Knock Knock* I saw a brightly smiling face at my office door. “Good morning! I brought you coffee!” Yan Suk said in an excited way.
“Good morning Yan Suk! Sorry, but I don’t like coffee..i’m a tea person!”
“I knew it and that is why I brought you a Chai latte as well!”
“That’s impressive!”
“Thanks for coming back Ms. Dara.”
“Well, I thought this would be a different challenge.”
He gave me an assuring and a friendly smile. I felt warm in his presence. A friendly presence.
“Good Morning!” I heard a cold voice at the door again.
“Uh! This guy.” I thought to myself.
“So do you like your new office?” Siwon asked me.
“Yes I do. I just need to make a few changes and give a few touch ups and then it’s all set.” I said with a little excitement in my voice.
“You always keep making changes everywhere you go!” he said killing the excitement in me.
“Well change is the only thing that does change for me!” I responded killing his ego. It was blatant in his eyes that he did not like the reply.
He did not say a word, but just went to his room. “I hate this guy!” I whispered to myself.
“He actually is a nice person.” I heard Yan whisper to me.
“You heard me?” “Yes I did.” He snickers. “Ok mister, back to work!” I ordered him teasingly.
“You know, he actually is a nice guy.”
“Oh stop it Yan, he is a rich, stuck up moron. Can’t believe how such a son turned up for a nice person like the chairman.”
“You guys might have started off on the wrong foot, but he is genuinely a nice guy. He was unwillingly made to date the daughter of the Han family, and he did it for the sake of family and business. But later he fell in love with her. Like crazy love. Then, suddenly they announced their break up and he went away to the US and she to Spain. We have no idea what happened. But since then he has changed and has become well like this.”
“Really? But why are you telling me this?”
“Because, I thought you should know.” He said with sincerity.
I nodded my head and looked out of my new office. I had the views of corporate Seoul outside my office with fashionistas walking the streets. It was perfect to have my daily dose of research and subjects. The office was a glassed on all three sides and I could get a full view of the office floor and so did they. As I sit on my huge, strong wooden table and look up, whom do I see? The one person I did not want to be interrupted by- Mr. Choi Siwon.
I went to my new, glassy office. I’ve never been here before, it was my first time. I was able to see the amazing views of the building and the city and on the other side, the views of the office floor. I was caressing my new Belgium glass table and was proud to be in this position. With a smile I look up and whom do I see? The one person I did not want to be interrupted by- Ms. Sandara Day.
“Will I have to be looking at his face all day?” I asked myself
“Will I have to be looking at her face all day?” I asked myself
“Ms. Day, the chairman wants to meet you.” I heard Yan Suk telling me as i was shockingly looking at Siwon on the other side of the glass door. At the same time Yan Suk was announcing my sudden meeting with the chairman, I saw a young slender lady tell Siwon something as he was ‘shockingly’ looking at me from the other side.
“Ms. Day, Ms. Day, you have a meeting now.” Yan repeated himself.
“Yes Yan, sorry. Ya, lets go”. I picked up a small note pad from my table distracting the eyes from Siwon’s”
I rushed Yan to the elevator. We were there first, but… “What’s is the hurry?” I heard Siwon ask form behind me. “Nothing” I said looking at him coldly. “damn, his eyes are so mesmerizing.” I thought to myself.
She was practically running to the elevator with Yan. I found it funny and I rushed to catch up with her. “What’s is the hurry?” I asked her and she looked at me with such cold eyes that changed immediate to a soft, supple one and said “nothing.”
“Hello, my name is Kim Min Jin, I’m Mr. Siwon’s assistant.” My assistant introduced herself to Sandara. “Hi its really nice to meet you.” she said with a beautiful smile.
The elevator arrived and all four of us got in. me and Sandara were pushed to the back with Min Jin and Yan Suk standing in front of us like protectors. Sandara stood so close to me that I could feel her body heat. I slowly peaked at her. She wore office clothes- very neat and crisp. I liked that. Her skirt was not too loose nor too tight, it showed off her well curved butt. She had tucked in her baby pink shirt, which was well fitted. Even though she wore a blazer over it, the shirt outlined her figure and her….her….Siwon STOP!” I head my mind screamed.
“Why the hell is he standing so close to me and does not think that I noticed him looking at me?” I asked myself. Yes he is standing close to me , which is not making me uncomfortable, but giving me this tingly feeling that get when I watch Huge Jackman on TV. To avoid looking at him, I was searching for nothing on the ground. I noticed his fancy shoes. Very manly; not too shiny, not to matt. Appropriate..very much like him actually. He wore cotton pants that had silk mix without any pleats. It suits him well as he had long legs. I followed the fold line of the pant, up to his….his… “Sandara STOP!” my mind yelled at me.
*ahem* I cleared my throat.

“Thank you both for coming in today. Ms. Day are you satisfied with your office?”
The chairman asked me with a polite, yet with a mischievous smile. I know he placed my office in that way on purpose. I glanced at Siwon and said, “Yes Mr. Choi, its perfect and please you can call me Sandara or Dara.” He immediate said, “like the girl in that k-pop band?”
“eeerrrrmmm…..i guess” I looked at surprised.
“My domestic help in my house, update me on the entertainment scene of Korea.” He said with a laugh.
“So back to business, since we will be launching the fashion brand soon, I want you both to do a research on the Japanese market, analyze the situation and met me know. The Japanese are very good in the stuff they do, but we need to be better. So a week from now, I want you both to leave to Tokyo and get things done. Our local office there can help you.”
“I’m sorry Mr. Choi, you want me and Siwon go to Tokyo to do the research?” I asked in disbelief
“Why, yes. You can of course take Yan Suk and Min jin.”
“No I mean with Siwon?”
“Why? are you scared that I may do better than you?” he asked with so much attitude.
I shot him a death glare and asked the chairman, “shall I take the next flight out?”
I heard Siwon scoff and I hated that. “No, you can the first fight out next week.” The chairman said.


“So here is you boarding card and your luggage tags. We will have to go through gate 12.” Yan Suk handed out our check-in tags, cards and other documents. We were ready to go to Tokyo and I personally was excited. It was the first time I’m travelling to Japan.
“Welcome to Korean Air”, the airhostess welcomed us. I noticed my seat 3A, by the window. I stuffed in my hand baggage in the overhead locker and comfortably settled in my business class seat. “Two hours beside you huh?” I heard a voice ask me, as I was interesting watching the luggage getting loaded on the plane.
“This is your seat?” I asked Siwon who was looking at me .
“This is your seat?” she asked me in disbelief. I could not take it. What am I some sort of dislikable person?
“Yes!” I told her in a cold way.
She immediately got up and walked out to Yan Suk’s seat.
“Dint I tell you get me a seat as far away from him?” I asked Yan Suk who was well settled next to Min Jin.
“Well, the chairman told me get you both a seat together, so that you could discuss business stuff with each other.”
“Business tuff, the only thing I’m going to discuss with him is how I will kill him.” I told Yan Suk who looked very confortable next to Min Jin.
I went back to my seat and sat. “so you’re not changing you seat?” he asked me.
“No!” I said. “So two hours with me!”
“What? What does that mean?”
“That you will have to sit next me for two whole hours.”
“And I hate it”
“Me too!”
This was the only conversation we had.
Mid way through our flight, we saw the airhostess running from one end of the plane to the other in panic.
“I hope everything is ok.’ I heard a hostess tell another.
After a while, on the announcement system, “passengers, as we flying over turbulent area, the captain has switched on the seat belt sign. Please return to your seats and fasten your seat belt. Thank you” she said and the same was repeated in Japanese and Korean. The plane was jumping up and down like it was on a trampoline. I was getting scared. Suddenly the oxygen masks dropped from the panel above and we were asked to put them on. I thought I am going to die today.
The plane was roughly moving and passengers were panicking. I was panicking too! I saw Sandara already praying to all her gods. i buckled up my seat belt and wore my mask. The lights on the plane started flickering and the panic amongst the passengers were increasing. With each jump I could fell the plan drop hundred meters in altitude. The airhostess buckled themselves up in their seat and I could see their panic. I was watching the
I could feel the pressure of over speed plane, dropping altitude in my ears and body. the flickering lights fully went off. I told myself, “You are not going to die today!” I looked at Sandara, who was so pale and with fear in her eyes. “I like you!” I yelled at her and held her hand. That was the last of what I remember. Everything became dark, cloudy and filled with pressure.
The plane hit the ground with massive force.

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