What if...?

PART 3

[SEOCHANGBIN]

Changbin was a skinny kid. His friends always made joke about his looks and sharp chin. Changbin was an insecure boy constantly searching for approval. All he wanted was to impress his parents. He wanted to show them how much he loved music.

Changbin loved music so much. Especially rap. After he did all his homework he would go out in the neighbourhood with his friends, skate and listen to a lot of rappers.

Once when he was out he tried rapping one of the songs.

"OH, WOW, MAAAAN! You sure you've never rapped before? That is pure talent!" one of the boys said.

"Nope. You sure it's that good?" Changbin exclaimed. He never thought he could do something like that.

"Yeah, man! You should try rapping something else."

The boy's heart started speeding up of excitement. Finally. Finnaly someone's praising him. Finally he let the thought that he can be something other than a doctor or a lawyer in the future rent free in his mind. Finally he thought of the possibility of pursuing his dreams. Finally!

After that afternoon he started rapping alone in his room, writing some texts and performing them to his friends later. On the other hand his grades started falling. The boy was always home late and didn't have time to study. Mrs. and Mr. Seo weren't very happy from that fact. Little did they know all Changbin did was to make them proud of his talent. To make them happy when they see him one day on a billboard. To make them feel like they did a good job raising their son.

Not long after one of Changbin's friends dragged him to a JYPE audition. All of it was a joke.

Until one day Changbin came running down the stairs to his parents.

"MOM, DAD, GUESS WHAT! I got in JYPE! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?!"

"Slow down. First of all who allowed you to even audition. Second of all you need to get your grades up and study so you can get into a nice university. And last before you start explaining how you can do both, no you can't. you got 60% on your last math test. Completely unacceptable! Now you'll go back to your room and study. And not word about this company anymore. Got it!" Changbin's dad spit out while his mother watched in horror how the boy's face got sadder and sadder and how his eyes fill up with tears. He ran back to his room trying to keep his sobs in.

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A few days later, and not a sight of Changbin's smile, Mrs. Seo decided to talk to her son.

"Heyy. Are you okay?" She sked while entering the boy's room.

The boy didn't even look at the woman. He reached to his headphones and put on some music. His mom came to the bed and sat on the corner of the bed.

"You know that we love you, right. I love you. And I know your dream is to be a singer and all but no matter how great your life is now and how much money you have someday they'll disappear and you need a safe and longlasting job, that can save you when you don't have a peace of bread to put in your mouth. If you become a singer you don't know if you're gonna debut, if you do you don't know how long your group will stay together. I don't know if you can hear me, but I just want you to be safe. I love you. Please don't hate me."

Mrs. Seo walked out the boy's room. The moment Changbin heard the door close he started sobbing again. He heard everything. And he knew that everything his mom said was true. And that's what broke him. He had a week to answer JYPE. Will he go there and learn and train to debut someday or will he focus on his grades and become a doctor?