***
Lonnie felt like his life has ended after the doctor disclosed to him that he won’t be able to sing again.
“I won’t be able to sing again?” He asked, tearfully.
“Yes. It’s going to be dangerous if you continue stressing your voice. I’d say you should quit being a k-pop singer” The doctor said and more tears fell down from his eyes.
All his life he has always being under the spotlight with lots of fans cheering for him, he can’t imagine living a life without it. He didn’t wake up for coma just so he can hear that he won’t be able to sing.
Fame became his home after his dad divorced his mom and left the country with another woman and also with his mom focusing more on her business and only needs him to get clients.
He just can’t imagine living a life without his fame, and his voice. These were what he lived for and what always makes him happy.
He thought he’d back to his spotlight world, but he won’t be able to do that, because he lost his voice. He f-__-king lost the voice that attract thousands of people to him.
Lonnie stood up and walked out of the doctor’s office. Sage and Camren quickly approached him when they saw him.
“What happened? What did the doctor say?” Sage asked.
“Did he say something about your voice? Is it something that can be fixed?” Camren asked, but Lonnie looked at them with misty eyes.
He looked at the tv screen in the hallway and it was showing a video of him and his group. He was singing and smiling enchantingly at the camera. This was who he was before the accident. He won’t be able to smile again knowing he lost something that’s precious to him.
“Talk to us, Lonnie. What did he say?”
Lonnie ignored them, and took to his heels.
“Lonnie!” Sage and Camren went after him, but they lost track of him.
“What’s going on?” Sage asked.
“The only way to find out is to go back to the doctor” Camren said, and they retuned to the hospital.
Meanwhile, Lonnie continued running without stopping, and people who saw him running, began taking pictures of him.
👥 It’s Lonnie
👥Why is he running?
👥Daebak, he is so handsome
Lonnie didn’t mind the countless people that were taking pictures of him, he continued running until he could no longer feel his legs.
*You won’t be able to sing* The doctor’s voice echoed in his ear, and he screamed with tears falling down from his eyes.
Lonnie break into tear falling to the ground. The least he could ever imagine would happen to him was losing his voice. His voice was what made him famous, followed by his handsome face.
He wished he could go back to coma or properly ki|| himself. What was the use of living when he can no longer be a K-pop idol or under the spotlight.
His phone rang and he brought it out from his jacket. He looked at the caller and it was from Sage, but he chose not to answer the phone.
With tears falling down from his eyes, he began looking at his pictures from four years ago. He backup his phone with his iCloud account so everything in his old was currently in his new iPhone.
“How am I going to live from henceforth? Why my voice?” He asked with his misty eyes, as he looked at the pictures of him on stage likewise his pictures during rehearsal. He looked so happy in these pictures, and it was now that he knew he really loved being a K-pop star.
Blinking back his tears, he began deleting every pictures of him holding a microphone. There was no need keeping these pictures in his phone when he can no longer sing.
He was still deleting the pictures when he saw a comment screenshot. It was Lani’s cute comment from four years ago.
💌 I don’t know if you’re going to see this, but I am a very big fan of yours. I’m 14 and my grandma is reluctant in buying me a phone. She said she will only get me one when I turn 16, that’s why I am borrowing my neighbor’s cellphone. You’re a genius and I admire your voice a lot. I can’t come to Seoul because I live in the countryside, but just know you have a fan who is always rooting for you. I’m your number one fan and I’d jump on you if I get to see you one day. Don’t reply to this comment, I’m going to faint if you do, just read this comment and smile…. Ah, before I forget, happy birthday in advance to the most handsome man in the world 🎂 ❤️
Lonnie sniffles and reread the message again. “I don’t know who you are, but sadly your idol won’t be able to sing again. His life as a K-pop star is ruined” Lonnie said as if Lani was listening to him.
He was about the deleting the comment but stopped halfway. He pocketed his phone and spent the day looking at the sky, wondering what kind of life he’d live now. He became an idol when he was 14 years old, and it has been his life since then.
****
•D•K ENTERTAINMENT•
“What! Lonnie can’t sing anymore?” Mr. Jung asked, Sage and Camren nod their heads. They inquire about Lonnie’s condition from the doctor.
Miles smile secretly.
“Where is Lonnie now?” Mr. Kang asked.
“We lost track of him. It’s a hard pill for him to digest. He just needs some time alone” Camren said.
“What are we going to do now?” Miles asked, while Sage rolled eyes at him.
“We have no option but to make a comeback without him” Mr. Jung said.
“How can you do that to Lonnie? He is facing a difficult time in his life. It’s unfair to push him away just because he can’t sing. He did D•K entertainment a huge favor!” Camren said.
“Don’t even think about raising your voice at me, kid. I made the four of you who you are today. Lonnie trained under my entertainment, and I put in the front of the cameras so he can gain the public’s attention. If not for me, people won’t have known he is capable of singing. He no longer have his voice in singing, and I can’t continue losing money. The three of you need to be back on stage” Mr. Jung said.
Camren tried talking again, but Mr. Kang held his hand and gave him a sign not to say a word.
“So what’s the plan now?” Miles asked.
“Camren is going to take Lonnie’s position as the main vocalist,”
“I can’t accept it knowing Lonnie is having a hard time. I can’t do it!” Camren said.
“Shouldn’t you be happy? You are going to have two main position in the group, a main vocalist and a main dancer. Aren’t you tire of being overshadowed by Lonnie. It’s a good thing he got into an accident and lost his voice in singing” Miles said, and Camren punched him so hard on the face.
“You’re a devil in disguise!!!” He shouted at Miles.
“Camren!”
“Don’t call my name with that stinking mouth of yours. I know you pave the way for us to be a popular band, but Lonnie paved way for you too!! If he didn’t have the voice, the charisma and charms that attract people to him, THE UNBREAKABLE would have been a washed up idols. Main vocalist, my foot! I’m not doing it!” Camren said and walked out of the office.
“I’m not doing this either. We should be there for Lonnie now that he needs us the most, not throw him out like a piece of trash” Sage said and left too.
Lonnie who have been hearing their discussions hides in an alley when both Camren and Sage came out from the office. He sighed and went closer to the door.
“Do you think this is the right to do?” Mr. Kang asked.
“We don’t have to think about this, a K-pop star is useless without his voice” Miles said.
“Miles is right. I think it’s best if Lonnie leaves the group”
“What about the public?”
“We are just going to tell them he is suffering from a disease and won’t be able join the group. I’m sure with time they’d forget about him. He is no longer needed” Mr. Jung said.
Lonnie’s hand fall from the knob of the door, and he leaves D•K entertainment.
******
•THE UNBREAKABLE MANSION•
“Camren!!!” Sage rushed out from Lonnie’s room with a note.
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s Lonnie, he disappeared”
“What do you mean by he disappeared?” Camren asked, taking the note from her, and his eyes widened when he read through the lines.
📝 You can take up the position of the main vocalist, Camren. I can no longer sing, so it’s be useless fighting for me. You three can make a comeback without me. Don’t bother to look for me, because you won’t find me
“What are we going to do? He left with his entire clothes. The only things in his room are his musical instruments. Lonnie can’t disappear like that, I wanted to be there for him and tell him that everything is going to be okay. He should come back to us” Sage said, crying.
“Don’t worry Sage we are going to find Lonnie. Where ever he is, we would find him and bring him back to our group” Camren said, hugging her.
******
•HADONG, COUNTRYSIDE OF KOREA, LANI’S HOUSE•
Lani entered the house crying and her grandmother rushed to her.
“What’s wrong Lani? Why are you crying?” She asked, holding her.
“It’s Lonnie. D•K entertainment said he is suffering from a disease and won’t make a comeback with his band mate”
Eloise let go of her and continued counting her money.
“Why aren’t you saying anything?” Lani asked sniffling.
“What do you want me to say? Your life revolved around that K-pop star. It’s nothing new”
“Halmeoni” She whines.
“Don’t give an earful, Jimmy sent you a letter, you can take a look at it”
Lani frowned and took the letter from her.
“I’m going to fast and pray for Lonnie to heal from his disease” She said.
“You can do wh@ťěver you want. We will having a new tenant”
“Someone finally rented the house downstairs?” She asked.
“Yes”
“Who?”
“I don’t know him”
“How can you rent out your house to someone you don’t know?”
“The agent who approached me said he’d be willing to pay a huge amount of money as long as I don’t ask who the tenant will be. I think he has lots of money in his pocket”
“He won’t have chose to stay in the countryside and in a house like this, if he is wealthy…. Lonnie” Lani said in a crying voice, going to her room.
“She is so obsessed with him”
Lani entered her room and continued staring at Lonnie’s picture that was on the walls.
“Why are you so unfortunate, Lonnie? You just came back from coma and now you’re stuck with a disease. Get well soon” Lani said, sniffing.
She picked up the letter that Jimmy sent to her. “I wonder what he sent to me? He hasn’t said a word since he moved to Seoul” Lani said, reading through the lines of the letter.
She gasped and stood up from the bed. “Lonnie doesn’t have a disease, but left the group!”
*****
•NIGHT•
Mr. Kang dropped the last luggage for Lonnie in his room, and he looked at Lonnie who was sitting on the bare floor, looking like someone who is tired of living.
“Are you sure you don’t need any furniture to make the house beautiful?” He asked.
“I left Seoul because I want a life where I won’t be seen by the world”
“Will you be okay living in a dark room? You cut off all the lights. This isn’t the Lonnie I know, your life doesn’t end here just because you can’t sing anymore”
“I will be fine living in the dark, at least no one will be able to recognize my face”
“Will you be okay staying in door?”
“I will be fine. Don’t tell Sage and especially Camren that you know about my whereabouts. I don’t want him to feel guilty. This is my life now, I should live with it”
“Lonnie”
“I heard an old woman has the house”
“Yes, her name is Eloise and she has a granddaughter named Lani”
“Lani?”
“Yes. They live upstairs”
“I don’t care, as long as they don’t pay attention to me, I won’t have a problem living here”
“Don’t worry about a single thing, I already talked to Eloise, she won’t bother you”
“Lonnie!!!!!” Lani scream from outside.
“Who is that?” He asked.
“I think it’s her granddaughter”
“How does she know my name?”
“Are you serious asking? You used to be so famous before you lost your voice.
Lonnie stood up from the bare floor and walked towards the window.
He shifts the curtain a little and he sees Lani sitting on the step-case crying. Her grandmother chased her out of the house, because she has been crying.
“Why is she crying?” He muttered.
Lani raised up a picture of Lonnie and she sniffles looking at his picture.
“You’re so cruel. I waited for four years just so you can sing again, but you left without saying a word. Why did you do that? Jimmy only told me you left your group, without telling me why. Why did you do it Lonnie? I was so happy when you woke up from coma and held my hand”
“She was that girl?” He muttered again, touching his forehead that Lani kissed.
“I don’t know why you left, but I am going to look for you. Even if I have to travel round the world just to look for you, I’m going to do it. Lonnie” She whines, hugging the picture.
“You don’t have to travel around the world just to look for me, I’m right here with you, cutie pie” He muttered staring at her from the window.
Lani pouted her lips clearing the tears in her eyes and Lonnie smile.
“Why on earth is she so cute?”
……
TBC