T.O.P Performer

Meet The Mentors

I reclaimed my seat after performing a rendition of 'I miss you' by Kim BumSoo a little sad, as 2NE1 had secretly left the room and I didn't get the chance to greet them.

"Just as I remembered. Excellent." Minho nudged me.

Well, not good enough for 2NE1 to stay.

Maybe this was why SM didn't let me debut.

I needed more practice.

"Very very good." Lisa gave me a thumbs up.

I shrugged. "We should go back to the dorms, it's late and I saw in our schedule that we have vocal lessons and dance practice." 

Bobby nodded.
"Good night, and well done." He patted me on the back.
"Bye Lisa."

Lisa waved her goodbyes skipping alongside me.

We eventually found our way back to our room and discovered two new people who were already asleep.

I signalled my hands to my lips not wanting to wake them up and we got ready for bed in silence.

Lisa switched off the light before scrambling into her own bed.

"Goodnight, Harry Potter." She whispered.

"Goodnight Lisa." I chuckled.

"You were really good Harry Potter. I'm happy you my friend." She yawned.

"Hmmm." I responded. 
"I'm happy you're my friend."

It wasn't long before the room was filled with her soft snores.

Too unsettled by my new environment, I remained wide awake looking out into the the autumn night.

This was my last chance. If I didn't succeed here, my life and an entertainer would be over.

Those thoughts repeated through my mind throughout the night until I eventually drifted off to sleep.

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Sleep.

It's what I needed.

It's what I regret not doing.

"RaeJin, your moves are slow and sloppy. Do it again with more power." The dance instructor ordered.

We were already three hours into dance practice and I was going off two hours of sleep.

It's safe to say if I was Microsoft software I would definitely be crashing.

"Water break for five minutes." The instructor scowled.
"You better have improved by the time we come back."

I flung my body onto the floor, guzzling down any form of liquid in front of my body. I knew I was out of it but I didn't think it was this bad.

The dance we were covering was SHINEE's replay. I was literally there watching them train for that debut wtf.

Lisa smiled taking a seat beside me.
"You good for a beginner."

"I'm not a beginner." I snapped at her.

"I sorry, I sorry." She waved her hands in defence.

I instantly felt regret after doing so. It was just really frustrating not being able something that you used to do so well.

"I'm sorry Lisa, you didn't do any thing wrong." I gave her a reassuring smile.
"I'm just a bit rusty that's all."

"I show you what to do." She held my hand pulling me up.
"You can do it."