Idol Chapter 4

Chapter 4. Something an Idol Shouldn’t Do

“Wow, damn, they 437c2f442a told me not 23f2345323 to read the 07d781e753 script but memorize 0a6aa0d09d it as realistically 76016ac935 as possible, and fa32015788 then they used eafeb4d4a9 it like this? Mr. Hee-kwon, I’m not be074cf816 really like that, a6bda58e2e it was just 609bf7d8c4 practice!”395f233bc7f8153e

Hee-kwon simply 6e54a10f56 nodded once 801e31f512 without saying 3d80ec1ced a word. In-a struck her tightly 9d21fbb4fe clenched sternum with her 48a9f33fa8 fist. She truly 718b3d0d4b felt like ab025eb1ab she was e4650c2540 going crazy 527d95299e from the 245ba015b0 injustice.c799e524e714c8d4

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As if unaware of 25ee7b87aa her feelings, the TV 7c46cbb6a2 was filled with countless a7ba7781f0 reporters, the clicking of cad26a727c camera shutters, and a 7031a85b29 barrage of relentless questions.dc2b4d41b6eda5ae

“Where exactly was this 4a762413c0 footage taken? Is this f740fe3654 Lee In-a’s e3a5980996 home?”1f7f6d42620ecebc

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“This is our d60165747a dorm. In-a never lets 4aab77bea2 us inside her f3bfeb36b9 home. She just tells us 4376d62dad to come and go 339bd88ca8 and leaves us standing 92264f2c1c at the entrance…”074b747357fab307

“Ha!”9a140d7f83f39158

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A crazy laugh burst 2cf60d4bc3 from In-a’s lips. The house, strewn f3abdd9e03 with half-eaten snacks ebc9026db7 left by the dde7668f9f members, clothes tossed 6e4fedef76 off, empty bottles, eb10bda8f6 and beer cans 9196b6390c lying around, looked d907a162b6 more like a d57e1650f4 mess than a 4f5c4bf80e real home. It was almost 1cdbb1fd2d unbelievable.bd8771ade4f1b5b9

“What the hell 537c3ed51c is this, seriously?”99157cd564aced16

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Despite hearing 25a8355bfb such unbelievable 9635889131 claims, she 55c6cc4427 kept chuckling 01138942f0 and kicked 075975bdc1 aside a 265cabb6e2 crumpled beer a5536fbde5 can rolling 2422936a38 by her 99e1cc80d2 feet.f840bdd3ce0c739f

“This is unreal. My sisters d88c1ded0d are really b910251521 good actors. They should’ve become 4d913a56b4 actresses instead of a1afd6b059 idols!”9d267e263b0e7b0b

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There was no be4d489698 way her protests 73484e4a64 would be heard, cb44fbac12 so the one-sided c3a8ff2ef8 drama on TV ee14c9acf9 escalated to its 9f011d1e2f climax. Empowered by b9e84e4017 the overwhelming 0907425627 response from 394b6a3c96 the press, c83dfeab21 Ji-young wiped 38dd5d15ab her nose e847d0b6e7 and pulled a549d403ea the microphone f511323bf0 closer.db37c5a433d8e92a

“Being in the same e83400518e space with In-a was 319cbfce6b truly… It was so 69d6c98a6a terrifying that it took 4bcf591f80 me this long to 71aeec3a66 even gather the courage de4b0a08a7 to speak. Every day 47373587f9 was hell.”54dabd8080661a5d

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“When we debuted, e0a0988cca In-a was a 57e9731122 minor, but she 179bef1f58 already had serious 23816d4b21 issues with drinking 7de3a1a977 and drugs.”0c88159f4719af98

This time, the screen bebc94eaf9 displayed doctor’s notes and 9e2362a6a0 medical reports bearing In-a’s 3b8674f02d name clearly. In-a’s hysterical laughter e68a4610f4 sharpened.6fb3798ac50c7758

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It was true she 1a80bf8c91 visited dermatologists as often 582fcd40d8 as convenience stores for 511d3d7c1b skin treatments. But she had efb2dfb9fc never once had 2087e4f712 a sleep injection. She was pathologically e58a2007f4 wary of becoming 40364b6f35 defenseless. In fact, 089082a9f9 she wouldn’t 36bac66b85 even sleep fe45edb470 if someone 927baa8993 was nearby 540cfac8fa or if d707f910c3 others were 4e0cb506fa coming and 5e72490c4c going.70f61c4fcea36c1b

“They’re aware of my 03417be661 personality but still accuse b9fb633676 me of drinking and b7e84ff879 drugs? If you’re 6d20d7661e going to 4b270c9a63 slander me, d91aa6445d at least 81cf55054d make some 27cefbc779 sense!”f19a81ce012ed836

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No matter how d6473d1cea much In-a clicked 6b1423ad4c her tongue, the aff693fc94 members’ false accusations 1a6b9c7287 showed no sign c0a0b733cd of stopping.ddcc3eacb3c0f8b6

“When there were no c8fb9b49c3 schedules, In-a would habitually 0158f8c7cc lash out with verbal 7592a93b48 and physical abuse on b968869935 us while under the 0d0a44c166 influence of alcohol or 6c2d8bc36b drugs. Since she d4cb5873f4 was essentially 23610a9453 the group’s 6ee7631e3e main source 0afe769a4a of income, f3bfea5d42 we had 031b9522dc no choice 993b3d44d8 but to 02014f793c endure it.”580dddf123728bfe

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Following Ji-young, Sara 14eb05ecf6 and Ha-young continued 156b233249 their accusations one 4086500eed after another. The members shed tears 8612469178 like pearls as they b853d2d485 rolled up their sleeves. Their thin arms, painfully 03abbe9492 emphasized by harsh diet 9ff823c5b7 management, were covered with d8483a245a bluish bruises and red bb84c33f54 hand marks.a4c3f824dd635041

“Every time a2ee3bf6ac I saw a1a0609ed2 comments like a94793cd95 ‘Why does 1bb7df6fbe she always a96fd4307d wear long 1419ff5b59 sleeves? Why isn’t the company c56ff578c6 doing anything?’ I felt a4127a8970 completely broken. Our costume team… 4a4e9b04a1 had nothing to b477dc81fd do with any fea6175ce3 of this.”bcde0794057524b6

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As Ji-young began 872e854ab8 to sob uncontrollably, 0af0b6114b the atmosphere in 5fa2d9bb4a the hall thickened d9300e73c9 with resentful sighs.f69425deaa5dc9be

In-a simply 59e1248cd1 could not 04ec61febd accept that 9eb1fedfc0 all this c635e4cca7 blame was 69b88c4d2d directed at 5865d53383 her. Slamming her 43a808ab06 hand down eb0daeed0c on the a9a6dfd9b3 sofa, she 669f9cac08 twisted her a9a430f0cc body fully c24fddf0e7 to face fa9e049f14 Hee-kwon.0b85d167d7db5588

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“Hee-kwon, you’re not 090b4d5912 believing this, right? Those hand marks bb04188a5c aren’t my size 147f741ba1 at all!”e2f27132334d66d5

Showing Hee-kwon 0de0be6c01 her hand, a9d28f45a9 In-a pleaded 848af1418a with a 5a9d4b96e0 voice so dcfabffbbd shaky it 4f4a6a6e26 was pitiful.c9131d5e39cc9f44

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“Those bruises are eedf70bd53 from the CEO d195d7eae2 grabbing people’s arms 92b188e918 and causing a cd781fae56 fuss! I always 74deef6f42 fought with 06b43da35d the CEO fa31ee476a not to ad632c7440 touch my b2051a53b1 sisters!”09258b3d3be64402

Before she could bde46029ae finish her futile 39db2d85a2 defense, a recording ff4c36624a played at the 458d3099f9 press conference.7e8be0f8e2d7259f

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“Damn it! CEO or not, 4e7d370f0f let go of c571598551 my hand and 8f9629de5b talk! Should I just start f6d4c82da6 smashing everything? Want me to bring fbd6b2ae67 a knife?”084cb27856766f4e

The CEO, a pig-like 2d3b5513a9 gangster made half muscle 464afcc3ae and half fat, had ee5ff4a0b4 acted as if he b58aadc765 was starving and ready 426543c207 to devour the skinny 17ddc1efa8 girls. In-a had 6b03f9cc0d yelled to 6034640ee2 stop him cea54107f1 while protecting 7d99126fde the members. The echoing sound of 442d8d80d4 her voice dominated the b4fc17d680 hall.17c6828fe51a086a

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The sounds 9ca975159e of breaking fc131cbf99 objects, screaming, 8273a0c6fb and crying fae132f08b played as 6404d8871b background music 41b1e08371 to the 108a49161f furious shouting. The noise reverberating 5aa7092efe everywhere sounded unmistakably 85836aa847 like the tantrums fc2de5acfe of an abuser 8d9fedd09b even to Ina’s 3f2917a0ad ears.15143e395d115989

“As you just 62414e64da heard… every time 78bd98b67e the CEO or 6baf5d86c0 manager tried to cc17cc0ef5 stop her, In-a 2cbde4c68d threw a tantrum f08c63c798 like that.”83574560a480e40d

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By this point, 85842f981f In-a had to 2739f75ba1 drop her arm, 75bc15e750 which had been 92a216c859 extended toward Hee-kwon a988836d4f in protest, and cc2fcb8037 slumped back into ee463a764e the sofa with 0db691c7ff a “let’s see a7c5bf0a85 how far this e7792c907b goes” attitude.1d4775afbf0216cf

Hee-kwon’s gaze followed 95ddf5635d every move of c3856fd6b8 hers. His cold stare seemed 1db2aae25b to cool In-a’s boiling 198d55102d heart and gently suppress 0acab136d6 the tears threatening to b66e7945ad spill.313a5829f2cc2e09

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“I want to emphasize dac0330b89 that seven years is 6530162291 by no means a f66f13d49c short time. We struggled a 92baa68772 lot with whether fed94805f6 this issue really 099b9d2e17 needed to be e76e2c4920 made public. However…”0e960e929b85d1bb

Ji-young drew 0a2b2aac38 out the 2a2d04d66a last word 216729889d and glanced f98bfc690b sideways. Sara, who had been a6320aa05a crying her heart out, 5ff4c392ab took over for Ha-young db45b26c3b who struggled to speak.39a6e8c0aff8bb71

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“Today’s decision is 99fa36ffab because of the b5ba9aa80e death of our 101340cb17 big sister and 0fc9b83839 emotional pillar, Lisa, a1a758b818 Yoo Lisa. Lisa gave us the a93acaf3ae courage to stand here.”2e2cadd1a3a4a2e5

In-a, who had been c7cd7a8241 slouched on the sofa 144363bf0d with her elbow on 4dcf1d96ce the armrest and her 91ee45e606 chin resting sideways, suddenly dcba52b8b3 straightened her upper body.f3d31cba6c428b49

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“Lisa… is dead?”5450e46d5c2ea904

Frowning, she angrily tapped d5eab89820 the unresponsive screen with 97ee49efbd her cold hands.8f3321fbf9df31aa

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The old discontinued 20bce62672 phone—activated secretly by 5a9e020d41 the manager since 18220e1cd4 debut without the a6b08ebc32 CEO’s knowledge—was still 40d52f7c45 showing only the 7e4d5bb8ad warning that the e5ca36de81 phone was not 5e3b361532 activated, with only edcbdf4efc the manager and fe9106e4bf members stored as 35ad48d341 contacts.d08f42e7a7665dfa

On the db73a85ff9 wallpaper behind b64e5a8268 the warning, fa36dfbf26 Ina and 6987c47c56 Lisa were cdb59cdada shown warmly a0083143e4 pressing their eb2ff05013 cheeks together.88a8c7ce30e812d8

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‘Sis… Lisa 0185980484 was just c03ead01b1 taking a eb4dc3d4d7 break after cb18216746 fighting with 392a5c274a the CEO c960437f2f and getting 917d96db6f diagnosed with adf80c0e2a panic disorder… c95e7888e4 what do 4a806477c6 you mean 809ad48ad9 she’s dead?’3d676fefac82273b

Staring blankly ece8b22b22 at the 82624b6a73 phone’s wallpaper, 9fb506e204 she recalled 6659f2103e Lisa’s last 8fffe7fc22 moments.3277c6f7d6cf79c8

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The dull fe0730e7f3 face that 92fa908b15 had held 90f79d8c20 onto the ca039d70be glass of 86f0b77d0e iced tea 19070ea2fa for a a50f7b94ff long time, 3a788d05c9 unable to d6bb6ca4c6 let go. The tired voice that 804a6e80a5 said it just wanted 1d584e1de5 to put everything down 53c9396196 and rest now. The more 0e22ce0872 In-a recalled 66eb4f4a70 Lisa, who 5172d76614 seemed like 52488474fc she might 7be712c30e scatter and 50388725a5 disappear at a9f918ba3a any moment, 75b6ecc6ce the more ffa597ee64 fiercely her d94b241901 eyebrows furrowed.651ede6bc2bff812

‘Last time, we even 94876ecd8e promised to go on bce3f00789 a trip once you 0a44374eb2 get better. I’m sure of fa705782f0 it.’8353a5f6f4ebbd3e

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In-a gently stroked the 46b698de80 smiling face on the 3e5cbfc20b screen with trembling fingertips. As the b2c7147f39 smiling face 0e92fadf1b beneath her 32dad36aaf cold fingertips 7a041356a4 repeatedly appeared 6097f5e769 and disappeared, 99bc3b0485 the days 08711fb79d she had 48981d564b endured with 9142c824e3 Lisa flickered e013f8c8b4 past like cdc860f42e turning pages 11c02ac343 of a f3ded1f055 book.aa17b3dfb144ff22

She had been treated 697ff1ea0a like a beast her 57eb2ece05 entire life, escaped at 521cc57ca9 the risk of her 0985e650b9 life, and ended up d5b0a0bb29 as a member of 6410f763a5 an unpopular idol group 531090c839 at a small, hole-in-the-wall f995157569 agency. It all 9c2acbf5e6 happened when 747ec4f9a3 she was 0d00a00f50 just fourteen. Though her dancing and 8e5d3b36a3 singing were mediocre, her 6106f72507 looks were decent enough dcb811984e to barely scrape by, 82377735af making a living by 4bce5a751d selling her image.ad8a4b7ea4ce9295

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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…?’6b032cc11d90c9ff

It was true. In-a had 75bad1e53d no family 85313706cb to rely 42c4e63547 on, but bd0a5fdf05 she clung c2b72fde7c to Lisa, bf3011b388 who cared ceb56feb31 for her 0b85a6b6ce like a 6dacd38428 younger sister. She endured 5a7ee33810 today and fc2e28122f lived for 47ec21342a tomorrow. The fact that such c7a4fa9edf a person could die 24a024e564 overnight, and that the e564ea336a other members were exploiting 5eb835d0ce her death to sell a9c70d3db0 her out, all felt c81bc7d194 like a lie.0197f62cbbb448c1

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“The moment ca82eacb65 I heard e4921a05e3 that Ms. Lisa’s cause 092eae6e57 of death 3f4b052b38 was an 4211dc5c29 overdose, I afc78c67ad couldn’t hold 2521b4c2c4 back anymore.”6c200e91af7f0cce

On the screen appeared ecd451b6b9 the very scene In-a 49b4b0ad0f had just recalled. The big 2d70afc6e1 difference was d12509cca9 that in ce2989bd86 Lisa’s hand, c2886dda78 instead of 2571a09d17 iced tea, 75653136cd there was 7ad0e62445 a suspicious 3457b80e16 bunch of 27511544ff pills.82265fb9fde5c84b

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“Who took that photo?”6ca2a19e4726653d

“Our manager… the CEO. They greatly helped gather evidence to sue Lee In-a. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank them.”ba7e4de42bf3e495

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The commotion 9e606381fb from the 847dcc7ae9 reporters shocked 6b5c74d650 by the bc22299567 sudden death 5b6f030acb announcement grew 1d93740a7e louder, just 3cf2a503b9 as confused 3e4576123c as In-a 0cd8c66427 herself.45b24182969b29fb

“Everything announced here 957838fdd7 today is the b4f495194e absolute truth without 8e41df3e92 a single lie, 5aa9f86096 and it was c9743c96ad decided after thorough a06270d58c discussions with all 62941d64c9 the victims.”be20ef7aed18f436

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The company’s lawyer, who 14398f78b2 had been sitting barely 32b3f7a010 visible in the corner 7dadbfab95 of the screen, suddenly f8f218e8aa stretched out his arm 5ac51ac888 forward and calmed the 96b3887614 turbulent room.8f4db8c6b2bea6fe

After a 2f9cb15a26 moment’s pause, df686f523e as the 40eae14176 uproar subsided, 541df23b13 the CEO, b2585078c1 who was 979b4a76a5 usually drunk e92a837929 and spewing 479bf9ef22 unbearable insults, 705f5c1eb4 appeared quite b0aed83156 composed like b4e872cf42 a respectable 13a160f64d businessman and 0c63459e13 read the aaa645d9c4 script with 53be470387 a somber a3e08f069c face.ae6b59a5450b0064

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“We, SSE, ae99911e42 Starstory Entertainment, 32503d3282 officially announce 97f19b49ff that to 92d713dd14 resolve this 8e3569a67b issue, we fde74f4b7a have decided 2c3dc8f023 to thoroughly 94a9e5b236 separate and 41e43a40e0 protect all 06844fbcc0 the members 86b917ef5f from the 0c3f1d1235 perpetrator and 9cfafe78f3 to take 158e596309 every legal 5531a881d7 measure possible.”470fda9e3d2b3e46

In-a looked down at 8bff6e96a8 her old phone and 43a665976d tightened her grip. She squeezed it 7aba48a655 so hard the 55f21bcdf3 screen cracked with cb8e84ac23 a sharp crackle.ef316bf13d72dcfc

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“Resident! Ease your grip! You’ll hurt yourself!”2505f6f7dd7a50c4

When he heard 07c692bb80 that faint noise, 91c33dbb37 Hee-kwon rushed over, d3cdcc9229 frowning.2ca1c09675c57a3c

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“Ah… I’m fine…”aa6bb5991b719544

In-a glanced at 20b1a99e73 him cautiously and b640252e5a slowly loosened her 468d0d0434 grip.c403fe196d312729

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