CHAPTER 18: A Crack In The Glass

BELLA POV

My journey with Kayla started the day I moved to Canada, it wasn't how I pictured it as I was running away for my dear life.

My career started in Korea as a teacher until I met Ho-seok who transformed me and gave me hope, and showed me another meaning of life.

 FLASHBACK.

"Bella, please come."

I heard Jimin call; I felt so reluctant to answer him, but I would rather not leave a bad impression of being a snub to the stranger who already looking in my direction.

After a few minutes, I lazily walked towards Jimin's table; the strange guy raised his head and my eyes met with his. I quickly drift my eyes away, unable to look into those crystallized eyes of his that speak perfection.

"Hyung. This is Bella, my colleague and friend."

Jimin introduced me to him, facing me with a smile, my lips curved slightly, but I forced the smile back.

I seriously needed to control my heart from the way it was racing towards his beauty, those eyes of his radiate Charisma, and his Jawline speaks Perfection.

"Hello.... Bella...how are you? My name is Jung Hoseok." He said, stretching his hand for a handshake which I returned with a smile, I couldn't leave sight of his beauty seeing the way his lips curved up in a smile.

But something sparked a reaction within me the moment he spoke, "This voice....this voice...I think I have heard it somewhere."

I try as much as possible to remember where I heard such a voice, but all to no avail. " Hey... I thought you weren't fit to come to school today?? Hoseok asked me, I was surprised how he knew of my permission.

"You don't need to be surprised, Bella... Hyung and I were opportune to be at the office when the Secretary delivered your mail to the School Authority". Jimin chipped in immediately, he must have noticed how surprised I was.

I nodded in agreement to whatever Jimin said.

"Beautiful girls care a lot about their face...hope you know, Bella."

He said, bringing out a medicated tape from his side bag." come closer".

I leaned closer as he applied the medicated tape on my face, bringing my face closer I began to admire his facial features, his small cute Adam's apple shot out as he stretched to apply the medicated tape on my face, his cuteness was hypnotizing making me to gulp loudly.

I feel embarrassed by my behavior and I quickly withdraw my face from him, which sparks reactions from my colleagues, they seem to focus on us;

I faced Jimin, who was laughing out himself, I rolled my eyes, too embarrassed to utter a word. Hoseok must have been embarrassed by my action as he returned to his seat, browsing through his phone.

"How are you preparing for the upcoming Competition? I asked Jimin, just to ease the tension created already; my question seemed to fall on deaf ears as Jimin continued with his laughter making my face brush in red. I just stared at him not knowing what to do or say, but after sometimes he seemed to have gotten hold of himself as his reaction changed instantly.

"I have a request to ask from you"

He said with an expectation look written all over him. I guess this is a new Jimin I am seeing cause of the way he put his ways, the aura he gives out doesn't sound like the old Jimin again.

"What is your request Jimin? I called his name, moving my gaze away from his table; after what seemed like a minute before Hoseok spoke.

"Can you attend after-school practice with us, Bella ?"

I wasn't expecting such a request and I didn't know what to say, one thing is to ask for a favor and one thing is being rejected,

I couldn't find the right answer to the request, how would they invite me to after-school dance practice, I never told them I could dance, the heck did they conclude all this, who am I to coordinate dance where should I start? I stood still unable to say anything, my brain itself ran to hide into the basement leaving me alone to handle these issues."

You are joking right" I blurted out, turning towards Jimin with a probing gaze," unbelievable...I can't dance... and I suck at singing." Shaking my head I couldn't think of any reasonable excuse to give and I wasn't expecting such an offer.

There is something called a dancing school and voice training class; Have you tried enrolling yourself? or you have just underestimated yourself."

Hoseok said without tearing his eyes off his phone. I don't know how to feel towards his explanation, was he trying to talk some miraculous sense into me? "Anything dancing."

I stuttered, unable to say anything when Jimin's voice came through.

"You don't need to worry much Bella, just enroll in the after-school lesson to enable you to help us prepare the students, and besides, other benefits might open up if you know what you are doing".

This time it wasn't what I expected, they seemed to believe in me so much, I opened and closed my mouth cause no word left my mouth. Not only did they leave me speechless, but they also made me unable to think straight.

" Don't worry...I promise to help you as much as I can if only you will do your best." Hoseok said with his lips curving into a smile.

Curiosity and anxiety rose within me because I was trying to fathom where exactly they were driving to.

"And Bella, if you need any help or advice, Hyung and I are always here to help". Jimin assured me.

Their offer made me confused and the way I looked at them, it seemed they were sincere with whatever they were saying.

"I will think carefully about this offer and advice," I said.

As if they were waiting for my answer, they clapped and thumbed up for me, I was already blushing, and now they were doing this again, I gave them a reassuring smile.

Once we were done with our decision, the duo invited me to watch their today school dance practice, which I gladly accepted.

 FLASHBACK END.

That was how I abandoned my teaching job and career and trained for one year as a singer, things were moving smoothly and I found myself loving Ho-seok who unknown to me had been crushing on me the very week I moved to Korea and had to visit Sound-Mind with Becky my senior sister who was training as a dancer there.

Things took another turn and I found myself being engaged to Ho-seok before the devil struck and things scattered before it began and I had no other choice than to relocate to Canada unknown to Ho-seok and his brothers.

The day I arrived in Canada, I went as a dancer at K25 but as the saying goes, a golden fish has no hiding place, sooner and later, K25 discovered my talents after I did a thrilling song cover that caught his attention, he managed to sign me in and that's how I become an artist, just when I thought my life has ended, mercy said NO and show me the way.

Back to the day, I found Kayla, that was the day my bag was stolen at the airport, looking tired and worn out, I couldn't chase after the gangs who were doing away with one of my boxes that contained the most important things, I screamed frustratingly, running after them but I couldn't catch up with them, even the airport police officer accepted to track them down, as I was tearfully leaving the embassy, I heard someone shouting and signaling for me to stop. Ignoring the calls since I was a stranger so some random calls didn't mean I was the one but Sus was quick to catch up with me.

She made me realize she got back my boxes which came as a surprise and shock to me, I checked my boxes and found out they hadn't been tampered with, everything was the same way I left it.

I stuttered a heart-to-heart thank you and offered to buy her some drinks, since it was my first time in Canada, I asked her to help me secure a good hostel to spend the night but was shocked when she invited me to a two-bedroom apartment which she was sharing with one of her friend, Juana a Mexican, I put up with the two friends who were doing menial jobs to survive, Juana was a stripper, same as Kayla.

I stayed with them whilst still hunting for a job, remembered I was trained as a singer and dancer so I believed I would secure a dancing job in any record company as a backup dancer which was far from what I planned for myself but the situations I found myself calls for desperate measure and we all know desperate measure calls for desperate actions.

After searching for any good record label looking for a backup dancer and attending countless interviews, I managed to come across K25 Label in one of their audition which was online, I applied as a dancer but luck was on my side, I was training with them till the day I did an amazing song cover which made K25 discover my talents and signed me up but something was off in my two months of working as K25 new signee.