Part Time: Rose's Thorns

Chapter 10: Cornered

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Dance practice with the trainees has never been boring. You managed to guide them until the half of the song which was a good start for the past three days of practicing. Karina seemed to be the most flawless dancer among them, she did mistakes but able recover easily compared to the three. You felt special for it, the thought of only you in this world could do such teachings. 

During the break, Karina brought two iced teas as she was the first one to arrive back on the room. She sat beside you on the floor, handing you the other tea in surprise. 

"How could you waste your money, huh?" You said frustratingly. "You should have saved this instead."

"Why are you getting mad over a thousand won Iced tea." Karina contested, handing the bottle on your chest.

"I'm not mad, I'm just concerned to you as a teenager. You know I couldn't even spend a hundred won a day when I used to part time here in this country."

Karina chuckled. "That was your days, it's different now."

Silence filled you both as you decided to take the bottle on her hand. She gave you a teasing smile when you sighed in defeat, she's a teenager so you let her slip from that. 

"Coach, are you really sure you don't know unnie Taeyeon? That's the most impossible thing I could ever hear on a person who's working here." She placed her bottle down the floor. "You're a dance coach, so it's hard for me to believe you don't"

You sighed. "I'm new here, does that excuse me from not knowing who she is."

She rolled her eyes. "I could lie better than you. Both of you wouldn't even stare on each other like that. It's like a . . .  book story where two couples met again." 

"Aish." You groaned. "Stop the nonsense"

"I'll call our unnie then." She pulled out her phone as she kept her eyes at you. Your heart raced when you saw her typing on the screen, she wasn't joking. 

"Stop." You covered the screen with your hand immediately. "You don't need to do it."

She grinned in a teasing way, pointing her finger at you. "So you know her? Why are you stopping me from doing so?"

It was hard to open anything about what happened between the three members and you, despite being the popular guy on Korea during your part time days. You feared of being a controversy around the building adding the fact that these girls with you are teenagers, you knew they had young minds and their mouths had no control. A single mistake could lead you into worse cases, technically just like a zombie infection. Karina did her best for you to open up, but she failed; you were used to this since you were a junior high-schooler. 

You realized it was lunch time, your stomach was craving for some meaty meals and decided to bring your hunger down the employee's canteen. In your surprise, you felt two heavy hands on your shoulder as you were eating and realized it was Wendy with the other members behind her.

"You think you can hide from us, homeboy?" Wendy began, wearing a smirk on her lips.

The members brought you with them on their table with Joy and Wendy sitting beside you. They were lively like the old days, except for Irene who seemed more energetic than the last time you've been with her. They looked even more matured, there was no teenage-looking vibe on them already. Yeri handed you a milktea, which she bought it for you.

"How was the states?" Wendy began.

"Boring." You answered without hesitating. "Sit, work, drive, sleep, who wouldn't get bored?"