reputation // jeon jungkook ✔️

chapter twenty-six

it really starts here

shin minseo

"please call me over if you have questions, or if you finish up!" i happily exclaim to the students. today is the first day so i am testing their knowledge on basic hair styles, just as a placement sort of thing. they are working on french braids, and each student will either get a check or an x depending on how their braid looks. it has been two days since jungkook and i have officially ended it.

i haven't heard from him, but taehyung has been keeping in touch with me almost every day. i tell him how the school is going and he tells me how the band is going, excluding jungkook. in all honesty, i'm doing okay. moon has been helping me, we see each other every morning and we are both starting to save up for a car. as my students pay their tuition, i will start earning money fairly quickly.

the band that they are calling 'BTS' has their debut performance next week, and taehyung can't stop telling me how nervous and excited they are. i couldn't be more happy for them, and i couldn't be more happy for myself. things are finally starting to look up, and i can move on from being known as everyone's 'second choice'. it's time i get my reputation back on track.

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"well are you going to go?" moon asks as she sips on her iced coffee.

"i don't know if it's a good idea." i admit.

"just go to support tae and yoongi, they're your friends."

"it's not even been two weeks since the breakup, i don't think i'm ready." i lean back against my seat and cross my arms.

"but taehyung invited you, he wants you there." she pushes.

"he'll understand."

"come on you can't let jungkook have this hold over you. prove to him that you're fine without him, just like you did with jimin." she begs.

"i'm not fine without him... i mean i am when he's not around me, but i just know i'll lose it when i see him." i turn my head to look out the window of the cafe. moon sighs. "i'm going to sit this one out, there will be other performances and i'm sure taehyung will invite me to those as well."

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"oh my gosh it's so pretty!" moon exclaims as she stares at my brand new car. i giggle at her reaction. "this shade of red is everything." she runs her hand along the side of the car.

"i know! it's perfect! look at the inside!" i quickly unlock the car and without hesitation, she slides in.

"wow! it's so fancy in here! and it has that new car smell..." she sniffs the air loudly causing both of us to laugh. "i'm actually so proud of you." she looks at me with her genuine smile.

"thank you." i happily smile back. she turns her head to look out the car window.

"woah... does that say what i think it says?" she points at a giant billboard. i follow her gaze and to my surprise a picture of seven very familiar boys sit upon it. it read 'BTS: the fastest growing boy band in history?". i quickly snap a photo of it and send it to taehyung.

tae :))

you're famous!

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woah!! that's my face!

and who's car are you in? it's nice :o

mine ;)

what? look at you go!

so proud of you <3

i'm more proud of you <3