T.O.P Performer

The Weigh In

I sat alone in the practice room playing with my feet.

Waves of shame washed over me as I thought back to the earlier events.

'Lee RaeJin, Kim Sohee and Choi Minhyun, up on the scales please.' The instructor ordered.

I still couldn't believe they were actually going through with it.

'Again RaeJin, hurry up.' She rushed.

Sohee, the weird tray girl from earlier, was already up there giving me a strange smile.

'One by one.'

The accepted weight for female idols was 45kg and for males 55kg. Generally if you weighed more that this you weren't allowed to debut.

The last time I was weighed, maybe a couple months ago I was 47kg and I highly doubt it would've decreased from then on.

Minhyun, a girl who I had sometimes talked to in vocal training, stepped on the scales first.

'49.1kg.' The instructor read.
'Not good enough.'

Next was Sohee who was looking rather too smug for my likings.

'43.9kg, nice.' The instructor commented.
'Nice to see that some people have some sort of self control.'

What was that supposed to mean?

'RaeJin, pay attention we don't have time for your stunts.'

'Sorry.' I apologised while stepping onto the scale, awaiting the painful verdict.

'RaeJin, 51.6kg.' She tutted.
'You have a lot of work to do.'

In that moment I had never felt so similar to a blue whale.

I slowly stepped off the scales, hiding my face from the staring eyes behind my hair.

'Maybe if you were lighter you would be a bit faster." Sohee whispered.
'FatJin.'

Why was this girl always up in my grill?

Maybe grill wasn't the best analogy for that particular moment.

'Consider altering your diet and we'll check again next week.' The instructor suggested.
'Next, Lisa, Rosie and Yaemin.'

I scuffled back to my area and sulked for the remainder of the session which led me to where I am now.

I had been going over some dance routines to perfect them while fighting my hunger pains.

A knock at the door awakened me from my daze.

A big head popped in before swiftly entering the room, taking a seat beside me.
"There you are, I've been looking everywhere for you."

"Really?"

"No." He laughed.

"Hahaha TOP-, I mean Seunghyun." I scowled.

"How come you're missing your lunch break?" He asked.
"Is it related to miss Choi the dance instructor telling me to monitor your food intake?"

I can't believe she even-

Wow.

"Maybe."

"Why do I have to do that?"

"Because apparently I'm overweight." I frowned.

"Is that so?" He scanned my body.
"She might be onto something."