The Assistant

Busy~Busy

"Don't trap me inside walls

Where I can't see, no

If you won't have me, then let me go"

-Day6 I Wait

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I yawned as I stumbled off the bus and pushed the door open to Annalisa's studio, "Morning," she said as she quickly walked over to me. I waved and then she pulled me over to a rack full of jackets, sweaters, shirts, pants, and then shoes underneath them all. "OK, so let's get started!" yelled Baekhyun's voice as he jumped shaking his coffee in his hand, "you spill anything and I hurt you," Annalisa said and Baekhyun stopped and tossed his drink straight into the garbage. 

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After the chaos, Annalisa wacking Baekhyun to shape up and then Baekhyun criticizing Annalisa's photos earning more wacks and her emphasizing that she is licensed in what she does we finished. I then made my way out in a flash to get to the Elementary school to help Rosalina.

"HI!" I said and all the Kindergartners turned and cheered. Rosalina smiled and stood up from her chair also walking over. After I hugged all 21 kids and then Rosalina, she set me up to get the art stuff ready. 

"Noona do you have a boyfriend?" said Haein and I smiled as I tied her little pink apron. "Noona does," I said and then Haein spun around facing me, "Oppa treats you right?" and I laughed and nodded. "Is Noona happy with Oppa?" Haein asked and cocked her head to the side, "yes," I said and she smiled and ran off to paint with the others. As I stood back up from having crouched down to talk to Haein I felt a tug from behind me, as I turn around I see the infamous Kim Twins. "Yah Noona!" said Jae and I cross my arms, "yes," I said and then the other twin Tae looked at his brother to me, "Noona...can I use the restroom," Tae asked, "ofcourse!" I say and bend down to untie his apron and as he rushes away I ruffle his hair. I then looked back to Jae, "Noona...I wanted to give you this.." he said and handed me a little daisy that he must have plucked from the garden. "Wow Jae! Thank you," I say and he slightly blushes and runs off. The Kim Twins are two adorably opposite siblings, since I started coming as a helper I've taken account of all the kids. 

Aquila, our Chinese-Mex. American student, is quiet but very imaginative. He is really smart but can give off a tsundere feeling that may ward off the other children but he manages to make Haein always follow his lead. Haein, Japanese-Korean student, she is silly and loud/blunt sometimes but she has her moments when she can be silent. She is a open book and brings Aquila out of his shell, they are the closest of friends in the school. Axel, Korean student, is a wild child who is popular among many of the female students in the class. He is rather mean at times, well rough, but he then has his gentlemen moments. He is close friends with Jae and he likes Haein. Kim Twins, Korean students, they may look alike but they are completely different, Jae is more tougher and plays rough with Axel. They are the trouble makers of their grade, last week they where both caught trying to hide from going back to class after recess and tripped Haein. Tae he is more gentle, silent but aware, he is smart like Aquila, overall kinda like Aquila but he isn't a tsundere he is just shy and sensitive. He has a hard time speaking, due to a lisp he was born with. Carolina, Korean-American student, she is a big reader and likes to observe rather then participate, at lunch you would find her sitting under the big oak tree in the back with Tae reading a book to him or the two just sitting watching the other students. This is less then 21 students but they manage to outshine with their attitudes and personalities. 

"Noona..noona," I snapped out of my thoughts when I felt a tug on my apron. When I turn I see Aquila looking up to me, "yes," I say and he extends his hand a cut going across his tiny palm. I look back to him and he stares only at the red slash, "what happened?" I ask and he doesn't make eye-contact with me. I take hold of his other hand and walk him to a sink where I wash and then dry his cut, as I apply the bandage I kneel to him. "Aquila...what happened?" I ask again and he sighs then looks to me, "Axel pushed me and I was near the side of the table with a point with Haein...I would've knocked into Haein so I just gripped onto it and I got cut," he said and looked down. I smile at the fact he kept Haein from getting hurt and I walked over to my bag, I pulled out a box of chocolate Lotte biscuits and walked back over to him. "Share with Haein..." I say and he smiles and thanks me before walking back over to Haein who is painting a butterfly. 

By 1pm I am scrambling to get my things and as I wave a goodbye to the kids and Rosalina. Once I turn the corner and bump into someone who also was turning the corner, "I'm soo sorry," I say as I stumble back and once I get a view of who the person is I immediately drop my nice demeanor. "Ava," says Minseok with a smile and he places his hands into his coat pockets, "Mr.Kim," I say monotone and he chuckles, "what are you doing here? Don't tell me you have a kid?!" he says and gets closer. I distance myself from the married man and shake my head, "no..I volunteer for a Kinder class..don't tell me your a father?" I say and I can see him chewing on the inside of his cheeks. He pulls out a wallet from his coat and opens it, "..I'm a father..twins," he says and he extends his wallet. I feel as if someone just dumped billions of cinder blocks on me, as I see pictures of Jae and Tae and their mother smilingly not knowing of their father/husbands infidelity I feel uneasy. "I volunteer in their class..they are beautiful children..they are rather different aren't they?" I say as I give back the wallet and he nods with a smile, "they are really different...so your the 'pretty' noona my little Jae talks about! I guess Jae likes his women just like I do," he says and looks back at me. I shuffle awkwardly and glance to my cellphone, 1:30pm, "I have to go.." I say and quickly walk away, feeling Minseok's eyes not leave me until I exit the building, I cringe. 

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"WOW! He's a husband, dad, and a cheater!" Maiko says as she crosses her arms at her desk. I nod my head for the billionth time, "yes Maiko! For the hundredth time! But would it really be considered cheating he just placed his hands in places-" Maiko shook her head, "that kiss..those kisses! Your a homewrecker my friend," she says as she giggles. I gasp at the horrible world, "he came on to me! Not the other way around! I'm dating Chanwoo!" I say and she leans on her desk, "yes I know you and my brother are legit but..for a second have you actually wondered what it would be like to have an affair with a married man for money?" she says and raises an eyebrow. I am stumped, honestly if he was single and had no kids then yea why not jump onto that train but he is married and a dad so that is a big warning sign already. I roll my eyes and take the folder, "bye.." I say flatly and she chuckles, "careful with the wife," she says as she turns to her computer again and I shut her door closed. 

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I place the folder making sure all the contents are still in the folder along with the messages that where for Minseok. As I move from his desk I see the family picture more clearly, I sigh and shake my head as I head for the door. I reach for the door knob and it swing open, Minseok's head snaps up and I move out of his way. 

He only smiles and walks in closing the door, he turns to me and takes a step which I immediately step back and try heading for the door without saying anything to him. As I reach for the door knob again he reaches for my wrist and takes it, "why are you leaving so soon," he says as he turns me towards him again, "it's my day off..I have plans," and he huffs. He shakes his head and looks at me again, "with that boyfriend of yours I suppose," he says letting my wrist fall to my side. I turn to leave when he blocks me, "why are you acting like this?!" I ask him as we face one another again. "I've told you already why your here," he says and I go under his arms to leave only to get pulled into his embrace. I try to wrestle myself free which ends up with the both of us falling, "leave me alone! Your MARRIED! Your a DAD! YOU HAVE A LIFE!" I shout to him and he gets up, "IT'S NOT THE LIFE...I wanted," he trials off. He sits down at a chair and holds his head in his hands as I get up off the floor, "I was only 20 when my dad told me I was in charge of this stupid company...I was 21 when Yuri had the twins.." he looks to his hands and then me again. "I don't love my wife...I adore my kids... so when I called for an opening for this position it was basically me looking for someone else-" I interrupt his sob story and cross my arms, "I'm not a homewrecker..I came for a job and nothing in between! I came to schedule your appointments, take off the work load so you can be with your family! I'm not your personal toy you come to when your too-good wife wont give you pleasure!" I say and walk straight out of the office. 

"Ava!" he says from the door way as I press the elevator button. I turn and he is leaning on the door frame, "what can I do to make you my toy?" he says and looks at me with his sharp eyes. I walk straight into the elevator not giving him an answer and wanting so bad as to rip my hair from its follicles. "My god...I gotta quit!" I say.