Reporting from Seoul, South Korea:
Yesterday morning I escorted my wife Pamela, to the taxi stand. “I’m tired,” she said. “I don’t want to go out tonight, lets stay inside and make dinner” After a hectic week of unpacking boxes I agreed.
That afternoon I went for a jog along the Han River and got back at 7:00 pm. The phone rang, it was my wife. At the end of the conversation, she said. ” I am bringing Chaewon home.” “Sounds good” I replied and I hung up the phone: “This is great!” I thought: “Now I don’t have to make dinner”
As I got out of the shower, I could hear someone at the front door. I grabbed a towel and walked to the door to let my wife in. I soon realized that the towel was too small to tie around my waist so I used it as a loincloth. I opened the front door and saw my wife, and next to her was a lady about twenty-five or six. “You remember Chaewon don’t you?” Chaewon gasped and turned her head to avoid staring. I looked back again to recognize her but couldn’t see her face. “You know Chaewon from the office” “Remember, we met for drinks at the hotel” I reached out to shake her hand. “Where are your clothes?” my wife asked. “I just got out of the shower and heard you at the door” I replied. Chaewon looked nervously at Pamela. “Go get dressed and I will pour her a glass of wine.” I could hear them laughing in the kitchen and Pamela poked her head in the doorway: “Did you make dinner” she asked in a hushed voice.
“No”, I whispered back: “you said that you were bringing Chaewon home and thought that you were picking up dinner.” “Don’t tell her what happened, she might get offended” I added. My wife laughed and walked back to the kitchen.”
I sat on the bed for about 15 minutes planning my next move. When I entered the living room they were sitting on the couch drinking and laughing.
“Hello it’s nice to see you again I said cheerfully, holding out my hand. She smiled back: “Its good to see you too” After we finished the wine I said: “Since I haven’t made dinner, we should find a restaurant.” “Yes, I am really hungry” Chaewon added. ”
The next day Pamela recounted the story her Korean colleagues. Chaewon politely smiled and said: “Yes, I thought he was embarrassed, he did not come out of his room for a long time.” “When he finally came out, he greeted me cheerfully and shook my hand like nothing had happened”
Satori Wind 