DRIN ...
… DRIN
"Hello ..." Shou said in a thick voice, rubbing his sleepy eyes "Hello, who is it?"
"Don't tell me you were still sleeping !?" answered the coldest voice Shou had ever heard in his entire life
"Mr. Yamada !? "
"Of course, that it's me! You weren't sleeping, were you?! It's six o'clock, you should already be awake! "
"Ehm ... I really" whispered Shou sitting on the bed still half asleep "I was just getting up"
"It's a bit late don't you think"
"But you told me we would start at eight"
"No, I told you that I would arrive at the office at eight! You have to run errands, and you have to do them by eight, that is, before my arrival "
"Okay, what should I do?"
"Baby J has to be at the XYZ TV studios at seven o'clock to begin with, because she has an interview on their morning show."
"But the XYZ TV studios are on the other side of town!"
"And this should be a problem by any chance?"
"Really…"
"No, it wasn't a question, and most importantly it MUST NOT be a problem! Baby J must be at the studios at seven! After accompanying Baby J, you have to go to Mr. Chen's laundry to pick up the clothes I brought yesterday… and I want a steaming coffee ready on my desk when I arrive! Do you think you can do it !? "
"Okay, I think I can do it" replied Shou "I thought worse ..." he added almost whispering
"Do you really think that's it!? My God ... I overestimated you! These are the things you need to do before arriving at the office "
"I don't think I understand ..."
"When you arrive at the office, and above all before I arrive at the office, you have to read and answer all the emails and messages that have arrived, then you have to check deadlines, expenses and invoices ... ah don't forget the reports, you also have to check those, and possibly correct them. You also have to organize my appointments and prepare the daily "to do list" with all the work tasks and commitments ... all this by eight, so when I arrive, I don't waste time with these useless things. Do you understand? Do you think you can do it or is it asking too much !? "
"I'll do my best Mr. Yamada"
"Doing your best is not enough, you have to do it, mistakes or delays are not allowed, because this is the least you need to know how to do if you want to work for me and with me! See you in the office, try to be punctual and above all presentable! "
TUU ... TUU ... TUU ...
"Mr. Yamada ... hello ... Mr. Yamada can you hear me!? ... He hung up ... "
"What a mess have I gotten into ..." Shou thought with a grimace that he knew of a smile.
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"Who are you?" Yumi said with the voice of someone who is already exhausted even though the day has just begun
"I'm Asa Chan"
"This name doesn't tell me anything… the new intern has already arrived… so it's not you… don't waste my time! Who are you?"
"My name is Asahi Goto, known by the nick name of ASA CHAN" answered Asahi handing Yumi a business card "About ten days ago I met Mr. Yamada at the airport ... he told me that I could come to the agency ... for a job ... "
"He didn't tell me anything ... but this is his business card, no doubt ... Uhmmm ... I guess you don't have an appointment!"
"No, I do not have it…"
"Let's see what I can do… let's see if Mr. Yamada has a few free minutes to dedicate to you ... " Yumi added as she started walking again" What are you doing standing there! Follow me!"
…KNOCK KNOCK…
"Come on ... ah it's you ... what else happened?"
"Excuse the inconvenience Mr. Yamada there is a person who would like to see You!"
"Can't you see, I'm busy" Katsumi replied, throwing poor Yumi a dirty look "Who is?"
"Asahi Goto ... Asa Chan ... He says met him at the airport about ten days ago ..."
"Asa Chan… Uhmmm… Ah yes, now I remember! Please let him in "
"Okay," Yumi said, half-closing the door
"Uhmmm ... I didn't think he had the courage to come ..." he chuckled to herself Katsumi
…KNOCK KNOCK…
"Come on," Katsumi repeated more and more amused
"Good morning Mr. Yamada ... do you remembers me ... "the words died in his mouth, because once again, as had happened ten days earlier, Katsumi's gaze had totally hypnotized him
"Of course, I remember you ... but I didn't think you would come, also because if I remember correctly you had to move to Seoul for a while ..." Katsumi continued, smiling
"Yes, you remember very well ... but only fools change their minds ..."
"You're right" Katsumi said getting up
"I'll show you where and above all how I work!"
Asahi followed Katsumi who left the office
"Yumi, where is Shou?"
"He is in the archive looking for the documents you asked for"
"Ok, ladies and gentlemen, this is Asahi Goto, aka Asa Chan, is a subspecies of a petty thief that I unmasked at the airport ..."
"This is not nice to say when someone shows up ... Hello everyone, it's a real pleasure to meet you!"
"Good morning" all those present said in chorus
"This is Yumi, my secretary ..." Katsumi looked around and when he saw Shou arrive with a pile of folders in his hands he continued "And he's Shou ... at the behest of the president and not because of my ... my RIGHT HAND MAN ... but ... "
"But it doesn't mean, because to be worthy of being able to work for and with Mr. Yamada I still have a long way to go ... but as long as I have the opportunity, I will do my best not to disappoint him! " Shou concluded all out of breath placing the folders on Yumi's desk to the general amazement "Hi, it's a pleasure to meet you! Do you want a coffee?" he continued as if nothing was
TU TUM ...
... TU TUM ...
Once again, even if for a few seconds, Katsumi's heart did as it pleased If something frightens you or gives you great joy, your heart beats in your chest louder than ever, experts say it is perfectly normal, because adrenaline floods your body. However, if your heart beats habitually without an obvious cause, this could be a bad sign... it could be a sign of humanity, empathy and who knows what else of those useless things called emotions.
... BEAT …
A beating in the chest is what we call palpitation, or a heartbeat that you are aware of. Under normal conditions, the heart beats about 100,000 times a day. Each heartbeat is initiated by an electrical impulse sent from the right atrium. This impulse then travels through the atria and ventricles to push blood through the entire body. An electrical impulse, that's the only cause that should make a human heart beat...
… and yet...
…and yet for the second time, within a short time, Katsumi's heart beat, not because of an electrical impulse, but because of another strange impulse unknown to him...
"No, thanks ... do you want it?"
"No, thanks, I don't drink coffee ..."
"I have to talk to you later," Katsumi told Shou
"That is fine"
Katsumi returned to his office followed closely by Asahi
"So, what do we want to do about and with you?"
"I don't know, you are the boss ..." Asahi replied hesitantly
"Yes, this is true, but someone said that a good boss listens to his collaborators"
"Um ... if I can…"
"Speak, I listen to you ..."
"Well ... my vlog, the one from the airport, did a lot of visualizations, and I think all those visualizations are not just a stroke of luck ... and I think this train must not be missed ..." Asahi smiled
"I'm convinced too ... listen, let's do this ... I'll give you two days to develop other ideas like that ... good ideas ... new ideas, never seen before ... and we'll meet again in two days"
"Okay ... new and good ideas ... gets!"
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Different cultures have developed different views on the use of time, what is usual in some countries may be totally unacceptable in others. So it's incredible how time, the only immaterial certainty, doesn't flow in the same way for everyone!
... 2 minutes ...
…2 hours ...
…2 days
Are generally considered a short period of time when compared, for example, to geological eras ...
…BUT…
When you put a limit at the time, things get quite complicated, because what is immaterial must generates something material and this makes it a paradox
The mood of the staff was certainly not the best, and Asahi felt this from the first moment he entered the offices of P.M. marketing & entertainment two days later.
"Good morning Yumi! I came full of ideas as Mr. Yamada ask me "
"Hi Asahi! Excuse me, but this is not the time! "
"Why, what happened?"
"We have lost an advertising campaign, and we don't know how to do it, and above all how to tell it to Mr. Yamada! " Yumi said looking around in terror as if Katsumi were to pop out from behind the map on her desk and find out everything by firing everyone for sure
"Why, if I may ask?"
"Because the customer didn't like the testimonial we chose for the advertising campaign! He said he would like a new face ... "
"I could try ... propose and give him what he wants: NEWS"
"No, no, we're already thinking about it ... anyway, Mr. Yamada has not arrived yet, I tell him that you have passed ... but now I really have to go, so maybe we can solve it "
... DRIIIN ...
NOTIFICATION from YAMADA
"You were really good; I have to admit! The customer was really blown away by your vlog, and I have to admit that you did a lot of views to be a mere advertisement for a product ... you made it interesting ... not bad ... you were creative and I didn't expect it ... and I like that, good job!"
"I knew!!! He couldn't not admit it! I made a little miracle! " Asahi thought after listening to Katsumi's message "Well, then if I was that good, I should deserve an award ... for example joining your staff full-time don't you think?"
... DRIIIN ...
Katsumi's answer was not long in coming
"Umh, yes!? Well, we have to meet again as soon as possible don't you think? How about it? I wait for you? I'm working late tonight "
Asahi bit his lip as soon as she heard katsumi's answer ...
... he couldn't help but smile, totally intoxicated by the charm of that man
…KNOCK KNOCK…
"Who is? ... Ah it's you ... come in! " Katsumi said imperiously
"You told me that you wanted to talk to me ..."
"Ah… yes ..." Katsumi's face contracted and the expression changed completely
The inexpressiveness gave way to an icy coldness
"Come in ... close the door!"
Shou felt his heart tremble as he entered, and the closer he got to the desk where katsumi was sitting, the more his heart shivered
"They didn't explain your duties when they hired you, did they !?"
"Really…"
"It wasn't a question ... obviously they didn't! This is one of the best communication / entertainment agencies in the country, because in the last two years, that is, since I became its CEO, it has risen in the national ranking by ten positions, surpassing even those agencies that were not even worthy of before. … All thanks to me! You are the very first assistant I've ever had, and you know why!? It's because I never needed anyone to help me, because no one was on my level! Unfortunately, the president forced me, after I fired two inept, to hire you because according to him my workload was too heavy ... even for me ... Coming to you, to your duties, you will do everything I ask you, but not it will never be recognized to you ... so for example if I ask you to clean my shoes you will do it even if you don't want to! It may be that I will make you cry, indeed I will, but honestly, I don't give a damn about your feelings! I don't even care about your opinions, and if you really have to talk, do it when I'm not there, in my presence you will speak only when you are questioned, clear, isn't it?! "
While Katsumi spoke Shou looked at his face, his gaze was captivated by those eyes so glacial ... but the more he looked at them the more he seemed to see an inexplicable but sweet warmth deep in them ... how was it possible!? Was there something beyond that impassable wall of ice!? Shou felt an inexplicable desire to find out if what he had seen was just an illusion of his heart or not ... …he wanted to find out if it was true ... …if that impalpable warmth was really there ... …he wanted to find out if even the ice could be hot ... and this crazy thought made him stop shaking his heart, which at that point could not help but smile ... Just in that precise moment Katsumi realized that there was someone in that damned city who had the power to shock him by making that damned muscle that he had in the middle of his chest beat…
...beat harder and harder… and all with a fucking smile…
just a smile!
… KNOCK KNOCK…
That's right, even TIME can sometimes be badly timed!
…KNOCK KNOCK…
"It's me ... May I enter?" Asahi whispered
"Come in" Katsumi stammered still in shock "Now you can go" he continued to stammer in Shou's direction
"That is fine. See you tomorrow " Shou headed for the door, started to go out, but suddenly he turned to Katsumi " Good night Mr. Yamada" and went out, letting Asahi shut the door behind him.
"I didn't think you was coming ..." Katsumi said in a faint voice after Shou left
"Well, every good employee does what the boss tells them… or am I wrong !?" Asahi said in a mischievous tone
"Oh, yeah?! You think?" Katsumi answered with a mocking smile "And I'm the boss ..."
"Exactly! So, I couldn't help but come… did I make a mistake by chance? " Asahi retorted as he walked over to Katsumi's desk
"Not at all…"
"So, if I didn't get it wrong, you think I was very good." Asahi was now ahead of Katsumi
"I'd say extremely well ..." Katsumi's smile became almost provocative
"So, I deserve an award, don't you think ..." Asahi continued, now totally at the mercy of Katsumi's charm
"I don't know, you are the boss" whispered Asahi tilting his head towards Katsumi who gently stroked his cheek, until the fingers reached his chin, taking him, this time with impatience, and bringing him close to his lips that without any hesitation kisses him… …eager, greedy and sexy Katsumi's tongue slipped swiftly between Asahi's parted lips.
Asahi could no longer control his body ... his mind ... his soul ... his soul surrendered to that feeling of desire as powerful as he had never felt in his entire life.
Katsumi felt him abandon himself, so he encircled his hips, and drew him even closer to himself ...
"What are you doing!" Shou thought when he saw katsumi and Asahi kissing.
He went back to Katsumi's office, because he had forgotten his pass on Katsumi's desk "Why is he kissing him!? No, he can't do it because… because he has me! " He started to throw open the door and to enter, when all of a sudden his eyes widened "What the fuck am I thinking!... he ... he's not mine ... he owes me nothing ... but then why would I want to be at place of that boy ..."
He let go of the doorknob, turned and ran away with a strange melancholy in his eyes and especially in his heart.