Playing with fire [Jennie Kim]

10

"Unnie, we should check this place out!" It was late in the afternoon and Seulgi and Irene were looking for a place to eat.

"I don't want a full meal..." Irene looked at the Italian restaurant, Seulgi had pointed to and shook her head.

"They've got vacancies for a new waitress?" Seulgi looked at the note on the door as she took a picture of it.

"But you're already working at an Italian place near Gangnam?" Irene crossed her arms. "And the dance teacher at that kindergarten place?"

"They made me redundant, I need to start looking for some more places." She explained as she looked around. "Should we just go for ice cream?"

Seulgi looked at the ice cream parlour called ice ice baby, opposite the restaurant. "They're still opened?"

The two of them walked towards it, their gym bags in hand after a long couple of hours of training. Ice cream would be the best way to cool down.

As Seulgi opened the door, the bell rang and suddenly everything froze for a couple of seconds.

"J-Jaebum?" Seulgi looked at him, not realising who the girl with her back turned to her was.

Jennie turned around to look at Seulgi who looked a little shocked, as she looked down at Jaebum still with his grip around her arm, he quickly let go. She glared at him before leaving, pushing past Irene and Seulgi who had no idea about what was going on.

"S-Sorry...about that..." Jaebum apologised to them.

"It's fine, we were just leaving—" Irene said, trying to get out of the awkward situation, as Seulgi looked at her and shook her head.

"No we weren't, could we get some ice cream?" She smiled at Jaebum as he nodded a little before going back to behind the counter.

"Sure, what can I get you?" He put on a smile.

"Can I get a chocolate swirl and Unnie?" Seulgi looked at Irene who was busy looking at the menu.

"Mint choco-chip." Irene order but didn't look up at Jaebum.

"Two scoops each? And would you like a wafer or a biscuit cone?" He asked.

"Yep and the wafer ones." Seulgi ordered as she got her purse out.

"That'll be 4000₩ please." Seulgi handed him a 5000₩ note, and put the change in his tip jar.

Jaebum put two scoops onto the one before wrapping it in their store logo paper and handing it to Seulgi and then to Irene.

"I didn't know you worked here? You must have a lot of part time jobs?" Seulgi started talking to him casually.

"Yeah, our dorm rent increased recently, so I've got to work more." He explained as she nodded.

"Same, I'm applying for the restaurant opposite here." She pointed outside towards the Italian place.

"You must enjoy working at Italian restaurants, then?" He smirked as she laughed a little.

"Well, it would be cooler to work here—Pun not intended." She smiled as he laughed a little too, Irene simply stood there, awkwardly.

"I'll keep an eye out for any new vacancies for you, our manager currently only has a couple of us on part time." He explained as Irene's phone rang.

"It's Yeri, we should go." She looked at Seulgi who nodded.

"See you at school tomorrow!" She smiled and waved as they walked towards the door.