Day 7 - 7:10 AM
Hello! Hi there! How are you? Today it's time for something n-
Throwing the covers off of herself, Zai leaped out of bed and rushed to get ready. There was so much to do in so little time and she needed to get a head start on the day if she was going to get her idea to work.
After a quick shower and breakfast, she hurriedly opened her laptop as she was signing into the RFA app.
Zai has joined the chat room.
/ Zai: Jumin! /
/ Jumin Han: Zai, you're up early. /
/ Zai: I wake up at this time almost every day! /
/ Jumin Han: Then you're up on time. Is that better? /
/ Zai: I guess if you want to be sassy about it. /
She could just imagine his smug grin through her screen and Zai was hard pressed not to feel irritated about it, no matter how hard it was.
/ Zai: So did you get Seven's message last night? /
/ Jumin Han: Yes. I agree, it would be a good idea to send someone to Zen's house. /
/ Jumin Han: You can convince him to take my offer to act in my cat commercial. /
/ Zai: Yeah! I can convince him to /
/ Zai: Wait, what? I don't remember that being part of the plan. /
/ Jumin Han: It would be beneficial to both parties. /
/ Jumin Han: I thought you were concerned about his career, Zai. /
/ Jumin Han: Perhaps I was mistaken? /
No matter how many times they had this conversation, Zai never failed to be annoyed at his attitude.
Jaehee Kang has joined the chat room.
/ Jaehee Kang: I must disagree... /
/ Zai: Hi Jaehee. Why are you so against me going to Zen's place? /
/ Jaehee Kang: I just think that Zen shouldn't have any more opportunities for his reputation to be ruined any further. /
/ Zai: If you're so worried about it, then why don't you come with me? /
/ Jaehee Kang: I.. What? /
/ Zai: Come with me! We can both cheer Zen up together. /
/ Jaehee Kang: Are you certain that is wise? /
/ Zai: Well, I don't think anyone would see a problem if there were two people visiting his apartment instead of just one. /
/ Zai: It'll look more like a business meeting. /
/ Jumin Han: She is right. It would be more beneficial if the both of you went. /
/ Jumin Han: Then the two of you can convince him to work for me. /
/ Zai: This again... /
/ Jaehee Kang: Mr. Han are you sure? /
/ Jumin Han: Yes. Consider this a task from me. I will have Driver Kim take you both to his house. /
/ Zai: Oh, there's no need. I can drive. /
/ Jaehee Kang: Is this really happening? /
/ Zai: Yup! I can't wait to see you both again. I'm so excited! /
/ Jumin Han: Please remember to ask him about the commercial. /
/ Zai: Yeah yeah I'll tell him you're sorry for being so insensitive about his allergies! /
/ Jumin Han: That is not how I would say it, but if it helps then I suppose I do not care. /
/ Jaehee Kang: I see that there is no changing either of your minds.. /
/ Zai: Nope ^^ /
/ Jumin Han: No. This advertisement is necessary. /
/ Jaehee Kang: Fine then. I will go. /
/ Zai: Yay! /
/ Jaehee Kang: Zai I will text you the address as soon as I finish my work. /
/ Zai: Okay, thank you, Jaehee! /
/ Jaehee Kang: It is no problem. /
/ Jumin Han: Assistant Kang please remember to bring up the commercial. /
/ Jaehee Kang: Yes Mr. Han. /
Jumin Han has left the chat room.
/ Zai: Aaaah I can't wait! But I have some errands to run right now so I can't stay and talk! See you soon, Jaehee! /
/ Jaehee Kang: See you soon. /
Jaehee Kang has left the chat room.
Zai has left the chat room.
Day 7 - 12:34 PM
Zai's arms were full of groceries by the time she got back from the market. She'd never bought this much food in her life, but if she remembered correctly, Jaehee and Zen were notorious for not eating properly. It was up to her to remind them that a diet of coffee and beer was not a proper way to live.
After sorting through everything and placing the bags of food she was supposed to take with her near the door, she opened her laptop to start looking for recipes; ones that she could work on with both Zen and Jaehee. She also figured she could start on lunch as well. No sense in letting herself fall into the same pit that her two favorite people had found themselves in.
While munching on a spare package of biscuits, she tried to remember how this night was supposed to go. Would she still have to return home after meeting with Zen and Jaehee? Probably. The two of them were nothing if not entirely proper when it came to their relationships with her. They were also quite stubborn in not letting her be as close to them as they wanted her to be.
She worked out her frustrations while cutting carrots, her phone sitting idly on the kitchen counter next to her as she tried not to think about the negative possibilities of visiting Zen's house. If she was going to be turned away again, she might actually lose it. She was tired of these two constantly ignoring her affections to downplaying them to the point where she had to be extremely obvious with how she was attracted, romantically attracted, to the two of them. The furthest she'd ever gotten to Jaehee confessing her feelings for her had been the one time where she called her "partner" when they opened their cafe together. It was simultaneously one of the greatest and most disappointing moments of her life.
Zen had been openly romantic with her ever since day five of his routes and Zai was thankful for that, but if she was being honest with herself, he was dense when it came to committed relationships. Even though he'd already said that they could talk about sharing, the thought of it actually happening made her shiver. Could she truly hope to be with them in that way? Would everything even work out? And there was her plan for dealing with Unknown...
The knife ceased its movements and Zai set it to the side before resting the weight of her body on her elbows and letting her head fall into her palms. Tears began to prick at the corner of her eyes.
How many times had she reset after a good ending? How many times had she treated them badly simply because she couldn't handle how things never changed? She was sick of the repeating days, but she was also sick of herself and all the things she had done that no one but her would remember from today and beyond.
Heaving out a sigh, she picked herself up and resumed fixing lunch. There was no sense worrying about the past. She couldn't change how things happened then, but she had the power to make things work better now.
She just had to remember, no more resets.