Hairdryer, clothes to the office, natural make up and look once again to end the routine at home before going to the office. Kim Na Ra stood in front of the oval mirror attached to the wall by the door, checking her hairstyle—which was really unraveling without a touch, and then the woman's hand touched her ear, her forehead wrinkled.
There was a strange thing, rushing back into the room, and looking for something in the bottom drawer, a pair of earrings. She keeps each ear in one ear so it doesn't empty and then checks her appearance in front of the room mirror again, complete in place.
Thought of something that made Kim Na Ra squeal. "Not again, you have to anticipate it, it's already a terror. I can't let my guard down, not a chance." Speaking to her reflection in the mirror, Na Ra rarely wears jewelry, much as a watch, necklace only at a certain time, but it seems she should start wearing earrings at all times.
Kim He Soo left for school an hour ago, it's now Kim Na Ra's turn to close the door and lock it, each of them holding the same key, so it doesn't matter who comes home late.
"I hope Lee Hwang In doesn't come to pick you up today, I think I have a syndrom 'gloomy Monday', I hate Mondays, so I should apply for an early leave. I feel like my head is about to burst, and my body is about to crack like a bone of a snake covered by a truck."
She took had own steps to the main road and then looks for a bus stop. While working in Big Dream and getting a extra million from her boss, Kim Na Ra had already made a lot of money, but it never occurred to buy a car even if it was used, when team leader like Na Ra often travels around looking for a building—should have the vehicle.
Na Ra just thought to keep making He Soo happy, they're planning a trip to Jeju. Let's not measure how much love she has for that bastard brother, only He Soo would have, if he hadn't been born into the world, probably up to this point, since their parents left, Kim He Soo is the best comfort that God gives her.
When the bus stopped, Na Ra came in without forgetting to take out the bus card and attached it to the machine chips, the atmosphere inside was still free, and she chose to sit by the window.
She pulled out had cell phone and just woke up getting a message from some people, Jung Tae Oh.
[come to my coffee shop in the evening, ten minutes will be fine. I'm sending you the schematics.]
She smiled at the message, without hesitation that it was Tae Oh's request.
[dae, I'm coming.]
***
"Sunbae!"¹ Lee Hye Rin's voice had left Kim He Soo out of the basketball court to stop, many of the students sitting in rows in the stands, but He Soo was reluctant to pay any attention to them, he focused on his basketball practice the day after tomorrow.
Kim He Soo turned his head, the teenager's hair was wet with sweat, a gray towel draped over his left shoulder, and he smiled at Hye Rin. "What's wrong?"
"Sunbae must be tired, this is for you." Hye Rin held out a bottle of mineral water. "I see you're the most eager to train today. Hwaiting!" With both hands raised in love finger made a gesture, Hye Rin never hesitated to express her feelings, but Kim He Soo was insensitive and always considered them as encouragement.
"Oh, thank you." He Soo drank it in front of Hye Rin.
"Sunbae, do you have any other activities after school today? I mean, there's a new book launch from my favorite writer, so can we go there?"
Of the most girls who liked Kim He Soo, only Lee Hye Rin was the one that was so busy chasing, this junior one was never out of his mind to get close. Hye Rin is a typical cheerful, warm and famous student at the school because Lee-sajangnim was a third—story north building builder at K-high school, making Lee Hye Rin's name even more famous as chaebol's² daughter, but her character is a far opposite image from an arrogant girl.
"The bookstore?" Kim He Soo is thinking.
"Yes, the author will come and I must get had signature, this is the fifth book she has written."
"You always ask for her autograph?"
Hye Rin nodded quickly. "Sunbae, can you accompany me?" Kim He Soo's nod almost made Hye Rin jump down the stairs from the top to the bottom.
"Thank you very much! Sunbae is the best!" Her face when she smiled was like a laughing baby.
"All right, I gotta change uniforms, fifteen minutes till class starts."
"Bye." Hye Rin's face is red, apple cheeks like touched blush pink. Because Hye Rin was shy and radiant, it's a good thing no one saw her like this.
***
At ten when Kim Na Ra came out of the elevator and got to the fourth floor—where she was located, Monday seemed like it had always been, but Na Ra was the most annoying of the day. On his way to the board, she had already received a file for the next event, luckily it was a small scale, two to three days ahead felt she could take care of it, and this afternoon she had to open a meeting with had team staff.
She wore a look of both annoyingly tired, and Na Ra had no activity going down the fire escape from the top floor to the very bottom. Having a new assignment on Monday is not something Na Ra would expect, she felt it could explode at any time.
Behind Han Yo Min's cubicle, she opened up another hot conversation with the other staff, this kind of scene was the staple food of the day, but when they entered the meeting room or ran orders from the top, then their professional attitude was always revealed, so when there was time and they all did something else, Kim Na Ra as team leader never said much.
Blast!
"The news has been released, have you seen it?" After smashing the table, Yo Min looked at the faces of the other staff.
"You mean the gossip from the Bar A?"
"Oh, about Choi Daniel and the artist?"
"Really? Just launched? Han Yo Min, do you have any new gossip?"
"I'm jealous to see it."
The voices of the other staff were affected like the demonstration build, when they heard the name of Choi Daniel mentioned, the automatic step was interrupted and stood by Han Yo Min, but the woman was invisible because of the other staff.
"Yes, Choi Daniel. Look at this news, Choi Daniel has no response, but Oh Da Hyun's attitude justifies it." Yo Min's words were so convincing, she was the most totalitarian gossiper.
Kim Na Ra swallowed, remembering Choi Daniel's words at Se Young's wedding the other day.
"Jinjja? Were you following the news? The medium like them deserves to be blocked." There's a denial of her words. "Sources are right in front of you, you can ask anything, but not to go. Come home with me."
"Aish-shibal!³ I wonder what that man's voice is for. I don't know if it's true, but what Choi Daniel said seemed to have two meanings. So, do you think their relationship is the truth or not?" Yo Min started her favorite vote, she looked at everyone for their conviction.
"Less sure."
"Can be, or can't be."
"Choi Daniel is handsome, it's not strange if his tastes are as good as Oh Da Hyun's."
"Do they have the same equality?"
Yo Min stood up, "I think - ah! Team Leader Kim, when did you start standing there?" Everyone looked on, Kim Na Ra got caught.
"Em, just now. You look so full of people that I have full ears."
"Mian. Team Leader Kim, do you think the date between Choi Daniel and Oh Da Hyun was right?"
Na Ra was confused. "Em, maybe yes, maybe not."
"Means—"
"Kim Na Ra!" The high-pitched sound of others made them turn to the elevator, where Sa Haessun appeared, carrying a large brown envelope. "Anyeong." She greeted everyone.
"What's wrong?" asked Kim Na Ra.
"A Courier handed this envelope to you." Sa Haessun gave the item she brought to Kim Na Ra. "But there's no record of the person. Did she intentionally hire a special Courier?" The girl wondered.
"Open it here, team leader," said Yo Min.
"Yes, we're all curious. Did someone send you a blank check?"
Na Ra clamped had fingers on the file, opened the large envelope, and after removing its contents, she was stunned. Some photos of her standing at the altar with so many people at Se Young's wedding that day, but the photo she captured alone, the same black dress and coat.
"Let me see." Sa Haessun took it, checked the photos one by one. "Where are you, Na Ra-ssi?"
"It's a friend's wedding, in Gangnam."
"I want to see it too." Yo Min can't lose, she's asking for some photos, if it counts about ten sheets, and they're candid. "Team Leader Kim, you're so pretty here. Even prettier in this photo."
"Yes, I agree, but it seems to be taken quietly. Our team leader has never looked at the camera."
"Yes, it's candid, but really pretty, your smile is contagious to a lot of people, Na Ra-ssi," says Sa Haessun.
"Who do you think sent all this? What's the photographer?" Yo Min looked at Kim Na Ra. "Team Leader Kim, surely you know who took your picture, right?"
Now, how would Na Ra answer all this, if she was telling the truth about the photograph, it would make Na Ra an office gossip. That woman's ears would burn out.
"No, I have no idea who took my picture secretly. I took a picture at the time, but with the people and their brides." Kim Na Ra had to escape from the question—filled faces around her.
"Well, surely you have a secret admirer."
"He must be so sweet to immortalize you like this."
"I'm envious."
"Is it soon that our team leader had a boyfriend?"
"I can't wait!"
Kim Na Ra's thoughts came directly to Choi Daniel, the man who took those photos secretly yesterday, if Choi Daniel even sent the pictures to this office. Means—
Did he ask Se Young? Yes! He must be asking this bastard to really terrorize me.
***
Disclaimer/
¹sunbae : senior
²chaebol : Conglomerate or rich man
³shibal : damn!