“Let’s do it together!”
Flea said in a cheerful voice.
On the other end of the phone, Ha Min's breathing seemed to stop for a moment.
“…Really?! Thank you, Mr. Flea!!! I’ll really be looking forward to it!!”
“Yes… me too.. haha”
When I hung up the phone, my hands were covered in sweat.
The room became quiet.
Flee put down his phone and closed his eyes for a moment.
'Can I really… do this? No, I have to. If I miss this opportunity… .'
Flee soon made up his mind.
***
A few days later, the VIBE team decided to visit Godol University in person.
Yejun said as he approached Flea.
“Your team is coming to Godol-daero?”
"Yes... I thought it would be more comfortable since this is my home...”
"Thank you for your consideration haha"
“It’s comfortable, but… it’s more burdensome. You came all the way here because of me…”
Bambi was whining.
“We got a celebrity~ A famous band came all the way to Godoldae~”
Yejun hit his head.
“Stop teasing me, Chaebambi—— Flea is getting nervous for no reason.”
Bambi smiled and playfully raised his hand.
“Okay, okay, you can’t even joke around?!”
Eunho was spinning the drum sticks silently next to me.
Flea found his silence more bothersome than usual.
‘Senior Eunho too… You must not have gotten tired because of me for no reason…’
***
The long-awaited collaboration practice day.
The VIBE team has arrived.
Inside the small practice room, unfamiliar faces were setting up their instruments.
Yoo Ha-min opened the door and came in holding a guitar.
“Hello. Please take care of me today~!!”
The gentle smile was impressive.
Flea bowed her head.
“Me too… Please take good care of me.”
My voice shook a little from nervousness.
“Since it’s our first practice, let’s take it easy. Is everyone okay?”
The members of the Godoldae band also nodded.
Flea took a breath and grabbed the mic.
As the music began, the small room was filled with resonance.
"Way 4 Luv ~ Way.. 4..~..↗️ luv..."
However, Flea's voice kept shaking.
The lyrics scattered in my head and my high notes cracked.
'Uh...why is this happening...?? M...my voice...isn't coming out as I want it to...'
Flea just wanted that moment to end.
And as soon as the song ended, a heavy silence fell over the practice room.
Yejun opened his mouth.
"Is your throat okay? Your throat doesn't seem to be in good condition today..."
"Ah... uh... that's..."
Joo Sang-won, who was holding a guitar, crossed his arms and muttered.
“...Why is the vocal like this? You sound really good in the video, was it all fake? Hehe....”
The moment I opened my eyes, my ears went numb.
All eyes were on him.
My fingertips were shaking and my breath was out of my mouth.
“I’m… sorry!!”
Flea put the mic down, opened the door and went out.
The door slammed shut with a bang.
Eunho's expression distorted.
"hey."
Eunho stepped toward the Senate.
“What did you just say?”
The senator averted his gaze, fiddling with his guitar strings.
“What? I just said it. To be honest, I couldn’t...”
"This kid...!"
As Eunho's eyes turned fierce, Yejun quickly grabbed Eunho.
“Hey hey hey, calm down! Eunho Yoo!!!”
Bambi was surprised and stopped Eunho.
“Eunho, seriously, stop it! You can’t fight here!”
Yoo Ha-min hardened his expression and looked at the Senate.
“…Senator, let’s go. What you just said really crossed the line.”
The senator said, pouting.
“…Hyung, uh… Okay.”
Ha Min bowed his head to the other members.
“I’m really sorry. I’ll apologize on your behalf.”
So he took the Senate out.
***
Flea was sitting on a school bench.
He was holding his palms tightly and lowering his head.
Tears fell with a small gasp.
‘Me… Why am I really like this…? I’m just a nuisance to everyone… .’
My head was in a complicated state of confusion.
Just then, someone approached.
“Pleasure.”