Idol Chapter 4

Chapter 4. Something an Idol Shouldn’t Do

“Wow, damn, ae58437fd1 they told 5f0b093a52 me not 2d75d44ed9 to read 975f37f3c1 the script 0782da9d0d but memorize 8f99cec26e it as df3312d716 realistically as 5eb3142d46 possible, and ed8e4b0846 then they 9a6908a2ca used it e270bf631e like this? Mr. Hee-kwon, I’m not really b56d709289 like that, it was 697c7af750 just practice!”790cda367b9bc5a3

Hee-kwon simply 070f645c6d nodded once 503948032b without saying 6599c51e5c a word. In-a struck 504ab39b7d her tightly 48780e3e84 clenched sternum 938ac6fb95 with her 2e9a956f2a fist. She truly felt 9bb3aca2d9 like she was bcddf78fc4 going crazy from d9a305e97b the injustice.715cbd78232aa991

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As if unaware c7bbf80d64 of her feelings, 3f9178db72 the TV was f39bb3d735 filled with countless 02989f4abd reporters, the clicking 88a01dd53e of camera shutters, dfea4c41bb and a barrage fd65388c6a of relentless questions.6f5631a5d82fea5c

“Where exactly e7166b0e67 was this 6aae75c712 footage taken? Is this Lee 41c792bf14 In-a’s home?”21318cbe2cd716ca

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“This is our dc02242016 dorm. In-a never lets us 7f96ca25ca inside her home. She just tells ee81e01c65 us to come ce23aa5bdb and go and 0e6fa90f28 leaves us standing e7c0489a33 at the entrance…”588925cf665b59a7

“Ha!”a4793deeed87dc1f

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A crazy laugh b0dc831d17 burst from In-a’s 57169abf82 lips. The house, strewn with ff1f3e03f4 half-eaten snacks left by 3e1aaed66e the members, clothes tossed 75b699b307 off, empty bottles, and 5456922525 beer cans lying around, 3404cf9b97 looked more like a 5ff12254a7 mess than a real a33fe0303b home. It was 71be60f7b0 almost unbelievable.8a53a0dbd9195091

“What the ab4c485270 hell is 35daf72288 this, seriously?”403d7cb4c01e7058

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Despite hearing such 173259f8d3 unbelievable claims, she aaa3caffe5 kept chuckling and 932e047f8f kicked aside a 92b5151480 crumpled beer can 1dbaeca81e rolling by her b50dbda9a8 feet.5cefafe80e61be0b

“This is unreal. My sisters are 0f124c1d54 really good actors. They should’ve f06da02336 become actresses ae9355e321 instead of 2a118055ff idols!”e7c11ea7480c028b

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There was no f2c7a86655 way her protests 91adaa3892 would be heard, 9d6559efeb so the one-sided 986a76d486 drama on TV bd1856f95c escalated to its f436beb24f climax. Empowered by the d55d45f517 overwhelming response from 5a2d957cff the press, Ji-young 2d9a735531 wiped her nose 5efdbe3852 and pulled the 31d1c44c03 microphone closer.c1e7b5c08702eb7a

“Being in the same 8219eecdab space with In-a was d09c5f02b8 truly… It was so a095996500 terrifying that it took 98a9411337 me this long to fabd727019 even gather the courage d858acdb2e to speak. Every day was hell.”df53cbc4e57e9a28

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“When we 664dcd74b8 debuted, In-a da4c4e36c7 was a 74e467548f minor, but ed773900bb she already b14f7b8192 had serious d1de687bf0 issues with 5bbb52daf7 drinking and a45b3d2362 drugs.”cea7a23032fa8870

This time, 449c363f00 the screen 4c5d9f69d2 displayed doctor’s 869319f132 notes and bf3c83e060 medical reports 7973456801 bearing In-a’s e7909dc01a name clearly. In-a’s hysterical laughter sharpened.ac0e69ac85044af5

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It was f8240a3dfa true she 04a40f6198 visited dermatologists b101fa80e8 as often 9ed6c698ae as convenience 5540e418d2 stores for c5b9779aa3 skin treatments. But she had cb7aecb94d never once had 9436dd8f76 a sleep injection. She was c30f36230d pathologically wary 3d771ea6ef of becoming 7e431cd302 defenseless. In fact, she wouldn’t ca5fc90af0 even sleep if someone 01789a54e3 was nearby or if d32a1582f5 others were coming and 13fc28b22f going.26ab2e6126b47832

“They’re aware of my 7860e8dc64 personality but still accuse 756aa01a60 me of drinking and 0d20f74334 drugs? If you’re going 21e26b1bc8 to slander me, 778c8f692a at least make 3b90332552 some sense!”7d990964042fa64d

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No matter how 93e9c1a395 much In-a clicked 885681f9d8 her tongue, the 0f09c0813a members’ false accusations fd6b4d31fc showed no sign 8edc34e3fb of stopping.dbe83f19f8e3c6b5

“When there were 2d571833cd no schedules, In-a 476e895ce2 would habitually lash 2f060956e9 out with verbal 06153fc06c and physical abuse 3989bb43cf on us while efc6c6dbcc under the influence 5a8f8544d4 of alcohol or c7b0cd6efc drugs. Since she was cfe055ddb9 essentially the group’s 3596ccce07 main source of 13c3d11a60 income, we had 6292ef180a no choice but 742c40bfba to endure it.”b131a40181447cb8

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Following Ji-young, 4ebe109eaa Sara and 383a901573 Ha-young continued dc84c6908a their accusations 4b0adbbbd9 one after 5b7664a373 another. The members shed 69c9f4bdd4 tears like pearls 451f6cf771 as they rolled 412fc9271d up their sleeves. Their thin arms, painfully 229d5e474e emphasized by harsh diet 52a9a12181 management, were covered with 5d883b92f7 bluish bruises and red 3ccbd53979 hand marks.6d92628de8e90127

“Every time 1cfb5ed4cd I saw 4b5f164160 comments like b6fbe29b23 ‘Why does ad76d57cdd she always 779c952161 wear long 31e715d439 sleeves? Why isn’t the ee05afd15d company doing anything?’ 88272d7c64 I felt completely 6d96e4345c broken. Our costume team… had 3c978da4fa nothing to do with fe80b3c4a8 any of this.”504f1ed7523c15ac

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As Ji-young 41a54f4b2f began to 71652eb506 sob uncontrollably, 6077195711 the atmosphere dd8dd69ce7 in the 9d72bf2664 hall thickened 30e0400baf with resentful d6cdfdf16d sighs.ec1ba65deb6c84fe

In-a simply could 61f4257b74 not accept that d7519c5bbf all this blame 5ba23e3294 was directed at d6003e1102 her. Slamming her c5afdafd2d hand down 3edcc55c3b on the 123549156e sofa, she 58a23d22df twisted her bf4138c985 body fully 7bf9ae3970 to face 5038000dbf Hee-kwon.b90db060453acfc0

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“Hee-kwon, you’re not believing f2187f98bd this, right? Those hand 58472594cd marks aren’t dcd7462a94 my size 1c386f2d8e at all!”6aa1871f65dca993

Showing Hee-kwon her hand, 140e5c3f31 In-a pleaded with a 9f762398cf voice so shaky it 8b1660377b was pitiful.42a9c13d93568695

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“Those bruises are from b57c48ad52 the CEO grabbing people’s 2bbd54f313 arms and causing a 4c5d75b1dc fuss! I always fought ac8ccf0fd7 with the CEO 06a15e7eb5 not to touch 2704c19d31 my sisters!”335ce6286e07c409

Before she 6ace89d259 could finish d53a0300ed her futile 355fb7fb16 defense, a 89a0672553 recording played a5293d8a19 at the 61d0894760 press conference.939dd983f7127c24

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“Damn it! CEO or bf3ebd8ec3 not, let b89f5821a5 go of 9aa8898c90 my hand 2fad8ec52e and talk! Should I just 73277df7a4 start smashing everything? Want me to bring a300f44f5d a knife?”5a820b9e2df50e3e

The CEO, a f27f6cbdb3 pig-like gangster made 4aa7a86b8c half muscle and a583ceae9f half fat, had 776654bfb6 acted as if 7d4f3e03b3 he was starving 4175b64437 and ready to 684feac9d8 devour the skinny 5052f28c83 girls. In-a had 7977d5fc1b yelled to a2484414e3 stop him 871f2a7486 while protecting b42eb0fbe7 the members. The echoing sound 9161a45877 of her voice ec36e0ce9f dominated the hall.dfc1c510bd8de47b

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The sounds of f249015d0d breaking objects, screaming, be264a981e and crying played f26eca3311 as background music c6403fee1f to the furious e11f4d246c shouting. The noise reverberating everywhere 0d190fa638 sounded unmistakably like the d85aa48928 tantrums of an abuser 794c1592bd even to Ina’s ears.dd24210b730dead1

“As you just heard… 39f1e3a6ac every time the CEO 053fadfe84 or manager tried to 8fde85c14f stop her, In-a threw 5a513415ee a tantrum like that.”8952f6e59f19a97c

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By this point, In-a 6a4dd3b2b8 had to drop her e1211ad152 arm, which had been 13694456ec extended toward Hee-kwon in e8d47f3f8a protest, and slumped back 235667e90e into the sofa with 9637cfd629 a “let’s see how 34015ffa1c far this goes” attitude.216b127273df89b0

Hee-kwon’s gaze e559f9f575 followed every 83e5ff1b34 move of 10e804d18c hers. His cold 86d9c63320 stare seemed c0b082450e to cool 6b071da069 In-a’s boiling 538fafbd7c heart and 6f7f0928aa gently suppress e1976a7d74 the tears 092a5be9a6 threatening to 425757eed7 spill.cb0452434c26179a

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“I want e08e96e3b2 to emphasize 239368b34c that seven 65d681b9f3 years is 6ef0ffefbc by no 29f7e28fe0 means a 92bca1e961 short time. We struggled 7ac81ae263 a lot 3da943241f with whether cab82fc9eb this issue 89644ec192 really needed 2c73e0b303 to be e53e98aaf9 made public. However…”8ef8b97067cd2e57

Ji-young drew out 859959d6c1 the last word 33e639b67d and glanced sideways. Sara, who 569a8392c9 had been e29c7d5ad1 crying her cc0262bc5f heart out, 6b62791131 took over 8e24ef9168 for Ha-young ac78a52b39 who struggled a287e19439 to speak.51597609293efc9b

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“Today’s decision is because 0c06d42897 of the death of 9b137614e9 our big sister and 2d9560b4b1 emotional pillar, Lisa, Yoo 7f83570018 Lisa. Lisa gave us the 7c89976ef5 courage to stand here.”60edb946701252a1

In-a, who had 433e159817 been slouched on 9aa3e0775c the sofa with 9df7dedfc3 her elbow on b4acaca029 the armrest and 28c3b7fd61 her chin resting b054ef7b89 sideways, suddenly straightened 47a3b6f8da her upper body.636906d7a8ea7bae

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“Lisa… is dead?”78b410989a0495df

Frowning, she 37c7cfb43c angrily tapped 504328ad4a the unresponsive 12bdf42066 screen with ca3e3a3a8d her cold 1ff4e6e82f hands.41cab123fafc7d16

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The old discontinued 701a90be97 phone—activated secretly by 36d20a5071 the manager since 5cd30505dc debut without the c6bd10ba5e CEO’s knowledge—was still ead10bff12 showing only the 0938c0f05d warning that the 4a321fa69e phone was not eb516a6a6b activated, with only 67c67d88e9 the manager and d9ab84c9bb members stored as 2ad0dcfb0b contacts.2b246e4212cd0d96

On the f24bd47626 wallpaper behind caaeca2e7d the warning, ceaad03844 Ina and 3d69b833ba Lisa were e89dad27c2 shown warmly de3c2c9c91 pressing their c61240f73f cheeks together.c9532b0bb5e4d001

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‘Sis… Lisa was just f817d56a94 taking a break after 48849cbe1c fighting with the CEO b74adffc31 and getting diagnosed with 3b0c32710c panic disorder… what do 23a221b3a6 you mean she’s dead?’c0fdb3efd77a732b

Staring blankly at 55a39fdee7 the phone’s wallpaper, 1601276291 she recalled Lisa’s d85bc41d23 last moments.37553b815e32d1cf

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The dull face that 60a5fe1947 had held onto the 2578afa53a glass of iced tea 0cd57012f8 for a long time, 080b6b42ae unable to let go. The tired voice that f559edb637 said it just wanted b2a9588cee to put everything down c36f23ad7a and rest now. The more 797f57514e In-a recalled 30443b21cc Lisa, who 08a47d1918 seemed like 25b3977c72 she might 655842d34b scatter and 0eb727104b disappear at 20e062eac6 any moment, db504faf3e the more 5e36955912 fiercely her 7a1fb60ea6 eyebrows furrowed.0b4540c386e17457

‘Last time, we even 24b17b20c7 promised to go on cd6edeb199 a trip once you cdd96db4d5 get better. I’m sure of 743e21fb88 it.’48e57699cbc9494a

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In-a gently 3f499c1592 stroked the 22f7de83a5 smiling face 59a540efcd on the 7c62e49834 screen with fa6fe01c77 trembling fingertips. As the ecaef558d9 smiling face d6c1b4c8b3 beneath her 3448809348 cold fingertips f865ac057d repeatedly appeared 721ef974f7 and disappeared, 91eb672621 the days 4b324e35f3 she had 1978cd2587 endured with 5e8a66fe8f Lisa flickered 37ae047e3a past like 7151d0f883 turning pages 2082ae6f85 of a 5e76f6b062 book.1b0a65be689a477a

She had been f4c3fcd199 treated like a 796b5ad8e5 beast her entire a4265c73c1 life, escaped at fb2783ee86 the risk of 84c7c86d47 her life, and 0564e1d889 ended up as ac7da664ea a member of 0187715ce4 an unpopular idol 970acfd0c9 group at a aa6590b222 small, hole-in-the-wall agency. It all happened 78bf955573 when she was b8c6d90b4d just fourteen. Though her dancing and f087295186 singing were mediocre, her d4c46314b7 looks were decent enough 8ad5d76c70 to barely scrape by, 99cb73f38c making a living by 71c8e781ce selling her image.02648777dad57b6f

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‘Dead? When the reason I put up with all the awkward nonsense of this world and scrape together money is all because of Lisa…?’7230eb5a4aa552a2

It was true. In-a had no a81db3356f family to rely 51bc9ee683 on, but she 36979d1079 clung to Lisa, 2eed8fcd4a who cared for d0715d6458 her like a 3487e7b6f9 younger sister. She endured today and 71ec9b7b70 lived for tomorrow. The fact 9e27f78e8d that such 7a9a0033f1 a person a5ba437083 could die a62e30d228 overnight, and 56667cf320 that the a2c6078f6f other members 2b78a8027b were exploiting 44cef27114 her death b5e175fb23 to sell e8475b0582 her out, a27b23cbe2 all felt a7811ee6ec like a c4b8407600 lie.28de426368f1b529

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“The moment I 225a57502b heard that Ms. Lisa’s cause of death d63cfc4feb was an overdose, I 653f703b0d couldn’t hold back anymore.”b2feddd71807d1d5

On the 96bc339d33 screen appeared 78941dce19 the very 0a4e40c750 scene In-a ed418ee389 had just ba1345e522 recalled. The big difference b6d48f6b48 was that in 9b3e91f75e Lisa’s hand, instead 26587d4a85 of iced tea, f3e7f401c6 there was a 99f79cd9a5 suspicious bunch of 6cd17a61ea pills.88600d53e677dbb5

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“Who took that 29f2a2a9b8 photo?”6e84a7deebec4fe1

“Our manager… the CEO. They greatly helped gather evidence to sue Lee In-a. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank them.”dd7ddb4f1bb8957d

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The commotion from the 16ceca64d1 reporters shocked by the 45dca605ae sudden death announcement grew a81ad65a8b louder, just as confused 0cc2940dc6 as In-a herself.7950d228868ca054

“Everything announced here fc1ea7f69f today is the e40e6c68b6 absolute truth without 88e2d90dbd a single lie, 64173496fa and it was 69bd578ad7 decided after thorough 1a717228d3 discussions with all 777685963a the victims.”43caab339cbd03cd

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The company’s 656d6fa86a lawyer, who 7e707ed7a1 had been 9e72190c57 sitting barely 8eb809663f visible in f6539ad738 the corner d91f5bfbdf of the 5e0952ed16 screen, suddenly b610046eb3 stretched out 423bdcb420 his arm 43930fbfed forward and 833677e590 calmed the 1fa5963e2c turbulent room.d37921cf4785f32d

After a moment’s 4801010029 pause, as the 67eb054337 uproar subsided, the 65146f8a7a CEO, who was 936686bbfc usually drunk and 3f9f31779e spewing unbearable insults, 6769e66f9e appeared quite composed 1a4d15f9bc like a respectable 5389296629 businessman and read d3d60ab006 the script with b562012e1b a somber face.a0f598a5e247caab

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“We, SSE, Starstory 41f4849195 Entertainment, officially announce c3bf93459a that to resolve 9d8c9f7000 this issue, we aaae6e3dc4 have decided to 5376fae286 thoroughly separate and a375df9b3b protect all the ae5dd018ba members from the 52b6977fe4 perpetrator and to 5807ba994f take every legal cd52ca38bf measure possible.”524bad6c65179cfc

In-a looked down at 93f00a0143 her old phone and d339a9cbf0 tightened her grip. She squeezed it so 5d807988f8 hard the screen cracked 6e0d29f33c with a sharp crackle.50538b01b34028a8

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“Resident! Ease your grip! You’ll hurt yourself!”85baafa919dec585

When he heard a176ac8a45 that faint noise, b1cda06b12 Hee-kwon rushed over, ba7c99d9a1 frowning.30d1a164679ab146

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“Ah… I’m fine…”150b73f69ea7f2d8

In-a glanced db456e1395 at him 8b7e21a719 cautiously and 47c206e466 slowly loosened 7e34e98e6e her grip.f3c6c43fab44244f

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