16 Don't remember

i stand in front of the fashion department.

"i don't want to go inside," i grumble to myself. i shouldn't have attended that funeral. i shouldn't have yelled at that reporter. a mistake can cost everything.

i jump when someone taps on my shoulder. it's a beautiful tall girl in a short black dress.

"who are you?" she asks me curiously.

"new employee," i answer her.

"you mean, the errand girl." she widens her eyes. she is wearing blue lenses. "the last one resigned a week ago. i didn't think that we will get one soon."

errand girl? of all the fake jobs, he hired me for errand girl. haha. wait, you evil kamiyama. just wait. i am going to give you a taste of your own medicine.

"you are wearing sneakers." she points at my feet and squeals like a little kid. "the last girl broke her leg. we almost got sued. but, we never ask them to wear heels to work."

i purse my lips and look at her feet. she is wearing a ten inches heel. i know why they need an errand girl. someone needs to run for them when they can't run.

i take a deep breath. that bastard is hell-bent on making my life hard.

***

kamiyama kiyohira paces around in his office after takashima eichi leaves. it is a disaster if eichi is suspicious. he shouldn't have acted like that in the elevator. of all the people, why is it eichi? threats won't work on eichi.

the best way is to treat her like air.

she didn't have a good performance in high school. she doesn't have people skills. with her zero abilities and lack of proper qualification, the only job that is right for her is the errand girl in the fashion department. an errand girl's job is easy and simple, isn't?

the real fashion enterprise under the kamiyama groups is in the south district. this department acts as a link between the fashion enterprise and the main headquarter. there are five employees. this department reports directly to his assistant, mizutani isami.

mizutani and the employees of the fashion department have no idea that she is kamiyama hitomi's daughter. it is better if it remains a secret.

eichi has already found out because of his carelessness.

if she is running around, eichi won't find her much in the office. that way, they won't interact much. eichi will lose his interest if he can't find her. this job is right for her.

she must not have eaten yet. that woman has a stubborn streak. no, those are just her tactics to get his attention. she is a gold digger like kamiyama hitomi. she is even friendly to eichi. she is never like that toward him.

he covers his face with his palm when he recalls what she did last night.

don't remember her body. don't remember how her skin feels to touch. don't remember how sexy she looked when she was trying to seduce him. don't remember the sounds she makes when he is kissing her. don't remember her whimpers when he enters her.

he sighs. there is no lack of woman in the world. she isn't sexy. she is just the first female whom he fucked.

he doesn't have a thing for her. that's just a slip to the temptation. he doesn't care whether she fails on her first day or dies from hunger.

he will just take a stroll through each department. he should check on his employees.

***

i resist the urge to turn around and run away. three women and two men are watching me with observant gazes. i don't like it when people watch me like that.

the blue-eyed girl is standing beside me. she is the one who pulled me inside. she is too excited after she heard that i am a new employee - the errand girl in the fashion department. i don't share her excitement though.

"she's the errand girl." she announces following a giggle.

"are you really the errand girl?" the middle-aged woman looks at my shoes. "not bad."

they are quite obsessed with my shoes.

"we haven't even posted a job requirement yet?" this woman looks like she is around my age. her voice is high and shrill. "who hired you?"

"it's one of the higher-ups." the man is in the forties. he has a square face. he is wearing a red sweat suit. i thought that everyone wears formal clothes in an office. "she is picked by an elite."

"did you come using connections for the job of an errand girl?" the fourth woman chuckles. she is around thirty. she has short hair. she is wearing a simple pink top and a black skirt. "you should have asked for a higher position where you could sit and do nothing."

"not enough qualification." i sigh. this is going great. i walk to them. "can you explain my job?"

"you are cute." the second man is in his early thirties walks toward me. he is wearing a casual shirt and jeans. his hair is bleached. "and straightforward. i like you."

"your job is to run errands," the sweatsuit man tells me simply. "you have to work for all of us. you don't ask any question. you have to follow orders. you should be fast on your feet."

okay. i am not curious about this place either.

"errand girl, this is your first test." the sweatsuit guy seems to be the leader of this dungeon. "your job is the most important one. don't make any mistake."

****

kiyohira does a swift round of the other departments before he enters the fashion department. he notices that she isn't there. he has seen her get off on the 19th floor. she should be here. he frowns at his six employees who flinch under his gaze.

their thoughts are visible on their faces. why is this devil ceo is here?

kiyohira isn't surprised to see that reaction. he knows about his effect and reputation. he clears his throat. "are you the only ones here?"

"yes," the middle-aged woman says in a mild voice. he doesn't know who she is. he usually never comes to this side. mizutani is the one who handles departments like this.

"are you sure?" kiyohira narrows his eyes on her. she feels an intense pressure on her soul. she shifts her eyes in nervousness.

"there is one more." the girl in the black dress suddenly speaks up. "the errand girl is not here."

"where is she?" he asks. did she run off already?

"she joined today" the sweatsuit man answers him. "she is running an errand."

kiyohira glances at the sweatsuit man. the sweatsuit man smiles at him rigidly. the fashion department is the only department that has no dress code.

if he says something to this man, it will affect that woman too. if she keeps dressing like a homeless man, eichi will probably stop taking any interest. it's best if he ignores the sweatsuit man.

"what errand?"

kiyohira leaves the fashion department. in front of the elevator, he dials his assistant number.

"mizutani, where is the fresh bite cafe?"