Clandestine

Second Encounter

Jaemin POV

I was in the car with Dream member after a schedule. We were heading to SM Ent Building to get some practice before we called it a day. I was a bit sleepy and about to close my eyes but then Haechan played music from his phone.

"Do you know that our hoobae already debuted?" He asked.

"Ah! Aespa isn't it?" Said Chenle.

"Yes. The song is good though. They are all also amazing, yeokshi SM." Said Haechan boasted his own agency.

"What's the title track?" Asked Renjun.

"Black Mamba." Haechan answered, "The MV is already released too."

I thought a bit and remember the girl that I met before. Was she debuted in that group?

"How's the MV?" I asked in curiosity.

"Why you asked?" Haechan said.

"Just because." I shrugged.

Haechan handed his phone to me. I saw four girls dancing along with the music. One of them caught my attention. Yes, it was her. But in this video, she has long hair with blue-blonde color. She looked different. I watched a bit to see how she danced and sang, and she was amazing. I couldn't believe that was the same girl who was crying in front of me back then.

"It's good." I simply commented and handed back the phone to Haechan.

The car stopped and we already arrived at SM Ent Building. We got down and proceed to the practice room. Meanwhile, I headed to the bathroom first to freshen up a bit. Geez, I was really sleepy.

I was about to go the bathroom and saw a familiar figure sitting on the stairs. Those exact stairs where I met that person for the first time. She was sitting there with dreamy eyes, seems to imagine something in the back of her head. I walked closer to her until finally, she felt my presence.

"Oh! Jaemin sunbaenim! Anyeong Haseyo!" She stood in a hurry and bowed to me.

"Anyeong. You look different."

She smiled shyly, "Jaemin sunbaenim, you know..." she paused, "I finally debuted."

"I know." I smiled at her, "I saw the MV. You are amazing. You did very well, Minjeong ssi."

"Call me Winter." She grinned.

"Your stage name?"

She nodded happily.

"It's cool."

"Thank you." She said, "It won't happen without you."

"Aniya. It's all because of you and your hard work."

"But you cheer me up, it really means a lot to me. So thank you, Sunbaenim."

I just smiled at her, "By the way, what are you doing here?"

"Ahh..." She looked shy, "I just want to reminisce that day and I secretly hope that I can meet you again here. You know, to say thank you, but then you come and it just wow. Isn't that a destiny?" She said.

She looked at me enthusiastically with her round eyes. That was cute. "Yes, it is." I answered. I spread my hand to congratulate her, "Chukhahae for your debut." I said.

She smiled so bright and took my hand, "Thank you sunbaenim."

Her hand was so small and soft.

"Fighting." I said.

"Ne!" She said as she bowed again to me.

Well, I really wish her luck with her new career. I never thought much about our encounter. It was just a casual encounter between hoobae and sunbae from the same agency. But her words rang in my head, maybe indeed our meeting was destiny.