Loneliness (Musings and Mistresses #1) ✓

Chapter 2

RM: It's hard to say, I-

Janine: I have a question!

Polly: Could you stop interrupting, Janine?

Janine: I just can't help noticing that your English pronunciation is peculiar, perhaps a little too forced. Did you take last-minute courses or what?

Jin: Well, madam, it's pretty obvious. We're Korean, so English isn't our first language.

Janine: So, have you got a translator or what?

Mina: I don't like that Janine lady. Her questions are too personal. She's exaggerating.

Sana: Say things as they are. She's a bitch!

Chaeyoung: Shhh!

Janine: Come on, you don't need to be shy...

Jimin: Okay, we actually took English classes.

Polly: Perfect. Now, can we move on? You released your last album just last month, right?

Jin: Yes, we did.

Polly: And you collaborated with artists such as Ed Sheeran and Halsey-

Janine: Speaking of Halsey, Jimin, you looked a little too intimate with her... hehe...

Polly: Janine, please stop interrupting.

Kaitlyn: Don't mind her, she's drunk.

Jihyo: No, she's stupid!

Polly: Let's move on... and let's talk about the rap line. Apart from the leader, RM, we also have two other fantastic rappers. Now, a question-

J-Hope: Hold on. What kind of questions? Nothing kinky, right?

Polly: No promises, but I'll try...

Janine: Oh, come on, Polly, your ratings are going to drop if you keep asking such trivial questions.

Nayeon: Oh, sorry, I thought she tried to stay relevant after she messed up before!

Jeongyeon: I'm going to bed anyway. I'm done with this stupid show.

Momo: Wait! I'm coming with you.

Tzuyu: At least Polly isn't a snarky bully like that Janine!

Janine: So, J-Hope, you and Suga were caught acting out as if you were in love and all that cheesy stuff... Is it true?

Suga: We were only teasing each other a little bit.

Janine: Are you sure?

Jimin: (under his breath) Don't waste your breath on that cow.

Janine: Excuse me, who are you calling "cow"? Mind your language, Yellow Face!

Dahyun: I can't believe she said that!

Jimin: "Yellow Face"? How dare you?

Polly: Okay, let's calm down!

V: I want to go home.

Jungkook: Me too. We're wasting our time.

Suga: Hold on... If ARMYs are watching this show, we're screwed...

RM: No way! We are BTS, they're just some pointless bitches.

Janine: Pointless bitches? Pay attention to what you say, okay?

Kaitlyn: Janine, I think you drank too much. Stop it, okay?

Janine: Don't tell me to stop it! That son of a bitch called me "cow" and was even laughing!

V: Let's go, shall we?

Jin: Okay, we're only embarrassing ourselves, so...

BTS leave the studio. Silence falls as Polly grits her teeth in a forced smile.

Polly: A little commercial break before we return. Stay tuned!

Nayeon: No way! (Turns the TV down) I'm sorry, but I'm not watching that shit anymore!

Jihyo: I don't want to see how it ends. Let's go to bed, okay?

Sana: At last! Hopefully we won't hear about those shouting bitches for a while...

Mina: Are you sure?

Sana: That was just trash talk. Nothing we should worry about.

Nayeon: Good night, then.

***

The following day, it's 8am and the girls are in the hotel's restaurant for breakfast. Suddenly, they notice that the same woman Chaeyoung bumped into last night —Braulia Statkiewicz—is there, too. She's clearly a woman of word.

Jihyo: Who's that woman? And what does she want from us?

Dahyun: She's staring at us... I don't like that...

Mina: Uhm... Chaeyoung... She's looking at you...

Chaeyoung: She clearly remembers me... What have I done?

Nayeon: It's not your fault.

Chaeyoung: Yeah, it is. I shouldn't have gone to the laundry by myself.

Braulia: Ahem... Good morning. I can see you're all here.

Jeongyeon: Excuse me, who are you?

Braulia: Oh, sorry. I should introduce myself first. My name is Braulia Statkiewicz.

Mina: And... why are you talking to us?

Braulia: I thought your friend Chaeyoung told you everything...

Jihyo: Well, she did.

Braulia: Oh, never mind. Anyway, back to business. I know you, many people in America know you. Your reputation is skyrocketing but you're still down-to-earth and true to yourselves. This is what I like in a girl group.

Nayeon: Uhm... thanks?

Braulia: No need to thank me. I need you to do me a little favor.

Chaeyoung: Again? I mean-

Braulia: Don't you think I forgot, young lady. This is a really serious matter and you are the only ones who can help me, okay?