Ch.1 - Ex

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James stretched his body after working all day

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James stretched his body after working all day. His body was quite sore even though his only job was sitting in front of the computer. He glanced at the watch on his left hand which showed seven in the evening. James could see the sky was dim from his office building window.

"James? Why are you still working? You should have been home at five o'clock."

"Yes, Mrs. Lin. I had work to do, so I decided to finish it. Now it's done."

"Then let's go home now."

"Yes, Mrs. Lin, you go ahead." said James. After Mrs. Lin, the division head, left, James turned off the computer and packed up his things to get ready to go home.

James Supamongkon, a final year student at Bangkok University majoring in Accounting, and is currently undergoing an internship program at a beverage company as an accounting staff. The internship program lasts for three months, and today it has been exactly one month since James has been an intern. It turned out that working was quite tiring, especially as an intern, he was often told to do things by his seniors. Luckily Mrs. Lin was the head of the accounting department as well as a senior who was friendly to him. Mrs. Lin often helps James when there are employees who have gone too far in ordering James to do this or that, and James often does work that is not his part. They took advantage of James' intelligence once they found out that James was one of the best students at Bangkok University.

While walking home, in the lift James checked his cell phone. There was an incoming message from his best friend, Peat.

[James, where are you? Still at the office? Did you forget that we were invited to Phi Mark's wedding tonight?]

James didn't forget. He remembered that Mark invited him to his wedding party which was being held tonight at a hotel. James did think he wouldn't come. How could he come to the engagement of his ex-boyfriend who had cheated on him? This incident happened a long time ago, since James was still a first year student, and Mark was in his third year. It's just that James still feels a little hurt when he remembers his past with Mark. James also doesn't want Mark to feel arrogant and too self-confident when he sees James, who hasn't found a partner yet after breaking up with him.

[Just come as a junior from the same alma mater, not as an ex-lover who failed to move on!]

James clicked his tongue and shook his head as he read Peat's message, thinking seriously. Before he could type a reply, the elevator doors opened.

In the elevator moving down, James thought about what Peat said was true. Mark invited him as a senior, at least James should come as a junior, not as an ex-lover who failed to move on. James must prove that he can forget Mark and live happily.

“Okay, pick me up at my apartment,” James replied, ending their text message conversation.

"James can! James definitely can!" James shouted, encouraging himself.

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