Chapter 2

“Sir, I’m quitting this job!” taehyung says as he steps inside the dressing room.

Everyone turns to him. Even the makeup artist girl who is removing make up from jeon jungkook’s face stops and stares at him.

“Why are you saying this?” the manager of jeon jungkook asks.

“They didn’t pay for my 29 minutes salary that i overworked yesterday. I’m underpaid.” taehyung says staring at jeon jungkook through the mirror. He sees jungkook is also staring back at him with a cold expression.

“Why are you looking at him? Talk to me.” the manager says.

Taehyung looks at the manager again. “I already told you once you. You Didn’t listen.” then he again looks at jungkook. “Sir either you pay my money or i quit.” he says.

Jungkook still stares at taehyung through the mirror for a whole 5 minutes and for this whole 5 minutes everyone present in the dressing room holds their breathes.

“What’s your name?” jungkook asks.

“Huh? You Don’t know me sir? I’m working here for 3 days.” taehyung says.

Jungkook closes his eyes and leans his head with the chair. The make up artist again begins removing the make up. Everyone starts working again.

“Yah taehyung go back to your work. I’ll pay for your 29 minutes overtime with today’s payment. God knows from where they have  hired him…” the manager says.

Taehyung nods and pulls out his phone and checks his account balances, so he remembers exactly what amount will be added later.

“Lmao, can you believe noona he forgot me even though i assist him with his ear pieces, mics water bottles. I Have to walk behind him like a puppy from 10 am to 7 pm but still doesn’t know my name? I told you this man is short in brain. I could understand it the moment i saw him for the first time.” taehyung whispers to a girl staff and laughs silently.

“Don’t speak like thie. If he hears you called him short in brain then you will get into trouble.” the staff girl says.

“Noona i Don’t think he hears correctly. Haven’t you noticed whenever someone calls him, instead of speaking he only stares at their faces. He makes me laugh.” taehyung says and laughs loudly this time. When some staffs give him side look, he puts hand over his mouth to control. 

“TAEHYUNG BRING A MIC. HE IS GOING TO PRACTICE NOW.” a staff calls taehyung loudly.

“ON IT NOONA.” saying taehyung gets ups.

Taehyung brings jungkook a mic as the idol is going to practice dance while singing. 

“Is this song in Hibru? Can’t understand anything.” taehyung whispers to the staff beside him while watching jeon jungkook smoothly dancing.

“It’s an English song taehyung ahh…” the girl staff says.

“What are you saying? He speaks English? I don’t even see him speaking his mother language korean. Now he sings in English.” taehyung whispers. “Wannabe be Englishman ljbol…” saying this time taehyung accidentally laughs loudly.

Jeon Jungkook stops his movement and looks at the choreographer with cold face. “Someone is speaking loudly. Get him out.” he says.

“Oh sorry sir It’s me.” taehyung says getting up from the floor and bows while apologising. But he bows in the direction where two loud speakers are.

“Ask him to get out.” jeon jungkook says without looking at particularly anyone.

“What kind of language he is speaking again?” taehyung asks the same staff he was talking with earlier.

“English… Leave. He will get angry.” the girl says shoving taehyung out of the room.

Currently It’s 6:58 pm and taehyung is staring at his wrist watch with sharp eyes. His shift ends up 7 pm.

“…50, 51, 52..53..54, 55…56..57..58..59.. And 7!  Oh Lord I’m Over timing again… MANAGER SOJIN HYUNG MY OVER TIME HAS STARTED FOR TODAY. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SEND MY ALL PLAYMENTS WITH YESTERDAY’S 29 MINUTES OVERTIME PAYMENT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.” taehyung yells, loudly to the manager who is in another room beside the one where he is now.

Jeon Jungkook has been checking lyrics for some of the new songs and hears the loud voice. He looks at his manager with raised brows.

“Who is it?”

Manager sojin sighs. “That’s the new boy who is obsessed with over time payment. Earlier he asked you to pay for his overtime. That boy.”

“Who hired him?”

“The company… But who knew he would turn out to be a money obsessed.” managers shakes his head.

It’s 8:30 and taehyung is working overtime by 1 and half hour. He keeps updating about it to the manager regularly. Now he is holding a trayful of snacks and going to serve jeon jungkook who is sitting alone in a room and trying to write a song.

“Sir here you go… Your saltless, spiceless… I mean basically tasteless air fryer fried chicken. You didn’t ask for sauce, still i brought it because it can’t eat this tasteless chicken fry without sauce I’m sorry.” taehyung says putting the tray in front of jeon jungkook. 

He also sits beside jeon jungkook’s leg and peaks at the lyrics. “What is this lyrics sir? If you want to waste your time on someone, then waste it on me, waste it on me, waste it on me…. What kind of old fashioned lyrics is that Sir? Why would someone waste their time on you?” taehyung speaks out while dipping a fried chicken into the sauce and bites on it.

Jungkook clenches his jaw and tears apart the page from the pad and throws it on dustbin. 

“Huh? Why did you throw away your song?” taehyung asks as he takes another bite.

This time jungkook looks at taehyung with extremely cold face and ager filled eyes. “Did i ask you to give your opinion on my song?” he askd with calm voice. 

Taehyung laughs. “Sir i Didn’t give any opinion. I just said It’s a very old fashioned lyrics.  Like a song from 2024 should have this kind of lyrics. It’s 2026 sir. .”

Jungkook inhaled sharply to control his anger. “Did i say you that you are allowed to eat the food?” he asks, again calmly.

“Umm..no… But i thought sharing is caring…” taehyung says giving a third bite onto the same chicken.

“Get out.”

“Okay sir. Should i go home?”  taehyung says standing up.

“Get. Out.”

“I know he can’t hear properly. OKAY SIR. I’M LEAVING. TAKE CARE.” taehyung says the last few words loudly so jungkook can hear properly.

Jungkook annoyingly Stares at taehyung’s back with furious eyes.

He has been write the song for a couple of days but the boy ruined it in one second.