In the midst of the crowd, all I see is you

CHAPTER 6

MIKHA

It's been 5 months since I passed on the audition. I thought it would just be pure happiness and rainbows after that. Never in my life did I imagine myself having the courage to do all of those things. That time, I thought that PBB was the one I was going to get into.

But no, it's not. Imagine how shocked I was when they told me that I got in. I mean, I only auditioned because my Mom told me to give it a shot and not that I badly wanted to.

Again, I thought that's all. When I entered to ABS-CBN building, I saw a lot of people who I think, were almost the same age as me. One of the people started calling names, I think his name is Direk Lauren if I'm not mishearing it when someone called him for instructions.

The word flabbergasted is an understatement of what I felt when my name was called, guiding me to another room. The first thing that I noticed was the logo of Star Hunt Academy that was neatly hanging at the back and the huge mirror in the front of the room.

"What the heck did you get yourself into, Mikha?" I silently mumbled as continued to roam around my eyes.

"Okay boys and girls, listen." Direk Lauren loudly said to get our attention.

"I know all of you are wondering as to why you are here. Let me explain it to you guys. You are here because you all are going to train in singing, dancing, proper etiquette when it comes to interviews and many more. I admit that during the audition, we don't have a concrete plan as to how are we going to handle you guys. But, since the higher-ups saw how talented you all are, we decided to create a group that would best represent the company's vision and make it to the global market. That's the main goal. I think that's it for now. I would not disclose too much information for you guys not to feel too overwhelmed." He said while smiling at us one by one and nodding his head as if telling us that it's no big deal.

And now, several months after that day, I still have this cultured shock feeling. There were no days passed by that I almost gave up. I want to go home and do things as freely as I can.

I just want to go to school, do training for our cheer dance routine for just an hour or two, review my notes for my subjects and go home. Setting my PC and sit comfortably while playing. Eat as many as I want without being scolded. Sleeping on my bed where I can snore as loud as I can without getting conscious on my surroundings.

Sometimes, I ask myself if what I am doing right now is worth continuing in exchange for the life I had back then.

I shed a lot of tears just the thought of how hard living away from my family was and away from my comfort zone and safe space.

But then again, realizing that many people would have to trade anything they have in exchange for this opportunity also crossed my mind. So, I chose to continue. I chose to stay.

"Mikhs, do you have an extra towel with you? I forgot to bring mine, can I borrow it?" Jhoanna said. She is our daily dose of happy pill in times of sadness.

"Yes Jho, just get it from my training bag," I answered as I drank my water. Sweats and exhaustion are visible to us. We just had our 15-minute break after our dance class.

I'm glad that in times when I feel like giving up, I have the likes of Jhoanna and others who share the same experience as mine in this journey. They made everything feel bearable.

"Come on Mikha, go for it just like the time when you decided to climb on the stage and showed them how amazing you are," I said to myself as I smiled while watching Sheena and Stacey picking up Jhoanna as their main target for teasing.

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Author's note:

Please comment down below if I should continue this story. I don't know if I'm doing it right because this is my first time publishing a story ever in my whole life. I just literally did this yesterday from scratch out of boredom without having much thought about how this story would flow.
Also, sorry in advance for the grammatical errors.

Love lots!