Stay Stay Stay ||Choi Yeonjun||

14

Two pairs of trousers - check
Three shirts- check
Two dresses - check
Tees and shorts - check
Body lotion and shower gel - check
Toothbrush- check
Charging cables -

I was swiftly moving down, checking on the items of my list. Packing vigorously, I held onto my mind to stop it from wandering.

After that disaster of blurting, Yeonjun and I proceeded to stutter and blush all the way to a nearby sandwich shop. Embarrassed thoroughly, I shut up and chewed down on my sandwich. Yeonjun was adamant on dropping me off and telling me to rest for the next day and no amount of arguing could persuade him.

So I took that day to rest and relax. No wait, scratch that, I took the whole day to pace around the house and stew in the onslaught of macabre thoughts and what ifs after blurting out something like that and also the sudden realization which had me bursting at the seams. Bora and Suyeong came in the evening with some food and drinks to check up on me. I told them everything, well mostly everything. Now I surely couldn't say what had gone down.

Next day, I went to do the rest of ordering alone as Mr. Choi had to attend a sudden meeting. I took my time, combing through the product catalogues, debating merits, and bargaining prices. Hueningkai met me for lunch at our cafeteria. But between his sly smirks and cryptic sayings, I was left so confused, I felt my head whirring.

Now I was packing away last minute as our flight was preponed by a day. We were going to Japan with a connecting flight to Hokkaido. Personally, I was really excited for both travelling to Hokkaido for the first time and getting the opportunity to work on such a big project.

My phone rings and I scramble to pick it.

"Hello, Miss Chae! "

"Oh hi, Sinji! How are you? "

I could hear the soft giggles and I melted, forgetting all my worries. Sinji was an eager little child and so she used to call me often these days to know all about the progress. Mrs. Min had once called me distraught and apologizing profusely for disturbing me all day, but I assured her I didn't mind it in the least. Honestly, her inquisitiveness only served as motivation.

"I saw the orchid lamps, thank you for making sure they were blue to match the lily of the valley! "

"Oh it's okay, baby. Just doing my job here and a cute client like you only helps. "

"And did you find the — oh okay mamma! Sorry I'll call you back in a while! "

I chuckled as she hurried to hung up. I resumed packing my skincare items. As I crossed off sunscreen from my list, my phone rang again.

"Hey baby! What's up? "

When the other side remained silent for a beat too long, I brought my phone down to check. Mr. Choi's id flashed bright and clear, making me squeak and flush like a neon red stop sign.

"I'm so sorry sir! I thought it was Sinji because I was talking to her just a while ago. I would never, I wouldn't dare to disrespect you like that! Hell I mean I was distracted and I wasn't checking who called, and I—"

"It's okay, Ms. Chae. Now take a deep breath and breathe out. It's alright. No harm, no foul. It's absolutely fine. "

His voice was soothing and coaxing, calming me instantly. Though my ears were still hot and red with mortification.

"I called to inform you that I'll come pick you sharp at 8. Be ready. "

I could only nod and mumble and he seemed to understand my plight. He wished me a soft good night which had my heart thundering in its rib cage.