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( song of the day :
good to me - seventeen )

haneul looked up from her mystery book that was nearing its climax once she heard her cheery ringtone. the name 'jung jaehyun' was seen on her screen.

"what does this little shit want now?" she whispered before answering, rolling her eyes on the process. it was only her first day as his secretary, but he already showered her with commands that were crazy to be given by a normal person. nonetheless, she covered her annoyance with a tone of feigned sweetness. "hello?"

"i'm hungry," jaehyun said, with no greetings, husk heard in his voice. the sound of his background seemed serene.

she knew these two words weren't just parts of a mere rant. she had to, again, go back to the reality of her work : doing everything for his contentment. "okay, what should i order for you?"

"i want instant noodles."

haneul froze in confusion. "how am i gonna order that for you? is there a certain place where they serve instant noodles that you know of?"

"no, you cook for me here," he proceeded to explain. she was even more dazed than before after the following request. "i'll send you my address."

"sir, not to be rude or anything, but it's already eleven in the evening. maybe you can - "

"do you want to lose your job?"

ahh, that classic threat that reeked familiarity whenever she would attempt to object with his numerous commands. the fact that this was repeated for about the seventeenth time today was unbelievable.

but then again, she sure as fuck wouldn't want to risk losing her job, so might as well do what he says.

"i'll be there in a few minutes."

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jaehyun's house was picturesque.

it was like the one haneul imagined whenever she read book descriptions. before reaching the modernized structure itself, you'd still have to walk in a pathway made of stones. the green vibrance of the grass surrounding that narrow path filled her eyes with pleasantry. its simplistic interior was viewable from the outside, since the veneer was mainly was built up of crystalline glass. his house was like the one that kept her up at night because of her countless visualizations.

after a couple of minutes, jaehyun walked out with a look of weariness. his current attire was different from what he usually wears at work, since it was nothing but loose sweatpants and a pink hoodie.

she showed him the plastic bag on her hands, which contained the items she bought from the 24 hour convenience store near her place. "i bought five different flavors just in case - "

"on second thought," he interrupted her from speaking any further, "i don't wanna eat anymore. you can have those."

oh.

"you have got to be kidding me."

"have a good night, haneul." he waved her off as if this current conversation was just virtual. she could feel nothing but pure irritation.

upon walking back to her apartment, she did everything to control the raging fury she dealt with at present. one of the things she did was mutter motivational words to herself like, "you're okay, haneul. you're okay."

but in reality, she was miles away from okay.

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