Today my eyes are swollen like a lemon. I cried until 3 am. Also, I have to get up at 5 am to get ready for work because I'm afraid of being late. When my colleagues see me as a zombie, they immediately understand that it must have been because Khun Sam called me to the freezing room yesterday.
"Poor thing. She's just an intern, but she's already been marked by the boss."
I don't answer and smile fake. For Khun Sam, it is working normally, but something has changed.
The freezing room, which always has the windows in frosted mode, is now set to a lighter mode.
Amazing. And it's the first time I've seen such an innovative wall that can be changed in a different way with the snap of a finger. Now without matte mode I can see inside the room.
Everyone in the room is working concentrated. No one dares to take their eyes off their work because Khun Sam can see our every move from inside his office. In my case, I am disappointed and excited to see clearly Khun Sam. But I don't pay attention to it, I keep concentrating and telling myself to let it go.
There is noise from keyboards and mice while we are working, they want the loud sound to reach the freezing room. But I feel like everyone is full of stress and pressure. We are being watched and someone is probably scared.
A few moments later... Our boss walks out of her office with a smile on her face.
They're working hard today."
This is the first time since I started working here that I've seen her smile. But everyone in the office is focused. No one takes their eyes off their workstations. They are scared to death.
"I'm going to buy you some snacks."
And he leaves the office...
"Ouch!... I'm going to go crazy. Aaaah."
Yah, who is sitting next to me, rests her head on her hands and sighs as if she is sinking into deep water. I look at her strangely.
"Today, Khun Sam looks happy."
"So it means that she is not happy at all." Yah answer me seriously. "When she smiles awkwardly, it's
it means he's in a bad mood. We will definitely work late."
Everyone here feels the same way. But the joy is short-lived. Khun Sam is back, he opens the door with several bags full of snacks in his hands. She shares with all of us.
"Accept. It's a reward for working so hard for me."
Khun Sam stops by my table and hands me some bottles of yoghurt with milk. I'm just saying thank you.
"Don't you like yogurt with milk? I just brought milk too."
She looks so weird today that she puts a bottle of milk on my table. And I just say thanks again.
"Juice?"
"Water?"
"It's drinkable, okay?"
"Tea?"
Now, there are several drinks on my table. I just nodded my head and thanked him. I don't feel anything, I just wonder why he stayed at my table longer than everyone else's.
"What do you like, bunny?"
"I do not like."
"Aren't you human, bunny? There must be something you like."
"It will not be good to eat in the office room."
"Really? I don't see any problem."
Khun Sam takes one of the drinks from my table, opens it and puts a straw in it. I look at my boss who is still nearby and I feel that something is going to happen.
Paranoid...
"Aren't you busy today?"
My simple question seems to hit you with precision. Khun Sam, who is drinking and watching me closely, hesitates and smacks his cheek.
"I'm not free. I just brought you some snacks."
After saying that, go back to the freezing room. My colleagues are more relieved. It looks better in the glass room than around our desks.
The pressure ends. It's lunch time.
No one wants to be the first out for lunch, because Khun Sam is sitting in the freezer room and the windows are clear. If the boss doesn't take a lunch break, who will?
Palpitation...
It's just a lunch break, why does it have to be so hard? I am very excited. Why did you turn on the light mode? It's uncomfortable for us.
It's twelve hours and twelve minutes. Everyone is still sitting in their chairs. Yah and other companions look at each other as if they were looking for a volunteer to get up first... But no one does.
Until...
"Why is everyone so diligent? Don't you want to have lunch? Oh! It's on light mode."
Mr. Kirk, the owner of the company and Khun Sam's boyfriend, looks at the freezing room in surprise before entering. They talk for a while and then leave together. Now everyone is relieved again and prepares for lunch. It seems that everyone has reached the top of Everest.
"Ah... we're finally going to have lunch."
One of my colleagues says sadly. Yah looks at me like his energy is running out.
"What happened to boss ML? The light mode, the snacks... scared us."
"I wanted to be nice. Maybe."
"Impossible." My colleague, Numpeung, said. Suspicious when he's nice. He placed several drinks on Mon's table. Boss ML must have you in its sights. How much did you get?
Tell us the true".
She blamed me for trying to befriend her.
I don't want to tell anyone because they will be jealous of me. It is true that I want to be your friend, but what I did, I did not want.
If I want to be your friend, I'll have to work hard.
Anyway...
At lunchtime, everyone is in a hurry and is afraid of being late for work. That's right.
When we got back, Khun Sam had just come back too. The glass is still in transparent mode.
If there's anything different, it's that Mr. Kirk is now also in the room. And after a while, switch the walls to matte mode for more privacy.
Playing...
My phone is ringing. They all look at my table like they already know who's calling me. I answer slowly. It's Mr. Kirk.
[Miss Kornkamon, come here please.]
I hang up the phone and swallow a bit.
They all look at me, silently wondering if it was from the freezer room. I don't answer anything, I just go to the freezing room and when I open the door, I see the scariest woman inside.
"Good afternoon."
I greet my two bosses, Mr. Kirk, the handsome owner of the company, and Khun Sam, who is sitting on the sofa with a bunch of snacks and drinks on the table. She saw it, that's why they changed the wall mode to matte. They don't want us to know they eat here.
"Is that her? The one in the file you read... Wonderful. You're prettier in person than in the photo... Only twenty-two years old?" Mr. Kirk talks to me friendly. I just nod in response. "Her height isn't that different from yours, Sam."
"She's a few inches shorter than me."
"It's the same. You won't be able to tell who is taller when you walk together. You finally found someone the same height as you. My shorty has a friend now."
Mr. Kirk laughs and puts his hand on her head, but she withdraws her hand disapprovingly.
"Do not touch me."
"It's just a hug... Well, Miss Kornkamon. I'd better call her Mon. Would you like some?"
My name was called by Mr. Kirk. It's easy to know who told him. Khun Sam must have read it in my file the day he called me.
"I have already."
"If you already have it, you can get more. Please help me clean this up, there are a lot of snacks here."
Why did you call me here? I dare not ask since he is my boss.
Sam told me about you.
"Saying?"
Khun Sam looks at her boyfriend and smiles sarcastically.
"You said too much."
"I really like your smile". Khun Sam stops smiling immediately. "It's nothing. I just wanted to see you, which is why I called you here. Ever since we went out for lunch, Khun Sam hasn't stopped talking about you. You've been working here for less than a month, correct?"
she talks about me...
"Yes. I've been working as an intern for a few days."
"Sam was wondering if you hadn't met her before."
And she keeps asking about me. So, she discussed this matter with her boyfriend. Will she be paranoid with me?
To prevent myself, I must make it clear.
"We haven't met before."
"Why are you so nice to me?" She interrupts. "We are not close and you are being nice to me... Do you want my friendship?"
"Because you were sick. If I were a puppy or a kitten, I would have done the same, I just can't ignore it. And I dare not be your friend."
"Oh."
Mr. Kirk looks at me, surprised by what I said to Khun Sam, who everyone in the office is afraid of. But I can't anymore, I need to talk.
"For your satisfaction, if in the future I see you sick again, I will ignore it."
"Even if I'm dying?"
"Yes. And you will ignore me because we are not friends." I said that and decided to leave the room. "So can I get back to work?"
So I go confident. I never imagined acting this way in my entire life. Now I'm in the boss's sights, and I'll probably stop the training program. Either way, I'd better go even if she's paranoid about me. I will not be happy here.
Well... That's enough. I'm too tired to go back to work.
When the shift is over, everyone goes home. Today I do not wait and rush to leave too. But Mr. Kirk is waiting for me in front of the elevator with a beautiful smile on his face.
"Mon."
"Good evening, Mr. Kirk." I salute you. "I thought you had already gone".
"I've been waiting for Sam. I heard from you that she was sick, so I was worried about her."
"Understood."
I don't understand why you waited for me here. I'm just an intern.
"Did you get her wrong?"
"No."
"You seem anxious."
I look at him in amazement. 'Anxiety' is so different from the feeling I have for her.
"No, we haven't metâ¦and I'm not looking forward to it."
"Trust me, Sam is interested in you."
Although they weren't special words, it makes me feel embarrassed and my face turns red.
What is this feeling?
"It could be because you did nice for her. No one has ever done this before. When someone does something nice for her, she gets weird."
"Strange?"
"I don't know how to exemplify. Has he ever done something weird to you?"
I'm trying to make out the Line cards from last night and the tons of drinks on my table this morning. Also, I had the windows in clear mode and her smile.
"Sometimes. He gave me several drinks today."
"Serious?" Mr. Kirk laughs. "Have you two fought before?"
"She called me to blame me."
"It's because you're trying to be his friend."
I lift my head to meet his eyes and nod embarrassedly.
"Sam might feel guilty and try to reconcile."
"Oh yeah?"
My heart races when I hear the word 'reconcile'. It should be used between friends or close friends.
But I'm not your friend, just an intern. Is rare...
Oh my heart skipped a beat.
"She's weird anyway. You need to interpret what she said. But to help Sam reconcile and make her feel better, could you let us take you home today?"
Hmm?