MANAGER | newjeans x reader

Chapter Thirty Six

"Where the heck is she?" Hanni asked, her voice tinged with panic as she clutched at her hair. She barged into Y/n's room, only to find it empty.

Footsteps echoed down the hallway, and another member reported, "Unnie, she's not in the kitchen or the bathroom."

Hanni glanced at her members, all of them looking equally worried. They had searched everywhere and even called Hwajoo to check if he had seen Y/n, but they had come up empty-handed.

"We should put up a missing sign," Minji suggested, her expression grave.

The others stared at her in disbelief, wondering if she was serious. But the worry etched on Minji's face confirmed that she was.

"Why don't we just call her?" Haerin suggested, causing the others to facepalm at their oversight. It seemed that panic had gotten the best of them. The others agreed to give Y/n a call, with that Danielle whipped out her phone and scrolled down her contact list trying to find her girl – meant manager's phone number.

She finally found it and did not hesitate to press the call button. The room filled with the ringing sound, but after a few rings, the call ended abruptly, indicating that Y/n had declined the call. The members scoffed in disbelief.

"Did she just – what if we are actually calling her for an emergency?" Hanni exclaimed, placing her hand dramatically on her chest, looking offended. "Call her again!" she demanded.

"Okay," Danielle replied, pressing the call button once more. But once again, it was declined. The members were about to start ranting again when a 'ding' interrupted them. They all scooted closer to Danielle, eager to see the message.

She opened the message and read it aloud.

"Dani, what is it? I can't answer your call right now, I'm on my way to meet someone,"

The members had different reactions to this. Haerin furrowed her eyebrows as she put her hands on the sides of her waist, Hyein rolled her eyes in disbelief, Hanni scoffed, while Minji contemplated ways to smack someone via text.

"Don't reply, Dani. Let's just let her," Hanni said, sat on the sofa with her arms crossed as she mumbles incoherent words.

Back to Y/n, her phone laid on the passenger seat, open screen and you could see a text sent to someone.

010-1234-5678
Where are you?

Y/n
On my way.

010-1234-5678
Can't wait to see you❤️

Y/n couldn't help but roll her eyes at the last message. She couldn't believe the girl – so thick-skinned. Finally arriving at a local coffee shop, she found it somewhat hidden, making it a good meeting spot, especially for celebrities.

Y/n went inside and immediately spotted the person she was looking for. She didn't bother to say hi or smile; instead, she just sat across from her and crossed her arms.

"Why did you want to meet me?"

"I didn't want to. You just left me no choice. Take back what you said and apologize to the girls, Jieun," Y/n said with a stern voice. Jieun was taken aback, unable to believe it. There was a part of her that thought Y/n might want to get back with her, but it seems that wasn't the reason for the sudden meetup.

"Y/n, are you serious?"

"Dead serious," Y/n deadpanned.

Jieun couldn't help but scoff as she fanned herself using her hand. "Yah, you care more for them than someone who became part of your life?"

"Oh yes, I do care for them more than you. Glad you picked up on that easily. Now make an apology statement," Y/n demanded. Jieun slammed both of her hands on the table, catching the owner's attention who was peacefully cleaning the counters.

"Not in a million years," Jieun spat, grabbing her bag and hastily walking away from the table, leaving Y/n disappointed.

She hasn't changed at all Y/n thought. She decided to buy drinks and pastries to bring back home for the girls.

She paid for her order and stepped outside of the coffee shop. Struggling to open the door, she finally managed and got back into her car. Driving back home, she picked up the food and stepped out of the car, balancing the drinks and pastries.

As she walked into the living room, no one was there. Suddenly, someone spoke.

"Where have you been?"

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I was walking home from school while writing this part lol, wait for me later okay? Vote and follow🫶