"Wait, let me get this straight," said Collins over the phone. "You guys want to throw a party at the hotel?"912Please respect copyright.PENANA85FAa7B78M
"Yes," I answered slowly. "We do."912Please respect copyright.PENANAtK4NNo3njq
"And what makes you think I'm going to allow that?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAySuOQDgMkx
Zoey leaned in closer to me and answered, "because you are invited."912Please respect copyright.PENANArZn27zNCcn
Collins laughed. "Are 912Please respect copyright.PENANAXy4tl8AHjP
you serious? Just because you're inviting me to your party doesn't mean 912Please respect copyright.PENANANV5Wcc8NP1
I'm going to allow you to throw a party."912Please respect copyright.PENANARsu4pnszm0
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.912Please respect copyright.PENANAMouoAI3cnd
"Hey, which piñata do you think is best? One with rainbow colours or the all red one?" Mike asked.912Please respect copyright.PENANArBC7NfaXJL
"You guys want a piñata?" Collins asked sounding confused. "Are you already buying stuff for the party?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAB7124105oZ
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."912Please respect copyright.PENANALa8W4bTfN7
"But Daniel really wants one," Mike insisted. "He said he hasn't had candy in a long time."912Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5caJMNGpd
"Ya, a piñata will be awesome," said Zoey.912Please respect copyright.PENANAIDNDJhUJo6
"Hello, is anyone listening to me?" Collins called out.912Please respect copyright.PENANAuw1kBdxkxz
"Yes, Collins, we already started buying stuff for the party," I answered.912Please respect copyright.PENANAOJaek9mWsi
"Gosh, what to do with 912Please respect copyright.PENANAq3dJLwN9kH
you monkeys," Collins muttered. "Okay, you can have your party. Let me 912Please respect copyright.PENANAiXLa1GfujT
talk to the hotel manager to give you guys a permit. You don't want to 912Please respect copyright.PENANAynZMhmCWK9
end up in a cell."912Please respect copyright.PENANAqqaH7ogl3u
I smiled. "Thanks, Collins."912Please respect copyright.PENANAjllFIWVH6H
"Whatever. Just don't tear up the place, will you?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAeUB51dVusW
"We promise," said Zoey.912Please respect copyright.PENANAXml30aN7mk
Collins cut the line and the five of us, Toxins couldn't stop smiling.912Please respect copyright.PENANA1NrjNlA4av
"Well, that went well," I said.912Please respect copyright.PENANAYiICgmwfsF
"How did you know he wasn't going to refuse if he thought we were already buying stuff for the party?" Zoey asked.912Please respect copyright.PENANAmpPzgL7M4W
"There was nothing he 912Please respect copyright.PENANAMj5xxekVGo
was going to do about it even if we were to bring all the party 912Please respect copyright.PENANAZgc6hgVxYm
decorations back at the hotel without telling him in the first place. He912Please respect copyright.PENANAqV2YvArb8X
would still say yes no matter what," I answered.912Please respect copyright.PENANAGviKzR1jHy
"I told you Sam had it all figured out," said Daniel.912Please respect copyright.PENANAOyWVTZVMfp
"Now that that's been sorted out, we better get shopping," said Christine.912Please respect copyright.PENANAWlPcsPoVIL
The five of us all came 912Please respect copyright.PENANA3bh1rSquEQ
out of the car parked in the parking lot of the mall. We hurriedly 912Please respect copyright.PENANADBbZJkBR7A
walked up to the entrance to avoid any of our fans from spotting us.912Please respect copyright.PENANAijR0jrLtg5
As soon as we entered the mall, I turned to look at the others before we could go any further.912Please respect copyright.PENANAbwSEXCHi3K
"Okay, so how is it going to be?" I asked. "Should we we split up and buy what we need or stick together?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAL50pUILH5F
"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."912Please respect copyright.PENANA56EmE3HXnt
"I agree. At least if we are together, we can remind ourselves of what we need," said Zoey.912Please respect copyright.PENANA4JZRaUV0hO
"Okay, then sticking 912Please respect copyright.PENANA0MTxztUzq5
together it is," I said. "We better hurry. We only have three hours till912Please respect copyright.PENANAruvxGTaJNP
twelve so we better be done with shopping within an hour and a half."912Please respect copyright.PENANAZadb1ERLtH
To make our shopping 912Please respect copyright.PENANAUYTTGV8sWh
more easier, we quickly found ourselves at a party supply store. Daniel 912Please respect copyright.PENANARq8Rg9khIH
first got red ballons. Lots of them because he was so excited about the 912Please respect copyright.PENANAjNHTdBI1DI
party. They were almost too much that I had to put some of them back on 912Please respect copyright.PENANAah5gBrWLZN
the shelves when he wasn't looking.912Please respect copyright.PENANAsfa6C1HRkC
We even got red 912Please respect copyright.PENANAhfYaZsrXor
confetti. That was all on Zoey. She's a huge fan of such. She reminded 912Please respect copyright.PENANAz6JBwtLq5q
me of the old days when we used to make confetti out of cut out paper 912Please respect copyright.PENANAYWvYHcb0oK
and put glitter on them. She really liked glitter. She still does, 912Please respect copyright.PENANApFB95sLUOH
though she seems not to show it sometimes.912Please respect copyright.PENANAg6bp9ifGiM
Mike was lucky enough to even find an all red piñata. I raised an eyebrow but didn't ask any questions.912Please respect copyright.PENANA542AtMvLFD
"You don't seem pleased that I found a piñata," said Mike.912Please respect copyright.PENANAZl1ITGUjeC
"Oh, I'm scared for 912Please respect copyright.PENANA3p5X7xap9o
Lee," I said. "She's really going to faint when she sees we actually 912Please respect copyright.PENANALgyiGvB4v7
found one. We aren't Mexican, you know?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAuHh7LN50Oj
"No, but it will be good to have a good sense of mixed culture."912Please respect copyright.PENANAplDaN1Bi5i
"That I agree. You can put the piñata in the trolley."912Please respect copyright.PENANAkL3PPVoxU3
Mike did just that and 912Please respect copyright.PENANAU3KEkgzzYy
went off into another aisle to see what other supplies he could get. I 912Please respect copyright.PENANAQkhVnhyxAf
was the one slowly pushing the trolley and looking around as well.912Please respect copyright.PENANAt5yogFrC5E
Christine came to me with red party hats.912Please respect copyright.PENANADaDZjrqxMS
"How many are in each packet?" I asked.912Please respect copyright.PENANAMKon9Lubvo
"Ten," Christine answered. "Just got some more just in case."912Please respect copyright.PENANAoYOYC9hfgx
"In case what?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAyv85njrjPn
"In case some get to spoil their party hats. Especially the boys."912Please respect copyright.PENANASuZkJSiJtK
"You're right," I said. "I've no doubt Seungri and Seunghoon will do so."912Please respect copyright.PENANAaN6bVN2Dcv
I felt my phone beep in my purse and when I retrieved it, I found Lee was calling.912Please respect copyright.PENANAf9ROXRAhEi
"Lee is calling," I said.912Please respect copyright.PENANAogXEidPOXX
"I'll go check for more supplies," said Christine as she disappeared down an aisle.912Please respect copyright.PENANAoYnlahguIN
"You guys just never 912Please respect copyright.PENANAwUNzu15asZ
stop surprising me," said Lee immediately I answered her call. "I was 912Please respect copyright.PENANAR4hkweIzai
just in the middle of a pedicure when Collins called telling me that 912Please respect copyright.PENANAwOQm3MS6Um
you're throwing a party."912Please respect copyright.PENANAB3AEupAVLu
"Ya, we are," I said.912Please respect copyright.PENANAZIvq8eINAm
"All I wanted was for 912Please respect copyright.PENANAQCTxvJwBUR
you to go and have a normal fun time with BigBang. Not decide to throw a912Please respect copyright.PENANAul0YuTlGDP
party out of the blue because you wanted to."912Please respect copyright.PENANA0dOYDMGAPk
"If I told you what really happened, you're going to have a huge laugh," I said as I rolled my eyes.912Please respect copyright.PENANA7Q6wdWvicE
"Don't tell me, save if 912Please respect copyright.PENANA8btJJJ1OZK
for after the party. I called to ask if you need anything or else if I 912Please respect copyright.PENANApBQv2mAVvf
don't help, Collins might just fire me."912Please respect copyright.PENANAcDGcRz3onW
"You know he wouldn't." I912Please respect copyright.PENANAJIk82v91ph
thought for a moment. "In fact, you can help us, Lee. And it will be 912Please respect copyright.PENANA0pcpA0VF9k
the easiest thing to do because you don't need to move out of that 912Please respect copyright.PENANA9w1CuUZoI3
beauty salon at all."912Please respect copyright.PENANAMwtZRlUYiv
"There is no way that can happen." I could already imagine Lee making a corky smile and shaking her head.912Please respect copyright.PENANAV5pW1Uk0SH
"We need food and snacks for the party. Just enough to carter twenty to twenty-five people. It shouldn't be all that fancy."912Please respect copyright.PENANAI0oDlOLYIV
"Okay, I know of a catering business around."912Please respect copyright.PENANAbXaQfNbhXd
"Can they prepare something in two hours? The party's at twelve."912Please respect copyright.PENANA8B0Dfucre5
"Sure they can. It's not912Please respect copyright.PENANAaZubL9kixh
one of those massive dinner parties so you need some light food and 912Please respect copyright.PENANAiXowLCuXBE
snacks. They might have something in store for a regular party. I'll 912Please respect copyright.PENANA1OcJeeZDn5
call them." 912Please respect copyright.PENANAbsWsOyyHfQ
"Ya, you do that."912Please respect copyright.PENANA3iCYQM30xk
Lee paused for a moment. "You're right. I don't have to move out of here at all."912Please respect copyright.PENANA8Jp4Mma5IG
"Told you. Tell me if they agree to do so."912Please respect copyright.PENANAMOAiTyKc6M
"Okay. Am I invited to the party?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAMrUVIH6dOm
"Of course you are. You're no stranger. Just one thing though. Come dressed in red."912Please respect copyright.PENANAyqZgpnuMSa
"Red? Why red?"912Please respect copyright.PENANA5HSvTNyb6S
"Well, it's the theme for the party."912Please respect copyright.PENANAE84T4EPdoH
"I wonder why you chose the color. You guys mostly fancy blue or purple."912Please respect copyright.PENANAuJnC6JVZTe
"The colour choosing is part of the long story."912Please respect copyright.PENANAmkAbCYwDu4
"Would you need a white and red cake to go for your party?"912Please respect copyright.PENANA64HHXxRBHQ
"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."912Please respect copyright.PENANAjxlj3oKwDF
"Leave that to me. I know a bakery that sells already made cakes and I bet they have a red and white one."912Please respect copyright.PENANAFy9tZdJUqS
"Thanks, Lee."912Please respect copyright.PENANAfHqGya2PcL
"Don't mention it. What's a party without cake?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAk6FSZBEndk
Lee cut the line and I 912Please respect copyright.PENANAiguPXl7BfO
put my phone away in my purse. I continued to push the trolley when Mike912Please respect copyright.PENANAXowfsg6ukm
and Daniel appeared in front of me all of the sudden. I almost bumped 912Please respect copyright.PENANAkvn8Yra3rz
into them with the trolley.912Please respect copyright.PENANAnkhEQPGsVK
"Whoa, you two, I would have run you over," I said.912Please respect copyright.PENANAyPntHve26c
"Thank God it isn't a car," said Mike.912Please respect copyright.PENANAgpVqJdIHh5
I rolled my eyes. "What's up?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAQYWdICsPii
"Guess what we found?" Daniel said as both him and Mike raised what they were holding in their hands.912Please respect copyright.PENANAgBymrdXoqf
"Oh, confetti guns," I said with a smile. "This is going to be fun."912Please respect copyright.PENANAuv4h1ZHkCU
"Cool! Confetti guns!" Zoey appeared behind me with party blowers.912Please respect copyright.PENANA5LOnznuOQa
"We're so going to make a mess at the party," said Daniel.912Please respect copyright.PENANAqdhEm3BloH
"All the more for Collins to hate us," I said.912Please respect copyright.PENANAK84PgHdO7u
"So what are you saying?" Mike asked. "We shouldn't get them?"912Please respect copyright.PENANA0VFlGCaEqd
"Of course we can, it's a party after all."912Please respect copyright.PENANA1GriOIHHjV
"Yes!" the two boys cheered as they put the confetti guns into the trolley and ran off.912Please respect copyright.PENANAlu7TUFl6JU
"Aren't we almost done 912Please respect copyright.PENANA59Zo4VT0oA
here?" Zoey asked as she came over to the trolley to put in the red 912Please respect copyright.PENANAKBKOFFv2Po
party blowers. "I mean, we are almost at the end of the store."912Please respect copyright.PENANAZp0xL781Qj
"I think we got all that912Please respect copyright.PENANA3LdI6GR2GC
we need," I said as I looked into the trolley. "But let the others 912Please respect copyright.PENANAXhaHoREdQH
scavenge through the last aisles and see what they get."912Please respect copyright.PENANAPFOxAQfI9l
"I wanted to ask about the food," said Zoey. "You know there's no party without it."912Please respect copyright.PENANANaEagzXOOQ
"I know. Lee called to ask what else we needed and I told her about the food and snacks. There might even be cake."912Please respect copyright.PENANAqYSIxvPW8h
Zoey's eyes lit up. "Cake?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAlA8aleaTZY
"Did someone say cake?" 912Please respect copyright.PENANAug7XKR91UB
Christine poked her head round the corner of a shelf, with an excited 912Please respect copyright.PENANAYo2yGuyrJi
look on her face upon hearing the word "cake."912Please respect copyright.PENANA2Nm37i8TfT
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!"912Please respect copyright.PENANAdZMKEm5eWD
"Okay, looks like I 912Please respect copyright.PENANAGy4CxglQcg
shouldn't have said that," I said as I looked at my two brothers sing 912Please respect copyright.PENANAZBxgqXKg9I
and dance to the song waving the streamers around.912Please respect copyright.PENANAdA4IZAyK0A
Zoey laughed. "There's just no party without cake," she said.912Please respect copyright.PENANAkkNPcDwwhW
"I wonder what's so special about it," I said as I stared off into the distance.912Please respect copyright.PENANAWqrfoFhowB
"No one knows," said 912Please respect copyright.PENANASy7ve9Hilf
Christine as she came with red party ribbons and put them in the 912Please respect copyright.PENANAJj8TfiacAI
trolley. "Most people only come for the cake."912Please respect copyright.PENANApRhfd3Uhiv
"I didn't came here to party," sang Mike as he slowly approached.912Please respect copyright.PENANAC5VyshS5hb
"I didn't come here to stay," Daniel continued, following Mike.912Please respect copyright.PENANACllFWw9mRr
"I came to the leave with somebody," sang Mike.912Please respect copyright.PENANA63V20eFsmq
"I only came for the cake," the five of us all responded at the same time.912Please respect copyright.PENANAP426Pq5bHp
I smiled. "Okay, are we done?" I asked.912Please respect copyright.PENANAvh3GX5fgLK
"Looks like we are," said Mike. "That's if you want me to get some party costumes at the end of the aisle."912Please respect copyright.PENANAn7e3TE79zi
"No!" the four of us answered. Mike raised his hands in surrender.912Please respect copyright.PENANARGYZlDPAPJ
"Alright, I was only kidding," he said.912Please respect copyright.PENANAm1uILM2kkz
"Let's pay for this stuff," I said. "And who wants to go shopping for red outfits?"912Please respect copyright.PENANALsyS1OhhKp
All the four Toxins raised their hands. Come to think of it, I also had to find something red.912Please respect copyright.PENANA92Lvy6YFaj
"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."912Please respect copyright.PENANATAOpv8pJDU
"Aye, aye, captain," said Daniel.912Please respect copyright.PENANAyWXGEDRoMU
We quickly went straight912Please respect copyright.PENANAyShdKfci0x
to the counter and after loading stuff in the trolley again, we quickly912Please respect copyright.PENANAZTTbPaEYC4
rushed out of the store, again with the intention of not being seen so 912Please respect copyright.PENANAEgAUDquM0l
easily by passersby.912Please respect copyright.PENANA8IBovziEgt
As soon as we were done 912Please respect copyright.PENANAX7crqxIym6
packing the party supplies in the car with the help of the chauffeur, we912Please respect copyright.PENANAynT0pWOYqi
went back to the mall and this time to get clothes. The four of us 912Please respect copyright.PENANA5eyHGW9AI0
split up, Zoey, Christine and I went one way, my two brothers went 912Please respect copyright.PENANA06dXIVgPtF
another.912Please respect copyright.PENANAtON7rmqhXE
Surprisingly, as many 912Please respect copyright.PENANAIwmvqp188b
boutiques that we visited, the girls and I couldn't find anything 912Please respect copyright.PENANAkPLidH2pik
dazzling in red. There were red dresses, red t-shirts and shirts with 912Please respect copyright.PENANAEvE00LUeQi
fancy red skirts and pants alright, some with a touch of white or black.912Please respect copyright.PENANAo1qKQ49Mdj
But we just couldn't find the right outfit. The only thing we managed 912Please respect copyright.PENANAnfj1ETTc8N
to come out with were red shoes.912Please respect copyright.PENANA5yQUlShFtp
"This is getting 912Please respect copyright.PENANAvQyBt5U6Xy
ridiculous," said Zoey as the three of us were walking around each with a912Please respect copyright.PENANAM9cI9Q9uuV
bag that had a pair of red shoes. "We're running out of time and we 912Please respect copyright.PENANATWBZh6sSJx
can't seem to find the right outfit."912Please respect copyright.PENANAH7qKbejAGK
"Shouldn't we have just 912Please respect copyright.PENANAe5o4oAtdcX
changed the theme colour?" Christine asked looking at me. "Because I saw912Please respect copyright.PENANATuMnzJyc49
a sparkling blue flared summer dress in one of the boutiques."912Please respect copyright.PENANAD69XORscR8
"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.912Please respect copyright.PENANA4LK82bP4MJ
"I feel we're looking for the wrong thing here," said Zoey.912Please respect copyright.PENANAn5HdaNMRXf
"I feel so too," I said.912Please respect copyright.PENANAhsIkZ9l34D
"You know the offer is 912Please respect copyright.PENANAfwExwfvY3g
still on the table for getting those costumes we found at the party 912Please respect copyright.PENANAQiqnfGDTTv
supply store," said Mike as he and Daniel came from behind.912Please respect copyright.PENANAOA4cFssVN6
"Really?" Zoey turned to look at him. "We said no."912Please respect copyright.PENANAST8RRy7nQ0
Mike smirked. "I don't know about you ladies," he said, "but Daniel and I already have what we need."912Please respect copyright.PENANAIZZ8Oygg25
"Lucky you," said Christine. "We only managed to get shoes but the outfits we have seen just aren't right."912Please respect copyright.PENANA2kW24MbJHX
"Well, there are still plenty of places to look," said Daniel. "It ain't the end of the world."912Please respect copyright.PENANA5o8PGMQGOU
"But the question is where?" I asked as I bit my lip deep in thought. I quickly pulled out my phone.912Please respect copyright.PENANAVzRVIr4L58
"Are you calling a fashion designer?" Zoey asked.912Please respect copyright.PENANA1z66Asz0xF
"No, I'm calling Lee. 912Please respect copyright.PENANAeafiVlYhrG
She must be somewhere around this mall." I put the phone to my ear. Her 912Please respect copyright.PENANAgwNoGGHkzY
phone began to ring at the under end.912Please respect copyright.PENANA29mXur09qE
"Are you sure?" Christine asked.912Please respect copyright.PENANAwwN4Fw2NNo
"Hi, Lee," I said as soon as Lee picked up the call. "Where are you?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAX612XB5aZE
"Looking for something red, where else?" she answered.912Please respect copyright.PENANAiKYOZvTJSH
"Okay, where are you, exactly?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAeqemg3J4Qz
Lee paused. "Wait, you think we are at the same mall?"912Please respect copyright.PENANA0GFmvNQWK8
"You are at the Myeong-dong shopping mall, aren't you?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAAkCrhH3o6f
"I'm not going to ask how you guessed."912Please respect copyright.PENANAHB0KR0AnRO
"Well, we all like coming here." I shrugged my shoulders. "Didn't have to guess."912Please respect copyright.PENANAhcDD6EIjnS
"Okay Miss Smarty Pants, why do you want to know where I am?"912Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZNMhdge3G
"The girls and I are stuck and we need to find a red outfit quick. We don't have much time."912Please respect copyright.PENANAmIdqMuAE4b
Lee gave us directions to which boutique she was in and we found it within a minute. Surprisingly, she wasn't that far.912Please respect copyright.PENANAjr1jsJMEdf
"Hey, guys!" Lee called out to us when she noticed us enter the boutique.912Please respect copyright.PENANAdzzMRmgv8v
Zoey rushed over to Lee as she was looking at a gorgeous sparkling red high low dress.912Please respect copyright.PENANAmCOBEKjvI6
"Are you going to get this, Lee?" Zoey asked, her eyes were filled with wonder as she looked at the dress.912Please respect copyright.PENANAopxIl425gC
"Oh, no, you can try it," said Lee. "I already picked a dress."912Please respect copyright.PENANAdgj4797iEd
"Thank you." Zoey quickly unhanged the dress from it's hanger and she quickly went to the dressing room.912Please respect copyright.PENANAtLypzjbA14
"Well, lucky her," said 912Please respect copyright.PENANAxtXb9bU1rU
Christine as the rest of us got to where Lee stood with Zoey. "Looks 912Please respect copyright.PENANAkplb7hZesr
like she found what she was looking for."912Please respect copyright.PENANAiFrKB0bl6r
"And you haven't," Lee mocked Christine with a smile.912Please respect copyright.PENANASmkC3DgwDC
"Ya, ya, ya, let me get 912Please respect copyright.PENANAijP5eBk6WK
right to it," said Christine, trying to rub off Lee as she went in the 912Please respect copyright.PENANARmXdu51lqR
aisle looking for something red on the clothes rack.912Please respect copyright.PENANAgNrNgkmKFu
"We don't need to worry about checking for anything," said Mike. "We men have it all handled."912Please respect copyright.PENANAjJNXdqvKp3
"Stuff for men or boys aren't that hard to get," I said as I looked at my brother.912Please respect copyright.PENANAW1Ho80xW3M
"As long as it's smart and sensible," said Lee.912Please respect copyright.PENANAK1XunvuS1w
"Okay, we get you're trying to say that finding girl stuff is hard," said Mike.912Please respect copyright.PENANA5Woj9EosWn
"It is," Lee and I said at the same time.912Please respect copyright.PENANA9JHjLfhVqN
"Okay, Sam, why don't you look for something?" Daniel reminded me. "We're running out of time."912Please respect copyright.PENANAcnylKmcFzl
"Oh, right," I said as I looked around wondering which way to go until I finally picked a direction. Lee followed behind me.912Please respect copyright.PENANAJC1m0OJcIS
"How come you girls couldn't find an outfit?" Lee asked.912Please respect copyright.PENANAepW4D74FSP
"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.912Please respect copyright.PENANAxXfB5u4YQ1
"All boutiques are nice and fancy."912Please respect copyright.PENANAw8M4Khloge
"Well, this one is extra fancy by a long shot."912Please respect copyright.PENANAD3IegOEQxR
Lee nodded her head slightly as she looked at a gorgeous blue summer dress. "You might have a point."912Please respect copyright.PENANAMbDjnM0mWo
I kept on looking in the912Please respect copyright.PENANAaVehroJAKy
clothes rack for anything red until Zoey appeared at the other end of 912Please respect copyright.PENANAhwlQd8VECd
the aisle all dressed up in the dress she picked.912Please respect copyright.PENANA6dkwDxyCb7
"How do I look?" she asked as she twirled around.912Please respect copyright.PENANAaBQhMbxKXn
"It's gorgeous, Zoey," I replied honestly. Her high low dress looked stunning.912Please respect copyright.PENANAbahL7HoH2L
"I like it," said 912Please respect copyright.PENANA1nvuCwpvM1
Christine as she appeared standing next to Zoey admiring the dress. "And912Please respect copyright.PENANAOLTONyEVJW
they are really going to match with your heels."912Please respect copyright.PENANAcrU5S6KVUz
"Thanks," said Zoey with a smile.912Please respect copyright.PENANADrGmD7amXf
"Too bad you don't look like Cinderella," said Mike.912Please respect copyright.PENANAwYmVWulifm
"I didn't ask for your 912Please respect copyright.PENANArdZMvG58Bc
opinion," said Zoey looking at the other side, where Mike was probably 912Please respect copyright.PENANA8QABYrRmxV
standing. "And besides, Cinderella wore a blue dress."912Please respect copyright.PENANA3HOgu2tZy6
"But I bet she looked more prettier."912Please respect copyright.PENANAjd57bqDtyR
Zoey didn't say a word as she quickly turned around with her dress and headed back to the dressing room.912Please respect copyright.PENANAuwFxyYrQvo
I went back to looking for a dress when I said, "you really shouldn't be too hard on her, Mike."912Please respect copyright.PENANAuxEEuOXDSF
"I tell him that everyday," said Daniel at the other end.912Please respect copyright.PENANA66lfBdixmn
Christine soon appeared with a red halter neck backless skater dress.912Please respect copyright.PENANAzQlN5I6dBg
"Hey, do you think this will look good on me?" she asked Lee and I.912Please respect copyright.PENANAnTmdGlEnqO
"If you ask me, that looks super cute," I said.912Please respect copyright.PENANAVV6K0CK4d7
"You should try it. I bet it will look fantastic," said Lee.912Please respect copyright.PENANAjj1fQBavkc
Christine ran off to the912Please respect copyright.PENANAqn11KBG9AY
dressing room and at the same time, Zoey came back with her dress in 912Please respect copyright.PENANAhExhfx54Hr
her hand and back in her usual clothes.912Please respect copyright.PENANAcJPevlYHhn
"Found anything yet?" Zoey asked as she looked at me.912Please respect copyright.PENANAaCQCdXJU0Q
"Sadly, no," I answered as I turned round the corner and entered another aisle.912Please respect copyright.PENANAqGLVV61wG1
"Well, there must be something for you. Let me pay for this and then I'll come help out with Lee."912Please respect copyright.PENANAO4prs5XZb9
"And you better hurry," Mike announced. "We only have 10 minutes."912Please respect copyright.PENANAa05k4hs92Y
"Well, time seems to move slow on my part," said Lee as she joined me and Zoey went to the counter.912Please respect copyright.PENANAYFmkNstHnp
"I feel the last four 912Please respect copyright.PENANALzbEGYSEkv
minutes I've been here, I ve been searching forever," I said as I drew 912Please respect copyright.PENANA5n7l1GKhvl
out a red top that didn't feel right still.912Please respect copyright.PENANAuefVs4pmoD
"Don't worry, the place has plenty of stuff."912Please respect copyright.PENANAtWxG3DMtDV
"Ya, but we have to go and decorate."912Please respect copyright.PENANALVProKoxrb
"The others can leave and you and I can stay here. The others can decorate without you."912Please respect copyright.PENANAdVq5tqNJq4
"No, we need Sam around for the decorations," said Daniel.912Please respect copyright.PENANAzw9iUQZl1m
"True," said Zoey from the counter.912Please respect copyright.PENANAyuxWR5TBbv
"You can do it well 912Please respect copyright.PENANAk9w9HgyXU4
without me, guys," I said to them intently looking at the clothes in 912Please respect copyright.PENANAMyshGw8fzQ
front of me. There was nothing red so I moved on to another clothes 912Please respect copyright.PENANAY3BPpeJgQX
rack.912Please respect copyright.PENANAUuVGKIHNsW
"And you don't have to 912Please respect copyright.PENANASWpB6GCxzx
worry about the food and snacks. The people whom I hired are already on 912Please respect copyright.PENANAxB2BP2E5Ta
it and the hotel knows that they will be expecting them."912Please respect copyright.PENANASp7hegSDxQ
"What about the cake?" Mike asked.912Please respect copyright.PENANASOG48VWUkO
"Don't worry too much about the cake. It's bad luck, you know?"912Please respect copyright.PENANABWTt2eYt3r
"I've never heard anyone say that in my entire life," said Zoey as she appeared in the aisle Lee and I were in.912Please respect copyright.PENANAfskD5kJPfa
"Me neither," said Daniel.912Please respect copyright.PENANAY9N32RVxfs
"Well, now you know," said Lee.912Please respect copyright.PENANAIznOFqfxAi
"Gosh, there is nothing 912Please respect copyright.PENANAwhjbhHzfxe
red here," I said. I was ready to give up. We were almost coming to the 912Please respect copyright.PENANArSnViyQmhU
last aisle of the boutique. I didn't feel so lucky this time around.912Please respect copyright.PENANANSTlAkmm43
"Don't say that, Sam," said Zoey who was on the opposite side of the aisle with Lee.912Please respect copyright.PENANAPqxl3RfIBj
"Let me go in the last aisle."912Please respect copyright.PENANAtSrcCsonrP
Just as I was about to 912Please respect copyright.PENANAzLYGpnujEe
turn round the corner, I abruptly bumped into something face first and I912Please respect copyright.PENANAm5w4S7VBhm
almost fell to the ground but kept my balance as I took a few steps 912Please respect copyright.PENANAYj4POrUw8J
backwards.912Please respect copyright.PENANA8deSgjFzWI
"미안, 너 괜찮 니?" ("Mian, neo kwaenchanh ni?") ("Sorry, are you okay?") asked the voice in front of me as I held my face.912Please respect copyright.PENANAOags6BowKU
"네, 괜찮나요," ("Ne, kwaenchanhnayo,") ("Yes, I'm fine,") I replied though the bump really hurt.912Please respect copyright.PENANA46vYp5aMzf
"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.912Please respect copyright.PENANAsLfP8WXzt5
"It's nothing, I just bumped into someone," I said as I looked at Lee, still holding my head.912Please respect copyright.PENANA4Doz2qcYW3
"Oh, hello," said the lady I bumped into. "I didn't notice it was you."912Please respect copyright.PENANAwKrlnaWBPh
I looked at the person 912Please respect copyright.PENANAGWpEpy9EHS
in front of me and I felt my face turn pale for a second. Lee also 912Please respect copyright.PENANARge0QkCcMZ
paused as she realised who I had bumped into.912Please respect copyright.PENANAEpOfGTuIEr
"Hey," said Zoey as she 912Please respect copyright.PENANAgZr1sPJZsy
came towards Lee and I. "Are we still looking for the dress or...... oh,912Please respect copyright.PENANALa7PaXvE6J
my gosh, you're from RedVelvet," Zoey couldn't believe her eyes when 912Please respect copyright.PENANASXAV6UPtEJ
she saw who Lee and I were looking at.912Please respect copyright.PENANATarPqUTZ2i
Yeri giggled and said, "yes, and you're Zoey. From The Toxins. I'm such a fan."912Please respect copyright.PENANAdiyq30R45o
"We are also fans of you too," said Zoey almost stammering.912Please respect copyright.PENANA0D4ts3ZTm4
"Ya, we are," I said, with a surprised look on my face.912Please respect copyright.PENANAIT0HroowG7
"The girls are not going to believe this when I tell them that I just met you guys," said Yeri.912Please respect copyright.PENANAzk9yEF8zxY
"Where are you, Yeri?" came a voice from the last aisle.912Please respect copyright.PENANA8B927fsc3T
"I'm here, come and see who I just met," Yeri called back.912Please respect copyright.PENANAVJy06spfyz
"Hey, Sam, did you find something?" came Mike's voice. I could hear his footsteps and even Daniel's coming from the other side.912Please respect copyright.PENANAzPw4X8bvH2
"Who are you talking about now?" came the person who called Yeri and appeared round the corner. But the person wasn't alone.912Please respect copyright.PENANA7SLIh88B5p
Immediately my two 912Please respect copyright.PENANAiqYg5R4KtZ
brothers appeared behind Lee, Zoey and I, four other members of 912Please respect copyright.PENANAqgSyS5tScG
RedVelvet appeared behind Yeri. For a moment there was silence.912Please respect copyright.PENANAltveyGC8aB
Then all of the sudden, a912Please respect copyright.PENANAXjFrqCfykw
little scream came out of nowhere. Everyone turned to where the noise 912Please respect copyright.PENANAe1E3HgDrk0
was coming from. It was Christine.912Please respect copyright.PENANALq26A3mzX4
She quickly covered her 912Please respect copyright.PENANAuxujIfsmL5
mouth and gathered herself together. "Sorry, I couldn't help myself 912Please respect copyright.PENANAWguI7F2zt4
after seeing RedVelvet," she said after she uncovered her mouth.912Please respect copyright.PENANAjbX8amr6DB
"I'm also as surprised as you are, but I didn't scream, did I?" Mike asked.912Please respect copyright.PENANA6UeivPX3ol
"Spare her," said 912Please respect copyright.PENANABvmX16PtQz
Seulgi, with a smile. "We are all girls and it's quite hard to keep 912Please respect copyright.PENANAKiy8xJL7Kf
ourselves contained when we see famous people."912Please respect copyright.PENANAlvz7x1yx59
"This is so weird," said Daniel. "I'm Daniel and I'm a fan of you guys."912Please respect copyright.PENANAEbFqXEcivJ
Joy and Irene giggled. "Same here," they said at the same time.912Please respect copyright.PENANAVFad3pvFll
"Isn't this funny?" I asked. "Us meeting RedVelvet, when we are actually having a red themed party today?"912Please respect copyright.PENANAVWh3Rg7yBX
"Ooooh, ya!" the four Toxins slapped their foreheads.912Please respect copyright.PENANADfROvUVoqw
"You're so right, Sam," said Christine. "I didn't even notice."912Please respect copyright.PENANANJjIQAz9Z9
"You're having a red themed party?" Wendy asked her eyes glowing with excitement. "Cool!"912Please respect copyright.PENANAbVVKaNjWMq
"Ya, we are, so we were all looking for something red," said Lee.912Please respect copyright.PENANAHg6RrwoIPC
"That looks good on you, Christine," said Yeri as she walked over to Christine to look at her dress.912Please respect copyright.PENANA0CISnKGa5i
Christine blushed. "You even know my name?" Yeri smiled and then Christine said, "oh..., ya, thanks."912Please respect copyright.PENANASQl8F8PSSK
"But we have a problem though," said Mike. I looked at him as I knew what the was able to say.912Please respect copyright.PENANA1CXWn5R16y
"What is it?" Seulgi asked. "Haven't you found something red, yourself?"912Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZIjRR2oua
"I already did, thanks. 912Please respect copyright.PENANA0sPtAuAOIl
I'm talking about my sister. She hasn't found anything yet and we have 912Please respect copyright.PENANAhI5ppH7Gw9
to go back and prepare for the party."912Please respect copyright.PENANAs9ztu8u5Jf
"Oh." Seulgi, Irene and Wendy looked at each other, then at me.912Please respect copyright.PENANAYX44niWewg
Joy soon snapped her fingers, drawing all our attention to her.912Please respect copyright.PENANA9yClxmxurZ
"I think I know what will suit her," said Joy.912Please respect copyright.PENANAUGjRL6gGwz
"You do?" Daniel and Zoey asked at the same time.912Please respect copyright.PENANApArC2pfsLa
"I saw this dress in the aisle we were in. Come, Sam, and I'll show you."912Please respect copyright.PENANAHG9wXmia3j
Joy turned around and I 912Please respect copyright.PENANARmqNlrGZLq
quickly followed her. She got to a clothes rack where there were red 912Please respect copyright.PENANAedvwarfFEJ
dresses through and through. She looked among them and checked before 912Please respect copyright.PENANAevi8S09cHE
she drew out the one she was looking for.912Please respect copyright.PENANAAk9YETJYnj
"Here you are," she said with a smile on her face. "You will look really pretty in this."912Please respect copyright.PENANAu5b9Uuf9Gh
She gave me a red short 912Please respect copyright.PENANA2L3RdKGKxP
sleeveless prom dress. It was really pretty because of the design. And I912Please respect copyright.PENANACIs0k0pqH9
had to admit, I fell in love with it completely.912Please respect copyright.PENANA0WdMtTtm1j
"Wow, it's so pretty," said Zoey as she came over to look at the dress.912Please respect copyright.PENANAv0ztBGDrKc
"It will suit her," said Seulgi. "Nice work, Joy. You picked the right dress."912Please respect copyright.PENANAVJOquJgLnG
"Yes, thank you," I said. "I almost gave up looking."912Please respect copyright.PENANAWTiwb7JrRq
"You're welcome," said Joy as she gave me a hug.912Please respect copyright.PENANAI85oixhX3v
"Well, I bet even if we weren't here, you would still find it," said Yeri.912Please respect copyright.PENANAnMsxGAoVv7
"Maybe," said Mike. "But you just made finding the dress more easier because we have to go."912Please respect copyright.PENANAb3v1n30UHu
"Oh, ya, the party," I slapped my head. "We have to put up the decorations."912Please respect copyright.PENANA5nsfcHUxkq
"Would you like to come?" Lee asked, addressing the question to RedVelvet.912Please respect copyright.PENANAXtWvs7X5tr
"Us? To the party?" Wendy asked.912Please respect copyright.PENANAVvFyaDkHaq
"Ya, it will be nice if you come," said Zoey.912Please respect copyright.PENANA8j9GYMhpvW
"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.912Please respect copyright.PENANAWpAif3RpRU
"Oh," said Christine looking a little crestfallen. "It would really have been nice if you came."912Please respect copyright.PENANATrVU9aHnPY
"Maybe some other time," said Yeri. "I for one would really like to hang out with you guys."912Please respect copyright.PENANAv0sPPImZYF
"Ya, we do too," said Daniel.912Please respect copyright.PENANA9ndU796lj8
"Okay, let me try and see if the dress fits," I said.912Please respect copyright.PENANAkSayb5saB4
"Of course it will fit," said Zoey. "The dress is just your size."912Please respect copyright.PENANAJQTpUhU3Ql
"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?"912Please respect copyright.PENANArnFG2RtQpn
"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."912Please respect copyright.PENANAYwxiGa71Pu
"Fine." I rolled my eyes. I couldn't believe I was agreeing to this but right now, we were late.912Please respect copyright.PENANAhSXecxqZAy
"Christine, you better change out of that dress," I reminded her.912Please respect copyright.PENANAkly3bFLhHO
"Wait, before we all go, can we take a quick selfie? All of us?" Joy asked as she excitedly pulled out her phone.912Please respect copyright.PENANArKZkY4OG81
"Sure," said Daniel. "But let's not take more than one. We all are running really late."912Please respect copyright.PENANAcYZTPXNZVi
We quickly huddled ourselves together and with smiling faces, looked up at Joy's camera.912Please respect copyright.PENANA8uEZPS6jpn
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