Tattoo "i'm sorry" on the back of your ankle
as one more worthless apology to all of those
you walked away from when they needed you the most.

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Ahn Sohee sits in the waiting area of a tattoo parlor, on her phone but constantly looking up to check out her surroundings, perhaps reminding herself that she was actually going to do this. Of course she was. She was finally free to do whatever she wanted. She barely had any paparazzi following her and the news didn't care about her anymore so coming here was her first use of that freedom and last resort for apologies.
Her thoughts are cut off by the voice of a woman who calls her name and gestures her to lay down on the designated leather area. Sohee makes her way over there, takes off her socks and shoes and lays down on the bed (bed? Is that what they call it?)

"So, what's up with this tattoo?" The lady, whose name was Min Yu Bi, asked.

Sohee rested her head on her arms. "What do you mean?"

"Why are you getting this tattoo? In such a weird place, too."

"It's a long story."

"I've got time."

Sohee laughs, but continues. "Well, I used to be an idol."

"Yeah, I figured. There's paps outside." Yu Bi chuckles while prepping the needle.

"Being an idol is a lot of work and stress and it's overall just very frustrating and difficult if you don't have the right mindset, especially if you're soft-hearted. I debuted when I was just 15, the peak of my innocence. My entrance into the industry with the rest of the group was like the sunrise; bright and amazing. We were loved and we had many fans and I was so very innocent. My heart was still soft and I showed my emotions in front of people. However, the industry destroys your innocence. When you become famous, people don't see you as human anymore. When you're famous, you're the property of the public. They own you. And after my innocence was taken away by the twisted and harsh realities of the music industry, I became cold and calculated. My fans even noticed this. They said I was unprofessional when I showed up at shows and never talked or never showed any emotion. Others said it was 'chic'. It wasn't that I was unprofessional or