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Will I ever be seeing you again? - Kim Nayoung ft Madclown ; Once Again

  
She trembled in wrecking nerves as she slowly knelt down on the floor, burying her face in between her knees. It was the same nightmare again, haunting her ever since her first ever debut.

Why won't it leave me alone?!

She just couldn't bear the grotesque nightmare ever again.

Sulli used to comfort me, she thought. She was there for me.
-

" Soojung-ah, I'll talk to manager oppa about this-"
" No," she forbids. " Don't tell our manager. I don't want anyone from this building nor anyone else to know about this," " But Soo, your condition might get worse! You might not be able to perform one day! You might not be able to fulfill his wish!"
" He's dead, Amber!" Krystal cried out, catching Amber off guard. " He's dead... I.. He's dead. Because of me,"

And there she was, left alone again, in her own conscious, in her own world, in her only place to feel free.

Sulli would be here to hug me now, she reminisced.
-

" Hey, why are you crying?"

I don't think I want to answer that question. " Don't tell me the FNC's WiFi router blew up until you don't know what happened," she spat, caught him clicking his tongue.

I'm such a douche right now.

" One thing for sure, I haven't seen my spicy Soojung in a while," he smiled. And yet he is such a sweetheart. Darn it.

" I'm sorry, Minhyuk oppa. I'm just a bit taken aback from all this.. mess," " I understand, Soojung. It must have been hard for you," he said before brushing her knuckles. Minhyuk has been a big brother to her ever since they first met during an Inkigayo event. Moreover, he's so protective of Krystal when they shoot an SBS drama together as a couple.

Of course, just a sibling-like mutuals.

" Look, whatever happens, just ring me. I'll make sure to pick up your calls alright?"

Obviously that was a lie, she thought. Last time Krystal called, more like trying to call, she almost broke her nails after a few tries. Luckily we are not dating.

-

" Japan?"
" Yes, our spot this year will be at Japan," the CEO explained. Every representatives of girl and boy groups are there, accompanied by their manager. There are some from rookie groups like NCT and Red Velvet, veterans like Super Junior and Girls' Generation, all Hallyu idols' representative from the agency sitting side by side on one same table. " To settle down some controversies," he stopped before glancing towards Krystal and Kai, " we will act as if we already became a stronger entertainment agency-"

"Act? As if? You shîtting on me now?" Kai's voice rose from the long silence. " What are we to you? Puppets with no emotions? After all you've done-"

" Kai hyung-"

" Shut the fûck up, Oh Sehun, I'm not done talking," he scolded. " All this whole time, we've danced our fûcking lives out, we sang and rapped until 3 in the fûcking morning just to satisfy your ugly ears that always disagree to our so-called off tune and all that bullshît. And moreover, you made them left. You made them look like they fûcked up and not us. What kind of a monster are you?"

The old man stay glued onto his boss chair. Same as the other reps. They were speechless. Including Krystal. He voiced out my thoughts, her heart whispered. He actually voiced out my thoughts.

" If you say so," was all that he said. What? That's it? " Do you want me to apologize? I'm sorry. Do you want to be the centre of attention? I'll talk to your manager," he calmly said, clearly testing Kai's patience. This was not what Kai wanted, Krystal thought.

Kai slumped back on his chair, his chest rising up and down. Seconds later, he smirked.

" Sure, do whatever you want,"

" If I'm going down, you're coming with me,"

-

A week has passed ever since the incident back in the meeting room. Of course, they are right now packing for Japan. As if nothing happened before, the CEO released a press statement saying that he's sending all of his artists for a vacation and tour to Japan. Covering up all the lawsuits filed against S.M. Entertainment, the media believed that S.M. did nothing wrong.

Although some had thought vice versa, no one dared to voice out their opinion.

Still raging in the cold war, Kai decided to leave for Japan later than the rest. No one dared to question why, so they flew first.

Little did they know that Krystal stayed back as well.

" Soojung-ah, you sure you don't want to tag along? It's going to get hard handling all those fans if you go alone," Amber reassured. Krystal was too immersed in her headphones, not taking even the slightest note of what Amber said, left her shrugging before all packed up for Tokyo.

As the doors closed, Krystal peeked over.

Finally, she thought. I'm all alone. Grabbing her wallet and sunglasses, Krystal tied her shoelaces up and heads for the café in the building.

It was windy and freezing as she reached the rooftop of the building. Though the chills already creeped over her skin, the flashy stars and lights from numerous skyscrapers distract her for a moment. It was rare for Krystal to actually enjoy the view of Seoul, truth be told. She never had a chance to see this often.

With the USB charger still plugged on in her jack, she dials a number only she kept in contact with.

Sica.

" Hello?"
" Hey sis, it's me, Krystal,"

-

The chilly wind hit his fingertips as Kai arrived on the rooftop. That's his escape park, where he'd shout all he wants, dance the frustrations away, or just a place to have his normal dose of alcohol and caffeine. His mind was still fuzzed with recent matters. Was he even awake? Isn't this all a dream? No one was able to answer that. It's already a habit for Kai hto knit his eyebrows together in frustration. He's... confused.

He was walking further towards the chimney, when his footsteps stopped, a smartphone under his left foot. Kai crouched down, then realizing it was still on hold, caller ID named Sica. Curiously, he held the phone over his ear. "Hello?"

"Who-who's there?"

"Jessica sunbae?"

"Oh my goodness, Jongin! Help!"

Why is Jessica on the other end of the phone-

"Krystal's in danger! She wants to kill herself!"

Upon hearing that, Kai looked around, later seeing Krystal standing on the veranda with her arms spread wide.

Everything went mute as Krystal stepped forward.

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