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Chapter 12 - 12

What actually happened in detail:

So you know how the disaster struck. As I attempted a particularly difficult move, and my foot got caught in my untied shoelace and I stumbled forward, tripping over my own feet and falling flat on my face. The room went silent as everyone turned to stare at me, including Park Joon Tae and his camera crew.

[From 3rd person]

Kim Jae Ra's face turned bright red as she scrambled to her feet, trying to play it off like it was no big deal. But she could feel the rate of her heart increase, and she knew that she had just made a fool of herself in front of the whole class.

Park Joon Tae walked over to her, his expression less cold and distant. "Are you okay?" he asked, genuinely wondering if she was hurt.

All Kim Jae Ra thought was that he's the reason she feel down in the first place because of that overcomplicated move.

Kim Jae Ra nodded, still too embarrassed (and annoyed) to speak. She could feel the heat radiating off her cheeks, and she knew that she must've look like a complete idiot to everyone in the class, the others were jus waiting for he downfall.

"You didn't do too bad, Park Joon Tae said, his tone softening slightly. "Just keep practicing and you'll get the hang of it."

Kim Jae Ra managed to nod again, but she knew that she was never going to be able to show her face in this class again with the same pride.

As she sat on the sidelines, nursing her injured forehead, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed. She had just made a fool of herself in front of an idol. Park Joon Tae, who was known to be a famous member of THE MonXer who was currently (unfortunately -_- the most trending group) surprisingly he came to her side and sat down after speaking those little words before after his filming to check on her. "Your head isn't injured right?" he said with a small miniscule smile. She answered in the tiniest voice,

"..no...."

He looked down and said "Thank goodness, since it was partially my fault... well I hope your head gets better."

That's when Kim Jae Ra realized that he wasn't as bad as she thought he was(he was never bad just due to her strong instinctive denials).

(Back to MY perspective)

After a day it still dwelled in my mind and I was waiting for it to come out to make sure that specific scene didn't come out. Anyways 3 days later of avoiding him (which I didn't really need to do since he wasn't in most of the week since he was doing his idol activities; videos, fan calls and k-shows).

So I sat on the sofa at 4 am red eyed still waiting for the MonXer vlog to come out just when it said 1 minute THAT was when...

I had to fall asleep.

I woke up in the morning almost forgetting about it and going downstairs. I checked my phone and quickly saw it on my recommended on K-Tube and sat down to watch the video which most people face was blurred in except from the idols. I skipped to Park Joon Tae's part and played it nervously.

They were showing us dancing and my face was not blurred you could see it as clear as daylight. I fell and tripped and it was...

highlighted. With big funny captions and saying how talented he was in comparison and.

OH MY GOSH. The comments weren't the only problem they were making fun of me and saying how funny I was at the same time. That was not the problem.

The problem is that I became what I feared the most....

A meme.

My brother, who just had to be a big fan of MonXer, couldn't resist teasing me about my embarrassing fall. "You should have practiced more," he said, chuckling. I rolled my eyes and responded, "At least I have other talents, like making people laugh your only talent is that you stink."

My brother just shrugged and said, "Yeah, but your school doesn't need comedians, they need talented dancers and singers."

My face scrunched up in an ugly knot I would've whacked that nasty smirk of his face if it weren't for the fact my parents were in the same room. I clenched my teeth but deep down knew he was right, but couldn't help feeling discouraged, I just wanted to see how the life of an idol would be like so I applied here. I had always dreamed of becoming a someone who can proudly call myself talented and can be called talented. But those comments in the vlog were telling me the opposite...

Later that day, I found out that I had become a viral sensation on Park Joon Tae's video. People had turned my fall into a meme, and it seemed like everyone was making fun of me. LIKE EVERY ONE.

Even MY classmates at school were teasing her about it. But I refused to let it get me down.

My heart sank. "Yeah, that was me," she mumbled.

My brother burst out laughing. "No way! You're famous now! You're a meme!"

I felt like crawling under a rock and never coming out. I couldn't believe that I had become a laughingstock overnight.

The next day at school was even worse. My classmates were all talking about the new memes which were being made and put into kpop edits, and everyone was laughing at me. I felt like I was living in a nightmare, and I couldn't wait for it to be over.

One day, I was walking down the way to school when I heard someone shout her name. I turned around to see Park Joon Tae standing there, turning to see me. Shockingly he actually went over to me.

"Hey, I saw your meme in kpop edits." he said, smiling. "Their really funny. If I were you I wouldn't be discouraged, I still think your pretty talented."

I felt a strange mix of emotions. On the one hand, I was surprised (I mean I had become a famous meme-_-) that Park Joon Tae had actually noticed me. On the other hand, I was still embarrassed by the whole thing and wished that I could forget about it. Just surprised that he thought I was talented and I kind of (really) appreciated it, since my ego and confidence had gone to the floor it was nice hearing this from an idol especially someone who's actually a good (professional) dancer.

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