Evelyn's POV
The silence of the dorm pressed against my ears.
I lay there on the bed for a long time after Minseok left, staring at the door he'd just closed.
My head felt heavy — not in pain, just strange, as though I'd woken from the longest sleep of my life.
For a moment, I lay still, trying to remember how I got here. And then it came back — the stage lights, the crowd's roar, the confetti falling like a storm of stars. I remembered turning to see the seven boys smiling beside me, their faces glowing with joy. I remembered laughing — actually laughing — before everything faded to white.
I blinked up at the ceiling now, my heart racing.
Was that real?
I pushed myself up slowly, looking around. The posters, the awards, the photos — everything screamed SOLIX. Every wall, every frame… and every picture had me in it.
I touched one gently. My smile stared back at me, bright and alive, as if I had always belonged there.
I laughed softly under my breath, a little disbelieving. "No way…"
My hands trembled as I pressed them against my lips. This couldn't be happening — but it was.
A voice in my mind whispered the memory — that night when I made the wish.
I saw myself lying on my bed, eyes closed, whispering to the stars,
"Even if it's just for a day… please, let me be part of them. Let me feel it."
And now… here I was.
The memory hit me so vividly that my chest tightened. Every feeling, every word I'd said, every silly little hope I had whispered under my breath — it was all here, standing in front of me.
The thought sent a rush of warmth through my body. Maybe… my wish came true?
I glanced down at the bed, at the soft blanket tucked around me, the faint scent of cologne — one of theirs, maybe Jinwoo's. My lips curved into a small, shaky smile.
This felt too real to be a dream.
Too warm. Too alive.
I could still hear echoes of the fans chanting my name.
Evelyn! Evelyn! Evelyn!
For the first time since waking up, I smiled fully. "Maybe… just maybe… this is it."
The dream I'd always wanted.
The life I'd only imagined.
And now… I was living it.