Hate

chapter 6

The ride to their practice hall was full of chaos. Everyone was jamming to some song and laughing.

On the other hand, Taehyung was having a hard time dealing with his headache. His stomach silently growled, but he managed to hide it. he sat in his seat comfortably, trying to gain some energy for the long dance practice.

When they reached their destination, they went in and saw an unfamiliar figure with a familiar one, who was their manager, Sejin. He smiled at the boys and gestured them to come closer.

"Guys, our choreographer Son Sungdeuk-nim had to leave for some family reasons." Sejin spoke, a hint of disappointment was visible on his face.

"Oh... I hope everything is ok. When are we expecting him to return?" Namjoon calmly spoke.

"We aren't sure... He didn't clarify. But as a substitute, we have Choi Bansik-nim with us here. He'll be monitoring you while Son Sungdeuk-nim is away."

The boys turned to him, smiled and greeted him.

"I have seen your work, and you guys are doing well in the industry" he spoke, with a warm smile.
"Ah~ thank you, Bansik-nim" Namjoon spoke.

"You guys can start practicing, I'll leave" Sejin smiled and left.

"So let's start shall we? Show me what you got." Bansik said as he dragged a chair in front of the boys and sat on it, hands on his chin.

The boys came in formation. Fake love started blasting from the speakers as 7 bodies moved to the beat, elegant as ever.

Taehyung's insides were screaming to stop, but he couldn't. He wanted to impress the new choreographer. So he kept going.

"Love you so bad~
Love you so bad~"

Jungkook lifted his shirt, the choreographer looked satisfied by the way they danced perfectly.

The ending tune was playing, when Tae lost his balance but he didn't fall. He finished the choreo along with the other members successfully.

"Good job!" Bansik said as he stood up and clapped his hands.
The boys bowed, panting.

"I didn't find any big mistakes... So it's all good- oh wait." Everyone looked up to the speaker.

"Taehyung... Is it?" Bansik pointed at the boy who was having a hard time standing still. Tae's head shot up.

"Yes, that's me."

"You missed a beat in the ending part, work on that."
Taehyung's lips formed a line, feeling disappointed.

"Yes Bansik-nim, I will. thank you for letting me know." He bowed again.

"Let's take a five, then I will see your solos." Bansik said as he started going over a few things on his phone.

The boys lazily walked over to the table on the other side of the room, reaching for the water bottles lying on it. The chugged it and sat on the floor.

Taehyung had his head down, sad and still panting. Jimin, scooted over to his side and patted his shoulder.

"Yah, don't worry, it was a tiny thing. Don't overwork yourself hm?" Taehyung looked up, faked a smile.
"Okaaaaaaayy" he playfully said. They laughed.

Tae got up.
"I'll be back in a second." The boys nodded, tae left the room to go to the washroom.

He grabbed the sides of the nearest sink, steadying his breath. He leaned on the back wall, hands on his chest, breathing slowly.

He splashed water on his face, rubbed his eyes and wiped the water off on a towel.
Breathing slowly, he tried to get himself ready for his solo.
"Can't mess this up.. you can do it Tae" he thought to himself.
"Just a few hours more... Don't fall apart" he mumbled as he walked out.

"Alright, let's start. Shall we start from the youngest to the oldest?"