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Chan • when you decided to take the job at a toy store this year you were aware that wrapping presents was part of the job but most of the time you were able to let someone else do it for you else the customers ended up with the chaos of crumpled colourful paper and stripes of tape • But now that Christmas was just 4 days away everybody felt the need to let their present be wrapped in the store and as much as you wanted to complain about their decisions you were one of those people as well • Today it was the 20th of December, the streets were snowed in and everything was shining bright with fairy lights. The Santa that was in front of the toy store was grinning widely and pointing at the shop window filled with plushies, dolls, legos, and a train which would start driving along the little Christmas landscape after you would turn on the light • Around noon the store started to fill to the brim, people were searching through the shelves while children were playing at the play table. Your co-worker James and you were busy the whole time with cashing in, sowing people around, and not to forget wrapping gifts • The whole time until now you tried to avoid the table with rolls of pretty paper but James already told you that he would need to take a break and buy presents himself and without thinking you said 'of course' • Now you stood at the table looking at the stupid toy car that had more geometric forms in it than you were able to designate. Why couldn't people just buy things that were square or cuboid-formed • You crumpled up the second sheet of wrapping paper and threw it in the bin as you tried to shield the table from the customers as much as possible but you weren't able to hide it from the one cute boy that was watching you since your first attempt and was chuckling • His hair was perfectly parted, his bright smile was exposing his cute teeth and you didn't even want to start with the dimples or this cute zip-up hoodie maybe if you weren't embarrassed this much right now you would talk to him instead of offering him an awkward smile • You cut a new sheet of wrapping paper but before you were able to destroy it another time the cute boy came over and offered his help which you gratefully accepted. He carefully folded everything before finally taping it and handing it to you. You thanked him and handed the present to the customer • The next customer also wanted his presents wrapped, with three toys in your arm you turned around and looked at the cute boy who was still standing there "Could you maybe?" You tripped over your own words and looked at him, good was this embarrassing but to your surprise, he smiled and took the toys from your grip. You were able to cash in the next customer until he came back with the perfectly wrapped presents • by now there wasn't another customer in the row and you were able to thank him probably and introduce yourself to him. He introduced himself as Chan and you both ended up in a conversation until the next customer appeared and before you could react Chan had already taken the presents and gone to the wrapping table • for the next hour Chan stayed in the shop as the gift wrapper because in his opinion he didn't know of something better to do, so you offered him some of your cookies and tea he gratefully accepted as payment • In between the queues of customers you two talked and ate cookies until you were able to close the shop at 7 pm with Chan together and to your happiness he offered to meet you the next day in the shop and teach you how to properly wrap Christmas presents
