Chapter 1 - A Dream

"Stop messing around, you know i'm busy right now"

"you look more cute when you're mad mingming, haha. Anyway, gotta go love yah"

Sun is up and it's Monday. What a wonderful day again,

I love messing with mingming before leaving. Mingming is my roommate eversince I came here in China. Hello! I'm Gao Li Zi but they call me Lingling, I love being on stage performing, I have one young sister and one young brother, I am a jolly and easy going person and beside that I am addicted to Sun Wukong, The legendary monkey king from chinese mythology. It started when I watched some movies that involved him and back then, I did some research about the monkey king and I didn't realize that I am so obsessed about him. Funny right? Only Mingming knew that side of me.

I went to the nearest bakery shop to grab my breakfast. It's 7am and I still have time, my training starts at 9am. Cinnamon bread with coffee really match this day. After grabbing my breakfast, I'm heading to our company by bus.

I arrived on time as always and as I open the door in our practice room, I caught Rylle holding on her laugh and I know that its about my shirt again

"hey, you're wearing that monkey shirt again lingling"

"it's in different color for today rylle--" i replied.

"--Let's practice the third song, we need to polish some choreographies before the event"i continued

We have a performance on a so called dance cover festival in Weifang, Shandong at 7'o'clock in the evening. I am the leader of a small dance group in China, we are trainees in a small entertainment and it's kinda fun, also we are getting paid by the company. We have free accommodation too or dormitory where we stay but I just stay there only for weekdays. I stay at mingming's place during weekends, it's just kinda routine since I started my training days.

(music playing-----)

I can see that most of my members are not really good at dancing and I noticed it from the first day of grouping but I can see that all of them has a determination to improve and I will help them no matter what. Being a leader is not about how good you are or how talented you are but it is all about the responsibilities you take and responsibilities you must take for the group.

We start our daily routine before starting the choreography. Our cooperation is strong and through that all of us become one, I am in charge in the dance choreography and rapping. Rylle is in charge in vocals, she's my second hand in handling things that's related in our group.

We rarely take our lunch if we have a performance, we just drink and drink some water or energy drinks to keep us hydrated. It's been 7 hours since we start our practice

"let's end it here, we need to rest now-"

"ok girls, time's up. We need to get ready now, pack up things" manager kim informed us.

"yes we will manager, we just need 30 minutes rest. Is that fine?" I asked

"no problem, meet me in the lobby exactly 5pm we still need to put on some make up and accessories. Also, don't worry about your costumes. Its ready, see you"

He's a very nice manager, he even sacrifice himself to cover us up in some sort of trouble that we cause or some of us but mostly me. We didn't even hear him complain about us being so troublesome but instead of complaining he just spend time with us and give us some of a nice words. We learned a lot from manager kim, he's like a mother and a father to us.

Our performance for this night went well and we are on our way back to our dormitory where we are staying.

After my routine inside the dorm, I go out and take a snack in a nearest convenience store as always. I probably stay there for about two hours just to freshen up my mind and sometimes grabbing my late snacks really freshen me up. I know its prohibited to eat so much carbs and I always sneak out just to grab my favorite snack when I feel that I want to, I also just go to that convenience store just to sit and watch people passed by. Am I that boring?

I paid for a ramen and some potato fries and a drink and sit outside the convenience store.

"hey! Are you an Idiot!? Ignorant asshole!!!" one men shouted as I am listening from behind that scene

"are you speaking to yourself dude? You're bullying a kid! I saw you putting all that staff inside his backpack" his voice is kinda annoying but I hope he's a good looking men.

I saw that annoying voice men from a corner glass inside the convenience store and I thought he's one of them who wants to play dirty games with that kid but my instinct now is not right. I didn't even saw his face because of the mask he was wearing. Maybe I can see his face now, I changed my position to watch them arguing.

"oh right? This kid uh---" the bad guy gave a one punch to the kid's face and now the kid is bleeding.

I didn't expect that to happen but I run towards the kid hoping that he's fine. I am avoiding some issues before debuting but look where I am now, kinda hard to avoid watching a kid getting bullied by this stupid jerks. Manager Kim will understand this.

(I'm sorry for being selfish manager kim...)

"Hey! Are you out of your mind!? Hitting a kid here in public, wow? Dude, you're so brave uh! Now I can see your face I can recognize you and report you to the police but if you let us go, maybe I can keep it----"

I didn't see that coming I just closed my eyes and protecting the wounded kid.

(Did I get hit!? No no, not me.)

"Stupid, pretty girls don't barge in a scenario like this. Do you wanna get hurt? Stay here" the annoying voice is infront of me but all I can see was his back and a blood on the floor.

I feel scared but I need to stand brave because the kid doesn't feel ok. I took the kid inside the convenience store and ask for help but no one is around. I dropped my payment in the cashier and took the ice pack and some first aid kit. I cleaned the kid's wound but I'm still worried about that guy, he's bleeding too.

"Do you feel better now?" I asked

He just stared at me

"here, dial your parent's number. I'll talk--"

He quickly took my phone and dialed the number.

I talked to his mom about the incidence.

"hey kid, your mom will be here... Don't go out here understand?"

"y-yes.. The guy out there, is he ok?" he asked

"I hope he is still breathing, I'll be back... Wait here"

I run back hoping that he's fine and I saw him walking and he looks like kinda beat up but still managed to walk. I helped him and bring him inside the convenience store to clean his wounds.

"thanks for bringing me back here but can you please help me get the first aid kit inside that room? This kid doesn't look good."

I guess he's working here but why he's not wearing any uniform? And also this is not the time to worry about others, he doesn't even look good than the kid, i cleaned the wound of the kid first.

"oh-- ah yes yes." i replied

He's applying medicine to the kid's face and doesn't even bothered about his wounds and bruises. He even manage to make jokes and laugh for the kid that he doesn't even know.

The entrance door opened

"where's my son??" i saw her face, very worried.

"I called you a while ago maam, this way" i took her to the kid. She hugged him and cry

"thank you for saving my son, thank you so much"

The mother took her son and left the convenience store.

"well, Maybe its time for you to go home now miss. Its getting late"

"Stupid" i replied

"what!? Are you calling me stupid!? Look if you weren't on that scene nothing of this will happened, now who's the stupi----!?" he's so annoying but he's cute.

I took his hand and let him sit. He has small wounds and bruises, I cleaned the blood and applied some medicines.

"now we're good."

"thank you." he said

"thank you too. I need to go, keep safe"

"wait, yo-your name?" wow, his voice sounded shy for a seconds haha.

"call me Lingling, and you?" i replied

"I'm Wukong, everyone calls me Kongkong. Funny right? I know haha"

Everything arounds me suddenly stop, I can hear my heart beating so fast and suddenly........

I kissed him.

I feel his warm lips into mine. He grabbed me and pull me closer---

(he's kissing me back!???)

He kissed me back and every lips position we've been doing got a different sweet taste. What did I do? This is all wrong.

(Why did I do that!? My body just moved without control. It can't be)

I stepped back.

"ah-- I'm so sorry"

He just stared at me as if he's telling me that it's ok.

No, it'll never be ok. I kissed a stranger, I kissed someone who I doesn't know or acquainted with. I'm screwed.

I run out the convenience store and went back to the dorm immediately.

The next morning our manager told us that we will have our team building together with the other group of trainees in our company. It's kinda exciting and fun.

*Flashing back what happened last night.*

"Lingling!? Are you fine? It's been 15 minutes, you keep on staring at that ceiling for 15 minutes." Rylle entered my flashback scene.

"maybe i'm just tired-- gonna call my mingming" i replied

I called mingming

"miss me?" mingming answered

"I MET HIM!!! I MET HIM!! I really met him!!!! He's in human form and I know it's definitely him. I can feel it!"

"cut off with some of your dreamy stuff kid, you just got off from your bed right? It might be you're dreaming" mingming answered

"it's really true Ming, I went last night in the convenience store. We met there... But something happened. Its so embarrassing"

"you haven't eaten yet?" Mingming asked

"you aren't listening ming, I kissed him. We kissed each other and that's really a wrong move from me"

"glad you know that, I ordered you some breakfast. Delivery on the cafe near your dorm, the new cafe on the right side road. Also, if you're looking for a part-time job, that cafe suits you. Try applying there before going work. Bye ling love yah - -" she hunged up

She did not listened to what i'm saying. Wait, is it really a dream? No, its true.. I felt it.

Geez, erase! Erase! I need to go.

I'm wearing my favorite shirt and this time its in color orange with a simple jeans and a running shoes. Mingming ordered a cinnamon bread for my breakfast, I love the taste of the cinnamon bread in the All-in Cafe near mingming's place and she always deliver it for my breakfast. I am now in front of the new cafe named CoffeeBean Cafe, I can smell the native coffee while waiting for the delivery men to arrived.

After 5 minutes, it's here. My cinnamon bread.

The men leaves his motorcyle and walk towards me holding his delivery. It doesn't feel right.. He took off his helmet and-------

It's him.

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