My Name Is Mine to Give

Today Sung-jun gave me a new VIP. Mr. Bang. Big money. Big name. But that is not why I am still thinking about him.

His file says he asked the staff where she was from last time. Like it was his to ask. Mrs. Cho read it over my shoulder. She set her pencil down. She said the two-key rule is not a choice for this guest. I knew what she meant.

After shift I went to the third floor mirror. I wrote on the glass with my lip balm. My name in Korean is mine to give. Not his to ask.

I never needed to write that before.

I walked to the bus in the dark. No earbuds. Just the road. And I got it. Wednesday is the test. Sung-jun has been getting me ready since day one. I just did not see it.

My family thinks I do small work. But I read the files. I know who walks in. I keep the room safe. That is not small.

hwaiting.