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Minutes after we started, she left and ca

The worst part was that she was quiet

So quiet that it was raphy

I missed her chaos

Rae must have felt the same way because it was officially our worst rehearsal we’d had since learning the choreography

Great

Less than teeks until the coe and one week away from the drop of our MV, and we sucked

“Take a break” Solia was at the door, ar a black pantsuit with her hair slicked back, looking every inch the executive she one day wanted to be

Her steely eyes roamed over us and finally landed on Kai, a flicker of e her fingertips to her forehead “You guys aren’t focused”

“We’ll get there” Rae grabbed a towel and wiped his face “We’ll take a break and regroup”

“You have an hour left of practice before you start doing press for the comeback” Solia just had to remind all of us “Focus” Her wrath quickly turned to Grace “Are you not doing your job? Are they eating? Drinking? Are yousure they’re in bed on time—”

“She’s been perfect,” Rae interjected “We’re just under a lot of pressure”

Solia’s jaw flexed as she clenched her teeth “Okay, I need you guys in the van ready for Idol Variety in fifty-five minutes”

“I’ll make sure they are,” Grace said in a confident voice that we’d all been“I promise”

“Make sure you do” Solia’s heels clicked against the tile floor, each footstep striking like an invisible knife in h the door, and it slammed behind her

Trainees, as usual, poked their heads around the , trying to get a glimpse of us

Annoyed, I wanted to block it

Grace shared a look with me, then very sloalked over to the door and stood in front of the“Well? Are you guys going to go through Move again?”

“Yes,” Rae answered for us

Grace’s eyes didn’t leave mine

Was that concern?

Interest?

Boredom?

I had no idea