Chapter 18 - Flashback

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Eight years ago ….

Jun was devastated when Azmya had to be disrespectfully expelled from his school because of the drug case even though he knew that it was not hers. But at that time he was helpless because Yan threatened him to get him kicked out of school equally. With his family's predicament, Jun can only regret his helplessness. He had only witnessed Azmya the last time she was summoned by the school and the police.

How many times has he tried to call on the phone but never connected? Even several times he went to her house. The house is empty, uninhabited. He heard from Vivian, that Azmya returned to Bandung. Azmya leaves without a single message for him. Does Azmya regret having sacrificed for him so that Azmya never contacted him? Maybe that's true. Because in order to protect him, Azmya is willing to sacrifice to admit that all the drug traps belong to hers.

While he is only thought about his future without thinking about Azmya's fate and future. Jun feels guilty and eager to make amends for being too cowardly to reveal the truth. But Azmya has left without giving him a chance to apologize. And because of that remorse, he caused his mother to die.

At that time he was waiting for Azmya at her house. But the house is empty. Jun stood there for hours hoping Azmya would come. And he forgot and ignored his mother who was preparing his preparations for Korea without him. And his mother had an accident when she was about to cross. After buying his equipment, a dump truck hit her. That's when Jun felt like he was just a fool who couldn't protect the people he loved. He lost two people at once. He felt like a useless person.

He goes to Korea, just running away from his regrets. Even though it's a student exchange program between countries. But Jun has other intentions and goals for Korea. He wants to forget his nightmare while in Tangerang. He didn't want his guilt to haunt him. He wants to make up for it all by trying hard to become someone who is successful. So that his late mother calmed down. He wanted to find a way for a scholarship so he could study there until he graduated and looking for a place to study while working.

It turns out that he received a bitter start when he set foot in Korea. The Ministry of Youth and Sports which sponsored the program suddenly crossed out his name for no apparent reason. What is certain is that he realizes that there must be interference from the school foundation, where Yan is behind that. So that he could not continue the program. Automatically he must immediately return to Indonesia.

His hopes of being able to find opportunities to study in Korea were dashed. And at the last second, he had to leave Korea. Someone has saved him. He is Mr. Tito, his homeroom teacher. Mr. Tito told him to go to a place with a Korean he knew. It turned out that Mr. Tito felt sorry for him. He has a teacher acquaintance at a Korean high school. He wanted Jun to meet him.

Mr. Kim Dok Man is a teacher who lives alone. He does not have a wife and children. He is a physics teacher at a private high school in Korea. Seeing Jun's intelligence and genius, especially Jun, who is a child without parents, Jun was adopted by Mr. Kim Dok Man. He was happy to see a smart Jun. Then he took care of Jun like his own son. Jun also attended the high school where he taught. Even smart, Jun has no trouble adapting. After all, he has been learning Korean by himself all this time. And even if he doesn't understand, he uses English instead.

Luckily, Mr. Kim Dok Man really loves and continues to help Jun to become fluent in Korean. So Jun also spent his days in Korea. Meanwhile, Mr. Kim Dok Man tried to make Jun a Korean citizen. Because Jun really wants to stay in Korea because in Indonesia Jun doesn't have anyone. His father died of suicide after learning his mother died in an accident. It was really hard for Jun eight years ago. How the people he loved left him.

In the end, Jun had the opportunity to audition as a trainee at an idol agency. HV Entertainment tries to find young people with dreams of becoming idols. Jun initially did not imagine that his decision to audition would change the line of his face.

With confidence, Jun took the audition. His experience in Indonesia in participating in singing and songwriting contests apparently made him confident and finally succeeded.

Jun finally managed to become a trainee at the HV Entertainment agency. For many years he lived his life as an aspiring idol. He's trying to be successful. He wanted to show everyone that he could succeed too.

And apparently, he made it to this stage, where he became a star and an idol. He has been able to show his abilities so far. He didn't want to bury his talent for singing and writing songs.

All that Jun could accomplish if no one helped him. Mr. Tito and Mr. Kim Dok Man are the people behind his current success. Without the two of them, maybe he wouldn't be able to be Jun like this. He changed his name from Raka Arjuna to Rjun.