"Wait, let me get this straight," said Collins over the phone. "You guys want to throw a party at the hotel?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAoSjiSeswtI
"Yes," I answered slowly. "We do."812Please respect copyright.PENANAlW24IhL6w6
"And what makes you think I'm going to allow that?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAfLCMR2ArER
Zoey leaned in closer to me and answered, "because you are invited."812Please respect copyright.PENANA9AlVGg5EBu
Collins laughed. "Are 812Please respect copyright.PENANAMU1dgRlH5v
you serious? Just because you're inviting me to your party doesn't mean 812Please respect copyright.PENANAcwaOp9gWv8
I'm going to allow you to throw a party."812Please respect copyright.PENANAlaioOOZeqY
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.812Please respect copyright.PENANAdOewXqITaI
"Hey, which piñata do you think is best? One with rainbow colours or the all red one?" Mike asked.812Please respect copyright.PENANAt4cRrAFEeu
"You guys want a piñata?" Collins asked sounding confused. "Are you already buying stuff for the party?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAdPseTgKKXW
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."812Please respect copyright.PENANAM0geWLZdfu
"But Daniel really wants one," Mike insisted. "He said he hasn't had candy in a long time."812Please respect copyright.PENANAqAKevVeDsm
"Ya, a piñata will be awesome," said Zoey.812Please respect copyright.PENANAv4xsIMiFnA
"Hello, is anyone listening to me?" Collins called out.812Please respect copyright.PENANAoqpz9wgZVj
"Yes, Collins, we already started buying stuff for the party," I answered.812Please respect copyright.PENANADqbNzZlP22
"Gosh, what to do with 812Please respect copyright.PENANACJGWYh51Rz
you monkeys," Collins muttered. "Okay, you can have your party. Let me 812Please respect copyright.PENANAWjNLwjjvCo
talk to the hotel manager to give you guys a permit. You don't want to 812Please respect copyright.PENANAj8fZwqxboj
end up in a cell."812Please respect copyright.PENANAaBOFIaO7m6
I smiled. "Thanks, Collins."812Please respect copyright.PENANAPSI8jEyaaW
"Whatever. Just don't tear up the place, will you?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAwZrQ3KJYQY
"We promise," said Zoey.812Please respect copyright.PENANAzmIwFtGEUZ
Collins cut the line and the five of us, Toxins couldn't stop smiling.812Please respect copyright.PENANAfiYMLphCuS
"Well, that went well," I said.812Please respect copyright.PENANADbQ7Onxg1d
"How did you know he wasn't going to refuse if he thought we were already buying stuff for the party?" Zoey asked.812Please respect copyright.PENANAT3MjJv4CC7
"There was nothing he 812Please respect copyright.PENANA9oFYJ70wAU
was going to do about it even if we were to bring all the party 812Please respect copyright.PENANA86ms5FwxAF
decorations back at the hotel without telling him in the first place. He812Please respect copyright.PENANAwoAZE9cxwL
would still say yes no matter what," I answered.812Please respect copyright.PENANA2KP0r2pcrd
"I told you Sam had it all figured out," said Daniel.812Please respect copyright.PENANAjq1mQrjMwr
"Now that that's been sorted out, we better get shopping," said Christine.812Please respect copyright.PENANAmyGWn4hwmB
The five of us all came 812Please respect copyright.PENANAhGPWhYcKHz
out of the car parked in the parking lot of the mall. We hurriedly 812Please respect copyright.PENANAXyKBt8097z
walked up to the entrance to avoid any of our fans from spotting us.812Please respect copyright.PENANARJEquBgNTd
As soon as we entered the mall, I turned to look at the others before we could go any further.812Please respect copyright.PENANAS1uLggNL8w
"Okay, so how is it going to be?" I asked. "Should we we split up and buy what we need or stick together?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAA3R8nWr7iY
"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."812Please respect copyright.PENANA87o7QVKvQQ
"I agree. At least if we are together, we can remind ourselves of what we need," said Zoey.812Please respect copyright.PENANAplkMFgu3Se
"Okay, then sticking 812Please respect copyright.PENANAM29R2gjlaX
together it is," I said. "We better hurry. We only have three hours till812Please respect copyright.PENANAbOj6riKHrv
twelve so we better be done with shopping within an hour and a half."812Please respect copyright.PENANAV6qoUwLmnY
To make our shopping 812Please respect copyright.PENANAlW8DI4jD1U
more easier, we quickly found ourselves at a party supply store. Daniel 812Please respect copyright.PENANA2EDftpBHhS
first got red ballons. Lots of them because he was so excited about the 812Please respect copyright.PENANA5lX6pF4fgx
party. They were almost too much that I had to put some of them back on 812Please respect copyright.PENANAIAbUC5T39t
the shelves when he wasn't looking.812Please respect copyright.PENANAJVlibAPV42
We even got red 812Please respect copyright.PENANAuflMi8huTc
confetti. That was all on Zoey. She's a huge fan of such. She reminded 812Please respect copyright.PENANAMSNpI2hgUt
me of the old days when we used to make confetti out of cut out paper 812Please respect copyright.PENANARtBO7VbBFc
and put glitter on them. She really liked glitter. She still does, 812Please respect copyright.PENANAq80MjkfX97
though she seems not to show it sometimes.812Please respect copyright.PENANA47I9fCszDW
Mike was lucky enough to even find an all red piñata. I raised an eyebrow but didn't ask any questions.812Please respect copyright.PENANAk24s4XFnEJ
"You don't seem pleased that I found a piñata," said Mike.812Please respect copyright.PENANANz1pVlkBjp
"Oh, I'm scared for 812Please respect copyright.PENANAX5EPlxh6i6
Lee," I said. "She's really going to faint when she sees we actually 812Please respect copyright.PENANA3cKLmcf14d
found one. We aren't Mexican, you know?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0XMkNfWd9
"No, but it will be good to have a good sense of mixed culture."812Please respect copyright.PENANAjwqGtlAebK
"That I agree. You can put the piñata in the trolley."812Please respect copyright.PENANAWxB40ncyWM
Mike did just that and 812Please respect copyright.PENANAFDrh77GHpv
went off into another aisle to see what other supplies he could get. I 812Please respect copyright.PENANAzh8P19QoDr
was the one slowly pushing the trolley and looking around as well.812Please respect copyright.PENANAh1tqs8gRVb
Christine came to me with red party hats.812Please respect copyright.PENANAJdt029Td5N
"How many are in each packet?" I asked.812Please respect copyright.PENANAl0OeGwcKWX
"Ten," Christine answered. "Just got some more just in case."812Please respect copyright.PENANAwOtph0h5qD
"In case what?"812Please respect copyright.PENANADal72CpdDo
"In case some get to spoil their party hats. Especially the boys."812Please respect copyright.PENANAbK9up3aS6i
"You're right," I said. "I've no doubt Seungri and Seunghoon will do so."812Please respect copyright.PENANA7100biThEo
I felt my phone beep in my purse and when I retrieved it, I found Lee was calling.812Please respect copyright.PENANAo3ZHptUbI9
"Lee is calling," I said.812Please respect copyright.PENANA2zl36y9kmC
"I'll go check for more supplies," said Christine as she disappeared down an aisle.812Please respect copyright.PENANAiJpSIJ2NYm
"You guys just never 812Please respect copyright.PENANAI1u2nhZKkL
stop surprising me," said Lee immediately I answered her call. "I was 812Please respect copyright.PENANAKa7ENefM4z
just in the middle of a pedicure when Collins called telling me that 812Please respect copyright.PENANAoiidag7Cxz
you're throwing a party."812Please respect copyright.PENANAul6opajQT7
"Ya, we are," I said.812Please respect copyright.PENANAqsi2ofxRLf
"All I wanted was for 812Please respect copyright.PENANAfVDBoe0vPX
you to go and have a normal fun time with BigBang. Not decide to throw a812Please respect copyright.PENANALj4RnqYDKZ
party out of the blue because you wanted to."812Please respect copyright.PENANAwpChl4kbhC
"If I told you what really happened, you're going to have a huge laugh," I said as I rolled my eyes.812Please respect copyright.PENANASFbMted5Di
"Don't tell me, save if 812Please respect copyright.PENANAu1YiyHv7Rd
for after the party. I called to ask if you need anything or else if I 812Please respect copyright.PENANA1DvtaGLVS1
don't help, Collins might just fire me."812Please respect copyright.PENANAUdy3r0JTOm
"You know he wouldn't." I812Please respect copyright.PENANAfNc5h92Egb
thought for a moment. "In fact, you can help us, Lee. And it will be 812Please respect copyright.PENANAT2o8vzgj5x
the easiest thing to do because you don't need to move out of that 812Please respect copyright.PENANA8dJFicIgJH
beauty salon at all."812Please respect copyright.PENANAqbLby0ncUc
"There is no way that can happen." I could already imagine Lee making a corky smile and shaking her head.812Please respect copyright.PENANAAHTkFnIKQQ
"We need food and snacks for the party. Just enough to carter twenty to twenty-five people. It shouldn't be all that fancy."812Please respect copyright.PENANAbCTwxMjYay
"Okay, I know of a catering business around."812Please respect copyright.PENANADSovhZBwKG
"Can they prepare something in two hours? The party's at twelve."812Please respect copyright.PENANAHdpl5hiHG9
"Sure they can. It's not812Please respect copyright.PENANAYoCZr4wGpM
one of those massive dinner parties so you need some light food and 812Please respect copyright.PENANACmOoJ6pDog
snacks. They might have something in store for a regular party. I'll 812Please respect copyright.PENANAXxsvqryHZg
call them." 812Please respect copyright.PENANA4u13eLGjkJ
"Ya, you do that."812Please respect copyright.PENANAPiQ0fzu9Ov
Lee paused for a moment. "You're right. I don't have to move out of here at all."812Please respect copyright.PENANAcW1Z77G1uZ
"Told you. Tell me if they agree to do so."812Please respect copyright.PENANA28XQ61jVQQ
"Okay. Am I invited to the party?"812Please respect copyright.PENANADFmVSLXmqL
"Of course you are. You're no stranger. Just one thing though. Come dressed in red."812Please respect copyright.PENANABMLb2MrxcY
"Red? Why red?"812Please respect copyright.PENANACAB5Mthxba
"Well, it's the theme for the party."812Please respect copyright.PENANAW7Yf9p062V
"I wonder why you chose the color. You guys mostly fancy blue or purple."812Please respect copyright.PENANAJs3buJSOml
"The colour choosing is part of the long story."812Please respect copyright.PENANA4xMFq4WI6s
"Would you need a white and red cake to go for your party?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAoxiBLo4Zmi
"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."812Please respect copyright.PENANABAtHkRFOGy
"Leave that to me. I know a bakery that sells already made cakes and I bet they have a red and white one."812Please respect copyright.PENANAhczaJQPQ69
"Thanks, Lee."812Please respect copyright.PENANALioatkmhvG
"Don't mention it. What's a party without cake?"812Please respect copyright.PENANA2fH7w2bmKW
Lee cut the line and I 812Please respect copyright.PENANAfGl1JsJQDv
put my phone away in my purse. I continued to push the trolley when Mike812Please respect copyright.PENANAM6zwZC8sNr
and Daniel appeared in front of me all of the sudden. I almost bumped 812Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3fZAhC4cy
into them with the trolley.812Please respect copyright.PENANAkGK1LKBxi0
"Whoa, you two, I would have run you over," I said.812Please respect copyright.PENANAYVzbHCeqtH
"Thank God it isn't a car," said Mike.812Please respect copyright.PENANANNNBxQ6fKe
I rolled my eyes. "What's up?"812Please respect copyright.PENANA8j0ESrkrNR
"Guess what we found?" Daniel said as both him and Mike raised what they were holding in their hands.812Please respect copyright.PENANAHPmgGyZfDS
"Oh, confetti guns," I said with a smile. "This is going to be fun."812Please respect copyright.PENANAXFlMGTNUWv
"Cool! Confetti guns!" Zoey appeared behind me with party blowers.812Please respect copyright.PENANA6PvMuePrna
"We're so going to make a mess at the party," said Daniel.812Please respect copyright.PENANA2mvcVqhvVD
"All the more for Collins to hate us," I said.812Please respect copyright.PENANAm2WN0N5heR
"So what are you saying?" Mike asked. "We shouldn't get them?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAPkrBNeL020
"Of course we can, it's a party after all."812Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2McDg0nm6
"Yes!" the two boys cheered as they put the confetti guns into the trolley and ran off.812Please respect copyright.PENANAW5dIF8rqzQ
"Aren't we almost done 812Please respect copyright.PENANAhCrT9opCn8
here?" Zoey asked as she came over to the trolley to put in the red 812Please respect copyright.PENANAHH8kAmNt7y
party blowers. "I mean, we are almost at the end of the store."812Please respect copyright.PENANAGR4v5QJJCC
"I think we got all that812Please respect copyright.PENANAIyQzLluieN
we need," I said as I looked into the trolley. "But let the others 812Please respect copyright.PENANAVxXCoMw7sN
scavenge through the last aisles and see what they get."812Please respect copyright.PENANA07hA5MDrj3
"I wanted to ask about the food," said Zoey. "You know there's no party without it."812Please respect copyright.PENANABHZwPMRSbq
"I know. Lee called to ask what else we needed and I told her about the food and snacks. There might even be cake."812Please respect copyright.PENANATxiIkbm4So
Zoey's eyes lit up. "Cake?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAhUCs5loOT8
"Did someone say cake?" 812Please respect copyright.PENANAaDlwkL0yMW
Christine poked her head round the corner of a shelf, with an excited 812Please respect copyright.PENANAziPh73ZtUJ
look on her face upon hearing the word "cake."812Please respect copyright.PENANANJPxWFremY
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!"812Please respect copyright.PENANAE9qM8RvJwO
"Okay, looks like I 812Please respect copyright.PENANA1UTQRlidYo
shouldn't have said that," I said as I looked at my two brothers sing 812Please respect copyright.PENANAFtl1k2vnfG
and dance to the song waving the streamers around.812Please respect copyright.PENANACWGu30mKU1
Zoey laughed. "There's just no party without cake," she said.812Please respect copyright.PENANAD7H5FmKgAR
"I wonder what's so special about it," I said as I stared off into the distance.812Please respect copyright.PENANAW9YdUc3blC
"No one knows," said 812Please respect copyright.PENANAtgpgW0uasQ
Christine as she came with red party ribbons and put them in the 812Please respect copyright.PENANATDXreKSfvR
trolley. "Most people only come for the cake."812Please respect copyright.PENANAtWCa97NxD6
"I didn't came here to party," sang Mike as he slowly approached.812Please respect copyright.PENANABnk0eyDIOK
"I didn't come here to stay," Daniel continued, following Mike.812Please respect copyright.PENANA5RmNT9cgRh
"I came to the leave with somebody," sang Mike.812Please respect copyright.PENANAbZTcCLMOjx
"I only came for the cake," the five of us all responded at the same time.812Please respect copyright.PENANAsx7EqgHKHR
I smiled. "Okay, are we done?" I asked.812Please respect copyright.PENANAl0bfubjbqG
"Looks like we are," said Mike. "That's if you want me to get some party costumes at the end of the aisle."812Please respect copyright.PENANA6AxxqtrbfS
"No!" the four of us answered. Mike raised his hands in surrender.812Please respect copyright.PENANA4X2PiCeTEV
"Alright, I was only kidding," he said.812Please respect copyright.PENANALtSP6iA0z8
"Let's pay for this stuff," I said. "And who wants to go shopping for red outfits?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAglEs8YQVeJ
All the four Toxins raised their hands. Come to think of it, I also had to find something red.812Please respect copyright.PENANA4VokVuILds
"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."812Please respect copyright.PENANAQVapLeXYKW
"Aye, aye, captain," said Daniel.812Please respect copyright.PENANAYO9CpMnLFN
We quickly went straight812Please respect copyright.PENANAmaBGomLSzH
to the counter and after loading stuff in the trolley again, we quickly812Please respect copyright.PENANASUiW1eKpKj
rushed out of the store, again with the intention of not being seen so 812Please respect copyright.PENANAiAm50owFiu
easily by passersby.812Please respect copyright.PENANA8PKh4SBtn6
As soon as we were done 812Please respect copyright.PENANAGFHgX4g9fZ
packing the party supplies in the car with the help of the chauffeur, we812Please respect copyright.PENANAHpVLm1kOGI
went back to the mall and this time to get clothes. The four of us 812Please respect copyright.PENANAg1dXQk3JbN
split up, Zoey, Christine and I went one way, my two brothers went 812Please respect copyright.PENANAuta3qUFRWp
another.812Please respect copyright.PENANA9g1HKS2YQk
Surprisingly, as many 812Please respect copyright.PENANAtY0ecALC6s
boutiques that we visited, the girls and I couldn't find anything 812Please respect copyright.PENANAT0Q843FDwQ
dazzling in red. There were red dresses, red t-shirts and shirts with 812Please respect copyright.PENANAnWGHPh9Bt8
fancy red skirts and pants alright, some with a touch of white or black.812Please respect copyright.PENANAZgVl8P9oUU
But we just couldn't find the right outfit. The only thing we managed 812Please respect copyright.PENANAvQujYCYWvJ
to come out with were red shoes.812Please respect copyright.PENANAscsvaWK4Mr
"This is getting 812Please respect copyright.PENANAiHRZeemJ8q
ridiculous," said Zoey as the three of us were walking around each with a812Please respect copyright.PENANArOnsZraBPw
bag that had a pair of red shoes. "We're running out of time and we 812Please respect copyright.PENANAR4aXJqg2u5
can't seem to find the right outfit."812Please respect copyright.PENANAbNP3YVg9OH
"Shouldn't we have just 812Please respect copyright.PENANAKTqS0FEEBe
changed the theme colour?" Christine asked looking at me. "Because I saw812Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8CXjLqdLd
a sparkling blue flared summer dress in one of the boutiques."812Please respect copyright.PENANAFe8ZE98b2v
"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.812Please respect copyright.PENANASjUgjN1MQY
"I feel we're looking for the wrong thing here," said Zoey.812Please respect copyright.PENANAk6TYM9t4Yw
"I feel so too," I said.812Please respect copyright.PENANA5uwzkPzIbz
"You know the offer is 812Please respect copyright.PENANAxVSu3PqSy0
still on the table for getting those costumes we found at the party 812Please respect copyright.PENANAgQysd9SPI4
supply store," said Mike as he and Daniel came from behind.812Please respect copyright.PENANAEAcrGKVdQh
"Really?" Zoey turned to look at him. "We said no."812Please respect copyright.PENANAbqR7Fd6P48
Mike smirked. "I don't know about you ladies," he said, "but Daniel and I already have what we need."812Please respect copyright.PENANAbm63YiQohP
"Lucky you," said Christine. "We only managed to get shoes but the outfits we have seen just aren't right."812Please respect copyright.PENANAgSkFL107Lo
"Well, there are still plenty of places to look," said Daniel. "It ain't the end of the world."812Please respect copyright.PENANAlDdieDj20R
"But the question is where?" I asked as I bit my lip deep in thought. I quickly pulled out my phone.812Please respect copyright.PENANAqLrtEd1ftb
"Are you calling a fashion designer?" Zoey asked.812Please respect copyright.PENANAAGpjCSQSuD
"No, I'm calling Lee. 812Please respect copyright.PENANAjJSShoccjn
She must be somewhere around this mall." I put the phone to my ear. Her 812Please respect copyright.PENANAljnHnY0ge4
phone began to ring at the under end.812Please respect copyright.PENANAs1f7wHQFzq
"Are you sure?" Christine asked.812Please respect copyright.PENANAYuRYA5ovu1
"Hi, Lee," I said as soon as Lee picked up the call. "Where are you?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAOy250y4JPT
"Looking for something red, where else?" she answered.812Please respect copyright.PENANAi35na54UEm
"Okay, where are you, exactly?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAYWJhYJe2ih
Lee paused. "Wait, you think we are at the same mall?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAE76nYTqWnZ
"You are at the Myeong-dong shopping mall, aren't you?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAptzj2sqjW4
"I'm not going to ask how you guessed."812Please respect copyright.PENANAAWoBKEisA7
"Well, we all like coming here." I shrugged my shoulders. "Didn't have to guess."812Please respect copyright.PENANAiATM1ubWHA
"Okay Miss Smarty Pants, why do you want to know where I am?"812Please respect copyright.PENANAbSEPzWDb52
"The girls and I are stuck and we need to find a red outfit quick. We don't have much time."812Please respect copyright.PENANAAdZnMKYnAi
Lee gave us directions to which boutique she was in and we found it within a minute. Surprisingly, she wasn't that far.812Please respect copyright.PENANATl2O7sQOfq
"Hey, guys!" Lee called out to us when she noticed us enter the boutique.812Please respect copyright.PENANAOlvXL1Kkef
Zoey rushed over to Lee as she was looking at a gorgeous sparkling red high low dress.812Please respect copyright.PENANA5nJLBEKuYa
"Are you going to get this, Lee?" Zoey asked, her eyes were filled with wonder as she looked at the dress.812Please respect copyright.PENANADPp9MtIKDk
"Oh, no, you can try it," said Lee. "I already picked a dress."812Please respect copyright.PENANASFeaRx3LBa
"Thank you." Zoey quickly unhanged the dress from it's hanger and she quickly went to the dressing room.812Please respect copyright.PENANA0sLbKnrzho
"Well, lucky her," said 812Please respect copyright.PENANAMRta0kuYgy
Christine as the rest of us got to where Lee stood with Zoey. "Looks 812Please respect copyright.PENANAEXAAObgBot
like she found what she was looking for."812Please respect copyright.PENANAD5a4TyLpoZ
"And you haven't," Lee mocked Christine with a smile.812Please respect copyright.PENANA9lB1CUSpTJ
"Ya, ya, ya, let me get 812Please respect copyright.PENANAv7apb2fh9w
right to it," said Christine, trying to rub off Lee as she went in the 812Please respect copyright.PENANANoYqbMeKxF
aisle looking for something red on the clothes rack.812Please respect copyright.PENANADuR5OofhpG
"We don't need to worry about checking for anything," said Mike. "We men have it all handled."812Please respect copyright.PENANAUeUrnRFDaj
"Stuff for men or boys aren't that hard to get," I said as I looked at my brother.812Please respect copyright.PENANAjFjJKd3byS
"As long as it's smart and sensible," said Lee.812Please respect copyright.PENANAY0pDhI4bCj
"Okay, we get you're trying to say that finding girl stuff is hard," said Mike.812Please respect copyright.PENANAi6csUSfOIc
"It is," Lee and I said at the same time.812Please respect copyright.PENANAiBbTiKJD8G
"Okay, Sam, why don't you look for something?" Daniel reminded me. "We're running out of time."812Please respect copyright.PENANAf565Zj9qhq
"Oh, right," I said as I looked around wondering which way to go until I finally picked a direction. Lee followed behind me.812Please respect copyright.PENANAknmE7tjwjo
"How come you girls couldn't find an outfit?" Lee asked.812Please respect copyright.PENANA5cipavOrHS
"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.812Please respect copyright.PENANAnYkKEWKDo4
"All boutiques are nice and fancy."812Please respect copyright.PENANA5shRTeOUB6
"Well, this one is extra fancy by a long shot."812Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5Qr5PdEKT
Lee nodded her head slightly as she looked at a gorgeous blue summer dress. "You might have a point."812Please respect copyright.PENANAyKD72m5MMa
I kept on looking in the812Please respect copyright.PENANAcYpyK4oR1o
clothes rack for anything red until Zoey appeared at the other end of 812Please respect copyright.PENANAWZaZwbaUhj
the aisle all dressed up in the dress she picked.812Please respect copyright.PENANAGeNJ0gOR4f
"How do I look?" she asked as she twirled around.812Please respect copyright.PENANAKwWwqaiay6
"It's gorgeous, Zoey," I replied honestly. Her high low dress looked stunning.812Please respect copyright.PENANAfJD5UM6euo
"I like it," said 812Please respect copyright.PENANA2LXgriolRM
Christine as she appeared standing next to Zoey admiring the dress. "And812Please respect copyright.PENANAdBiHekLCo8
they are really going to match with your heels."812Please respect copyright.PENANAwgMCJ9nt05
"Thanks," said Zoey with a smile.812Please respect copyright.PENANArwhVDdaGwq
"Too bad you don't look like Cinderella," said Mike.812Please respect copyright.PENANAKKHILPYvkF
"I didn't ask for your 812Please respect copyright.PENANAz0ryZx6Oun
opinion," said Zoey looking at the other side, where Mike was probably 812Please respect copyright.PENANASx38jfsY9n
standing. "And besides, Cinderella wore a blue dress."812Please respect copyright.PENANAA9AgZZvi8X
"But I bet she looked more prettier."812Please respect copyright.PENANANJczqDAUq4
Zoey didn't say a word as she quickly turned around with her dress and headed back to the dressing room.812Please respect copyright.PENANAKOE3rmHAO2
I went back to looking for a dress when I said, "you really shouldn't be too hard on her, Mike."812Please respect copyright.PENANAY4wl8cWjY2
"I tell him that everyday," said Daniel at the other end.812Please respect copyright.PENANADvN9aWam3U
Christine soon appeared with a red halter neck backless skater dress.812Please respect copyright.PENANAvphQRqSyhx
"Hey, do you think this will look good on me?" she asked Lee and I.812Please respect copyright.PENANAEC3bn1ZsYN
"If you ask me, that looks super cute," I said.812Please respect copyright.PENANAW0Hf8TMckn
"You should try it. I bet it will look fantastic," said Lee.812Please respect copyright.PENANAbSwKChe942
Christine ran off to the812Please respect copyright.PENANAX3w07yo55W
dressing room and at the same time, Zoey came back with her dress in 812Please respect copyright.PENANA7nOvOGE7MU
her hand and back in her usual clothes.812Please respect copyright.PENANADrItIjg8MQ
"Found anything yet?" Zoey asked as she looked at me.812Please respect copyright.PENANAyX0igthTdt
"Sadly, no," I answered as I turned round the corner and entered another aisle.812Please respect copyright.PENANAPEeNh5fpzU
"Well, there must be something for you. Let me pay for this and then I'll come help out with Lee."812Please respect copyright.PENANABjzRjuq91d
"And you better hurry," Mike announced. "We only have 10 minutes."812Please respect copyright.PENANA2G5ZVK5VmF
"Well, time seems to move slow on my part," said Lee as she joined me and Zoey went to the counter.812Please respect copyright.PENANAAu50HJFI7p
"I feel the last four 812Please respect copyright.PENANAe3yu1sVMm2
minutes I've been here, I ve been searching forever," I said as I drew 812Please respect copyright.PENANAaHLrbVcXsj
out a red top that didn't feel right still.812Please respect copyright.PENANAZk5XNJgXAS
"Don't worry, the place has plenty of stuff."812Please respect copyright.PENANAftPfAfejRb
"Ya, but we have to go and decorate."812Please respect copyright.PENANAq7gOc2yHeE
"The others can leave and you and I can stay here. The others can decorate without you."812Please respect copyright.PENANAWKtkehdsqH
"No, we need Sam around for the decorations," said Daniel.812Please respect copyright.PENANAZvRTNWQGuZ
"True," said Zoey from the counter.812Please respect copyright.PENANAp9Nj8GsKW2
"You can do it well 812Please respect copyright.PENANAGXxOVhFU1q
without me, guys," I said to them intently looking at the clothes in 812Please respect copyright.PENANAQjxWvEoJwB
front of me. There was nothing red so I moved on to another clothes 812Please respect copyright.PENANAgAIW1VwnPm
rack.812Please respect copyright.PENANAQQNEQa7tGv
"And you don't have to 812Please respect copyright.PENANAhVlfwLy8HC
worry about the food and snacks. The people whom I hired are already on 812Please respect copyright.PENANAE3l4HgZmff
it and the hotel knows that they will be expecting them."812Please respect copyright.PENANAFqZK6sT8Aw
"What about the cake?" Mike asked.812Please respect copyright.PENANAqPXvOqatuy
"Don't worry too much about the cake. It's bad luck, you know?"812Please respect copyright.PENANACya85PH3HO
"I've never heard anyone say that in my entire life," said Zoey as she appeared in the aisle Lee and I were in.812Please respect copyright.PENANADUnBaAt4lH
"Me neither," said Daniel.812Please respect copyright.PENANAUlgl38ZtPm
"Well, now you know," said Lee.812Please respect copyright.PENANARWfFql6oYK
"Gosh, there is nothing 812Please respect copyright.PENANA84o63v1H52
red here," I said. I was ready to give up. We were almost coming to the 812Please respect copyright.PENANAfRV8LFHINf
last aisle of the boutique. I didn't feel so lucky this time around.812Please respect copyright.PENANAC0CSJXj3JE
"Don't say that, Sam," said Zoey who was on the opposite side of the aisle with Lee.812Please respect copyright.PENANAZe9BhkyTR0
"Let me go in the last aisle."812Please respect copyright.PENANA2RqH5Da6zT
Just as I was about to 812Please respect copyright.PENANAqTwe0zjyP7
turn round the corner, I abruptly bumped into something face first and I812Please respect copyright.PENANANvkNpQWRgm
almost fell to the ground but kept my balance as I took a few steps 812Please respect copyright.PENANADA6YGlbQsg
backwards.812Please respect copyright.PENANAoYkCQ9mvzz
"미안, 너 괜찮 니?" ("Mian, neo kwaenchanh ni?") ("Sorry, are you okay?") asked the voice in front of me as I held my face.812Please respect copyright.PENANAwcp6iAZIl3
"네, 괜찮나요," ("Ne, kwaenchanhnayo,") ("Yes, I'm fine,") I replied though the bump really hurt.812Please respect copyright.PENANAHHB5UQZJ2u
"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.812Please respect copyright.PENANARiiBHLxmFA
"It's nothing, I just bumped into someone," I said as I looked at Lee, still holding my head.812Please respect copyright.PENANAZUfxUjcdaH
"Oh, hello," said the lady I bumped into. "I didn't notice it was you."812Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6LdQxMS2E
I looked at the person 812Please respect copyright.PENANANBvSFSzXMw
in front of me and I felt my face turn pale for a second. Lee also 812Please respect copyright.PENANAjLIlaYA1EW
paused as she realised who I had bumped into.812Please respect copyright.PENANAJuKDTvOyGd
"Hey," said Zoey as she 812Please respect copyright.PENANAxltfrFaoW3
came towards Lee and I. "Are we still looking for the dress or...... oh,812Please respect copyright.PENANAF61uZbYzgc
my gosh, you're from RedVelvet," Zoey couldn't believe her eyes when 812Please respect copyright.PENANAIHtfWarAM2
she saw who Lee and I were looking at.812Please respect copyright.PENANAgj1rSC8jkd
Yeri giggled and said, "yes, and you're Zoey. From The Toxins. I'm such a fan."812Please respect copyright.PENANAM5IVq8Blk7
"We are also fans of you too," said Zoey almost stammering.812Please respect copyright.PENANAynaR6LD1xG
"Ya, we are," I said, with a surprised look on my face.812Please respect copyright.PENANA6sY3YD610I
"The girls are not going to believe this when I tell them that I just met you guys," said Yeri.812Please respect copyright.PENANAcHGuiWICSX
"Where are you, Yeri?" came a voice from the last aisle.812Please respect copyright.PENANAtuhmJKsc6O
"I'm here, come and see who I just met," Yeri called back.812Please respect copyright.PENANADjy8Cv3ksp
"Hey, Sam, did you find something?" came Mike's voice. I could hear his footsteps and even Daniel's coming from the other side.812Please respect copyright.PENANAFsi2GorpPS
"Who are you talking about now?" came the person who called Yeri and appeared round the corner. But the person wasn't alone.812Please respect copyright.PENANAFUpIaqmAkr
Immediately my two 812Please respect copyright.PENANAaHmLB5Iq89
brothers appeared behind Lee, Zoey and I, four other members of 812Please respect copyright.PENANAmBee9ScYwf
RedVelvet appeared behind Yeri. For a moment there was silence.812Please respect copyright.PENANA85uGpzh0Qq
Then all of the sudden, a812Please respect copyright.PENANA9PS5v9ikkB
little scream came out of nowhere. Everyone turned to where the noise 812Please respect copyright.PENANAD7SEyDyboR
was coming from. It was Christine.812Please respect copyright.PENANAM5uj8PPVBy
She quickly covered her 812Please respect copyright.PENANAuQmUYpMl5v
mouth and gathered herself together. "Sorry, I couldn't help myself 812Please respect copyright.PENANAZkfw8ZZwgu
after seeing RedVelvet," she said after she uncovered her mouth.812Please respect copyright.PENANAMXlLcmOIzk
"I'm also as surprised as you are, but I didn't scream, did I?" Mike asked.812Please respect copyright.PENANAJBJ4lF8COF
"Spare her," said 812Please respect copyright.PENANAAIbYALvddb
Seulgi, with a smile. "We are all girls and it's quite hard to keep 812Please respect copyright.PENANAGF5x1HNFJk
ourselves contained when we see famous people."812Please respect copyright.PENANAlaXTWZoKqW
"This is so weird," said Daniel. "I'm Daniel and I'm a fan of you guys."812Please respect copyright.PENANAaYNCPnvzBn
Joy and Irene giggled. "Same here," they said at the same time.812Please respect copyright.PENANACoZLueVm8L
"Isn't this funny?" I asked. "Us meeting RedVelvet, when we are actually having a red themed party today?"812Please respect copyright.PENANA2f6aceyd8n
"Ooooh, ya!" the four Toxins slapped their foreheads.812Please respect copyright.PENANAhv7cNzqLg4
"You're so right, Sam," said Christine. "I didn't even notice."812Please respect copyright.PENANAEyri0k16aG
"You're having a red themed party?" Wendy asked her eyes glowing with excitement. "Cool!"812Please respect copyright.PENANAqYjvSzfbiD
"Ya, we are, so we were all looking for something red," said Lee.812Please respect copyright.PENANA97QP3avcP6
"That looks good on you, Christine," said Yeri as she walked over to Christine to look at her dress.812Please respect copyright.PENANAlOaFEr0IhG
Christine blushed. "You even know my name?" Yeri smiled and then Christine said, "oh..., ya, thanks."812Please respect copyright.PENANANMmIi7RULx
"But we have a problem though," said Mike. I looked at him as I knew what the was able to say.812Please respect copyright.PENANAlb1nMUcYUe
"What is it?" Seulgi asked. "Haven't you found something red, yourself?"812Please respect copyright.PENANANd7MizZrm6
"I already did, thanks. 812Please respect copyright.PENANAFsD1awHn4Q
I'm talking about my sister. She hasn't found anything yet and we have 812Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1NEJ7wLIo
to go back and prepare for the party."812Please respect copyright.PENANA47XvtLbQsb
"Oh." Seulgi, Irene and Wendy looked at each other, then at me.812Please respect copyright.PENANACZrF2Wfwal
Joy soon snapped her fingers, drawing all our attention to her.812Please respect copyright.PENANAoWcDgN9vn1
"I think I know what will suit her," said Joy.812Please respect copyright.PENANA1eM7kbBodH
"You do?" Daniel and Zoey asked at the same time.812Please respect copyright.PENANA1w9N5JmJhP
"I saw this dress in the aisle we were in. Come, Sam, and I'll show you."812Please respect copyright.PENANAlFHKieDxa3
Joy turned around and I 812Please respect copyright.PENANAC8StuVLfGs
quickly followed her. She got to a clothes rack where there were red 812Please respect copyright.PENANA1DwhU9fax3
dresses through and through. She looked among them and checked before 812Please respect copyright.PENANAOLFEBfYTw1
she drew out the one she was looking for.812Please respect copyright.PENANAeJpqbWmk17
"Here you are," she said with a smile on her face. "You will look really pretty in this."812Please respect copyright.PENANAUP5I2oW5iY
She gave me a red short 812Please respect copyright.PENANAGgH9mOM1Ee
sleeveless prom dress. It was really pretty because of the design. And I812Please respect copyright.PENANAzyYF21YMTR
had to admit, I fell in love with it completely.812Please respect copyright.PENANAusBD2nU9ne
"Wow, it's so pretty," said Zoey as she came over to look at the dress.812Please respect copyright.PENANAVZ8h2ZPrfu
"It will suit her," said Seulgi. "Nice work, Joy. You picked the right dress."812Please respect copyright.PENANA36CuioXmaO
"Yes, thank you," I said. "I almost gave up looking."812Please respect copyright.PENANAE0Qb8gV2NW
"You're welcome," said Joy as she gave me a hug.812Please respect copyright.PENANAna4Jouf22G
"Well, I bet even if we weren't here, you would still find it," said Yeri.812Please respect copyright.PENANAfAMUZcLfke
"Maybe," said Mike. "But you just made finding the dress more easier because we have to go."812Please respect copyright.PENANAtxafgO8GuL
"Oh, ya, the party," I slapped my head. "We have to put up the decorations."812Please respect copyright.PENANAyR7zfj9Ckn
"Would you like to come?" Lee asked, addressing the question to RedVelvet.812Please respect copyright.PENANA4IsXP5cqkc
"Us? To the party?" Wendy asked.812Please respect copyright.PENANAMl4pLq2E1L
"Ya, it will be nice if you come," said Zoey.812Please respect copyright.PENANA6lh0U40FRq
"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.812Please respect copyright.PENANAYH4h1Io7OH
"Oh," said Christine looking a little crestfallen. "It would really have been nice if you came."812Please respect copyright.PENANA7HQVPuiAPC
"Maybe some other time," said Yeri. "I for one would really like to hang out with you guys."812Please respect copyright.PENANAlDnSFsm5qg
"Ya, we do too," said Daniel.812Please respect copyright.PENANAKxjX8Xmerz
"Okay, let me try and see if the dress fits," I said.812Please respect copyright.PENANAbRgvRqmJN5
"Of course it will fit," said Zoey. "The dress is just your size."812Please respect copyright.PENANAVGS4imSBkt
"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?"812Please respect copyright.PENANALYmFTKr7Ib
"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."812Please respect copyright.PENANA2TGJD30KPn
"Fine." I rolled my eyes. I couldn't believe I was agreeing to this but right now, we were late.812Please respect copyright.PENANAkYpjLRtSJ5
"Christine, you better change out of that dress," I reminded her.812Please respect copyright.PENANAN3ynMCNeQD
"Wait, before we all go, can we take a quick selfie? All of us?" Joy asked as she excitedly pulled out her phone.812Please respect copyright.PENANABnpShAFCa7
"Sure," said Daniel. "But let's not take more than one. We all are running really late."812Please respect copyright.PENANAnwEzSSIUrv
We quickly huddled ourselves together and with smiling faces, looked up at Joy's camera.812Please respect copyright.PENANAuotN4dkd8C
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