Aeri: The Idol's Child

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aeri: the idol's child
nct dream

"you've been very quiet since we met exo. are you a fan too?" eonni said whispering as if she doesn't want others to know that we saw exo today.

i nodded my head to stop her from asking.

"first of all, we'd like to thank everyone who auditioned today. if you were not chosen it doesn't mean you're not talented, it's not just your time yet. so, still continue pursuing your dreams and be a star." on the stage, holding the mic is the judge who was at the centre table earlier.

"this card i am holding right now is your evaluations. when you saw P it means you passed and when you saw F it means you failed. now, let's start"

he then called the names and gave them their cards. some were smiling as soon as they opened their cards, they must have passed and some were sad as they knew they failed.

"lami lee?" never did i noticed that it was my turn now. guess i was so preoccupied with my thoughts.

as soon as my finger tips touch the cards, murmurs started again.

'sure she'll pass.'
'yeah she was great'
'that japanese girl will pass too.'

and same things as they think alike.

slowly peeking the card when eonni grab it from me and she was the one who opened it.

"you passed! we both passed. omg" she happily said and run to me.

i smiled at her in return.
"congrats eonni" and she said the same.

"those who passed will be contacted soon by our staff. that's all. and congratulations to all." the judge said as he bowed and went off the stage with his fellow judges.

"let's celebrate lami!" eonni said.

"would like to eonni but i still need to wait for my cousin." i politely declined her offer

"then let's do it next time." she pouted which i gave a nod in return.

"SEIKA!" a mid-age woman walking towards us who i think is eonni's mom.

"how was the audition dear? you passed right?" her energetic voice is just like eonni's.

"no okaa-san, i failed." seika eonni said in a sad tone and her mom jaw dropped.
"joke." eonni added which cause her mom serious then they both laughed.
they're so cute.

if only mom was here.
will we be like them too?
i can't help but think things.

"okaa-san, this is lee lami, she's 10 years old." recovering from their laugh-like-there's-no-tomorrow , eonni introduced me to her mom. i politely bowed.

"oh she's so cute." and just like that, she pinched my cheeks too. seika eonni must have inherited all from her mom. they're so alike.

"her cheeks are all red now mom." eonni said and her mom stopped. thank you.

"sorry can't help it." she said apologizing.

"it's okay tita." i told her.

"call me okaa-san."

"okay okaa-san." i said which made eonni's mom smile.

"i have two daughters now and both are so pretty and talented. can't wait to see you both on stage." she said.

"okaa-san, oyaji messaged me. let's hurry. the beast is getting mad." eonni said, must be referring to her dad.

"lami sweetie, are you going home now? we'll give you a ride." eonni's mom said.

"i'll stay here for a while okaa-san. thank you for the offer." i politely refused.

"aww." eonni's mom pouted.

"mom, she'll wait for her cousin." eonni said. "we'll go now lami. see you soon" she said and dragged her mom towards the exit.

i sighed. their family is sure happy.
when will i even experience that?

"kiddo." i felt a hand on my shoulder. the only one who calls me kiddo. my cousin, lee jeno together with na jaemin and three more guys who looks like they are the same age as jeno.

"guys, this is my cousin. lee lami." they all looked at me including jaemin who i met earlier.

"hi i'm lee mark and i'm a foreign swagger. that's a long ass ride baby." the guy beside jeno said.

"i'm haechan, at your service." the one behind mark said.

"i'm jisung the maknae." the one stands in the middle of jaemin and jeno.

"nice to meet you all." i bowed.

"jeno never mentioned you to us until now." mark said.

i nodded. hiding the sadness in my eyes.

"it's because i know you all will pester her." jeno defensively said.

the boys held their chest as if they were hurt and they all laugh.

the truth is sm entertainment, no, the whole music industry rather, should never know about me.
but here i am, getting close to danger.