Like any other day, Taeyeon was sitting on a couch. This time, however, it was her own couch. As in, the Jessica-is-too-busy-doing-ZoNE-stuff couch. Even though ZoNE was on hiatus, their company still wanted to keep them fit to do their job as performers. Plus, they needed to deal with the whole Seohyun thing that had happened the night before.
ZoNE’s manager was able to shush the press and keep any photos, reports, and footage from hitting the news, but the paparazzi could be fickle and demanding. The cost to shut down a scandal was something that Taeyeon could barely grasp.
Taeyeon decided to turn on the TV while eating some lunch.
Today expect it to be cool and cloudy, with a chance of rain…
Click
Next we go to…
Click
Spotted last night at the police station with…
Click
And back to…
“Wait, what?!” Taeyeon quickly flipped the channel back.
Were provided by an inside source that a group of idols were there last night. We aren’t quite sure who the idols were, but they were not seen leaving the station. More information will be…
Taeyeon sighed as she turned the TV off. She relaxed in her seat before throwing the remote to the side. Thank goodness…the stupid press is going to give me a heart attack.
It didn’t take long for Taeyeon to finish her lunch. Taeyeon was pretty bored, so she ended up calling Tiffany and Sunny and seeing if they wanted to come over. There wasn’t much to do, but Taeyeon still did some tidying up to make sure that her house was ready for guests.
The doorbell rang and Taeyeon rushed towards the door. “Hey~!” Taeyeon gave Tiffany and Sunny a big hug. “How are you guys?” Taeyeon led her friends into the living area and they all planted themselves onto chairs.
“We’re good. Buy we haven’t seen you around much.” Sunny said. “It’s like you’re always busy now, and we’re not part of your life much.”
“Sorry, things have been kind of hectic with Jessica.“ Taeyeon said without thinking.
“Uh, “Jessica”?” Tiffany asked.
“Uh…yeah. You know, from ZoNE? I’ve been just, uh…” Taeyoen tensed as she clawed her mind for an answer. “You know. Die-hard fan, right?”
Tiffany gave Taeyeon a funny look. “You okay?”
“Yeah. Long night. I didn’t sleep well.” Taeyeon said.
The girls sat around for a long time. They caught up on each other’s lives and tried to plan some future lunch dates and girls nights. Taeyeon hadn’t felt that relaxed in a long time. Jessica made her feel good, but there was always a hint of anxiety due to…well…you know.
“So Tae,” Sunny said, “What have you been doing lately?”
“Nothing much, why?” Taeyeon replied.
“I don’t know. I just haven’t seen you this busy for a long time, and I don’t even know why. I mean, you don’t have much of a steady job – or a job at all, to be honest. I know that you’ve been a babysitter but that shouldn’t take up as much time as it does, you know?” Sunny looked a tad bit sad at the thought that her friend has so little time for her.
Tiffany nodded in agreement. “I know you say it’s nothing, but it’s a little hard to believe.” Tiffany grabbed Taeyeon’s arm and rolled up the sleeve. “This?” Tiffany pointed to a large scratch that Taeyeon had received from Seohyun. “This isn’t “nothing”.”
