“Sometimes, what you hear, read or even see may not be the whole truth.”

“You got Sungjin oppa a gift?” Ara glanced over at Hanna’s branded carrier.

“I got him a new jacket, it cost 100,000 KRW” Hanna boasted with a smug smile.

“I see” Ara replied, adjusting her camera lens.

She dislikes it whenever Hanna treats her with hostility, both of them loved Sungjin and were the biggest Sungjin fansites following him since Day6’s debut. She knew that many of them would compare them; in terms of who had better HD pictures or whose camera Sungjin looked at more. She had seen how others would compare their followers' count, fan support participation, and even individual photo retweets. The extent that they go to, disgusts her sometimes. However, it all comes in a package. They were no longer simple fans that loved Day6, after all. She knew it well but she was still slowly growing accustomed.
Then, DAY6 entered the departure gates and the fansite masters immediately gathered together. Instantly, the airport resembled a press conference. Flashlights and shutters sounds were seen and heard everywhere. The airport staff seemed to have grown used to such scenarios as they moved inside calmly to observe. Sungjin took off his shades and adjusted his fringe cutely with one hand. Ara focused her camera at Sungjin and watched him pass his passport with a plush toy behind her camera. She laughed at his cuteness and continued to snap more shots. His mysterious and sometimes goofy personality made her fall deeper for him.

The boys walked past the fansite masters who trailed behind them. Hanna jogged up to the boys and caught up with Sungjin. Walking by his side, she put her camera down.

“Oppa, please accept this~” Hanna said with a bright smile, holding out her bag.

“Thank you” Sungjin bowed slightly, accepting the gift.

“Oppa, please accept this” YoungK mimicked, walking beside the two.

Hanna blushed in response while Sungjin laughed with a hand over his mouth. Ara bit back a smile as she continued videoing the scene. The boys always had a way to make everyone comfortable. At such times, they didn’t feel like faraway stars anymore. They were like friends and Ara wished they were. YoungK continued to mimic Hanna’s words, causing her to blush further. It was rare seeing Hanna like this, Ara thought. She was truly embarrassed.
“Stop it, oppa.” Hanna smacked YoungK lightly on his arm.

“Ouch, ouch” YoungK jokingly groaned while holding his arms.

Sungjin turned back and looked at YoungK for a moment before continuing to walk.
“DAY6 needs some rest already, please stop filming” The manager cut between the fansite masters and DAY6.

The boys waved at the fansite masters as a final fan service before walking quickly ahead. Ara spotted Sungjin peeking into the bag Hanna passed him. He smiled and she knew he liked her gift. She made a mental note to get him something next time.

|Who is she to hit YoungK like this? [+452,-12]

|Even if she is a fansite master, she cannot hit our DAY6 Oppa! [+652, -25]

|YoungK scratched his arm on their last vlive, was she even thinking when she hit him? [+526, -1]

| Shame on her [+864,-1]

| DAY6Forever should close down right now!!! [+1522,-12]

| A sasaeng fan right there! [+2521, -35]

|SUNGshineJIN must be happy now that DAY6Forever is closing down! [+942, -52]

Ara scrolled through the forum with a deep frown. The moment they returned to Seoul from Hong Kong, news about Hanna hurting YoungK by accident started spreading. Video footage of the snipped scenes circulated on the net. It has grown out of control in such a short period of time. Suddenly, even international MYDAYS joined in and demanded her explanation. Many started to spam her accounts with negative remarks and demand for her account to close down. It had gotten serious. Ara knew very well that beneath Hanna’s strong front lies a soft girl who would be easily hurt by those dagger-like words.
Those netizens knew nothing close to half the truth but they spoke as if they knew everything. They weren’t even there at the situation but they remarked as if they witnessed with their own two eyes. Ara recalled how YoungK jokingly cried out of pain to even tease Hanna who is already flush red because she is blushing so much. Sungjin even looked back once but he continued walking. If he was really hurt by Hanna’s light hit in the arm, Sungjin would have turned back for him and YoungK would not be smiling brightly. Their smiles spoke otherwise. They weren’t bothered by Hanna’s instinctive reaction but their fans were extremely bothered.

Everyone was holding it against Hanna. She was carried away playing with the boys because he teased her, but the irrational fans weren’t ready to hear this explanation. Ara went to Hanna’s fansite twitter profile, and she saw her individually replying to the fans who questioned her about the situation. However, the more she explained, the more twisted the truth gets. The words lashed out by fans got harsher and it hurts Ara just by reading at it.

 

HOURS LATER…..

Dear All,
I am sorry for the mistake I made at Incheon Airport today. I own up to my mistake of hitting YoungK because I was carried away by his teasing. Just as everyone requested, I will close down my account and delete all pictures that are on display on my twitter, instagram, and website as a form of my apology. I am really sorry, I really am.
-DAY6Forever.

The notice has finally come, many rejoiced at Hanna’s accounts being closed and people thought that Ara would too because her account suddenly had a spike of followers. However, she was far from being happy. It hurt her re-reading those sent double ticked Kakaotalk messages that went ignored and Hanna’s closure notice. She guessed Hanna would think she was being sarcastic and pretentious with her comforting message. Or perhaps she was simply not in the mood to reply to anyone. She knew more than anyone else her love for DAY6, the hardship they went through to build up their fansite fan base and in a blink of an eye, everything was gone. Her love for Sungjin remained but the love her fans had for her disappeared in seconds.

“If only people didn’t jump into conclusion so readily. . ." Ara sighed.

She would have spoken up for Hanna if she had agreed to her suggestion in the messages but she figured it would only make things worse. The fans would think the fansite masters were covering up for each other’s mistakes. They only wanted to believe in what they think is right. It seemed that the apologies and her heart to repent meant nothing. All that remained were forceful demands, hurtful words, and scars.

Hanna left the group chat.