"Maybe...we weren't meant to be from the start," you tell Koeun while lying down next to her on your bed. It's already 2am and you still can't get Johnny's words out of your mind. 
"Don't say that! Don't you know how perfect you and Mark were?" she says, sitting up on the bed. 
You sit up and ask, "How are we perfect when no one wants us to be together?" 
"I want you two to be together! Mark and Y/N forever!" she smiles, giving you a hi-five. 
Koeun's phone rings and you look at the screen flashing with the name "Herin" at the top. You look down and try to listen to their conversation. 
"Hello? Ah yes, Herin-ah! What's up?" Koeun says before a long pause. 
She stares at you and her eyes become bigger and bigger as Herin talks on the other line. 
"Is that so? Uh, that's good. I'm happy for you," Koeun replies, not looking happy at all. She hangs up and puts her phone down on the bed, letting out a huge sigh. 
"What's wrong? What did she say," you ask. 
"She and Jaehyun are no longer together and...she," she starts, looking like she doesn't want to continue. 
"She what?!" you panic. 
"She wants Mark back and the CEO is giving her some big thing with Mark," she tells you, biting her lower lip furiously. 
"Oh," you whisper as you feel your heart drop to your stomach. 
"Aigoo, this girl. She's slowly becoming more and more distant from me," she sighs. 
"It's okay! Herin and Mark were meant to be from the start anyway," you lie, letting out a short nervous laugh. 
"No! I just don't get why the CEO likes her better than you. You're both trainees still after all," she says. 
"You can't forget that she's been training two years longer than me," you reply. 
"Yes, but, Mark loves you more than he loved her surprisingly," she assures you. 
You smile, "Koeun-ah. It's okay. I can endure the pain if it means that no one will get hurt or get into trouble." 
"Yes, you will debut and yes, Mark will stay in NCT. But, look at the bigger idea. You're both getting hurt. You need each other!" Koeun exclaims. 
"It's okay. It really is," you lie, giving her a small smile. 

//9am the next day// 

As you're walking through the hallway of the third floor at SM, you notice that there's a commotion going on around the wall where most announcements are usually posted. The trainees are gasping and when they see you, they stare so much that you begin to get really nervous. 
"Excuse me, what's going on?" you shyly ask, trying to get a glimpse of the paper taped to the wall. 
"I thought you were Mark sunbaenim's girlfriend! Why is he going on a reality show with Herin?" a girl asks you. 
"Uh, uh, what?" you stutter, looking at the paper. 
It says: 

Starting today, filming will begin for "We Got Married", a dating/marriage reality TV show that will star Mark Lee and Herin. It is the first time that there will be a trainee on this show, so please anticipate! We cannot wait to see how this amazing couple will be on live TV! 

While reading the paper, you feel like your heart is getting stabbed into millions of pieces. "We Got Married" is one of the most famous shows in Korea, and you don't understand why the CEO would make Herin and Mark star in it. The show is supposed to have two idols or actors who don't know each other that well, and "date" on TV. You don't get why he would make a trainee can go on the show with an idol, and most importantly, you don't get why two people who used to date would be on this show. 
"Are you okay, Miss Y/N?" the trainees ask you. You realize that you've been frozen for a couple minutes. 
"Ah, ah, yes!" you say, quickly bowing and returning to your dance practice room. 
You feel so weak that you literally drop to the floor, not knowing what to do. Someone knocks on the door lightly and you say "Come in" without even looking at who it is. 
"Hey. Are you okay?" you hear a familiar voice ask. You quickly turn around and see Jaemin smiling. 
"Jaemin-ah!" you exclaim, giving him a hug. Without even thinking about anything, you start crying and his sleeve starts to get wet. 
"Shh, it's going to be okay," he whispers, gently rubbing your back. You let him go and wipe your tears, feeling embarrassed. 
"Why are you here? I thought you were mad at me," you ask. 
"I was mad, but now I'm not. I can't be mad at that cute face of yours," he winks, making you laugh. 
"Thank you, Jaemin-ah," you smile. 
"Of course! We can still be friends right?" he asks. 
"Yes!" you exclaim, giving him a big smile. 
"Plus, I still love you. You know that right?" he smiles. You slowly nod, feeling bad because you have no more feelings left for him. 
"It's okay if you don't love me anymore. What matters is, you're okay. I've forgiven Mark already, especially since he's changed now," he assures you. 
"I'm happy that I can debut. I guess the fact that my dreams will finally come true is the only thing that motivates me to stay here without being with Mark," you sigh. 
"If it's meant to be, then it's meant to be," he tells you. 
You laugh, "That's exactly what Johnny sunbaenim told me."
"Aigoo. Johnny sunbaenim is like the dad of NCT with all of his advice," Jaemin laughs. 
"Now I know who you take after," you tell him, making him laugh even more. 
"I've always wanted to be on 'We Got Married' and now Mark gets to go on that show before I do," he sig