March 9th?

Yes, it's your birthday, but why? It's nothing special.

That's what Taeyeon thought. You're an adult now. Your friends are all working too. There's no time for holding a cake and singing Happy Birthday. Just a greeting message sent in the chat is enough.

A gift? No problem! If it's difficult, you don't have to buy it.

but...

'May I sit with you...?'

The owner of the beautiful face she met in the restaurant will change the way you think about yourself

There's nothing. It's past midnight in Korea right now.

It's someone's birthday too. Hehe.

I don't know what to do well. Anyway, I can write a fanfic. Even though my skills are rough, I want to write one.

conclude... happy birthday! Our leader

I'm another year older.

Thank you very much for always singing beautiful songs for me to listen to.

Thank you for being a good leader. It's really the best main vocal.

Really proud of you.

And thank you for always loving Sowon.

Sowon will always love you too <3

P.S. I'm almost half an hour late. I'm sorry. I was busy watching the wedding ceremony. Ahhh.

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'Tid Tid Tid'

The sound of the digital alarm clock sounded so frequently that the sweet face who was now sleeping soundly on the bed had to frown. A white hand reached out and picked up the annoying noise generator, searching for the off button before pressing it. He slowly opened his eyes to see the current time.

        07.00 AM

She put the watch on the nightstand as usual. 'Kim Taeyeon' stretched until she heard the sound of bones clanking. His slender legs lifted high and he bounced to sit up. When consciousness gradually When he returned, he got up and grabbed a large towel and clothes and disappeared into the bathroom.

The sound of running water stopped for about 10 minutes. The door opened and a small figure in a neat uniform appeared. Taeyeon often gets dressed in the bathroom because taking off and putting on clothes with a towel on her chest isn't something she's really good at.

Young woman opens the refrigerator Grab a tuna sandwich and a small bottle of fresh milk from a convenience store near the condo for breakfast today. She immediately pierced the straw and sucked the white liquid in the bottle. while the other hand picked up the car keys Unplug the charger from your smartphone and pack everything into the navy Anello bag.

Taeyeon bent down to put on her shoes before walking out of the room, not forgetting to lock the door, her destination.

Hyundai Elantra Sport 1.8 GL

Parking is in the underground parking lot.

The smartphone in his pocket vibrates periodically as if there's an incoming message. But Taeyeon didn't care. Maybe it's the seniors at the office. Or the group chat group from college days where there was always someone sending a good morning message.

But if you think about it a little more, why does your smartphone vibrate so often? and took it out to look at Taeyeon probably found out the reason through the date shown on the screen...

March 9

It's her 24th birthday.

Taeyeon arrived at work an hour later. Even though it's not very far from the condo. But it's normal. When it's rush hour There must be a lot of cars on the road as usual.

The little figure opened the glass door and walked into the room. But instead, a co-worker came in with a startled expression on his face.

“Too bad, Taeyeon! The boss called for me. I told you to go quickly." 'Sunny' said with a shocked expression.

"Okay, so why do you make that face?"

“You don't know anything. When the leader told him to follow her, his expression was terrifying. I've never seen him like this before. Anyway, let's hurry up." Taeyeon nodded and walked out, pressing the elevator on the 3rd floor to the department room. Her boss usually clears out the paperwork in there.

“Please allow me.” She knocked a few times before turning the doorknob. And as Sunny had said, 'Heechul' had his arms crossed and his face was serious in the room.

“Kim Taeyeon…” he said, “Take this report and look carefully to see if there are any parts that need to be corrected. That other people have done it right. You have to fix only your part. I think you understand what I'm explaining.” The young man clenched his teeth tightly as if suppressing his emotions. “I have already outlined where I need to adjust. Finish fixing it and bring it to me this evening, please.”

Taeyeon took it and walked out of the room as ordered. Along the way, I opened it and looked at it for a while. And she saw colorful pen marks and notes written on them.

It is a report that must be sent to the company president by tomorrow. Therefore, today you will have to fix it quickly. Even though there is more information to solve than can be done alone.

Time passed until the sky turned orange, but white hands continued to rapidly pound the keyboard. Beside him was a box of lunch from the convenience store that Sunny had so graciously bought. Due to her overwhelming workload, she only had time to process it thirty minutes ago. The others had already started to leave.

Index finger press mouse to save. The report was edited according to Heechul's note. All that remains is to print it and take it to the boss. Taeyeon leaned back on the chair. Stretch your arms to relieve fatigue. She could only hope that everything would go well.

Ding!

She turned and picked up the smartphone beside her and unlocked it. Press to enter the chat application that has numbers showing the number of messages in the right corner. Slender fingers immediately clicked to read the close friend group chat.

YuriiZ :

Taeyeon, happy birthday, dear friend ><

Hyo : HBD

I'm very happy.

A smile curled his lips as he read the message. I completely forgot that today was my birthday. If a friend hadn't sent her a message wishing her luck, she would probably have forgotten about it. But in reality, the young woman was not at all happy about today. Well, it's not much different from other days.

YuriiZ :

Well, let's go get something to eat. Let's celebrate Taeman's birthday.

Hyo :

It's good too. We haven't seen each other in a long time.

Hyo :

What does the birthday person say??

YuriiZ :

It's working.

YuriiZ :

Same shop? See you at 7 PM.

Hyo :

Oh, okay.

YuriiZ :

You have to come, Taeyeon! Don't deny it at all. Considered to be meeting friends.

The conversation ended there. Taeyeon thought to herself for a moment before deciding to send an acknowledgment sticker. Even though she felt tired, she didn't decide to refuse.

'You can go find them. We haven't seen each other for a long time. It's still only five o'clock. There's plenty of time to rest.' Thinking so, he picked up his finished work and left the room.

        07.05 PM

Taeyeon glanced at the numbers displayed on the smartphone screen. She was 5 minutes late from the appointed time. Her friend's chat message said that the two had already arrived and had reserved a table. Seeing this, Taeyeon packed up her things. Step into the gastropub.

His eyes scanned the two friends until he stumbled upon blond hair with pink, blue, and many other colors. Taeyeon didn't hesitate. Walked in to find it immediately.

The only person brave enough to do such crazy hair colors is Hyoyeon.

"There it is! The birthday person has arrived! This way." As for the person who was waving his hands like crazy, it was 'Yuri'. The three of them, including Taeyeon, have been friends since high school and still find the opportunity to meet up when they have free time, even if it's only once in a while. Anyway

Taeyeon moved her chair to sit down. Mouth also greets close friends.

“Playing as a child, Chio Yuri. Aren't you ashamed of other people?"

Yuri laughed, "Why are you embarrassed?!" No one cares about us,” she said. “I swear if I don't make an appointment, You must have forgotten your own birthday."

"Probably like that. The boss also complained about the project. That is, other people's things are all okay, and it's my fault. Sitting for a long time and eating lunch at 4 o'clock,” Taeyeon said, using a fork to pop a cocktail sausage into her mouth.

“Oh, never mind that. Forget it. Today is a good day,” Hyoyeon said. “Whatever you want to eat, order your fill, Tae. Yuri and I will take care of ourselves."

She handed a glass of amber water to a young friend who was munching on sausage until her cheeks were puffy. Taeyeon received it before holding it up along with everyone.

"Ah! Drink for the birthday person!"

Afraid

The three glasses collided until they made a sound. Then he brought it to his mouth and swallowed the liquid inside. Let the soft taste slowly flow down your throat.

Time passes with the alcohol in the glass slowly disappearing. Depleted little by little Taeyeon was more interested in the food on the table. So she only took a small sip. But the other two friends were really upset. Until he was almost completely taken away by it.

The entire table had three chairs, but only one was used. Because the rest are already out in front of the stage releasing their emotions.

Taeyeon sighed softly. I suspect tonight will have to be a messenger to send everyone home. She didn't dare let two drunk people go home alone.

But while he was thinking about something for fun... an unfamiliar sweet voice rang out. Along with it, the empty chair was occupied by a strange woman.

"May I sit with you...?"

Taeyeon almost said that this was a friend's place, but when she thought about it, the two of them probably wouldn't have returned if the sound of the electric guitar hadn't ended. So let this person sit down before anything happens.

"Please come."

Taeyeon used the moment she lowered her butt in the chair to observe the other person's face. She is a beautiful woman...very beautiful. Beautiful in every pose Even the way she sat on the chair was pleasing to the eye. Clothes that fit well together The light reflecting off the jewelry on her body made her even more beautiful.

The woman turned and smiled at him. It allowed Taeyeon to see her unique identity.

Eyes...that curve into the shape of a crescent at the same time. Red lips

"I saw you sitting alone. I was afraid that I would be lonely, so I came to sit with him as a friend," she said like that.

"Ah... Thank you. Would you like a glass?" Taeyeon gestured to pick up the glass. But she refused.

"nevermind I've had enough to drink,” she said. “Are you here alone?”

“No, I came with a friend. But right now they're probably shouting loudly. It's in front of the stage." Taeyeon said, looking towards the stage where the performance was taking place. “Actually today is my birthday. So my friend invited me to come celebrate at this restaurant. But in the end, everyone left me sitting alone.”

The strange woman chuckled. “Why don't you go with your friends? Looks fun."

“No, actually, I don't like stores with loud music. How much is this? But we haven't seen each other for a long time. So I'd like to come and meet."

“Like this. Anyway, happy birthday." Finished it off with another deadly smile.

Taeyeon was confident that she didn't drink so much that she was drunk. Even if you're drunk, you'll probably just be a little drunk. But why does she feel like...

My heart...it beats so fast.

"Oh, are those two friends your friends?" Taeyeon looked at him, feeling annoyed. The music isn't really finished yet. Why are you rushing back?

We can still only talk about a few sentences...

"Uh, that's..."

“I probably have to go. Thank you for letting me sit. You are very cute. I hope to see you again."

She said as she stuffed some paper into Taeyeon's hand before she could react. Some of them had already gotten up and walked back to their own tables. Yuri and Hyoyeon who arrived sat on the chairs in her place.

“Eek Taeyeon! Hee hee, it's so much fun!"

“Be quiet. I'm drunk and I just stay still." The young woman gently greeted her good friend. before unfolding the mysterious piece of paper that had begun to crumble Soon all the messages appeared before the eyes.

 010-xxx-xxx

Stephanie Hwang

Taeyeon immediately turned towards the woman. She gave me a small smile and gestured to pick up the phone.

        'call me'

His lips moved up and down until he could read like that.

Taeyeon smiled back before taking out the smartphone in her bag and recording the number.

really happy She had forgotten how upset she was at work during the day. Her pretty face and crescent-shaped eyes had such an influence on her.

His eyes turned and stared at the phone number paper again. His face became tired because he couldn't stop smiling after making eye contact with the woman.

Ah, I have to thank these ladies for inviting me here.

Actually... birthdays aren't as bland as you think?

END