Chapter 15 - Daisy

Chapter 15 - Daisy

Berry and two other new assistants, were led to the office for the U20 Reserve Team. There, they met the Manager of the team, Daisy. A 26 years old chubby woman. She was quite lax in her personality and that made Berry and the other new assistants felt more relaxed.

"Welcome to the team. I am Daisy, this team's Manager. You can call me Miss Daisy or if you want to be a bit friendlier, just Daisy is fine," Daisy spoke while smiling.

"You can treat me like your peers. I welcome that so I can feel younger," Daisy winked at Berry and the other new assistants. "How about a simple introduction?" Daisy smiled and looked at one of them. "This cute girl can start first," Daisy pointed at a short girl at the far end of the line.

"Em- Em- I am Melina- 18 years old but 19 this year- I like to eat mangoes and sweets," Melina spoke nervously.

Daisy chuckled and said, "I like mangoes and sweets too and you can see the results here," Daisy lightly tapped her chubby cheek. Melina blushed as she was embarrassed.

"I know you are nervous. Take your time and get used to the environment. If someone bullies you, you can speak to me. I will slap their cheeks with my chubby palm," Daisy chuckled.

"You are the cutest staff in this team. How about we become sisters? A cute girl like you ignite the older sister instinct in me," Daisy stared at Melina.

"Um, um- Sure. Please take care of me," Melina bowed nervously at Daisy.

"Guys~" Daisy shouted at the other staff in the team, "Starting today, this cute girl is my younger sister. Don't bully her and if you see anyone bullying her, report to me. You see my chubby palm, right? You don't want to have a taste of it."

"Okay~" a male staff replied nonchalantly.

"Noted!" a female staff added.

"Yes, boss!" another female staff added. The others gave an 'OK' sign with their fingers.

"Sure, sure but I want to become your younger brother too~" another male staff added while chuckling.

"You are too ugly to become my brother," Daisy replied playfully too.

"Welcome to the team, Boss's sister," that 'ugly' male staff shouted at Melina.

Melina's nervousness dissipated when she saw a friendly atmosphere. She nodded excitedly at all the older staff.

"Ok, next, you in the middle. Introduce yourself," Daisy pointed at the guy in the middle of the line.

"I am Andy, 20 years old this year. You can give me any work because I can do them all. I can do everything. I will work hard," Andy introduced himself confidently.

"Also, sister Daisy is not chubby at all. You are beautiful," Andy spoke with his sincerest smile but Daisy looked at him indifferently.

"Nice smile but I hate bootlicker the most. I hate it when someone says that I am not chubby. I don't mind you say I am beautiful because I think I am but I know I am chubby and that is a fact. Stop spreading lies," Daisy spoke sternly. Andy was stunned.

"Also, I have met many people since working here and I know that your smile means business. You are not sincere at all. If you think you cannot be sincere, don't be. Don't fake that smile," Daisy added.

"Are you sure you can do everything? If you really can, why are you working as a Junior Assistant?" Daisy glared at Andy and he shuddered.

"Yeah, you are ban from being friendly with me. Don't call me sister, call me Boss. I will keep a close eye on you. Try to play dirty, I will whack you with this fat palm," Daisy spoke in a serious tone.

Melina got nervous again. She thought that Daisy was all smile but Daisy looked scary when she was angry. Melina swallowed her saliva nervously.

Daisy looked at Melina and smiled. "You must be shocked, right? I will only get angry if you make a mistake. Most of the time, I am a nice girl." Melina nodded nervously.

'Tch! This is all this guy's fault. My cute sister is scared of me now. You are on my blacklist. You will need to work really really hard to get delisted from my list!" Daisy glared at Andy.

"You, introduce yourself," Daisy pointed at Berry.

"I am Berry. 19 years old this year. Nice to meet you," Berry bowed lightly and made his introduction simple. He did not want to make the same mistake Andy just did.

"Barry?" Daisy repeated Berry's name wrongly.

"Um, Berry. An 'E', not 'A'. Like strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, and other berries. That kind of Berry," Berry replied politely.

'That is a delicious name you have there, brother,' thought Andy.

'I want to eat strawberry now,' thought Melina.

"Oo. I am sorry if I offend you," Daisy apologized.

"It is fine. I understand," Berry smiled.

Then, Daisy stared at Berry for a few seconds and frowned. Berry was slightly nervous with that stare.

"I am sorry if I am asking but why are you wearing those glasses?" Daisy pointed at the glasses Berry wore. Berry was confused.

"Fashion? I know someone with bad eyesight and I can recognize glasses for that purpose. Yours is without any prescription," Daisy was curious. Melina and Andy glanced at Berry.

"I start wearing this to concentrate on my study but as time passed, I get used to it and feel weird if I am not wearing any," Berry replied truthfully.

"Ah~ Is that so? I am sorry for asking again. Well, with your built and a bit of makeover on your hair, also without those glasses, you will definitely be a handsome boy. My eyes are rarely wrong," Daisy smiled.

Berry was a bit embarrassed but also amazed at Daisy's observation skills. Other than his family, no one else realized that his eyesight was always fine.

"You exercise a lot, right?" Daisy asked again. Andy and Melina were curious. They looked at Berry and they only saw a normal built teenager. Nothing special about Berry but Daisy saw something else.

"Yes… I do exercise a lot," Berry replied.

"Hoh~ I am right," Daisy nodded. The other staff saw Daisy showed interest in Berry and they stopped their work and looked at them.

"With your built, I think you are more suitable as an athlete than an assistant," Daisy spoke and the other staff was surprised by Daisy's remark. Berry had a feeling that their conversation was going somewhere else.

"How about becoming a player instead of an assistant?" Daisy asked, shocking everyone in the office including Berry. The staff looked at each other with disbelieve. Andy and Melina looked at each other in shock too.

"Daisy sees potential in that kid?" a staff whispered.

"If Daisy says so, that means he must have a lot of potentials, right? Daisy rarely is wrong," another staff replied.

"She may be wrong. Even if the kid is athletic, that does not mean he is talented as a player," another staff added.

"There are a lot of sports games and since he is athletic, he must be good in one or two of the game. As long as that sport is suitable for him, he has a lot of potentials. Daisy sees that potential that she makes the offer," another staff added.

"You guys miss a point here. Exercising a lot does not mean you are an athlete. The kid may have a good built because he exercises a lot but that does not make him an athlete. He is just someone who lives healthily," a staff spoke and the others shut their mouth.

That staff spoke the right thing. Even so, they believed in their boss, Daisy. They had worked with her for a while and had experienced Daisy's keen observation.

Bestie's words a day ago reverberated in Berry's mind. Berry thought of his parents but he thought more logically. Berry was silent for a minute before he decided to give a reply.

"You can take your time thinking about this. This is just an offer as I see you are more suitable to play a sports game based on my observation. I may be wrong and may jeopardy your future. You don't need to give me an answer right now," Daisy spoke.

"I already have my answer. I am sorry but I have to decline the offer. I am not interested in games… I mean, I am not interested in becoming a gamer. I do play games but casually. I don't have the heart and passion to become a gamer," Berry replied seriously.

Daisy pouted her lips. "Hmm~ that is a shame but I respect your decision. I cannot force you to become a player but if you have a change of heart, tell me. The offer will always be opened," Daisy smiled. Berry nodded.

"Thank you for the offer," Berry thanked Daisy.

"Then, starting today, you are my younger brother. You can call me Sister Daisy," Daisy smiled and she added with a silly laugh, "Having a handsome boy calling me sister make me feel good, hehe."

"…" the staffs were speechless. Many of them looked at Berry and all they saw was an average face nerd. They did not see the handsomeness spoke by Daisy. They also started to doubt Daisy's earlier remark about Berry.

Perhaps, Berry was her type and since Daisy was attracted to him, she gave that offer on a whim.

Berry smiled and nodded lightly. He was a bit awkward to call Daisy, 'sister' but since she was friendly, he decided to give it a try.

"Thank you, Miss- I mean sister Daisy," Berry thanked Daisy.

"Ha~ that felt nice. Melina~ call me sister too. Bootlicker, persuade Melina to call me sister. I will add a point to your thousands of negative points in my book," Daisy glanced at Andy.

Andy nudged Melina with his elbow.

"Sis- sister Daisy," Melina spoke shyly.

"UWA~ My mood is better now~ Andy, I will forgive you for your mistake today. Thank your two coworkers here," Daisy was happy.

"Um… thank you," Andy thanked Berry and Melina embarrassingly.