He was right. The announcement was made the next day.

• "I have an announcement to make!" It was Mrs. Song, who I hadn't seen in a long time. "I know the rumors of a new boy group after iKon are going out! Hahhaha! Nothing can be a kept a secret for long!"
• Around me people were giving a few "I-told-you-so" looks. JinHee was one of them, and she winked right at me.
• "Well yes, it's going to be interesting having 3 boy group debut in a 2 year time span. But as YG Entertainment gets bigger, the executives thought it would be a great decision. Also, the selection of boys has already gone out. Maybe you've noticed a few missing around you."
• Taeyong.
• "Well I would like to announce that JaHoon, MinSoo; now calling himself the Joker, MK (MinKi), Taeyong, and JaeWoo, are the new 5 member boy group!"
• There were a few sighs, and clapping.
• "And for the girls, the news you were waiting for since 2NE1, a new group called RoyAL..!"
• So Taeyong hadn't lied, there was a new girl group.
• "Practice hard kids, the CEO and a few others will be coming by in the next few months for selections."
• Once Mrs. Song had left, I could see it in the other trainees eyes, this was going to be a bloody battlefield. Maybe it's time I lose that 5 kg.

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• The next month was crazy, none of the girls were ever in the dorms, including JinHee. There were maybe 25 trainees. Although I was about 22, there were a few older trainees who were hunting down this chance. Looking like they were about to take down anyone who stood in their way. And there were the 14 year old girls who were also hungry for the chance to debut.
• Executives had begun to come into 3XBETTER practices, scribbling on their notepads. Everyone was doing their own thing, each wanted to be the best. And only the best stood a chance for debuting. I saw Taeyong occasionally in the hallways, now that he was finally going to debut, I finally saw him laughing with his members. He was now treated like royalty. Also, he seemed to be making bank as a model for a few magazines.
• Anyhow, every week, lists were getting posted, each week with at least 5-10 names getting chopped off the list for debut. As I did my best, I found myself in the last 10. And it was HELL.
• Everyday would be war, girls would give me bitch looks in the hallway. I started seeing angry notes and stuff getting stolen, and vandalism to my own property. I was surprised it was only me though. I pretended not to notice. I didn't care at all. At least that's what I thought.
• After I had seen that my shoes had been stolen during my 3XBETTER practice, I knew I was done being patient.
• "JUST STOP! WHAT DID I DO WRONG TO ANYBODY! I WANT THIS JUST AS MUCH AS YOU ALL DO! LEAVE ME ALONE!" I roared. I stormed out, and ran to the roof to cool off.
• I finally broke down, the first time I had cried since Baekhyun had treated badly. I covered my face and cried my heart out.
• A few minutes later, I heard a voice say, "Ahjumma, get your shit together, your making a scene. This isn't a Kdrama."
• I peeked out of my hands, it was Taeyong. He looked fancy. It looked like he had been working out, and gotten a complete makeover. He didn't appear like a Yakuza anymore, more like an actual music artist.
• "Fuck off!" I said as harsh as I could.
• "Man, if you act like that to a sunbaenim, I'm going to have to throw you off this building-"
• "Leave me alone kid." I stood up, and walked across the garden on the roof and sat on the bench.
• He took a seat next to me. "Ahjumma, you look like a stick. Did that one bitch make you lose like 20 pounds?"
• "I'm fine!"
• "Did you not make it into the new girl group?"
• "No! It's that girl group itself!" I covered my mouth right away. Why the hell should I tell Taeyong my problems?
• "Ahhhhhhhhhh... I see... I see...so you stuff got vandalized and stuff? That's it? That's hilarious. You don't seem like the crying type at all."
• "If your not going to give me any advice, than leave!"
• "Hm? You could get married to me! And then sue me for a divorce! Hahhahahahaha by that time I would make around 2 Billion Won..."
• I stared at him, with my eyes wide open. He couldn't have...
• "Ahjumma are you okay? You look like you have seen a ghost."
• "I-I'm fine."
• "Anywhom, Ahjumma, you know how my debut album is going to be coming out soon right? Well, YG said my songs needed more emotion, like inspiration. So he told me to get a girlfriend..."
• "So what do you want me to do kid? Be in a relationship with you? Cause all I can say is..."
• "Pretty much. But nothing serious! Just come to the recording studio, and act like we are a thing."

"Well I can honestly say I can't do that. Thanks for making me feel better, bye." I ran out the door. I felt my cheeks flush.

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