Thalia_Ilace

Fans chanting your name, makeup artists and stylists swarming you and creating a beauty out of this world, your music playing on tv, and most of all, becoming someone's paradise...that's what Ishihara Minami had wanted since she was 12 years old.

An avenue to someone's healing process, a comfort to those who needed it, all the while looking like a princess and being loved by many. It sounded like heaven. It seemed like thousands of girls just like her managed to live out this dream that seemed so far it almost felt like it was made-up. They made it look easy....but who knew it would be so hard.

With so many people out to get you and willing to use you as a stepping stone, it seemed impossible to stay genuine in such a place. The road to her dream of becoming an idol that was filled with a roller coaster of emotions and constant lies, even she wonders if this dream will ever come into her grasp. 

"How far are you willing to go?" 
"I'll do anything."
"Just like they did to you?"
"No....I'll do it better than all of them combined."

Your Paradise: Listen To My Song

"Suddenly, there was nothing left for me. Nothing had meaning anymore. Without my voice, without music, there was no point in anything. I understood how the shadows felt. They are nothing but a distorted silhouette, walking aimlessly alongside someone else. Without an identity of their own, they could disappear at any given moment."

★ ★ ★

Just like that, in the blink of an eye, four years had passed.

Almost all of her followers had left her, some even going inactive themselves.

She'd had to move to a different apartment to find something more affordable and ditch a lot of her things in the process.

Part of it was nice, getting rid of the person she was to be. It was almost like an official goodbye.

Ch 48: Be More Bubbly