The next day the girls left the dorm early in the morning. They met their manager downstairs and followed him to the car outside. Yeri was full of energy, making jokes here and there, unlike her unnies who looked like they were zombies. None of the unnies had a good night's sleep. Tifanny hadn't responded to Joy's message yet, leaving her and Irene without any evidence.

The car left, taking the five girls to one of Seoul's biggest staduims where they would hold another concert for their dear fans. The concert was next month, but the girls visited the stadium almost every day to practice the numerous songs they were going to perform.

The car ride was silent, except for Yeri's occasional jokes, that barely made anyone laugh. Once they reached the stadium, the girls followed their manager inside where all the staff was waiting for them. The girls greeted them one by one and got ready to start the rehearsal. With in-ears, costumes and heels, they started their performance. Sadly, the lack of sleep was starting to show, making the girls want a break more and more often.

"Give us a moment," Irene said through the mic that was taped on her cheek. The staff heard the leader and went for a quick break. Irene sat on the ground, trying to catch her breath. She looked around her; the stadium was huge, thousands of seats waiting to be occupied by fans. Irene usually admired the stadium but today she wasn't in the mood. Seulgi and Joy fighting next to her and Wendy pacing up and down didn't help either.

Wendy was all quiet, not like her at all, miss chatter herself. Irene was used to the long tales, the rambling, the quick wit. She bit her inner lip for just a half second before going next to her, flicking her hair in the fading light of the headlights. Wendy walked away before she got the chance to speak.

The leader closed her eyes, trying to tune out the silent argument that was happening next to her. Her patience was cut short when Joy started swearing.

She quickly stood up, "Enough!" she yelled, forgetting that she was still wearing her mic. Her voice echoed throughout the whole stadium grabbing everyone's attention. Seulgi glared at Irene in a way she had never done before. Joy was having none of this, "This is none of your business," she told the leader. Irene scoffed, "It is my business. I'm the leader of this group," she ripped the mic off of her face. The staff shouldn't hear all this.

"Yeah? Well, you don't look like it."

"Hey, Joy that's not nice-" Seulgi started but Joy ignored her. "Irene, we ed up and you know it."

"It was an accident!"

"I don't want this concert to happen!" Joy yelled. The stadium fell silent. "Not when we're like this," Joy continued in a softer voice. Wendy and Seulgi didn't speak, but Irene could tell they agreed with Joy.

"Let's call it a day," Irene suggested but it sounded more like an order.

"Irene, we started less than an hour ago-"

"I said let's call it a day." Irene's voice was strict, no one objected. Irene announced her decision to the staff as well. No one could say no to angry Irene. The girls followed the leader silently, none of them spoke a word. They changed back to their casual clothes and left the stadium. The manager didn't join them in the car so Irene took the chance to sit on the passenger seat, as far away as she could from the girls. She didn't dare to look at them through the rear mirror. Her whole body was turned towards the window and hid her face. She bit her tongue, trying to hold the tears that threatened to leave her eyes. One small crystal bead escaped from her right eye. She could feel the warmth, sliding down her cheek, and rolling off her chin. She quickly wiped it. She was angry and sad at the same time. Angry mostly because of herself, for being so careless, for being a bad leader and leading all of them into this mess. Sad because she missed We