03 (1/1)

“Oh? Ryeowook~ah! You’re here early!” A girl greeted me with a hug when she saw me entering the boutique. I was shocked by the sudden hug, but it felt really warm. My parents and Donghae had been the only one showing me affections in my whole life. I looked up. She was smiling and her distinct left dimple was showing.., she seemed nice. Her uniform had a nametag with the words, ‘Leeteuk, Manager.’ I grinned and nodded. “Deh, manager-ssi. It’s my first day of work afterall…” “It seems like we didn’t recruit the wrong person! Well, my name is Leeteuk and I’m the manager here. You can call me unnie or just Teukkie. Welcome to our ELF Family…even though there will only be the two of us working here for now  hehe” she chuckled. She seems really friendly. At this point, I felt like she’s a big sister to me. I can’t erase the huge smile I had on my face.  Leeteuk too, couldn’t seem to erase that huge grin plastered on her face. She’s been smiling ever since I stepped in.  I think I’m going to enjoy my time working here with such a friendly manager. I’m really happy that she accepted me. I nodded again, “Thank you Teukkie unnie!” “Haha, you’re welcome! Alright, you should change into your uniform. Your nametag is over there on the table,” Leeteuk said as she showed me to my locker and pointed at a table near the counter. “After you change, you can start exploring the boutique. Work will be starting soon, I’m going to the nearby cafeteria for a quick morning tea first, arraso?” I nodded for the third time and she left the boutique. I walked over to my locker and pulled out my uniform. It was the same design as Leeteuk’s, except that hers was orange while mine is pink. I went inside the dressing room to change into my uniform. I adjusted the dress and pinned up my nametag and smiled at myself. Even though the day’s still early and we’re not opened yet, I’m really starting to like this job already. I came out of the dressing room and looked around. The walls were painted blue and white. The boutique was decorated in such a way that it really looked elegant. My attention then turned to the mannequins near the window pane, there were seven of them. They looked so real, so beautiful…so realistic, I thought to myself. I shook myself out of my trance and found myself admiring at the mannequin with blonde hair. It was in a SPY outfit, with a black strip across its tummy. Ah…why does it look so real? Could the mannequin be real? I shook my head. Stop thinking crap Wookie! For the last time, mannequins aren’t living things! Why am I thinking so much about them?  It was then between my thoughts that I realized I was drooling. I was drooling after that mannequin? I swear there’s something wrong with me today…Aish.  At this moment, Leeteuk came in after her morning tea and he changed the sign on the door from ‘Closed’ to ‘Open’. “Let’s start work, Wookie!” he said to me. I nodded nervously and we waited for the customers to stroll in one by one while we folded the newly arrived clothes. As I began folding the clothes, I couldn’t take my eyes off that blonde-haired mannequin.