When I'd woken up this morning I saw that Nemy was leaning in the doorway. "Aella I'm glad you're awake. Somethings happened and Daehyun needs to talk to you." She said to me and she sounded serious.
"Can you come with me?" I asked her and she nodded at me. I got dressed into some casual clothing and then we went to the main building where we saw Daehyun in his office.
"Aella, I'm glad to see you here. Your mom has been trying to contact you. But I have some sad news for you. Please sit down." He said to me and I could tell that what ever this whole thing was it was awful.
"What is it?" I asked him and I took Nemy's hand.
"I'm very sorry to tell you this but your grandfather passed away last night." He said to me and I felt my whole world shatter. I didn't even get to say goodbye or tell him that I loved him one more time. That was when I started crying.
"Aella I'm sorry." Nemy said as she hugged me as good as she could. She wasn't going to let go of me.
"Your mom has said you need to come home during this time so you can all be together. We've booked you a flight for LA that leaves in 2 hours." Daehyun said and I nodded and him. That would probably be wise. I needed to be with family.
"Can I go with her if that's allowed." Nemy said to him. I was broken but I wouldn't be able to get on a plane without someone else.
"Ms. Cheung did mention this and she said you can as you were always apart of the family." He said to her and she nodded. That's when Nemy looked at me.
"Let's go and get some stuff packed okay. We can get on that plane together. I will shield you from people at the airport." She said to me and I nodded through my tears. "Let's go." She said to me and we walked to our car out front. Once we were driven back that's when everyone looked at me. The statement must've been put out. Which meant the news articles would be out soon. All the girls then hugged me.
"Oh, Ae, I'm so sorry. We will all be a call away if you need us." Geuroo said as she hugged me. I'd never felt pain like this.
"He will always be your biggest supporter no matter where he is." Aree said to me. I spoke with all of them. Well they did the speaking whilst I cried. Nemy and I then packed our bags before we headed for the airport. That's when we saw them. All the Startrix's that wanted to see us. I don't know why people were so interested in seeing someone that was grieving just so they could take pictures. It was one of the things I hated.
"It's okay. Just ignore them and keep walking." Nemy said to me as she looped her arm around mine. What made things worse was this was our first airport appearance.
"It's so hard to." I said to her as I just kept my hand down. The camera shutters going off was the loudest. Once we'd made it into the terminal that's when I had a phone call. It was Ricky.
"I heard the news. I'm sorry. I wish I could be with you." He said to me and I wish he could be as well. Maybe I'd feel a bit better then.
"I wish you were here as well because I don't know what to do. I'm meant to sit on this plane and I can't do it." I said to him while crying. "I should've been there but I wasn't." I said to him and I knew that he was breaking.
"I know. I know. But he's always with you. No matter what he thought whether you were there or not he still loved you." He said to me and I started crying again.
"I know but I never got to tell him again. One of the last memories I'll ever have of him is the challenge video he filmed with me and my brothers." I said to him and I could tell that he would come here as quick as he could. But he wouldn't be able to.
"That video will always be a reminder of him." He said to me and I heard my gate number get called for us to start boarding.
"I'm starting to head to the gate. I love you." I said to him. It was only Nemy beside me so it didn't matter who I was talking to.
"I love you too. And I'll always be here to talk." He said to me and that's when we started walking to gate. This was one of the longest flights I'd ever endured. I think that's because I knew the reality that waited for me at the end of the flight. The reality that would have to sink in for us all to live with me and for me to try and heal from.
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The Contract // Ricky X OC // ZB1 ✔️
FanfictionA scandal that's what we would be called if people knew about us. Ricky and Aella had been in a relationship for longer than the two could even remember. They'd become trainees to idols and now it was up to them to make sure to keep their relationsh...
