I will stay here a while.. until you are gonna be okay.. then I’m leaving,” said her again.

But again.. Minho answered it by silence. She was still holding his hand while waiting for him to talk again, although just one word.

Time passed by and they still couldn’t break the silence. But still, Eun Ae waited for Minho response.

Then…. Minho looked at her face and hugged her tight.

“what’s wrong, Minho??,” Eun Ae was confused..

“we… are having strange relationship…,” said Minho, his voice was low..

“why.. are you becoming a whore when I need you??,” he continued his words.

Eun Ae couldn’t say anything. She just had a so-so feeling with Minho, respects him because he is so kind with her.

“answer me, Eun Ae… why??,” asked Minho again.

Time was silent again..

“why Eun Ae?? Answer me..,” asked Minho again, still hugged her.

Eun Ae still couldn’t answer it yet.

Minho finally released his hug to her, held her shoulders tight, shook them.

“Wae yo??!!??,” he a half cried to her.

“Minho.. if you don’t want me to stay… I’ll leave you… I wont blame you,” finally, Eun Ae spoke.

But what Minho did next?? He hugged her again.

“don’t leave me… but please… never do it anymore… never be a whore no more.. I promise myself that I wont tell Myong-ssi about you… ,”

Eun Ae became awry. In her heart, she knows Minho is a good guy, he has a pure intention not making her as his toy, but his partner in music… however, she is a whore.. a whore is a whore… someone is useless but Minho does respects her much.. she has guilty feeling for him..

“Minho.. I don’t want to burden you.. you still can have another violinist … there are still many whom have better playing than me… ,”

“I’ve already fall for your playing for the 1^st time.. please accompany me to my career life…,” said Minho, a bit gloomy.

Eun Ae dared to stroke gently his head.

“I… ,” she cut her own words.

Before she would continue it, Minho abruptly asked for her certainty.

“Promise me…,” said him.

“I….”, said Eun Ae.

“I promise myself to hide my life in front of whoever who wants to know about me, from your surrounding… including that Myong-ssi,”

Minho asked it again.. asking for her affirmation, once again.

“I promise myself, Minho.. I really owe you for my dignity… none accepts me so far, than my father… even I feel.. I’ve lost my self as human.... just because I am a whore…,”

Minho hugged her so tight..

“I like you, Eun Ae.. you are my friend…,” he said..

Eun Ae just smiled at him. She feels so comfortable hugged by him… letting him hug her as he liked… for how many seconds.. as he wished, she didn’t care time would pass by until morning will come and Minho might still hug her..… although she knew, her phone was vibrate, a calling from her client… to  pay her body… for that night sexual joy…. She likes Minho also for respecting her…again… even though she is a whore.. 

To be continued to part 6^th…