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2018
Nyla stood in the practice room, facing the ceo. The seven of them were in a line, all of them looking into the eyes of the man that had taken two of their members away. All of them tried to seem like they liked the ceo still. All of them except nyla. The camera zoomed in on her icy stare. The hatred she had for the man was clear from her gaze. He had forced her into unhealthy diets, insane practice schedules, she had seen him manipulate the trainees around her and now he had eliminated Minho and Felix. She could never forget what he'd done, or forgive him. JYP met her glare. It was so cold and hateful, it made him stutter. Nyla scoffed as he looked away, amused by his pathetic action.
An interview showed just after this moment, nyla sitting in a black room while looking into the camera. The staff behind the camera asked her a question 'what do you think of JYP!' She sat back and smirked slightly "I respect him as an artist" she said. Despite her hatred for him, she did respect his career. she respected him as an artist, just not as a person "however he has done too many unforgivable things to me and the people I love. Maybe one day I'll find some way to forgive him, but for now..." she shrugged. Usually people would be scared to speak against him, but nyla wasn't. She didn't care what happened to her, she had to speak up for the people she loved.
Nyla waited for the CEO to finish his speech, she was very confused as to where it was headed "...please come in" he said, motioning to the door Nyla looked towards the door, watching as it opened slowly. It was as if everything slowed down as she watched the two walk in. Her hateful glare suddenly turned into one of an excited child. Her eyes widened as she smiled brightly. She waited for the man to leave before running to the two. Both of them were smiling from ear to ear as the girl ran to them. She wrapped them both in a tight hug "I missed you both so much" she told them "so so so much" "We missed you as well, ny" Minho said with a fond smile "too much to explain" nyla smiled. There was a chance Felix and Minho would debut with them. She would make sure they would "You're both going to debut with us, I promise" she said.
It was their debut showcase. The showcase where they would decide if 'stray kids' would debut as nine or as seven. Nyla put her everything into the performances. The cheering from the crowd fuelled her passion as she danced and sang. The first performance they did as a seven felt empty. She still performed to the best of her ability, but it didn't feel right. However the second performance was the opposite. It felt perfect. She felt safe and confident. She could tell her performance was better the second time, she felt more free. After the performances they lined up with Felix and Minho standing away from them. It felt weird. Them being so far away. It's like they were being auctioned off for the best deal. She wanted them to be with her and the others. Where they belonged. Nyla looked around the audience. As her eyes passed a certain section of the crowd they began cheering. She looked deeper at who was there and found it was a group of men. Men who were obviously way older than her. She looked at them a bit longer as they kept cheering. She felt like she was on show. Like a doll. She didn't like it at all. Why were grown men looking at her like that? Why were they watching her so intensely? She darted her eyes away. She couldn't look anymore. Slowly, as JYP was talking she moved closer to Han who was beside her. He turned his head to look at her, with a worried gaze "what's wrong, lala?" He asked her She looked up at him and smiled lightly "nothing" she said. She didn't want to worry him "just nervous" He nodded and grabbed her hand, squeezing it reassuringly. She exhaled deeply and felt better. She had her members. Everything would be okay.
One by one JYP started introducing the seven. He got through all of them until only Nyla was left "and last but not least, Kim Hye-Ji, also known as Nyla" he announced. Nyla listened to the audience as they started to cheer. The sound was like nothing she head ever heard before. She felt a smile slowly spread on her lips as she continued to listen. She smiled to the audience as they cheered, feeling pure happiness swirling around in her stomach.
The air felt heavy as they waited for the decision. Nyla gripped onto Han's hand even tighter as the tension grew. She watched Felix and Minho stand there, waiting for their future to be decided for them. She felt helpless. She hated feeling helpless. She hated watching them, knowing she couldn't do anything to make them feel better "...Stray kids will debut as..." JYP began. Nyla took a deep breath. This could either be one of the best moments of her life, or one of the worst. By the time she exhaled her life would change. She closed her eyes and bowed her head to the ground "Nine" he finished. Nyla opened her eyes immediately. The confetti shot into the air and the crowd began the scream. Nyla ran to the two boys, both of them in shock. She hugged minho first, since Felix was already hugging Chan. Minho took a second to hug her back, but after a second he wrapped her in his arms "I can't believe it!" He exclaimed "I can" she beamed, stepping back and hugging him again "I knew you'd debut with us, I knew it" she smiled Minho stepped back and looked at her fondly, smiling like he was looking at a younger sister. The others began crowding Minho so Nyla went to find Felix. She moved through the crowd of eight until she bumped into someone. She looked and saw who she looking for. Immediately she enveloped him into a hug "Yongbok!" She exclaimed "Hye-Ji!" He beamed, hugging her back "we're debuting together!" Nyla smiled brightly and hugged him tighter "I'm so glad" she said She felt Felix smile and she did as well. Everything would be good.
That night the nine celebrated at the dorm. They talked and sang and dance and ate and laughed until they were all too tired to function. They all fell asleep on the couch, the tv still on, the music still playing and all of them still smiling.
