TL: Aniea
- Thank you, thank you so much.
My mother held onto the hands of and Kim Eun-ha, who had co to visit the hospital, and repeated those words for quite so ti.
Since my younger sister had to return to the dormitory, my mother was left alone to stay by my unconscious father’s side.
Although she had earnestly requested over the phone not to visit, the atmosphere when we actually arrived made it seem like she would have been disappointed if we hadn’t co.
“Hoo... more than that, Eun-ha ssi is the real issue.”
Leaning completely back into the sofa, I tilted my head back. Staring blankly at the empty living room, I recalled the past few days.
Mainly the tis I had spent with Kim Eun-ha and the questions I had regarding her.
‘...It seems like it really is claustrophobia, doesn’t it?’
It’s the exact neurological disorder that is often mistakenly referred to as 'closed-space phobia'.
It’s a condition characterized by extre fear in confined spaces or situations, with the fear typically worsening the smaller the space.
For so, entering small, enclosed spaces like elevators is not only impossible but, in severe cases, even seeing similar scenes in movies or dramas can leave them gasping for breath.
‘I’ve never once seen her take the elevator.’
Even at the departnt store, Kim Eun-ha always used the escalators.
She claid it was to instill a sense of caution in her employees, but knowing her personality, that explanation didn’t hold water.
‘Her knowledge of movies is also below average compared to the general public.’
It was common for her not to recognize famous quotes that most people in Korea would know.
At first, I thought it was because she simply didn’t have the ti to watch movies or dramas.
But then again, that didn’t quite add up, since she was quite adept at enjoying other cultural activities like reading books or attending exhibitions. She also liked engaging in active hobbies such as handgun shooting and working out.
‘She also prefers driving herself.’
This is one of the hallmark traits of claustrophobia. Because it’s psychological, the severity of the symptoms can depend on whether the person feels they can leave the confined space at will.
That might be one of the reasons why she drives herself around, even though she has nurous bodyguards and secretaries at her disposal.
‘Of course, she was fine riding in the car when I drove...’
Thinking about it carefully, though, every ti she sat in the passenger seat, she always kept the window slightly open. With the usual excuse that she needed fresh air.
Back then, I didn’t think much of it, but now, piecing everything together, there were more red flags than I initially realized.
Sleeping with the door open.
Most eting spots being on the first or second floor.
‘Today confird it for .’
Kim Eun-ha refused to enter the screening room, using the nonsensical excuse that she was 'tired'. Considering her usual behavior, that was sothing that would never happen.
She probably didn’t mind entering the screening room itself, but she must have been certain that once the lights went out and the drama began, her symptoms would kick in.
‘Eun-ha ssi already knows what happens in the first episode.’
To grab the audience’s attention, we packed a lot of intense content into the first episode of our drama.
Especially in the beginning, there’s a scene where the father of the female lead, Park Soo-bin, is kidnapped and murdered.
For soone like Kim Eun-ha, who has claustrophobia, this scene would likely be overwhelming. That’s why she must have wanted to avoid it at all costs, using any excuse to get out of it.
‘...I should have realized this sooner.’
With that thought in mind, I quickly sought Kang In-ho director’s understanding and left the venue.
Given her personality, there was a high chance she was blaming herself for not being able to overco her claustrophobia.
Of course, she isn’t the type to crumble over sothing like this, but that didn’t stop from worrying about her.
‘The reason must be trauma, right?’
The accident in which her parents died during her childhood. The Mirae Group had thoroughly controlled the information about the incident, so there was no way to know for sure, but it seed highly likely that it was related to PTSD.
‘...What should I do going forward?’
For now, just as I did today, it seems best to pretend not to know until she brings it up herself.
Since it's a kind of trauma for Kim Eun-ha, it wouldn’t be good for to bring it up first.
If I’m overly considerate and make it obvious, it could have the opposite effect, so perhaps the best approach is to just act as I usually would for the ti being.
"Ughhhh..."
A groan escaped my lips automatically. If only I could have continued being unaware of it, but now that I know and have to pretend I don’t, it was suffocating.
Still, it’s not exactly a problem with an easy solution. For now, it’s better to put this issue aside for a later ti.
- The average viewership rating for Episode 1 is 12.6%!
As I sorted through my thoughts about Kim Eun-ha, the unusually excited voice of writer Jung Ha-rin, suddenly crossed my mind.
Although both Kim Eun-ha and I had left the event early, it seed that, fortunately, under Kang In-ho and Jung Ha-rin’s leadership, everything had wrapped up smoothly.
- It’s a huge, massive, MASSIVE hit! If we keep this montum, we’ll hit 15% by the ending! No, at this rate, we might even aim for 20%!
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