TaengSic (COMPILATION)

A New Start (OS)

The snow was starting to fall. Taeyeon rested her chin on the table top and watched the tiny bits of snow flakes blanket the ground. It was just after Christmas, an off peak period for the motel which Taeyeon was working at. Everyone had already gone home for the long break over the Christmas period and leading up to New Year's Day.

Bored of staring at the snowflakes falling from the sky, Taeyeon gave herself a good stretch and decided to make herself a cup of hot chocolate. She had volunteered to work through the holidays since she didn't have any plans during this period.

Taeyeon stood at the window, watching the occasional car whizz by on the main road while sipping on her cup of hot chocolate. Letting out a sigh, she wondered where those people were heading to. Surely they had more exciting plans instead of being cooped up at a small motel near the highway.

Just then, a silver SUV pulled into the carpark in front of the motel. Taeyeon couldn't see the driver clearly as the snow fall was getting heavier. The driver parked at the nearest lot to the motel and took quite a while to get out of the car. She couldn't tell if it was a male or female as the person wore a thick coat that covered him or her from head to toe and the person wore dark brown boots.

Taeyeon stood behind the reception desk and put on her brightest smile to welcome the guest. A moment later, the main door swung open and the bell chimed, signaling the entrance of the guest. The sudden cold draft cause the newspapers on the rack to flutter. The person quickly shut the door and headed towards the desk.

"A warm welcome to Lavender Motel. How can I help you?" Taeyeon greeted.

"It isn't exactly warm in here," came a reply that was as icy as the weather outside.

"Sorry, I wasn't expecting anyone to turn up in this weather and at this time, so there's only one heater that's switched on right now."

The person shook the snow off the shoulders and pulled off the hood that covered most of the face. A head of blonde hair was revealed when the person pulled off the beanie that was beneath the hood. It was a female. To be exact, a very beautiful female with a sharp chin, big piercing brown eyes and pink lips. Her blonde hair cascaded down her shoulders when she removed her thick coat.

"Why are you staring at me like I'm an alien?" the lady asked.

Embarrassed, Taeyeon pretended that she was checking to see if the door behind the lady was shut properly.

"I'm Kim Taeyeon and pleased to be of service to you. How can I help you?"

"Obviously I'm not here to shop since this is a motel, not a shopping mall," the lady replied rather sarcastically.

Taeyeon wasn't particularly pleased at the guest's frosty tone of voice but she couldn't do anything since the customer was always right (in most cases).

Taeyeon pulled out a brochure from the drawer and pointed to it. "What type of room would you like? We have the deluxe and standard rooms available."

The lady walked around the reception area, poking and touching random things with her gloved hand, as if she was an inspector for building maintenance. Taeyeon didn't say a word except to let the lady roam around the tiny area, wondering what the lady was trying to do.

Finally the lady stopped in front of Taeyeon and studied the brochure carefully.

"The deluxe room has a queen sized bed, a bath tub and a mini bar. It also has complimentary internet access," Taeyeon explained.

The lady nodded. "I will take it."

"Great, I just need you to fill up your particulars over here so that I can process your booking."