Sinner

Chapter 16

*English*

It's been a month since I posted Focus and my CEO hasn't called me yet. So Mr. Lee didn't find out I released a song without his knowledge. Thankfully but my song is more popular than I expected it only going to be hours until they realize I'm H.E.R and I'm forced to run 5 more laps than the other trainees and write a 200-word essay about what I have done and why I was wrong.

I've heard Focus everywhere in Korea, well my Korean version. So I'm surprised that I haven't been called yet. I'm currently in my company studio working on Nct Dream, a new album called we young. It releases in two months and I just started on the fourth song named my page. I drink my vanilla and mango bubble tea. I fix a couple of notes and look at my other monitor to see Ten standing behind me.

"I know you're there, mini apple," I say, not looking at him.

"Why do you call me mini apple," he asks as he plops onto the couch behind him.

"Simple," I say as I turn around and smirk. Knowing that I'll get a good reaction from this, "you're short and you hate fruit," I say before running out of the room.

Worth it! So worth it!

"Get back here you devilish punk," he shouts as he chases me.

"You'll never take me alive," I shout back, noticing that I am in the background of Taeil and Doyoung vlive.

*Korean*

"Joycle!" Doyoung yells making me stop in my tracks as the mini devil that wants revenge comes closer to me.

"Yes, Oppa," I say as I bow at him.

"What are you doing?" Taeil asks as I hear Ten's heavy footsteps come closer.

"I told Ten that he is short," I say as I hear him closer. "Give me a second," I say as I jump over them and climb a bookshelf. Doyoung and Taeil look up at me in awe as I sit down on top of the shelf.

"You're insane," Taeil says, forgetting that he is on live.

"Oh shit!" Doyoung says before widening his eyes and covering his mouth. He turns red and looks down. "I'm sorry," he says before bowing.

"Where is she," Ten asks, looking around but somehow missing the giant girl on top of the bookshelf.

"Who," Doyoung asks.

Oh shit! Doyoung please don't betray me!

"That giant punk name Joycle," Ten says as Taeil looks at me.

"Sorry, we don't know where she is," Doyoung says, saving my ass.

"I saw her run into this room," he says heavily breathing while looking around.

"She said that she was going to meet with the dreamies, so catch them," Taeil says, making Ten nods before leaving the room. 

I let out a sigh of relief as I jumped off of the bookshelf. "Thank you," I say before bowing.

"Since we did that, you have to answer a question," Doyoung says.

"Come here, let the fans see the trouble-making choco pie," Taeil says as I sit down and bow.

"Hello, my name is Joycle, sorry for causing the issue. I hope that you can forgive me for ruining the Vlive," I say looking up at the screen seeing that they have a million viewers.

Most of them are saying no problem and it was funny to see Ten and I like that. A lot of them are complimenting on my looks or talking about how happy they are that there is a black person.

"Are you H.E.R?" Doyoung asks as Taeil pulls on my cheek.

"Um, will you tell Mr. Lee the answer?" I ask

"Nah," Doyoung answers.

"Yeah, I'm H.E.R," I say.

"I know that I heard that voice somewhere," Doyoung says. "Alright you can leave," he says, making me stand up and bow before saying bye.

*English*

"Joy!" Sidney says as she jumps on to me.

"Hey," I say rubbing her back.

"Did you check the billboard chart," she says excitedly.

"No, why," I ask.

"Well look," she says, showing me her phone. I look to see her new song New Rules is in second place while Focus is in first place.

"We have been like that for the past three weeks," she says.

"Holy shit!" I shout as I cover my face. "No way," I say, shaking my head seeing that we beat Ariana Grande and Cardi B to first and second place.

"No way what," I hear a voice that gives both of us shivers along our spine. We turn around together to see our Ceo looking down at us. We gulp at the same time with fear in our eyes. Sidney holds my right hand.

We are dead, right after we found out that we are in the top one hundred.

We can do this two ways: lie to him and he finds out later and get a harder punishment later or tell the truth and get the punishment now but it's lighter punishment.

I sigh before biting my lips and look around. "Sidney and I made two different solo songs and they have taken the top two spots on Billboard top one hundred," I say looking down.

"Let me guess, Joycle is H.E.R and Sidney is Sol," he says surprising us.

"Yes sir, " I say.

" I knew I recognized these voices," he says, placing his finger to his lip. "You guys get the week off, next week you guys are going to stage," he adds, making us nod our heads. He walks away.

"Are we in trouble," Sidney asks.

"I honestly don't know," I say as we go back to my studio. I pick up my bubble tea and bag before going back home.