~ 1st Song ~

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[3 months ago]

 
'Why is he not picking up the phone? It's ringing though.' Dara thought. She's been trying to call her boyfriend for a while alraedy and it seems that her patience is slowly running out. Having a very busy schedule, it's been days since she last saw Jiyong. She misses him so badly that's why she's planning on how to spend time with him.

'Aigoo, I miss him so much~' she whisper to herself. 'I guess I'll try again later. Having a such a busy schedule sure is hard. I hope that he's fine.'  She frowned a bit. She's worried sick. Jiyong sometimes tend to forget  to eat his meals on time.

Dara decided to set that problem aside then proceeded to the practice room again.

"Ssantokki, did talk to him already?" Bom asked her.

"Aniya, he's not picking up the phone. He's making worry so much Bom. What should I do?" Dara asked Bom. Bom gestured her to sit down.

"Aish, that jerk. Doesn't he know that making you so worried is a crime. Don't worry my Dara, I'll think of something to cheer you up. But for now, let's rest. I'm so tired." Bom patted Dara's shoulder then pinched Dara's cheeks

"AIGOO~! Bommie, stop it" Dara said while swatting Bom's hand away from her face.

"Unnies~!" the maknae run towards them making both of the girls laugh.

"What is it Minki-yah?" Bom asked

"I have something for the both of you!" She asnwered then showed them the plastic that she's carrrying.

"Eh? What is it? Palli, palli~! Tell your unnie! " Bom hurriedly stand up and rush toward Minzi.

"Deh, I have these!-- This one is for Bom-unnie, this one is for Dara-unnie and this one is for CL unnie but where is Chae-unnie?"  the maknae asked.

"She went to YG-appa" Bom replied. "Aigoo, thank you for this Minki-ah. Mmm, so delicious. You really know me and my favs.Mmm" Bom munched on her corn as if there is no tomorrow making the maknae and the rabbit laugh.

"Aigoo, where did you get these delicious treats?" Dara asked while eating her snack.

"My omma sent me some foods and she also sent some for my unnies. She said that we might be lacking nutrition and might be missing home cooked foods."

Minzy sat down with them, she brouht out her phone her busied herself with it.

"Cl-roo should come back here already, these foods are daebak!" Dara said delightedly.

"I coudn't agree more with you, Ssantoki." Bom added.

    
"Oh look, there is a new article about us."

"Chincha? What is it about?" the two older girls asked in chorus

"It says about us being more recognized abroad." Minzy further read the article.

"Omo, that's really good to here, isn't it?" Dara said cheerfully

"Deh, however --- " Minzy didn't continue what she is about to say instead she gave her handphone to Bom.

"Tsk, look at these comments~! I can't believe some people waste their time bashing others." after looking, Bom returned Minzy's phone quickly

"True, but at the bright side many are defending us from those nasty basher." Minzy continued scrolling the down.

"May I see it Minki-ah?" Dara asked politely

"There's no need Ssantoki. Those kind of comments,well----you shouldn't bother reading them." Bom interrupted.

"I guess you're right, stead, I should thank our fans for always giving their support and loving us despite our shortcomings. I should tweet them later and thank them" Dara joyfully clap her hands.

"Aigoo, you probably should. Kekeke" Bom laughed whole heartedly and thus ignoring what she've read in the comment section minutes ago.

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After that very tiring day the girls hurriedly returned to their dormitory.

"Aigoo, Cl-roo can you cook for us?" Bom plead with so much aegyo.

"Aish, Bom-unnie you don't need to do that aegyo. I'm rather scared because of that. Brrr. You're giving me chills." Cl hugged herself and acted as if she's cold.

"Your are sooo mean Cl-roo. Ssantokki, Chae is bullying me again!" Bom rushed to Dara then to Minzy.

"Minki-ah, help me." Bom clung her arms to the maknae

"Kekeke, nobody wants to help you unnie." Chaerin teased

"Tsk, sometimes I tend to forget who really is the oldest her." Dara whispered

"To be to hard on Bom-unnie, Chae-unnie. Kekekeke. She might cry." Minzy said to Cl

"YAAH, I thought your on my side?" Bom unclunged her arms to Minzy

After such childish yet cute act, the girls started laughing.

"HAHAHAHHAHA. You are killing me! Let's stop.Whooo~ I'm hungry.Hahaha. I cook for all of us now. Whaha." Cl wiped her eyes and started walking towards the kitchen.

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After eating dinner and washing the dishes Dara immediately proceeded to her room.

"Girls I'll go rest now. Just knock if you need anything." Dara told the girls who are all busy with their own thing.

"Okay~!"  the three answered in chorus

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"Cl-unnie, as I was saying, we read some of the comments in that article that I found this morning. Some of it are pretty nasty. I showed it also to Bom unnie and there is one comment that really caught our eyes." Minzy said in a very soft voice

"What is it Minki-ah" the leader asked in a worried tone

"It is about Dara-unnie." Minzy said almost said in whisper.

"What?~!

"Lower your voice Chae~" Bom covered Cl's mouth

"Kekeke, mianhe-- What did you say? What is it about this time?" CL said in an angry yet soft voice

"This is not only about her this time. Jiyong-oppa was also tagged in that comment. After reading it, I clicked the link that was attached to it and  it is Dara-unnie and Jiyong-oppa'ss picture together." Minzy showed the picture to CL

"Oh, I remember this one." CL commented

"Lucky, many didn't believed it. Many taught that it was photoshoped. But many bashed and talked bad about it." Minzy added

"Well, that is given. Being in a relationship with someone famous is really a daebak issue."

"You are right Chae-unnie but that's really not the issue." Minzy said in a sad tone

"Then what is it then?" CL questioned

"Bom-unnie, you tell Chae-unnie. I don't have the heart to tell it." Minzy faced Bom

"To make it short. Wait, Let me take a deeo breath.hoo. I think, I mean, We think that umm Jiyong oppa is--ismmtingmmonmDara." Bom said it fastly

"What? I didn't catch the last one. Repeat it unnie and don't eat the words"

"CL-roo, don't make me. It's very hard." Bom said with pleading eyes

"Aish, this kid. Minzy, you tell me." CL jokingly nudged Bom

"Unnie~ I don't want to." Minzy hid behind

"Aish, Leaves me no choice then. I'm not gonna repeat this again....umm.. CL, we think that Jiyong-oppa is cheating on Ssantoki." Bom whispered

"I- I don't understand? How did you come up with such conclusion? This is a very serious matter, tell me you're both kidding right" Cl seemed not to believe what Bom said

Jiyong's relationship with Dara is really great. They've been a lot of ups and downs yet still strong. Such conclusion is really hard to believe.

"I know unnie, us too. We didn't really think about it at first but when I saw this," Minzy showed CL another article

"Unnie, It's in japanese so it took me a while to decipher the content." Minzy explained the article to CL

"But how sure are you guys that this thing is legit? It's really hard to believe, I don't trust this kind of information." CL is the kind of person who make sure that the things that she'll believe is actually right. She's very meticulous when it comes to truth evaluation.

"I know unnie and that is way I'm asking for help from someone I know in Japan and I do think that she can help us. Since this is just a hunch we'll investigate from now on."  Minzy started telling them about her plans and gave her two unnies their own mission.

"I agree with you Minzy-ah. I'm having this observation and I'm not liking it. And you know CL that good at analazing situations like this so I suggest that we observe and investigate further and when the time is right we must tell Ssantoki about it." Bom was worried sick about her friend's situation. Dara's just to fragile that Jiyong might broke her with his actions.

The three girls all agree with each others plan and decided to call it a day.

"Girls, these things that we are about to do are very delicate and we must do our best for our unnie. She've been taking care of us since day one until present and I think it's time for us to take care of her." After CL's message, the two other girls nodded and gave each other a hug.

They proceeded to their respective rooms and then rest.

MEANWHILE...

'Argh, why is Mr. Sleep not visiting me yet? I really want to sleep now~!' Dara complained. It's been hours and all she is doing is lying on her bed and staring blankly at the ceiling.

She looked up on her phone. 'Not even a single SMS. He's torturing me.' Disappointed, she tossed her phone. She closed her eyes and tried to sleep.

'Argh, WHY~??'  Sleep is not on her side so she decided to get up and walk around the room.

"Aha, I'll just surf the net..Oh, I check the article that Minzy and Bom are talking about this morning."

Dara typed in the keyword and seconds later she already found the article. She's delighted about what the article says but she didn't stop there, she decided to also read the comments.

"Aigoo, such comments are flattering.Hmmm, scroll~ scroll~ OMO, w-what is this?.." Dara stopped scrolling and started reading the comment that caught her eye. She suddenly felt weak and her eyes started watering thus clouding her sight.

Even though she used to this kind bashing still it hurts her. She's just a human. She commits mistakes and she's not perfect. Despite these facts, she didn't stop there and do everything she can in order to improve.

Tears started streaming down her cheeks as she read. "Aigoo, why? I'm trying my very best praticing each and every day yet they can't even acknowledge it. If they can't appreciate my efforts well at least I hope they can acknowledge it. I'm doing my best, WAE?..huh," her deep sighs turned to sobs.

She suddenly felt tired. She wiped her tears and wennt back to bed. She just layed there and stared at the ceiling. No words can truuly describe the sadness that she is feeling right now.

"Where is Jiyong when I need him  the most?," She heaved a deep sigh and checked her phone again. NO MESSAGE.

Again, she cried. "God, help me. Everything's a blurr.." She hugged her pillow tightly and quietly sobbed.  

She was about to close her eyes when... *♬ (t's all about you my butterfly) Every time I come close to you...♬       

She immediately picked her phone. Jiyong's name flashed on the screen.

"Jiyong~?" She's been anticipating for this call and now she's just so happy that he called.

"Oh I'm sorry but this isn't Jiyong..." after hearing that familiar voice her smile precipitously turned to a frown.

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