Paint Me | Kang Taehyun

4. REUNION

Hayun:

A week passed by, my parents returned from their vacation along with the Choi couple. They were sad and angry after finding out about me getting fired but were relieved as I told them about my new job.

As for the director Kang Taehyun, he always carried his expressionless face and talked in a cold tone. But what pissed me was that he always kept pestering me like I was his assistant. 'Miss Lee bring me a copy of these documents. Miss Lee, I need some coffee. Miss Lee blah blah blah' he kept ordering me around.

It was our lunchtime. I was on my way to the cafeteria with Miss Kim. "Miss Lee" our director appeared out of the blue "Yes Mr. Kang, how may I help you?" I faked a smile to hide my annoyance.

"I need you to come with me to a meeting, let's go" he said in his usual cold tone. "Yes" was all I could say and left with him even though it was lunchtime. Was I a pushover? No. Do I care about my job? Definitely, I couldn't deny it as I didn't want to get on the bad side of my boss.

We had a lot to prepare for our annual Art Exhibition which was going to be held the next week. We met one of the artists whose paintings were going to be displayed in the exhibition.

"Oh you must be hungry right? I brought you here during lunchtime" the director said as we came back to the museum. "No Mr. Kang, I'm alright" I replied but my stomach wanted to speak otherwise as it growled. I tried to cover it by fake coughing but then he showed his familiar smirk again. "You have an hour, you can take a break now" he said as I mentally cursed him.

After the working hours were over I reached the exit of the museum and saw Yeonjun and Beomgyu waiting for me as we had planned to go for a drink. ''So how's it going at your new job?'' Yeonjun asked as we settled on our reserved table. ''Don't even get me started'' I sighed. ''Is it that bad?'' Beomgyu asked as he gave me a concerned look. ''Miss Kim, the chief curator is really sweet, she always guides me and it's fun to be with her. I became friends with the marketing manager Hueningkai who is kind and jolly'' I began but Yeonjun interrupted ''You mean Kai Kamal Huening, right? He's is our friend from middle school. It's good that you are friends with him.''

''But what is bothering you? or who is bothering you?'' Beomgyu asked. ''That blonde coconut head, our director'' I told them how he kept pestering me. ''Hyung, let's go and teach him a lesson'' Beomgyu rolled his sleeves to show that he was ready to fight ''Yeah! Even though he's the boss, how can he act like that?'' Yeonjun gritted his teeth. ''Calm down boys, I don't wanna lose this job. I'll take care of this, don't worry'' I assured them even though it was hard to convince them. Also, I had no idea of how to bring my situation under control but I definitely didn't want to bother the two with my problems.

The art exhibition was just two days later so we had to overwork. There was still some work left to do but we decided to leave as it was already 10:30 pm. I was heading towards the exit when someone tapped on my shoulder from behind and I turned ''Oh Hueningkai?'', he smiled and asked ''Hayun, how are you going home? Is someone coming to pick you up?''

''No, I'll take the bus, my car ran out of gas'' I replied.

''It's late now. We should give her a ride, right Taehyun?'' he said and I saw the director walking towards us but I had a questioning look on my face as Hueningkai called him by his name.

''Actually, we are friends from middle school and we live in the same area. Also, my car had a flat tire so we came together. Anyways, let us drop you'' Hueningkai said and I couldn't decline his offer since it might not be safe to go alone. ''Yeah...I don't mind'' Taehyun replied in his usual cold tone. On our way, Hueningkai and I talked about a lot of things while Taehyun drove silently.

Taehyun:

We reached the place where Hayun lives. ''Thank you for driving me home'' she said as she walked out of the car. My eyes widened in surprise as I saw a familiar house. ''Isn't that Yeonjun hyung and Beomgyu hyung's home?'' Hueningkai said with a surprised expression.

Yeonjun:

Soobin dropped by as I had invited him for a dinner with me and Beomgyu. About an hour later, we were standing near the main gate and chatting as Soobin was about to leave. A car stopped and Hayun walked out. It was late in the night so I walked towards her and Beomgyu as well as Soobin followed me. ''Lee Hayun! Look at the time, did your boss make you work overtime?'' I asked her.

Taehyun:

I was surprised and happy to see the three boys after so long. Hueningkai and I got out of the car and walked towards them. ''Hyung!'' Hyuningkai and I said in unison and the three boys turned to face us. All the memories of our school days flashed in my mind. The five of us came together after so long. ''Whoa! I can't believe we all meet here like this" I chuckled. I could see Hayun stood in confusion as she was clueless about the situation.

''So you're finally back Taehyun-ah.''

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