Internship with Pentagon

English

I was so excited to start my first day that I even woke up before my alarm. Today is the day I find out where I'll be working and what I'll be doing. After getting ready, I grab my things, along with Yuto's jacket and head to my new work. After unpacking everything, I realized I forgot to bring a jacket, and while it isn't all that cold, I get cold very easily.

I get shuffled around a bit before I'm finally told that I will be helping out at a music festival today. With no time to spare, the team I'll be working under and I load into a van and head to the location. When we arrive, we quickly head inside and I'm told I will be an assistant and to do whatever they ask of me without complaint.

As I walk into the room I'll be stationed in, I notice it's fairly spacious. There is a table with a few snacks and a cooler with water. There is a couch and a few foldable chairs scattered around. As I look around I spot my boss for the day Lee JinYong. I walk up to him and politely introduce myself.

"Ah, you must be the new intern they're sticking me with." He looks me up and down as if he's trying to measure my capability. "Just do what I stay and don't get in anybody's way. Got it?"

"Yes, sir."

With that he beings looking over the clipboard he has in his hands and quietly talk to himself. Not knowing what to do, I slowly walk around the room and look over it again until I hear a knock on the door. I snap my head in the direction of the sound as another male pokes his head through the door.

"There's a problem and we need your help." The man says calmly.

"Got it. Hey, intern. Just stay put and when the boys arrive, just do whatever they need you to do. Can you handle that?" He asks, but before I have a chance to respond. He nods his head and walks out the door.

After about five minutes I start to become fidgety and I begin straightening everything up even though it was all already straight. Deciding that I had enough time to head to the bathroom, I quickly and quietly head out. When I return, I hear voices coming from inside the room and assume that the "boys" my boss was talking about are here. Not wanting to be rude. I knock a few times before entering the room. Without looking at anyone I bow and introduce my self.

"Hello, I'm Clair Davis and I'm here to do anything you need me to do," I say politely. The room went silent and as the silence lingered, my anxiety began rising.

"Oh yeah, Mr. Lee said he was going to have an intern working with him today. That must be her." I hear one of the boys say to the rest. I recognize the voice and I look up as curiosity floods through me. For the second time in two days, I freeze.

"Well, hello. We're Pentagon. I'm the leader of the group. My name is Hui." Hui smiles as he introduces himself. Before I can say anything, the rest follow.

"Ah, thank you, but I already know who you all are." I laugh nervously after they are all finished. I notice Yuto isn't in the room and I let out a small sigh in relief. I don't know why I was so nervous to face him. Maybe because of howembarrassedd I am about yesterday.

"You're not from around here are you?" JinHo asks me.

"No, I'm not. I'm from America. I'm here for a two-month internship through my college." They all look at me as if I'm the most interesting thing in the world.

"Anyways, Mr. Lee told me to do anything you needed me to do. So, if there is anything please don't hesitate to ask."

"Wow, your Korean is really good." Yanan comments.

"Thank you. I studied last summer through an institute at my college and I'm also taking the regular classes for it."

"Woooowww," They all said simultaneously.

"Hey, hyung, doesn't Yuto have a jacket like that?" WooSeok asks JinHo.

JinHo was about to answer the youngest when he was interrupted by the door opening.

"Hey, I'm back. Sorry, I had a bit of a hard time..." Yuto trails off as he notices my presence. Noticing the awkward silence, Wooseok speaks up.

"Hey, Yuto. This is the intern that Mr. Lee told us about. She here to do anything we need her too."

"Ah, hello. How are you?" Yuto asks me in English.

"Ya, why are you speaking English. Is there a mission that they didn't tell me about?" Hui asks in confusion.

"I'm trying to be polite, Hyung. She can't speak Korean." Yuto responds.

"Yuto. What are you talking about? She's fluent in Korean. It's rude to assume she doesn't know Korean just because she's a foreigner. She studied it very hard at her university." JinHo says in an authoritative tone. One that I'm not used to hearing him use.

Yuto, feeling embarrassed and confused looks at me for answers.

"Hello, I'm Clair Davis from New Grand University. I'm here on an internship for business. Today, I was assigned to Mr. Lee and he had to leave when someone came in saying there was a problem. In turn, he told me to stay here and do whatever you needed me to do in order to help you get ready for your performance." I say in fluent Korean.

"But, yesterday..." he trails off again, waiting for me to fill in the blanks.

"Yesterday I was flustered and nervous. Plus, I had just gotten off of the phone with my mother so I was still in an English-speaking mode you could say." I say as I look at my feet. I can feel my cheeks burn as embarrassment floods through me.

"Wait. Yesterday?" Yeo One asks.