BEHIND THE SCENES

chapter 74: we'll never know

<OST: It's You - Chungha>

"Can you stop eating tteokbokki every morning?"

Chungha looked up from her plate at Hoseok who walked past her and took a seat at his own desk. "What?"

"You're gonna gain weight."

"Excuse me?" Chungha raised her eyebrows. "Are you cursing me right now?"

"I'm just warning you," Hoseok said nonchalantly as he glanced up at Chungha.

"You're just jealous of bujang-nim."

Hoseok shrugged and nodded. "That's a fact."

Chungha looked away, still taken aback by Hoseok's honesty after all these years.

"Isn't tonight your date with him?" Hoseok asked, pretending as if he hadn't spent the whole night before pulling at his hair and worrying about whether Chungha would actually go or not. "So have you decided whether you're going or not...?"

Chungha had, in fact, also spent the whole night before pulling at her hair, thinking hard about whether to go or not. On one hand, she felt like she really still had feelings for Hoseok. On the other hand, she still wasn't sure if she wanted to take the risk and start over with him again... and she also felt like... Namjoon deserved a chance.

"Firstly, it's not a date. Secondly, no - I haven't."

"Ah..." Hoseok nodded slowly as he looked away. "Alright then."

"What about you?" Chungha asked Hoseok. "What are your plans for today?"

"What's new-" Hoseok sighed. "Still working on the construction worker case. Gonna change my approach and search the guy's home today."

"Oh?" Chungha frowned. "Why the sudden change of strategy?"

"I don't know-" Hoseok frowned. "Something just tells me that if I search his home, I might find something new. I've already gotten permission from his family."

"Ah... I see."

Hoseok bit his lower lip as he glanced at Chungha. "You? What are your plans before dinner?"

"Finalising the Jennie Kim bullying case," Chungha said simply. "That's about it."

"Ah... I see."

Chungha and Hoseok stared at each other for a while, as if waiting for the other person to say something. It felt like there was still so much left to say between them, but at the very same time, it felt like there was nothing that could be said right now. At least, not until Chungha had made a decision tonight.

"Um-" Chungha eventually broke the silence with an awkward laugh. "All the best today then."

Hoseok returned the awkwardness with an equally awkward chuckle. "You too, Chungha-ya."

-•-•-

"Hi guys," Kim PD addressed the four celebrities and their staff with a bright smile on his face. "Thank you for arriving on time today. As you can see in the script in your hands, we're scheduled to leave here in 1 hour - at 10am. We'll be taking the bus you can see on your left to Nami Island. In the bus, we can all start getting familiar with each other and the cameras-"

"Ya-" Jennie whispered as she nudged Jungkook in the ribcage. "Did you see him?"

"Who?"

"Yoongi-" Jennie clucked her tongue agitatedly as she scanned her surroundings. "You know, Unit 105."