Into you : When We First Met

Chapter 1

"Chay, wake up!" I heard my brother screaming at me to get up early in the morning. I moaned in protest as I got out of bed, barely opening my eyes to look at the time, and I was shocked. "Shia! Today is my first day as an intern." So I stumbled my way to the bathroom and quickly got ready, while my brother waited impatiently in the living room to drive me to the office. He had been a big help in finding this job opportunity for me, and I knew I had to make the most of it. So, I quickly grabbed my things and met my brother in the living room.

I was so tense that my brother observed and told me, "Chay, calm down. You still have to go to the office. I'll drop you." I eased my worry and focused on getting ready for my first day. With his help and support, I was able to put aside my nerves and focus on the excitement of starting something new. And I had my breakfast, which my brother had prepared for me, and I went to meet my parents, who had died in a car accident when I was only six years old, with a promise that I would be safe, and left to begin my new journey.

My brother was waiting for me with his bike, and as I hopped onto it and hugged him, I knew that he was with me all along, every step of the way, and he told me, "Chay, I'm proud of you. There's no need to worry about anything; you will do your best. Ma and Pa will always be proud of you." With that, he put the helmet on my head, gave me a gentle pat, and said, "Let's go for a ride! " Those few words gave me strength, comfort, and peace in that moment of doubt and confusion. He dropped by the office, and I told him, "Thank you Hia, for always being with me and supporting me in everything I do," and gave him a tight hug and smiled

I went to the office and spoke with the receptionist, "Swadee Krap, I'm Porchay Kittisawasd, and I'm a new intern here." She smiled warmly at me and said, "Welcome! Please come with me, and I will take you to the waiting room."

As we walked down the hall, I noticed my friend Ohm, who also applied for the job with me here, on the phone, trying to reach someone, so I went near him and touched his shoulder to get his attention. This bastard was shocked and started to curse me for startling him: " Hey! Shia Chay, I have been trying to call you for the last 20 minutes, but you never picked up my call."

I took my phone out after he told me, saw his missed call, quickly apologized, and said, "Sorry, Ohm, my phone was silent; that's why I didn't see your call." He smiled and said, "It was okay; you managed to come on time." He then asked me, "Why are you late?" I explained to him how I woke up late, and he laughed at me for waking up late on my first day, I slapped him on his head to make him quiet as I saw the receptionist approaching us.

She came and said, "You both can go and meet Khun Rit; he is our boss and will be assigning your job designation." She instructed us to follow her; she would show us the way to the boss's cabin, and we followed her. She showed us the room and left us to meet our boss.

As we entered the cabin, Khun Rit greeted us: " Welcome to Universal Music Company, as an intern, on your first day," he said with a warm smile, and we thanked him for his welcome and introduced ourselves.

First, I introduced myself: "Swadee Krap Khun Rit, I'm Porchay Kittisawasd, and I'm pleased to be here today." He replied with a nod and motioned for me to sit down, and then it was Ohm's turn; he introduced himself and we sat down. He explained to us about the company and the rules and regulations we need to follow during our first six months as an intern, and then, after the internship, by seeing our performance, our job will be permanent, and he told us, " I have verified your documents, and everything seems to be in order." He said that he was pleased to have us in the company and welcomed us warmly.

And he told us, "Khun Freen, the receptionist you met, will give you your ID and show you around the company." We thanked him for his warm welcome and expressed our gratitude for being part of the company.

"All the best, Porchay. I look forward to working with you, and I hope you enjoy your time with me," he said as we walked out of the room, and I was taken aback by his wish and the last sentence he told me.

He saw the confusion on my face and told me, " I meant about your time in the office and your job." I quickly nodded, thanked him, and exited the room to find my friend, who had left me to find Khun Freen. I saw him immediately and asked him, "Why did you leave me there and go without me?"

He noticed me and told me, "I thought you were behind me." I shook my head and told him that I was still in the room with Khun Rit and asked him, "Did you see Khun Freen?"

"Yes, I saw her; she told us to wait in the waiting room." As he said, we went inside the waiting room.

When we reached the room, we saw a few employees shouting and cheering for someone as we entered the room. I asked Ohm, "What's going on here?" and he said, "How would I know I have been with you the whole time?" I realized that he is also like me, who is new here, in that he would not know. I mentally slapped myself and was shocked to see the look of excitement in his eyes, which were sparkling in the direction of the person for whom everyone was cheering.

It was then that I realized that he had noticed that this person was a celebrity who had just entered the office, and I was instantly shocked by them because it was "Wik," which I slowly whispered upon seeing him here as if he heard me. He looked in my direction, and I avoided his eye contact to talk with my friend, whose eyes had been glued to the singer. And I pretend to be unconcerned as if I hadn't noticed the presence of this well-known celebrity in our midst.

But the excitement in my friend's eyes was still there. As I watched Wik make his way around the office to meet Khun Rit, I felt a strange wave of him looking toward me, and I avoided it and saw Khun Freen coming with our IDs.

She gave us our IDs: "As for your designation, Khun Rit will tell you later. Now I will show you both around the office," she said, and she introduced us to all the employees and staff, whom we greeted with a friendly smile.

We followed Khun Freen through the different departments, and I was impressed by how organized and efficient the whole office was After the tour, Khun Freen showed us to our desks and gave us a brief overview.

Now Ohm and I were sitting at our desks, but we hadn't received any tasks yet. So, Ohm went around to learn about his idol, Wik, and to know what he was doing here in this office.

He came back with a shocked expression on his face, and I asked him, "Ohm, what happened? Why is your face looking like you saw a zombie?" I laughed at him and shook him to get his attention.

He noticed me and exclaimed, "Chay, you won't believe what I discovered about Wik and why he's here!"

"Perhaps he lost his interest in music and came here to look for a job," I said, shaking my head. He slapped me in the head for what I said and told me,

"No Chay, Wik is here to officially sign with this company as an artist!" I was astonished and was not able to hear what he said, and he continued to tell me more about how "Wik has been making music for a few years now and wanted to sign with this company to make it official," he explained, and I was still processing what he had just told me when I saw Wik approaching our desk.

And I cursed silently, "Shia" which was maybe heard by Wik, and he gave me a stern look before walking away.

Author's Note: I apologize for uploading the chapter late, dear readers; I was swamped with college and exams and was unable to upload it. As you know, this is my first time writing, so I understand that there might be certain errors in the chapter, and I would be grateful if you could kindly bring them to my attention so I can work on improving them. I hope you all enjoy this chapter.

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