The audition was only half of the nerve-wracking experience, the second part was waiting for the results. Everyday, they would check their phones, e-mail inbox, even the mailbox outside their houses for any signs that they had passed the YG auditions. And their days went back to normal.

Dara was starring in the school's play production as Lady Macbeth for their modern day Korean adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. There were rehearsals after schools everyday. In between practices, she would sneak a little peek from her phone to see if there was any messages from the company.

[ Day 24 of waiting ]

Audition#436, Park Sandara-ssi, congratulations! You have been accepted to be part of YGE trainees from the recent YG Open Auditions. Please wait for our further instructions and messages with regards to your admission. Thank you and have a good day!

Dara could not believe what she had read. She uncontrollably squealed in delight and jumped up and down. The other members of the drama club went to her side to see what the commotion was all about. But Dara immediately ran out of the auditorium to look for Bom and Jiyong. Omo, I can't wait to tell them this awesome news, she thought as she ran with all her strength.

[ Day 26 of waiting ]

Seunghyun was back in Jeju, busy with helping his family in their vast green tea plantation. Whenever he wasn't out in the fields, he'll be at the office where he was in charge with international communications to their business partners. And whenever he had a spare minute, he would check his personal e-mail to see if there's an incoming e-mail from YGE. 

Audition#435, Choi Seunghyun-ssi, congratulations! You have been accepted to be part of YGE trainess from the recent YG Open Auditions. Please wait for our further instructions and messages with regards to your admission. Thank you and have a good day!

Seunghyun's voice trembled as he read the e-mail message out loud. He stood up and pumped his fist in the air. "Asa~!" he shouted at the empty office in glee. I have to tell this to the others, he thought as he punched Jiyong's number in his phone. His smile suddenly froze as he realize that to be a trainee, he have to be in Seoul. What about our company? he thought.

[ Day 28 of waiting ]

Audition#437, Kwon Jiyong-ssi, congratulations! You have been accepted to be part of YGE trainess from the recent YG Open Auditions. Please wait for our further instructions and messages with regards to your admission. Thank you and have a good day!

The two were out at the school field. Jiyong held his phone in front of Bom's face. He smiled as he watched Bom's eyes getting wider and wider as she silently read the message from his phone. He received the message last night and he almost cried of happiness. 

"Omo, Jiyong, congratulations!" Bom exclaimed and covered with her slender arms. She felt happy for him. Dara and Seunghyun had both called earlier that week to tell them that they too had passed the auditions. 

"Gomawo," Jiyong said and sat beside Bom. He leaned his cheek closer to her. "Don't I get a gift?"

"Ahh, jinja," Bom said and puckered up her lips. She was about to give his cheek a kiss, when suddenly Jiyong faced her. Their lips met in a sudden kiss which made Bom blush hard. "Yaaa." she exclaimed .

"Mehrong." Jiyong said with a cheeky grin. "How about you? You still haven't receive any message yet?"

"Aniyo."

"Don't worry, they said to wait for three to four weeks, right?" Jiyong said and held Bom's hand. "The week is still not over."

"Ne," Bom slowly nodded. "Uhm, what about your father Jiyong? Have you told him about this?"

"N-not yet," Jiyong stammered as he thought of how he should tell this whole situation with his father. But he was determined to prove himself and his ability to his own father. "I'm going later. Do you want to come with me?"

"Ne, I'll go with you," Bom answered and squeezed his hand tighter. "Everything will turn out well."

~~

It was late in the afternoon and the two were in front of the wooden desk, in front of Jiyong's father. Bom stood beside Jiyong, her hands were clasped together and she had her head down, too afraid to look at his father. The atmosphere is so cold, she thought as she had an invisible shiver. But Jiyong stood straight and proud as he looked at his father directly.

"Is she your girlfriend?" were the first words his father uttered as they came in.

"Yes, abbeoji," Jiyong answered without fear. Bom felt herself blush at the sudden confession. She bowed in respect.

"And, what is the reason for your visit?" his father asked as he put down the pen in his hand. "Is she pregnant?"

"Wha-- ch-cheosonghamnida," Bom quickly apologized in fluster and bowed again. "It's not what you think!"

"Abeoji," Jiyong whined as he felt embarassed himself. "It's not about Bom and I. But it's about my dreams."

"The contract again?"

"Ye, but I rejected it months ago," Jiyong started to say. He cleared his throat before he went further. "But I told myself that I will get that contract again. But this time, I have to work hard and audition. So I can prove myself to you that I can do this with my own abilities."

His father did not say a word. He took his glasses off his face and set it down beside his pen. Jiyong's brow furrowed as he waited fr his father's reply. Abeoji, will you believe in me this time?

"Ahjussi!: Bom suddenly exclaimed with a hint of desperation in her voice. "I'm sure if you watch your son, you'll see how great he really is. Don't you know that he has been performing in the park near our school? He dances, he raps, and he writes awesome lyrics as well. He has the talents to make it big." She then faced Jiyong. "Jiyong-ah, show your father what you can do."

But Jiyong gave her a smile and shook her head. He realized that arguing and convincing his father about it was a lost cause. "Bom..." he started to stop her but his father cleared his throat. Jiyong turned to his father again.

"No need to show me," his father sternly replied. "I give you my permission, Jiyong."

"See, I told you he wouldn't agree. Let's just go, Bom," Jiyong said and held Bom's hand. Bom gave him a puzzled look. Jiyong suddenly stopped when he realized what his father had just said. "Wait, abeoji, what did you say?"

"If your girlfriend believes in you to this extent, then I guess I should believe in you too, Jiyong. I'm giving you my permission to join this company. Under one condition, that you'll make it big."

"Abeoji," Jiyong said as he felt an emotional feeling swelling in his chest. Without hesitation, he ran towards his father and gave him a tight hug, something that he hasn't done for the longest time. "Kamsahamnida, kamsahamnida," he uttered endlessly.

Bom watched as his father gave Jiyong a pat in the back. She smiled as she witnessed the two reconcile. "Come home once in a while, okay?" his father said to his son.

~~

"I'm so glad everything went out fine," Bom said. The two had just finished eating dinner at Jiyong's house together with his father and were now out walking in the neighborhood. 

"I couldn't have convinced him without you, Bom." he answered and smiled at her under the moonlit night. "Thank you so much."

"I told you everything will be okay. Now it's going to be the start of your dreams."

"What about you, my lady?" he asked with a look of concern. "No message yet?"

"Ahhh, about that," Bom said but then the two heard a buzzing sound coming from Bom's pocket. "Oh, wait a sec," she said as she checked her phone. 1 new message.

They stopped walking under the spotlight of a dim streetlight. Jiyong watched Bom's face illuminated by the sharp white glow from her mobile phone. He watched how her expectant face suddenly turned down and dark as her phone's screen dimmed down. Uh-oh, something's telling me this isn't good news, Jiyong thought as Bom gave him a weak smile.

"Ahh," she started to say. "I guess I didn't make it."

Her words broke his heart and the stillness of the night seemed like Jiyong could hear his heart shattering. "Andwe," he muttered and snatched Bom's phone from her hands. "That can't be, you were the best out of all of us."

"I-I guess there's still the next audition?" Bom tried to snatch her phone away before he could read her messages. "Yaaa, give it back."

"Eh?" Jiyong exclaimed as he unlocked her phone and skimmed through the message. "LotteMall announces its end of the year sale with most shops in huge... Yaah, this is not the YG message!"

"Mian," Bom said with a cheeky grin. She snatched her phone back and went through her inbox. She found the right message and handed her phone back to Jiyong.

Audition#438, Park Bom-ssi, congratulations! You have been accepted to be part of YGE trainees from the recent YG Open Auditions. Please wait for our further instructions and messages with regards to your admission. Thank you and have a good day!

Jiyong read the message from her phone with wide eyes. He suddenly noticed the date and time when Bom received the message. "Mwo? You received this a week ago!?" he asked in disbelief to the smiling Bom. Waaa, I can't believe I've been tricked by her.

"Yeah, I was the first one among us four to receive the message," Bom said with a smile. "It's hard to keep this all to myself!"

"Waaa, Park Bom, I can't believe I've fallen for your prank. I actually thought you did not pass."

"Erm," Bom pouted her lips. "Is there anyway I could make it up to you?"

Jiyong, pretending to be mad, crossed his arms and stuck out his cheeks. Bom giggled at his childish behavior. She knew what he meant, but she still wanted to surprise him. In tiptoes, she leaned over and planted a kiss on Jiyong's unexpecting lips.

"Yaaa, you really are so full of surprises," Jiyong exclaimed as he cupped her chin and kissed her again, deeper and longer, under the faint light from under the streetlamp.

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Guyssss, thank you for reading! Ahhhh, this fic is ending soon u.u 3 probably 3 or 4 more chapters... Please keep reading until the end!