PTS - Ch 1
Part Time Steady
Chapter 1- Ryeo Won's Impromptu
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RYEO WON
And there he goes again. I sigh. Just the sight of him makes me want to explode, broke my pride and lastly, run to him and say to him that I still love him and I still want 'US' to be together ,once more.
But then again, I am a lady with a pride, with dignity and respect to myself-and that's the reason why we broke up.
You see, Ok Taecyeon was my college sweetheart, my first boyfriend. We met abroad, when we studied overseas during our college years. He was my first to everything. Err. Let me take it back, not everything, nobody nor no one has ever get under my pants. I say no one. Even that pervert!
And that's the reason why we broke up; we’ve been together for two years. On our junior year, he wants us to do 'it'. But I refused; I declined like a credit card who got over debit.
Afterward, he left me alone. From that, I believe I became stronger, but not courageous. He was always my weakness. Add to that, my anxiety got worse, when we became office-mates.
Of the entire publishing house he could have worked in, why does it have to be Allete publishing? Oh please.
And tonight, it is the company's 7th year anniversary. I've been working here for three years straight, and he is working here for 2.5 years. These years were fun, not because he is also working here, it’s because I love my work and everything in this industry.
Promptly he looked at our direction, at the bar, and smiled. Hastily, I divert my eyes on the other side. Then I took a peek, slowly, he inclined to his rumored g-i-r-l-f-r-i-e-n-d, the famous model, Yoon Eun Hye, and whispered something.
Uh-oh. Our gazes met. And inch by inch, by the actions they were hinting, I could see that they are going over to say, ‘hi, hello and how are you?’
Oh my gosh! I could feel my inner organs trembling, it’s been a while since we talked, and rather, we have never talked since I came home.
And... And… And... Also, my instinct says that... that... that... I must stop this, before he could boast on his new girl and to everything. Hmm… Perhaps I am the ‘bitter girlfriend’, who doesn’t want to face the reality of this world-that my ex boyfriend, has a new one.
I swallow hard and spun around. I wiggled my eyebrows as the bartender smiled at me and wiped the wine glass with a white cloth.
“Jeong Ryeo Won?” That voice. I gulped and spun back.
“Ok Taecyeon?” I said, feigning that I got surprised. I smiled at them-uneasily.
“Hi!!!” He utter and walked closer to give me a hug.
“Heh~” I laughed unearthly as I patted his back. I waved my fingers at Eun Hye. She bowed at me and rolled her eyes.
“How are you? It’s been a while!”
“Oh yeah, yeah, you’re correct. It’s been a while. Well, I’m doing great. You?”
“I’m fine. Oh!” He pulled Eun Hye and instantly, he wrapped his arms around her shoulders. I felt a tiny-bitsy inch of pain. Then again, I grinned at them. “This is Yoon Eun Hye… My girlfriend.”
BANG!
It hit me. It felt like a rubber arrow was glued on my forehead. My shoulders quivered a little as I let out a small chuckle. I stretched out my hands to her, and she shook it. “This is Jung Ryeo Won, my…”
Ok Taecyeon… Don’t you dare say…
“…EX girlfriend during our college days.”
BANG! BANG!
Arg. Does he have to emphasize it? The word, EX? I grin at them and nodded, but at the back of my mind, I want to leave and cry. Of course, duh, I still like him and now he’s introducing me to his NEW girlfriend. And he is stressing the word EX-and it means, past is past, there will be no ‘US’ in the future. No. Nada!
“So… who’s your new boyfriend?”
BANG! BANG! BANG!
I gulped. Of all the questions, Taecyeon-shi. Why does it have to the one?! What should I say? What should I do? I could feel my heart was rapidly beating; sweats were dripping on my forehead down to my chest.
If I told him, that I’m still single, perhaps he could have the idea that I haven’t move on- which is partly true.
And I don’t want that to happen! I don’t want him to think that I’m still head over heels with him- which is somewhat factual again.
AISH!!! Ryeo Won! Stop thinking that you still like him! This is Ok Taceyeon, the person who broke your heart! The one who left you just because you didn’t want to lose your virginity! Your pervert ex boyfriend!
I tried to calm and relax myself, I closed my eyes and think of the safest way. Think. Think. Think.
I want to be-the lady who is good to be true. Yet at the same time, I wanted to impress him.
The pad was in craze, yet I heard the chair beside me, squeaked. His chair, spun around and I look at the person beside me, I smiled.
PERFECT!
I scooted my chair beside him, and he was somewhat shocked but he was smiling, I beamed at him.
“Taecyeon, this is my boyfriend, Nichkhun-shi.” I spoke quite loudly (and proudly) and everybody fell in silence. Even the loud speakers turned hush.
Taecyeon blinked his eyes in disbelief… and I think I heard him sigh in exasperatedly. And me? I tighten my grip on Nichkhun’s thigh as I felt the tension I started. I looked at him nervously, and my teeth started to grit and under my breath, I murmur his name, “Nichkhun…”
Nichkhun’s gazes never left mine.
Uh-oh.