The Haze

열여섯

16
A Good Feeling?
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Sender: Park, Jungwoo

Recipient: Alim, Luna

No subject - 16/11/18 18:54

- We're going to have dinner. Meet me outside your office in two minutes.

Huh?

I had seen the email notification on my screen the moment it popped up in the right hand corner. My breath hitched in my throat as I saw who it was from.

Now after having read it, twenty times, I'm even more confused. My head tilts at the screen, eyes narrowing in incredulity.

"Unnie [big sis], you'll catch flies." Kiah mumbles without looking up from her book.

My lips had migrated away from each other without my realisation, I clamp them shut and stare at the computer screen, still unable to form sentences.

He must've sent it to the wrong person... Right?

I turn to Jinseo, my mouth open to speak... but no words come out.

"Luna what is it?"

I blink at her slowly.

He said two minutes, that means now. That means now!

My head snaps to the lobby outside the room; lo' and behold, there he stands, hands in his pockets as always.

Except I notice that he's talking to someone. The elevator doors open and he steps inside with the person.

He didn't mean me, he sent it to the wrong person.

I slump down in my chair, exhaling in relief. "It was nothing don't worry." I smile at my friend as she nods and continues to type. 

Taking a moment, I wait for my heart to stop beating so fast before I pick up my book and start reading the first line.

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Three pages later, a deep voice stuns me out of focus, "what? You don't check your emails?"

Oh my god.

He stands next to my desk, beige suit, white shirt, no tie.

His hand is gripping the back of my chair as he leans down to look at the pages, I'm very aware of how much closer this puts our faces,

"Or is this another book I need to buy the rights for straight away?" He says this quietly as he scans the pages, before sighing and taking the book out of my hands.

As he places it down on my desk, he straitens up, "gayo [lets go]."

As he begins to walk away, I turn to look at my friends, mouth open and eyes wide. Their faces mirror mine.
Jinseo seems to snap out of it first and jerks her head at the door, mouthing a GO at me.

I quickly stand and gather my things, rushing to catch up to his long strides. He immediately gets into an elevator, and I follow him in.

As I'm putting on my coat, I ask, "daepyonim [Mr Park]..."

He simply hums in response, keeping his eyes forward. I think about which question I should ask first, "...Where are we going?"