Locked Away

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"How are things going Hakyeon?"

"They are going pretty well I would have to say."

"Good. I'm glad your getting on alright."

"Yeah."

An awkward silence fills the conversation and I just sit there holding the phone against my ear patiently.

Wonshik called about twenty minutes ago and he is still on the phone.

I don't usually mind, but I am at work so it probably isn't the best time to be calling me up for a chat.

"Well I should go because my client will be arriving in about five minutes. Be sure to call me more often though. Okay?"

"Thanks for listening to me Hakyeon. Bye" he hangs up and I sigh as I throw my phone onto the desk.

Takuya is actually meant to be coming in really soon. It will be their second meeting.

He will be going to his first Korean lesson after our meeting. We only met yesterday but he wants the appointments to be consistent for the first week then they can slow down a bit more.

"Hakyeon" Hongbin calls my name. I look up to see the kid madly shuffling a stack of papers on his desk.

"I am just about to head into a conference with Hong Jae and the company's most loyal group. Flipping Super Junior man!" he exclaims and pushes up the glasses on his nose.

"Have fun with that" I chuckle and he winks at me before running towards the elevator.

The elevator doors soon open once more and Takuya walks towards me.

"Hi Hakyeon" he extends his hand I take it, shaking it firmly.

We head into the conference room and I bring my laptop.

"You looking forward to your first Korean lesson?" I ask him, speaking in Japanese once more.

"Ah, yes. I will study hard" he gives me a 'fighting' gesture and I can't help but cringe.

"How music shows were you wanting to do a week?" I ask quietly and he stays silent as though thinking about it.

"As many as possible, for the fans" he smiles at his response. This is probably the most corny guy I have ever met.

I am more than happy when our hour finishes. I send him off happily and take a seat at my desk once more.

I look around the office to make sure Hong Jae isn't in sight before deciding to take a short break from work.

I open a new tab on my laptop and google NCT. It is actually part of my job as Yuta is my client to keep track of how his group is doing online but I just want to see what the fans have heard about Jaehyun.

'Fans wish idol health and good luck after he is shot week before debut.'

'Idol shot twice, one week before debut.'

'Fans send best wishes to their idol, Jaehyun.'

Seeing all the fans support makes me really happy. It must feel nice to have so many people always praising and loving you for whatever you do.

That's a good side to my job, you get to see all of these really good fans who are anything but kind to their idols.

Then again, there are always antis and the words of an anti can affect an idol highly.

20 years ago apparently one of the actors who had a contract with us committed suicide after not being able to deal with all the ugly comments.

"Knock knock" I hear a familiar voice from behind me. I turn and to my shock see Yuta standing there holding a plastic bag.