girl group imagines

had me at hello [song yuqi]

It was the month before the interprivate competition began. This included quiz bee's, talent shows, and even athletics. It was your 3rd time to attend something like this but you've never actually joined any of the competitions. You, together with your friends, the Rolling Quartz joined the Talent Show. The group consisted of Arem, Jayoung, Iree, Hyunjung, and Yeongeun. You were invited to do a duet with them. They knew how much you loved to sing, but you were really shy.

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Your P.O.V.

As much as I love my friends, I really hate this idea. I have never performed voluntarily in my whole existence! Well, except for that one time I had to be a tree for this school roleplay during my elementary years, having your reputation matter but this is different.

I've never been this stressed out my entire life.

I placed my head on top of my desk and sighed out of frustration. "You know, you could really use some fresh air." Jackson said as he went and pulled me up from my seat and brought me to the building's rooftop.

"Are we even allowed to be here Hyung?" I asked, I call him Hyung because Oppa just sounds weird.

"I own the place, my child. There is nothing that can stop me from doing whatever I want." He smirked at me as he brought out a blanket from the locker and placed it on the ground. He patted an empty spot right next to him and I sat down.

We both sat in silence as we stared at the sky, the sound of the wind was the only thing you can hear. This was relaxing, I thought. It made me forget that my name got registered without my permission on that damn talent show.

After a few moments, Jackson decided to speak up about what was going on.

"So, what's on your mind kiddo?"

"Hyung, Rolling Quartz just wrote my name up on that interprivate competition thing. I haven't sang in front of anyone since I was 15!" I exclaimed, emphasizing 15.

"So?" He asked, unamused with my reason. "You haven't been singing in front of other people because of your past experience with your old group, am I right? Or is it because you don't believe you can do it anymore?"

I stared at him, not knowing what to say. Was that a factor? Was that the main reason or is there something else?

"Something?? You mean SOMEONE else?" Jackson smirked, raising his eyebrows.

"No. I wasn't even thinking about her."

"I didn't say anything about anyone. I just said someone, so technically you just did." He retorted in a mocking tone.

I rolled my eyes, earning a chuckle from him. "I'm kidding, but really. Don't you think it's time to let that go?"

"How do you let go of the one thing that made you want to sing? That made you want to sing for a lifetime? I know that I don't love who she was anymore, Hyung. Heck, I don't love her anymore, but she's been romanticized so much in my head and I can't let that go. She fed me so many lies, yet I can't bring myself to stop believing in them." I spoke, my voice getting caught up in my throat mid-sentence. "She believed so much in me, encouraged me, attended every performance, yet she just left me like that. My old group is a factor I guess, but I know that they understood why I left."

"You know, I hear you. I feel you. At some point you have to find better things to hold on to. You know that you're just romanticizing her in your head, so stop. She's not who she was anymore kiddo, she wasn't even who you thought she was." he responded, draping his arm over my shoulders. "Tell you what, you start singing again, or at least try to, and I promise to get myself a girlfriend. How is that?" He joked, trying to make me laugh, and he succeeded.