Once in eternity... (a song)
I almost sang this song out loud when I arrived at the office of a well-known digital company and the cold air was blowing. As the team from the content production department introduces me to the office, my eyes and ears are not focused on the presentation, but all my attention is on the boss room, my idol's room.
"What is your name?"
"Me too?
"Did you not hear me?"
My mentor, his name is Yah. She looks at me angrily, but sees that I'm still focused on the boss's office. She seems to understand that she might ask about the frosted glass room with a dim light inside.
"Did you feel cold looking at that room?...You're just an intern. I don't think it's necessary for you to contact Chief ML"
Note:
ML= Mohm Luang - The last title of the Thai royal family or the son of a king's great-grandson.
"ML boss?"
"Yeah, we call her Chief ML, you know that? Is she that famous?"
I nod and smile. Sure... I also met Chief ML. She is the reason I have to do my best to work here.
No one knows how much I tried to be like her.
"If I pass the training program, can I meet her?"
"Well, I'm not going to Mon is your name, am I?" Yah smiles at me, revealing his crinkled eyes that make it clear that he's older than me. âSure, if you pass the program you will find her, but will you meet her? I don't know why an intern would have reason to communicate with our boss.
"No way?"
I'm disappointed. How can I find her being the boss here? My duty is to follow the team. Yo
I might have another chance.
"No way."
I'm changing my smile. Yah looks at me and smiles mercifully.
"When you smile, you light up the atmosphere. Unlike ML, who never smiled, has he ever been happy in life?"
"Khun* Sam...Oh...Boss ML" I'm trying to call you like the others to blend in here. "I saw in a magazine that he smiled."
Note: 'Khun' is a formal pronoun used before the noun.
"Only when the situation forces her. She's usually never in the mood to cheer us up. She looks better in her office."
Why do I feel like Yah doesn't like it? For me, my heroine is so excited. Know? All these years I have been following her closely. There's nothing about her that I don't know.
I even know that she just came back from a Japanese restaurant... I follow her on Instagram.
"You said I might have a chanceâ¦when?"
"Tonight, Mr. Kirk, the owner of the company, is hosting a party to celebrate the company's reaching its goal. Unfortunately, it is not the annual trip to Hokkaido."
He said that as if he was dreaming of a fairy tale. Looking at the current economy, I felt empathy for the entrepreneur. Just one party is enough for me.
As I pass the boss's office, the door is flung open to someone I was expecting to see. My heart loses its rhythm. Now I'm looking down embarrassed like I'm afraid he'll recognize me.
It is a secret love. The smell of Chanel Number 5 is spreading through the room. The little woman passed them all. I can feel the coldness of everyone here. The tension is in the air.
"Ugh...She's gone."
"Why do they get so tense? Like a rock."
"Isn't that right? You've also lowered your head, haven't you?"
"I... I'm just shy, I'm not afraid, but the others..."
"It's best to avoid eye contact with her. If you don't want to be cursed."
"This is serious?"
"Yeah, sorry. I'm serious."
Although I have been much more convinced of her, I hope to find Chief ML, whom I have loved for a long time. I don't think anyone in this office knows ML Samanun as well as I do. You could say that I am a true fan of his.
I have been waiting over ten years to find this woman.
Although I can remember her sweet face, she probably doesn't know who I am. OK. I am here without expectations. Just loving and following this beautiful and intelligent woman is enough for me.
Now I became an intern, and the older ones keep talking and visiting me because I'm new here. As if a student got to the middle of the course and everyone was paying attention. I tried not to attract attention among the women, because they are full of envy and I don't want to get in trouble.
The company has provided media production, advertising, and print media services. They have survived until now because they have moved into the digital world with social media strategies and the vision of Khun Sam, who is called the ML boss here... One day I will be like her.
My functions are to manage the documents and commitments of this department...
But I'm so happy. My happiness does not depend only on work, but on seeing it behind the frosted glass. Sometimes he leaves to go to the bathroom and then goes back to work in his living room. What a hardworking woman.
I am jealous and understand her boyfriend at the same time. An intelligent woman like that, surely no man will like her.
"Hey guys. Are you ready?"
As the clock struck six o'clock at night, a good-looking guy in casual clothes came up smiling brightly at us. They all put down their posts and smiled.
"Ready!"
They made a sound of happiness. It could be because they finished work and are on their way to the party. Even I made noise.
Oh... my heart is beating so fast. I'll see his face up close.
"Then I'll see you at the Na-Mo Cafe. Let's enjoy it!"
"Come on!!!"
They clap like savages hunting for a sacrifice. Suddenly, everyone falls silent as the frosted glass door that everyone calls the "freezing room" opens and the small body of Khun Sam, who everyone fears, leaves.
The petite body is wearing a casual black blouse, which looks luxurious when on your body.
Impeccable makeup. Her face is so sweet and lovely looking at everyone with her brown eyes.
"What animation, huh? Have you never been to dinner?" He said with his goofy voice after putting his hands in his pockets. "Do you also think you are a leader of the protesters? Loud."
"Highly strung."
The excited boy's hand lands on his shoulder. I am impressed with her height difference, she is so cute.
Everyone here respects you a lot, and that's funny to me... Maybe I'm the only one who thinks it's so... adorable.
The one where I love everything you do.
The Na-Mo cafeteria is reserved for our party. The owner is a friend of Mr. Kirk's, so it was easy for us to close. I found out that today's smiling man owns our company and is Khun Sam's fiancé.
A perfect combination.
In order for us to be more comfortable, Khun Sam and Mr. Kirk stayed in a private area. You are out of me. I thought I would see Khun Sam's face up close.
"What's wrong with you? She looks grumpy."
I'm right in front of the bathroom mirror. My colleagues talk to me while I touch up my makeup.
"Nothing, I'm just bored. I thought I'd take a closer look at Khun Sam today."
"God! It's better this way. If you see her, you won't enjoy dinner."
Did I say why?"
"A lifeless woman like her will make you sick of food."
I said, "Exactly." Another colleague said in support, and whispered. "Her face is so serious...
It must be the botox effect, never smile and never express anything. Even when you're angry."
"But everyone is afraid of her." I said without thinking of being new here. They agreed and explained.
âWe are afraid of him because we don't know what he is thinking. It's hard to predict. Have you never been happy? We do not know. the purchasing team, she didn't express anything on her face."
"Is it because of your quietness? I think it's because she's bossy."
"It would be better if she was bossy, we could deal with her. But that, we don't know how to deal with."
"No, all I know is that she's not like that."
"Do you know her well?"
"I don't know her...well. But she's the kind of woman who lights up the world with her smile and she likes dogs."
"Does he like dogs? I always thought he liked cats." After my colleague finishes ironing her lipstick, she leaves. "Hurry, or you won't have anything left."
I said yes."
After everyone leaves. I'm still bored in the bathroom. It's like my expectations have gone down the drain. It would be nice to be able to see you for at least a minute. Wait a minute, but I don't have a chance.
So what am I doing here?
I look thoughtfully at my feet for a moment, then I hear someone blush. There's someone else here.
Noise...
The door is opened by a woman the same height as me, and the smell of Chanel number five hits me. My heart skips a beat and I see in the mirror brown eyes looking back at me.
"How do you know I like dogs?"
Oh!