BEHIND THE SCENES

chapter 56: fighting our own battles

<OST: Orbit - Hwasa>

Jennie was sick and tired of being kept in the dark about things.

A few seconds after Yoongi had left his house, she dashed up to her house, puked a few times for good measure, washed up, put on her best clothes and rushed over to KBS as quick as she could. The whole journey, she kept thinking about what possibly could she have said that made him come here for an interview? She felt like it was somewhere in her head, but she simply couldn't pinpoint what exactly it was.

Then she finally reached KBS and was allowed to enter at once. Many people noticed her but didn't approach, since the KBS building was full of celebrities after all, and whoever was allowed to enter the building were either celebrities themselves, or had been working with celebrities their entire life.
Hopefully, none of her antis made it in to harass her, that was all Jennie hoped for. Jennie kept a low profile and took a seat at the main lobby, keeping a lookout for Yoongi to pass by.

He would probably be in his interview right now, wouldn't he?

For the entire hour-long wait, Jennie wondered how he was doing. He was probably doing fine - based on the way he spoke to her, he was rather well-read. But on the other hand, he barely went out, he probably hadn't been working for a long time due to his criminal history... he might not even get the job because of that... And that reminded Jennie of something-

Everything came back to her at once.

He was a film director before he quit. That explained the interest in cameras in that weird room at the end of the corridor. He was a film director, a film director who understood her pain, her struggles. And in turn, with her words, she had given him strength to continue pursuing his passion. Perhaps, he was here for an interview to become a production director for KBS? That sounded wonderful.

Just as Jennie finished the thought, she spotted a familiar figure from afar, chasing after a man dressed in a fancy suit whom she also recognised at once - she had worked with this particular PD before when filming one of her reality shows in the past. Park PD was the head of the production teams department. And well, they were on rather... well, alright terms. Jennie hurriedly picked up her bag and rushed towards the two of them, so that she could listen in on their conversation.

"PD-nim-" Yoongi bowed profusely, chasing after Park PD. "Please give me a chance to work for your team, I promise to put in my utmost effort, sir. I really need this opportunity to start afresh."

"I've heard of you before this, Min Yoongi-ssi-" Park PD admitted. "You were filming movies before this, weren't you?"

"I was-" Yoongi nodded as he held out his portfolio once more. "I co-directed one movie before this. But that's all."

"And why don't you tell me what happened after that?"

"I..." Yoongi swallowed hard. "I took a short break-"

"You went to jail-" Park PD said bluntly. "And that's exactly why I can't accept you into our team, Yoongi-ssi. I'm sorry."

Jennie frowned.

"No, look-" Yoongi grabbed Park PD by his arm, looking him in the eye. "Please. I was too afraid to step out of my comfort zone all this while, but now that I've finally gathered the courage, can't you please just give me a chance? I promise to work hard, I'll do well-"

"Look, I'm sorry but I'm afraid that my decision is final. Please look elsewhere."

"PD-nim, please-"

Park PD shoved Yoongi aside and coincidentally, right into Jennie's arms. Yoongi turned and spotted her, raising his eyebrows in complete confusion.