Today is my first day of my job. I am neatly dressed in a properly ironed white shirt and black suit and pants. I stare at myself in the mirror as I brush my hair with the hair brush until I'm satisfied that it's combed in my everyday style. I pick up my perfume bottle, spraying subtle amount on my clothes. The scent is called Eau de musk by L'ATELIER. It costs 106,672.53 ₩. It's expensive, I know. But I like the scent very much. I don't use it often. Only on rare occasions. To save it. I know the value of money so I don't spend too much.

After I'm done I go downstairs to have breakfast. Today is Thursday. Thursday means bulgogi. I like bulgogi. I like beef in general.

"Good morning Appa. Good Morning Eomma" I greet my parents as I take my seat on the dining table. My mother serves me my breakfast which I thank her for.

"I'm so proud of you son. You're 23 and you already got a job. That too in the biggest company in Korea." My father says with a big smile. I chuckle hiding my face because of shyness. Compliments make me fluster. But I like compliments. It gives me a good feeling in my stomach.

"Oh yes my baby is such a smart little thing. Always did good in everything he put his heart into. Always making us proud." This time my mother said as I see tears in her eyes. Oh no crying is not good.

"Oh no no crying is not good. Don't cry, everything will be fine. Yes fine. Everything will be fine." I pat her head as she does too. Muttering the same words she does when someone cries.

"Oh no baby these are happy tears. I am crying because I'm very happy." She explains as she soon wipes away her tears.

"Oh okay. Okay, that's good. Crying because you're happy. Neurotransmitter will make you happier. Much happier. Happy is good. Yes very good." I nod my head in approval. Everyone should be happy. That will make them live longer. Long life is good.

After that we eat in silence. No more words are spoken by any of them. I like silence. Talking is hard.

After my 1 hour 17 minutes drive to my work place. I stand in front of the building with my lips slightly parted. I always unconsciously part my lips. That's bad, I know.

I step inside the building and go right into the elevator hitting the button for the 15th floor. I don't need to ask anyone today. I memorized the way to the office.

Soon I'm standing right in front of Mr Jeon's office as I glance at my watch. 8:45 AM. I'm early. I wait 14 more minutes before finally knocking on the door.

7 seconds later I hear a small come in as I step inside.

"I thought you're going to be late as you didn't show untill 9." Mr Jeon says as he looks up from his laptop to look at me.

"You said 9 AM. I was early, 15 minutes early. That was not the right time. No. I waited outside. Waited untill 9 AM. That was the right time. Yes. Perfectly right time." I said nodding my head.

"Yes I see you're very punctual. I guess being autistic as its perks." He states as he stares at my appearance from head to toe. Paying peculiar attention to my feet.

"You're staring too Mr Jeon. Yesterday you said staring is not good. Not good, no. Today you're doing that anyway. Yes you're staring. You're like everyone else. Like, like everyone else. You speak different and do different things." I say that makes his eyes widen as he averts his gaze.

"Sorry about that but I couldn't not pay attention to your untied shoe laces. Tie them up Mr Kim, before you trip over and hurt yourself, providing yourself an excuse to skip work." He motions at my shoes laces making me look down. Yes they're untied. I scratch my head as I stare at them blankly. I forgot to get them tied.

"I can't tie shoes laces. No I can't. I have dyspraxia. Dyspraxia. One of the many disorder. My mother ties my laces. She she ties them. I forgot to get them tied today. I made a mistake. Mistakes are bad." I said shaking my head back and forth.

"Okay. Well remember to get them tied from tomorrow." He says as he steps up from his chairs and crouches down in from of me.

"And mistakes are not bad Mr Kim. Making mistakes is part of being human. And you're a human. What's bad are the human reactions over it. Try learning from your mistakes, try not repeating them in the future. Instead of beating yourself over it. Then everything would be good." He speaks while tying my shoes laces. His voice is very gentle. I like his voice. I think I like it more than I liked it yesterday.

"You speak good things Mr Jeon. Very good things. My Eomma said good people speak good things. Good, good people. You're a good man Mr Jeon. A very good man." I say as he soon stands up. As he stands in front of me he looks me in the eye making me avert my gaze. I want to stare at his eyes too. They're beautiful. But it's hard. Very hard.

"If it weren't for you being autistic I would say you're trying to flatter me. But I know otherwise. Thanks for the compliment Mr Kim. It's not everyday someone calls me a good person." Mr Jeon has a smile on his face. A small smile. His smile is making my stomach feel good. I like the feeling. I chuckle at the feeling as I glance downwards.

"Are blushing Mr Kim?" He asks me as my gaze is still casted down.

"Oh yes I am blushing. Yes yes I am. Your smile is making me blush. It's pretty, very pretty" I mutter as I keep chuckling.

"Haha you're cute." He compliments me before going back to his seat.

He thinks I'm cute. Cute is not for man. I'm a man. But I like it when he calls me cute.

His compliments make me even more shy as I start shaking my head in embarrassment.

"Well let's get to work now shall we. Ms Ahn will hand you my schedule for the week. She has arranged it this week, but you're supposed to do that from now on. She'll give you an Email Id which is used to contact me for official purposes. You're to answer the mails. How and what? You'll be instructed about that. As per the law you're not to be employed for more than 8 hours a day. But let me warn you, you might have to stay until late. You'll be paid extra for the overtime. Soon you'll be handed a new iPad, iMac and a new SIM card. Everything for a smooth functioning of your work. It'll all be yours from now so you can use it for your personal uses. My next meeting is on 11:30 AM with Park Enterprises so you have to make sure everything is arranged for that. What all things? You'll be instructed about that. Did you understand everything I said?" He asks as he finishes his very long speech. I stare at him with parted lips.

"Oh no no. Not really." I answer him. He spoke too much, too fast. Understanding things for the first time needs time. He didn't give me that. He was fast, very fast.

"Good. You would have lied if you said yes. Ms Ann will explain everything once again. Patiently. Listen carefully and understand properly. I don't want to hear a no next time." He states as he soon presses a bottom on his table.

"Okay okay. Understand carefully. I can do that. Yes, I'm good at understanding." I say as I nod my head.

Soon a lady steps in whom I had met yesterday.

"Yes Mr Jeon." She asks as she stands beside me.

"Ms Ahn this is Kim Taehyung. I'm sure you must have met him yesterday. Mr Kim she is Ms Hae-Won Ahn. She'll explain everything to you." He states as he introduces me to Ms Ahn.

"Oh Okay, okay. Ms Ahn, okay." I nod as I bow to greet her.

She soon leads me to my work desk before she explains me my work. This time I understood everything. I can do this. Yes I can.

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