"Sir, I'm here."
"Oh, okay, come in."
I listened to the representative's words, turned the handle in front of me, and pushed forward to open the door. Then, with a chilling squeak, the door opened.
I closed the door and stood there, dumbfounded. Then, the CEO gestured toward the sofa in front of me. I bit my lip and went over to the sofa he pointed to and sat down. As I sat down, the CEO leaned back in his chair and spoke.
"Hey, you're going to debut."
"yes?!"
"To be exact, it's not a new debut, it's a joining."
"Huh? What is that..."
“It’s a bit ambiguous to let you go solo, and it would be a waste of your skills to let you join a girl group.”
"But sir!"
“Wouldn’t it be great if it came up right away when you joined?”
"Speak sense!"
While the CEO and I were arguing for a while, we heard a knock-knock sound and voices from the door. Then, the CEO and I stopped arguing for a moment and looked towards the door.
From the door, a voice called, "CEO, we're here." As soon as the words "CEO, come in" were spoken, the door opened and several people came in.
I guess those people were Seventeen. Seventeen was hilarious, but also cute, squirming on that small sofa. The CEO only spoke after Seventeen had finally managed to sit down on the sofa.
"The girl sitting in front of you is Kim Yeo-ju. She's 19 years old and your new member."
"yes?!"
"Representative?!!"
"What is that?!?"
When the CEO introduced me, he disliked me, just as I'd expected. I bit my lip and lowered my head like a sinner. I clenched my fists.
I clenched my fists so tightly that my hands turned from red to white. Then, without me realizing it, my hands began to tremble. The CEO must have seen my trembling hands, so he calmed Seventeen down.
"First, calm down. I can't help it. Even if you guys are a little uncomfortable, it's already been decided, so there's nothing I can do."
As the CEO finished speaking, Seventeen managed to calm down and sat back down on the sofa. I raised my head slightly and looked at Seventeen.
As soon as I looked up, I had no choice but to lower my head again because everyone was glaring at me.
It was.
To be honest, I was scared, but I was also angry. It was a subtle mix of anger and fear, and I couldn't put it into words. It washed over me, my whole being.
The CEO must have sensed a strange war of nerves between Seventeen and me, because he ran out of the office, saying he had an urgent appointment.
When the CEO left, things got really awkward. There was silence for about a minute. The person who broke the silence was Seventeen's leader, S.Coups.
"hey"
"?"
"You, you bitch who sold your conscience."
"Excuse me. That's too harsh."
"This is crazy."
It was S.Coups who was cursing at me before I could even say anything. I was so pissed. I was so pissed. I was barely able to calm down the anger inside me.
As I was calming down the anger inside me, someone called me again.
"Hey, you're not one of our members, you're just a stranger."
Those words turned into needles and flew into my heart. It hurt. It hurt so much I almost cried. I bit my lip hard. I bit so hard I didn't even feel the pain.