BEHIND THE SCENES

chapter 6: the wrong victim

<OST: It's You - Chungha>

"Sue him...?" Even in her miserable state, Jieun still managed to burst into laughter thanks to Byulyi. "Do you know how much money that needs? Even if I sold this signed jacket like what you suggested, it still wouldn't be enough. Besides, I don't think this matter is huge enough to be brought to court."

"Hm..." Byulyi took her seat next to Jieun once more, putting down the first-aid kit she had retrieved from the cupboard. "Then... maybe post it online...?"

"That's what I was seriously considering earlier..." Jieun admitted, wincing in pain as Byulyi applied the ointment to her knee. "But that was when I was really mad. You know I don't like blowing things out of proportion... I doubt anyone will believe me anyway, to be honest."

"That's true-" Byulyi sighed as she blew softly at Jieun's wound. She looked up at Jieun with her eyebrows furrowed. "In that case, you mean you just let them leave without even holding responsible for what they did? Lee Jieun, I know you're kind, but still... this is a little too much-"

Jieun shook her head as she reached into her pocket and pulled out the name card she had received earlier. "Of course not, unnie. Don't you know who I am? I'm a news reporter, I know better than to let them off so easily."

Byulyi let out a gasp as she snatched the name card from Jieun. Before Jieun knew it, Byulyi had already punched the numbers into her phone and was waiting for Seokjin to pick up.

Jieun pursed her lips nervously as she watched Byulyi. If there was one thing Byulyi was good at, it was writing. But if there was one thing Byulyi was passionate about, it was sticking up for Jieun. And Jieun was nervous about allowing her best friend to speak to Jungkook's manager, but for once, she decided to sit back and let her handle it.

Finally, the call got through. "Hello?"

"Hello?" Byulyi yelled, her voice three times louder than usual. "Hello? Jeon Jungkook? You scoundrel, I heard you bullied my best friend, do you wanna eat my fist or what?"

Jieun froze. Jeon Jungkook...? Who on earth did Byulyi think she was speaking to? It said clearly on the name card that she was calling 'Kim Seokjin', did she not see that or-

"Unnie-" Jieun shook her head desperately, trying to point out the fact that she was yelling at the wrong person. "This isn't-"

"Shh, I'm talking on the phone, Jieun-ah-" Byulyi put the phone down momentarily, clucking her tongue loudly as she fended off Jieun's flailing arms. "It's for your sake, so don't disturb me. Unnie will settle this for you, don't worry-"

Jieun shook her head wildly. "No, unnie-"

"Hello? Jeon Jungkook?" Byulyi put the phone back to her ear, yelling two times as loud this time. She glanced down at her notebook for a few seconds before continuing. "Yes, I'm talking to you - Jeon Jungkook, you stupid little maggot, pathetic worthless bag of filth, arrogant punchable jackass, Jeon Jungkook. You are in trouble, I'm telling you. You messed with the wrong person this time."

"Unnie, no-" Jieun reached for Byulyi's phone desperately, but Byulyi pushed her away, signalling for her to be quiet.

"You thought you could get away with bullying my best friend, didn't you!" Byulyi seethed with anger as she crushed the name card in her fist. "Well, guess what? Even if Lee Jieun agrees to let this go, there's no way I'm going to allow that! You broke her phone, that's 1.5 million won; ruined her jacket... that's 100 thousand won, her medical fee probably sums up to 200 thousand won - so that's 1.8 million in total. Credit card or cheque? We don't accept cash, by the way."