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6| The Rookie and the Sunbaenim

YN CHOUDHARY

My legs were shaking.Not the dramatic kind of shaking.The real kind that happens when your muscles are completely exhausted but you still have to keep moving.

Instructor Min stood near the mirror, arms crossed."Again."The music started once more.Beside me, Seyeon, Haerin, and Jiyeon unnie quickly got back into formation.Four of us.

The small trainee group the company had been experimenting with lately.I wiped the sweat from my forehead quickly before taking position again.

The choreography started.Step.Turn.Slide.Spin.I forced my body to keep up with the rhythm blasting through the speakers.Every move had to be sharp.

Every angle perfect.The mirrors in the practice room of HYBE Corporation reflected every mistake.

And the trainers noticed everything.

"Stop." Instructor Min suddenly raised her hand. The music cut off.All of us froze.She looked directly at me.

"yn."My stomach dropped."Yes, sunbaenim."

"Step forward."I did.The other three girls moved slightly back.Instructor Min walked slowly around me, analyzing.

"You're a good dancer," she said.Relief almost hit me.But then she continued."But your synchronization is weak."I swallowed."Sorry, sunbaenim."She pointed toward Jiyeon.

"Follow her timing."Jiyeon unnie was the strongest dancer in our group.Everyone knew it.

"Understood?"

"Yes, sunbaenim."Instructor Min nodded once."Again from the chorus."Music blasted again.This time I focused entirely on Jiyeon's movements.

Match the rhythm.

Match the angles.

Match the energy.For a few seconds everything actually felt right.Until suddenly-The practice room door opened.No one stopped dancing.But everyone noticed.

A tall figure walked in quietly with a staff member.Even without looking properly, I felt the atmosphere shift.Some trainees near the back straightened immediately.Whispers spread quietly.

"Sunbaenim..."My brain tried to ignore it.Focus on the choreography.But my curiosity betrayed me.For one second...I glanced toward the door.And my heart almost stopped.Standing near the wall was Kim Taehyung.

My brain short-circuited.Why is he here?Because of that single distracted moment-I missed the next step.My timing broke.Instructor Min instantly noticed."Stop."

The music cut again.The room went silent.My face burned.Instructor Min sighed."yn."

"Yes, sunbaenim..."

"Focus."

"I'm sorry."She nodded once.

"Break. Five minutes."Everyone relaxed immediately.Some trainees sat down on the floor.Others grabbed their water bottles.I slowly walked toward the wall, trying not to look in a certain direction.

Unfortunately...Fate clearly hated me today.Because when I looked up-He was standing right there.Only a few meters away.Watching the trainees.Watching me.For a moment neither of us spoke.Recognition flashed across his face.Of course he remembered.