Chapter 12
"And recently there was a wide-spread rumor about the K-pop star Hyunjin of Stray Kids, claiming that he was seen at a nightclub downtown—under the influence..." the interviewer announces in her loud, clear voice. Gosh, I'm so sick of hearing this incident over and over again. As the lady continues the context, (Y/n) mentally organizes her information and calms herself down. Stay calm. Be natural. Any stutter can go wrong. The interviewer continues, "the report was signed under the name of the only known witness, so we're with her here to find out the truth behind what had happened," she turns to (Y/n) with a small, stern smile, and the camera shifts its focus on (Y/n), "so, Miss, do you mind telling us what happened exactly during the incident?" The interviewee takes her turn in talking,
"Yes, well, I wasn't meaning to go to that room specifically, but I was slightly intoxicated and I wanted to go to the toilets, but I found myself in this room with a few people under the influence, and I remember that Hyunjin wasn't intoxicated nor drugged and he acted completely sober," the interviewer nods as she talked.
"Did you know him before the incident?"
"No, but I did find him a bit familiar so I took those pictures to check them later,"
"Very well. Did anything happen between the two of you?"
"Nothing much, he asked me to delete the pictures and I did, but at that time I had sent them to a coworker,"
"And how did you know that these people were under the influence?"
"Right, as I was walking into the room, I found a syringe on the floor, and their actions indicated that they were high," the lady nods again.
"So how did the news get very exaggerated in your report?"
"Ah, well, that was a disagreement between my coworker and me, since I was never willing to leak those photos,"
"One more question is the coworker who you sent the photos the same one who you disagreed with?"
"Yes,"
"Very well, thank you," she turns back to the camera and concludes the interview, with (Y/n) mentally relaxing. I think with this type of pressure I can become a rapper...
After the questionnaire was finally over, she greets the interviewer and walks offset to where Mr. Yoon was and asks, "Sir, how was I?" he claps his hands,
"You did great!"
"Thank you, sir," she smiles. Now it's Hyunjin's turn to be interviewed... I hope nothing goes wrong.
"So, Ms. (Y/n), now that we got this interview over with, we should start observing the comments and hope they get better," he states, starting to walk.
"Yes, sir. I'm just glad things are going pretty smoothly," she replies, following along wherever he was going.
"Mhm, we've posted the apology letter last night, so we're expecting some progress," they walk into a room—it didn't seem exactly like a dressing room, something like a getting-ready room? Anyways, they bow as they walk in, and the staff greet them back. Why am I even here? Oh well. I'll just sit and... the girl looks around for a place to blend in but locks eyes with Changbin, who gives her a small smile from afar. She smiles back, debating whether she should go to him or just linger around. So, she walks to him anyway.
"Seo Changbin, hello, I wasn't expecting you to be here,"
"Ah, yeah, I'm here just to give Hyunjin his daily dose of coffee," he chuckles, raising the two cups of iced americano in his hands. (Y/n) slightly raises her eyebrows, assuming both cups were for Hyunjin, okay, I drink a lot of coffee but damn! Changbin reads her surprised expression and corrects, "No—not both of them are his—of course, this one is mine!"
