innocence. || Vkook

VI

Taehyung rushed to the door, not wanting people to wait outside.

When he passed the bar, he saw Hyungwon sitting on the chair, still not moving a bit, except for his long fingers that were tapping on a display of the phone very fast.

Taehyung opened the door and got completely shocked.

Instead of seeing bunch of hot tall women in their late twenties as he expected, he saw five boys that were merely his age, one or two maybe even younger.

Ok, this place really is a big fucking mess.

"H- h- hi... come in, get inside." - Taehyung maintained professionalism and politely greeted the boys.

"Hyungwon, where should I lead them?" - Taehyung asked Hyungwon. He had to shout because the entrance door were ten meters from the bar.
As expected, Taehyung didn't get an answer, so he decided to take them to the changing room.

I'm lucky that I know where the damn changing room is, cuz this Hyungwon dude is a total waste of oxygen.

"Is this a changing room?" - One of the boys asked.

"Yes it is, I was here once last year, so I'm familiar with this place." - The other stripper answered. He looked so young it was barely believable he was legal.

"O- ok, I'll leave you there..." - Taehyung said shyly and closed the door behind the boys.

He leaned his body on the door, took a deep breath and exhaled after three seconds.

He couldn't believe what he just saw. Seeing male strippers was extremely rare, but seeing almost underaged male strippers was something that you'd never ever expect to see.

Taehyung's first thought that passed through his head was "are they even 19?"

After few moments standing with his back being pressed to the door, he shook his head and started going towards the bar.

He stood next to Hyungwon who was still silently playing on his phone and sat on one of the bar chairs.

The two were sitting there for two minutes without saying a word, which made Taehyung a little nervous.

"Pretty shocking, isn't it?" - Hyungwon finally said something, though with his head still being locked to the phone's screen.

Taehyung didn't expect the encounter by his fellow coworker and got a little shocked.

"Y- yeah... I'm still in shock quite a bit."

"I know. My first reaction was not any different." - Hyungwon said putting a small smile on the corner of his upper lip.

"When did you exactly started working here?"

"Well... I think three years already passed.. I'm not quite sure." - Hyungwon said with his eyebrows furrowed.

Taehyung just nodded three times and looked at the floor. He was still under impression after meeting the boys.

"Don't worry...," Hyungwon said, finally raising his head from his phone,"I can feel uncomfortableness in the air coming from your side, so I'll just tell you not to worry."

Taehyung raised his head and looked Hyungwon in the eyes with a confused expression.

"At least you're not on their place. Being a waiter at this place is not a big deal for real. I believe Mr. Gong still hasn't talked with you about the salary and all that stuff, but you shouldn't worry, you'll make good money here."

The only thing that caught Taehyung's attention was the first sentence.

"What did you mean by "at least you're not on their place"?"