"One day, you will be a star. The brightest star."

A young woman with long dark hair, heart-shaped face, expressive brown eyes clutched her hand as she slowed down on her breathing. She felt cold, nervous even, but then excited at the same time. Her palms were sweating as she wiped them on her faded color skinny jeans. Her eyes were glued to the bulletin board in front of her. Her name is in there. In capital bold letters. Headlining the event.

Dara Park - lead actress to play Lady Macbeth in the "Tragedy of Macbeth"

"Good job, Dara! I didn't know you had it in you!" 

Someone made that comment but Dara didn't bother to respond. She was still in disbelief. Then, after a few more minutes and congratulatory greetings from the other members of the Theater Club, a grin slowly showed on her face.

Finally. Finally, she's leading a play.

No more supporting roles. Not anymore in the background. She dreams about this validation. She dreams about this attention.

Her mother's words echoed in her head.

"One day, you will be a star. The brightest star."

This is it. It's finally happening.

"You can't stop smiling. Did something good happen?" 

Dara looked up to see her raven-haired friend, Kwon Jiyong, standing in front of her. He was a tall guy with a lean but masculine body, effortlessly cool in his white button down shirt with a few buttons undone, his hands tucked in his blue wash down jeans' pockets, and sporting the trendy white peaceminusone NIKE Air shoes on his feet. His dark eyes looked at her with curiosity.

She didn't even notice him approaching. She was sitting on one of the school benches and reading her dialogue, but even though the sad lines, she couldn't stop the grin on her face. She's still on cloud nine.

Her smile widened as she moved to give him space to sit. Jiyong shr