The Bangtan Gal
Karma
A/N- Sorry, for those that didn’t want the violent route. I thought about it long and hard and decided to go with this choice.
Since BTS were performing some more concerts, they stayed in a hotel in Seoul. And ironically, Amity stayed at the same hotel after finishing up their tour dates there. Since they were done, they had a few more days to stay in the country and decided to check out everything. But from Amity’s Instagram page, it seemed to just be Trinity and Hailey hanging out, with Layla nowhere to be found.
“How much you want to bet that they turned on Layla?” Angelina asks, laying on Jen’s bed.
“No need, I already know they did. First me, then you, now her. She got dragged into being one of her goons and now it seems like she’s opening her eyes and wants a way out just like us. Well, hopefully, that’ll end very soon.”
“She is such a manipulator, thank God you recorded her. But no really, thank you for recording her. I don’t know what I would do if you didn’t. I just might get that collab back because of you. If I do, I need to pay you back, big time.”
“Don’t. I don’t want to be repaid. I really don’t care about getting anything back from you. It’s no need. You’re my friend, I always got your back. And besides, I’ve been trying to think of a way to end this mess and this recording will do the trick.”
“I can make a big video of the audio on my YouTube channel. But maybe she’s hiding more secrets. If there is a way that we can video record her for even more proof, that’ll be even better.”
“We’ll think about that. In the meantime, I want some frozen yogurt. Let’s hang, my treat.”
“You really not gonna let a girl pay anything while she’s here, huh?”
“Nope.”
Meanwhile, Hailey, Trinity, and Layla were shopping in Seoul. Mostly just Trinity and Hailey as Layla dragged herself along, disinterested. She felt left out of everything ever since she had questioned why they were still trying to dwell on the drama with Jennie and Angelina.
Layla began to question the way she’s been acting over the years and felt like things weren’t right. She felt like a follower and as soon as she began to not do what Hailey wanted her to do, that’s when she saw a change in her friendships with her and Trinity. She began to feel exactly how Angelina and Jen felt.
She honestly felt miserable and was planning on leaving the group after the tour was over. She was over everything. The final straw was when Hailey had wanted to give the Weeknd collab to her but it was actually for Angelina. And once Layla had said no, Hailey had given it to Trinity instead. She was over the manipulation. Hurting others for her personal gain. This was not who she was and she didn’t want to be a part of this type of lifestyle, anymore.
If only she can bump into Jennie and apologize for everything. But she probably doesn’t want anything to do with her and will blow her off as soon as she sees her. Sorry, wouldn’t even be enough anyway.
“Uh, I actually don’t feel like shopping. I just want to go check out one of the museums, can you come with me?” Layla asks.
“Seriously? Absolutely not.” Trinity rolls her eyes.
“Really? I always do everything you guys want to do. For once, just take interest in what I want to do.” she frowns.
“Shop for once, not stand and look at paintings or whatever. I don’t feel like going to no boring museum.” Hailey adds.
“Wow.” Layla shakes her head. “Of course you guys don’t. But when it comes to what you want to do, you’re all energetic. You’re fake for that.”
“After all Songstress has done for you? After all, I’ve done for you, you want to call me fake?” Hailey calls her out. “If it wasn’t for me, you wouldn’t be here today, so I’d watch what I say. You want to end up like Jen and Angelina?”
Layla walks past them, outside the store. All this manipulation had to stop. She had to leave as soon as this tour was over. She couldn’t take much more of this type of treatment. Trying to guilt trip her and all.
“She is annoying as hell.” Trinity murmurs.
“Well, it’s Layla, what do you expect?” Hailey turns and sees Jimin, Jin, and Taehyung walking inside the store with masks on. “Oh, what do you know? Boyfriends number seven, three and two are here.”
With Layla, on her way to the museum, she made a quick stop at a coffee shop. Getting her drink and muffin, she noticed a familiar figure and decided to approach them.
“…Rap Monster…?” she timidly calls out. Once he turned around, it was definitely him. “I’m uh, I’m Layla. A member of Amity. I’m sorry for disturbing you but I uh…I really need to tell Jennie something. I know she probably wants nothing to do with me but please when you see her, just tell her that I have something to give her. Please.”
Back at the hotel, Hailey with her shopping bags made her way inside the elevator. Her plan for the rest of the day was to go to a spa, but once she saw a hooded and masked Jungkook walk in, it automatically felt like Christmas for her as she constantly kept bumping into BTS members.
She already ruined Jin, Jimin and Taehyung’s day, so why not cause more chaos before she leaves Seoul and mess with another member of BTS?
“Well, if it isn’t boyfriend number one…Jungkook, right? I’m Hailey. But I guess Jen already talked about me so I’m sure you know who I am.”
Jungkook was shooked and didn’t respond. How could he? He pretended to ignore her like he had headphones in his ears. He was also bothered by her presence.
“So, you’re the one in love with her, right? Maybe I should tell her for you,” she ponders, causing him to immediately turn his head. “Wow, that certainly caught your attention.”
“Please don’t do that.”
“What difference does it make? She’s going to say no. Doesn’t her family want her to date within her race? You honestly think she’ll date a Korean guy like you? Come on, you’re cute but that’s not the ideal type she wants.”
That unfortunately bothered Jungkook and discouraged him a little. Hailey, however, appeared satisfied with his reaction. She wanted to see if she could spark an argument between Jen and Jungkook if she got into his head enough. He seemed to easily become jealous when it comes to guys around Jennie.
“I mean, you never know, she just might be dating Kevin on the low. Ever think about that? You know all those times she goes to America; do you think she goes to see him?” she fakes a concerned voice. “Man, it must hurt. Having the girl you like kissing another guy? Knowing that you were too late? Heck, they probably slept with each other, already. That must sting to the core.”
Although he was upset, Jungkook continued to ignore her. Jen said it countless times that they were friends and he trusted her word. Maybe Hailey was trying to get in his head by telling lies.
Hailey laughs, “Whatever, I really don’t care about your dumb puppy love. Although, I have to ask, why are you forcing yourself to wait for someone like her? She’s not worth it. Don’t you see all those other girls that are head over heels for you? But you choose Jennie of all people? I think you’re too loyal to someone that’s extremely oblivious to your feelings. Don’t waste your time. She’ll only hurt you in the end. Being in the friend zone is not a pleasant place to be. Date someone a little older, too. It’ll save you a lot of time and heartache. I’m sure there’s a lot of other females that’ll be a better candidate than her.”
“Stop talking bad about her.” Jungkook murmurs, feeling uncomfortable.
“There’s a difference between talking bad about someone and stating facts. She’s not worth it, Jungkook. She’ll only break your naïve heart in the end. That’s what she does. She friendzones a lot of guys, anyway. Think about it. She won’t be worth the wait.” she shrugs and steps off the elevator after it arrives on her floor.
She really thought she was going to get away with all this, huh?
Jen could not understand how one person can cause so much chaos in one day. It began to stress her out as she went to comfort the members. She should’ve known better as her body tensed up when she found out that Hailey had bumped into Jimin, Jin, and Taehyung. Hailey even made Jimin cry when she spoke about his weight.
Of all things…and as hard as Jen tries to boost Jimin’s confidence, it was like all the positive things she said to him over the years were nowhere compared to the comments Hailey had told him, today. And what irritated her, even more, was that Hailey is still around the members when Jen and even Yoongi’s scary behind had told her to stay away from everyone in Big Hit.
“She fuckin’ lucky she didn’t see me, today.” Yoongi spats, pacing around. “She is fucking lucky...if I were you, Jennifer, I’d beat the shit out of her, tonight. I can’t put my hands on her but you can. Just do me one fucking favor and give her one clean hit to the face.”
“Violence is not the answer,” Namjoon warns.
“Fuck that!” he snaps. “Clearly words aren’t enough, Namjoon!”
“Maybe after this video, Angelina creates, it will be,” he adds. During his encounter with Layla, she had agreed to let him video record her spilling all sorts of tea about Hailey to add to what Jen recorded.
“Doesn’t matter, it’s not enough.” Yoongi turns to Jen. “What are you going to do? It’s your call. Years of frustration, end this shit tonight.”
Jen exhales while she had Jimin in her arms, holding him tightly after comforting him and stopping him from crying. It took a while to even get him to eat dinner as he questioned his weight. She hoped and prayed it won’t trigger him to begin an unhealthy diet to try to lose weight.
Sometimes she felt like all this drama was her fault. This was just between her and Hailey. But then Hailey wanted to get the members involved, stressing them out.
“Although we spoke to Big Hit about what is going on...just...look...just don’t hit her first. If she hits you, you have every right to defend yourself.” Namjoon asserts. “But use it as a last resort.”
“Use it as a first resort.” Yoongi growls.
Moments after, Angelina had finished with the YouTube video to expose Hailey & Songstress and posted it on her channel. Now it wouldn’t be too long now before the entire world finds out the shadiness. But to Jen, it wasn’t enough and Angelina had agreed.
“There you are, where you been?” Hobi calls out, seeing Jungkook walk in.
The Golden Maknae was still agitated about his encounter earlier today. He couldn’t get those words out of his mind that Hailey had said.
Jennie had noticed Jungkook looking fidgety and decided to call him out on it instead of leaving the situation alone. And for the most part, she was glad that she did, realizing that he had probably been approached by Hailey.
“What did she say?” she demands, causing him to widen his eyes.
“How did you know?”
“Because you’re not to the only member she approached. And it’s your body language.” Jen responds and translates what was going on to Angelina.
Angelina scoffs and shakes her head. “Of course, she did. As if the first confrontation wasn’t enough. Wasn’t Suga’s diss enough for her to not associate herself with Bangtan? She must want to be embarrassed again.”
“I’m sure she just sees Jungkook as an easy target like she did with Jimin.”
“She’s just trying to get under your skin.”
“I know…it worked,” Jen admits, crossing her arms.
“What do you want to do?”
“Let’s go to her room."
“And pay her a visit? Count me in!”
Jennie exhales and turns her attention back to Jungkook, “Did she bother you or make you uncomfortable in any way?” Miss Bangtan waits for his answer. Watching him slowly nod in response, Jennie nods a couple times, clenching her jaw.
First coming unannounced at the art show. Then making Jimin cry. Then making Jin and Taehyung uncomfortable. And now making Jungkook uncomfortable. No more of this.
“I swear,” Angelina complains, “She’s like an annoying fly that you want to kill so badly.”
“We’ll be back,” Jen announces, releasing Jimin.
“Good. Thank you. Ruin her fucking life, tonight.” Yoongi grumbles.
“W-wait, are you sure about this?” Jungkook exclaims.
Jennie holds his hands, giving them a gentle squeeze. “Jungkook, if someone messes with you or anyone in Bangtan, I have a problem with them. I specifically told her to stay away from each and every one of you. To not bother any of you or give anybody in Bangtan a hard time. But what does she do? Bother you guys and I don’t appreciate that. Clearly, she didn’t get the message so…her and I are going to have a little chat. So, stay here, I’ll be back.” she releases his hands, shooting a reassuring smile
“Munchkin,” Hobi calls out.
“Yeah?”
“Right hook, left hook then right, again.”
“I’ll keep that in consideration.” she nods and leaves the room with Angelina
Once the two friends make it on the fifth floor, they walk down the hallway.
“What room is she, again?” Jennie asks.
“Riiight here.” they stop in front of the door.
“Do me a favor and record everything. Live stream it and then end it when you think it’s a good time.”
“You don’t have to tell me twice.” Angelina prepares her phone.
Jennie knocks on the door hard and before she knew it, Trinity opens up, rolling her eyes. “Oh, it’s the quitter and the deadweight. What do you want?” she grumbles.
“Where is she?” Jennie demands.
“Why do you want to know?”
“Trinity, I am not in the mood for games. Open the damn door. Right now.” she responds in a hard tone.
Shrugging, Trinity lets them as they see Hailey looking up from her phone, on the couch.
“Ah, it’s the quitter! And the thing.” Hailey glances at Angelina with disgust.
“I’m going to let that comment slide,” Angelina replies and presses record.
“So, what can I do for you, quitter? Why are you here?”
The tension was thick in the room as Jennie glances around, clearing her throat. Gesturing to her, Jen asks, “So, what’s up?”
“Nothing is up.” Hailey answers, amused.
“Really? Because I could have sworn that I told you to stay away from my boys. Boys. Plural. That includes Jungkook. That includes Jimin. That includes Jin and that includes Taehyung. Did you forget?”
“I know.”
“So, why are you around them when I specifically told you to stay away? They are all extremely precious to me. I don’t need this type of bad energy around them. I don’t want any of them to deal with you. You’re not gonna try to mess with their minds or whatever the hell you talked to them about. And you making Jimin insecure about his weight and making him cry? Real low.”
“He cried? Oh my God, what a friggin crybaby! I just said what was true. I guess he can’t handle the truth then if he wants to whine after I talked about him going on a diet.”
“He doesn’t need a diet, he’s healthy.”
“To you, not to me.”
“And making the rest uncomfortable? Especially Jungkook?”
“Here we go…I didn’t do anything wrong. Look, Jungkook really isn’t a boy, don’t you think? So, I wouldn’t consider him as a boy. I would consider him as a man. And I think that people should stop babying him and think that he doesn’t know what he’s doing when he’s around females. Like me. And no, I’m not interested in the guy. He’s very cute, I’ll admit but he’s not my type. But after finding out what his type is...” Hailey looks at Jennie up and down. “He certainly has low standards...I just told him some advice, that’s all.”
“Why can’t you just leave me and the members alone? Why do you have to keep doing this to get under my skin? You already have done enough. First me, then Ang, and now Layla? Come on. Are you really that bored and have no life that you just want to bring everyone down for your own gain? It’s getting tiring and it’s sad. Grow up. When I left I thought I would leave this mess behind me, but you keep coming back and trying me.”
Hailey laughs. “What are you going to do about it? Hit me? We all know you’re not going to do that. So, I highly suggest you leave this room before I do something I won’t regret.” she stands up from the couch.
“Look, I really do not want to do this. I just want you to stay away. Don’t push my buttons.”
“And why not? Too scared?”
“Conflicted is the better answer.”
“Well, it makes you weak. So, go ahead and show everyone in this room how pathetic you are.”
Jennie had asked herself if Hailey was worth it. She could only take so much as her frustration began to build. Words were not working to get her to stay away but she did not want to go that route because she felt as though she shouldn’t let someone get under her skin like this. But thinking to what Yoongi had said, she was beginning to consider the option.
“And ask yourself if your face is worth the bruises I’ll give you if you hit me.” Hailey babbles on. “I’m just waiting for you to just give up singing. When are you going to get it through your thick skull that your stupid group is going nowhere and you left all that successful back in America? I mean honestly, I am a way better leader than Rap Monster. He could never touch me. His failed solo attempts prove it. He is nowhere near my level of solos and even Amity’s movie songs combined are better than that Fantastic Four song he did.”
“You have done it now…” Angelina murmurs, glancing at Jennie who looks up at the ceiling, trying to keep her composure. She could see that Jen was about to be at her breaking point and was hanging on loose threads to not lash out.
“And J-Hope? He is so damn ugly and annoying with his loud ass sound effects. He tries too hard while he dances. Everyone overhypes this guy.” Hailey rants furiously. “It’s pathetic and it’s nothing special. My girl Trinity dances way better than him and everyone knows it. She can outdo him in any dance battle. Who’s next? Jimin, right? I bet he’s only there for his abs. Come on, how else is he a member of BTS? He’s an insecure, waste of space with low self-esteem and no confidence. With Jin, he’s a waste of space too and so irrelevant! He can’t sing! He can’t dance! He’s just there for his good looks, he probably got plastic surgery anyway, why else is he there? To look cute and that’s it.”
“Oh, and the little weirdo V.” she goes on angrily. “You see there is something mentally wrong with that alien and he needs to get checked out. I don’t understand how anyone thinks his singing is good. It’s overhyped and bland. Oh, and Suga…mister Suga. He’s a wannabe rapper. His rapping is overrated and I cringe when I hear him rap. I hate every single one of those guys, they are so damn annoying! And then there’s you.”
Hailey bitterly says and uses one of her hands to roughly shove Jen’s shoulder. The sudden shove made Jen take a step back abruptly, slightly surprised that she just put her hands on her. But it only made Miss Bangtan angrier.
Glancing from Hailey to her shoulder, Jen lets out an unamused chuckle and turns her head to the side, shaking her head.
“Hey! Don’t push her!” Layla exclaims.
“Don’t do this,” Jen warns as her heart rate quickened.
“You’re digging your grave pretty deep, Hailey~.” Angelina warns, enjoying the frequent comments that were coming in on the live stream. She noticed that Hailey’s phone kept getting a bunch of missed calls since her phone was on silent. It looked like the YouTube video and this live stream was going viral.
“Hey, don’t put your hands on her like that!” Layla calls out again. “Enough!”
“I don’t get how anyone can tolerate you. You can’t sing, you can’t dance, you can’t rap, why are you still doing what you’re doing?” Hailey retorts. “Don’t you regret the mistake you made? When you left and you see just how better and more successful everyone in this room is except for you?”
“Let’s not do this, ladies.” Layla tries to get in between them
“Shut up, Layla!” Trinity snaps.
“Stop telling her to shut up,” Jennie exclaims.
“Or what?”
“Trin, don’t jump in this unless you want me to do you like I did Hailey in the studio. Don’t try it. Sit down and shut up with your minion ass.” Angelina calls out. “Y’all we are one dysfunctional girl group, huh?” she says to the live stream while Hailey continued to have her attention on Jennie.
“Exactly what big awards has BTS won? None.” Hailey confirms. “What awards has Amity won? I lost count after 20. You’re just...there with nothing but in a group with seven annoying guys.”
“Ha! Our leader, Hailey, guys. This is what we went through and more.” Angelina calls out.
“Shut up Angelina!” Hailey snaps.
“See what I mean? But none of you wanted to believe me or Jennie or anyone else because you think she is some sort of saint. Oh, and didn’t you steal Jennie’s songs in her notebook years ago? The songs she worked hard on for weeks alone? Putting them on Amity’s new album?”
“Like I said, we made the songs better.” Hailey shrugs.
“Wow! Did you hear that? Do you see who this broad really is, guys?” Angelina asks, turning the selfie camera to her before turning it back to Hailey. “Our leader, Hailey, everyone! How y’all doin’?”
Hailey’s face turned into fear when she noticed Angelina had been filming the entire time. “W-wait, what is that?! Were you filming!?”
“Ladies and gentlemen, this is our whack ass leader that tormented us for years and isn’t who she really is. For all of you giving me and my girl Jennie heat because we left, this was one of many reasons why. And we are fairly doing great without the group. It isn’t even a group, anymore. It’s Hailey and the backups. And it shouldn’t even be like that. A group should be a family and filled with loyalty. Not wanting to outshine everyone. That is not a team. And now you see for yourself. Check out my YouTube video for more tea. Hashtag, Hailey is canceled.”
“Wh-what? No, I was just joking! Co-me on, we were all just playing around!” Hailey stutters and begins freaking out, feeling her body flush with embarrassment. “I-I was joking! Right Trin?”
“Yeah, you were joking!” Trinity agrees, nodding frequently.
“Right, Layla? Lay?” Hailey turns to her. “Lay!?”
Layla hesitates. Glancing at Jennie and Angelina for a moment, she turns back to Hailey. After all the crap Hailey had given her, she decided to speak her truth. “No…you weren’t,” she answers in a calm tone.
“What?!” Hailey sputters.
“Really, Layla?” Trinity glares at her.
“Everything Angelina said is true. I’ve been going through the same mess they have after they left. I spoke about it in the YouTube video,” Layla reveals as Hailey drops her jaw. “How could you take her songs like that?”
“I-I didn’t take anything!”
“You just said we made the songs better and when we finished recording the songs, you said it yourself that you stole her notebook before she left after you kept asking her to use them. But Jennie didn’t want you to use them, but you kept pushing her. And you didn’t take no for answer and you just stole it and she couldn’t find it when she was about to leave. Those songs meant something to her. And you just took it for a paycheck for our new album. That’s foul.”
“She’s lying! She didn’t take anything!” Trinity exclaims. “Stop trying to play the victim-“
“Why are you lying for Hailey?” Layla calls out. “This is disgusting, why are we doing this? We have done enough damage, this isn’t even a group, anymore. Paying all these top singers and rappers for collabs to get more exposure. Paying people more to take collabs away like you did with Angelina and The Weeknd. Like no, I can’t do this, anymore. This isn’t right.”
Hailey scoffs and shakes her head. “And I thought you had my back…”
“And I thought you were our friend. Friends don’t treat each other like this. Friends don’t stoop this low. Friends don’t steal things like that. Friends don’t bully each other like that.” Layla turns to Jennie. “Like I told Rap Monster, I even found your notebook.”
“There is no notebook!” Trinity exclaims as she watches Layla go through her bag.
Soon enough, Jennie saw that slightly torn green college-ruled notebook with some doodles on the front, confirming it.
“I found it in Hailey’s studio. I swear to you, I had no idea that these were yours until after we recorded the songs.” Layla stares at her earnestly and hands her the book. “Soon as I found out, I didn’t think it was fair to you and that’s when things started changing with me, Trinity and Hailey. I began to be the odd one out since you two left.”
“Worldstar!” Angelina chimes in, with the camera facing her including the girls in the background. “I’m sorry, I just had to say that just once! Again, how y’all doin’ today?”
Jen quickly skimmed past blank pages until she found the one song she was grateful that they didn’t find. It was near the end of the notebook, somehow Hailey didn’t skim through the entire book.
Jennie had randomly named the song Thrive and she wanted to make it into a rock song one day and perform the song with her guitar. Maybe now she has the chance to do so if Bangtan has solo songs like Jungkook wished for during one of the BTS Festas.
She began to tear up as she read one line, feeling the memories come back.
Don’t ever ever ever take me for granted…
She wrote it a few weeks before she left. The lyrics weren’t songwriter status but the words were meaningful to her and that was all that matters.
Looking up, Jennie murmurs, “Thank you.”
“I’ll take that to show everyone how similar some of the wording is and do you see Jen’s handwriting and her initials?” Angelina takes the notebook and scrolls her phone through some of the front pages.
ARMY especially were showing no mercy on social media
‘HAILEY IS CANCELED! HOW DARE YOU MAKE JIMIN CRY AND MAKE THE MEMBERS UNCOMFORTABLE!? I WANNA FIGHT!’
‘CHOKE’
‘So problematic!’
‘OH HELL NO! You made Jimin cry!? This bitch is canceled! I hate her!’
‘Congratulations, you played yourself. #HaileyIsCanceled'
‘Hailey better have tight security when she arrives back to the USA.’
‘A whole mess! GIRL BYE!’
‘I knew that piece of trash was problematic.’
‘It’s what she deserves!’
‘I am living for this! Wow! I love this song! Finally getting exposed’
‘Hailey who???’
‘Hailey, sweetie, you don’t want this. Should’ve chosen your battles wisely’
‘She is sooooo annoying and now she finally got shut up’
‘I am TIRED! Like I am literally shaking like OMFG!’
‘You messed with our Queen and Kings!? Issa problem now! Watch your back when you come back to America!’
‘Stealing Angelina’s collab with The Weeknd!? Nah, nah, I wanna have a talk with you!’
‘Hailey, Hailey, Hailey, you dun lost your muthafriggin mind, hoe!’
‘This tea tastes so good today.’
‘Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, hey, hey, hey! Goodbye! #HaileyIsCanceled’
‘SALTY and jealous. I knew there was something shady about her.’
‘I called it! Knew she was completely obsessed with Jen and Ang.’
‘Good she got exposed! Ain’t no way they were going to kiss her ass. She really thinks that she MADE them? Hailey, sweetie, it’s not all about you. You can’t even sing well! Get vocal lessons and then come talk to my girl Jennie’
‘It was at this moment Hailey knew...she fucked up. #HaileyIsCanceled’
‘With her autotuned ass, she had the nerve to say that she’s better than them? Girl bye!’
‘Every time I hear her speak, I just hear bullshit. EXPOSED!’
‘Hailey, what’s good?’
Hailey clenches her jaw and grabs her phone, noticing the caller ID.
Daddy <3 is calling…
“Shit…” she nervously murmurs. She hesitates before answering, “D-dad-look-I-I didn’t know she was filming!” she rambles on, starting to cry as everyone heard loud yelling from her phone. “I’m sorry! I didn’t know, okay? I know this looks bad but-pl-okay-dad!”
Ending the live stream, Angelina begins cackling at the fear on her face. “Her face is priceless~!”
Meanwhile, Jennie had been wiping her tears while listening to Layla’s constant genuine apologies for everything that has happened over the years.
“I am so sorry.” Layla frowns.
“UGH!” Hailey turns back to Jennie. “You bitches ruin everything!” she tosses her phone directly at Jennie, who uses her reflexes to catch it and toss it on the couch. Turning to Layla she fumes, “Do you realize what you have done to us?”
“YOU. Done to YOU and Songstress. It was the right thing to do!” Layla fires back.
“I knew you were useless!” Hailey attempts to hit her but Jennie grabs her wrist and shoves her back.
“What you need to do is fall back and walk away. It’s over.” Jennie exclaims while Trinity tries to hold Hailey back.
Turning around, Jen started to walk to the door but out of nowhere, Hailey grabbed her by the hair to yank her back. Quickly turning around, Jen escapes her grip and steps forward at her, throwing an abrupt right hook as it slams into her jaw.
Hailey let out a yelp. The punch affected her quickly as she began to lose her balance, wincing in pain from the unexpected strike. Jen handed a left hook near her nose and then another right against her cheek, watching her crumble to the floor.
The sudden altercation surprised everyone in the room before Angelina starts laughing loudly. Layla, looking satisfied because that shut her up.
Trinity widens her eyes and quickly goes to help Hailey, who had held her nose with tears in her eyes, stunned at what had just happened.
She wasn’t expecting Jen to actually hit her.
Jen’s hands were throbbing as she rubbed them and kneeled down in front of Hailey.
“Let me tell you something...” she starts off. “Those punches were for the members. Don’t you ever disrespect Bangtan, again. J-Hope is handsome and brightens everyone’s day with his sound effects. He does try hard because he puts so much effort into his dancing. It’s his life and we see that day in and day out when we perform. He is not overhyped. He deserves all the hype he gets for his talent. Trinity is great at dancing, but J-Hope has that unique passion that she does not and I can guarantee that you’ll see that in a dance battle between them. Bangtan wouldn’t be the same without Hobi.”
“With Jimin, abs or not, he is there for Bangtan for his talents. Not for how he looks. I try my best to boost his confidence whenever he feels overwhelmed or unsure of himself but I know that whatever he does, he does it wonderfully and he improves every day. I always tell him how proud I am of him. So don’t you come and say to me that he’s a waste of space or that he needs to lose weight. He is fine the way he is. Bangtan would not be the same without Jimin.”
“Jin’s beauty is God given, surgery cannot make someone as handsome as him. He can dance his ass off. He improves with his dancing with every comeback. He tries his best, Hobi helps him. His dad jokes are the best no matter how corny they may be. His cooking is the best and even reminds me of home despite being far away from my family. Bangtan would not be the same without Jin.”
“Rap Monster’s solo attempt was not a failure. He certainly doesn’t use autotune like you do. He is more of a leader than you, that’s for sure. He looks out for us and takes care of us which you have never done. His lyrics are meaningful and he has never tried to take the spotlight from the members like you have done. Bangtan wouldn’t be the same without Namjoon.”
“There is nothing wrong with Taehyung. That guy was the first person I met when I came here. Broken English and still welcomed me with opened arms. His singing is great. With that deep voice, his vocals are A-1. And he is such a sweetheart and cares deeply for Bangtan. His silly and loving personality is the greatest. Bangtan wouldn’t be the same without Tae.”
“You have a lot of nerve to call Yoongi a wannabe rapper. Can you rap like him? Can you rap as fast as him? Does your lyrics have meaning like his? Like he said, you’re pretty lucky that you didn’t bump into him today. He contributes so much for Bangtan. It wouldn’t be the same without him.”
“How can you hate them if you don’t even know them? You just want to see everyone fail so you can be the only successful one. And it shouldn’t be like that. Fame is really getting into your head. You are not the girl I used to know when we all met each other. Now, are you going to leave everyone from Big Hit alone?”
Hailey glances at her as she continued to feel pain all over her face. “…Yeah...” she mutters.
“Are you going to leave Layla alone?” Jen asks.
“…Yeah...”
“Are you going to leave Angelina alone and stay out of her success?”
“...Yeah...”
“Are you going to leave me alone?”
“...I’ll leave you alone.”
“Good. I hope after this you can renovate your life and go back to your old self when we first came to Amity. Not this jealous, envious, success hungry girl that will dismiss those that helped her be where she is at today. You can’t just shut everyone out and kick everyone to the curb while you rise to the top. And this is exactly why this group fell apart. We should’ve been a team. Worked as a team. This isn’t a solo. This is a group. Groups work together. Fail together, succeed together. You didn’t get this far by yourself. We all contributed something to make the group great. It’s not all about you.”
Jen stands up. “In the meantime, good luck getting yourself out this shit storm that has been bestowed upon you. Good night, ladies.”
Walking down the hallway, Jen felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders while Angelina held onto her excitedly.
“That was priceless! You punched the shit outta her! I caught it on video, Yoongi will be so proud, to see this! No more bullcrap! We’re free from this drama!” Angelina checks Twitter. “Yo…BTS fans are showing no mercy on Hailey’s social media. She had to put her account on private, it’s that bad. Shit…no Crisis PR Manager is going to be able to save her.”
“Wow, really? Well, she had it coming.”
“For real! I don’t think her career will bounce back after this. It’s getting worse. It’s the number one trend on Twitter as we speak. Even TheShadeRoom is getting into the tea. Hold on, I gotta rewatch this video of you punching her.”
Deciding to head to her hotel room to shower before meeting with the members and Angelina, Jen changed into her pajamas.
Hearing a knock on the door, Jen opens it to reveal Layla.
Layla hesitates. “Uh, hi.”
“Hey.”
“Sorry, I came here out of the blue, um…could I talk to you for a moment? Please?”
“Yeah. Come in.”
Layla walks in and exhales. “I won’t keep you long. I’m uh, actually surprised you want to see my face after all that has happened. I uh, just wanted to wish you all the best in BTS. You guys are really good. Your music is very catchy, I actually listen to a few songs. I can see that Songstress was holding you back. It kinda inspired me to branch out and want to start making my own music like you wanted to do. You seem so happy here and I am happy that you found your home in the music industry. Even if it’s in another country. Sometimes things aren’t always in America, you gotta travel the world and see what else is out there, y’know?”
“I think it’s inevitable that Amity will disband. We all have different mindsets right now, we are not in a group mindset like we used to be. It’s not fun like it used to be. I realized that when you and Angelina left.” she goes on. “I started doing things independently, without anyone knowing and I realized that I can do so much more without Hailey holding me back for her own personal gain. I uh, I’m really sorry for everything. It was very wrong of me. I shouldn’t have been such a follower back then. I was such a bitch, huh? All those things I said and how I treated you and Ang, it was very cruel. I uh, just came here to apologize for everything. I can’t take back what I’ve done to you and I admit that I have done you and Angelina wrong and today I wanted to give back what is rightfully yours. Your notebook. I hope that you continue to be successful here and remain happy. I’m gonna go now. Good luck in Korea.” she smiles awkwardly.
“Hey,” Jen calls out before she could leave. “Tomorrow...I’m going to get breakfast with Angelina. I’d like for you to come.”
“Oh…I don’t think I should, I mean after all I’ve done, I don’t even think it’d be a good idea to hang with you guys.”
“I have no animosity towards you.”
“Why?”
“Because I forgive you.”
“After all, I’ve done? Why?”
“I don’t want to dwell over the past, and I don’t hold grudges with anyone. Not even with Hailey. Even though 30 minutes ago I punched her three times. I just...want to move forward. What’s done is done. No more petty drama. I just want to continue to remain happy. It will take time but I’d like to start over with you.”
Layla smiles and nods. “I’d like that very much.”
Since BTS were performing some more concerts, they stayed in a hotel in Seoul. And ironically, Amity stayed at the same hotel after finishing up their tour dates there. Since they were done, they had a few more days to stay in the country and decided to check out everything. But from Amity’s Instagram page, it seemed to just be Trinity and Hailey hanging out, with Layla nowhere to be found.
“How much you want to bet that they turned on Layla?” Angelina asks, laying on Jen’s bed.
“No need, I already know they did. First me, then you, now her. She got dragged into being one of her goons and now it seems like she’s opening her eyes and wants a way out just like us. Well, hopefully, that’ll end very soon.”
“She is such a manipulator, thank God you recorded her. But no really, thank you for recording her. I don’t know what I would do if you didn’t. I just might get that collab back because of you. If I do, I need to pay you back, big time.”
“Don’t. I don’t want to be repaid. I really don’t care about getting anything back from you. It’s no need. You’re my friend, I always got your back. And besides, I’ve been trying to think of a way to end this mess and this recording will do the trick.”
“I can make a big video of the audio on my YouTube channel. But maybe she’s hiding more secrets. If there is a way that we can video record her for even more proof, that’ll be even better.”
“We’ll think about that. In the meantime, I want some frozen yogurt. Let’s hang, my treat.”
“You really not gonna let a girl pay anything while she’s here, huh?”
“Nope.”
Meanwhile, Hailey, Trinity, and Layla were shopping in Seoul. Mostly just Trinity and Hailey as Layla dragged herself along, disinterested. She felt left out of everything ever since she had questioned why they were still trying to dwell on the drama with Jennie and Angelina.
Layla began to question the way she’s been acting over the years and felt like things weren’t right. She felt like a follower and as soon as she began to not do what Hailey wanted her to do, that’s when she saw a change in her friendships with her and Trinity. She began to feel exactly how Angelina and Jen felt.
She honestly felt miserable and was planning on leaving the group after the tour was over. She was over everything. The final straw was when Hailey had wanted to give the Weeknd collab to her but it was actually for Angelina. And once Layla had said no, Hailey had given it to Trinity instead. She was over the manipulation. Hurting others for her personal gain. This was not who she was and she didn’t want to be a part of this type of lifestyle, anymore.
If only she can bump into Jennie and apologize for everything. But she probably doesn’t want anything to do with her and will blow her off as soon as she sees her. Sorry, wouldn’t even be enough anyway.
“Uh, I actually don’t feel like shopping. I just want to go check out one of the museums, can you come with me?” Layla asks.
“Seriously? Absolutely not.” Trinity rolls her eyes.
“Really? I always do everything you guys want to do. For once, just take interest in what I want to do.” she frowns.
“Shop for once, not stand and look at paintings or whatever. I don’t feel like going to no boring museum.” Hailey adds.
“Wow.” Layla shakes her head. “Of course you guys don’t. But when it comes to what you want to do, you’re all energetic. You’re fake for that.”
“After all Songstress has done for you? After all, I’ve done for you, you want to call me fake?” Hailey calls her out. “If it wasn’t for me, you wouldn’t be here today, so I’d watch what I say. You want to end up like Jen and Angelina?”
Layla walks past them, outside the store. All this manipulation had to stop. She had to leave as soon as this tour was over. She couldn’t take much more of this type of treatment. Trying to guilt trip her and all.
“She is annoying as hell.” Trinity murmurs.
“Well, it’s Layla, what do you expect?” Hailey turns and sees Jimin, Jin, and Taehyung walking inside the store with masks on. “Oh, what do you know? Boyfriends number seven, three and two are here.”
With Layla, on her way to the museum, she made a quick stop at a coffee shop. Getting her drink and muffin, she noticed a familiar figure and decided to approach them.
“…Rap Monster…?” she timidly calls out. Once he turned around, it was definitely him. “I’m uh, I’m Layla. A member of Amity. I’m sorry for disturbing you but I uh…I really need to tell Jennie something. I know she probably wants nothing to do with me but please when you see her, just tell her that I have something to give her. Please.”
Back at the hotel, Hailey with her shopping bags made her way inside the elevator. Her plan for the rest of the day was to go to a spa, but once she saw a hooded and masked Jungkook walk in, it automatically felt like Christmas for her as she constantly kept bumping into BTS members.
She already ruined Jin, Jimin and Taehyung’s day, so why not cause more chaos before she leaves Seoul and mess with another member of BTS?
“Well, if it isn’t boyfriend number one…Jungkook, right? I’m Hailey. But I guess Jen already talked about me so I’m sure you know who I am.”
Jungkook was shooked and didn’t respond. How could he? He pretended to ignore her like he had headphones in his ears. He was also bothered by her presence.
“So, you’re the one in love with her, right? Maybe I should tell her for you,” she ponders, causing him to immediately turn his head. “Wow, that certainly caught your attention.”
“Please don’t do that.”
“What difference does it make? She’s going to say no. Doesn’t her family want her to date within her race? You honestly think she’ll date a Korean guy like you? Come on, you’re cute but that’s not the ideal type she wants.”
That unfortunately bothered Jungkook and discouraged him a little. Hailey, however, appeared satisfied with his reaction. She wanted to see if she could spark an argument between Jen and Jungkook if she got into his head enough. He seemed to easily become jealous when it comes to guys around Jennie.
“I mean, you never know, she just might be dating Kevin on the low. Ever think about that? You know all those times she goes to America; do you think she goes to see him?” she fakes a concerned voice. “Man, it must hurt. Having the girl you like kissing another guy? Knowing that you were too late? Heck, they probably slept with each other, already. That must sting to the core.”
Although he was upset, Jungkook continued to ignore her. Jen said it countless times that they were friends and he trusted her word. Maybe Hailey was trying to get in his head by telling lies.
Hailey laughs, “Whatever, I really don’t care about your dumb puppy love. Although, I have to ask, why are you forcing yourself to wait for someone like her? She’s not worth it. Don’t you see all those other girls that are head over heels for you? But you choose Jennie of all people? I think you’re too loyal to someone that’s extremely oblivious to your feelings. Don’t waste your time. She’ll only hurt you in the end. Being in the friend zone is not a pleasant place to be. Date someone a little older, too. It’ll save you a lot of time and heartache. I’m sure there’s a lot of other females that’ll be a better candidate than her.”
“Stop talking bad about her.” Jungkook murmurs, feeling uncomfortable.
“There’s a difference between talking bad about someone and stating facts. She’s not worth it, Jungkook. She’ll only break your naïve heart in the end. That’s what she does. She friendzones a lot of guys, anyway. Think about it. She won’t be worth the wait.” she shrugs and steps off the elevator after it arrives on her floor.
She really thought she was going to get away with all this, huh?
Jen could not understand how one person can cause so much chaos in one day. It began to stress her out as she went to comfort the members. She should’ve known better as her body tensed up when she found out that Hailey had bumped into Jimin, Jin, and Taehyung. Hailey even made Jimin cry when she spoke about his weight.
Of all things…and as hard as Jen tries to boost Jimin’s confidence, it was like all the positive things she said to him over the years were nowhere compared to the comments Hailey had told him, today. And what irritated her, even more, was that Hailey is still around the members when Jen and even Yoongi’s scary behind had told her to stay away from everyone in Big Hit.
“She fuckin’ lucky she didn’t see me, today.” Yoongi spats, pacing around. “She is fucking lucky...if I were you, Jennifer, I’d beat the shit out of her, tonight. I can’t put my hands on her but you can. Just do me one fucking favor and give her one clean hit to the face.”
“Violence is not the answer,” Namjoon warns.
“Fuck that!” he snaps. “Clearly words aren’t enough, Namjoon!”
“Maybe after this video, Angelina creates, it will be,” he adds. During his encounter with Layla, she had agreed to let him video record her spilling all sorts of tea about Hailey to add to what Jen recorded.
“Doesn’t matter, it’s not enough.” Yoongi turns to Jen. “What are you going to do? It’s your call. Years of frustration, end this shit tonight.”
Jen exhales while she had Jimin in her arms, holding him tightly after comforting him and stopping him from crying. It took a while to even get him to eat dinner as he questioned his weight. She hoped and prayed it won’t trigger him to begin an unhealthy diet to try to lose weight.
Sometimes she felt like all this drama was her fault. This was just between her and Hailey. But then Hailey wanted to get the members involved, stressing them out.
“Although we spoke to Big Hit about what is going on...just...look...just don’t hit her first. If she hits you, you have every right to defend yourself.” Namjoon asserts. “But use it as a last resort.”
“Use it as a first resort.” Yoongi growls.
Moments after, Angelina had finished with the YouTube video to expose Hailey & Songstress and posted it on her channel. Now it wouldn’t be too long now before the entire world finds out the shadiness. But to Jen, it wasn’t enough and Angelina had agreed.
“There you are, where you been?” Hobi calls out, seeing Jungkook walk in.
The Golden Maknae was still agitated about his encounter earlier today. He couldn’t get those words out of his mind that Hailey had said.
Jennie had noticed Jungkook looking fidgety and decided to call him out on it instead of leaving the situation alone. And for the most part, she was glad that she did, realizing that he had probably been approached by Hailey.
“What did she say?” she demands, causing him to widen his eyes.
“How did you know?”
“Because you’re not to the only member she approached. And it’s your body language.” Jen responds and translates what was going on to Angelina.
Angelina scoffs and shakes her head. “Of course, she did. As if the first confrontation wasn’t enough. Wasn’t Suga’s diss enough for her to not associate herself with Bangtan? She must want to be embarrassed again.”
“I’m sure she just sees Jungkook as an easy target like she did with Jimin.”
“She’s just trying to get under your skin.”
“I know…it worked,” Jen admits, crossing her arms.
“What do you want to do?”
“Let’s go to her room."
“And pay her a visit? Count me in!”
Jennie exhales and turns her attention back to Jungkook, “Did she bother you or make you uncomfortable in any way?” Miss Bangtan waits for his answer. Watching him slowly nod in response, Jennie nods a couple times, clenching her jaw.
First coming unannounced at the art show. Then making Jimin cry. Then making Jin and Taehyung uncomfortable. And now making Jungkook uncomfortable. No more of this.
“I swear,” Angelina complains, “She’s like an annoying fly that you want to kill so badly.”
“We’ll be back,” Jen announces, releasing Jimin.
“Good. Thank you. Ruin her fucking life, tonight.” Yoongi grumbles.
“W-wait, are you sure about this?” Jungkook exclaims.
Jennie holds his hands, giving them a gentle squeeze. “Jungkook, if someone messes with you or anyone in Bangtan, I have a problem with them. I specifically told her to stay away from each and every one of you. To not bother any of you or give anybody in Bangtan a hard time. But what does she do? Bother you guys and I don’t appreciate that. Clearly, she didn’t get the message so…her and I are going to have a little chat. So, stay here, I’ll be back.” she releases his hands, shooting a reassuring smile
“Munchkin,” Hobi calls out.
“Yeah?”
“Right hook, left hook then right, again.”
“I’ll keep that in consideration.” she nods and leaves the room with Angelina
Once the two friends make it on the fifth floor, they walk down the hallway.
“What room is she, again?” Jennie asks.
“Riiight here.” they stop in front of the door.
“Do me a favor and record everything. Live stream it and then end it when you think it’s a good time.”
“You don’t have to tell me twice.” Angelina prepares her phone.
Jennie knocks on the door hard and before she knew it, Trinity opens up, rolling her eyes. “Oh, it’s the quitter and the deadweight. What do you want?” she grumbles.
“Where is she?” Jennie demands.
“Why do you want to know?”
“Trinity, I am not in the mood for games. Open the damn door. Right now.” she responds in a hard tone.
Shrugging, Trinity lets them as they see Hailey looking up from her phone, on the couch.
“Ah, it’s the quitter! And the thing.” Hailey glances at Angelina with disgust.
“I’m going to let that comment slide,” Angelina replies and presses record.
“So, what can I do for you, quitter? Why are you here?”
The tension was thick in the room as Jennie glances around, clearing her throat. Gesturing to her, Jen asks, “So, what’s up?”
“Nothing is up.” Hailey answers, amused.
“Really? Because I could have sworn that I told you to stay away from my boys. Boys. Plural. That includes Jungkook. That includes Jimin. That includes Jin and that includes Taehyung. Did you forget?”
“I know.”
“So, why are you around them when I specifically told you to stay away? They are all extremely precious to me. I don’t need this type of bad energy around them. I don’t want any of them to deal with you. You’re not gonna try to mess with their minds or whatever the hell you talked to them about. And you making Jimin insecure about his weight and making him cry? Real low.”
“He cried? Oh my God, what a friggin crybaby! I just said what was true. I guess he can’t handle the truth then if he wants to whine after I talked about him going on a diet.”
“He doesn’t need a diet, he’s healthy.”
“To you, not to me.”
“And making the rest uncomfortable? Especially Jungkook?”
“Here we go…I didn’t do anything wrong. Look, Jungkook really isn’t a boy, don’t you think? So, I wouldn’t consider him as a boy. I would consider him as a man. And I think that people should stop babying him and think that he doesn’t know what he’s doing when he’s around females. Like me. And no, I’m not interested in the guy. He’s very cute, I’ll admit but he’s not my type. But after finding out what his type is...” Hailey looks at Jennie up and down. “He certainly has low standards...I just told him some advice, that’s all.”
“Why can’t you just leave me and the members alone? Why do you have to keep doing this to get under my skin? You already have done enough. First me, then Ang, and now Layla? Come on. Are you really that bored and have no life that you just want to bring everyone down for your own gain? It’s getting tiring and it’s sad. Grow up. When I left I thought I would leave this mess behind me, but you keep coming back and trying me.”
Hailey laughs. “What are you going to do about it? Hit me? We all know you’re not going to do that. So, I highly suggest you leave this room before I do something I won’t regret.” she stands up from the couch.
“Look, I really do not want to do this. I just want you to stay away. Don’t push my buttons.”
“And why not? Too scared?”
“Conflicted is the better answer.”
“Well, it makes you weak. So, go ahead and show everyone in this room how pathetic you are.”
Jennie had asked herself if Hailey was worth it. She could only take so much as her frustration began to build. Words were not working to get her to stay away but she did not want to go that route because she felt as though she shouldn’t let someone get under her skin like this. But thinking to what Yoongi had said, she was beginning to consider the option.
“And ask yourself if your face is worth the bruises I’ll give you if you hit me.” Hailey babbles on. “I’m just waiting for you to just give up singing. When are you going to get it through your thick skull that your stupid group is going nowhere and you left all that successful back in America? I mean honestly, I am a way better leader than Rap Monster. He could never touch me. His failed solo attempts prove it. He is nowhere near my level of solos and even Amity’s movie songs combined are better than that Fantastic Four song he did.”
“You have done it now…” Angelina murmurs, glancing at Jennie who looks up at the ceiling, trying to keep her composure. She could see that Jen was about to be at her breaking point and was hanging on loose threads to not lash out.
“And J-Hope? He is so damn ugly and annoying with his loud ass sound effects. He tries too hard while he dances. Everyone overhypes this guy.” Hailey rants furiously. “It’s pathetic and it’s nothing special. My girl Trinity dances way better than him and everyone knows it. She can outdo him in any dance battle. Who’s next? Jimin, right? I bet he’s only there for his abs. Come on, how else is he a member of BTS? He’s an insecure, waste of space with low self-esteem and no confidence. With Jin, he’s a waste of space too and so irrelevant! He can’t sing! He can’t dance! He’s just there for his good looks, he probably got plastic surgery anyway, why else is he there? To look cute and that’s it.”
“Oh, and the little weirdo V.” she goes on angrily. “You see there is something mentally wrong with that alien and he needs to get checked out. I don’t understand how anyone thinks his singing is good. It’s overhyped and bland. Oh, and Suga…mister Suga. He’s a wannabe rapper. His rapping is overrated and I cringe when I hear him rap. I hate every single one of those guys, they are so damn annoying! And then there’s you.”
Hailey bitterly says and uses one of her hands to roughly shove Jen’s shoulder. The sudden shove made Jen take a step back abruptly, slightly surprised that she just put her hands on her. But it only made Miss Bangtan angrier.
Glancing from Hailey to her shoulder, Jen lets out an unamused chuckle and turns her head to the side, shaking her head.
“Hey! Don’t push her!” Layla exclaims.
“Don’t do this,” Jen warns as her heart rate quickened.
“You’re digging your grave pretty deep, Hailey~.” Angelina warns, enjoying the frequent comments that were coming in on the live stream. She noticed that Hailey’s phone kept getting a bunch of missed calls since her phone was on silent. It looked like the YouTube video and this live stream was going viral.
“Hey, don’t put your hands on her like that!” Layla calls out again. “Enough!”
“I don’t get how anyone can tolerate you. You can’t sing, you can’t dance, you can’t rap, why are you still doing what you’re doing?” Hailey retorts. “Don’t you regret the mistake you made? When you left and you see just how better and more successful everyone in this room is except for you?”
“Let’s not do this, ladies.” Layla tries to get in between them
“Shut up, Layla!” Trinity snaps.
“Stop telling her to shut up,” Jennie exclaims.
“Or what?”
“Trin, don’t jump in this unless you want me to do you like I did Hailey in the studio. Don’t try it. Sit down and shut up with your minion ass.” Angelina calls out. “Y’all we are one dysfunctional girl group, huh?” she says to the live stream while Hailey continued to have her attention on Jennie.
“Exactly what big awards has BTS won? None.” Hailey confirms. “What awards has Amity won? I lost count after 20. You’re just...there with nothing but in a group with seven annoying guys.”
“Ha! Our leader, Hailey, guys. This is what we went through and more.” Angelina calls out.
“Shut up Angelina!” Hailey snaps.
“See what I mean? But none of you wanted to believe me or Jennie or anyone else because you think she is some sort of saint. Oh, and didn’t you steal Jennie’s songs in her notebook years ago? The songs she worked hard on for weeks alone? Putting them on Amity’s new album?”
“Like I said, we made the songs better.” Hailey shrugs.
“Wow! Did you hear that? Do you see who this broad really is, guys?” Angelina asks, turning the selfie camera to her before turning it back to Hailey. “Our leader, Hailey, everyone! How y’all doin’?”
Hailey’s face turned into fear when she noticed Angelina had been filming the entire time. “W-wait, what is that?! Were you filming!?”
“Ladies and gentlemen, this is our whack ass leader that tormented us for years and isn’t who she really is. For all of you giving me and my girl Jennie heat because we left, this was one of many reasons why. And we are fairly doing great without the group. It isn’t even a group, anymore. It’s Hailey and the backups. And it shouldn’t even be like that. A group should be a family and filled with loyalty. Not wanting to outshine everyone. That is not a team. And now you see for yourself. Check out my YouTube video for more tea. Hashtag, Hailey is canceled.”
“Wh-what? No, I was just joking! Co-me on, we were all just playing around!” Hailey stutters and begins freaking out, feeling her body flush with embarrassment. “I-I was joking! Right Trin?”
“Yeah, you were joking!” Trinity agrees, nodding frequently.
“Right, Layla? Lay?” Hailey turns to her. “Lay!?”
Layla hesitates. Glancing at Jennie and Angelina for a moment, she turns back to Hailey. After all the crap Hailey had given her, she decided to speak her truth. “No…you weren’t,” she answers in a calm tone.
“What?!” Hailey sputters.
“Really, Layla?” Trinity glares at her.
“Everything Angelina said is true. I’ve been going through the same mess they have after they left. I spoke about it in the YouTube video,” Layla reveals as Hailey drops her jaw. “How could you take her songs like that?”
“I-I didn’t take anything!”
“You just said we made the songs better and when we finished recording the songs, you said it yourself that you stole her notebook before she left after you kept asking her to use them. But Jennie didn’t want you to use them, but you kept pushing her. And you didn’t take no for answer and you just stole it and she couldn’t find it when she was about to leave. Those songs meant something to her. And you just took it for a paycheck for our new album. That’s foul.”
“She’s lying! She didn’t take anything!” Trinity exclaims. “Stop trying to play the victim-“
“Why are you lying for Hailey?” Layla calls out. “This is disgusting, why are we doing this? We have done enough damage, this isn’t even a group, anymore. Paying all these top singers and rappers for collabs to get more exposure. Paying people more to take collabs away like you did with Angelina and The Weeknd. Like no, I can’t do this, anymore. This isn’t right.”
Hailey scoffs and shakes her head. “And I thought you had my back…”
“And I thought you were our friend. Friends don’t treat each other like this. Friends don’t stoop this low. Friends don’t steal things like that. Friends don’t bully each other like that.” Layla turns to Jennie. “Like I told Rap Monster, I even found your notebook.”
“There is no notebook!” Trinity exclaims as she watches Layla go through her bag.
Soon enough, Jennie saw that slightly torn green college-ruled notebook with some doodles on the front, confirming it.
“I found it in Hailey’s studio. I swear to you, I had no idea that these were yours until after we recorded the songs.” Layla stares at her earnestly and hands her the book. “Soon as I found out, I didn’t think it was fair to you and that’s when things started changing with me, Trinity and Hailey. I began to be the odd one out since you two left.”
“Worldstar!” Angelina chimes in, with the camera facing her including the girls in the background. “I’m sorry, I just had to say that just once! Again, how y’all doin’ today?”
Jen quickly skimmed past blank pages until she found the one song she was grateful that they didn’t find. It was near the end of the notebook, somehow Hailey didn’t skim through the entire book.
Jennie had randomly named the song Thrive and she wanted to make it into a rock song one day and perform the song with her guitar. Maybe now she has the chance to do so if Bangtan has solo songs like Jungkook wished for during one of the BTS Festas.
She began to tear up as she read one line, feeling the memories come back.
Don’t ever ever ever take me for granted…
She wrote it a few weeks before she left. The lyrics weren’t songwriter status but the words were meaningful to her and that was all that matters.
Looking up, Jennie murmurs, “Thank you.”
“I’ll take that to show everyone how similar some of the wording is and do you see Jen’s handwriting and her initials?” Angelina takes the notebook and scrolls her phone through some of the front pages.
ARMY especially were showing no mercy on social media
‘HAILEY IS CANCELED! HOW DARE YOU MAKE JIMIN CRY AND MAKE THE MEMBERS UNCOMFORTABLE!? I WANNA FIGHT!’
‘CHOKE’
‘So problematic!’
‘OH HELL NO! You made Jimin cry!? This bitch is canceled! I hate her!’
‘Congratulations, you played yourself. #HaileyIsCanceled'
‘Hailey better have tight security when she arrives back to the USA.’
‘A whole mess! GIRL BYE!’
‘I knew that piece of trash was problematic.’
‘It’s what she deserves!’
‘I am living for this! Wow! I love this song! Finally getting exposed’
‘Hailey who???’
‘Hailey, sweetie, you don’t want this. Should’ve chosen your battles wisely’
‘She is sooooo annoying and now she finally got shut up’
‘I am TIRED! Like I am literally shaking like OMFG!’
‘You messed with our Queen and Kings!? Issa problem now! Watch your back when you come back to America!’
‘Stealing Angelina’s collab with The Weeknd!? Nah, nah, I wanna have a talk with you!’
‘Hailey, Hailey, Hailey, you dun lost your muthafriggin mind, hoe!’
‘This tea tastes so good today.’
‘Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, hey, hey, hey! Goodbye! #HaileyIsCanceled’
‘SALTY and jealous. I knew there was something shady about her.’
‘I called it! Knew she was completely obsessed with Jen and Ang.’
‘Good she got exposed! Ain’t no way they were going to kiss her ass. She really thinks that she MADE them? Hailey, sweetie, it’s not all about you. You can’t even sing well! Get vocal lessons and then come talk to my girl Jennie’
‘It was at this moment Hailey knew...she fucked up. #HaileyIsCanceled’
‘With her autotuned ass, she had the nerve to say that she’s better than them? Girl bye!’
‘Every time I hear her speak, I just hear bullshit. EXPOSED!’
‘Hailey, what’s good?’
Hailey clenches her jaw and grabs her phone, noticing the caller ID.
Daddy <3 is calling…
“Shit…” she nervously murmurs. She hesitates before answering, “D-dad-look-I-I didn’t know she was filming!” she rambles on, starting to cry as everyone heard loud yelling from her phone. “I’m sorry! I didn’t know, okay? I know this looks bad but-pl-okay-dad!”
Ending the live stream, Angelina begins cackling at the fear on her face. “Her face is priceless~!”
Meanwhile, Jennie had been wiping her tears while listening to Layla’s constant genuine apologies for everything that has happened over the years.
“I am so sorry.” Layla frowns.
“UGH!” Hailey turns back to Jennie. “You bitches ruin everything!” she tosses her phone directly at Jennie, who uses her reflexes to catch it and toss it on the couch. Turning to Layla she fumes, “Do you realize what you have done to us?”
“YOU. Done to YOU and Songstress. It was the right thing to do!” Layla fires back.
“I knew you were useless!” Hailey attempts to hit her but Jennie grabs her wrist and shoves her back.
“What you need to do is fall back and walk away. It’s over.” Jennie exclaims while Trinity tries to hold Hailey back.
Turning around, Jen started to walk to the door but out of nowhere, Hailey grabbed her by the hair to yank her back. Quickly turning around, Jen escapes her grip and steps forward at her, throwing an abrupt right hook as it slams into her jaw.
Hailey let out a yelp. The punch affected her quickly as she began to lose her balance, wincing in pain from the unexpected strike. Jen handed a left hook near her nose and then another right against her cheek, watching her crumble to the floor.
The sudden altercation surprised everyone in the room before Angelina starts laughing loudly. Layla, looking satisfied because that shut her up.
Trinity widens her eyes and quickly goes to help Hailey, who had held her nose with tears in her eyes, stunned at what had just happened.
She wasn’t expecting Jen to actually hit her.
Jen’s hands were throbbing as she rubbed them and kneeled down in front of Hailey.
“Let me tell you something...” she starts off. “Those punches were for the members. Don’t you ever disrespect Bangtan, again. J-Hope is handsome and brightens everyone’s day with his sound effects. He does try hard because he puts so much effort into his dancing. It’s his life and we see that day in and day out when we perform. He is not overhyped. He deserves all the hype he gets for his talent. Trinity is great at dancing, but J-Hope has that unique passion that she does not and I can guarantee that you’ll see that in a dance battle between them. Bangtan wouldn’t be the same without Hobi.”
“With Jimin, abs or not, he is there for Bangtan for his talents. Not for how he looks. I try my best to boost his confidence whenever he feels overwhelmed or unsure of himself but I know that whatever he does, he does it wonderfully and he improves every day. I always tell him how proud I am of him. So don’t you come and say to me that he’s a waste of space or that he needs to lose weight. He is fine the way he is. Bangtan would not be the same without Jimin.”
“Jin’s beauty is God given, surgery cannot make someone as handsome as him. He can dance his ass off. He improves with his dancing with every comeback. He tries his best, Hobi helps him. His dad jokes are the best no matter how corny they may be. His cooking is the best and even reminds me of home despite being far away from my family. Bangtan would not be the same without Jin.”
“Rap Monster’s solo attempt was not a failure. He certainly doesn’t use autotune like you do. He is more of a leader than you, that’s for sure. He looks out for us and takes care of us which you have never done. His lyrics are meaningful and he has never tried to take the spotlight from the members like you have done. Bangtan wouldn’t be the same without Namjoon.”
“There is nothing wrong with Taehyung. That guy was the first person I met when I came here. Broken English and still welcomed me with opened arms. His singing is great. With that deep voice, his vocals are A-1. And he is such a sweetheart and cares deeply for Bangtan. His silly and loving personality is the greatest. Bangtan wouldn’t be the same without Tae.”
“You have a lot of nerve to call Yoongi a wannabe rapper. Can you rap like him? Can you rap as fast as him? Does your lyrics have meaning like his? Like he said, you’re pretty lucky that you didn’t bump into him today. He contributes so much for Bangtan. It wouldn’t be the same without him.”
“How can you hate them if you don’t even know them? You just want to see everyone fail so you can be the only successful one. And it shouldn’t be like that. Fame is really getting into your head. You are not the girl I used to know when we all met each other. Now, are you going to leave everyone from Big Hit alone?”
Hailey glances at her as she continued to feel pain all over her face. “…Yeah...” she mutters.
“Are you going to leave Layla alone?” Jen asks.
“…Yeah...”
“Are you going to leave Angelina alone and stay out of her success?”
“...Yeah...”
“Are you going to leave me alone?”
“...I’ll leave you alone.”
“Good. I hope after this you can renovate your life and go back to your old self when we first came to Amity. Not this jealous, envious, success hungry girl that will dismiss those that helped her be where she is at today. You can’t just shut everyone out and kick everyone to the curb while you rise to the top. And this is exactly why this group fell apart. We should’ve been a team. Worked as a team. This isn’t a solo. This is a group. Groups work together. Fail together, succeed together. You didn’t get this far by yourself. We all contributed something to make the group great. It’s not all about you.”
Jen stands up. “In the meantime, good luck getting yourself out this shit storm that has been bestowed upon you. Good night, ladies.”
Walking down the hallway, Jen felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders while Angelina held onto her excitedly.
“That was priceless! You punched the shit outta her! I caught it on video, Yoongi will be so proud, to see this! No more bullcrap! We’re free from this drama!” Angelina checks Twitter. “Yo…BTS fans are showing no mercy on Hailey’s social media. She had to put her account on private, it’s that bad. Shit…no Crisis PR Manager is going to be able to save her.”
“Wow, really? Well, she had it coming.”
“For real! I don’t think her career will bounce back after this. It’s getting worse. It’s the number one trend on Twitter as we speak. Even TheShadeRoom is getting into the tea. Hold on, I gotta rewatch this video of you punching her.”
Deciding to head to her hotel room to shower before meeting with the members and Angelina, Jen changed into her pajamas.
Hearing a knock on the door, Jen opens it to reveal Layla.
Layla hesitates. “Uh, hi.”
“Hey.”
“Sorry, I came here out of the blue, um…could I talk to you for a moment? Please?”
“Yeah. Come in.”
Layla walks in and exhales. “I won’t keep you long. I’m uh, actually surprised you want to see my face after all that has happened. I uh, just wanted to wish you all the best in BTS. You guys are really good. Your music is very catchy, I actually listen to a few songs. I can see that Songstress was holding you back. It kinda inspired me to branch out and want to start making my own music like you wanted to do. You seem so happy here and I am happy that you found your home in the music industry. Even if it’s in another country. Sometimes things aren’t always in America, you gotta travel the world and see what else is out there, y’know?”
“I think it’s inevitable that Amity will disband. We all have different mindsets right now, we are not in a group mindset like we used to be. It’s not fun like it used to be. I realized that when you and Angelina left.” she goes on. “I started doing things independently, without anyone knowing and I realized that I can do so much more without Hailey holding me back for her own personal gain. I uh, I’m really sorry for everything. It was very wrong of me. I shouldn’t have been such a follower back then. I was such a bitch, huh? All those things I said and how I treated you and Ang, it was very cruel. I uh, just came here to apologize for everything. I can’t take back what I’ve done to you and I admit that I have done you and Angelina wrong and today I wanted to give back what is rightfully yours. Your notebook. I hope that you continue to be successful here and remain happy. I’m gonna go now. Good luck in Korea.” she smiles awkwardly.
“Hey,” Jen calls out before she could leave. “Tomorrow...I’m going to get breakfast with Angelina. I’d like for you to come.”
“Oh…I don’t think I should, I mean after all I’ve done, I don’t even think it’d be a good idea to hang with you guys.”
“I have no animosity towards you.”
“Why?”
“Because I forgive you.”
“After all, I’ve done? Why?”
“I don’t want to dwell over the past, and I don’t hold grudges with anyone. Not even with Hailey. Even though 30 minutes ago I punched her three times. I just...want to move forward. What’s done is done. No more petty drama. I just want to continue to remain happy. It will take time but I’d like to start over with you.”
Layla smiles and nods. “I’d like that very much.”
I was very excited for the new update! And it didn't disappoint at all was very satisfied with the Shawn scene too honestly I would act the same as well, also JK's reaction is hilarious!
Your feeding us with em fluff!
5/12/19