"You thought it was unfair, too.
You were always looked down on because you were young and had no money.
It'll work out someday.
I'll catch a break someday.
The world stays the same regardless of how hard you live.
Even if you feel like dying because you're frustrated and overwhelmed, no one will acknowledge how you feel.
It is you in the end and only you are responsible for everything."
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"Alright Girls, the practice ends here. Keep up the good work", says the manager of the girl group, CYBELE.
"Your interview has been scheduled for 4:00 PM tomorrow. I'll hand over the script questions to you by this evening. Now go home and get some rest. Thank you for your hard work."
"Thank you too, Manager", the girls shouted unanimously.
"The promotions are going well as expected. But half of the credit goes to the entertainment company as we could gain more limelight after the debut", said one of the members.
"Yes, the interview with A company skyrocketed our views indeed", agreed the other member.
"I hope the same person is in charge of the interview next time," Andrea whose eyes were fixated out the window into the distant scenery of town, smiles and sighs simultaneously.
"Hmmm!! Why? Ummm...who was it? Ah! Yes, it was that cute omega," one of her members contemplates before responding.
"What do you mean that Omega? Is this how you are going to refer to people now? That Omega has a name of his own? He is someone who should be recognized by his name and not by his second gender. The laws have changed and you no longer have the right to attribute people in this rhetorical way," Andrea blurts out these harsh words without a second thought.
"Andrea! We understand your point, but there are many ways by which you could have stated these facts. Aren't you being harsh with your tone? She just casually said it, having no other intention. Maybe she could not remember his name, isn't that right?" the team leader glances toward the accused member.
"Yes, yes, I am not good at remembering people's names. I am lucky enough that I remember the lyrics. Haha..ha.. Furthermore, I did not intend to hurt anyone's feelings. I apologize if I came out as rude. She glances in the direction of Andrea and the other Omega members. Also, I called him cute too," she droops after her apology and closes her eyes while pouting like a child before falling asleep.
Andrea sighs and starts patting the head of the girl who just fell asleep. She apologizes to her in a low tone and examines her surroundings. She gets startled when she sees the team leader smiling at her, but soon accepts the fact and reciprocates the smile.
She adjusts her seatbelt and before falling back to sleep, she reminiscence of the time when she met her brother.
"I really hope to see you again Kiro, I do", she speaks to herself.
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Meanwhile, in Kiro's company,
"So everyone since we know it is high time we prove ourselves the best in everything and hence I expect a report from you by the end of this month. Also, there will be another member joining our team tomorrow since Ms Tina got married and moved abroad. The spot has been vacant for a while. So, all of you working on different projects I request you all to buckle up and prove your worth," Our Team leader set the deadline as he smirked in my direction.
"And yes, Kiro you have an interview with CYBELE tomorrow again, Right? So, I hope you are prepared and don't just go with the same script as other companies. Do a thorough research and prepare in advance. Make a detailed analysis of every member and try to be more creative, will ya?" he shrugged his shoulders and walked away without getting an answer from my side.
Make a detailed analysis. Yes, who am I kidding? They have appointed me as the head and how can I just not prepare things thoroughly? The events of last night flashed before my mind. The talk I had with Andrew and the time I stopped him from searching. I was a fool, I should have allowed him to do the search as I am afraid to do it with my own hands. Besides, Hyung still seems upset.
In the interim, all my teammates scooted over to my side and started cheering for me. They assured me to not get much involved in his talks and to focus on work like always.
This made me happy, and I felt more motivated than ever.
"Kiro, let's have dinner tonight. But just the three of us. It's been so long since we hung out together." Mr. Wang whined and sulked.
"Yeah! so that we can take care of your drunk a** while you have all the fun. NO! NO! We can't let this happen right Kiro," she winked at me and smiled.
I slightly giggled and jokingly teased him, too.
"So, now you both are a team. That's not fair. Make it a triangle again, come on, include me too", Mr Wang made a funny remark to which we all started laughing.
I shifted my gaze towards the side and saw Andrew standing, but he averted my gaze and went away.
"Um, guys let's call it a day and why drink today? We will also have to welcome the new member tomorrow, so let's postpone it." I hurriedly packed my stuff while abruptly waving them goodbye.
"You must be happy since the person coming tomorrow is also an...." Mr. Wang's voice muffled and Ms. Lee was the cause.
"What person? whaaa..." As I was about to continue asking, my phone popped a notification.
"I'm waiting" It was from Andrew.
I hurriedly ran and reached for the main door and saw Andrew waiting there for me. I became overpowered with glee since he smiled and we both boarded the car.
"I thought you were angry at me", I hesitantly inquired.
"Well, I was. But after giving it a good thought and keeping myself in your shoes I realised that I would have reacted much worse than you," he replied while changing gears.
"Let's have dinner outside today. I called your brother, Alex and Taehyung too," he replied.
"Huh! Is it something special today?" I asked in curiosity.
"Nah! Just thought that we should meet in a while as blood relations are not the only important relations. There are some relations that go far beyond that and they don't need a designation, just the comfort and their presence matters. Right!" he assured me and simultaneously delivered me an important message.
I contemplated it and nodded in agreement while forgetting the problems of my life and only focusing on the good people around me for the present moment.
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Sneak peek at the next chapter....
"So, everyone welcome our new member today. His name is Sihoo and he will be working as an intern starting today", announced our team leader.
"For someone like him, he has good qualifications, but I hope he has the skills too. Right! Mr. Kiro", the team leader, gives a mischievous look and directs him to be in my care.
"Hello, sir. I hope to be of utmost help to you. Sihoo greets me and then greets everyone individually.
"I understand the Team leader being rude to me but why is he targeting him too on his first day?" I asked Mr. wang.
"Well! It's because he is an Omega too. Probably that's why", Mr. Wang replied hesitantly.