Auralism - myg

47

It's now next Friday and you're at work, about to head to the bathroom to change your clothes to your date night clothes.

While on the way to the bathroom, you run into Jieun.

You raise your eyebrows in surprise as you see her. Her facial expression is the same, her nearly bumping into you.

"Jieun, you're back from your time off!" You say before immediately speaking once more. "How are you doing? Are you feeling okay now that the whole scandal has been taken care of?"

You watch as she softly smiles before shaking her head slightly.

"I'm... still not doing the best right now." She responds, causing your facial expression to drop as you grow worried about her.

"Oh no..." you mumble before looking around the office. You then lower your voice to a whisper. "Are your coworkers still giving you shit about the whole situation?" you question. She slowly nods her head before doing a double check to make sure no one is eavesdropping on your conversation.

"Yeah, it's been pretty bad since I got back from my time off." She states while shaking her head. "I've heard people making rumors that I took time off because I needed to meet with SUGA and fix my reputation by bribing him with sex so he would state that he never did anything with me." This causes you to furrow your eyebrows as you look over at her.

"That... doesn't even make any fucking sense?" you question. This causes her to widen her eyes while gesturing towards you.

"That's what I'm saying!" she exclaims, frustrated. She then widens her eyes as she realizes how loud she's being. She then lowers her voice once more before speaking again. "I was already starting to hate my job anyway, so I've already started applying elsewhere." She then whispers. This causes you to widen your eyes once more as you look over at her.

"Hate your job?" you question before shaking your head. "You're the peppiest person in the office every day. If that's true, you're an incredible actress." You respond. This causes her to laugh before pointing towards you.

"Funny that you mention that," she says before stepping around you and making her way into the break room. You follow behind her and step into the break room with her. "I actually was thinking of going back to school to study acting or singing." She explains. This causes you to tilt your head to the side as you look over at her.

"That may be a good idea if you're more interested in a career in one of those two things." You respond. "As long as you're not just doing this because of the scandal, though. At the end of the day, if it is, you won't be happy leaving." You respond.

"It's far more than the scandal. Did you ever notice how much more excited I was to head into the studio than I would be to be in the office? And that was after 8 hours of boring office work. For me to have that much energy and excitement for something after a long day of working tells me I'm feeling that way for a reason." She states. This causes you to slowly nod your head.

"Well, if that's what you think is best for you." You respond. "I'll support you through anything you decide on." You say.

She smiles excitedly, causing you to smile as you see herself getting back into her usual happy attitude.

"I'm glad you're being supportive of me, Y/N. I know we aren't the closest of friends outside of work but it means a lot to me knowing that someone has my back." You nod your head as she says this.

"Well, I have to get ready." You say while gesturing down towards your clothes. "I have a date tonight." You say with a smile.

"With SUGA." She says, attempting to finish your sentence. You widen your eyes for a second before placing your index finger over your mouth.