"Wait, let me get this straight," said Collins over the phone. "You guys want to throw a party at the hotel?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAGNmRN2xC2P
"Yes," I answered slowly. "We do."788Please respect copyright.PENANAFdXFEgsvP4
"And what makes you think I'm going to allow that?"788Please respect copyright.PENANABr7Y8mDPQV
Zoey leaned in closer to me and answered, "because you are invited."788Please respect copyright.PENANAzOoajWqzf6
Collins laughed. "Are 788Please respect copyright.PENANA4tsBGLEOgQ
you serious? Just because you're inviting me to your party doesn't mean 788Please respect copyright.PENANA89edggnESQ
I'm going to allow you to throw a party."788Please respect copyright.PENANA27h9iWTdNT
Zoey looked at me with a hopeless look on her face. I on the other hand wasn't giving up. I turned to look at Mike.788Please respect copyright.PENANA5p3zo9Bq32
"Hey, which piñata do you think is best? One with rainbow colours or the all red one?" Mike asked.788Please respect copyright.PENANAnRo0YMxTiV
"You guys want a piñata?" Collins asked sounding confused. "Are you already buying stuff for the party?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAUzNnfLOQGn
I didn't answer him right away as I answered Mike, "let's not make it a Mexican party, Mike. We can leave it out."788Please respect copyright.PENANAG03w38qTdD
"But Daniel really wants one," Mike insisted. "He said he hasn't had candy in a long time."788Please respect copyright.PENANAaldLFL4AGu
"Ya, a piñata will be awesome," said Zoey.788Please respect copyright.PENANAkDvdUdjYVR
"Hello, is anyone listening to me?" Collins called out.788Please respect copyright.PENANAOg7GsYqfO0
"Yes, Collins, we already started buying stuff for the party," I answered.788Please respect copyright.PENANAvng3DL4ygH
"Gosh, what to do with 788Please respect copyright.PENANAPGB7znNAaV
you monkeys," Collins muttered. "Okay, you can have your party. Let me 788Please respect copyright.PENANARVCSewsj5u
talk to the hotel manager to give you guys a permit. You don't want to 788Please respect copyright.PENANALGcDq5R2aP
end up in a cell."788Please respect copyright.PENANA9cwNZw57SF
I smiled. "Thanks, Collins."788Please respect copyright.PENANAjUOrLS4iFf
"Whatever. Just don't tear up the place, will you?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAJhEwdVG2Pq
"We promise," said Zoey.788Please respect copyright.PENANAbJFx3kGUIY
Collins cut the line and the five of us, Toxins couldn't stop smiling.788Please respect copyright.PENANAK7XHcu0hRj
"Well, that went well," I said.788Please respect copyright.PENANAjqU4wsdkSl
"How did you know he wasn't going to refuse if he thought we were already buying stuff for the party?" Zoey asked.788Please respect copyright.PENANA826UaxaJUk
"There was nothing he 788Please respect copyright.PENANAcLolTukEFi
was going to do about it even if we were to bring all the party 788Please respect copyright.PENANAI9txlZs621
decorations back at the hotel without telling him in the first place. He788Please respect copyright.PENANAQGKbfsEwCG
would still say yes no matter what," I answered.788Please respect copyright.PENANA236l8hteog
"I told you Sam had it all figured out," said Daniel.788Please respect copyright.PENANAWogG6E8Jol
"Now that that's been sorted out, we better get shopping," said Christine.788Please respect copyright.PENANA29TnfvyCYJ
The five of us all came 788Please respect copyright.PENANANxGk5jKzGn
out of the car parked in the parking lot of the mall. We hurriedly 788Please respect copyright.PENANALhT1eJz6hG
walked up to the entrance to avoid any of our fans from spotting us.788Please respect copyright.PENANAt1tNPW5oeC
As soon as we entered the mall, I turned to look at the others before we could go any further.788Please respect copyright.PENANAiNYUJMuJRw
"Okay, so how is it going to be?" I asked. "Should we we split up and buy what we need or stick together?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAjUIebFXSVN
"I think we should stick together," said Christine. "We can't split up and just buy what we want. We didn't even make a list."788Please respect copyright.PENANAUsYf9DiVVU
"I agree. At least if we are together, we can remind ourselves of what we need," said Zoey.788Please respect copyright.PENANAW87NIkX6IT
"Okay, then sticking 788Please respect copyright.PENANAvRFn0Lb78R
together it is," I said. "We better hurry. We only have three hours till788Please respect copyright.PENANA58PzLw5QtW
twelve so we better be done with shopping within an hour and a half."788Please respect copyright.PENANAKfs2WLtXlp
To make our shopping 788Please respect copyright.PENANAcdVFAdGfCe
more easier, we quickly found ourselves at a party supply store. Daniel 788Please respect copyright.PENANAtvrbIZcBcQ
first got red ballons. Lots of them because he was so excited about the 788Please respect copyright.PENANA6a0lHUl8oY
party. They were almost too much that I had to put some of them back on 788Please respect copyright.PENANAeN27ujkwVl
the shelves when he wasn't looking.788Please respect copyright.PENANA6a8EUpdERA
We even got red 788Please respect copyright.PENANAb12MVn9IyN
confetti. That was all on Zoey. She's a huge fan of such. She reminded 788Please respect copyright.PENANAiCATkFWG4O
me of the old days when we used to make confetti out of cut out paper 788Please respect copyright.PENANAVfVXQ8YeK9
and put glitter on them. She really liked glitter. She still does, 788Please respect copyright.PENANAa4fFWpECyE
though she seems not to show it sometimes.788Please respect copyright.PENANAJ335iNE4az
Mike was lucky enough to even find an all red piñata. I raised an eyebrow but didn't ask any questions.788Please respect copyright.PENANAll3SHqqixB
"You don't seem pleased that I found a piñata," said Mike.788Please respect copyright.PENANAq5WeQJvbAs
"Oh, I'm scared for 788Please respect copyright.PENANANFJd3LTnjC
Lee," I said. "She's really going to faint when she sees we actually 788Please respect copyright.PENANAX2URdBHROh
found one. We aren't Mexican, you know?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAllgtkDxH8i
"No, but it will be good to have a good sense of mixed culture."788Please respect copyright.PENANAIRCF1JTuh8
"That I agree. You can put the piñata in the trolley."788Please respect copyright.PENANAk22wCjDFkE
Mike did just that and 788Please respect copyright.PENANAq48DOMxTbz
went off into another aisle to see what other supplies he could get. I 788Please respect copyright.PENANAgStnHm1ABp
was the one slowly pushing the trolley and looking around as well.788Please respect copyright.PENANA6Z3S9NSQ01
Christine came to me with red party hats.788Please respect copyright.PENANAssE6QiECdw
"How many are in each packet?" I asked.788Please respect copyright.PENANAPc8UTziRpQ
"Ten," Christine answered. "Just got some more just in case."788Please respect copyright.PENANAUa9OUxbZXE
"In case what?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAFeOusXV76U
"In case some get to spoil their party hats. Especially the boys."788Please respect copyright.PENANAWRxMoksxdU
"You're right," I said. "I've no doubt Seungri and Seunghoon will do so."788Please respect copyright.PENANAdhSN4ie9X8
I felt my phone beep in my purse and when I retrieved it, I found Lee was calling.788Please respect copyright.PENANA2Yhc0HNpiy
"Lee is calling," I said.788Please respect copyright.PENANAXcilhdofoP
"I'll go check for more supplies," said Christine as she disappeared down an aisle.788Please respect copyright.PENANAJQNY01QzKN
"You guys just never 788Please respect copyright.PENANAlWQvXuDoCg
stop surprising me," said Lee immediately I answered her call. "I was 788Please respect copyright.PENANA3LrPCucMKx
just in the middle of a pedicure when Collins called telling me that 788Please respect copyright.PENANAo2Wp6AH4F2
you're throwing a party."788Please respect copyright.PENANARonn4MF4IQ
"Ya, we are," I said.788Please respect copyright.PENANAd6twE0QE7o
"All I wanted was for 788Please respect copyright.PENANAqx5Rb5ylLt
you to go and have a normal fun time with BigBang. Not decide to throw a788Please respect copyright.PENANAFDAShCgVHM
party out of the blue because you wanted to."788Please respect copyright.PENANAh7NvXE1nKP
"If I told you what really happened, you're going to have a huge laugh," I said as I rolled my eyes.788Please respect copyright.PENANAfGF8w9VUZh
"Don't tell me, save if 788Please respect copyright.PENANAafGob2fsjZ
for after the party. I called to ask if you need anything or else if I 788Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7vdqc3485
don't help, Collins might just fire me."788Please respect copyright.PENANARk5Hzw6dYa
"You know he wouldn't." I788Please respect copyright.PENANAT939HwZZj7
thought for a moment. "In fact, you can help us, Lee. And it will be 788Please respect copyright.PENANAmVSEtIX6Xj
the easiest thing to do because you don't need to move out of that 788Please respect copyright.PENANAChTjVAwDnQ
beauty salon at all."788Please respect copyright.PENANAGCHF4O4940
"There is no way that can happen." I could already imagine Lee making a corky smile and shaking her head.788Please respect copyright.PENANAPcX9Qwyrne
"We need food and snacks for the party. Just enough to carter twenty to twenty-five people. It shouldn't be all that fancy."788Please respect copyright.PENANAILJPVroj2U
"Okay, I know of a catering business around."788Please respect copyright.PENANAzO0a0N9akh
"Can they prepare something in two hours? The party's at twelve."788Please respect copyright.PENANAVn6uqEAjZF
"Sure they can. It's not788Please respect copyright.PENANA2BbENKOfri
one of those massive dinner parties so you need some light food and 788Please respect copyright.PENANAz35PTEVWq4
snacks. They might have something in store for a regular party. I'll 788Please respect copyright.PENANAiuUDyntbAq
call them." 788Please respect copyright.PENANAoM38tIP9yi
"Ya, you do that."788Please respect copyright.PENANAAvK6Ibjd5U
Lee paused for a moment. "You're right. I don't have to move out of here at all."788Please respect copyright.PENANAAPvYVnkLcq
"Told you. Tell me if they agree to do so."788Please respect copyright.PENANAkovmWxE4lA
"Okay. Am I invited to the party?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAoQOCpUlhzW
"Of course you are. You're no stranger. Just one thing though. Come dressed in red."788Please respect copyright.PENANAqDnwd06jUK
"Red? Why red?"788Please respect copyright.PENANArlQUMmHEam
"Well, it's the theme for the party."788Please respect copyright.PENANAhDfhKG3xnn
"I wonder why you chose the color. You guys mostly fancy blue or purple."788Please respect copyright.PENANAvlpGnKy6nv
"The colour choosing is part of the long story."788Please respect copyright.PENANAid9hqghMR0
"Would you need a white and red cake to go for your party?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAWH7E5UVCTR
"Mmmm baking cakes is a lot of work. A cake would be nice but I bet these guys would expect a big one for the party."788Please respect copyright.PENANAdoD6ExJdLc
"Leave that to me. I know a bakery that sells already made cakes and I bet they have a red and white one."788Please respect copyright.PENANArJkyLTANCR
"Thanks, Lee."788Please respect copyright.PENANAH5EPFenzCO
"Don't mention it. What's a party without cake?"788Please respect copyright.PENANANAKgzCRcBA
Lee cut the line and I 788Please respect copyright.PENANAaK2UlYAigR
put my phone away in my purse. I continued to push the trolley when Mike788Please respect copyright.PENANAQEhmYldf7c
and Daniel appeared in front of me all of the sudden. I almost bumped 788Please respect copyright.PENANAIiE2LpEEYj
into them with the trolley.788Please respect copyright.PENANAN5dTYxoQlo
"Whoa, you two, I would have run you over," I said.788Please respect copyright.PENANAaIbEnYUcI7
"Thank God it isn't a car," said Mike.788Please respect copyright.PENANAPI9peJ89sH
I rolled my eyes. "What's up?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAawOahR3i9y
"Guess what we found?" Daniel said as both him and Mike raised what they were holding in their hands.788Please respect copyright.PENANAZSuzVtBZjO
"Oh, confetti guns," I said with a smile. "This is going to be fun."788Please respect copyright.PENANAQqLN7yrut0
"Cool! Confetti guns!" Zoey appeared behind me with party blowers.788Please respect copyright.PENANAFpnTzPjEXg
"We're so going to make a mess at the party," said Daniel.788Please respect copyright.PENANAIfP9pxLmoq
"All the more for Collins to hate us," I said.788Please respect copyright.PENANAifUSmlCGSZ
"So what are you saying?" Mike asked. "We shouldn't get them?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAyu1uINonts
"Of course we can, it's a party after all."788Please respect copyright.PENANAfiWuKfj4t8
"Yes!" the two boys cheered as they put the confetti guns into the trolley and ran off.788Please respect copyright.PENANA3WbiWuZxoZ
"Aren't we almost done 788Please respect copyright.PENANAIMQeZ5pjBT
here?" Zoey asked as she came over to the trolley to put in the red 788Please respect copyright.PENANAZU8Nt0xYZt
party blowers. "I mean, we are almost at the end of the store."788Please respect copyright.PENANAduEudVkYFc
"I think we got all that788Please respect copyright.PENANALxepEhpZwW
we need," I said as I looked into the trolley. "But let the others 788Please respect copyright.PENANAogjrDBhvIP
scavenge through the last aisles and see what they get."788Please respect copyright.PENANAZHLHNaLMJR
"I wanted to ask about the food," said Zoey. "You know there's no party without it."788Please respect copyright.PENANATRjQbJ1pux
"I know. Lee called to ask what else we needed and I told her about the food and snacks. There might even be cake."788Please respect copyright.PENANAM54iI8nqmp
Zoey's eyes lit up. "Cake?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAFO22PGQQOL
"Did someone say cake?" 788Please respect copyright.PENANAGPFr29vZE0
Christine poked her head round the corner of a shelf, with an excited 788Please respect copyright.PENANAUrPMaIkvus
look on her face upon hearing the word "cake."788Please respect copyright.PENANAkHTMN8aQ8s
My two brothers appeared from the last aisles with red party streamers as they sang Flo Rida's song "Cake", "I only came for the cake. Ca-ca-ca-cake Ca-ca-ca-cake!"788Please respect copyright.PENANA42qYoBEOlW
"Okay, looks like I 788Please respect copyright.PENANAi32zFNRTas
shouldn't have said that," I said as I looked at my two brothers sing 788Please respect copyright.PENANAnkFPjGYWrv
and dance to the song waving the streamers around.788Please respect copyright.PENANAOuWuV4QgHO
Zoey laughed. "There's just no party without cake," she said.788Please respect copyright.PENANARMORstGNdD
"I wonder what's so special about it," I said as I stared off into the distance.788Please respect copyright.PENANAETpB5uCefu
"No one knows," said 788Please respect copyright.PENANAizL8bHNuuQ
Christine as she came with red party ribbons and put them in the 788Please respect copyright.PENANA410FV3qTXa
trolley. "Most people only come for the cake."788Please respect copyright.PENANAfCVfpAAfcr
"I didn't came here to party," sang Mike as he slowly approached.788Please respect copyright.PENANAVO9UiMbRlm
"I didn't come here to stay," Daniel continued, following Mike.788Please respect copyright.PENANAt4TDyr923L
"I came to the leave with somebody," sang Mike.788Please respect copyright.PENANArfJ8ptbpXq
"I only came for the cake," the five of us all responded at the same time.788Please respect copyright.PENANA3yXRSAqTvi
I smiled. "Okay, are we done?" I asked.788Please respect copyright.PENANAtk9cKDC18E
"Looks like we are," said Mike. "That's if you want me to get some party costumes at the end of the aisle."788Please respect copyright.PENANAoRGx2SJhMJ
"No!" the four of us answered. Mike raised his hands in surrender.788Please respect copyright.PENANAebDgQiaL1j
"Alright, I was only kidding," he said.788Please respect copyright.PENANAP5AO9dWwJW
"Let's pay for this stuff," I said. "And who wants to go shopping for red outfits?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAKraGy7UKLi
All the four Toxins raised their hands. Come to think of it, I also had to find something red.788Please respect copyright.PENANAAhZENExRAM
"Okay, let's pay and put all this in the car. We will only have forty minutes to get clothes and whatever that is red."788Please respect copyright.PENANA7x0PIvKmz9
"Aye, aye, captain," said Daniel.788Please respect copyright.PENANAh66zhc5jH5
We quickly went straight788Please respect copyright.PENANAe9F5BaaVtE
to the counter and after loading stuff in the trolley again, we quickly788Please respect copyright.PENANAHHQJDg7OC2
rushed out of the store, again with the intention of not being seen so 788Please respect copyright.PENANAgpS268zhn3
easily by passersby.788Please respect copyright.PENANALp1VhEtjgf
As soon as we were done 788Please respect copyright.PENANAis7ypRLiP1
packing the party supplies in the car with the help of the chauffeur, we788Please respect copyright.PENANAc0U2oHwt9i
went back to the mall and this time to get clothes. The four of us 788Please respect copyright.PENANANNF1isQFsw
split up, Zoey, Christine and I went one way, my two brothers went 788Please respect copyright.PENANAPkAw1KMXiI
another.788Please respect copyright.PENANAAS1pBiTVho
Surprisingly, as many 788Please respect copyright.PENANATmto6jpMlj
boutiques that we visited, the girls and I couldn't find anything 788Please respect copyright.PENANAv4txfGvR60
dazzling in red. There were red dresses, red t-shirts and shirts with 788Please respect copyright.PENANAcS2UlkVMzd
fancy red skirts and pants alright, some with a touch of white or black.788Please respect copyright.PENANAETn0JomJqm
But we just couldn't find the right outfit. The only thing we managed 788Please respect copyright.PENANAYllXv9j37D
to come out with were red shoes.788Please respect copyright.PENANANI2wcD3rNN
"This is getting 788Please respect copyright.PENANAAULlyJTSw2
ridiculous," said Zoey as the three of us were walking around each with a788Please respect copyright.PENANAyr5k1QgAe6
bag that had a pair of red shoes. "We're running out of time and we 788Please respect copyright.PENANAAR9SBfATEv
can't seem to find the right outfit."788Please respect copyright.PENANAbqGC9eOf6s
"Shouldn't we have just 788Please respect copyright.PENANARbJx2S0b9g
changed the theme colour?" Christine asked looking at me. "Because I saw788Please respect copyright.PENANARxH1OchhDa
a sparkling blue flared summer dress in one of the boutiques."788Please respect copyright.PENANAcljjuuMHtV
"You would have looked like a fairy," I said. I knew the dress she was talking about. She couldn't get her eyes off it.788Please respect copyright.PENANAdzwtHIe4uG
"I feel we're looking for the wrong thing here," said Zoey.788Please respect copyright.PENANAb0Dgnkefi7
"I feel so too," I said.788Please respect copyright.PENANASoOTeugJaP
"You know the offer is 788Please respect copyright.PENANAuUxxEDzd7i
still on the table for getting those costumes we found at the party 788Please respect copyright.PENANAfaRz30wV26
supply store," said Mike as he and Daniel came from behind.788Please respect copyright.PENANAivcylXBhft
"Really?" Zoey turned to look at him. "We said no."788Please respect copyright.PENANAu1DAOnqndX
Mike smirked. "I don't know about you ladies," he said, "but Daniel and I already have what we need."788Please respect copyright.PENANAwbIbUlnGCj
"Lucky you," said Christine. "We only managed to get shoes but the outfits we have seen just aren't right."788Please respect copyright.PENANAWQ0XcazdBJ
"Well, there are still plenty of places to look," said Daniel. "It ain't the end of the world."788Please respect copyright.PENANAYsUtl3lkf5
"But the question is where?" I asked as I bit my lip deep in thought. I quickly pulled out my phone.788Please respect copyright.PENANA1pbIrfzfmm
"Are you calling a fashion designer?" Zoey asked.788Please respect copyright.PENANAtwPcyFo2Dm
"No, I'm calling Lee. 788Please respect copyright.PENANAVYOkSSTeqQ
She must be somewhere around this mall." I put the phone to my ear. Her 788Please respect copyright.PENANAyAELpWxrcD
phone began to ring at the under end.788Please respect copyright.PENANAQISaubTWha
"Are you sure?" Christine asked.788Please respect copyright.PENANAbd2rB2wtVi
"Hi, Lee," I said as soon as Lee picked up the call. "Where are you?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAzYGLAgTx7j
"Looking for something red, where else?" she answered.788Please respect copyright.PENANAwxzVVdIQRt
"Okay, where are you, exactly?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAgtSSqT6jaQ
Lee paused. "Wait, you think we are at the same mall?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAeHElCXhHMu
"You are at the Myeong-dong shopping mall, aren't you?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAvcxzFburCt
"I'm not going to ask how you guessed."788Please respect copyright.PENANAiYrkfCsRvx
"Well, we all like coming here." I shrugged my shoulders. "Didn't have to guess."788Please respect copyright.PENANAYgx2tH86M3
"Okay Miss Smarty Pants, why do you want to know where I am?"788Please respect copyright.PENANA1SIT7vAuTy
"The girls and I are stuck and we need to find a red outfit quick. We don't have much time."788Please respect copyright.PENANAmsW4OIcANL
Lee gave us directions to which boutique she was in and we found it within a minute. Surprisingly, she wasn't that far.788Please respect copyright.PENANAxFaHCuis4Y
"Hey, guys!" Lee called out to us when she noticed us enter the boutique.788Please respect copyright.PENANALgrIonALz0
Zoey rushed over to Lee as she was looking at a gorgeous sparkling red high low dress.788Please respect copyright.PENANAS6ubTwWtDR
"Are you going to get this, Lee?" Zoey asked, her eyes were filled with wonder as she looked at the dress.788Please respect copyright.PENANAhQUZ3ANlH2
"Oh, no, you can try it," said Lee. "I already picked a dress."788Please respect copyright.PENANAeDiUhfz7ru
"Thank you." Zoey quickly unhanged the dress from it's hanger and she quickly went to the dressing room.788Please respect copyright.PENANADGTuSjHSRY
"Well, lucky her," said 788Please respect copyright.PENANAK1DEPt1XFz
Christine as the rest of us got to where Lee stood with Zoey. "Looks 788Please respect copyright.PENANABS0WUEVHLx
like she found what she was looking for."788Please respect copyright.PENANARd5Kb66ftI
"And you haven't," Lee mocked Christine with a smile.788Please respect copyright.PENANA423ZtxkQrB
"Ya, ya, ya, let me get 788Please respect copyright.PENANAul41l3VKug
right to it," said Christine, trying to rub off Lee as she went in the 788Please respect copyright.PENANAA8ve9A3l1P
aisle looking for something red on the clothes rack.788Please respect copyright.PENANAPtFs0MtEw5
"We don't need to worry about checking for anything," said Mike. "We men have it all handled."788Please respect copyright.PENANAvVK2FNW8fk
"Stuff for men or boys aren't that hard to get," I said as I looked at my brother.788Please respect copyright.PENANAjSIHKyXiA3
"As long as it's smart and sensible," said Lee.788Please respect copyright.PENANAR3N6Ewmw6b
"Okay, we get you're trying to say that finding girl stuff is hard," said Mike.788Please respect copyright.PENANAZcHyd1HdhH
"It is," Lee and I said at the same time.788Please respect copyright.PENANAhWUn2Ady0v
"Okay, Sam, why don't you look for something?" Daniel reminded me. "We're running out of time."788Please respect copyright.PENANAaxS6icnEn8
"Oh, right," I said as I looked around wondering which way to go until I finally picked a direction. Lee followed behind me.788Please respect copyright.PENANA2DOMH0qyvi
"How come you girls couldn't find an outfit?" Lee asked.788Please respect copyright.PENANAbwxxnDEb0N
"Maybe it's because we didn't find a nice fancy boutique like this one," I answered as I noticed a red and white dress.788Please respect copyright.PENANARIYwT5qZdk
"All boutiques are nice and fancy."788Please respect copyright.PENANASYSBjHbC25
"Well, this one is extra fancy by a long shot."788Please respect copyright.PENANAosmHREzko6
Lee nodded her head slightly as she looked at a gorgeous blue summer dress. "You might have a point."788Please respect copyright.PENANABvZgPbvdoD
I kept on looking in the788Please respect copyright.PENANAhQaLfZxJJH
clothes rack for anything red until Zoey appeared at the other end of 788Please respect copyright.PENANA66KIb8JSOy
the aisle all dressed up in the dress she picked.788Please respect copyright.PENANApLHGFLyYbS
"How do I look?" she asked as she twirled around.788Please respect copyright.PENANAxLxSpxkwPF
"It's gorgeous, Zoey," I replied honestly. Her high low dress looked stunning.788Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZGv4XavRg
"I like it," said 788Please respect copyright.PENANAadg1CH3vmo
Christine as she appeared standing next to Zoey admiring the dress. "And788Please respect copyright.PENANA1rUXC9IyV4
they are really going to match with your heels."788Please respect copyright.PENANATvmC5JTsSm
"Thanks," said Zoey with a smile.788Please respect copyright.PENANAiKpTJSnI2E
"Too bad you don't look like Cinderella," said Mike.788Please respect copyright.PENANAwMGRIGmp1D
"I didn't ask for your 788Please respect copyright.PENANAeyvUNQau96
opinion," said Zoey looking at the other side, where Mike was probably 788Please respect copyright.PENANACroAxObHHj
standing. "And besides, Cinderella wore a blue dress."788Please respect copyright.PENANASOWl3xTit0
"But I bet she looked more prettier."788Please respect copyright.PENANArdKghBH9z3
Zoey didn't say a word as she quickly turned around with her dress and headed back to the dressing room.788Please respect copyright.PENANAPOpZpKIe6o
I went back to looking for a dress when I said, "you really shouldn't be too hard on her, Mike."788Please respect copyright.PENANA3gSLZc7gnm
"I tell him that everyday," said Daniel at the other end.788Please respect copyright.PENANAi0YlfyuGaR
Christine soon appeared with a red halter neck backless skater dress.788Please respect copyright.PENANAkRkIxbGF1s
"Hey, do you think this will look good on me?" she asked Lee and I.788Please respect copyright.PENANALtn3XquH0t
"If you ask me, that looks super cute," I said.788Please respect copyright.PENANAWSZ1VpVUKf
"You should try it. I bet it will look fantastic," said Lee.788Please respect copyright.PENANAig9CgyKJtV
Christine ran off to the788Please respect copyright.PENANAk1lbevb7Zj
dressing room and at the same time, Zoey came back with her dress in 788Please respect copyright.PENANA8VnAYLlbug
her hand and back in her usual clothes.788Please respect copyright.PENANAt19UTs6P23
"Found anything yet?" Zoey asked as she looked at me.788Please respect copyright.PENANAPk2oRglOd6
"Sadly, no," I answered as I turned round the corner and entered another aisle.788Please respect copyright.PENANAN0PBn47tdr
"Well, there must be something for you. Let me pay for this and then I'll come help out with Lee."788Please respect copyright.PENANAerCeyf9QG6
"And you better hurry," Mike announced. "We only have 10 minutes."788Please respect copyright.PENANADSupjswbTm
"Well, time seems to move slow on my part," said Lee as she joined me and Zoey went to the counter.788Please respect copyright.PENANAWUtkdYw7j5
"I feel the last four 788Please respect copyright.PENANArli3mXOX4x
minutes I've been here, I ve been searching forever," I said as I drew 788Please respect copyright.PENANAatMnUCLtr4
out a red top that didn't feel right still.788Please respect copyright.PENANAre8aWGR4oS
"Don't worry, the place has plenty of stuff."788Please respect copyright.PENANAfArv4n6lOh
"Ya, but we have to go and decorate."788Please respect copyright.PENANAC1sUWVDGdA
"The others can leave and you and I can stay here. The others can decorate without you."788Please respect copyright.PENANALY1ph8PTKC
"No, we need Sam around for the decorations," said Daniel.788Please respect copyright.PENANAiWwshh8zRd
"True," said Zoey from the counter.788Please respect copyright.PENANAzt5GYLUT4u
"You can do it well 788Please respect copyright.PENANAOicBkpWp7b
without me, guys," I said to them intently looking at the clothes in 788Please respect copyright.PENANAoa6umMi7eJ
front of me. There was nothing red so I moved on to another clothes 788Please respect copyright.PENANAfqyTRhJPNm
rack.788Please respect copyright.PENANAW145j5MdkF
"And you don't have to 788Please respect copyright.PENANAtDaBHazn8V
worry about the food and snacks. The people whom I hired are already on 788Please respect copyright.PENANAKQEFFAr8HB
it and the hotel knows that they will be expecting them."788Please respect copyright.PENANA9UyUe57wI7
"What about the cake?" Mike asked.788Please respect copyright.PENANAyfpjLpMWnJ
"Don't worry too much about the cake. It's bad luck, you know?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAioHEoE7JJH
"I've never heard anyone say that in my entire life," said Zoey as she appeared in the aisle Lee and I were in.788Please respect copyright.PENANAqVwHVEI8UH
"Me neither," said Daniel.788Please respect copyright.PENANATJO8PNtuGI
"Well, now you know," said Lee.788Please respect copyright.PENANAtL315gsEr6
"Gosh, there is nothing 788Please respect copyright.PENANAFkdcunue32
red here," I said. I was ready to give up. We were almost coming to the 788Please respect copyright.PENANAxjBm6TigAU
last aisle of the boutique. I didn't feel so lucky this time around.788Please respect copyright.PENANA0IGxqD0542
"Don't say that, Sam," said Zoey who was on the opposite side of the aisle with Lee.788Please respect copyright.PENANApwfUbGmCzE
"Let me go in the last aisle."788Please respect copyright.PENANAgKbHYYmYzQ
Just as I was about to 788Please respect copyright.PENANA26erfuHeKF
turn round the corner, I abruptly bumped into something face first and I788Please respect copyright.PENANAoMH4Qv3fow
almost fell to the ground but kept my balance as I took a few steps 788Please respect copyright.PENANAvpRaeUxivJ
backwards.788Please respect copyright.PENANA3M2VtvcXEp
"미안, 너 괜찮 니?" ("Mian, neo kwaenchanh ni?") ("Sorry, are you okay?") asked the voice in front of me as I held my face.788Please respect copyright.PENANAk7ZXxJudwf
"네, 괜찮나요," ("Ne, kwaenchanhnayo,") ("Yes, I'm fine,") I replied though the bump really hurt.788Please respect copyright.PENANAqP50tSRu4q
"Sam, what is it?" Lee asked as she came over to me. She probably hadn't seen me bump into the person in front of me.788Please respect copyright.PENANA5DFcP9EMJ4
"It's nothing, I just bumped into someone," I said as I looked at Lee, still holding my head.788Please respect copyright.PENANA0cQz90Rc3p
"Oh, hello," said the lady I bumped into. "I didn't notice it was you."788Please respect copyright.PENANA449Xj1Dq6h
I looked at the person 788Please respect copyright.PENANA8Etaat7XP0
in front of me and I felt my face turn pale for a second. Lee also 788Please respect copyright.PENANAdXN9BzYcME
paused as she realised who I had bumped into.788Please respect copyright.PENANAoXeWQPnj0q
"Hey," said Zoey as she 788Please respect copyright.PENANAB3LRQ5DaU7
came towards Lee and I. "Are we still looking for the dress or...... oh,788Please respect copyright.PENANA4ubgNUMMN9
my gosh, you're from RedVelvet," Zoey couldn't believe her eyes when 788Please respect copyright.PENANAMNGWJvAgfi
she saw who Lee and I were looking at.788Please respect copyright.PENANAFHbq8Dc0hE
Yeri giggled and said, "yes, and you're Zoey. From The Toxins. I'm such a fan."788Please respect copyright.PENANAxFnORmVxDL
"We are also fans of you too," said Zoey almost stammering.788Please respect copyright.PENANAo3dXNXLxQX
"Ya, we are," I said, with a surprised look on my face.788Please respect copyright.PENANAPmaq39h3Ha
"The girls are not going to believe this when I tell them that I just met you guys," said Yeri.788Please respect copyright.PENANAH5w0j2Qo8m
"Where are you, Yeri?" came a voice from the last aisle.788Please respect copyright.PENANAf7xnFZENXe
"I'm here, come and see who I just met," Yeri called back.788Please respect copyright.PENANAqVYjrpYV5m
"Hey, Sam, did you find something?" came Mike's voice. I could hear his footsteps and even Daniel's coming from the other side.788Please respect copyright.PENANAlpcfR9kbY9
"Who are you talking about now?" came the person who called Yeri and appeared round the corner. But the person wasn't alone.788Please respect copyright.PENANAbjdwDtQtjt
Immediately my two 788Please respect copyright.PENANAmrPBSZ5rdt
brothers appeared behind Lee, Zoey and I, four other members of 788Please respect copyright.PENANAlWfyFsEVVu
RedVelvet appeared behind Yeri. For a moment there was silence.788Please respect copyright.PENANA4YRC1QxQ2L
Then all of the sudden, a788Please respect copyright.PENANAMlR2pUJhlw
little scream came out of nowhere. Everyone turned to where the noise 788Please respect copyright.PENANAPS40TtZKPw
was coming from. It was Christine.788Please respect copyright.PENANAmFO89QT8gl
She quickly covered her 788Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZbILrVpWP
mouth and gathered herself together. "Sorry, I couldn't help myself 788Please respect copyright.PENANAzIw8GFsMHv
after seeing RedVelvet," she said after she uncovered her mouth.788Please respect copyright.PENANAripSsUsDeS
"I'm also as surprised as you are, but I didn't scream, did I?" Mike asked.788Please respect copyright.PENANATS9fbyXdwA
"Spare her," said 788Please respect copyright.PENANAigzn2liJ3l
Seulgi, with a smile. "We are all girls and it's quite hard to keep 788Please respect copyright.PENANAKXPK1f3UTC
ourselves contained when we see famous people."788Please respect copyright.PENANA4oCB8HtGdH
"This is so weird," said Daniel. "I'm Daniel and I'm a fan of you guys."788Please respect copyright.PENANAxhb9E9EpMy
Joy and Irene giggled. "Same here," they said at the same time.788Please respect copyright.PENANA35AOYB2aAc
"Isn't this funny?" I asked. "Us meeting RedVelvet, when we are actually having a red themed party today?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAVzHhW4ixUi
"Ooooh, ya!" the four Toxins slapped their foreheads.788Please respect copyright.PENANAYDAUA1oC60
"You're so right, Sam," said Christine. "I didn't even notice."788Please respect copyright.PENANAcJryAO52Vp
"You're having a red themed party?" Wendy asked her eyes glowing with excitement. "Cool!"788Please respect copyright.PENANAh8Hd9c5TcP
"Ya, we are, so we were all looking for something red," said Lee.788Please respect copyright.PENANAu9tzhNkHk3
"That looks good on you, Christine," said Yeri as she walked over to Christine to look at her dress.788Please respect copyright.PENANAn62pccxbpQ
Christine blushed. "You even know my name?" Yeri smiled and then Christine said, "oh..., ya, thanks."788Please respect copyright.PENANAcE7lVGaKlg
"But we have a problem though," said Mike. I looked at him as I knew what the was able to say.788Please respect copyright.PENANAcQT5qFAD5d
"What is it?" Seulgi asked. "Haven't you found something red, yourself?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAQTwxLBXz9L
"I already did, thanks. 788Please respect copyright.PENANAjeEqxoPVOL
I'm talking about my sister. She hasn't found anything yet and we have 788Please respect copyright.PENANAQOblOGrfEU
to go back and prepare for the party."788Please respect copyright.PENANAYYIvNm9Ra3
"Oh." Seulgi, Irene and Wendy looked at each other, then at me.788Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0gInCkwfa
Joy soon snapped her fingers, drawing all our attention to her.788Please respect copyright.PENANA9xgoMvmnpy
"I think I know what will suit her," said Joy.788Please respect copyright.PENANARVsdLSs9bq
"You do?" Daniel and Zoey asked at the same time.788Please respect copyright.PENANAG4MpJSszRu
"I saw this dress in the aisle we were in. Come, Sam, and I'll show you."788Please respect copyright.PENANAHq1Jo6g6hh
Joy turned around and I 788Please respect copyright.PENANAnZg5j6r6WF
quickly followed her. She got to a clothes rack where there were red 788Please respect copyright.PENANAE4uJ2FgzOi
dresses through and through. She looked among them and checked before 788Please respect copyright.PENANA26VFSnWLYD
she drew out the one she was looking for.788Please respect copyright.PENANAovj2tKzL9c
"Here you are," she said with a smile on her face. "You will look really pretty in this."788Please respect copyright.PENANAEIljkRyGFf
She gave me a red short 788Please respect copyright.PENANAhHCRis9JxA
sleeveless prom dress. It was really pretty because of the design. And I788Please respect copyright.PENANAdn0y2ZM0Vu
had to admit, I fell in love with it completely.788Please respect copyright.PENANAhrYoKWNXYr
"Wow, it's so pretty," said Zoey as she came over to look at the dress.788Please respect copyright.PENANAhgcIJ0npdi
"It will suit her," said Seulgi. "Nice work, Joy. You picked the right dress."788Please respect copyright.PENANAPzY1tvdgFb
"Yes, thank you," I said. "I almost gave up looking."788Please respect copyright.PENANAEL3kTPCjHL
"You're welcome," said Joy as she gave me a hug.788Please respect copyright.PENANA4eQ5VCqn0O
"Well, I bet even if we weren't here, you would still find it," said Yeri.788Please respect copyright.PENANAA3O4Ep3yGA
"Maybe," said Mike. "But you just made finding the dress more easier because we have to go."788Please respect copyright.PENANAYEMqnFnSfZ
"Oh, ya, the party," I slapped my head. "We have to put up the decorations."788Please respect copyright.PENANAfe4Lfh4cfD
"Would you like to come?" Lee asked, addressing the question to RedVelvet.788Please respect copyright.PENANAOh2D34wgSo
"Us? To the party?" Wendy asked.788Please respect copyright.PENANA279Dm5pWl2
"Ya, it will be nice if you come," said Zoey.788Please respect copyright.PENANAAyWYPXv05p
"As much as we would love to hang out with you guys at your party, I'm afraid we have to go back to the studio," said Irene.788Please respect copyright.PENANAr40Fcg41kU
"Oh," said Christine looking a little crestfallen. "It would really have been nice if you came."788Please respect copyright.PENANAruUXCdJFgR
"Maybe some other time," said Yeri. "I for one would really like to hang out with you guys."788Please respect copyright.PENANAMQWvukMWI9
"Ya, we do too," said Daniel.788Please respect copyright.PENANAfskmTkpLja
"Okay, let me try and see if the dress fits," I said.788Please respect copyright.PENANAKudkXJk4MS
"Of course it will fit," said Zoey. "The dress is just your size."788Please respect copyright.PENANAAYYQhwAJH2
"Really?" I looked at the size of the dress by the tag at the back of it. "Even if it is, what if it's too big on me?"788Please respect copyright.PENANAEEB8OcOnWe
"Whenever I get you a dress, I never check the size because I know you perfectly. We have to go. We don't have much time."788Please respect copyright.PENANAjQFM2vT06X
"Fine." I rolled my eyes. I couldn't believe I was agreeing to this but right now, we were late.788Please respect copyright.PENANAs3WLEMTZ6W
"Christine, you better change out of that dress," I reminded her.788Please respect copyright.PENANAlqDLcODW3p
"Wait, before we all go, can we take a quick selfie? All of us?" Joy asked as she excitedly pulled out her phone.788Please respect copyright.PENANAJTjaHZBPwg
"Sure," said Daniel. "But let's not take more than one. We all are running really late."788Please respect copyright.PENANAqksO6XKg17
We quickly huddled ourselves together and with smiling faces, looked up at Joy's camera.788Please respect copyright.PENANAHVXzILR2ij
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