Art & Design building
"This final project is called 'FINAL.' Have you guys been thinking about it? You should have. It's almost the keep-up presentation."The professor talks about the last final projects. "What is final to you? The Final has a lot of meaning. Interpret what the final is to you, interpret it in art form, and give them the meaning. The meaning you want to say to the world or at least to yourself." The professor pauses and looks around at the students in the auditorium. "It could be sculpture, drawing. watercolor paper mache(Papier-mâché) or whatever. Everything is art if you believe it...and just so you know, it's the last project, and it causes everything...that means you will graduate with this project, and the 5 best ones will be shown at the Angelo Art Gallery Museum."
After the class ends, Killa walks to the front of the building with Maki and other friends. Across from her, she sees her Boss waiting for her.
"I gotta go, see you," Killa says goodbye to her friends.
"Who is he?" The curly-haired guy asked curiously,
"That a Killa's Triple B," Maki says with a teasing voice.
"Triple B?" The shaved-head guy asks,
"It's her Boss," Maki says,
"Her Boss? Good welfare benefit." The curly-haired guy said,
"Hehe," Maki chuckles.
"So why do you call him Triple B?" The shaved-head guy asks.
"Big Boss Boyfriend," Maki says,
"Dudeee," Both of the guys scream approvingly.
Killa and Eamon haven't had much time together. Killa has been focusing on her projects, and Eamon seems to have so much work on his hands. When they are together, they love to embrace the time and don't take anything for granted.
The Café
They head back to the Café. Killa goes to change her clothes and put them into the uniform. But the Boss is a little upset because he wants to stay with her alone upstairs.
Killa helps Kwan make some drinks for the customers. Boss is just standing there watching and staring at her, upsettingly, but after he sees and realizes that she is wearing a uniform like the old times, he suddenly feels pleasant. She might be thinner because of so much work at school, but still, she looks sexy and beautiful, and she looks so grown up now.
"Hey, should you be working, boss?" Kwan asks.
Boss: 'I am.' he does the sign.
"By watching your girlfriend?" Kwan teases him. Boss says nothing. "Stop acting like this. Everyone's scared to order."
Killa stays until closing time. She is cleaning with Kwan, especially Kwan, who quickly and intensely swipes the floor because he wants to leave work as fast as possible.
"Are you free this Friday?" Killa sneaks beside him and asks.
"Why?" Kwan turns to see her and makes his curious, steady face.
"I want you to help me with something?" she asks,
"What is it?"
"It's Boss's birthday—I want to surprise him, but I don't know where to take him for the celebration. He gives me so much, so I really don't know what to give him." She glances like she is begging for help.
"Why don't we celebrate here?" he suggests,
"Boss will know, and Is he gonna be okay with this? It's his place." she feels unease,
"Little weirdo, you can say this place is kinda my place. He left me to work alone at the café. It's been several weeks now." He tells the truth about Killa's lover that she never knew.
"What do you mean?" Killa asks.
"He's out a lot these days. He said he had something to do outside. That's why my face looks like this." He leans his face closer to let her notice his eye bags. "And he doesn't want me to get a new employee either. Why don't you just hurry up and graduate and come back to help me?" he says,
'Outside?' Killa thinks while swiping the broom on the empty floor.
"Ah, I'm sure there's nothing." He looks at his weird co-worker, who is like his sister. 'I shouldn't have said that..' Kwan thinks as he observes her. "Maybe he has other work besides the Café," he tries to comfort her. But there are no words from her. 'Am I making it sound worse?' Kwan thinks while he clenches the broomstick. "Let's talk about the party. I'll help you decorate and cake, so there's no need to worry." He changes the topic.
Even though she's zoned out in her mind a lot while trying to think, her ears are always alert. "I have to buy a present as well, and I have to come here before him—and who will buy the time?"
"Umm..." Kwan makes his sound,
Killa looks up at the ceiling, trying to think. "Ah! I know who," someone appears in her head.
The day of the celebration is here, and it's very important for Killa, who wants to memorialize Eamon's birthday. Killa attended Maki's birthday party, so she grasped the idea and how it would feel to be grateful for someone being alive and living on this earth. Since she has never celebrated her birthday with anyone before, at least for someone who has a massive role in her heart like him, she never knows her actual birthdate; she doesn't even know her real birth mother and father, and she never thinks about it before until this day.
Eamon's assistant takes him outside and tries to make him stay with him as long as possible, or until the planner texts him. Eamon is a bit upset because he hasn't been with Killa for almost a week. She has been trying to prepare the party and presents, but she told him that she had to work on the project, so he's quite temperamental and moody, and his assistant obviously realizes that.
The assistant: 'Boss, why don't we go to that place?' he does the sign with his hands, but his Boss says nothing and does not even move. 'Boss, I'm hungry,' he does the language sign again.
Boss: 'You just ate.'
"Then about ice cream?" The assistant asks. Boss looks at him with an angry face. "I want...ice cream."
Boss glares at him, "Then go get by yourself. I'm going back." He turns around.
"No!!" The assistant instantly shouts and grabs his arm, and Boss stares at him with dead air. "You seem in a bad mood. What is it? You can tell me."
"Why did you drag me here and there? You told me there's something important." Boss asks with devil eyes.
"It's—important,"
"Then what is it?"
"Let's talk about you, Boss. You have been upset for a couple of days now. Maybe I can help." The assistant tries his best to buy time, patiently waiting for his Boss to open his mouth.
"It's Killa," Boss says and pauses, "She hasn't texted me back or talked to me."
"Maybe...she's busy," The assistant says lightly and looks the other way.
Boss reads his lips. "She said she had to do the projects," he says and pauses again. But we haven't seen each other for a long time. At least just call or text me once." His face starts to react grumpily.
'OMG, I've never thought he had this side. He really loves her so much,' the assistant thinks sparklingly.
"Maybe she's bored with me..." Boss says,
"Pfft." The assistant chokes, and his creamy ice cream spits out a bit. "I don't think that way—" he wipes his mouth.
"I'm not young...and enthusiastic like a guy her age." Boss tries to explain his feelings.
'Omg, I feel like my goal is complete! Hearing Boss speak out about his feelings to me. I gotta be supportive of him,' The assistant thinks cheerfully inside his head.
"I saw her with a guy..." Boss continues,
"I see. Yeah, I think you're quite old for her." The assistant says that while Boss is ready, his lips are. "And you so...emotionless." Boss' eyes widen. "I mean your face; there is no expression at all." The assistant continues. Boss stares at him angrily, and his veins are coming out. "But—but some girl is into that kind of type," he tries to explain himself.
"What should I do?" Boss asks.
The assistant does the sparkling eyes again, stunned by what he has heard. 'Did he ask me for love advice?' he clears his throat. "Well, let's see what you are good at." He thinks hard. "Shooting...not helping, Killing.. not helping. Looks? Money? Money, maybe for sure."
Boss quickly gets up and looks very forlorn.
"Wait-wait. Boss, how about your looks? Even though you have a scary look sometimes, you know, right? You're not a King of the mafia only because of what you did. It's your face, too. Every girl fell for you back then." The assistant grabs him and says to his face. Boss halts, "Just try to cut your hair or something. It falls over your handsome face." The assistant explains and raises his hand in front of his own face.
"That's it? The looks? Is it coming out of your brain? Boss starts to get more annoyed.
"Money," The assistant says,
Boss stares at him as if he's about to punch his own man. "Killa is not that kind of girl, and she's already rich."
"How about sex?" The assistant suggests another, and then Boss's eyes open wide. "If sex is great, nothing matters, right?" he observes his Boss's reaction. "Why? Boss and Killa, not yet…" his voice fades out.
Then, Eamon pushes ice cream harshly into his assistant's mouth. "Shut your mouth, " he says in a deep, scary voice.
"I bet you're best at sex, right? Come on, you BOSS, seduce her with that. I bet your body is still firm...right? Even you are old." The assistant keeps on going. Eamon faces down on the floor and gets red.
Ding!
The assistant gets texts.
"Let's get back." He immediately gets up and tells Boss to go.
The darkness in the Café doesn't make Boss wonder about the strange behavior of his assistant. He takes out the key, unlocks the door, and enters the dark without any guard; then, he turns to his assistant to continue the conversation due to overthinking about his love, which has a significant age gap between them.
"We did it already." Boss says,
"What?" The assistant's a bit confused,
"Sex,"
"Oh, then you're not that good?" The assistant asks with curiosity.
"What did you say? I'm best at sex. Killa loves it." Boss says as they get inside, suddenly the light is turned on, confusing him. As he turns around, he sees Killa and Kwan standing together, but Killa's face isn't adequately prepared because of his announcement about lovemaking with her.
"Surprises—" Killa and Kwan say the word. Kwan pulls the confetti string as Killa awkwardly holds the cake with a red face.
Kwan pushes her tiny back to be closer to Boss, walking through the colorful confetti in mid-air and on the floor. "Um, Happy birthday, Boss." Killa raises her chin and congratulates him, offering him a white and light blue cream cake.
He is still shocked by what happened. "Aren't you going to blow the candle?" Kwan suggests and tries to keep the surprise going. Boss blows the candle. Boss and Killa are still standing awkwardly, but his face is totally drawn to the view in front of him right now.
"Should we eat the cake?" The assistant interrupts the silence.
The four tables are pushed together to be big enough to hold the cake, other food, and flowers. They are all at the table; Boss is still looking at Killa without blinking.
'Is he mad?' Killa thinks and tries not to avoid eye contact.
"When did you–" Boss asks.
"I prepared and let them help." Killa quickly explains to him, but he's silent again,
"Do you like it?" Kwan asks.
"You don't even text me." Boss asks Killa, ignoring Kwan, who is sitting next to her.
People stop what they do and put down their forks. "Come on, Boss. She planned everything. She was busy with the project, but she insisted on doing everything. And cake, too. She made cake by herself." Kwan explains on Killa's behalf.
Boss admires the cake before him. "Did you?" he asks, quickly moving the cake away from the fork that is about to be cut off by his assistant.
"Yes, are you mad?" Killa looks up to see his face like a cat begging for forgiveness. He looks right back at her.
"Why don't we just hurry and eat, then go?" Kwan knows what is going on in the Boss's mind, so he helps with the situation.
"Actually, why don't you guys just go now?" Boss speaks his mind.
Killa widens her eyes and looks at Kwan.
"What?" the assistant seems disappointed. "Boss, it's your birthday. I want to stay with you longer." Instead, Boss gives him a scary look.
"But Kwan and your assistant are helping me surprise you," Killa says, her voice a little shaken.
"Hehe, it's okay, weirdo. He wants to be with you—alone." Kwan teases. Boss blushes after he reads his lips.
"When can I get the cake?" The assistant asks.
"No, she made it for me." Boss says angrily and moves the cake away from his assistant again.
"Then, we'll be leaving, and Happy Birthday again, Boss," Kwan says with a smiling face. "She's all yours," he smirks, and Boss flushes again. The assistant is dragged out by a handsome prince right away.