Our Time [ChaeSoo]

Chapter 9

2020

Kim Jisoo's Point of View
Sounds of morning horns, toxic air, irritating gossips. That's how my morning starts. Why am i even here? To live? Living or just surviving? How i wish i have a someone who can just provide my daily needs.

"You're spacing out," I look at my best friend who's walking beside me and frowned.

"I'm just thinking," i let out a loud sighed.

We're on the way to our new company. We both stopped by in the near coffee shop in our company before walking towards it.

Lisa raised her one eyebrows, "about?" She asked, while sipping on her coffee.

About how weird my dream are. About the woman who died in front of my eyes and waking up with tears because of it.

"About life." I muttered mindlessly, earning a gasped from her.

"You're thinking about your life now?!" She shockingly said, gasping. "it's this the end of the world now?" She laughs.

I glared at her, "What do you take me for? I'm always thinking about my life." I hissed.

"I'm kidding," she put her hand on my shoulder, "you're always chill about this kind of stuffs before so I'm really shocked when you asked me to apply with you in this company." She uttered.

"That's because i really want to buy my own apartment and leave my parents house." I explained.

"They still keep on arranging you in blind dates?" She tilts her head.

I nodded, sighing. "They said I should get married because I'm not getting young anymore. Like, I'm just twenty-six for peter's sakes." I complained.

"Who's peter?" She teased.

I rolled my eyes on her, "Fuck off, Manoban." I huffed, "Good thing this company is well known and have a good salary."

She grins, "i know right? Good thing we got in. I heard that the president of this company is nice but really ruthless when it comes to business." She whispered.

Because we're now inside the company but still gossiping about the President. We approached a table and sat down on the chair.

"—and beautiful too." She finished, i glared at her.

"We're here for work and not for girls. Just to remind you." I clicked my tongue.

She smiled, "I know." She answered and look around us.

There's a lot of people even though the welcoming event for the new employees will start later on. We're twenty minutes early to the agreed time. Which is a great decision because if we're to come here ten minutes before the event starts, for sure we will have a hard time finding a table to sit on.

"There are also reporters, it's a big event huh." She mutters, pointing her lips to the reporters at the back.

I adverted my sight to the reporters, "What do you expect," i uttered, shrugging.

It's a whole big ass corporation so i expected this much. It's not shocking anymore because i've a lot of k-dramas about those famous companies having a lot of reporters for their events. A way of advertise i guess.

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As the time passed, one of the company's employee walk towards the stage and simply announced the President arrival. As the announcer finishes we heard a heels making sound at the floor. All of us turned our heads towards it, and a pretty woman came to our view.

She's the woman...

With a stern face she walk towards the stage elegantly. Still, all of us are still awed with her God-like face. Standing at the center of the stage that was set beforehand she touched the mic and open her lips to start.

"Good morning for everyone who's joining us today," She starts, smiling. "as the President of this company, i would like to welcome our new employees who will join us on leading to the great success of our company." She finishes with a smile, I expected her speech to be a long one but thank God it's short.

After she's finished talking, a loud applause followed. Now, i can see her eyes roaming in the midst of the crowd, meeting my eyes.

I can see her eyes filled with a sudden shockness from meeting my eyes, but we both didn't adverted our eyes, instead the two of us just stare with each other for a couple of seconds before her guard come near her blocking my view to her, and breaking our eye contact.

I didn't remove my eyes from her, i watched how she signaled to her bodyguards. She's really looked like the woman in my dreams.

What a coincidence..

And what's this feeling?

"Hey, let's go." My eyes went to Lisa when she pulled me, "what are you looking at? Some chicks?" She joked, definitely trying to piss me off once again.

"Nothing. You're such a gossiper." I hissed, playfully pushing her off from me.

Looking at the direction where the President is on earlier but to my dismayed she's already gone.

"You've been spacing out a lot recently. Are you sure you're okay?" She asked with her voice lace with worriedness that made me chuckled.

She's seriously worried about me, what a nice friend to have.

"The President.." i starts, glancing at the stage, "I've seen her in my dreams."

"Really? What happened?" She asked, tilting her head.

"It's a tragic story." I answered not really answering her question, standing up from the chair and giving her a small smile, "I'm going out for a some air, i'll be back in a few minutes." I said.

I walked towards the exist, trying to recall my previous dream. That's really a strange dream i've ever had. Witnessing the death of the woman I didn't even know of but it hurts me.

What's the meaning of that?

Why i keep dreaming the same thing over again?

While thinking i heard some noises towards me, when i looked up a car running towards my direction.

What the fuck is this?

"Watch out.." I heard my best friend voice, with so much panic lace in her voice, "Oh my gosh, you almost died!" She uttered hysterically, still catching some air because i think she run towards me to pull me and to prevent me from getting hit by a fucking car.

A car running towards me?? IN A FUCKING SIDE WALK? WHERE AM I, IN A FUCKIN' K-DRAMA? SERIOUSLY?

"You almost died because you're spacing out, my ghad." I frowned at her but she just push me and pointing to the road, "and that asshole didn't even stop to say sorry, Jesus Christ."

She's more stressed than me even though I'm the one who should be stressed by that asshole who almost ended my precious life.

"—on the second thought, i think that's a opportunity for us, my friend. You have life insurance? Let's have a take two, go and walk in the middle of the road." I immediately smacked her head.

And here am i, planning to give her the title of the most caring friend but nevermind because I'm just thinking nonsense, she wouldn't never change, aish.

She laughs, "You're sighing too much! Let's go and have a great lunch, let's celebrate that you're perfectly fine right now and not in the hospital bathing with your own blood." She pulled me towards her as she place her hands on my shoulder.

I let out a sighed, yeah. We should celebrate this day especially that I'm still kicking and alive. What a horrible day, except for meeting her.