"Yah old man! Give me another glass!", I called out while dizzily waving my cup around.
I watch as the white haired man came out with his back hunched.
"Yah! Don't you think you've had enough?", he accuses while collecting the empty bottles from my table.
"I'm paying for them aren't I?", I replied while holding my glass higher.
"Aigoo, araso araso! Just don't let me see you here tomorrow. Go and apply for another job okay? I'm sure sometime will be willing to higher you", he says, turning to retrieve another bottle.
I scoff once he left.
I studied 4 years of journalism for this? Just to get fired by a no good, cocky rich bastard!
I sleepily try and open my eyes wider to get a look at the stars.
"Appa", I call out.
Sighing heavily I put my glass down.
"Are you disappointed in me?", I call out again.
No answer.
"I got fired today you know. For late work", I say laughing.
I watch as the clouds start forming and slowly the stars get harder to see.
"Guess your upset then huh?" I ask while sighing heavily.
The rain starts coming down heavily all at once and I open my eyes wider almost immediately.
"Aish", I mumble while looking through my bag for something to cover me with.
I first pull out my money and set it down on the table for the old man to take, and then I dump out the rest of my stuff to find my sweater.
"Wait-didn't I bring it with me from the office?", I start shaking my bag empty but nothing else falls out, other than a few crumbs.
"Aish, I must be going crazy", I mumble and quickly run to the nearest phone booth.
There I pack up my stuff into my bag and pull out my phone.
Going through my contacts, I finally find Ryong's number and press call.
After a whole lot of ringing but no answering i Finally decide to discard the call and try something different.
"This isn't my day", I whisper to myself.
I watch as an oncoming car pulls over just outside the phone booth.
I smile widely and jump out of the booth, it was worth a try at least.
"Hey excuse me?", I called out while knocking on the door.
The man driving pulls down his window and I'm faced with a handsome looking man.
Blushing I laugh nervously.
"Are you perhaps driving in that direction?", I ask pointing ahead.
The man nods and turns back to mumble something to his passenger.
"If it's not too much trouble I'd appreciate it if-"
"Your name Miss?", he asks while turning back to face me.
I smile widely.
"Min Jung", I answer.
He smiles and nods his head.
"Please hop in then"
"Ah thanks so much, I'll definitely repay you for your kindness", I say
He nods.
I quickly open the passenger seat door and enter. Moments later we start driving.
Sighing heavily at the warmth of the car, I turn to my right to face the man sitting there.
He was staring at the window so I didn't get a chance to see his face, but something told me, the owner of the car was him and the guy driving was his chauffeur.
His expensive shoes made it pretty obvious actually. Not only that but the driver turned to get his approval first so it all adds up.
"Sorry about this, I promise to pay you back for the trouble", I say bowing my head.
After no response I turn to watch the dark scenery. Guess He's not very social.
Somewhere around this time, I start drifting off to sleep. Of course, I had about 20 bottles so it's only natural I'd get knocked out the second I got settled somewhere. And if that place is nice and warm, there's no doubt I'd feel sleepy.
It wasn't until the car came to a heavy stop that my eyes opened slightly. I'm a pretty heavy sleeper, but even then, that stop was pretty rough.
I felt someone's hard shoulder right under my head, and I realized that I must have drifted onto him.
Slowly I get up, so as not to give myself a headache of course.
"joesonghabnida", I mumbled while bowing again.
I heard him curse under his breath and when I looked up, I realized why.
Outside was a huge line of traffic, the chain trailing all the way across the Han river. And just over that was my house.
I sighed heavily and turned to the chauffeur.
"Will it be okay for me to part with you here?"
"Yes it's fine, the traffic will take a while so that seems like a good option for you right now", he says in distress while looking at his rear mirror.
"Ah then, Gamsa", I say and head out, Bowing my head as I do.
"Ah Miss Min Jung?", he chauffeur calls out and I turn around just in time.
"Ye?"
"I'm sorry but may I ask a favour of you?", he asks apologetically.
I smile and nod, "of course, you drove me all the way here. I should help you as best as I can"
He smiled and crooked his finger for me to come closer.
Raising an eyebrow suspiciously, I did as told.
"My boss back there is very ill right now and has no family to look after him. He's also very stubborn so he would never ask for help himself", he says worriedly.
I take a look at the passenger, his face still invisible to me.
Sighing heavily I turn back to the chauffeur.
"What can I do?"
"He needs someone to help him settle in his house. Just get him into bed and make sure he takes his medication. It's also a bit rusty in there, so I'd appreciate a little cleaning too", he Lists verbally.
I contemplate whether or not I should agree.
He notices my uncertainty and continues.
"I promise you'll be payed generously for your efforts", he says hopefully.
I take one last look at the passenger and finally nod my head smiling.
"It's not that hard, and I sure could use some cash right now", I honestly say and he nods understandingly.
Once I was seated inside, I made sure to stay awake and not get knocked out again.
I unlock my phone and go through my contacts.
Pulling open me and my moms chat, I send a message.
Min Jung: Omma, I'll be a bit late today. Sorry, it's unavoidable.
I slip my phone away, knowing well that my mother wouldn't read it in time. I'd probably be back at home before she even noticed.
"Is everything alright Miss?", the driver asks and I nod smiling.
"Ye"
He nods, "we'll be here shortly", he says and I take a look outside, finally noticing the wonderful castle like house before me.
I stare in awe for what felt like a few seconds when the driver opened my door and motioned me to follow him.
The man to my right got out himself and quickly rushed inside. Guess he hated the cold.
The chauffeur smiled and held out his hand for me to take, to which I happily did.
"Thank you-oh wait-I don't think I got your name?", I said suddenly realizing it.
"My name is Taemin, Miss", he says and I nod approvingly at the fine suited name.
Once inside, Taemin instructed me to prepare some food because the chef was out sick and just tidy around a bit.
I don't know what he was going on about the house being Rusty, because there wasn't a speck to be seen. Despite that, I made an attempt to fluff a few pillows.
I quickly got to work in the kitchen and finally set the food on the table. Vegetable soup with some salmon and wine
"There", I whispered while purring the wine into his cup.
Just as I was about to fetch him, I passed one of those wall mirrors and noticed my bad condition. I didn't look very pleasant actually.
I decided a nice bath would do me good before I approached him. I'm sure they wouldn't mind. The only problem was getting a change of clothes.