Meant To Be

CHAPTER IX ¦Me¦

Indistinct blabbering, soles tapping, whoops, laughs and hoots echoed around the dimly lit warehouse. Most of them are young adults, they all have similar black bands around the wrists. Yoon Gi silently took photos of anything that attracted him, mostly the girl he invited to the gang to watch the underground rap battle with them.

She slapped his arm when he snapped another stolen picture of her. "Hajima!"

"What? Don't like people taking pics of you, Choi Je Bin?" He questioned, snickering.

"They can do as they please except a certain pale photographer of a stalker." Je Bin retorted.

"Oh! Hyung is burnt!" Ho Seok hooted, they laughed when Yoon Gi shoved him and almost crashed into Wendy.

"I regret inviting you," Yoon Gi glared at Je Bin, who threw her head back with a laugh.

There was a ping from Jin's phone. "Is it Yeri again?" Irene asked him.

He shook his head. "No, it's from Jung Kook. There's a new one and it's from Joy."

"Ji Min and Tae Hyung keeps texting me too." Seul Gi frowned.

Wendy stifled a laugh. "I'd do the same if I was in their position."

"Of course, you'd do."

"What's that supposed to mean?!"

Seul Gi rolled her eyes at Wendy, who guffawed. The line moved, four more groups and they'll be at the entrance of the warehouse basement. "Why the security?" Je Bin asked, irritated rather than curious.

"Well, they can't have this going viral and out of the website." Ho Seok answered before Yoon Gi could.

"So it's like illegal or something?" She inquired, brow arching.

"To the police, yes. But to us? Nope," Seul Gi said and stifled a laugh when she realized why the pale photographer was glaring at her through half opened eyes.

"Ya! No cutting in line!"

"I'm just looking for my friend."

They turned to the skater girl with straight red hair, blue snapback on backwards, puffy white sweater, ripped denim jeans, and red converse high. "Rae Ki!" Seul Gi called, raising her hand up for the girl to see her.

She looked their way before walking towards them. "I didn't know you're a skater." Seul Gi eyed the skateboard.

"It's one of my secrets," Rae Ki briefly placed a finger on her lips.

"I've seen you at the library and a couple times with Nam Joon..." Wendy trailed off, eyes widening. "You're his cr--!?"

Ho Seok quickly yet gently covered her mouth with his hand. Giving her a meaningful look, which she understood. "I mean, I thought your hair was black and wavy." Wendy said to Rae Ki when Ho Seok released her.

She touched her red hair. "I asked my friend to straighten it and borrowed a hair spray. I'm Park Rae Ki, by the way."

"Son Seung Wan. But you can call me, Wendy." She extended her hand and they shook on it.

"I'm Bae Ju Hyun, but calling me Irene is fine."

The others followed suit and introduced their selves. "Why do you need to disguise yourself?" Je Bin asked with furrowed brows.

Rae Ki tensed briefly. "I... don't want to be recognized by others. And I don't want my parents to know where I really am."

"You snuck out?" Ho Seok incredulously asked.