Chapter 11: NEW ENCOUNTERS, OLD REUNIONS

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"Are y'all the new trainees?" The guy, that arrived just a while ago, looks at the three people sitting there. "Of dorm no. 1"

The older guy, seated across Soojin and Jungkook, pulls out his headset and nods, "Yeh, we are. You- who are-"

"Follow me" the guy interrupts that older guy, glancing at Soojin and Jungkook for a moment. His eyes fix at Soojin for a longer while, narrowing them a bit as if he knows her.

Soojin stares back at him too. Do I know him? Have we met before?

It's not long before the mysterious guy with the poker face walks towards a corridor. Jungkook and Soojin look around in awe.

"Damn... There are so many rooms..." Jungkook whispers to her. Soojin nods in approval.

The guy opens the door, labelled 'DORM 1' and reveals a really... Messy room, that clearly shows that it belongs to a bunch of teens. He grumbles, "Darn it! It was Namjoon's turn to clean it and that mf didn't do it!"

He huffs and goes on, picking the things and placing them in a single place, making the area seem a bit tidier. As soon as he's done cleaning, he doesn't even spare a minute or two to introduce himself to the newbies.

Such a strange guy...

Jungkook and Soojin take a seat on one of the bunk beds, after placing their luggage onto the side. Both of their stomachs rumble. It's obvious as they have not eaten anything since the last four hours.

Jungkook whines, "I'm hungry!!"

"Me too...," Soojin pouts and replies, "But we gotta save our allowances... Let's wait for the food to be given..."

Jungkook just huffs as he plops into the bed. The older guy, who seemed to be busy only on his phone, was secretly observing all these and he felt pity for the kids. He too was hungry as well.

He takes out his credit card and twirls it around his fingers as he looks at them, "You can come with me if you want to."

Soojin frowns and was about to deny his offer respectfully when Jungkook suddenly yelled in desperation, "Yes yes, Take us with you, hyung!!"

"Jungkoo--," Soojin gasps and is about to scold him when the guy says, "Ya kid, it's okay! Come with me." He got up from the bed and gestured them to follow him. And they did. Hunger took the best of them.

At a nearby cafe:

"You can choose anything you like. Food should be eaten with pleasure," he leans onto his elbows by placing them on the table.

Soojin and Jungkook look at each other. They usually don't like taking things for granted. And if they're given the chance to, they would most probably prefer to take the minimum.

After going through the menu, Jungkook says, "We'd like a bowl of steamed rice... Thank you!"

But to their surprise, the older guy just scoffs, "What?! Just rice?! Bruh, what kinda kids you're?" He looks at them with disbelief, "Damn, you're given a treat!! You should take the most advantage of it! Bruh..."

He gestures the waiter to come towards them, "Three bowls of sweet steamed rice along with Samgyeop-sal (pork belly)"

Soojin widens her eyes. Pork belly is indeed expensive, so expensive that she got to eat that only once every month. "Mr... It's okay... Steamed rice is enoug--"

"Yo girl, just enjoy bruh! And..." He frowns and looks at her, "What did you just call me?! Mr.?!" He gasps, "How old are you both?"

Jungkook frowns. This hyung is so weird... "I'm 13, she's 11"

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