━━ ∘₊✧ TWENTY TWO
IT is August 18 and it's currently 8:30 am. This means that it's 15 days before Jeongguk and Hyejin turn 15 years old. Hyejin is looking forward to spending her whole day with Bangtan. This year her birthday lands on a Saturday which means that they'll be in the practice room all day. And she just can't wait to spend it with her groupmates!
"Namjoon-ssi, sorry to be bothering you but would you mind helping me with my English homework?" Hyejin shyly walked inside the recording room where Namjoon was currently at.
Namjoon turned around and faced the fourteen-year-old who had just walked in with her english book and her notebook. Namjoon nodded and signaled Hyejin to grab a chair and sit facing him.
"Do you need help with everything?" Namjoon asked as he opened the book to the page where the sticky note was at. Hyejin nodded.
"I understand if you don't have time though." Hyejin kept her voice soft. She admired Namjoon, his hair, way of rapping, his mind, but she didn't like how intimidating he was towards her.
"I have time." You could say that Hyejin was really happy to hear that. So much that she couldn't hide her smile.
"Okay, so you've passed the introduction and are at... parts of speech." Namjoon was surprised.
"You're in your last year of middle school right?" Hyejin quickly nodded as she looked up at Namjoon.
"Then why does it say grammar - level 4? Do you speak english well?" Namjoon asked as he looked at the english book she handed him.
"Level four!? You're on level four already? That means you understand it don't you?" Namjoon asked loudly as he looked at the level Hyejin was at.
"I can have a conversation but it's just basic stuff." When I tell you Namjoon screamed, he screamed. He could not believe that a full Korean, fourteen year old, just spoke good English to him.
"How come you didn't tell me? You know how great this is?!" Namjoon put both of his hands on each side of Hyejin's shoulders.
"Wa! How come you never told me you spoke english?" Namjoon jumped out from his seat and pulled his hair in shock.
"You never asked, Namjoon-ssi." Hyejin grabbed her book that Namjoon had accidentally dropped from the table when he jumped out of his seat.
"At this point, I don't know if I can even help you with your homework," Namjoon confessed as he put his hand in his chest. Hyejin looked down to indicate that she was a little sad that he couldn't help her.
"It's okay Namjoon-ssi. I'll ask Mr. Bang if I can go to the library." Right before Hyejin could pick up her belongings, Namjoon stopped her.
"I'll try my best to help you." Namjoon sat back down and try his best to compose himself in front of the youngster.
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Hyejin heard from one of the staff members that Mr. Bang is having a difficult time contacting broadcasting programs to broadcast their debut and she couldn't help but feel sorry for her boss. He must be having a hard time trying to get them to debut as soon as possible. Now that she thinks about it, he said that they'd be debuting next year but he never said what month.
They might debut next year in December for all she knows.
"Mr. Bang, I have heard that you're having a difficult time finding a broadcasting program to help us with our debut. I think I can help you with that." Hyejin sat down across from her boss.
"How so?"
"Well, I was thinking of teasing our fans on Twitter with pictures of the new members. So far it's only been Seokjin, Yoongi, and Namjoon who have posted on Twitter. Maybe they need something fresh and new." Hyejin tried explaining her idea the best she could.
"Please go on Hyejin." Hyejin nodded and started explaining her ideas to her boss. This surprise meeting took about a whole hour of Hyejin telling her boss the ideas she has in mind.
"If I don't get a response by the beginning of the year, I'll keep your ideas as consideration. For now, please keep on working hard." Hyejin bowed and left the room.
"Hyejin! Welcome back!" Taehyung shouted as soon as he saw his young friend enter the practice room. Hyejin smiled and waved.
"Where were you friend?" Taehyung asked.
"I was in a mini-meeting with Mr. Bang," Hyejin answered as she walked towards the boys who were having a meeting of their own.
"What did I miss?" Hyejin asked as she sat down next to Jeongguk.
"I was just telling the boys that you know how to speak english really good." Hyejin smiled proudly.
"Thank you." Hyejin thanked her leader as she bowed her head a little.
"We were also talking that we will have a closer relationship with our international fans. If we do make international fans that is." Seokjin told the young girl as he looked at her.
"I know we will. Bangtan will be big!" Hyejin cheered as she threw right her fist up. Bangtan couldn't help but smile at her confidence.
"You're right. Only positive thoughts from now on. If we think negatively let's just think of Hyejin's confidence so that we can become confident ourselves." Namjoon clapped.
"Only happy thoughts from now on!" Jimin cheered as he also threw his right fist up. This was the first time Bangtan, including Hyejin, laughed as a group. At the time all Hyejin could think of was that she will always try her best to keep Bangtan happy and proud. She knew that if she kept making them happy, the closer she will get to be with them. She knew how to treat a person as a sister but she's going to make these boys her brothers and create a strong relationship between them.
"Hyejin, should we practice positively and go for lunch after as a group?" Namjoon asked the young girl and she smiled from ear to ear.
"Yes, leader."
end.