(ch.10)

She sat in front of him with a contract, he noted "You should read it before you sign it so you know the rules and how long this contract is. When you're done, just sign here and stamp your finger print next to your name," he pointed at the bottom.

She read it, "The day of signing the contact, between who and who, what I'm working as, I'm working part time, the agreement starts and ends, probation will be every month, salary is $300 per week on Fridays." then she signed it.

He stated "Ok, I'll just sign too," and he stamped his thump. He added "That should be it, do you now your way back to Xaing's room?" She nodded as she left. Chin saw that they were practicing, so she just sat on the empty sides.

When they were done with the song, they decided to take a short break. The guy, that is friends with the guy that Da-Chung hates, her approached her, he asked "Hi, what's your name," in a kind tone as he sat next to her.

She said "Umm... my name is Chin, what about your name," with quiet tone as she just stared at the floor.

"I'm Bojing. You're going to be the youngest and the only girl here," he noted. "Wait, really?" She looked around and said "Oh shit, you're right," in a surprised tone. She sighed and said "Oh well, as long as they do anything to me, I won't bite," in a bold tone as she shrugged while getting up.

"Where are you going," he asked in a curious tone as he gets up too.

"To the person that I only know, Xaing," she told him as she looked at him then turn back and walk to Xaing. Bojing was going to tell her something but a guy came to talk with him.

"Xaing, what song is next," she asked in a soft tone.

He replied "You'll know when you hear it. Let's go introduce you to the rest of the dancers," in an excited tone as he dragged her in front of the big mirrors. She tried to stop him but it was too late, he shouted: "Guys, this is Chin, she with be one of the backup dancers for my concert."

Chin said "Hi, my name Chin and I'm Xaing's friend's sister," in a polite tone, then she sightly bowed.

After everyone introduces themselves, Xaing said "Ok, does anyone have questions or do you have any questions for them," as he looked at Chin. She went on her tippy toes to whisper something to Xaing as Xaing bend sideways a little bit.

Xaing stands up straight, smile, and said "Tsk, tsk you have to say it so everyone can hear," in a sarcastic tone.

She took a breath in and said "I asked if there are any other girls that are backup dancers or is just me," in a calm tone.

Bojing said, "Yes there is but the reason you don't see them here is that they're either working with other idols or they're too busy doing something else," then she nodded her head.

A guy in the back asked "How do you have time to learn all of these dances," in a curious tone.

Chin said "Well I learn dances to relieve stress plus I have a lot of free time," in a calm tone as she gave a weak smile.

Another guy asked, "How many songs can you dance to?"

"Um, I actually lost count but if you guys want to, you guys can play any song and I'll see if I know," in a quiet, confident tone. Another guy said "If you say so," in an excited tone as he went to the speaker to play a song as everyone moved to the side to give her space to dance.

Once everyone got their turn, Chin knew 12 out of 15 songs, everyone was impressed by her, they gave her compliments as she said "Dang, that was easy," out of breath as she sat on the ground.

Xaing clapped his hands and said "Look at what guys did to her, now she looks as tired as a giant panda," in a sarcastic tone. He continues "but always let's get practicing while we let this panda rest," in a serious tone.

Chin glared at him and gently smacked him on the leg while some of the dancers were giggling, she got up and said "Hey, you meanie butt! You know what I'm not tired, I just needed to catch my breath," in a bold tone.

Bojing interrupted and asked "Can I play one more song," in a curious tone as he looked at Xaing, he nodded so he started to play the song. She listens to the song but she never heard this song, she looked at the other dancer to see if they knew the song but they shook their heads, she shouted: "What song is this?"

Bojing stopped playing the song, giggled, and said "It's a song no one knows about cause it's not released to the public," in a joyful tone.

Chin asked, "At least let me know who's the singer."

Xaing agreed with her and added "Yeah, the singer has a good voice. I really like their song, who's the singer," in a kind tone.

He shooked his head and said "Sorry, I can't tell you the singer I promise the singer I'll not tell their identity to anyone," in an apologetic tone. "But anyway let's start practicing," he added as everyone got into position.

Chin asked "Where should I be," as she looked at Xaing.

Xaing looked around and said "Um, you can stand next to Bojing," she went next to him, which was behind Xaing. Soon they started to dance, she automatically knew the song and started to follow along. After an hour, many backup dancers have used all of their energy so they sat on the sides, soon the only person that still dancing was Chin.

Bojing said "How- are- you still- dancing? Aren't you tired," out of breath with a tired tone.

Chin said "Not really," as she continues to dance but then the music was turned off, that when she stopped and look at whoever turned off the music, it was Xaing. She asked "Why did you turn off the music," as she untied the shirt and started to flap the shirt to make her cool down.

Xaing answered "Cause you need to take a break or you'll overwork yourself then I'll be in trouble with your brothers," in a serious tone as he made an upset face. She knew he was right so she just sighed, sat down, and asked "So do we just sit here or what," as she went to grab her phone.

"We just talk or just go on our phones," Xaing replied in a calm tone.

Chin added "Do some sleep," in a curious way as she looked around, there were some that were sleeping.

Xaing looked and answered her "I guess," in a hesitant tone as he gave her an unsure smile. She nodded then she laid down while playing on her phone. A few minutes later, Xaing asked if everyone was ready to practice, everyone got up except Chin. Xaing called her name but she didn't reply, he checked on her, he said "She fell asleep, what should we do," in a calm tone as he pointed at her since she fell asleep in front of the big mirror.

Someone said "We could let her be, I think we'll do fine with her in front of the mirror," in a calm tone as they agreed so they begin to practice. 30 minutes later, Chin saw the reflection in the mirror of them dancing, she sat up and said "Omg, sorry I fell asleep, why didn't one of you guys wake me up," in an alarm tone as she got up.

Xaing went to turn off the music, then he said "It's fine, you danced for almost 3 hours with little breaks so I kinda expected for you to fall asleep," in a soft tone as he gave her a gentle look. He announced "Okay you guys, that will be it for the day, if you guys want to you guys can use the shower room if you don't then go home and rest well," in a kind tone.

Everyone went to the shower room while Chin asked "Seriously, why didn't you wake me up now I feel embarrassed," in an upset tone as she was packing up.

Xaing smiled and said "Don't worry, they know that you ran out of power so you were just recharging," in a joyful tone as he was grabbing clothes and went to the shower room.

Chin glared at him and said "It's not funny," in an annoyed tone. While all of the guys went to take a shower, Chin went to look around the building as she was looking, she saw that there were so many good-looking idols and backup dancers as they were leaving for the day. Chin tried to go back but she didn't know where she was, she started to panic and she tried to retrace her tracks but she kept ending in the same spot.

She got a call from an unknown number, she answered it she was so happy to hear Xaing voice asking where she is. She said "I- I don't know, all I know is that the lights are turning off," in a scared voice.

Xaing said "Calm down, just still there. I'll come to find you," in a calm tone, then he hung up. She turned on her phone's flashlight on her phone as she sat on the floor while she waiting for him the lights begin to turn off. After a few minutes, she got tired of sitting on the cold floor, she got up and went into a room. She kicked something while looking in the room when she looked she saw a box of pins and tape rolls. She had a flashback of something that causes her to start to have trouble breathing, her heart rate increase, she was sweating, and everything was getting bury.

She feels so dizzy that she lost her balance, then someone caught her. She couldn't see the person since her vision went bury then she lost consciousness but she did she whispered "Xaing?" When she woke up she looked around and asked "Where am I?"

Xaing said "You're at the hospital when Bojing found you but then you lost consciousness," in a calm tone as he stood next to her.

"Oh ok, by the way, does Lai know about this," she asked in an uneasy tone.

Before he could answer, Lai ran through the door to her and shouted "Chin are you okay? What happened? Are you unwell? Answer me," in an anxious with a worried face.

She said "Lai, calm down, I'm fine. Look I'm not badly hurt, I just fainted so don't worry," in a soft tone as she held his hand to reassure him that she's fine. Then the doctor came in to check on Chin, Lai asked what's wrong with Chin, the doctor said "Well she has some bruises on her body, her heart rate was higher than normal, she was sweating, and her oxygen level was low but now it's back to normal. Is there anything chance that there's abuse where she lives," in a disturbed tone?

Lai was shocked when he answered "No, there is no abuse where she lives. Are you sure there's nothing wrong with her?"

Chin interrupted "There's nothing wrong with me. It's just because of my phobias, the reason for the bruises is because I'm really clumsy so I often fall or bump into something," in an honest tone as she looked at Lai.

When she said the doctor understood everything, the doctor said "If that's it then she's healthy, no need to worry. You guys can leave when the IV is done, when it's done then press the button the nurse will come to help," as he looked at Lai, then he left.

Lai sat down next to Chin and asked "When did you start having these phobias? Are you sure you're okay," in a soft tone.

She nodded as she held his hand then asked "By the way, what time is it," as she squints at the clock.

Xaing and Lai looked at each other confused, Lai said "It's almost 10:30 pm, are you sure you're okay," in a worried tone.

"Oh ok. I'm fine, it's just that I don't have my contacts lens in so that is the reason why I can't see. Can one of you guys grab my glasses in my backpack," she said with an apathetic tone. Xaing gave her glasses to her, she put them on. After an hour, Chin's IV was done, Xaing pressed the button after in a few seconds a nurse came in and begin to take out the IV. Chin asked the nurse where did they put her contacts, the nurse said she put them in the drawer, then she pulled a cute contacts lens case out of the drawer, Chin told Lai to put them in her backpack.

Xaing left before Lai and Chin, while they were going back home, Lai said "I'll have to go back to work so I'll drop you off then go back. If Xaing or Zhe asks where I am, just say that I'm at work," with calm as he parked on the sidewalk.

Chin nodded and said "Mmm," as they walk at the entrance, then Lai use one of the keys, that Xaing gave to him, to open the door. Lai opened the apartment door for her, he said "Ok I'll be going on. Get enough rest and call me if anything, ok bye," as she waved back at him, then he left. Chin went to apartment, quickly took a shower, then went to sleep.