Life As A Celebrity

Episode 2⚘🎻Life As A Celebrity🎻⚘

⚘?Life As A Celebrity?⚘

?Episode 02?

?By Elizabeth Omosola✍

⚘Lee Gon Pyo POV⚘

The elevator closed and my ex-manager walked to my front immediately.

I sighed And tucked my hand in my pocket.

“Just say it.”

“I thought you hate cats?” he asked. I spared him a glance.

“God! What did you do to your hair!” He exclaimed after, like he just noticed. Well no matter what I do with my hair, everyone seems to notice me and it sucks.

“Jayke, did you know how long it took to find you.

What is this place, a new hide out?” he asked. I huffed.

“you really bug me.”

Park Man Do has been my manager since I was 5. And I hate the way he acts all fatherly to me. Sometimes I just need to put him in his place.

“Jaycee and the rest have been worried about you.” He said.

“Indeed.

Now that you've found me, don’t tell them where I’m at. It's an order.”

He sighed and walked to the other rail in the elevator.

“I’ve been looking for you and I finally found you.

I want to inform you that Jaycee…”

“I know, it's all over the media.”

“What? You know? And you didn’t even bother to contact us?

What should I call you, selfish?”

“watch what you say to me.”

“I don’t work for you any more. Remember?” he said giving me a stern look.

“Come on! Don’t look at me that way.” I looked away.

“Jayke, I’m hurt.

The way you discarded me. After 22 years. You didn’t even have the decency to say it to my face. You just sent me some message. Why? Jayke? Why?

Why are you hell bent on shutting everyone out?

We can help You!

You just went MIA suddenly after fighting with a fan.

How can you even stoop so low?”

Immediately he said that, I just couldn’t control the anger that built up in me.

All the anger I’ve been overlooking for the past two months all refreshed.

“Are you kidding me! It wasn’t my fault. You of all people know that.

They of all people know that. Jaycee of all people know that

Did you even see what the media are saying about me…?

Every second a new absurd lie is posted about me. Everyone hates me now. How can I not go MIA?

I left so things would quiet down.

I never wanted to drag the group into this and you now call me selfish?

Whatever, I don’t care, Jaycee can do whatever he wants, pull me out, even disband.

I don’t give a f**k, but he shouldn’t forget who made him. He is still signed under my family record!” I yelled angrily. I was this close to grabbing him and punching the s**t out of his face.ugh.

“after this elevator opens, I don’t wanna see your face.

You were my manager, not anymore. I want you to hand out every right I gave you over my properties.” I said.

“Jayke… “

I faced him and he stopped talking.

“Okay.” He muttered.

The elevator soon opened and I got out. He probably remained in.

I walked to my apartment and typed my pin. I stormed in slamming the door shut.

I leaned on the wall and let out a deep breath.

This was it, I was facing set back in my career.

And the three people that I’ve loved and cared for all my life, The people I considered family, are willing to move on without me.

I know they are mad at me for hiding my location, But kicking me out of the band, and even going public about it… it was out of it!

I’m supposed to be the head.

Ugh! This is soo annoying. How could Park Man Do just bring this s**t up when I’m trying so hard to keep my calm about it.

I don’t wanna make any announcement for now. I might just make another mistake.

I took off my shirt and tossed it aside walking to the dining. I poured myself a glass of water.

Leaving alone can be so frustrating. I aint used to this kind of life.

But, there is a reason I’m here. After all that happened in my career, for the first time ever, I thought about my life. And I realised something.

Since when I was a kid, I was training to be a musician because dad wanted me to.

When I was in high school, I started taking acting lessons as well because mum wanted me to.

I didn’t go to college because dad wanted me not to. He wanted me to focus on my career as a singer and actor.

I debuted after high school and boom, became popular. And formed a group. Group JK, there are four of us.

I named it after the first letter of our stage names and my guardian angel. My late sister. Kim.

I’m facing controversies from the same people whom I thought loved me. My fans and my supposed family. My band.

This life is funny huh. I mean celebrity life. Every one is watching you but not Every one likes you.

I can’t believe the same fans who supported me are the ones still ruining my career with various rumors.

Honestly, It's gonna be a miracle if I get through this. Over the last past months, I’ve been thinking

I’ve become a singer and an actor and yes, I’m good at them, yet I’m not happy. I want to find what makes me happy. I wanna live for myself and not keep living my mum and dad’s wasted dreams.

But later I planned to make a comeback. But now, I’m this close to loosing my group, I’m just gonna start over. And I’m gonna find that happiness I always craved for, yet never had.

Alex POV

I covered us with the duvet.

“Scratchy, I think it’s weird I’m already having second thoughts about this whole stuff.” I said. She didn’t even make any move. I poked her rib and she meowed.

“I feel terrible that mum hasn’t even called me yet.

She doesn’t even care… yeah, sadly. that's all the more reason I’ll prove to her that I’ll be a celebrity. The best at what I do. And without her help.” I said. She didn't even reply with even a tail wag.

“spoilt cat, I’ll soon get a dog to put you in place.” I faked a puppy bark and scratchy sprang up at once. Hold on, What’s with cat and dogs?

“Come here.” I pulled her nearer.

“ first thing tomorrow morning, we are gonna look for a stage Okay?” I closed my eyes to sleep continuously stroking Scratchy’s hair.

I gasped opening my eyes. I suddenly remembered that guy. The one from the elevator.

“Scratchy, maybe that guy would be of help. That elevator crush of yours.”

I knew she was asleep but I just wanted to keep talking to comfort myself. I so hate mum for doing this to me.

What she did previously was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

I must prove to her that I can be a star without her help.

I covered myself from head to toe with the duvet.

Scratchy creeped back in the duvet and laid down with eyes closed. Spoilt cat.

“Tomorrow morning, we'll wait outside for that dude earlier.

No… let's wait in the parking lot. He probably should have a car. And we need one to.

Since my phone is an American one and that dude is friendly to us, he'll surly direct us to where we can buy a good phone, Korean settings.

And then we'll look for a map leading to where they sell cars. And then, we'll drive around looking for a stage. Perfect.” I said. Oh Yeah! That's a nice idea.

I closed my eyes and let the sleep take over.

*

Lee Gon Pyo POV

I laid on my bed after a hot bath. The girl from the elevator suddenly flash through my mind. I chuckled. She is one hell of a girl.

Wow. I wonder what she is up to in Seoul. Seems like it's her first time.

She looks fun though. Sounds talkative and acts naïve… she is naïve.

But for her living here, it means she is pretty well to do or… has rich parents.

Everyone living in this complex are either well to do or partial celebrities. And of course every one's minding their business. I hope She can cope with such talkative nature of hers.

Not to talk of, I felt really weird earlier. I couldn't believe she doesn’t know me. Or maybe she doesn’t recognise me. I mean who doesn’t?

Or maybe she did and she was stalking me???

No, she wasnt. She just got here. Hmmn.

She's probably the only one who doesn’t know me in the whole of Korea. I mean right now, i've grown popular times three because of what happened with me.

I smiled. It was cute. I mean it felt good that someone doesn’t know me.. and this was surprisingly weird.

It feels nice. Like really nice. I think I wanna hang out with her.

I stretched to my drawer and opened it. My phone was in, vibrating. It was my mum calling.

I took my phone and picked the call.

“Umma.”

“you punk.

I just came back from England and this is what I get?

How could you fight with a fan! Oh…

Do you want to cause a heart attack for your father?” she yelled. I opened my mouth i say something but I couldn’t.

She finally knew and just like everyone else, she failed to notice that it wasn’t my fault.

“Lee Gon shii!” She yelled. “why? Why didn’t you tell me! Why!

Where have you been? You lied to me. Where have you been for two months now?”

“At my complex house.”

She sighed.

“I want you here tomorrow morning.”

“Dad probably doesn’t want to see me.” I said. Just saying. But I knew it deep down that it was true.

He was supposed to run for mayor this season. And I probably ruined things for him now with my bad reputation.

“oh… you silly child.

Come over tomorrow.” She Said.

“Okay. Umma I love you.”

“ I love you too.” The call dropped. I tossed my phone aside and covered myself with the duvet.

My life sucks.

An over protective mum, betrayal friends, hater fans.

TBC