A K-pop Idol 78.1

"Hey, Kim Hana! Can I... come in?" said Park Hara. 

"What do you want?" Kim Hana asked, not believing the girl was really there. 

"I... Well... I just want to know if everything is okay."

"Oh really? So now do you really want me to believe you are concerned about me? After everything you've done?"

"Look, Kim Hana, I understand you're upset but..." 

"What's going on? Who's there?" Choi Hyun asked, going into the living room. "Oh, Park Hara, it's you" she added in disgust. Soon, Yeon Song and Jun Senhwa also showed up. 

" I see everyone is already here" Park Hara commented. 

"Yes" Song Yeon said. "We're here because we're Kim Hana's true friends! And you, Park Hara? What you want?" 

"Well, like I told Kim Hana, I just want to know if she's okay. I would also like to say that if she needs anything, I'm willing to help. I know you girls are mad at me, but..."

"You're right!" Kim Hana stated. “We’re really mad, and I think I speak for everyone when I say that we don't want to see you, and we don’t trust you! Not anymore! Now, if you don't mind, get out of here! None of this would be happening if it weren't for you!"

"But..." 

"Do as she says, Park Hara" Choi Hyun said, stepping forward. 

"Fine! Goodbye, girls" and Park Hara then turned away and left the apartment. 

"This girl doesn't exist!" Song Yeon said. "How could she dare come here?" 

"Well, she's gone now" Choi Hyun said. "Let's try to forget this. We’re here to support Kim Hana, after all.”

The girls stayed there for over an hour. When they finally said they needed to go (they hadn't been allowed to stay there for too long), Kim Hana accompanied them to the elevator. They said once again said they trusted Kim Hana, and that everything would be fine.

As Kim Hana was returning to the apartment, she heard something weird coming from a passage on the right side of the hallway that led to the stairs. She then went there to find out what was going on. 

"Park Hara! Why are you still here?" 

Park Hara was sitting on the floor with her head in her hands. When she lifted her face, Kim Hana saw that her makeup was ruined and her eyes were red. 

"Umm, I... I just needed some time alone. But don't worry. I'm going now.”

"Now you want to convince me that you were crying for real? Is this your new great plan? Make me feel sorry for you?"

"Believe what you want, Kim Hana.” 

"And why would you be sad, after all? Because we treat you badly? Oh, poor you! As if you care about what others think of you! The only thing that ever mattered to you was being famous, right? You've always been willing to do anything to make it true. Congratulations, Park Hara! You got it! Obviously, you can lose all this now, and guess what? It's all your fault!" 

"You're right, Kim Hana. I screwed up everything. Are you happy now? I put my professional success above all else, and I regret this. Now I'm famous, but the girls who have been my friends since my teens – the only friends I've ever had –hate me. Just like you, Kim Hana, and I know I've done you a lot of harm.”

"Oh, so sweet!" Kim Hana said ironically. “I don't believe anything you're saying, Park Hara!" 

"I know you don’t. And I didn't come here for forgiveness." 

"What the heck do you want then?" 

"I just wanted to show you something.”

Park Hara took her phone, while Kim Hana looked at her with a puzzled expression. What could she be plotting now? 

"Just watch this video, please" Park Hara said, handing the phone. 

When Kim Hana pressed play, she got stunned... 

“Hey, Kim Hana unnie!” she saw the little Ye-rin saying. “Park Hara unnie came here to talk to us! She explained that you can't visit us now, but said that you're missing me. I miss you too, unnie! I miss you so much! I hope you are well. I don't know why people are saying bad things about you – saying you’re a liar. This is so sad… I know you could never lie. Kim Hana unnie is the sweetest person ever! Hwaiting, unnie! Now Si-won oppa you talk to you too."

After a quick muffled discussion, Kim Hana saw Lee Si-won, Ye-rin’s brother, who seemed embarrassed. 

 “Umm… Hi, Kim Hana” he said. “I don't know if you really want to see me now... Anyway, I'm sorry for everything that's happening. I tried to explain to a reporter who was chasing me that we have never had any romantic involvement, but I don't know if I was convincing. I don't have experience talking in front of a camera, you know. I hope everything will be alright. You're such a great girl…  You've been so good to my sister, and you don’t deserve to be in this situation.”

When the video ended, Kim Hana was crying again. It was really good to see Ye-rin. She missed the little girl a lot… And also Lee Si-won, just then she realized.  

"H-how did you find them?" Kim Hana asked Park Hara, without knowing what was really going on there…