Chapter 16
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Austin's POV
My former coworkers Nicole, Pipay, and Raymond had a video call in the evening.
"Annyeonghaseyo" I greeted them.
"Wow, he's now an oppa there" -Nicole
"What a cute oppa, can you be mine honey?" - Pipe
"What if I beat you up?" I teased Pipay.
"You're so mean to me, you just went to Korea" –Pipay
"It's just a tenderness because I miss you all guys"
"Is it us or for Nicole? Ayiieeeee" –Raymond
"You're crazy, engineer" –Nicole
"All of you, of course, I'm starting to miss the Philippines, how are you?"
"We're fine here, dad misses you already, he wants you to go back here" –Raymond
"Is that so? Tell him maybe I'll go home next week"
"Huh? Why? Aren't you happy there?" -Nicole
"I'm only on Day 2 but I feel like I'm on Day 1000, my work is so hard, my brain will bleed when I'm speaking Korean-English"
"You've chosen that, if you were here, you wouldn't be in trouble, you would still be inspired" –Pipay
"I'm just not coming back"
"What are your assigned task there?" -Nicole
"It's hard for them to teach, especially Misty I feel...." Oh, damn it! Why did I say that? "I mean, it's hard to teach people"
"Misty? What's up with Misty? I knew it, Stan Strawberry more!!" -Raymond
"Misty, the client's name, it's just a coincidence, she's hard to approach and she always scolds me"
"Well that's reality, there's no client who isn't hot-headed, especially when they're chasing the completion of projects, business is business for them" –Raymond
"How are the projects there?"
"Here, we have ongoing projects but we didn't have any engineers for the others, as of now we haven't found an engineer for your replacement if you just didn't leave us" -Nicole
"You can do that, Just say hello to our boss, as well as everyone else."
"And speaking of father, your father came here yesterday, he and Dad talked, he has a lot of stories about you that you will be successful in Korea and then when you are ok, he said he can hire you for his project overseas. Dad wants to take us there but you're the one your father wants to handle it" -Raymond
"Yes dude, that's exactly how Dad wants, just take care there always."
"Alright Austin, take care too" –Raymond
"Alright Austin, they'll be careful of you there" –Raymond
"Bye Austin, goodnight" –Nicole
"Bye Austin, saranghaeyo" Pipay blew a flying kiss to me. This is where the video chat between the four of us ended, they just wanted to check on what was happening to me here in Korea.
I just lay there staring at the ceiling of my room, I felt like I was missing out on the company, then my dad hoped that I'd be a good engineer here in Korea, I don't know what to do, it's like I destroyed a big foundation just because I changed my career just to be a personal assistant, and I'm the arrogant one, I got karma right away, I thought this job would be easy but it's not, there are challenges for me now that I have to face.
Misty's POV
"Geunyeoneun jjajeungna!" (He's annoying!)
"Nugu yo? Oseutin?" (Who? Austin?) –Yeonjoo
"Geunyang nugu" (Who else?)
"What's up?" (Why?) -Gyungyon
"Geuneun ama eolma jeon-e na-ege balam-eul pi woss-eo" (He must have been teasing me earlier, I just want to ask something to him.)
"Dangsin-i geuege iljjig geojismal-eul han iyuneun" (Because you teased him earlier too) –Asuka
"Donglyo dodug-i seodulleo" (You've been teased by your fellow prankster) –Krizia
"Hahahahaha!!"
"Dagchyeo! Geuneun naleul geuliwohanda" (Shut up! he'll see tomorrow)
"Dangsin-i mueos-eul?" (Oh, what are you going to do?) -Gyungyon
I'm very irritated with that Austin, I just want to know his phone number because I want to play a prank on him, instead, he wants to translate what I said a while ago and speak in his language while laughing, I think that guy is making fun on me, laugh as much as you can because I had a plan just for you.
By the way, my name is Arisa Sawaya, call me Misty because that is my screen name, I'm Japanese and I went here to Korea 7 years ago when I started training to become a Korean Idol.
And because we have some world tours, Tae-jung wants us to learn more English so it's not hard to communicate with everyone.
Then we met this guy named Austin, he's the one who helped Kaori when we had our concert in Manila. I smelled something about this guy when I first met him. Is he stalking Kaori?
I want to know more about this guy.
THE FOLLOWING DAY
Today, we will have our guesting in Lunchbox, a noontime show, and I found out that Austin will be coming with us.
"Ulineun neuj-eossgo neuj-eul geos-ida" (Let's go and we'll be late) –Yeonjoo
"Gong-geub-i wanlyo doeeossseubnikka?" (Are your things complete?) our helper asked us.
"Al-a*s-eo oppa, najung-e hongkong-e galgeoya" (It's ok sir, we're going to Hong Kong later) –Gyungyon
"Neol naebeolyeo dulge" (Just leave it there sir)
"Manh-eunde yeoyuga iss-eulkkayo?" (That's a lot, can you handle it)
"Oseutin-ege jeonhwa" (Please call Austin) I told him.
"Nan gwaenchanh-a" (Yes I will)
Austin's POV
"Alright, I'm going to get things ready, I didn't know that I was going to Hong Kong too, is there a COVID-19 virus?" I'm talking to Coleen on the phone, she's in the office right now and I'm going with Strawberry to Hong Kong, then later I'm with a producer, he's one of the people who will be promoting their new album for their upcoming comeback.
"Ok, after their guesting at Lunchbox, they don't know yet, okay bye" our conversation ended and I left my room, when I got to the ground floor a woman approached me.
"Excuse me, dangsin-eun oseutin aningayo?" (You're Austin aren't you?)
"Yah, annyeonghaseyo"
"Tae-jung-eun dangsin-i Strawberryui gaein biseolago malhabnida. jeoneun TJP Entertainmentui peulodeogsyeon gwanlija Heejin-ibnida" (Tae-jung said that you are Strawberry's assistant, I am Heejin, the producing manager of TJP Entertainment .) Wait, just one by one, I don't understand her, what she's saying is too long.
"Pardon?" what did she say?
"Joesonghabnida, yeong-eoleul moshaeyo" (I'm sorry but I don't understand English) Damn, I'm dead meat here.
"Oseutin, dangsin-eun ttalgileul deulgo iss-eoyahabnida" (Austin, you are the ones who will bring Strawberry's things) Suddenly their helper appeared, I know he is a helper, I always see him when he passes by the pathway of the condo.
"Me?" Wait, why me? He should be the one to bring the things. "Geudeul-i tteonassseubnikka?" (Have they left yet?)
"Olaenman-iya" (A while ago, sir.)
"Oseutin, ajig tteonaji anhni? taejung-eun KTV neteuwokeue dangsin-eul dongban hal geos-ilago malhaessda" (Austin, aren't we leaving yet? Tae-jung said I'll go with you to KTV Network) –Heejin
"Jamsiman gidalyeodo doenayo? ama 5 bun?" (Is it ok for you to wait? About 5 minutes?)
"Neuj-eoseo seodulleo" (Hurry up because we're going to be late) –Heejin
"Let's go" I followed my helper and was shocked that I was carrying so much baggage.
"Ige daya?" (This is all?) What I saw made me pale, it seemed like they would live in Hong Kong for ten years, I can't take it all.
"Ye, geudeul-eun dangsin-i gajyeowayahandago malhabnida" (Yes, they said that you should bring all of it.)
"Nae chaneun geugeos-eul hal su eobs-eossseubnida. huinsaeg baen-i pil-yohaessseubnida." (My car can't carry all of that, I need a white van for that) Are they kidding? Why did they bring so many? They will come back here to Seoul, won't they?
"Joesonghabnida, geunyang na-ege matgyeojuseyo" (Sorry sir, they just told me a while ago regarding that.)
"Oseutin geuge mwoya? ulineun syoe neuj-eul geos-ida" (Austin? We're going to be late) Oh, Ma'am Heejin is still complaining? How can I do this? Their stuff won't fit in the back.
I kept cramming their stuff inside the car, there was no other car than this, this car was the only one available.
"There's still a lot of things, are they moving out from a new house?" I said.
"Geuge mwoya?" (What is it, sir?) replied my helper.
"Ani, geunyang kkeutnaeja, mogjeogjie neujgessda" (No, let's just finish this, we'll be late where we're going)
After 15 minutes we finished arranging Strawberry's things, we were like sardines inside.
"Gwaenchanh-a bulpyeon-eul kkichyeo deulyeo joesonghabnida" (We're done ma'am, sorry for the interruption) I called Ms. Heejin.
"Dahaengseuleobgedo jal haess-eoyo, god oseutin-eul jab-eul geoyeyo" (It's good and it's over, we'll be late Austin) –Heejin
Damn it, Ms. Heejin is getting angry already, we have to leave, I still don't know where the KTV Network is.
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