MY Yesterday and Forever

14 - You Meet Again

You enter a spacious room which had a living room on one side, a large work station and a dining area. There's a clothes rack where a variety of jackets, hoodies, shirts and pants hang, Yoongi's no doubt. Three people looks up at you as you enter with David. You got introduced to Yoongi's make-up/hair stylist, his personal stylist and a company staff. They greeted you politely before they quietly went back to work. 

"You can stay here so that you can read your job scope and some FYI's about what is expected during the press conference, his guest appearances and even conversation with other people. The bottom line is, you need to be at his side when there are non Korean speakers around. There are some videos that you can also browse of his previous interviews. Have you listened to any of his songs?" David asks you all of a sudden you were put on the spot. When you stammered for an answer, he laughs. "That's alright. I suggest that you do that too, because it'll help you know more about what people would be asking or would be talking about." His phone rings and he signals that he'll be back.

You take out a folder that had everything David mentioned about. Stay at his side, it's easier said than done for you because of your past. But this is business and nothing else, you remind yourself again for the nth time.  You stand up and approached the three people working on one side of the work area. "Excuse me, is it ok if I work here?" You ask them as you pointed to the empty space next to them. All of them nodded with a smile, the lady who got introduced to you as Yoongi's stylist spoke.

"Go ahead and use it." She paused before continuing. "You better get used to us because we'll see each other a lot during the tour. Maybe you can help us with the translation too. It's hard to communicate what we want to say to others."

"Of course, that will not be a problem at all. By the way, you can just call me Y/N." You tell her.

They gave out their names too. The stylist's name is Kyoung-Mi, the make up artist is Hyeri and the staff is Yeo-Jin.

"You're pretty." Hyeri tells you and you smile and thank her. "Are you wearing contacts?" She asks.

You shake your head with a small smile on your lips. "No, these are my natural eye color."

The three of them stare at you. "Whoa, that's so cool."  

You learn while chatting with them that they've been working with Yoongi since he started. 

"What is he like? I mean Agust D, is it hard to work with him?" You ask. You knew him when he was just starting, and you didn't exactly work together that's why you are asking. You hold back in revealing that you both used to know each other. 

The three women shook their head. "No, not really. He makes it clear what he wants and as long you do it as he's instructed you, then there's no problem. I mean even if you make a mistake, he'll point out your error but will not  give you a hard time because of it."

You nod your head, but honestly, you were hoping to find out more about him. You wonder if he's changed at all. Everything surrounding him has changed. He is no longer that guy who performs in a small basement club, but an international celebrity and he probably lives in some posh house or condo now. You're still upset with him for hurting you. The pain, is no longer there, just scars that reminds you of what you've been through.

Ok, none of those thoughts, you tell yourself. This is business so none of that personal stuff that you've buried in your memory chest. You began reading the detailed summary of your job assignment. Translation during press conferences, interviews, events and private meetings. You know Yoongi understood English before, eight years have passed since then, so he should've developed the skills in speaking too. But, you can be wrong. What do you know anyway? Nothing, because in the eight years in your life, even you have changed.