hopping off the bus, eunji finally sighed as she was in front of the mechanic shop after traveling nearly twenty minutes to get here. the battery of her car had died ( for the second time ) and it wouldn’t start even with the help of two separate cars trying to power it back up in the target parking lot, coming to the conclusion that she needed to order a new battery. she could’ve called an uber to bring her over, she could’ve called a towing truck too but both options were out of her budget and she REFUSED to called calvin – or daehyun for that matter to help her. she’s only grateful she didn’t do her grocery run first, having only to carry one tote bag around on public transportation was tedious enough. walking into the shop, eunji felt a little out of place, unsure whether to go into the empty office or saunter into the garage next to it, nibbling on her lower lip and deciding looking in the garage could be a better option than waiting too long inside. “hello?” she called out, stopping awkwardly at the very entrance, “uhh, there’s no one in the office so i just…came over here?”
melissa rolled out from underneath the car she was working on, carefully setting her tools to the side as she climbed onto her feet. “sorry about that,” she called out in response. “everyone is on lunch but i figured i would try to get some work done anyway.” the blonde lifted a hand to gesture towards the partially dismantled car that was propped up on the riser, an apologetic smile displayed on her lips. usually, there was always someone sat at the help desk to greet incoming customers but there was a lot of work to be done in the garage and she didn’t have many employees with the experience to do it. “is there something i can help you with?” she asked, automatically seeking out a towel so that she could at least attempt to wipe the grease from her hands before dealing with a customer.