Aeri: The Idol's Child

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"wait what?! are you saying that we will debut soon?" koeun said hysterically. looking at her, i don't know what she feels right now. is she happy? sad? terrified? nervous? or excited? afterall, she's been training for years and now she will debut. all her hardworks are paid off.

"yes koeun, actually the management has chosen 7 trainees to be part of the group that we will debut soon, and koeun, yiyang, ningning, hina, herin who are part of sm rookies will now be part of sm's newest girl group." the manager explained.

earlier, after the meeting with the other trainees was done, we were once again summoned to manager's office, telling us that he has a good news.

' girls, it's a happy day. the seven of you, together will debut soon.' that was what he said that shookt us all. my mouth gaped open and so as seika.

"manager you must have made a mistake, you know lami and i we're just training for, like, a week." seika bursted out what i was just thinking just now.

"yes dear we know. but the management has made a decision. and you two," he pointed us with his fingers "will debut together with koeun and the others. dismiss now" he said and went out of his office.

i sighed heavily. isn't this unfair? hansol quitted because sm has been keeping him here in the dungeon for years but i, who have done nothing, has been chosen to debut? i am just a mere 6-day trainee. for years, no one i mean no one has debuted to be a hallyu star with just a 6-day training.

"i can't believe i will debut. omygosh I have to tell mom." herin fished out her phone and immediately dialled her mom's number. i bet she's excited. i mean, who isn't if all your life you've been waiting to be an idol right?

but not me, because i'm not deserving.

"hey." i looked at seika who patted my shoulder.

"eonni isn't this a bit too much? i mean we're just training for days right? how could we debut together with them?" i eyed the girls who are part of sm rookies, i can sense their excitement. "they've been training for year and been waiting for this day to come."

seika just nodded, looking at her i know that debut-ing (if ever there was a word) is more important for her. i shook my head and went out of the office.

i am not really normal. how can i be happy? do i deserve to debut now? tears started to form in my eyes. i continued walking not minding the people around me. before my vision started to get blurry because of tears, i managed to find a good spot where no one can find me. i cried my heart out.

i am not here to be a star. i am here for my father. i am guilty for being able to debut when my priority is not to debut and gain netizens love, i just want to gain my father's  attention.

i breathed in and out.

"hey little girl." that voice, its familiar.
i looked up and saw him. my eyes widened. it's him. my father.

"da-- i mean, who are you?" my mouth should be more careful. i don't want to shook the hell out of him.

"you don't know me? i'm a singer." he said. i smiled as i realize how proud he is to be called a singer.

"you're an exo member." i acted like i just remembered him. daddy. you're my father. how i wish i could tell him that.

"what are you doing here?" he asked while i just stared at studied his facial features. my dad is really handsome, from his forehead to his eyebrows, eyelashes, eyes, nose, lips. every part of him is perfect. no wonder mom fall for him.

"da--- i mean, sunbae-nim." i composed myself, dang second time today. "sunbae, do you know i'm a 6-day trainee?" i asked even if he doesn't know. how could he when he's so busy? and how would he even pay attention to trainees like me? i grimaced at what i thought.

"ofcourse, vocal mentors always talk about you. how great of a singer you are not to mention that you are a 10 year old kid, you're lami right?" he smiled wide that his teeth can be seen, his eyes even crinkled a bit.

"really?" i asked him. i can't believe he know about me. he even know my age and my name, the name given by my mother.

"really. they told me how angelic your voice are."

i inherited it from you dad.