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The Unlikely Idols – B1
Hoofstuk 9: Die nasleep
Ná die arrestasies en skandaal het die oorblywende lede van Twelve Forever geskok en hartseer gevoel. Dit het gelyk of hul loopbane verby was, en mense se negatiewe menings oor hulle was moeilik om te verduur.
Yoko het diep gedink en gesê: "Ek kan nie glo alles het so vinnig geëindig nie. Ons was baie suksesvol, en nou ... is alles weg."
Emiko, wat ook hartseer gevoel het, het geantwoord: "Ons het slegte besluite geneem, Yoko. Ons moet verstaan dat ons optrede ons hierheen gebring het. Maar ons kan nie toelaat dat dit ons lewens beheer nie. Ons moet 'n manier vind om aan te beweeg."
Die vroue het nie geweet hoe om hul lewens te herbou na hierdie verskriklike ervaring nie. Elkeen van hulle het gedink oor hul persoonlike keuses en die gevolge wat hulle nou in die gesig gestaar het.
Sachiko, wat gevoel het dat daar geen hoop was nie, het gebieg: "Ek weet nie wat om nou met myself te doen nie. My hele lewe was omtrent Twaalf Vir Altyd, en nou is dit weg."
Ayako, wat positief probeer wees, het gesê: "Ons het nog mekaar, Sachiko. Ons kan mekaar ondersteun en 'n manier vind om te herstel. Ons moet dit net een dag op 'n slag vat."
Oor die volgende paar weke het die oorblywende lede van Twelve Forever begin om nuwe lewens vir hulself te skep. Sommige het vertroosting gevind om by hul gesinne te wees, terwyl ander nuwe stokperdjies aangepak het of hulp van professionele persone gekry het om hul hartseer en skuldgevoelens te hanteer.
Chieko het oor haar vordering gesê: "Ek het weer begin skilder. Dit was lanklaas dat ek gelukkig gevoel het om iets te skep. Dit help my om 'n rede te vind om weer te lewe."
Al het hulle probeer om aan te beweeg en hul lewens te herbou, het die herinnering aan hul verlede by hulle gebly, wat hulle altyd herinner het aan die koste van hul soeke na roem en sukses.
Chapter 9: The Aftermath
After the arrests and scandal, the remaining members of Twelve Forever felt shocked and sad. Their careers seemed to be over, and people's negative opinions about them were hard to bear.
Yoko, thinking deeply, said, "I can't believe everything ended so fast. We were very successful, and now... it's all gone."
Emiko, also feeling sad, replied, "We made bad decisions, Yoko. We must understand that our actions brought us here. But we can't let this control our lives. We need to find a way to move on."
The women didn't know how to rebuild their lives after this terrible experience. Each of them thought about their personal choices and the consequences they now faced.
Sachiko, feeling like there was no hope, confessed, "I don't know what to do with myself now. My whole life was about Twelve Forever, and now it's gone."
Ayako, trying to be positive, said, "We still have each other, Sachiko. We can support one another and find a way to recover. We just need to take it one day at a time."
Over the next few weeks, the remaining members of Twelve Forever started to create new lives for themselves. Some found comfort in being with their families, while others took up new hobbies or got help from professionals to deal with their sadness and guilt.
Chieko, talking about her progress, said, "I've started painting again. It's been a long time since I've felt happy creating something. It's helping me to find a reason to live again."
Even though they tried to move on and rebuild their lives, the memory of their past stayed with them, always reminding them of the cost of their search for fame and success.