SAVING GRACE

Chapter 8 - There goes the alarm

JAY

Living as an idol has its both ups and downs. We work our ass off everytime and we get to have little time to ourselves and our family just to give a good show for the fans, we get to go on a diet where we deprive ourselves from eating a decent meal while being under a very difficult dance practice for hours. The only oasis of this hellish place is that we get paid with loads of dough and at the same time, we can save miserable people like me from our own music.

The issue on my appearance and sudden disappearance in a hospital in Orange city and my bruised picture where the attendant nurse took escalated like wild fire on the internet. There where rumors that I was caught in a fight, luckily, my agency got some good brains. They were able to block the rumors of me going to underground fight clubs. They told the whole media that I was mugged and after that, they beat me up. The only issue left is that master, our manager is under fire because of it as to why he didn't take good care of me and let me out in an unknown city on my own. People tend to overreact sometimes. Who do they think I am? I'm not a kid anymore.

"Now that our promotions are done, you can take a break for a few months. We're going on hiatus for awhile due to some problems with our producers and songwriters. I want all of you to stay out of trouble, especially you Jay. You gave me a very bad headache because of your scandal." Our CEO in our agency told us. We are now currently in his office sitting comfortably in his 5,000 dollar couch. All of the members of the bulletproof crew were there even master.

Our CEO, who is known as one of the tyrants in the entertainment world was pacing back and forth in front of us in his office. He always looked smart and sharp and he's very tall. He seldom talks to other people aside from his secretary and us and I think he's a workaholic. I never saw him with a date in events nor I ever heard of him having a wife or something similar to that. He was a very secretive man and I don't care about his private life anyway.

From the long vacation given to us, some of the members plan to go back to their hometowns while Q, Sugar and I are going back to school. Our agency still required us to finish our schooling when we had free time. I still wasn't able to graduate from High school because I was exposed to being an idol at a very young age so does Q and Sugar. Master recruited me from the streets before while eating my favorite tteokboki.

In order to avoid people flocking the school, master searched for a local school in a rural area where there are less students and at the same time, the faculty and staff of the institute will agree in our terms when it comes to our privacy as idols. Fortunately there was one. It's located in a countryside city called Yanghwa. Master processed all the enrollment papers and we were planning to start at the middle of the schoolyear.

We went back to the dorm and packed our things.

"Although you'll be gone for a few months, I'd still want you to keep in mind to practice from time to time." Master mentioned.

"Loosen up will you?" Our leader sighed.

"And keep out of trouble guys. Like the CEO said. We can't afford any more scandals. This time is an important time for you guys. You're almost as famous as the other groups."

Everyone nodded while I was staring blankly at the window beside my bed holding a ball on my lap.

"Jay?" Q caught my attention

"Hmmm?"

"Quickly pack your things. The road manager will pick us up at midnight." I internally groaned.

"Fine."

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"Are you really going to leave?"

"It's what boss said. Can't do anything about it."