Euphoria- Park Jong-Seong

CH:2

As the performance went on, contestants voted for the ones who are god for I LAND and those who are not and needs practice.

Anushka was focused and voted the ones who really are good. She voted almost for half of them, even Seon, the one who didn't wnated her in. Even though his performance was stiff beacuse of his nervousness, she knew that he can do it.

All the performance was good until she saw Jay and Sunghoon's one. She was mesmerized by their strong performance. Their body and voice controlled the song so well.

She knew that they will make it.

After all the performance were done, some of the participants are sad to see some of their units didn't make it to the I-LAND and some are crying.

When they finally signal to get in, they got in and Anusbka stayed at the back looking down on the floor.

"Hey!"

Looking up she saw Jake. Her best friend.

"What are you doing here?" Anushka asked.

"I should ask you that." Jake chuckled.

"Whatever, why didn't you told me that you will be coming here?" She hit his arm.

"Ow! You know why..." He said holding his arm as if it really hurts him. "What are you doing here?"

Even though they were best friends but had a small incident which let them both to not speak, of course they wouldn't communicate after it.

Anushka sighed lookig ahead at the boys who were looking at them, but when she looked, they looked away quickly. "Long story."

Everyone got shocked when the egg turns and show the facilities. The 13 chairs in front of them and practice room. They get off with their mouth hung opened. Their eyes are so busy roaming around of every details of the place.

The screen suddenly turned on and shows the entire place of I-LAND and the facilities and rooms that provided for them.

"You're voting again for drop out in 2 hours...". Everyone fall in dilemma that they have to vote each other out again after the voting that happened face to face.

The egg screen turned into clock that count down the time they have before the voting started.

"Can't they wait for a bit." Anushka mumbled, looking around her.

She went into the practice room and looked at herself in the mirror. She saw herself but different version, her past self.

She scoffed, sliding her hands into her pants pocket.

"Noona!" Anushka tunred around seeing Taki at the door with a smile. "C'mon, we are looking around the building."

"Yes." She nodded with a small smile. Walking over she and Taki went out of the room, she saw Jake looking at her. She looked away walking with Taki and others up to the stairs.

The boys cheered as they saw the large living room which was attatched to the kitchen.

Anushka walked towards the room, which she loves. The pantry room.

"Woah." She chuckled to herself seeing so many different items. Her hands hesitated to reached out for a chip. But at last she didn't took it and walked back to the fridge side. She saw many coffee and ice cream there and smiled.

The boys came too and caused a choas there, making her leave the room and towards the bedroom sides.

She looked at the different bedroom doors, with different color door in each, such as; Orange, Purple, Blue and green. She peeked at the rooms, 3 beds in each but one had 4 beds.

She nodded to herself walked to the side of the hallway. She stopped in her tracks when she saw the outfit room.

"Oh..this is nice." She walked inside the room, examining the outfits.
She saw another attatched room which had only girls clothes. She walked in guessing it will be her clothes only. She saw the mannequin which wore, blue shirt with a whte graphic tshirt underneath and a black pants.

After looking everyone she walked back to the living room as everyone were sitting everywhere in the living room.

"I think it's better if we all talk...".

One of the applicant suggested, everyone follows without thinking and went to sit on the big couch.

She sat at the end of the couch with Taki beside her. She is greatful that Taki is with her to atleast make her feel included with them.

"Before we start about voting.." Jay spoke up his eyes wandering over to the boys and at last to the young girl. "Why are you here?"

Anushka looked up at the presence of eyes on her. She shifted on her seat, then looked at Jay directly in his eyes. "To be a star of course."

Jay scoffed. "Of course, we want to too. But why here? Whats so special in you?"

Anushka straightened her posture, meeting his gaze evenly. "I'm here because the producers see something in me. They think I have a different style and potential. And I believe them."

Seon scoffed, a hint of disbelief in his voice. "Potential, huh? You know this is a boys' survival show, right? You being here is... different. And not in a good way. Why not stick to something more your... lane?"

Her eyes narrowed slightly at his words, but she kept her composure. "Because I don't believe in lanes," she replied firmly. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prove myself. And I'm here to win. What about you, yall? Why are you here?"

They looked momentarily taken aback by her question before Ej answered. "To achieve my dream, of course. Same as everyone else."

"Exactly," Anushka said, her voice steady but carrying a quiet confidence. "We're all here for the same thing. I don't see why I should be treated any differently just because I'm a girl."

Jay stared at her, as if weighing her words. The room seemed to quiet for a moment, the tension between them palpable.

She continued, her tone softening slightly but still firm. "I'm not asking for special treatment. I'm asking to be treated as an equal. That's all."

There was a flicker of something-respect, perhaps-in Jay's eyes before he looked away, the corners of his mouth twitching into a small, almost begrudging smile.

"Well, I guess we'll see if you've got what it takes," he said before he scoffed leaning into the sofa.

She rolled her eyes, waiting for the boys to talk for the main reson they are seated there.

"So...who do we vote? Who do we think needs to be voted out?" A boy, comic guy looking said.

"The ones who are really bad of course." Another said, Anushka looks at them with squinted eyes trying to recall their names.

"Who needs improvement." Anushka spoke.

Everyone looked at her, startled at her joining in the conversation.

"What?" She said, looking at them weirdly.

"Nothing" K cleared his throat then nodded. "She is telling quite right."

"So...who?" Geonu asked

"That we have to look into." With that everyone stood up thinking whom to vote out by their alone.