SMILE FOR ME AGAIN

SMILE 13

7 Years Ago, Beach

Joohyun feel someone hitting her on her face repeatedly and there’s voice keep saying “Please, please, please”. There’s a desperation in the voice.

Am I dead?, Joohyun said in her mind.

Joohyun suddenly coughing and water escaped from her mouth. She feel suffocated. She keep gasping for air while she coughing. 

“Student, are you okay?”, said a voice besides Joohyun.

Joohyun open her heavy eyes slowly. The feel a hand helping her to sit. She turn her head around and saw a woman kneeled while helping her.

“Dad, is she okay?”, a small girl asked while her eyes still on Joohyun.

“Student, are you okay?”, the older man asked. 
Joohyun remain silent. 

“Honey, lets bring her to hospital”, the older woman said after observing Joohyun. She help Joohyun to stand on her feet. Joohyun weakly rips the older woman’s hand from hers. She walking leaving the family even though she hear them calling for her.

Why you don't let me die?

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PRESENT

Seulgi eyeing Yeri who come with two cups of coffee on the tray in her hand. Yeri placed the cups on the table at her front. Yeri left after bowing to the older girls. 

“Please drink Seulgi ssii”, Joy leaning forward to get her cup. Seulgi followed and get hers.

“So how is your work? Is everything okay?”, Joy asked after she take a sip of her coffee. 

Seulgi lift her head from her coffee and turn to the taller girl.

“Yes. Everything is okay”, she simply replied.

“I proud of you. I’ve told you before that you gonna be famous in less than a year. But I didn’t expect that will happen so soon. You gain so much fans in less than 6 months and you popularity now.. wow”, Joy said. Well, truthfully she is proud of herself because her eyes never failed to judge someone talent. She so confident when she proposed Seulgi to become their singer before because she saw talent in the older girl.    

“Thank you. Is happen because of you”, Seulgi humbly replied. She put down her cup on the table back.

Joy smiled. She put her cup on the coffee table and rose from her seat and walk towards her work table. She take something and walk towards Seulgi again and sit on her previous seat.

“I believe your manager had told you the main reason why I asked to meet you today”, Joy calmly said. 

Seulgi nervously nod. “Yes, he told me yesterday”

Joy eyeing the nervous Seulgi in front her and put an envelope on the table and asked Seulgi to open it. Seulgi shocked when she saw the envelope's content. It was her and Irene’s pictures from last Sunday when they’re on their friendly ‘date’.

“Look here Seulgi eonni..” 

Seulgi turn to the girl who sit across her.

“I can call you eonni, right?”, she gives her sweetest smile to the nervous girl. Seulgi nod indicating that she is okay with that.

“Look here eonni. We are not here to blame you on what happen. Well we know is your right to go anywhere with anyone you like. But as you know, you’re our face right now and every media attention are on you right now. I hope you understand”, Joy carefully explain. She doesn’t want to put any blame on the older shoulder. Since she was the one who drag her in this situation.