DREAMS VS REALITY

The announcement came in the summer of 2017—BTS World Tour.

The internet exploded with excitement, hashtags trended worldwide. But sadness hovered on Aarohi's face. They weren’t coming to her city. She imagined it all: the fan chants, the purple ocean of light sticks, all BTS members on the stage their laughter, performance beside that Taehyung's smile and his childish behavior lit up the whole stadium.

For weeks, she lived in that dream. She checked ticket prices again and again. She checked her savings jar every night, she saved the money from her pocket money. She whispered to herself, “You can do this, Aarohi Just a little more.”

But dreams can be cruel.

Tickets sold out within minutes, vanishing before her eyes. Even if she’d been fast enough, the money wasn’t enough. Travel, food, and all the extras—completely impossible.

The night of the concert, her chest felt hollow, there was a pain in her heart. Social media overflowed with pictures—purple lights glowing like stars, fans singing and chanting their names, Taehyung’s voice echoing through the stadium.

She shut her phone, rolled up herself in a blanket on the bed, and pressed the play button on the playlist.

Her room became her own stadium. She made a light stick. Suddenly tears started falling from her eyes.

When Taehyung’s solo voice filled the air.

 She stood in front of the mirror and whispered to her reflection, "One day, I’ll be there. One day, I’ll see you with my own eyes."

2018: SEVENTEEN AND SEARCHING

2018 the last year of her childhood. She felt stuck between childhood and adulthood. The pressure of schoolwork was high, teachers demanded a good results, and her parents reminded her daily to “focus on reality.” Yet, she often felt like reality was the heaviest thing —uncertain, overwhelming, suffocating. But her comforting zone was always the same: BTS.

In this year BTS released their studio album "LOVE YOURSELF There was a song name 'singularity' in that album, it was a solo song by Taehyung. Aarohi listened the song whole night. His deep voice and the meaning of the song it was like a massage to her. Every night when she felt anxious, put headphone play the song closed her eyes and whispered -" thank you, Taehyung for giving me hope.

Days, months, passed like this and Aarohi's love, admiration for BTS increased more and more.

At eighteen Aarohi's days were split between heavy textbooks and the dreams of BTS.

Endless studies, late night revisions, and the constant presser to score well in exams. Her parents insisted her to decide her future. Each day felt like a race to her. The weight of expectation was growing bigger with every passing months.

On the other side her dream BTS. After a long day of heavy schedule when she went to her bed at night, she listened the words RM said:"Effort makes you. You will regret someday if you don't do your best now" "If you can dream it, you can do it". The words of RM gave her confidence and make her believe she can do it ....

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