"Wait, let me get this straight," said Collins over the phone. "You guys want to throw a party at the hotel?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAB8im9vfkKy
"Yes," I answered slowly. "We do."813Please respect copyright.PENANAvQylMGtaBf
"And what makes you think I'm going to allow that?"813Please respect copyright.PENANA15zNOGpsm7
Zoey leaned in closer to me and answered, "because you are invited."813Please respect copyright.PENANAbgjD7uC0Mu
Collins laughed. "Are 813Please respect copyright.PENANAqyvxjh4tGk
you serious? Just because you're inviting me to your party doesn't mean 813Please respect copyright.PENANA29P8JAp9qe
I'm going to allow you to throw a party."813Please respect copyright.PENANAGZ8fTbeBZx
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.813Please respect copyright.PENANA7oqAuH1Z9Z
"Hey, which piñata do you think is best? One with rainbow colours or the all red one?" Mike asked.813Please respect copyright.PENANAW4muQQvaIY
"You guys want a piñata?" Collins asked sounding confused. "Are you already buying stuff for the party?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAy9IbhnXnsZ
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."813Please respect copyright.PENANAjrEA7kU0JV
"But Daniel really wants one," Mike insisted. "He said he hasn't had candy in a long time."813Please respect copyright.PENANAtg0Lp4wL1G
"Ya, a piñata will be awesome," said Zoey.813Please respect copyright.PENANARn9sWSMGLP
"Hello, is anyone listening to me?" Collins called out.813Please respect copyright.PENANAOWWAy4DG2P
"Yes, Collins, we already started buying stuff for the party," I answered.813Please respect copyright.PENANAsJLL12rZGU
"Gosh, what to do with 813Please respect copyright.PENANAMx0vrtDkSF
you monkeys," Collins muttered. "Okay, you can have your party. Let me 813Please respect copyright.PENANAUluPPxt5PG
talk to the hotel manager to give you guys a permit. You don't want to 813Please respect copyright.PENANAHcCrnOZiFN
end up in a cell."813Please respect copyright.PENANAdZl0Tagtjd
I smiled. "Thanks, Collins."813Please respect copyright.PENANAv2HD0kE7BK
"Whatever. Just don't tear up the place, will you?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAV4wO9cdEJJ
"We promise," said Zoey.813Please respect copyright.PENANAHc7Ey4zmkJ
Collins cut the line and the five of us, Toxins couldn't stop smiling.813Please respect copyright.PENANACau9LG09vU
"Well, that went well," I said.813Please respect copyright.PENANAD3fCQdpJEn
"How did you know he wasn't going to refuse if he thought we were already buying stuff for the party?" Zoey asked.813Please respect copyright.PENANAgPE81xkAdP
"There was nothing he 813Please respect copyright.PENANA1GSa0dRPI0
was going to do about it even if we were to bring all the party 813Please respect copyright.PENANAJSD0yniGgm
decorations back at the hotel without telling him in the first place. He813Please respect copyright.PENANAYA7hKcgB8Y
would still say yes no matter what," I answered.813Please respect copyright.PENANAydJF3zxKVf
"I told you Sam had it all figured out," said Daniel.813Please respect copyright.PENANAVk6LQ4W6Hk
"Now that that's been sorted out, we better get shopping," said Christine.813Please respect copyright.PENANA8HavMTOpyP
The five of us all came 813Please respect copyright.PENANA4uiO8jXKKh
out of the car parked in the parking lot of the mall. We hurriedly 813Please respect copyright.PENANAdwuVTsJ5fO
walked up to the entrance to avoid any of our fans from spotting us.813Please respect copyright.PENANAoF6wLsB12V
As soon as we entered the mall, I turned to look at the others before we could go any further.813Please respect copyright.PENANAdm7CH3IipW
"Okay, so how is it going to be?" I asked. "Should we we split up and buy what we need or stick together?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAMJZxU6TvdV
"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."813Please respect copyright.PENANAQGnnYbGkU9
"I agree. At least if we are together, we can remind ourselves of what we need," said Zoey.813Please respect copyright.PENANASC1yeSbvhB
"Okay, then sticking 813Please respect copyright.PENANALUtPQsKJJH
together it is," I said. "We better hurry. We only have three hours till813Please respect copyright.PENANAHZpXCdS8dH
twelve so we better be done with shopping within an hour and a half."813Please respect copyright.PENANALXHid6V3xd
To make our shopping 813Please respect copyright.PENANAUgmqWiTZZ5
more easier, we quickly found ourselves at a party supply store. Daniel 813Please respect copyright.PENANAMhNImhu69B
first got red ballons. Lots of them because he was so excited about the 813Please respect copyright.PENANAKID4hQjdts
party. They were almost too much that I had to put some of them back on 813Please respect copyright.PENANAxOkI1loyMO
the shelves when he wasn't looking.813Please respect copyright.PENANA0j03et3yd7
We even got red 813Please respect copyright.PENANAfafVijG9px
confetti. That was all on Zoey. She's a huge fan of such. She reminded 813Please respect copyright.PENANAkthoT4SBGn
me of the old days when we used to make confetti out of cut out paper 813Please respect copyright.PENANA63nxKSPAPc
and put glitter on them. She really liked glitter. She still does, 813Please respect copyright.PENANABm9HRCq0k6
though she seems not to show it sometimes.813Please respect copyright.PENANAhsa2GVNemk
Mike was lucky enough to even find an all red piñata. I raised an eyebrow but didn't ask any questions.813Please respect copyright.PENANAC3XH2d96jK
"You don't seem pleased that I found a piñata," said Mike.813Please respect copyright.PENANAMZo2dcu4cu
"Oh, I'm scared for 813Please respect copyright.PENANAk4kfNW5qcO
Lee," I said. "She's really going to faint when she sees we actually 813Please respect copyright.PENANAerzFJXtrGJ
found one. We aren't Mexican, you know?"813Please respect copyright.PENANANs4Df5lauN
"No, but it will be good to have a good sense of mixed culture."813Please respect copyright.PENANAJn36Hta9uq
"That I agree. You can put the piñata in the trolley."813Please respect copyright.PENANANgediGuHPh
Mike did just that and 813Please respect copyright.PENANAE77YnXZBMk
went off into another aisle to see what other supplies he could get. I 813Please respect copyright.PENANAXJPScj7fS5
was the one slowly pushing the trolley and looking around as well.813Please respect copyright.PENANA9R3l98xklm
Christine came to me with red party hats.813Please respect copyright.PENANArhTjmG4kTk
"How many are in each packet?" I asked.813Please respect copyright.PENANAuRLnIY86Qn
"Ten," Christine answered. "Just got some more just in case."813Please respect copyright.PENANAsOilnf11vK
"In case what?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAX6COrCijAW
"In case some get to spoil their party hats. Especially the boys."813Please respect copyright.PENANA7hEyS9Em8b
"You're right," I said. "I've no doubt Seungri and Seunghoon will do so."813Please respect copyright.PENANAhQWObrMMqS
I felt my phone beep in my purse and when I retrieved it, I found Lee was calling.813Please respect copyright.PENANAHdo29YFvw4
"Lee is calling," I said.813Please respect copyright.PENANA0vqejozIsc
"I'll go check for more supplies," said Christine as she disappeared down an aisle.813Please respect copyright.PENANAWrqYgVw4PK
"You guys just never 813Please respect copyright.PENANAxOdZVQmWu0
stop surprising me," said Lee immediately I answered her call. "I was 813Please respect copyright.PENANAdqawrL2ko8
just in the middle of a pedicure when Collins called telling me that 813Please respect copyright.PENANARDuBEydrkN
you're throwing a party."813Please respect copyright.PENANAjcooV1HmzV
"Ya, we are," I said.813Please respect copyright.PENANAfwP4DnmdEw
"All I wanted was for 813Please respect copyright.PENANAJv6FrKeL2G
you to go and have a normal fun time with BigBang. Not decide to throw a813Please respect copyright.PENANAhWYYOpJ5Fj
party out of the blue because you wanted to."813Please respect copyright.PENANAflnt27pXol
"If I told you what really happened, you're going to have a huge laugh," I said as I rolled my eyes.813Please respect copyright.PENANAYJlSsnQVkQ
"Don't tell me, save if 813Please respect copyright.PENANACCXitubyH7
for after the party. I called to ask if you need anything or else if I 813Please respect copyright.PENANA2QA1JRCK3V
don't help, Collins might just fire me."813Please respect copyright.PENANAOTzED80heb
"You know he wouldn't." I813Please respect copyright.PENANAlQfJKAWpwq
thought for a moment. "In fact, you can help us, Lee. And it will be 813Please respect copyright.PENANAnhjDjIZYyF
the easiest thing to do because you don't need to move out of that 813Please respect copyright.PENANASxo5aRC7ia
beauty salon at all."813Please respect copyright.PENANArS3eCiI1UW
"There is no way that can happen." I could already imagine Lee making a corky smile and shaking her head.813Please respect copyright.PENANA1VSXQCqRWH
"We need food and snacks for the party. Just enough to carter twenty to twenty-five people. It shouldn't be all that fancy."813Please respect copyright.PENANAX8iOHdNLw4
"Okay, I know of a catering business around."813Please respect copyright.PENANAbu6AkIaTxb
"Can they prepare something in two hours? The party's at twelve."813Please respect copyright.PENANAPnWoKCKlmZ
"Sure they can. It's not813Please respect copyright.PENANA6wLmE6s5nm
one of those massive dinner parties so you need some light food and 813Please respect copyright.PENANAEG1eCKviT1
snacks. They might have something in store for a regular party. I'll 813Please respect copyright.PENANAGVVPMByx9x
call them." 813Please respect copyright.PENANAiMXgK4bRgD
"Ya, you do that."813Please respect copyright.PENANAXMHFLa9nse
Lee paused for a moment. "You're right. I don't have to move out of here at all."813Please respect copyright.PENANAEeJNRNXTIA
"Told you. Tell me if they agree to do so."813Please respect copyright.PENANAtME4FsGfCF
"Okay. Am I invited to the party?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAkzsOw44RMZ
"Of course you are. You're no stranger. Just one thing though. Come dressed in red."813Please respect copyright.PENANAyPX0Bhehlb
"Red? Why red?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAeILhsqSFIi
"Well, it's the theme for the party."813Please respect copyright.PENANAaLmIGrk5kR
"I wonder why you chose the color. You guys mostly fancy blue or purple."813Please respect copyright.PENANAhRlaDMP9im
"The colour choosing is part of the long story."813Please respect copyright.PENANAcRFOI3b9FL
"Would you need a white and red cake to go for your party?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAyN3uX690sU
"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."813Please respect copyright.PENANASGDNT4Y1D9
"Leave that to me. I know a bakery that sells already made cakes and I bet they have a red and white one."813Please respect copyright.PENANAnUjfTj7yz1
"Thanks, Lee."813Please respect copyright.PENANAEDtQdzag5g
"Don't mention it. What's a party without cake?"813Please respect copyright.PENANA3DPiPVGvOE
Lee cut the line and I 813Please respect copyright.PENANAXIZzqbRRO1
put my phone away in my purse. I continued to push the trolley when Mike813Please respect copyright.PENANArQmQaUXWi5
and Daniel appeared in front of me all of the sudden. I almost bumped 813Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ebh0Xds3M
into them with the trolley.813Please respect copyright.PENANAJJENNrwsXW
"Whoa, you two, I would have run you over," I said.813Please respect copyright.PENANA5Y4QrKkJjj
"Thank God it isn't a car," said Mike.813Please respect copyright.PENANAOrym07Sorh
I rolled my eyes. "What's up?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAQWcNI2O0Bx
"Guess what we found?" Daniel said as both him and Mike raised what they were holding in their hands.813Please respect copyright.PENANA4CSfFhhYJk
"Oh, confetti guns," I said with a smile. "This is going to be fun."813Please respect copyright.PENANAK3vAoMcb7Z
"Cool! Confetti guns!" Zoey appeared behind me with party blowers.813Please respect copyright.PENANASAqQ8yGxud
"We're so going to make a mess at the party," said Daniel.813Please respect copyright.PENANAe4juzBY6n4
"All the more for Collins to hate us," I said.813Please respect copyright.PENANAIyuEUsgKHa
"So what are you saying?" Mike asked. "We shouldn't get them?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAW3qgNOXzWk
"Of course we can, it's a party after all."813Please respect copyright.PENANA3rbmsxkS0X
"Yes!" the two boys cheered as they put the confetti guns into the trolley and ran off.813Please respect copyright.PENANA685W69mSmU
"Aren't we almost done 813Please respect copyright.PENANAZqGUPVAbxw
here?" Zoey asked as she came over to the trolley to put in the red 813Please respect copyright.PENANAF5uABNlZsd
party blowers. "I mean, we are almost at the end of the store."813Please respect copyright.PENANANCdwsDxBOD
"I think we got all that813Please respect copyright.PENANAUuJXUAzMeQ
we need," I said as I looked into the trolley. "But let the others 813Please respect copyright.PENANAnnLwDEYrvl
scavenge through the last aisles and see what they get."813Please respect copyright.PENANAJfOrT2Yvm7
"I wanted to ask about the food," said Zoey. "You know there's no party without it."813Please respect copyright.PENANAGn1U551q5y
"I know. Lee called to ask what else we needed and I told her about the food and snacks. There might even be cake."813Please respect copyright.PENANAtzeGUpOszd
Zoey's eyes lit up. "Cake?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAclE9fVA4gP
"Did someone say cake?" 813Please respect copyright.PENANApZuhT1K9s6
Christine poked her head round the corner of a shelf, with an excited 813Please respect copyright.PENANAgEuM8OBke3
look on her face upon hearing the word "cake."813Please respect copyright.PENANAFbEUuWEaih
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!"813Please respect copyright.PENANABMEQ8MYsAE
"Okay, looks like I 813Please respect copyright.PENANAMicyqb8Czy
shouldn't have said that," I said as I looked at my two brothers sing 813Please respect copyright.PENANAN0Xq3oDwBS
and dance to the song waving the streamers around.813Please respect copyright.PENANAF4MdXvt20r
Zoey laughed. "There's just no party without cake," she said.813Please respect copyright.PENANAiBYumaa3JW
"I wonder what's so special about it," I said as I stared off into the distance.813Please respect copyright.PENANAzY6LKWPvyD
"No one knows," said 813Please respect copyright.PENANAkcK0GOM72g
Christine as she came with red party ribbons and put them in the 813Please respect copyright.PENANANwqq3EBHyA
trolley. "Most people only come for the cake."813Please respect copyright.PENANA7raCWlmGAr
"I didn't came here to party," sang Mike as he slowly approached.813Please respect copyright.PENANAnEsanCCZHG
"I didn't come here to stay," Daniel continued, following Mike.813Please respect copyright.PENANAWFxGMHPTlt
"I came to the leave with somebody," sang Mike.813Please respect copyright.PENANA4dm8tSj0zS
"I only came for the cake," the five of us all responded at the same time.813Please respect copyright.PENANA04Fgt8saJM
I smiled. "Okay, are we done?" I asked.813Please respect copyright.PENANAUiZLF1HVy2
"Looks like we are," said Mike. "That's if you want me to get some party costumes at the end of the aisle."813Please respect copyright.PENANA9WLB7PxRc1
"No!" the four of us answered. Mike raised his hands in surrender.813Please respect copyright.PENANAIsNV7OPgd1
"Alright, I was only kidding," he said.813Please respect copyright.PENANAc4N4JzUyp2
"Let's pay for this stuff," I said. "And who wants to go shopping for red outfits?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAjzofrWmvIQ
All the four Toxins raised their hands. Come to think of it, I also had to find something red.813Please respect copyright.PENANA5EdmdVUBId
"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."813Please respect copyright.PENANAM8fTd9vLiw
"Aye, aye, captain," said Daniel.813Please respect copyright.PENANAJm6mI7WQkr
We quickly went straight813Please respect copyright.PENANAr5toSPiGw7
to the counter and after loading stuff in the trolley again, we quickly813Please respect copyright.PENANAUBo1hy8iI8
rushed out of the store, again with the intention of not being seen so 813Please respect copyright.PENANA4GKu5rp3BE
easily by passersby.813Please respect copyright.PENANAPxy9kdQOIN
As soon as we were done 813Please respect copyright.PENANAWxRZH91vEo
packing the party supplies in the car with the help of the chauffeur, we813Please respect copyright.PENANA8O4GG5dKv4
went back to the mall and this time to get clothes. The four of us 813Please respect copyright.PENANAHACLG03am7
split up, Zoey, Christine and I went one way, my two brothers went 813Please respect copyright.PENANAZlKT67uM3R
another.813Please respect copyright.PENANAwNFrWpfTBT
Surprisingly, as many 813Please respect copyright.PENANA7kUIIYgTMa
boutiques that we visited, the girls and I couldn't find anything 813Please respect copyright.PENANAXMXqq9AXlG
dazzling in red. There were red dresses, red t-shirts and shirts with 813Please respect copyright.PENANAODKVl0SWgd
fancy red skirts and pants alright, some with a touch of white or black.813Please respect copyright.PENANANC7HmkXjt4
But we just couldn't find the right outfit. The only thing we managed 813Please respect copyright.PENANAahUl9fQePJ
to come out with were red shoes.813Please respect copyright.PENANAsUAokIxtAJ
"This is getting 813Please respect copyright.PENANA9kmMQKIltl
ridiculous," said Zoey as the three of us were walking around each with a813Please respect copyright.PENANAEPWLiLYrqP
bag that had a pair of red shoes. "We're running out of time and we 813Please respect copyright.PENANAfUeZWPNIyK
can't seem to find the right outfit."813Please respect copyright.PENANAvsZxZ7aegp
"Shouldn't we have just 813Please respect copyright.PENANAWMPoJmlvUp
changed the theme colour?" Christine asked looking at me. "Because I saw813Please respect copyright.PENANAnc3oKubWd1
a sparkling blue flared summer dress in one of the boutiques."813Please respect copyright.PENANALcrQvbPN85
"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.813Please respect copyright.PENANAkNPsmN7MZX
"I feel we're looking for the wrong thing here," said Zoey.813Please respect copyright.PENANA5skfBAnv8o
"I feel so too," I said.813Please respect copyright.PENANABCajWmxPDt
"You know the offer is 813Please respect copyright.PENANA3QmpRGBJHL
still on the table for getting those costumes we found at the party 813Please respect copyright.PENANA2gkaFZPtur
supply store," said Mike as he and Daniel came from behind.813Please respect copyright.PENANAYmPCdBaT3Q
"Really?" Zoey turned to look at him. "We said no."813Please respect copyright.PENANAIYn2oMJMas
Mike smirked. "I don't know about you ladies," he said, "but Daniel and I already have what we need."813Please respect copyright.PENANA2wuoRoAP7H
"Lucky you," said Christine. "We only managed to get shoes but the outfits we have seen just aren't right."813Please respect copyright.PENANAehKg617DTt
"Well, there are still plenty of places to look," said Daniel. "It ain't the end of the world."813Please respect copyright.PENANAAkWga6FlR6
"But the question is where?" I asked as I bit my lip deep in thought. I quickly pulled out my phone.813Please respect copyright.PENANAPwwn0UeWnL
"Are you calling a fashion designer?" Zoey asked.813Please respect copyright.PENANAMsq9FPeCOU
"No, I'm calling Lee. 813Please respect copyright.PENANAnEbM2xisW5
She must be somewhere around this mall." I put the phone to my ear. Her 813Please respect copyright.PENANAlQcRgDiyLJ
phone began to ring at the under end.813Please respect copyright.PENANA5sDbc6m5Ip
"Are you sure?" Christine asked.813Please respect copyright.PENANAOaWsHDeO0C
"Hi, Lee," I said as soon as Lee picked up the call. "Where are you?"813Please respect copyright.PENANA0FefMoJ3jq
"Looking for something red, where else?" she answered.813Please respect copyright.PENANAcQ1ALjx0mn
"Okay, where are you, exactly?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAIioLq4v17b
Lee paused. "Wait, you think we are at the same mall?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAYiHaMoQadZ
"You are at the Myeong-dong shopping mall, aren't you?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAL2ugE8fuqb
"I'm not going to ask how you guessed."813Please respect copyright.PENANAJOuFKkQGg3
"Well, we all like coming here." I shrugged my shoulders. "Didn't have to guess."813Please respect copyright.PENANAG8ylJO9BiB
"Okay Miss Smarty Pants, why do you want to know where I am?"813Please respect copyright.PENANArWXo1iwxnk
"The girls and I are stuck and we need to find a red outfit quick. We don't have much time."813Please respect copyright.PENANAi5xL72h5cO
Lee gave us directions to which boutique she was in and we found it within a minute. Surprisingly, she wasn't that far.813Please respect copyright.PENANAdu2UYmRZ0g
"Hey, guys!" Lee called out to us when she noticed us enter the boutique.813Please respect copyright.PENANAjPEX1tWkRq
Zoey rushed over to Lee as she was looking at a gorgeous sparkling red high low dress.813Please respect copyright.PENANAknQpwVYFY3
"Are you going to get this, Lee?" Zoey asked, her eyes were filled with wonder as she looked at the dress.813Please respect copyright.PENANARTtz7NVFQ7
"Oh, no, you can try it," said Lee. "I already picked a dress."813Please respect copyright.PENANAJYHX1fZyOY
"Thank you." Zoey quickly unhanged the dress from it's hanger and she quickly went to the dressing room.813Please respect copyright.PENANAYWYqfaC0wh
"Well, lucky her," said 813Please respect copyright.PENANAR6z1jDPbnx
Christine as the rest of us got to where Lee stood with Zoey. "Looks 813Please respect copyright.PENANAzEtshnaW1d
like she found what she was looking for."813Please respect copyright.PENANArXfBmG51H6
"And you haven't," Lee mocked Christine with a smile.813Please respect copyright.PENANAsFZFGbb3e9
"Ya, ya, ya, let me get 813Please respect copyright.PENANACULu8nVCmh
right to it," said Christine, trying to rub off Lee as she went in the 813Please respect copyright.PENANANpttQnGaZr
aisle looking for something red on the clothes rack.813Please respect copyright.PENANASFpNwtkNcW
"We don't need to worry about checking for anything," said Mike. "We men have it all handled."813Please respect copyright.PENANA1PuBFNKZCG
"Stuff for men or boys aren't that hard to get," I said as I looked at my brother.813Please respect copyright.PENANAhan44JWn0s
"As long as it's smart and sensible," said Lee.813Please respect copyright.PENANAQBnnUC3Zha
"Okay, we get you're trying to say that finding girl stuff is hard," said Mike.813Please respect copyright.PENANAV98gYf5mDY
"It is," Lee and I said at the same time.813Please respect copyright.PENANAy0To4nwok7
"Okay, Sam, why don't you look for something?" Daniel reminded me. "We're running out of time."813Please respect copyright.PENANAbou1RKlb2c
"Oh, right," I said as I looked around wondering which way to go until I finally picked a direction. Lee followed behind me.813Please respect copyright.PENANAZPrQyvXyYp
"How come you girls couldn't find an outfit?" Lee asked.813Please respect copyright.PENANACoy4QMamYU
"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.813Please respect copyright.PENANALxsirQlQ6Z
"All boutiques are nice and fancy."813Please respect copyright.PENANAgbjL1WGS9h
"Well, this one is extra fancy by a long shot."813Please respect copyright.PENANAiR5nadC4M9
Lee nodded her head slightly as she looked at a gorgeous blue summer dress. "You might have a point."813Please respect copyright.PENANA1UnpDfMg3p
I kept on looking in the813Please respect copyright.PENANALJvGMONKAY
clothes rack for anything red until Zoey appeared at the other end of 813Please respect copyright.PENANAGzNCmcFZk1
the aisle all dressed up in the dress she picked.813Please respect copyright.PENANAtfrn4Yx2vS
"How do I look?" she asked as she twirled around.813Please respect copyright.PENANA2Vu9BlqHsn
"It's gorgeous, Zoey," I replied honestly. Her high low dress looked stunning.813Please respect copyright.PENANApVB5JwpbxP
"I like it," said 813Please respect copyright.PENANA2fNEybgc4l
Christine as she appeared standing next to Zoey admiring the dress. "And813Please respect copyright.PENANAH7MlwTskoV
they are really going to match with your heels."813Please respect copyright.PENANAibQGb3lhHa
"Thanks," said Zoey with a smile.813Please respect copyright.PENANAuToSLHw4jx
"Too bad you don't look like Cinderella," said Mike.813Please respect copyright.PENANAQCfgmpDSu3
"I didn't ask for your 813Please respect copyright.PENANAWGepSvr1tC
opinion," said Zoey looking at the other side, where Mike was probably 813Please respect copyright.PENANADo3iLtqqKu
standing. "And besides, Cinderella wore a blue dress."813Please respect copyright.PENANAaT5ZNwM5ew
"But I bet she looked more prettier."813Please respect copyright.PENANAGjoomhiFHt
Zoey didn't say a word as she quickly turned around with her dress and headed back to the dressing room.813Please respect copyright.PENANA0KESHqEHBh
I went back to looking for a dress when I said, "you really shouldn't be too hard on her, Mike."813Please respect copyright.PENANAgW9v2LBl29
"I tell him that everyday," said Daniel at the other end.813Please respect copyright.PENANASMtfmnrwZx
Christine soon appeared with a red halter neck backless skater dress.813Please respect copyright.PENANAoNuroh18if
"Hey, do you think this will look good on me?" she asked Lee and I.813Please respect copyright.PENANAH4EjVqvL9B
"If you ask me, that looks super cute," I said.813Please respect copyright.PENANAfrh7npRkaA
"You should try it. I bet it will look fantastic," said Lee.813Please respect copyright.PENANAjTajbvtu6l
Christine ran off to the813Please respect copyright.PENANAgL4sz63giR
dressing room and at the same time, Zoey came back with her dress in 813Please respect copyright.PENANAqyPp8nclRz
her hand and back in her usual clothes.813Please respect copyright.PENANA3tEvm81Zdc
"Found anything yet?" Zoey asked as she looked at me.813Please respect copyright.PENANAkROtravGHd
"Sadly, no," I answered as I turned round the corner and entered another aisle.813Please respect copyright.PENANAsfs2FNeKVq
"Well, there must be something for you. Let me pay for this and then I'll come help out with Lee."813Please respect copyright.PENANAPAg3VFM6oK
"And you better hurry," Mike announced. "We only have 10 minutes."813Please respect copyright.PENANAquwjFF29Dw
"Well, time seems to move slow on my part," said Lee as she joined me and Zoey went to the counter.813Please respect copyright.PENANAqczb5utwVm
"I feel the last four 813Please respect copyright.PENANARtlqgZLJm9
minutes I've been here, I ve been searching forever," I said as I drew 813Please respect copyright.PENANAbyjYsn38Iy
out a red top that didn't feel right still.813Please respect copyright.PENANATS1lsCBCtm
"Don't worry, the place has plenty of stuff."813Please respect copyright.PENANA6UuW3xUn2D
"Ya, but we have to go and decorate."813Please respect copyright.PENANAl2W99HSUBu
"The others can leave and you and I can stay here. The others can decorate without you."813Please respect copyright.PENANAmdgGb2SB5Z
"No, we need Sam around for the decorations," said Daniel.813Please respect copyright.PENANAfNzrDYLXY9
"True," said Zoey from the counter.813Please respect copyright.PENANAi7kieWPUvR
"You can do it well 813Please respect copyright.PENANA3ul4ByOnqJ
without me, guys," I said to them intently looking at the clothes in 813Please respect copyright.PENANAM2pJGxBO2o
front of me. There was nothing red so I moved on to another clothes 813Please respect copyright.PENANAdhrMHhWrCV
rack.813Please respect copyright.PENANADwLNcoYceG
"And you don't have to 813Please respect copyright.PENANAWjXWYE34ha
worry about the food and snacks. The people whom I hired are already on 813Please respect copyright.PENANAu38t0hUnpa
it and the hotel knows that they will be expecting them."813Please respect copyright.PENANA3mvG6OrPhQ
"What about the cake?" Mike asked.813Please respect copyright.PENANAgYSfLJdbug
"Don't worry too much about the cake. It's bad luck, you know?"813Please respect copyright.PENANActLwcYWvae
"I've never heard anyone say that in my entire life," said Zoey as she appeared in the aisle Lee and I were in.813Please respect copyright.PENANAex4H4tkFnd
"Me neither," said Daniel.813Please respect copyright.PENANAwO54Rbmq2a
"Well, now you know," said Lee.813Please respect copyright.PENANABkym9zC2dZ
"Gosh, there is nothing 813Please respect copyright.PENANAjdRRcr7sz2
red here," I said. I was ready to give up. We were almost coming to the 813Please respect copyright.PENANAuhgDaQnLwd
last aisle of the boutique. I didn't feel so lucky this time around.813Please respect copyright.PENANAbzOruWHtwr
"Don't say that, Sam," said Zoey who was on the opposite side of the aisle with Lee.813Please respect copyright.PENANAwOFuAnCna0
"Let me go in the last aisle."813Please respect copyright.PENANABhXYRsE3oU
Just as I was about to 813Please respect copyright.PENANAGCUxyTTZRF
turn round the corner, I abruptly bumped into something face first and I813Please respect copyright.PENANAraoIEIbvvX
almost fell to the ground but kept my balance as I took a few steps 813Please respect copyright.PENANASUdrsJaNU2
backwards.813Please respect copyright.PENANAUYSKk1anrI
"미안, 너 괜찮 니?" ("Mian, neo kwaenchanh ni?") ("Sorry, are you okay?") asked the voice in front of me as I held my face.813Please respect copyright.PENANAqu6ar18Ax3
"네, 괜찮나요," ("Ne, kwaenchanhnayo,") ("Yes, I'm fine,") I replied though the bump really hurt.813Please respect copyright.PENANAO05PtF8suV
"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.813Please respect copyright.PENANAQc3hVxuUFd
"It's nothing, I just bumped into someone," I said as I looked at Lee, still holding my head.813Please respect copyright.PENANAYMKo2bJSfm
"Oh, hello," said the lady I bumped into. "I didn't notice it was you."813Please respect copyright.PENANAuj5pzhmzuP
I looked at the person 813Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2UISJ0lSB
in front of me and I felt my face turn pale for a second. Lee also 813Please respect copyright.PENANAVMfcS0hRBN
paused as she realised who I had bumped into.813Please respect copyright.PENANAnFN432YJME
"Hey," said Zoey as she 813Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZVotObNRd
came towards Lee and I. "Are we still looking for the dress or...... oh,813Please respect copyright.PENANAhpiSuAGDjs
my gosh, you're from RedVelvet," Zoey couldn't believe her eyes when 813Please respect copyright.PENANAatr9D1FMa2
she saw who Lee and I were looking at.813Please respect copyright.PENANAT7TrG9JPO7
Yeri giggled and said, "yes, and you're Zoey. From The Toxins. I'm such a fan."813Please respect copyright.PENANABx8E2OR1Dg
"We are also fans of you too," said Zoey almost stammering.813Please respect copyright.PENANAP7VsTyGOwx
"Ya, we are," I said, with a surprised look on my face.813Please respect copyright.PENANAYfGJGHLxSg
"The girls are not going to believe this when I tell them that I just met you guys," said Yeri.813Please respect copyright.PENANAPGQdqQhbuU
"Where are you, Yeri?" came a voice from the last aisle.813Please respect copyright.PENANAT6Xwrv0mvC
"I'm here, come and see who I just met," Yeri called back.813Please respect copyright.PENANAMOZarAD3Mh
"Hey, Sam, did you find something?" came Mike's voice. I could hear his footsteps and even Daniel's coming from the other side.813Please respect copyright.PENANAG3QPg29tAW
"Who are you talking about now?" came the person who called Yeri and appeared round the corner. But the person wasn't alone.813Please respect copyright.PENANAIoRWssEk3H
Immediately my two 813Please respect copyright.PENANAhVty2EMdAp
brothers appeared behind Lee, Zoey and I, four other members of 813Please respect copyright.PENANAedJpxzkF6e
RedVelvet appeared behind Yeri. For a moment there was silence.813Please respect copyright.PENANA1cs1mRW6ir
Then all of the sudden, a813Please respect copyright.PENANAOJeCoza6Np
little scream came out of nowhere. Everyone turned to where the noise 813Please respect copyright.PENANADXyJxRBQjB
was coming from. It was Christine.813Please respect copyright.PENANAayqOLSGD1i
She quickly covered her 813Please respect copyright.PENANACRi2GpdqAd
mouth and gathered herself together. "Sorry, I couldn't help myself 813Please respect copyright.PENANAeWveV8Qc7T
after seeing RedVelvet," she said after she uncovered her mouth.813Please respect copyright.PENANAzY9GB9l0yi
"I'm also as surprised as you are, but I didn't scream, did I?" Mike asked.813Please respect copyright.PENANAfjFbp6RvRP
"Spare her," said 813Please respect copyright.PENANA97QpbhhfKJ
Seulgi, with a smile. "We are all girls and it's quite hard to keep 813Please respect copyright.PENANApgaAQLscK7
ourselves contained when we see famous people."813Please respect copyright.PENANAkoZwjb0sHn
"This is so weird," said Daniel. "I'm Daniel and I'm a fan of you guys."813Please respect copyright.PENANAs5ZlS7Jxiv
Joy and Irene giggled. "Same here," they said at the same time.813Please respect copyright.PENANAkxqc9czf9Y
"Isn't this funny?" I asked. "Us meeting RedVelvet, when we are actually having a red themed party today?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAJvzRiuu6M8
"Ooooh, ya!" the four Toxins slapped their foreheads.813Please respect copyright.PENANAPXOYfhsjWS
"You're so right, Sam," said Christine. "I didn't even notice."813Please respect copyright.PENANA4B4BcibVaR
"You're having a red themed party?" Wendy asked her eyes glowing with excitement. "Cool!"813Please respect copyright.PENANAVmr63ORHNV
"Ya, we are, so we were all looking for something red," said Lee.813Please respect copyright.PENANAgbV5f8Z8yO
"That looks good on you, Christine," said Yeri as she walked over to Christine to look at her dress.813Please respect copyright.PENANAAmLZK1f3pc
Christine blushed. "You even know my name?" Yeri smiled and then Christine said, "oh..., ya, thanks."813Please respect copyright.PENANA6Ra5F3YGrV
"But we have a problem though," said Mike. I looked at him as I knew what the was able to say.813Please respect copyright.PENANAnHy2jh37nV
"What is it?" Seulgi asked. "Haven't you found something red, yourself?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAWHmtqeNCjZ
"I already did, thanks. 813Please respect copyright.PENANAEiJY1fI018
I'm talking about my sister. She hasn't found anything yet and we have 813Please respect copyright.PENANACsPXnvJNVu
to go back and prepare for the party."813Please respect copyright.PENANApOP1RcS5pp
"Oh." Seulgi, Irene and Wendy looked at each other, then at me.813Please respect copyright.PENANADefxHIxAaT
Joy soon snapped her fingers, drawing all our attention to her.813Please respect copyright.PENANAYzb7efd0GI
"I think I know what will suit her," said Joy.813Please respect copyright.PENANArkyQFkCeWc
"You do?" Daniel and Zoey asked at the same time.813Please respect copyright.PENANAWwp14ciOQN
"I saw this dress in the aisle we were in. Come, Sam, and I'll show you."813Please respect copyright.PENANAy3JyjawLVU
Joy turned around and I 813Please respect copyright.PENANAWF57X3QLgP
quickly followed her. She got to a clothes rack where there were red 813Please respect copyright.PENANAssYkvmpuQk
dresses through and through. She looked among them and checked before 813Please respect copyright.PENANA4LjKR8IC7M
she drew out the one she was looking for.813Please respect copyright.PENANAAOu9v1B3hs
"Here you are," she said with a smile on her face. "You will look really pretty in this."813Please respect copyright.PENANAUVKtNmcCOb
She gave me a red short 813Please respect copyright.PENANAJkNUx7hm5s
sleeveless prom dress. It was really pretty because of the design. And I813Please respect copyright.PENANAUlhsma0kOZ
had to admit, I fell in love with it completely.813Please respect copyright.PENANAoKIooOpoVR
"Wow, it's so pretty," said Zoey as she came over to look at the dress.813Please respect copyright.PENANAFMRtRu40R6
"It will suit her," said Seulgi. "Nice work, Joy. You picked the right dress."813Please respect copyright.PENANAgYbCeXMEm7
"Yes, thank you," I said. "I almost gave up looking."813Please respect copyright.PENANAhN1lbHZqZW
"You're welcome," said Joy as she gave me a hug.813Please respect copyright.PENANAY5JvVqjVyI
"Well, I bet even if we weren't here, you would still find it," said Yeri.813Please respect copyright.PENANAYlACQKqiWX
"Maybe," said Mike. "But you just made finding the dress more easier because we have to go."813Please respect copyright.PENANA53CgVyB55G
"Oh, ya, the party," I slapped my head. "We have to put up the decorations."813Please respect copyright.PENANAB3e8V6Ali7
"Would you like to come?" Lee asked, addressing the question to RedVelvet.813Please respect copyright.PENANAkJDhz9Kak0
"Us? To the party?" Wendy asked.813Please respect copyright.PENANAcLihtCDjDL
"Ya, it will be nice if you come," said Zoey.813Please respect copyright.PENANAakaZTMZKNn
"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.813Please respect copyright.PENANARzCuZCipKd
"Oh," said Christine looking a little crestfallen. "It would really have been nice if you came."813Please respect copyright.PENANAvGKNGnBUDF
"Maybe some other time," said Yeri. "I for one would really like to hang out with you guys."813Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7CUW413hG
"Ya, we do too," said Daniel.813Please respect copyright.PENANA4azQjvBiiE
"Okay, let me try and see if the dress fits," I said.813Please respect copyright.PENANAPffa0d0C1v
"Of course it will fit," said Zoey. "The dress is just your size."813Please respect copyright.PENANAINWXFVl5f5
"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?"813Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0OQdgZ62I
"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."813Please respect copyright.PENANAkSW1n7Z5Ki
"Fine." I rolled my eyes. I couldn't believe I was agreeing to this but right now, we were late.813Please respect copyright.PENANAw00c9MLvbF
"Christine, you better change out of that dress," I reminded her.813Please respect copyright.PENANAel4v8g3S6g
"Wait, before we all go, can we take a quick selfie? All of us?" Joy asked as she excitedly pulled out her phone.813Please respect copyright.PENANAyKuMHmOi7r
"Sure," said Daniel. "But let's not take more than one. We all are running really late."813Please respect copyright.PENANAkZeDojxRlV
We quickly huddled ourselves together and with smiling faces, looked up at Joy's camera.813Please respect copyright.PENANARhX8kvDcs4
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