Half the day had passed already. You've been on the internet for the past few hours, and it was beginning to become tedious, which was wierd because you never thought that surfing the internet would ever get boring. Since you had nothing else to do, you decided to start job hunting.

You roamed the streets of Seoul searching for any "help wanted" signs. Eventually, you found yourself in Seoul's shopping district, Myeongdong. The many signs for karaoke rooms and clothing shops attracted you. You skimmed through shops, but then realized that you didn't have enough money to buy anything. You sighed and decided to just leave since there wasn't anything else you could do about it. Just as you were leaving, the store manager of the boutique stopped you. "Excuse me! Miss! Wait!" you turned around and found that the lady was calling after you.

"Yes?" you asked, confused.

"May I speak with you?" she asked. You thought you were in trouble. "Look, lady, I didn't take anything." You showed her your empty pockets. "I'm a good girl. I don't steal."

"No, it isn't about that," the woman said. "I was going to ask you if you're interested in getting a job here. I can tell you have a great fashion sense, and we're looking for young, trendy girls to work at our boutique. Do you have a job already or would you like to take up my offer?"

You didn't hesitate to answer. "Yes! I'll take it! I'll take the job!" you exclaimed.

The manager lady clasped her hands together. "Great! Now if you would follow me to my office, I'll inform you on the basic rules of working here and I'll give you some papers you need to read that would help you as well."

This is too easy. I'll earn enough money to pay mom and dad back, and I'll be back home in no time...

*

It was Monday, the first day of your job. Too bad for you, jetlag took over your body and you were late for work. Min, the manager lady from yesterday, didn't look too pleased. She was understanding though, since she knew this was the first job you ever had. Your first task was to fold clothes. "You read the papers I gave you yesterday, right? You know, the one that explained on how to fold clothes correctly and on how to work the register?" Min asked.

"Uh..." you forgot all about the papers yesterday; you didn't read them at all. You were too busy watching TV and bragging to your parents that this punishment was nothing and that it was too easy. You lied and told Min that you knew exactly what you were doing. As you folded the clothes, you hoped that you were doing it the right way. You could feel Min's stare as she monitored you. Once you finished, Min walked over to you, her arms folded across her chest.

"You folded all of these wrong. You didn't read the papers, did you?" Min asked.

You took a breath in. "No." Min nodded her head and gestured for you to follow her. "Come."

She led you to the cash registers and quickly explained on how to work them. "Got it?" she asked once she finished explaining. Though you didn't remember a single thing she said, you nodded yes anyway to avoid any other trouble. And just with your luck, a customer wal