Chapter 26 (special)

"Guys, are you ready?" asked Ha Joon. "Yes, we are," said Jung Hwa.

"Any doubt?" asked Chi Won.

"No, let's go," said Ha Joon.

"Sure," said Kang Min. They are wearing nice white coats with white pants today. They looked like seven stars fallen from the sky when they stood together. They are now going to a photoshoot for their album. They all sit in a car and the car started to move. Behind their car, there were two more cars who were following them. In one car, there was Woo Jin and some staff. Woo Jin looks very anxious about something. He called a number several times but nobody received it from the other side. He was so worried that he didn't notice they reached their destination.

"Sir, we are here. You can come out of the car." said one staff by knocking the window.

"Ah! Yes," said Woo Jin and gave a fake smile. They all came out of the car and went inside the building.

"Hello! Come with me." said one to them and showed them where they have to go.

"Hello!" said everyone in reply. Then they followed him. It was a very big building. And it was very beautiful from inside. The floor and the wall were shining. There were many lamps on the upper side of the wall. They all took their sits because there was another group who had a photoshoot and they were taking photos. SBS didn't know that they also have to capture a photo with them. Woo Jin came and said, "Why you are sitting here? Go to the stage."

"Really? We have to take pictures with them?" said Ha Joon. It was a new idol group with six members. And their manager requested Woo Jin to take some photos with SBS for advertising them. "Yes, didn't I tell you before?" asked Woo Jin.

"No, you didn't mention it to us," said Tae Jin.

"Ah! How I could forget that! No problem, Now you go and take some photos with them, then you have to take shots alone." said Woo Jin. Today he was acting normal. So, everyone was surprised but felt happy. So, they aome to stage and took photos with their junior idol group.

"You can come now, boys." said the other group's manager. When they were leaving they all shook their hands with all of them and said that they are also a very big fan of SBS. And they are inspired by them. They helped them to come this far. And they thanked to them for taking shots with them. Tae Jin didn't notice the manager, but he noticed Tae Jin. He came to Tae Jin and said,

"Hello! How are you? You are looking more handsome than before."

"Ah! Man Soo! Long time no see! I am fine. How about you? And thanks for the compliment." said Tae Jin. He never expected that he would meet him again and in this situation. He recognized the man, he was his classmate. They used to go to the same art school and they practiced together back then.

"Yes, it's been a long time. And you succeed this time," said Man Soo and smiled.

"It seems like you too. And you went far ahead than me," said Tae Jin and smiled gently.

"Maybe, maybe not," said Man Soo and smiled weirdly.

"Why are you saying that? You are now a manager of an idol group! I wish I could be like you!" said Tae Jin hopefully.

"Then let's change our place, I will become you and you will become me, It will be fun. Isn't it?" said Man Soo and smiled again.

"If I can,I will certainly do that," said Tae Jin. Then they shook their hands and Man Soo left with his boys. Then their shoot begins. They sit beside each other and took many photos. They were taking photos in different positions. But in all the pose, they looked like angels. After finishing their shoot, they came out from there and went to a restaurant. They ate whatever they wanted but they couldn't drink alcohol. Because it's forbidden for them after New York's accident. Woo Jin said to them, "Go back home and take rest, we will record the new song tomorrow or the next day of tomorrow. So, keep practicing. I will meet you tomorrow at 12 pm."

"Aren't you come with us?" asked Kang Min.

"No, I have some urgent work. I have to go," said Woo Jin and left while typing something on his phone.

"Let's go, guys," said Ha Joon. They all came home and sat on their favorite couch. There are many places to sit in this house. But everyone wants to sit on the couch. It was their favorite place to take a little rest.

"What do you think? Will they be popular like us?" asked Jeong Eun.

"Who?" asked Chi Won.

"Those boys! Who else?" said Jeong Eun.

"I don't think so," said Ha Joon.

"Why?" asked Jung Hwa.

"Because the manager could not manage them properly. They are more handsome and cute than us. But their makeup quality was not too good. So, they did not look more beautiful than us." Young Soo described the reason to all.

"That's what I am going to say. I like them but I don't like their manager," said Ha Joon. Me too.

"He was charming but he could not be a manager like our Woo Jin," said Kang Min.

"Yes, I felt very something fishy with him," said Young Soo. Tae Jin was silent till now. But he could not be silent anymore. "Why are you saying this about him? He is a nice man. He was my friend." said Tae Jin.

"Really? You were his friend?" asked Chi Won and Jung Hwa together.

"Yes, we used to go to the same school," said Tae Jin.

"Oh! That's why he talked with you there?" asked Kang Min.

"Yes" replied Tae Jin shortly.

[In front of Ji Na's home]

"Ah! Kang Ji Hyung! What are you doing here?" asked Ji Na. She was going to her home and she stopped by seeing Kang Ji Hyung.

"Nothing, I was just passing by." replied Kang Ji Hyung.

"Oh! Where are you going at this hour?" asked Ji Na.

"To take a drink." replied Kang Ji Hyung. Then he asked her again,

"Wanna come with me?"

"Okay." said Ji Na and they walked together. They came to a restaurant and ordered some snacks and alcohol. Kang Ji Hyung started drinking without saying anything.

"Is everything okay?" ask Ji Na curiously. Do you know, Eun will never accept me. Girls are like that. They can't understand a boys feeling, never." said Kang Ji Hyung. He kept drinking and drinking. "And you boys are so innocent. aren't you?" said Ji Na and begins to drink.

"Why? What's our fault?" asked Kang Ji Hyung, Ji Na remembers about her boyfriend's doing and starts to drinking like she is a master of drinking. Then she told him everything and started crying. Both of them got drunk and started doing childish things. They went out and walked in the road. Suddenly Kang Ji Hyung shouted, "Why she likes that boy when she have such a cool guy like me?"

"She like who?" said Ji Na.

"That idol boy! I hate him. Okay, if you were in Eun's place what would you do? Will you accept me? Could you understand how I feel?" said Kang Ji Hyung loudly. There was no one in the road without them.

"Of course I will." said Ji Na. Kang Ji Hyung laughed, "But you have a boyfriend you can't accept me now." After that Ji Na begins to cry. So, Kang Ji Hyung asked her what happened to her. Ji Na said,"My boyfriend dumped me." "Really? Why he dumped a sweet and pretty girl like you?"

"Do you think I am pretty?" asked Ji Na. "Of course, you are." said Kang Ji Hyung. "Do you like me?" asked Ji Na. Kang Ji Hyung pretended that he was thinking and after some time he said, "Yes."

"Then kiss me and prove it." said Ji Na. "You want proof? Then I will give you." saying this he came close to her. Ji na was surprised. Kang Ji Hyung held her gently and kissed her.

[SBS living room]

"Okay, it's getting late. Now go to your room and take rest," said Ha Joon.

"As you wish, my lord," said Chi Won with a funny face. Everyone laughed. They kept chatting for an hour. Ha Joon didn't want to join them first and ordered them to go to sleep. But after some time, he joined them and had fun with them. After an hour, Young Soo said,

"Oh! It's at 1.00 o'clock. And I am sleepy. I am going to bed." And then he left.

"Ah! Our sleepy master is going to sleep?" said Kang Min and everyone laughed once again.

"But I am sleepy too." said Tae Jin laughingly.

"Oooh! Our sleeping beauty is also going to sleep? But be careful while sleeping, my beauty. Because I would become a prince and come to you and wake you up from sleeping by kiss you." said Chi Won and laughed. Now, Ha Joon ordered them to leave from there and go to bed. Everyone was too tired and sleepy. So, this time they listened to him and went to their own rooms to take rest. Chi Won comes to his room and jumps on his bed. He holds his pillow lying on the bed.

"Ah! what a relief." Chi Won said to himself. He was so happy today but he misses something very special. He felt lonely though he was with his six brothers like friends all day.

"Why I am feeling like this?" he thought Suddenly he felt like his pillow is a girl who hugged him tightly. When he looked at the pillow, he saw that girl's face whom he saw in that village where Tae Jin was hiding. He panicked and threw the pillow. He was breathing too fast. He touched the pillow once again and realized it's just a pillow.

"You pervert! It's just a pillow. How could she come here and why would she come here? This happens to you because you watch so many movies and dramas." said Chi Won to himself and after some time, he falls asleep.

Tae Jin comes to his room and sits on his bed. After some time he laid down but he is the only one who was not sleepy at all. He was thinking about his friend, Man Ho. He remembers the day when they had auditions together. He was selected for his handsome face but Man Ho was not selected. He thought that if Tae Jin would not come with him then he would be selected that day. They bet for their selection for each other. Because he was a gentle boy, Man Ho used to bully him. But on the audition day, Man Ho surprised to see him and told him to go back home. He also said that he will be selected. But Tae Jin could not bear it that day and said to him that, He will be selected. And he bet that. After the audition finished, Tae Jin was so happy that he didn't notice him crying. And he gave him a proud smile and left with a proud feeling. He never thought that he will meet him someday.

"He succeeded," said Tae Jin to himself. It was 1:30 am of midnight. While thinking these, he falls asleep. He slept for about one hour. He had a bad dream. He saw a girl was coming to him while running. They were in a forest. A lion was just behind the girl. The girl was Eun. She was running with very speed. The lion was about to attack her and wanted to torn her apart. But she escaped and kept running. There was blood here and there in her full body. She came to him and shouted, "Tae Jin! help me." But he couldn't save her from that. The lion caught her again but this time she couldn't escape and the lion pulled her and took her. Suddenly Tae Jin woke up and saw that it was just a dream. But he got so afraid and his heart was pounding so quickly and loudly that he could hear it clearly.

"Why I am dreaming about her every time? Does she want to tell me something? But what it is? Is she in danger? AH! I can't get it." he said to himself. Then he thought that it was just a dream. And this dream is unrealistic. So, he doesn't need to be worried about that. But he didn't know that fate sent a message to him. It wanted them to meet again and it also gave him a message that Eun needs his help right now. Tae Jin didn't get it and could not understand it. So, he went to bed again and wanted to understand his dream. He thought about his dream again and again but could not find any meaning of it. It was near 2.45 o'clock in the night. [Meanwhile On the other side] A bus was stopping in front of the lamp post. Eun was hiding beside a bench near the street. The goons are still following her. So, she couldn't turn back to get back home. So, she got in the bus without thinking anything and. She sat in the last seat of the bus. She had some money and the pen drive in her coat's pocket. She thinks, why she has to face this? Who was the lady? And who were the people? What is in this pen drive? She took it on her hand and looked at it carefully. It was a white pen drive but there was blood on it. It was the lady's blood because when she gave it to Eun her hand was full of blood. "Is she okay now? Or she is dead?" Eun thinks. Now, she looks around her. There were a few passengers on the bus. Eun didn't notice that the bus was moving. She wanted to get off from the bus. But when she saw outside by the window, she panicked. Because some of the goons were still there for searching her. So, she could not get off from the bus and was sitting like a statue. But she doesn't know where she is going. So, she takes a long breat. She was too tired that she fell asleep. But she could not take rest properly. Suddenly she heard a voice,

"Mam, excuse me, Mam. Do you hear me?" Eun opened her eyes and saw a man was calling her. She got afraid and said, "What? I don't have it."

"You don't have what? I am asking you where you are going? All the passengers got off from the bus. If you don't get off, I cant go home. It's already about 4.00 am.

"Ah! Yes I am leaving," said Eun and got down from the bus. But where she could go now? She doesn't know this place. She never came here before. She could not think about it. She was walking on a street. No one was there, She was all alone. She keeps walking but she feels that her legs are frozen. It would not support her anymore. She found a park beside the road. The gate was not opened. But she was so afraid that she ride it's wall and got inside of the park. She saw a big tree in the park. She went there to sit down under the tree. She holds her legs and puts her head on it. Then she began to cry. She kept crying then she looked at the sky and said, "I am sorry mom. I am sorry. I could not make you proud of me. I didn't listen to anyone. I kept helping people. And now, it punished me. What should I do now mom? Please give me some clue." Then she bends her head again and kept crying.

[Tae Jin's room]

He saw that dream again and woke up. He felt thirsty. So, he gets up and goes to the living room and drink some water. He went to bed again and wanted to get some sleep again. But he could not because he was sweating though it was cold outside. So, he went to washroom, changed his clothes and came outside for have some fresh air. He went to the Park. He put headphone in his ear and started jogging. He was listening a song which was sang by them. But his attention was not there because he keeps thinking about his dream. It was so real that he feels he was there with Eun. But he could not save her. He tried his best but he failed both times. He was running now he doubled his speed. Suddenly he saw a lady who was sitting under a tree. But he didn't pay attention and kept running. When he came back from the other side he saw the lady again. Now, he paid attention to her. She was resting her head on her leg. Her leg was cut by something and there were a lot of bloods in her leg. He came near to the lady. He touches her head and said, "Excuse me. Why are you sitting like that?". Suddenly she got so afraid and started to say that, "Don't kill me. Please don't kill me. I will give you what you want." Saying this she looked at him and Tae Jin could see her face. And he was surprised. He could not say anything. He just said, "You?"