Episode 2

CHAPTER 2 - AIDEN'S STORY

        The next day inside the dorm of 'E(o)nLight' members, there was only the sleeping sound of the 4 boys. The dorm had two bedrooms which occupied two members each. Aiden Jeffrey and Patrick Matteo shared a room and Jay Rooman and Lenny Willow shared another. The boys were in their own dreamland. 'Margo please don't leave me! Please don't close your eyes!', a boy in his late teens was crying with a 22-year-old woman in his arms. 'Take care of yourself Aidey...', the woman closed her eyes, and the hand that was caressing the boy's cheeks fell to the ground. The boy shouted 'No....' and the alarm goes off.

        @ 5 in the morning, Aiden wakes up from his dream when the alarm goes off. He switches off it and feels that his forehead was sweating like hell. He then takes the picture frame that was kept on the bedside table, caressing it he said 'Why did you leave me Margo...?'. Then he wakes up the boys who were sound asleep. All the boys changed into their jogging suits, Aiden was wearing a grey sweatshirt and black track pants which made him look kinda hot!. Patrick was wearing a blue sweatshirt and pants whereas Jay and Lenny wore dark green and brown sweatshirts with matching pants. All the boys were heavenly handsome even in their jogging suits. Each one had a headphone on their head and a mask that covered the perfectly sculptured nose and dewy lips. They cycled to the nearby park and jogged for about 40 minutes followed by their morning exercises.

           They retired back to their dorms where their manager Josh Bord, a 30-year old man was waiting for them. The boys cleaned themselves and were having their breakfast when Josh said 'You guys have worked hard for the concert, and the company appreciates you guys for your involvement and enthusiasm. The company gave you a week vacation which you can spend with your family and friends or travel abroad. After the vacation, we will start working on our new album.'. The boys were happy except for Aiden who had a sad face.Aiden had nowhere to go or spend except the dorm. The boys tried to convince him to spend the vacation week with any one of them but he politely refused them with a smile.

            Aiden Jeffery, son of Ash Jeffery, a well-known businessman in Country B. Aiden lost his mother when he was 2 years old and only had his sister, Margo Jeffery, who is 5 years elder than him, brought him up as a mother. His father never cared about him and would always indulge himself in work. For his father always 'Work comes first before family.' It was only his sister till her death who acted as his both mother and father. She used to accompany him to school, take him to the park when he was young, and to all his basketball matches. Aiden never longed for his mother's or father's warmth when he had her. He was a joyful, smiling person. Unfortunately after her horrible death 7 years ago, he stopped smiling and constricted himself from opening up to anyone. He used to smile on stage or fan sign events like a robot and never had he smiled or laughed whole-heartedly after her death. He left his father's house and started living alone after her death. Patrick Matteo, who was a childhood friend of Aiden, started living with him and cheered him up to audition with him in 'Sprite Entertainment'. They auditioned and joined the entertainment 6 years ago. After 2 years of intense training finally, the boys were teamed up under the band name of 'E(o)Light'. Jay Rooman and Lenny Willow were their fellow trainees whom they met during the training. Somehow Aiden started opening himself a teeniest bit to them.

            Initially, after their debut, the boys had a lot of netizens who threw vulgar comments about them. After a year of struggle, they were on the verge of disbanding. But somehow, their hard work was noticed by people and was rewarded with millions of fans all around the globe. After their 3rd album 'Take a hit', which gained 2 million views in just 2 hours of release paved their path for glory. The album themed 'When life gives you SHIT, you take the HIT' along with the lyrics gained popularity all over the world. It described what had happened in their life and how they will change it to achieve their goal. The song gained popularity all over the globe in just a week and the boys once who were 'KNOWN TO NONE' went to 'KNOWN WORLDWIDE'.

            In the past 3 years, the band won 2 'Billboard Awards' and many others and were given the 'YOUTH OF THE WORLD' title. They traveled all over the world - USA, France, Japan, China, Thailand, etc for their world tours. After a year of a tight schedule and endless work, they finally had their vacation. The CEO of 'Sprite Entertainment' Jorden Park treated them as his own brothers and invited them every year over to his place to spend time with them and to relax. This time because of Aiden's situation Jorden invited him to live with him during the vacation. Aiden refused initially but was successfully convinced by Jorden in the end.

            The boys decided to go to dinner and club before they leave for their vacation. They went to their favorite restaurant 'Nami's BarBQ' which was the restaurant they often visited from when they were trainees. They were given a room which can accommodate 10 people (a gathering room). But the room was divided by a sliding door so that it can be accommodated by 2 separate gangs. When they reached their side of the room they heard giggling, clapping, and laughter from the other side. Even though the boys came here to enjoy themselves eating their fav food, they were a bit annoyed by the sound from the other side. On the other side of the room, a girl shouted 'Noooooooo...' and suddenly the sliding door was opened revealing a familiar face. 'You...', Aiden said. 'Oh, it's you GRUMPY

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