"Wait, let me get this straight," said Collins over the phone. "You guys want to throw a party at the hotel?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAhVLy94kS2B
"Yes," I answered slowly. "We do."832Please respect copyright.PENANAqMCuGKKfd7
"And what makes you think I'm going to allow that?"832Please respect copyright.PENANADMgmU2xS8o
Zoey leaned in closer to me and answered, "because you are invited."832Please respect copyright.PENANAyo7uQaP0wv
Collins laughed. "Are 832Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4XevW2xey
you serious? Just because you're inviting me to your party doesn't mean 832Please respect copyright.PENANA4chg6d3Iu8
I'm going to allow you to throw a party."832Please respect copyright.PENANAflIAuYtdgd
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.832Please respect copyright.PENANAcwtoFun2Wa
"Hey, which piñata do you think is best? One with rainbow colours or the all red one?" Mike asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAnpGHMYlpfc
"You guys want a piñata?" Collins asked sounding confused. "Are you already buying stuff for the party?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA5OtphguVKV
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."832Please respect copyright.PENANA8fQ0xemunn
"But Daniel really wants one," Mike insisted. "He said he hasn't had candy in a long time."832Please respect copyright.PENANAllcGAkVzeL
"Ya, a piñata will be awesome," said Zoey.832Please respect copyright.PENANAW3ieq42RHh
"Hello, is anyone listening to me?" Collins called out.832Please respect copyright.PENANAcQhmWHFhOe
"Yes, Collins, we already started buying stuff for the party," I answered.832Please respect copyright.PENANA28yYQH5Izr
"Gosh, what to do with 832Please respect copyright.PENANA2Fd9o4NHPq
you monkeys," Collins muttered. "Okay, you can have your party. Let me 832Please respect copyright.PENANAp9TOj6oQJ2
talk to the hotel manager to give you guys a permit. You don't want to 832Please respect copyright.PENANAJByJt64XMM
end up in a cell."832Please respect copyright.PENANA7dG4kvtHYA
I smiled. "Thanks, Collins."832Please respect copyright.PENANAnsAf1sQ2Dj
"Whatever. Just don't tear up the place, will you?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAMSvQnnySUO
"We promise," said Zoey.832Please respect copyright.PENANAmqSKtVF9Eh
Collins cut the line and the five of us, Toxins couldn't stop smiling.832Please respect copyright.PENANAPnE9BmfjdP
"Well, that went well," I said.832Please respect copyright.PENANAbZORTveR8P
"How did you know he wasn't going to refuse if he thought we were already buying stuff for the party?" Zoey asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAC7YR7YyViZ
"There was nothing he 832Please respect copyright.PENANAbyuk8070oS
was going to do about it even if we were to bring all the party 832Please respect copyright.PENANA2I5hdS1Wln
decorations back at the hotel without telling him in the first place. He832Please respect copyright.PENANA32fzJsmT15
would still say yes no matter what," I answered.832Please respect copyright.PENANAewDpmiIrca
"I told you Sam had it all figured out," said Daniel.832Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3lKXaQcdg
"Now that that's been sorted out, we better get shopping," said Christine.832Please respect copyright.PENANAqbqAB7qJGh
The five of us all came 832Please respect copyright.PENANAeVA3Ec99H9
out of the car parked in the parking lot of the mall. We hurriedly 832Please respect copyright.PENANALiH82mkCor
walked up to the entrance to avoid any of our fans from spotting us.832Please respect copyright.PENANAgW9c4gmReX
As soon as we entered the mall, I turned to look at the others before we could go any further.832Please respect copyright.PENANANzZyF0qwPI
"Okay, so how is it going to be?" I asked. "Should we we split up and buy what we need or stick together?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAWJmCF5uZjJ
"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."832Please respect copyright.PENANAn9e4yKgQkx
"I agree. At least if we are together, we can remind ourselves of what we need," said Zoey.832Please respect copyright.PENANAKQ3UCNzXur
"Okay, then sticking 832Please respect copyright.PENANAZvb85OXrnf
together it is," I said. "We better hurry. We only have three hours till832Please respect copyright.PENANAzlky7RRHMZ
twelve so we better be done with shopping within an hour and a half."832Please respect copyright.PENANAESo3TOpifw
To make our shopping 832Please respect copyright.PENANA9vvTsKJP25
more easier, we quickly found ourselves at a party supply store. Daniel 832Please respect copyright.PENANA5BYHfxVF0v
first got red ballons. Lots of them because he was so excited about the 832Please respect copyright.PENANABsDSFdidOu
party. They were almost too much that I had to put some of them back on 832Please respect copyright.PENANAVoKctdp6Yn
the shelves when he wasn't looking.832Please respect copyright.PENANA43zOSr8tzw
We even got red 832Please respect copyright.PENANAvIxoQu84Nv
confetti. That was all on Zoey. She's a huge fan of such. She reminded 832Please respect copyright.PENANAnSqtIRj23c
me of the old days when we used to make confetti out of cut out paper 832Please respect copyright.PENANAMeY7nslKsZ
and put glitter on them. She really liked glitter. She still does, 832Please respect copyright.PENANAWJJCdVrGWk
though she seems not to show it sometimes.832Please respect copyright.PENANA8kiam7dbZq
Mike was lucky enough to even find an all red piñata. I raised an eyebrow but didn't ask any questions.832Please respect copyright.PENANAk8Hc3EAucj
"You don't seem pleased that I found a piñata," said Mike.832Please respect copyright.PENANANEfX5MKD33
"Oh, I'm scared for 832Please respect copyright.PENANA3at4A1PwOq
Lee," I said. "She's really going to faint when she sees we actually 832Please respect copyright.PENANA7NA6ANWP2l
found one. We aren't Mexican, you know?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA18S59OZ29R
"No, but it will be good to have a good sense of mixed culture."832Please respect copyright.PENANAspNlEIZPZE
"That I agree. You can put the piñata in the trolley."832Please respect copyright.PENANAoDQNKN3zJR
Mike did just that and 832Please respect copyright.PENANAWD0KBEbuvt
went off into another aisle to see what other supplies he could get. I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAuErT2GXDWe
was the one slowly pushing the trolley and looking around as well.832Please respect copyright.PENANAbkBjnrwZJR
Christine came to me with red party hats.832Please respect copyright.PENANAkAqTRZTMcn
"How many are in each packet?" I asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAexDAxd9rXy
"Ten," Christine answered. "Just got some more just in case."832Please respect copyright.PENANAutzm0GLSwd
"In case what?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAndnh8AYpak
"In case some get to spoil their party hats. Especially the boys."832Please respect copyright.PENANAbw9M17uB2l
"You're right," I said. "I've no doubt Seungri and Seunghoon will do so."832Please respect copyright.PENANAsxiRDc7pOZ
I felt my phone beep in my purse and when I retrieved it, I found Lee was calling.832Please respect copyright.PENANADWBQaIoYNM
"Lee is calling," I said.832Please respect copyright.PENANAj5ILiImRHr
"I'll go check for more supplies," said Christine as she disappeared down an aisle.832Please respect copyright.PENANAJg4RamKqAd
"You guys just never 832Please respect copyright.PENANAEm2P2vN5G7
stop surprising me," said Lee immediately I answered her call. "I was 832Please respect copyright.PENANAXmHUAwS11C
just in the middle of a pedicure when Collins called telling me that 832Please respect copyright.PENANAEQUi9LeCmm
you're throwing a party."832Please respect copyright.PENANAPbfknhHW16
"Ya, we are," I said.832Please respect copyright.PENANARvNhIjyBGP
"All I wanted was for 832Please respect copyright.PENANAFPQ9X6hJNV
you to go and have a normal fun time with BigBang. Not decide to throw a832Please respect copyright.PENANA0mHg1lOuyK
party out of the blue because you wanted to."832Please respect copyright.PENANAqwMEzzxNR2
"If I told you what really happened, you're going to have a huge laugh," I said as I rolled my eyes.832Please respect copyright.PENANAp10qSgzN0x
"Don't tell me, save if 832Please respect copyright.PENANAlZO0fGqWAE
for after the party. I called to ask if you need anything or else if I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAwJNVyn5sZq
don't help, Collins might just fire me."832Please respect copyright.PENANA8NnngSAa5n
"You know he wouldn't." I832Please respect copyright.PENANAzZHiEraIoa
thought for a moment. "In fact, you can help us, Lee. And it will be 832Please respect copyright.PENANATe47UcosNn
the easiest thing to do because you don't need to move out of that 832Please respect copyright.PENANAYiX9IEDUcI
beauty salon at all."832Please respect copyright.PENANApHPTXXzMz1
"There is no way that can happen." I could already imagine Lee making a corky smile and shaking her head.832Please respect copyright.PENANA69lRL8IRPd
"We need food and snacks for the party. Just enough to carter twenty to twenty-five people. It shouldn't be all that fancy."832Please respect copyright.PENANAsj3f2NvVM8
"Okay, I know of a catering business around."832Please respect copyright.PENANAjxgMyJ2WcL
"Can they prepare something in two hours? The party's at twelve."832Please respect copyright.PENANAcfguNN72zz
"Sure they can. It's not832Please respect copyright.PENANAg2fyLQoCzS
one of those massive dinner parties so you need some light food and 832Please respect copyright.PENANARKiwA9w5NO
snacks. They might have something in store for a regular party. I'll 832Please respect copyright.PENANAemPAntF0rh
call them." 832Please respect copyright.PENANANBkGbjWrps
"Ya, you do that."832Please respect copyright.PENANAPBBUt77Do9
Lee paused for a moment. "You're right. I don't have to move out of here at all."832Please respect copyright.PENANAsVYeHmThNY
"Told you. Tell me if they agree to do so."832Please respect copyright.PENANA7ANfSYVZqk
"Okay. Am I invited to the party?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAsybxtZnJGU
"Of course you are. You're no stranger. Just one thing though. Come dressed in red."832Please respect copyright.PENANAmCDFoHO9mA
"Red? Why red?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA6rEbWO9Mw2
"Well, it's the theme for the party."832Please respect copyright.PENANAaJfVBwpcu8
"I wonder why you chose the color. You guys mostly fancy blue or purple."832Please respect copyright.PENANAH9QKFON2aw
"The colour choosing is part of the long story."832Please respect copyright.PENANA2vO2xz9cF3
"Would you need a white and red cake to go for your party?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAhdgZ0HK2tK
"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."832Please respect copyright.PENANA94zKtlr1sO
"Leave that to me. I know a bakery that sells already made cakes and I bet they have a red and white one."832Please respect copyright.PENANA4d2IkODDRj
"Thanks, Lee."832Please respect copyright.PENANAw30iVlGexa
"Don't mention it. What's a party without cake?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAuN63jTQSCB
Lee cut the line and I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAUCzkZymuxy
put my phone away in my purse. I continued to push the trolley when Mike832Please respect copyright.PENANAbEOwbZ6I9J
and Daniel appeared in front of me all of the sudden. I almost bumped 832Please respect copyright.PENANAQnCHEWLYq5
into them with the trolley.832Please respect copyright.PENANA7jYNQTfuHb
"Whoa, you two, I would have run you over," I said.832Please respect copyright.PENANAsNtX9Vh5oN
"Thank God it isn't a car," said Mike.832Please respect copyright.PENANAe6RyerEQHn
I rolled my eyes. "What's up?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAhbxUDr3kPj
"Guess what we found?" Daniel said as both him and Mike raised what they were holding in their hands.832Please respect copyright.PENANAoqSmF0YIh9
"Oh, confetti guns," I said with a smile. "This is going to be fun."832Please respect copyright.PENANA7L1o7GRoux
"Cool! Confetti guns!" Zoey appeared behind me with party blowers.832Please respect copyright.PENANAU2DRlii7Xg
"We're so going to make a mess at the party," said Daniel.832Please respect copyright.PENANAIj2N1IvTAJ
"All the more for Collins to hate us," I said.832Please respect copyright.PENANARaJ46NRdw6
"So what are you saying?" Mike asked. "We shouldn't get them?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA1OBu11Kiqr
"Of course we can, it's a party after all."832Please respect copyright.PENANAbNbwR9kPYD
"Yes!" the two boys cheered as they put the confetti guns into the trolley and ran off.832Please respect copyright.PENANA1X6efZvap2
"Aren't we almost done 832Please respect copyright.PENANAxccDW7QeGd
here?" Zoey asked as she came over to the trolley to put in the red 832Please respect copyright.PENANA2VCGmQXkmZ
party blowers. "I mean, we are almost at the end of the store."832Please respect copyright.PENANAXYHyHNXGsp
"I think we got all that832Please respect copyright.PENANAkDFrh0T9h7
we need," I said as I looked into the trolley. "But let the others 832Please respect copyright.PENANAHNjx2YkQTP
scavenge through the last aisles and see what they get."832Please respect copyright.PENANAW6Q5sBGGk5
"I wanted to ask about the food," said Zoey. "You know there's no party without it."832Please respect copyright.PENANAxh5E10L0bw
"I know. Lee called to ask what else we needed and I told her about the food and snacks. There might even be cake."832Please respect copyright.PENANAguGsRYNe8X
Zoey's eyes lit up. "Cake?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA4NmLjw1EZh
"Did someone say cake?" 832Please respect copyright.PENANAgjrpYc1jOa
Christine poked her head round the corner of a shelf, with an excited 832Please respect copyright.PENANAol3ZDKKgjb
look on her face upon hearing the word "cake."832Please respect copyright.PENANAg1yiE5Qp1W
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!"832Please respect copyright.PENANABHbUQhHmZQ
"Okay, looks like I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAghBpH3gVbk
shouldn't have said that," I said as I looked at my two brothers sing 832Please respect copyright.PENANARYbRoIW3IU
and dance to the song waving the streamers around.832Please respect copyright.PENANAalJVBNBNyx
Zoey laughed. "There's just no party without cake," she said.832Please respect copyright.PENANAySlQZQfnFe
"I wonder what's so special about it," I said as I stared off into the distance.832Please respect copyright.PENANAM65TlPwK3j
"No one knows," said 832Please respect copyright.PENANAaSzxEu7zl3
Christine as she came with red party ribbons and put them in the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAjtQ5ybXvcd
trolley. "Most people only come for the cake."832Please respect copyright.PENANAb5tdOY9sQk
"I didn't came here to party," sang Mike as he slowly approached.832Please respect copyright.PENANAez1XhSY0jj
"I didn't come here to stay," Daniel continued, following Mike.832Please respect copyright.PENANAzJN8bEpp91
"I came to the leave with somebody," sang Mike.832Please respect copyright.PENANAaV3f9UlMUp
"I only came for the cake," the five of us all responded at the same time.832Please respect copyright.PENANAAwVevXMvUF
I smiled. "Okay, are we done?" I asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAt89Zy0i5Y9
"Looks like we are," said Mike. "That's if you want me to get some party costumes at the end of the aisle."832Please respect copyright.PENANA5P16XrMClq
"No!" the four of us answered. Mike raised his hands in surrender.832Please respect copyright.PENANAZOCnrfrAch
"Alright, I was only kidding," he said.832Please respect copyright.PENANATUoeebRqTM
"Let's pay for this stuff," I said. "And who wants to go shopping for red outfits?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAUbq0Kek3Ar
All the four Toxins raised their hands. Come to think of it, I also had to find something red.832Please respect copyright.PENANAm1BluYwjId
"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."832Please respect copyright.PENANADuAYljpDJX
"Aye, aye, captain," said Daniel.832Please respect copyright.PENANAOYfktJP6lO
We quickly went straight832Please respect copyright.PENANANAAV9RkN6J
to the counter and after loading stuff in the trolley again, we quickly832Please respect copyright.PENANAN4J1JzwmKM
rushed out of the store, again with the intention of not being seen so 832Please respect copyright.PENANACzt1KKKGBh
easily by passersby.832Please respect copyright.PENANAnGEJBK15yo
As soon as we were done 832Please respect copyright.PENANAaGb6jq8RO4
packing the party supplies in the car with the help of the chauffeur, we832Please respect copyright.PENANAt6KkGaswHy
went back to the mall and this time to get clothes. The four of us 832Please respect copyright.PENANAdnwPyn2xGo
split up, Zoey, Christine and I went one way, my two brothers went 832Please respect copyright.PENANApQfoKdSz8B
another.832Please respect copyright.PENANAeh2ktZqA8q
Surprisingly, as many 832Please respect copyright.PENANAXFZdp71bqk
boutiques that we visited, the girls and I couldn't find anything 832Please respect copyright.PENANAmI6VWAs2DO
dazzling in red. There were red dresses, red t-shirts and shirts with 832Please respect copyright.PENANAqxFNC2ugd8
fancy red skirts and pants alright, some with a touch of white or black.832Please respect copyright.PENANAl8L3Hpp9BX
But we just couldn't find the right outfit. The only thing we managed 832Please respect copyright.PENANAOBQkE7MLRu
to come out with were red shoes.832Please respect copyright.PENANAUlbrDPAOJs
"This is getting 832Please respect copyright.PENANAlBFNc3FrK9
ridiculous," said Zoey as the three of us were walking around each with a832Please respect copyright.PENANAEAZBHPG40W
bag that had a pair of red shoes. "We're running out of time and we 832Please respect copyright.PENANAavSiBuNaXx
can't seem to find the right outfit."832Please respect copyright.PENANAyidCd3Gz5r
"Shouldn't we have just 832Please respect copyright.PENANAWQMq2DM1AB
changed the theme colour?" Christine asked looking at me. "Because I saw832Please respect copyright.PENANAgx3TPsJYIY
a sparkling blue flared summer dress in one of the boutiques."832Please respect copyright.PENANAFemr0OBlI1
"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.832Please respect copyright.PENANAJVHC5qFDn6
"I feel we're looking for the wrong thing here," said Zoey.832Please respect copyright.PENANAXTZ3pwLwvB
"I feel so too," I said.832Please respect copyright.PENANAHsCMeUsMpF
"You know the offer is 832Please respect copyright.PENANAUKgcy0GDmR
still on the table for getting those costumes we found at the party 832Please respect copyright.PENANA56NQO7URaO
supply store," said Mike as he and Daniel came from behind.832Please respect copyright.PENANAjin1OxTlJG
"Really?" Zoey turned to look at him. "We said no."832Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8PvFaGuOV
Mike smirked. "I don't know about you ladies," he said, "but Daniel and I already have what we need."832Please respect copyright.PENANAcwmOvvGJ5G
"Lucky you," said Christine. "We only managed to get shoes but the outfits we have seen just aren't right."832Please respect copyright.PENANAdoa9t86r7r
"Well, there are still plenty of places to look," said Daniel. "It ain't the end of the world."832Please respect copyright.PENANAurPuzgxPMD
"But the question is where?" I asked as I bit my lip deep in thought. I quickly pulled out my phone.832Please respect copyright.PENANAjlB9hfJAjg
"Are you calling a fashion designer?" Zoey asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAuevIi5EQHN
"No, I'm calling Lee. 832Please respect copyright.PENANAhNC0rzoTmn
She must be somewhere around this mall." I put the phone to my ear. Her 832Please respect copyright.PENANAqOeHnfytwg
phone began to ring at the under end.832Please respect copyright.PENANARbjnQMTghV
"Are you sure?" Christine asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAePwtpfqAL1
"Hi, Lee," I said as soon as Lee picked up the call. "Where are you?"832Please respect copyright.PENANANvmaj3mgUS
"Looking for something red, where else?" she answered.832Please respect copyright.PENANAieDdRNp0tX
"Okay, where are you, exactly?"832Please respect copyright.PENANALMUtS9MtWb
Lee paused. "Wait, you think we are at the same mall?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAkPSvw181IN
"You are at the Myeong-dong shopping mall, aren't you?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAkhHySHY7Ek
"I'm not going to ask how you guessed."832Please respect copyright.PENANA1DAkErsWN2
"Well, we all like coming here." I shrugged my shoulders. "Didn't have to guess."832Please respect copyright.PENANA5hDAlpmQNV
"Okay Miss Smarty Pants, why do you want to know where I am?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAl5XFdGxi3z
"The girls and I are stuck and we need to find a red outfit quick. We don't have much time."832Please respect copyright.PENANAICc9Rvfm9e
Lee gave us directions to which boutique she was in and we found it within a minute. Surprisingly, she wasn't that far.832Please respect copyright.PENANAzKZLMopMLX
"Hey, guys!" Lee called out to us when she noticed us enter the boutique.832Please respect copyright.PENANAkX12qleBW9
Zoey rushed over to Lee as she was looking at a gorgeous sparkling red high low dress.832Please respect copyright.PENANA69mo78b1W2
"Are you going to get this, Lee?" Zoey asked, her eyes were filled with wonder as she looked at the dress.832Please respect copyright.PENANAWqHdMrvc6f
"Oh, no, you can try it," said Lee. "I already picked a dress."832Please respect copyright.PENANAFpy4Ub1SRH
"Thank you." Zoey quickly unhanged the dress from it's hanger and she quickly went to the dressing room.832Please respect copyright.PENANA35Xz1gKJcF
"Well, lucky her," said 832Please respect copyright.PENANA9aVmI4ha5n
Christine as the rest of us got to where Lee stood with Zoey. "Looks 832Please respect copyright.PENANApbgpuKbPwc
like she found what she was looking for."832Please respect copyright.PENANAeJvtsjGDAf
"And you haven't," Lee mocked Christine with a smile.832Please respect copyright.PENANA2n1johTeJU
"Ya, ya, ya, let me get 832Please respect copyright.PENANAdbfh59pjQ3
right to it," said Christine, trying to rub off Lee as she went in the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAfUPLoJrOEy
aisle looking for something red on the clothes rack.832Please respect copyright.PENANACiBsKHvl7r
"We don't need to worry about checking for anything," said Mike. "We men have it all handled."832Please respect copyright.PENANARf7nVueAjR
"Stuff for men or boys aren't that hard to get," I said as I looked at my brother.832Please respect copyright.PENANAnXtZQExWNh
"As long as it's smart and sensible," said Lee.832Please respect copyright.PENANATsnGpVT4ZI
"Okay, we get you're trying to say that finding girl stuff is hard," said Mike.832Please respect copyright.PENANA06E3bXcHCS
"It is," Lee and I said at the same time.832Please respect copyright.PENANAxMvCUpJiNn
"Okay, Sam, why don't you look for something?" Daniel reminded me. "We're running out of time."832Please respect copyright.PENANAUAOOXH6yTK
"Oh, right," I said as I looked around wondering which way to go until I finally picked a direction. Lee followed behind me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAMWuSYOJuQq
"How come you girls couldn't find an outfit?" Lee asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAitwwZfamjS
"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.832Please respect copyright.PENANAupMpmyym5K
"All boutiques are nice and fancy."832Please respect copyright.PENANACg2Xyh2G5p
"Well, this one is extra fancy by a long shot."832Please respect copyright.PENANASPtWkRAlJ5
Lee nodded her head slightly as she looked at a gorgeous blue summer dress. "You might have a point."832Please respect copyright.PENANAhakvnKQC9F
I kept on looking in the832Please respect copyright.PENANAj6zDgx0NAU
clothes rack for anything red until Zoey appeared at the other end of 832Please respect copyright.PENANAZoQ8X7BhLn
the aisle all dressed up in the dress she picked.832Please respect copyright.PENANA35r9VFEIXM
"How do I look?" she asked as she twirled around.832Please respect copyright.PENANA86aWHcNV3o
"It's gorgeous, Zoey," I replied honestly. Her high low dress looked stunning.832Please respect copyright.PENANANdohra3YPi
"I like it," said 832Please respect copyright.PENANADEKTqWY0sf
Christine as she appeared standing next to Zoey admiring the dress. "And832Please respect copyright.PENANAXBrpZ8E8A9
they are really going to match with your heels."832Please respect copyright.PENANAeXGuQSAi2y
"Thanks," said Zoey with a smile.832Please respect copyright.PENANA4fL6BxY33t
"Too bad you don't look like Cinderella," said Mike.832Please respect copyright.PENANAMrILjEjLe3
"I didn't ask for your 832Please respect copyright.PENANAmdoIjK2DeW
opinion," said Zoey looking at the other side, where Mike was probably 832Please respect copyright.PENANASkOJhTwea8
standing. "And besides, Cinderella wore a blue dress."832Please respect copyright.PENANA2cmNXAudRN
"But I bet she looked more prettier."832Please respect copyright.PENANAJi9vzqdCIB
Zoey didn't say a word as she quickly turned around with her dress and headed back to the dressing room.832Please respect copyright.PENANAzw9OeY3yrP
I went back to looking for a dress when I said, "you really shouldn't be too hard on her, Mike."832Please respect copyright.PENANAJwHHIGls7f
"I tell him that everyday," said Daniel at the other end.832Please respect copyright.PENANAEvM5I3lo8S
Christine soon appeared with a red halter neck backless skater dress.832Please respect copyright.PENANAXhJ6CyDCjN
"Hey, do you think this will look good on me?" she asked Lee and I.832Please respect copyright.PENANAcwSYB1TLPn
"If you ask me, that looks super cute," I said.832Please respect copyright.PENANAHHe1MrL6QQ
"You should try it. I bet it will look fantastic," said Lee.832Please respect copyright.PENANAzhjGgwbAuL
Christine ran off to the832Please respect copyright.PENANAziR2QOiuIi
dressing room and at the same time, Zoey came back with her dress in 832Please respect copyright.PENANAGwA8db1Nza
her hand and back in her usual clothes.832Please respect copyright.PENANAuHDLYrBvV9
"Found anything yet?" Zoey asked as she looked at me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAA9vSR9W3qk
"Sadly, no," I answered as I turned round the corner and entered another aisle.832Please respect copyright.PENANA8oYP9GjyZj
"Well, there must be something for you. Let me pay for this and then I'll come help out with Lee."832Please respect copyright.PENANAqoSi7mii3J
"And you better hurry," Mike announced. "We only have 10 minutes."832Please respect copyright.PENANA4SN0MqFNrw
"Well, time seems to move slow on my part," said Lee as she joined me and Zoey went to the counter.832Please respect copyright.PENANAN2yKmeUF6W
"I feel the last four 832Please respect copyright.PENANAaxWjciOfYs
minutes I've been here, I ve been searching forever," I said as I drew 832Please respect copyright.PENANAzksIv4LMC2
out a red top that didn't feel right still.832Please respect copyright.PENANArsbEKISBV2
"Don't worry, the place has plenty of stuff."832Please respect copyright.PENANAcY8mJJWzxP
"Ya, but we have to go and decorate."832Please respect copyright.PENANAZ20lPekx4e
"The others can leave and you and I can stay here. The others can decorate without you."832Please respect copyright.PENANAYwEQzJJ0dL
"No, we need Sam around for the decorations," said Daniel.832Please respect copyright.PENANApgHjSzgn75
"True," said Zoey from the counter.832Please respect copyright.PENANAvNHCmA4fj4
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without me, guys," I said to them intently looking at the clothes in 832Please respect copyright.PENANAILib11CPFr
front of me. There was nothing red so I moved on to another clothes 832Please respect copyright.PENANAaqz2HM3dPC
rack.832Please respect copyright.PENANAS3stiEL8Yo
"And you don't have to 832Please respect copyright.PENANA6X2vZXWQel
worry about the food and snacks. The people whom I hired are already on 832Please respect copyright.PENANARcKtmYUJgH
it and the hotel knows that they will be expecting them."832Please respect copyright.PENANAAjBhsEfpzB
"What about the cake?" Mike asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAE64LayRMae
"Don't worry too much about the cake. It's bad luck, you know?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAytbtWlQeNS
"I've never heard anyone say that in my entire life," said Zoey as she appeared in the aisle Lee and I were in.832Please respect copyright.PENANA5PLqW2rX0C
"Me neither," said Daniel.832Please respect copyright.PENANAQvEg2QlGHG
"Well, now you know," said Lee.832Please respect copyright.PENANA5PCCD8hjqI
"Gosh, there is nothing 832Please respect copyright.PENANA1p4yIAtV6I
red here," I said. I was ready to give up. We were almost coming to the 832Please respect copyright.PENANATznJ1u2j6X
last aisle of the boutique. I didn't feel so lucky this time around.832Please respect copyright.PENANAr1kGhKLVgs
"Don't say that, Sam," said Zoey who was on the opposite side of the aisle with Lee.832Please respect copyright.PENANAlk4JILWrlo
"Let me go in the last aisle."832Please respect copyright.PENANArmNmHJ3u9d
Just as I was about to 832Please respect copyright.PENANAia8nEbiBxP
turn round the corner, I abruptly bumped into something face first and I832Please respect copyright.PENANA5gvXIH7Kcq
almost fell to the ground but kept my balance as I took a few steps 832Please respect copyright.PENANAy3DxGFu0TI
backwards.832Please respect copyright.PENANA3EQYCREZeY
"미안, 너 괜찮 니?" ("Mian, neo kwaenchanh ni?") ("Sorry, are you okay?") asked the voice in front of me as I held my face.832Please respect copyright.PENANAIO4JXnxbBI
"네, 괜찮나요," ("Ne, kwaenchanhnayo,") ("Yes, I'm fine,") I replied though the bump really hurt.832Please respect copyright.PENANABfRYemhBfh
"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.832Please respect copyright.PENANAxnAAl9QRXV
"It's nothing, I just bumped into someone," I said as I looked at Lee, still holding my head.832Please respect copyright.PENANAJmKm3Gq1yK
"Oh, hello," said the lady I bumped into. "I didn't notice it was you."832Please respect copyright.PENANAElLwzJ1MIN
I looked at the person 832Please respect copyright.PENANA4weCDxHkD0
in front of me and I felt my face turn pale for a second. Lee also 832Please respect copyright.PENANARkZCwR7MTZ
paused as she realised who I had bumped into.832Please respect copyright.PENANAPt6M5vT84o
"Hey," said Zoey as she 832Please respect copyright.PENANAur8SPSMYxE
came towards Lee and I. "Are we still looking for the dress or...... oh,832Please respect copyright.PENANAGGfAnveMbv
my gosh, you're from RedVelvet," Zoey couldn't believe her eyes when 832Please respect copyright.PENANAb8D7fBmUh2
she saw who Lee and I were looking at.832Please respect copyright.PENANAdXNCxiGObz
Yeri giggled and said, "yes, and you're Zoey. From The Toxins. I'm such a fan."832Please respect copyright.PENANAtjsVl6loPA
"We are also fans of you too," said Zoey almost stammering.832Please respect copyright.PENANAEU6qo4LqeF
"Ya, we are," I said, with a surprised look on my face.832Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZwxXAiDqH
"The girls are not going to believe this when I tell them that I just met you guys," said Yeri.832Please respect copyright.PENANAfCWGdDNPFI
"Where are you, Yeri?" came a voice from the last aisle.832Please respect copyright.PENANAedaRiNo8pY
"I'm here, come and see who I just met," Yeri called back.832Please respect copyright.PENANA1p4c9mb55e
"Hey, Sam, did you find something?" came Mike's voice. I could hear his footsteps and even Daniel's coming from the other side.832Please respect copyright.PENANAN0hGhjSG7O
"Who are you talking about now?" came the person who called Yeri and appeared round the corner. But the person wasn't alone.832Please respect copyright.PENANArM1dwxATn8
Immediately my two 832Please respect copyright.PENANA55sTKtuMTx
brothers appeared behind Lee, Zoey and I, four other members of 832Please respect copyright.PENANAqkuC9zMqml
RedVelvet appeared behind Yeri. For a moment there was silence.832Please respect copyright.PENANAnAnfTECSEC
Then all of the sudden, a832Please respect copyright.PENANAAH2FbwoPqy
little scream came out of nowhere. Everyone turned to where the noise 832Please respect copyright.PENANA72jQmt50kS
was coming from. It was Christine.832Please respect copyright.PENANAxg1lwDmqCg
She quickly covered her 832Please respect copyright.PENANAvtm8gN0fFO
mouth and gathered herself together. "Sorry, I couldn't help myself 832Please respect copyright.PENANA5KRRoLJbR8
after seeing RedVelvet," she said after she uncovered her mouth.832Please respect copyright.PENANAPt5Ig0Gogi
"I'm also as surprised as you are, but I didn't scream, did I?" Mike asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAfGQafHd16W
"Spare her," said 832Please respect copyright.PENANAuszpAVgJSE
Seulgi, with a smile. "We are all girls and it's quite hard to keep 832Please respect copyright.PENANA46G5pE5c4Y
ourselves contained when we see famous people."832Please respect copyright.PENANAqTcP1m5Nge
"This is so weird," said Daniel. "I'm Daniel and I'm a fan of you guys."832Please respect copyright.PENANAyZKf3oWVt8
Joy and Irene giggled. "Same here," they said at the same time.832Please respect copyright.PENANA95glfH9PAh
"Isn't this funny?" I asked. "Us meeting RedVelvet, when we are actually having a red themed party today?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZOC29WIuX
"Ooooh, ya!" the four Toxins slapped their foreheads.832Please respect copyright.PENANASRb0ZxzCAf
"You're so right, Sam," said Christine. "I didn't even notice."832Please respect copyright.PENANARvvj6PwGEy
"You're having a red themed party?" Wendy asked her eyes glowing with excitement. "Cool!"832Please respect copyright.PENANAJfB60EN6sk
"Ya, we are, so we were all looking for something red," said Lee.832Please respect copyright.PENANAY8AIZRZXil
"That looks good on you, Christine," said Yeri as she walked over to Christine to look at her dress.832Please respect copyright.PENANAgCGOvvVryA
Christine blushed. "You even know my name?" Yeri smiled and then Christine said, "oh..., ya, thanks."832Please respect copyright.PENANAPOaYoOOdkJ
"But we have a problem though," said Mike. I looked at him as I knew what the was able to say.832Please respect copyright.PENANA0CvK2jmoSF
"What is it?" Seulgi asked. "Haven't you found something red, yourself?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA9zWgjPqb19
"I already did, thanks. 832Please respect copyright.PENANAvtSJL8phJA
I'm talking about my sister. She hasn't found anything yet and we have 832Please respect copyright.PENANAiOHxNMzGnk
to go back and prepare for the party."832Please respect copyright.PENANARGBBKloeWv
"Oh." Seulgi, Irene and Wendy looked at each other, then at me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAPJ2s45vctX
Joy soon snapped her fingers, drawing all our attention to her.832Please respect copyright.PENANAMaupVgpX3R
"I think I know what will suit her," said Joy.832Please respect copyright.PENANAHSU5aKdJVy
"You do?" Daniel and Zoey asked at the same time.832Please respect copyright.PENANAIH8yRT1XtI
"I saw this dress in the aisle we were in. Come, Sam, and I'll show you."832Please respect copyright.PENANAbE9NRONCVi
Joy turned around and I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAP5KMrBXxuG
quickly followed her. She got to a clothes rack where there were red 832Please respect copyright.PENANAFk5oJy7STw
dresses through and through. She looked among them and checked before 832Please respect copyright.PENANA6tZwPeCtl2
she drew out the one she was looking for.832Please respect copyright.PENANAqUDvM71AQW
"Here you are," she said with a smile on her face. "You will look really pretty in this."832Please respect copyright.PENANADm54Rnplzd
She gave me a red short 832Please respect copyright.PENANANpTMurGxq0
sleeveless prom dress. It was really pretty because of the design. And I832Please respect copyright.PENANAP6lHPCoFQb
had to admit, I fell in love with it completely.832Please respect copyright.PENANApraJ5Gmh5a
"Wow, it's so pretty," said Zoey as she came over to look at the dress.832Please respect copyright.PENANACZGDwsMlaJ
"It will suit her," said Seulgi. "Nice work, Joy. You picked the right dress."832Please respect copyright.PENANAv9icUCS8lw
"Yes, thank you," I said. "I almost gave up looking."832Please respect copyright.PENANAUNflmDbTwJ
"You're welcome," said Joy as she gave me a hug.832Please respect copyright.PENANA2NzJcBZrkN
"Well, I bet even if we weren't here, you would still find it," said Yeri.832Please respect copyright.PENANANn15ii33tR
"Maybe," said Mike. "But you just made finding the dress more easier because we have to go."832Please respect copyright.PENANAgso8Uf6vMk
"Oh, ya, the party," I slapped my head. "We have to put up the decorations."832Please respect copyright.PENANAemjCqyf52a
"Would you like to come?" Lee asked, addressing the question to RedVelvet.832Please respect copyright.PENANA86zl0jLPxH
"Us? To the party?" Wendy asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANATad2OAwKUZ
"Ya, it will be nice if you come," said Zoey.832Please respect copyright.PENANA9iQUUZjCoj
"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.832Please respect copyright.PENANAvdb9KoxFRB
"Oh," said Christine looking a little crestfallen. "It would really have been nice if you came."832Please respect copyright.PENANA8Lm2Dcl9PZ
"Maybe some other time," said Yeri. "I for one would really like to hang out with you guys."832Please respect copyright.PENANAsnv5wGkU39
"Ya, we do too," said Daniel.832Please respect copyright.PENANAA1n0w9KqdG
"Okay, let me try and see if the dress fits," I said.832Please respect copyright.PENANArJPUIBCKIa
"Of course it will fit," said Zoey. "The dress is just your size."832Please respect copyright.PENANALf2PBgUWNf
"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?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA6kUdAOocj7
"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."832Please respect copyright.PENANArQLfqS7XSd
"Fine." I rolled my eyes. I couldn't believe I was agreeing to this but right now, we were late.832Please respect copyright.PENANAuoWn3rzPNI
"Christine, you better change out of that dress," I reminded her.832Please respect copyright.PENANAlYHxijuP23
"Wait, before we all go, can we take a quick selfie? All of us?" Joy asked as she excitedly pulled out her phone.832Please respect copyright.PENANAxAhZ1nJkOD
"Sure," said Daniel. "But let's not take more than one. We all are running really late."832Please respect copyright.PENANAwWsn6AsRQk
We quickly huddled ourselves together and with smiling faces, looked up at Joy's camera.832Please respect copyright.PENANADbX5NOVCHh
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