Yi Jun looked at the sky. It was calm and warm. He breathed the air and thought about grabbing a cigarette. He made a long sigh and looked at his front. He was standing on the terrace which most employees use as smoking area.
"Why are you making a big sigh?"
Yi Jun turned his head to look back, and he saw someone is coming in his direction. He didn't respond to that question. He turned his head back. That person took a stand close to Yi Jun and took out one cigarette.
"Do you really need to smoke near me" Yi Jun asked with an irritated tone.
"Oh! Sorry, I thought you smoke now."
"No, I don't," Yi Jun replied. "senior" Jun called that person.
"mm" henry looked at his face with a smile. Henry is Jun's co- worker and his senior. He works at legal team at Aliz.
"What happened? Is there any problem with the work?"
"Senior..... my team got the fashion show project."
"You got it! That's great. You wanted it, right? But why are you feeling down?"
"Team one and Mr. Kim was not happy with it,"
"of course, how can they be happy? They also wanted it, right?"
"No, it's not about that. I am kind of feeling really bad about it. And the director also chooses my team without much discussion. Especially when manager Kim was against it,"
"So, you think manager Kim will do something?"
"Well, there is also that possibility. But for now, I am not sure about the director. I feel something bad about him."
"You always feel that way about him," henry said with a laugh.
"No, it's not like that. He never directly included in our discussions and manager Kim was the one who reported him everything. So definitely something is wrong," Jun said with a doubtful voice. He grabbed his back and neck and looked at the sky with crunching his eyes and eyebrow.
"Let's not take it like that. Maybe he joined because it was for the anniversary and this project is also important to Aliz. And he must like your plan. That must be the reason he approved your team. Don't think in a negative way from the start; ok? Henry put his hand on Yi Jun's shoulder and tried to calm him.Yi Jun looked at him and nodded his head with a small smile. He looked at Henry's cigarette. He didn't light it, he only put it between his fingers.
"You can light up your cigarette, don't mind me."
"No, I am not craving it anymore. And smelling this is not good for your health," henry put it inside the box and slide it inside his pockets.
"What? I am perfectly fine now and I can use it, I just decided to not do it. So don't do this."
"No, kids shouldn't do it," Henry said with a serious face. Yi Jun stepped back and looked unbelievable.
"Oh, stop it. I am not a kid, and there is only few years difference between us".
"You will be always my baby" henry took a step forward Yi Jun.
"Oh, stop it" Yi Jun started to walk towards the door with an irritating face. Henry followed him with a big smile on his face after successful irritating Yi Jun.Yi Jun met henry for the first time when he started working here. He was a first-year junior employee at that time. He was working under marketing team 1 and made a mistake during a project. And that caused a trouble for the team. That time legal team helped them to get into a solution. And it was henry who helped Yi Jun most because he is the legal team lawyer and he was one of the respected employee among the employees because of his work and personality. From them on they became good friends. For Yi Jun, henry was really important, loyal. During all these years whenever he felt bad henry was always there for him.
As they took the elevator to go down, they talked about their old times. They got down on fourth floor and Yi Jun and henry decided to meet after work for some drinks. As they were talking outside the elevator, they heard heavy steps coming towards them. Yi Jun looked back. He took two steps back, and stood beside henry. their surroundings became heavy.
Director Park bon Hwa and his team were coming towards elevator. Director looked at them. Henry made a business smile and greeted him while Yi Jun stood there without any expression. Director looked at him. Yi Jun felt their eyes meeting each other. Bon Hwa without stopping got onside the elevator with his team. Only after the elevator closed henry and Jun moved.
Yi Jun got outside the bar holding henry. He is already drunk and half unconscious. Yi Jun tried to wake him but it was useless. As he tried to grab a taxy henry babbled with his uncontrollable tongue. Yi Jun put henry into a taxi and give the driver henrys address.
"ha..., finally!" Yi Jun said with massaging his back. it was already quite late but the street was busy with people. He decides walk a little. He took step towards his right. He felt comfortable and calm inside his heart. He looked at the sky. It was filled with tiny stars, and darkness. It made him smile. He breathed the cold air. As he walked with a warm smile he looked towards his opposite side. In that space his eyes meet with some other. His hair moved along with the cold air. But He felt that person eyes starring him with fire in them. That person was surrounded with handsome people. Women and men. They giggled and continuedly talked to him. But that man didn't avert his eyes from Yi Jun. Yi Jun turned his face and grabbed a taxi and left that place hurriedly.