჻ "With Yoongi hyung, either of them won't give up their turn to the other," he gave her a small smile that made her realize that mediating between the two must have been hard work

჻ And that the next few hours in there would be spent with an even more annoyed Yoongi

჻ What a lovely day

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჻ "I'm back"

჻ The backpack on her shoulders filled with dozens of posters to promote their soon-to-be debut had stuck to her sweaty T-shirt

჻ In a large grocery bag, meanwhile, she carried a small fan earned by doing a chore at the appliance store a few miles away from there

჻ She had spent the entire morning delivering flyers, picking up from the recycling bin those tossed by passersby just ahead, and then helped the elderly store owner unload the goods that had just arrived

჻ That had earned his sympathy and the device she brought with her

჻ Sitting on the floor, with about ten sheets of paper in front of him, Yoongi kept scribbling words in illegible handwriting

჻ "Welcome back"

჻ He was always very polite, but never too warm to her nor to the rest of the maknae line

჻ Despite Chaeri's constant efforts to try to get him to like her, their relationship did not seem to have improved much since its beginnings

჻ It was not that they did not get along, he simply considered her not very much. A mere coworker

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჻ "Were you able to hand out enough flyers?"

჻ The staff told them that they would soon be making their debut in the industry, confirming the actual position of all 8 members

჻ That's why they were taking turns handing out flyers to promote their upcoming music release and performances

჻ "Handing them out was no problem, but I found far too many thrown in the paper bin just ahead of where I was. I picked them up and brought them back here."

჻ They couldn't afford to print a lot of them, picking them up from the pile of other discarded papers was a need

჻ Not that they would get dirty, in fact, since the bins were specifically dedicated to newspapers and flyers

჻ Yoongi nodded to her as the room was filled with the notes of a song she did not know: His phone was ringing

჻ Not to be nosy, Chaeri took the opportunity to shrug off her backpack and bag and go to the bathroom to take a shower

჻ She needed it, sweaty as she was

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჻ As she turned on the faucet, she could hear Yoongi's conversation with someone on the phone. His tone was calm, collected, but there was an edge of frustration in his voice. She couldn't help but eavesdrop a bit, walls too thin not to allow her to hear

჻ Yoongi sighed his conversation with his mom, shaking his head. He knew what was coming: another lecture on why he should quit the music career and focus on something else. He had heard the same thing a hundred times before and it never changed.

჻ "Mom, I'm fine," he said, trying to be polite and respectful. "I enjoy what I do here"

჻ But his mom wasn't convinced. She kept insisting that that was not for him and that he should find something better suited for him. She argued that he was already too old to not have a job and to be messing around with kids

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