"Wait, let me get this straight," said Collins over the phone. "You guys want to throw a party at the hotel?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAzpZX8MBplV
"Yes," I answered slowly. "We do."554Please respect copyright.PENANAimBjx5tF9F
"And what makes you think I'm going to allow that?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAHl07nQZsgS
Zoey leaned in closer to me and answered, "because you are invited."554Please respect copyright.PENANAUfG6fzGubd
Collins laughed. "Are 554Please respect copyright.PENANA53W6tql75z
you serious? Just because you're inviting me to your party doesn't mean 554Please respect copyright.PENANAWVEWFHGKZe
I'm going to allow you to throw a party."554Please respect copyright.PENANAFe0qdJZfMI
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.554Please respect copyright.PENANAt5N3AmEh3t
"Hey, which piñata do you think is best? One with rainbow colours or the all red one?" Mike asked.554Please respect copyright.PENANAYxAdlI0nfr
"You guys want a piñata?" Collins asked sounding confused. "Are you already buying stuff for the party?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAnOtw6KND1l
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."554Please respect copyright.PENANAALevf0A96o
"But Daniel really wants one," Mike insisted. "He said he hasn't had candy in a long time."554Please respect copyright.PENANAeEYqZSErZ3
"Ya, a piñata will be awesome," said Zoey.554Please respect copyright.PENANAMcLd1RoREH
"Hello, is anyone listening to me?" Collins called out.554Please respect copyright.PENANA4XueGSSOMx
"Yes, Collins, we already started buying stuff for the party," I answered.554Please respect copyright.PENANAdtcBTMJeJe
"Gosh, what to do with 554Please respect copyright.PENANAw2yef4sZWG
you monkeys," Collins muttered. "Okay, you can have your party. Let me 554Please respect copyright.PENANA5AO8WwZD45
talk to the hotel manager to give you guys a permit. You don't want to 554Please respect copyright.PENANAlCl4Oo7He9
end up in a cell."554Please respect copyright.PENANAJERcOkuL5e
I smiled. "Thanks, Collins."554Please respect copyright.PENANAk6yTJMB8Dv
"Whatever. Just don't tear up the place, will you?"554Please respect copyright.PENANARAGdPEU2mi
"We promise," said Zoey.554Please respect copyright.PENANAHGfbaP1YON
Collins cut the line and the five of us, Toxins couldn't stop smiling.554Please respect copyright.PENANAbuYNpk2bb6
"Well, that went well," I said.554Please respect copyright.PENANArtFBaaNYaj
"How did you know he wasn't going to refuse if he thought we were already buying stuff for the party?" Zoey asked.554Please respect copyright.PENANAMVJI5czND3
"There was nothing he 554Please respect copyright.PENANAQQo8zRA4Yz
was going to do about it even if we were to bring all the party 554Please respect copyright.PENANARDhFPZeynW
decorations back at the hotel without telling him in the first place. He554Please respect copyright.PENANAywaI5Jyi1C
would still say yes no matter what," I answered.554Please respect copyright.PENANAKZuQiaq9g7
"I told you Sam had it all figured out," said Daniel.554Please respect copyright.PENANAhT5RfrY1Dx
"Now that that's been sorted out, we better get shopping," said Christine.554Please respect copyright.PENANAoyjmkEMlWi
The five of us all came 554Please respect copyright.PENANAy2Q57Kbeky
out of the car parked in the parking lot of the mall. We hurriedly 554Please respect copyright.PENANAPHuP3BScK9
walked up to the entrance to avoid any of our fans from spotting us.554Please respect copyright.PENANAEQCSJTxMDc
As soon as we entered the mall, I turned to look at the others before we could go any further.554Please respect copyright.PENANALAHZa8UZ8s
"Okay, so how is it going to be?" I asked. "Should we we split up and buy what we need or stick together?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAWb0phLPAzb
"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."554Please respect copyright.PENANASjmzLnAuBL
"I agree. At least if we are together, we can remind ourselves of what we need," said Zoey.554Please respect copyright.PENANAtxG4AcocUh
"Okay, then sticking 554Please respect copyright.PENANA9Bs5bZ1Xgy
together it is," I said. "We better hurry. We only have three hours till554Please respect copyright.PENANA0AY3CP0fQk
twelve so we better be done with shopping within an hour and a half."554Please respect copyright.PENANA1q9dbgzsS8
To make our shopping 554Please respect copyright.PENANAAJWfgmfiqu
more easier, we quickly found ourselves at a party supply store. Daniel 554Please respect copyright.PENANASBtVcQXOIj
first got red ballons. Lots of them because he was so excited about the 554Please respect copyright.PENANAYAPiL3SHN3
party. They were almost too much that I had to put some of them back on 554Please respect copyright.PENANARd2a38kQqe
the shelves when he wasn't looking.554Please respect copyright.PENANAby61TptcSt
We even got red 554Please respect copyright.PENANAljCCctNYG0
confetti. That was all on Zoey. She's a huge fan of such. She reminded 554Please respect copyright.PENANAc9og9imyoc
me of the old days when we used to make confetti out of cut out paper 554Please respect copyright.PENANAUEx5nAEElu
and put glitter on them. She really liked glitter. She still does, 554Please respect copyright.PENANAVnPNhyMPEJ
though she seems not to show it sometimes.554Please respect copyright.PENANA60FG2jEFLM
Mike was lucky enough to even find an all red piñata. I raised an eyebrow but didn't ask any questions.554Please respect copyright.PENANApxochWqE6c
"You don't seem pleased that I found a piñata," said Mike.554Please respect copyright.PENANApdr9vHNU0R
"Oh, I'm scared for 554Please respect copyright.PENANAZLTusiLwHQ
Lee," I said. "She's really going to faint when she sees we actually 554Please respect copyright.PENANADaQXSnEJf8
found one. We aren't Mexican, you know?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAf343UA9vft
"No, but it will be good to have a good sense of mixed culture."554Please respect copyright.PENANAyzuUCVGwas
"That I agree. You can put the piñata in the trolley."554Please respect copyright.PENANAWaZEzvYCSB
Mike did just that and 554Please respect copyright.PENANAH2o72IAsaO
went off into another aisle to see what other supplies he could get. I 554Please respect copyright.PENANAuvcbdBOPMr
was the one slowly pushing the trolley and looking around as well.554Please respect copyright.PENANAIfHVBxVInm
Christine came to me with red party hats.554Please respect copyright.PENANAwM1YpAwKD3
"How many are in each packet?" I asked.554Please respect copyright.PENANAqOCeniZaxb
"Ten," Christine answered. "Just got some more just in case."554Please respect copyright.PENANAkOiShXFvgw
"In case what?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAI1eCRDjp2C
"In case some get to spoil their party hats. Especially the boys."554Please respect copyright.PENANAWwExI5UPFS
"You're right," I said. "I've no doubt Seungri and Seunghoon will do so."554Please respect copyright.PENANAEvjGwdIWGu
I felt my phone beep in my purse and when I retrieved it, I found Lee was calling.554Please respect copyright.PENANA6XR8hYchZA
"Lee is calling," I said.554Please respect copyright.PENANAkCrxOOVQk8
"I'll go check for more supplies," said Christine as she disappeared down an aisle.554Please respect copyright.PENANAjIXnOVoEby
"You guys just never 554Please respect copyright.PENANA1hTrBHBRZf
stop surprising me," said Lee immediately I answered her call. "I was 554Please respect copyright.PENANAlKqmQHU33W
just in the middle of a pedicure when Collins called telling me that 554Please respect copyright.PENANAtGhuBOTBem
you're throwing a party."554Please respect copyright.PENANANTJz770IqF
"Ya, we are," I said.554Please respect copyright.PENANAf3oZxDUVcu
"All I wanted was for 554Please respect copyright.PENANAGUxOy85FzW
you to go and have a normal fun time with BigBang. Not decide to throw a554Please respect copyright.PENANAvx3G0RgOhZ
party out of the blue because you wanted to."554Please respect copyright.PENANA2QW5pHArq9
"If I told you what really happened, you're going to have a huge laugh," I said as I rolled my eyes.554Please respect copyright.PENANAwPTjJ7Wtqw
"Don't tell me, save if 554Please respect copyright.PENANAT1Ww601ZZf
for after the party. I called to ask if you need anything or else if I 554Please respect copyright.PENANAwAnPhweHNQ
don't help, Collins might just fire me."554Please respect copyright.PENANAKxtCIPY1tz
"You know he wouldn't." I554Please respect copyright.PENANA7LBWnbhYQA
thought for a moment. "In fact, you can help us, Lee. And it will be 554Please respect copyright.PENANAyQ5cJa5ANO
the easiest thing to do because you don't need to move out of that 554Please respect copyright.PENANAY5ekYAEPYd
beauty salon at all."554Please respect copyright.PENANAfTOTRnlnrO
"There is no way that can happen." I could already imagine Lee making a corky smile and shaking her head.554Please respect copyright.PENANAYLCaFd18ue
"We need food and snacks for the party. Just enough to carter twenty to twenty-five people. It shouldn't be all that fancy."554Please respect copyright.PENANAfsCJdKA3pT
"Okay, I know of a catering business around."554Please respect copyright.PENANAcUyU0WD2AP
"Can they prepare something in two hours? The party's at twelve."554Please respect copyright.PENANA3YUuPiQhd8
"Sure they can. It's not554Please respect copyright.PENANA0ewxmhCp3q
one of those massive dinner parties so you need some light food and 554Please respect copyright.PENANAndTBRtilAt
snacks. They might have something in store for a regular party. I'll 554Please respect copyright.PENANAzrXcYYvWB0
call them." 554Please respect copyright.PENANA26knwZqeZT
"Ya, you do that."554Please respect copyright.PENANA0kisgG4jRk
Lee paused for a moment. "You're right. I don't have to move out of here at all."554Please respect copyright.PENANAjs2s14MhIJ
"Told you. Tell me if they agree to do so."554Please respect copyright.PENANAWmitz0209y
"Okay. Am I invited to the party?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAsTgGohPXBb
"Of course you are. You're no stranger. Just one thing though. Come dressed in red."554Please respect copyright.PENANAetFZD7IbDc
"Red? Why red?"554Please respect copyright.PENANA9Vb7hkV1yp
"Well, it's the theme for the party."554Please respect copyright.PENANA6SC98LQB0W
"I wonder why you chose the color. You guys mostly fancy blue or purple."554Please respect copyright.PENANA0HJPW88uTK
"The colour choosing is part of the long story."554Please respect copyright.PENANADLhPQpjwwK
"Would you need a white and red cake to go for your party?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAoc7iE7uM4M
"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."554Please respect copyright.PENANASNQMZz6Twe
"Leave that to me. I know a bakery that sells already made cakes and I bet they have a red and white one."554Please respect copyright.PENANAFknmIEmwY9
"Thanks, Lee."554Please respect copyright.PENANAOY2WgDXpGM
"Don't mention it. What's a party without cake?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAL5RdSQyxSv
Lee cut the line and I 554Please respect copyright.PENANAGOa8xOIiQ3
put my phone away in my purse. I continued to push the trolley when Mike554Please respect copyright.PENANAJrKSvEuv75
and Daniel appeared in front of me all of the sudden. I almost bumped 554Please respect copyright.PENANAV16c0s3BbR
into them with the trolley.554Please respect copyright.PENANAiMkAmuSHfd
"Whoa, you two, I would have run you over," I said.554Please respect copyright.PENANAgsGVHbcGqt
"Thank God it isn't a car," said Mike.554Please respect copyright.PENANA0qLVkL8haZ
I rolled my eyes. "What's up?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAbe2vUQDgk1
"Guess what we found?" Daniel said as both him and Mike raised what they were holding in their hands.554Please respect copyright.PENANAjbLBeFNURq
"Oh, confetti guns," I said with a smile. "This is going to be fun."554Please respect copyright.PENANAQO0zyylaIE
"Cool! Confetti guns!" Zoey appeared behind me with party blowers.554Please respect copyright.PENANAAAK389liu5
"We're so going to make a mess at the party," said Daniel.554Please respect copyright.PENANAHxBpZ5reSh
"All the more for Collins to hate us," I said.554Please respect copyright.PENANA21N1kX3S8h
"So what are you saying?" Mike asked. "We shouldn't get them?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAtEkoZN7Qum
"Of course we can, it's a party after all."554Please respect copyright.PENANAm2MtGaCWD5
"Yes!" the two boys cheered as they put the confetti guns into the trolley and ran off.554Please respect copyright.PENANAFqLGxWSMWX
"Aren't we almost done 554Please respect copyright.PENANAaZ0XuSUSoD
here?" Zoey asked as she came over to the trolley to put in the red 554Please respect copyright.PENANAHmFp3QsJ0J
party blowers. "I mean, we are almost at the end of the store."554Please respect copyright.PENANAK4EF7BG911
"I think we got all that554Please respect copyright.PENANAhxe1AVFp5y
we need," I said as I looked into the trolley. "But let the others 554Please respect copyright.PENANAviHd5DH35B
scavenge through the last aisles and see what they get."554Please respect copyright.PENANAvS0twcfkDT
"I wanted to ask about the food," said Zoey. "You know there's no party without it."554Please respect copyright.PENANAvvgrzlWt21
"I know. Lee called to ask what else we needed and I told her about the food and snacks. There might even be cake."554Please respect copyright.PENANAurLhaDKEbk
Zoey's eyes lit up. "Cake?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAaCiNqgfa4H
"Did someone say cake?" 554Please respect copyright.PENANAUVYm94KO9p
Christine poked her head round the corner of a shelf, with an excited 554Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZgI1muZOK
look on her face upon hearing the word "cake."554Please respect copyright.PENANAxue2J2Vs7N
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!"554Please respect copyright.PENANAOuOHxiAAt6
"Okay, looks like I 554Please respect copyright.PENANAy9YV9kzj0K
shouldn't have said that," I said as I looked at my two brothers sing 554Please respect copyright.PENANAwqE1P6hbyx
and dance to the song waving the streamers around.554Please respect copyright.PENANAbO2CeEQPc4
Zoey laughed. "There's just no party without cake," she said.554Please respect copyright.PENANALphiezPuxb
"I wonder what's so special about it," I said as I stared off into the distance.554Please respect copyright.PENANAV0w1oZPSrJ
"No one knows," said 554Please respect copyright.PENANAi5H8vBfe3x
Christine as she came with red party ribbons and put them in the 554Please respect copyright.PENANAghMo9HEczc
trolley. "Most people only come for the cake."554Please respect copyright.PENANAMaxJB7YFdR
"I didn't came here to party," sang Mike as he slowly approached.554Please respect copyright.PENANAqjQcJdLJT5
"I didn't come here to stay," Daniel continued, following Mike.554Please respect copyright.PENANAn9Gr3TNc0u
"I came to the leave with somebody," sang Mike.554Please respect copyright.PENANANYdtl245Pc
"I only came for the cake," the five of us all responded at the same time.554Please respect copyright.PENANA9tez6ctI9M
I smiled. "Okay, are we done?" I asked.554Please respect copyright.PENANA8GDzbmKNnn
"Looks like we are," said Mike. "That's if you want me to get some party costumes at the end of the aisle."554Please respect copyright.PENANAqlCWDMu1aT
"No!" the four of us answered. Mike raised his hands in surrender.554Please respect copyright.PENANApXeXl2aVm3
"Alright, I was only kidding," he said.554Please respect copyright.PENANAoKW7G434Xt
"Let's pay for this stuff," I said. "And who wants to go shopping for red outfits?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAlNwbaDd37q
All the four Toxins raised their hands. Come to think of it, I also had to find something red.554Please respect copyright.PENANAB89PXEsvg1
"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."554Please respect copyright.PENANAeniX59oHPJ
"Aye, aye, captain," said Daniel.554Please respect copyright.PENANAhBrBGjVfsq
We quickly went straight554Please respect copyright.PENANAlptbXXCeqM
to the counter and after loading stuff in the trolley again, we quickly554Please respect copyright.PENANAtpK82E76HO
rushed out of the store, again with the intention of not being seen so 554Please respect copyright.PENANAAAwklRKrcd
easily by passersby.554Please respect copyright.PENANAUUaLwwIdPZ
As soon as we were done 554Please respect copyright.PENANA6V9kICzmxB
packing the party supplies in the car with the help of the chauffeur, we554Please respect copyright.PENANANl4e9OkuEa
went back to the mall and this time to get clothes. The four of us 554Please respect copyright.PENANAvfRpnmYHNk
split up, Zoey, Christine and I went one way, my two brothers went 554Please respect copyright.PENANAvkeojeP0Kn
another.554Please respect copyright.PENANAIgEwOrO6b4
Surprisingly, as many 554Please respect copyright.PENANATBgJoZbwRd
boutiques that we visited, the girls and I couldn't find anything 554Please respect copyright.PENANAandMAowYEC
dazzling in red. There were red dresses, red t-shirts and shirts with 554Please respect copyright.PENANAWU8yUX0gvS
fancy red skirts and pants alright, some with a touch of white or black.554Please respect copyright.PENANAbxR5qkNZ8m
But we just couldn't find the right outfit. The only thing we managed 554Please respect copyright.PENANAobjf4ocnxf
to come out with were red shoes.554Please respect copyright.PENANAyNNBhbwYLZ
"This is getting 554Please respect copyright.PENANA1R5fKFl52I
ridiculous," said Zoey as the three of us were walking around each with a554Please respect copyright.PENANAv1v8795h0J
bag that had a pair of red shoes. "We're running out of time and we 554Please respect copyright.PENANA16Wb4NlWUN
can't seem to find the right outfit."554Please respect copyright.PENANA7mZTgWYkMa
"Shouldn't we have just 554Please respect copyright.PENANADeaY2Ak2Y3
changed the theme colour?" Christine asked looking at me. "Because I saw554Please respect copyright.PENANAYBvARgZu5V
a sparkling blue flared summer dress in one of the boutiques."554Please respect copyright.PENANAbPDw3DQIX2
"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.554Please respect copyright.PENANAmfuzy17xma
"I feel we're looking for the wrong thing here," said Zoey.554Please respect copyright.PENANAG61yNWczjG
"I feel so too," I said.554Please respect copyright.PENANAb2qhONeszc
"You know the offer is 554Please respect copyright.PENANAGQJpmX0wwt
still on the table for getting those costumes we found at the party 554Please respect copyright.PENANAPiYyS5TbTC
supply store," said Mike as he and Daniel came from behind.554Please respect copyright.PENANAQoY6AQ8Did
"Really?" Zoey turned to look at him. "We said no."554Please respect copyright.PENANACUcwp1T8Su
Mike smirked. "I don't know about you ladies," he said, "but Daniel and I already have what we need."554Please respect copyright.PENANAqskzAQXb6Z
"Lucky you," said Christine. "We only managed to get shoes but the outfits we have seen just aren't right."554Please respect copyright.PENANAEE4VSBsmPC
"Well, there are still plenty of places to look," said Daniel. "It ain't the end of the world."554Please respect copyright.PENANAWOzsxtr1W9
"But the question is where?" I asked as I bit my lip deep in thought. I quickly pulled out my phone.554Please respect copyright.PENANA5Zw7vUUZWO
"Are you calling a fashion designer?" Zoey asked.554Please respect copyright.PENANAtI0DS67Ony
"No, I'm calling Lee. 554Please respect copyright.PENANAvRnRgjV4pM
She must be somewhere around this mall." I put the phone to my ear. Her 554Please respect copyright.PENANASq4PbyWmQ5
phone began to ring at the under end.554Please respect copyright.PENANAo89KS8pkpz
"Are you sure?" Christine asked.554Please respect copyright.PENANAeFacNwyZs9
"Hi, Lee," I said as soon as Lee picked up the call. "Where are you?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAQrT5V9ZnQ6
"Looking for something red, where else?" she answered.554Please respect copyright.PENANAcNSZW1VbYN
"Okay, where are you, exactly?"554Please respect copyright.PENANA2hwora38TF
Lee paused. "Wait, you think we are at the same mall?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAPoJmHzD2z4
"You are at the Myeong-dong shopping mall, aren't you?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAzkfxrJp0Mr
"I'm not going to ask how you guessed."554Please respect copyright.PENANAd3bDKihGVi
"Well, we all like coming here." I shrugged my shoulders. "Didn't have to guess."554Please respect copyright.PENANAUxiO3UTRCV
"Okay Miss Smarty Pants, why do you want to know where I am?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAoOIUVGNNbH
"The girls and I are stuck and we need to find a red outfit quick. We don't have much time."554Please respect copyright.PENANAEtbHNk7qO5
Lee gave us directions to which boutique she was in and we found it within a minute. Surprisingly, she wasn't that far.554Please respect copyright.PENANABKGIqzVxGr
"Hey, guys!" Lee called out to us when she noticed us enter the boutique.554Please respect copyright.PENANAoV7lzjQxLL
Zoey rushed over to Lee as she was looking at a gorgeous sparkling red high low dress.554Please respect copyright.PENANAbXwjuWLJkw
"Are you going to get this, Lee?" Zoey asked, her eyes were filled with wonder as she looked at the dress.554Please respect copyright.PENANArDuJIStoRO
"Oh, no, you can try it," said Lee. "I already picked a dress."554Please respect copyright.PENANAyBFrzt3aB4
"Thank you." Zoey quickly unhanged the dress from it's hanger and she quickly went to the dressing room.554Please respect copyright.PENANA82h4M7eRZe
"Well, lucky her," said 554Please respect copyright.PENANAZH91TNBQHU
Christine as the rest of us got to where Lee stood with Zoey. "Looks 554Please respect copyright.PENANAp2jHUagpiv
like she found what she was looking for."554Please respect copyright.PENANA3bRNGFtxOE
"And you haven't," Lee mocked Christine with a smile.554Please respect copyright.PENANADWYOfvLduN
"Ya, ya, ya, let me get 554Please respect copyright.PENANAsEzGduP6Gs
right to it," said Christine, trying to rub off Lee as she went in the 554Please respect copyright.PENANAnBenW1JpyW
aisle looking for something red on the clothes rack.554Please respect copyright.PENANAIe1JnLJdQM
"We don't need to worry about checking for anything," said Mike. "We men have it all handled."554Please respect copyright.PENANAV0xEsMa0Pt
"Stuff for men or boys aren't that hard to get," I said as I looked at my brother.554Please respect copyright.PENANA4SROFKAS3q
"As long as it's smart and sensible," said Lee.554Please respect copyright.PENANA64i5pOD7xH
"Okay, we get you're trying to say that finding girl stuff is hard," said Mike.554Please respect copyright.PENANAsXk5SPBLTT
"It is," Lee and I said at the same time.554Please respect copyright.PENANAQA6aximRKd
"Okay, Sam, why don't you look for something?" Daniel reminded me. "We're running out of time."554Please respect copyright.PENANAnpfhiTgess
"Oh, right," I said as I looked around wondering which way to go until I finally picked a direction. Lee followed behind me.554Please respect copyright.PENANAlYFtycrZ7O
"How come you girls couldn't find an outfit?" Lee asked.554Please respect copyright.PENANAuwv3VZsJ6Y
"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.554Please respect copyright.PENANA9x9DL6aZtb
"All boutiques are nice and fancy."554Please respect copyright.PENANAoMZ3ubz835
"Well, this one is extra fancy by a long shot."554Please respect copyright.PENANAVra3pg9pt2
Lee nodded her head slightly as she looked at a gorgeous blue summer dress. "You might have a point."554Please respect copyright.PENANA0jr8IBc25z
I kept on looking in the554Please respect copyright.PENANAkymrHFJlJz
clothes rack for anything red until Zoey appeared at the other end of 554Please respect copyright.PENANA1g3CooadUC
the aisle all dressed up in the dress she picked.554Please respect copyright.PENANA4afI6GAmzY
"How do I look?" she asked as she twirled around.554Please respect copyright.PENANAr5DicKUo7d
"It's gorgeous, Zoey," I replied honestly. Her high low dress looked stunning.554Please respect copyright.PENANAAdQPslWM7U
"I like it," said 554Please respect copyright.PENANAmBoX4rxGOk
Christine as she appeared standing next to Zoey admiring the dress. "And554Please respect copyright.PENANAxPnxlaWTDu
they are really going to match with your heels."554Please respect copyright.PENANAj5sR4unesR
"Thanks," said Zoey with a smile.554Please respect copyright.PENANAoJGMITMNWG
"Too bad you don't look like Cinderella," said Mike.554Please respect copyright.PENANAdJYSPEFQ4A
"I didn't ask for your 554Please respect copyright.PENANAoGqVBnxs5S
opinion," said Zoey looking at the other side, where Mike was probably 554Please respect copyright.PENANA8SC1VoLfec
standing. "And besides, Cinderella wore a blue dress."554Please respect copyright.PENANAOOgLBsDoOr
"But I bet she looked more prettier."554Please respect copyright.PENANA6OspeZrppR
Zoey didn't say a word as she quickly turned around with her dress and headed back to the dressing room.554Please respect copyright.PENANAWXUQ79XOhH
I went back to looking for a dress when I said, "you really shouldn't be too hard on her, Mike."554Please respect copyright.PENANAijIuhSxUdE
"I tell him that everyday," said Daniel at the other end.554Please respect copyright.PENANADrm7zWsruW
Christine soon appeared with a red halter neck backless skater dress.554Please respect copyright.PENANA4zZrFnRoaM
"Hey, do you think this will look good on me?" she asked Lee and I.554Please respect copyright.PENANA6Sagpnc9ay
"If you ask me, that looks super cute," I said.554Please respect copyright.PENANAlE7j6AgErP
"You should try it. I bet it will look fantastic," said Lee.554Please respect copyright.PENANAoPbuedjxjz
Christine ran off to the554Please respect copyright.PENANA1DnSekN9Id
dressing room and at the same time, Zoey came back with her dress in 554Please respect copyright.PENANAlBeVyBIbfY
her hand and back in her usual clothes.554Please respect copyright.PENANAPvMpCX2h2C
"Found anything yet?" Zoey asked as she looked at me.554Please respect copyright.PENANASr2kLrupXR
"Sadly, no," I answered as I turned round the corner and entered another aisle.554Please respect copyright.PENANAcsHwtzz8jx
"Well, there must be something for you. Let me pay for this and then I'll come help out with Lee."554Please respect copyright.PENANAwtFELJn6CG
"And you better hurry," Mike announced. "We only have 10 minutes."554Please respect copyright.PENANANm4ElkU8Sr
"Well, time seems to move slow on my part," said Lee as she joined me and Zoey went to the counter.554Please respect copyright.PENANAPeq3eFjGUG
"I feel the last four 554Please respect copyright.PENANAIFQcbChlbH
minutes I've been here, I ve been searching forever," I said as I drew 554Please respect copyright.PENANAKxKPjYtGMe
out a red top that didn't feel right still.554Please respect copyright.PENANAUoTRTuQgHC
"Don't worry, the place has plenty of stuff."554Please respect copyright.PENANAtTqBLBCj7D
"Ya, but we have to go and decorate."554Please respect copyright.PENANAL5iJ4HobuI
"The others can leave and you and I can stay here. The others can decorate without you."554Please respect copyright.PENANAxzjiJDGJJl
"No, we need Sam around for the decorations," said Daniel.554Please respect copyright.PENANATpM7LTzV1z
"True," said Zoey from the counter.554Please respect copyright.PENANAR5r0JOQnsi
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without me, guys," I said to them intently looking at the clothes in 554Please respect copyright.PENANAKuTeVOr1F8
front of me. There was nothing red so I moved on to another clothes 554Please respect copyright.PENANAfAsdG9clWu
rack.554Please respect copyright.PENANAtRza5sngAa
"And you don't have to 554Please respect copyright.PENANAmOkQrT0YIS
worry about the food and snacks. The people whom I hired are already on 554Please respect copyright.PENANAYG5c9DflnE
it and the hotel knows that they will be expecting them."554Please respect copyright.PENANA7OIzp1H0Nf
"What about the cake?" Mike asked.554Please respect copyright.PENANAZkNoawlFNx
"Don't worry too much about the cake. It's bad luck, you know?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAH4XbKMmEeR
"I've never heard anyone say that in my entire life," said Zoey as she appeared in the aisle Lee and I were in.554Please respect copyright.PENANA0Uxa0UBFX1
"Me neither," said Daniel.554Please respect copyright.PENANA1d7qpHiVSN
"Well, now you know," said Lee.554Please respect copyright.PENANA8ee2D3P6GS
"Gosh, there is nothing 554Please respect copyright.PENANA0ZXTH45AwO
red here," I said. I was ready to give up. We were almost coming to the 554Please respect copyright.PENANAUqDuxwgs7p
last aisle of the boutique. I didn't feel so lucky this time around.554Please respect copyright.PENANAjUaB3gmL3U
"Don't say that, Sam," said Zoey who was on the opposite side of the aisle with Lee.554Please respect copyright.PENANAidpMcHjHa8
"Let me go in the last aisle."554Please respect copyright.PENANARz8V49eHco
Just as I was about to 554Please respect copyright.PENANAt1DdWr5cBy
turn round the corner, I abruptly bumped into something face first and I554Please respect copyright.PENANARrmtFYluAX
almost fell to the ground but kept my balance as I took a few steps 554Please respect copyright.PENANA5reRtS3V5m
backwards.554Please respect copyright.PENANAtUMKm4cMmS
"미안, 너 괜찮 니?" ("Mian, neo kwaenchanh ni?") ("Sorry, are you okay?") asked the voice in front of me as I held my face.554Please respect copyright.PENANAW2oSwgay1r
"네, 괜찮나요," ("Ne, kwaenchanhnayo,") ("Yes, I'm fine,") I replied though the bump really hurt.554Please respect copyright.PENANA0omLwyzRyc
"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.554Please respect copyright.PENANANxXLHJlNn0
"It's nothing, I just bumped into someone," I said as I looked at Lee, still holding my head.554Please respect copyright.PENANARqaoeN1fkg
"Oh, hello," said the lady I bumped into. "I didn't notice it was you."554Please respect copyright.PENANAvEQSp8e8vw
I looked at the person 554Please respect copyright.PENANAXez0ceNBJ6
in front of me and I felt my face turn pale for a second. Lee also 554Please respect copyright.PENANAOCiOE6mUjI
paused as she realised who I had bumped into.554Please respect copyright.PENANAseX8rFLpbv
"Hey," said Zoey as she 554Please respect copyright.PENANAG7VVizKgMw
came towards Lee and I. "Are we still looking for the dress or...... oh,554Please respect copyright.PENANA7OjdPMrRop
my gosh, you're from RedVelvet," Zoey couldn't believe her eyes when 554Please respect copyright.PENANAYrO5OUH2Cf
she saw who Lee and I were looking at.554Please respect copyright.PENANAzX3u0ggfHi
Yeri giggled and said, "yes, and you're Zoey. From The Toxins. I'm such a fan."554Please respect copyright.PENANAcU7xH9pRqR
"We are also fans of you too," said Zoey almost stammering.554Please respect copyright.PENANApO3hNJfbm3
"Ya, we are," I said, with a surprised look on my face.554Please respect copyright.PENANALEpDC8Rpfi
"The girls are not going to believe this when I tell them that I just met you guys," said Yeri.554Please respect copyright.PENANAUG4PJY6qBo
"Where are you, Yeri?" came a voice from the last aisle.554Please respect copyright.PENANAgUXtD60I1Z
"I'm here, come and see who I just met," Yeri called back.554Please respect copyright.PENANAqKkaKvIJeR
"Hey, Sam, did you find something?" came Mike's voice. I could hear his footsteps and even Daniel's coming from the other side.554Please respect copyright.PENANAWqIQSrfcN3
"Who are you talking about now?" came the person who called Yeri and appeared round the corner. But the person wasn't alone.554Please respect copyright.PENANASChYCi0fJZ
Immediately my two 554Please respect copyright.PENANAR6lKsbivdU
brothers appeared behind Lee, Zoey and I, four other members of 554Please respect copyright.PENANAsHMnoJW4aM
RedVelvet appeared behind Yeri. For a moment there was silence.554Please respect copyright.PENANAIZsH3uRkUc
Then all of the sudden, a554Please respect copyright.PENANA6lvgXLSOe8
little scream came out of nowhere. Everyone turned to where the noise 554Please respect copyright.PENANAL1bTTRgPF4
was coming from. It was Christine.554Please respect copyright.PENANAzIxEl2mtGc
She quickly covered her 554Please respect copyright.PENANAGHzbH5djyJ
mouth and gathered herself together. "Sorry, I couldn't help myself 554Please respect copyright.PENANAKCOC1Ioka7
after seeing RedVelvet," she said after she uncovered her mouth.554Please respect copyright.PENANAjn6xCZbQxe
"I'm also as surprised as you are, but I didn't scream, did I?" Mike asked.554Please respect copyright.PENANA4F40lJKuDd
"Spare her," said 554Please respect copyright.PENANAOqdHc9F2gN
Seulgi, with a smile. "We are all girls and it's quite hard to keep 554Please respect copyright.PENANAHXWmThqgvW
ourselves contained when we see famous people."554Please respect copyright.PENANA4Oh9MTjxcV
"This is so weird," said Daniel. "I'm Daniel and I'm a fan of you guys."554Please respect copyright.PENANAB9JWe1CdFw
Joy and Irene giggled. "Same here," they said at the same time.554Please respect copyright.PENANAGJqy5eD8hB
"Isn't this funny?" I asked. "Us meeting RedVelvet, when we are actually having a red themed party today?"554Please respect copyright.PENANA3amuqE3tBZ
"Ooooh, ya!" the four Toxins slapped their foreheads.554Please respect copyright.PENANA8sStld5leX
"You're so right, Sam," said Christine. "I didn't even notice."554Please respect copyright.PENANA8g1rIXcT3Y
"You're having a red themed party?" Wendy asked her eyes glowing with excitement. "Cool!"554Please respect copyright.PENANAv2sHE1doON
"Ya, we are, so we were all looking for something red," said Lee.554Please respect copyright.PENANAVmC27BgzcM
"That looks good on you, Christine," said Yeri as she walked over to Christine to look at her dress.554Please respect copyright.PENANAP7WRiIJ4ts
Christine blushed. "You even know my name?" Yeri smiled and then Christine said, "oh..., ya, thanks."554Please respect copyright.PENANAc28JjacC3V
"But we have a problem though," said Mike. I looked at him as I knew what the was able to say.554Please respect copyright.PENANAX7NnussJEa
"What is it?" Seulgi asked. "Haven't you found something red, yourself?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAy6CXDqAWk9
"I already did, thanks. 554Please respect copyright.PENANAywfSMCSbiI
I'm talking about my sister. She hasn't found anything yet and we have 554Please respect copyright.PENANAB39D5ZytwA
to go back and prepare for the party."554Please respect copyright.PENANAhiRq2Vwpya
"Oh." Seulgi, Irene and Wendy looked at each other, then at me.554Please respect copyright.PENANAHMI3luqMIM
Joy soon snapped her fingers, drawing all our attention to her.554Please respect copyright.PENANAqgVirLxiWe
"I think I know what will suit her," said Joy.554Please respect copyright.PENANAl6Za2GHO7s
"You do?" Daniel and Zoey asked at the same time.554Please respect copyright.PENANAl89Eg4ig57
"I saw this dress in the aisle we were in. Come, Sam, and I'll show you."554Please respect copyright.PENANAUSQhpXTQqr
Joy turned around and I 554Please respect copyright.PENANASHnBrEzewo
quickly followed her. She got to a clothes rack where there were red 554Please respect copyright.PENANAr5TSJX1W4e
dresses through and through. She looked among them and checked before 554Please respect copyright.PENANA6Od9KS1o4d
she drew out the one she was looking for.554Please respect copyright.PENANAJERTKD6KVt
"Here you are," she said with a smile on her face. "You will look really pretty in this."554Please respect copyright.PENANAK2LyYTlWpD
She gave me a red short 554Please respect copyright.PENANA5UTFpq2mWk
sleeveless prom dress. It was really pretty because of the design. And I554Please respect copyright.PENANA2vvu42B2BH
had to admit, I fell in love with it completely.554Please respect copyright.PENANA6I84ZPLitH
"Wow, it's so pretty," said Zoey as she came over to look at the dress.554Please respect copyright.PENANANR2zJIkwmZ
"It will suit her," said Seulgi. "Nice work, Joy. You picked the right dress."554Please respect copyright.PENANASa78Ke22Hw
"Yes, thank you," I said. "I almost gave up looking."554Please respect copyright.PENANAmpXgG0TNX4
"You're welcome," said Joy as she gave me a hug.554Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZgyOnN0iD
"Well, I bet even if we weren't here, you would still find it," said Yeri.554Please respect copyright.PENANAlQoLAbKOJO
"Maybe," said Mike. "But you just made finding the dress more easier because we have to go."554Please respect copyright.PENANAhKNVVx0DER
"Oh, ya, the party," I slapped my head. "We have to put up the decorations."554Please respect copyright.PENANAKaBv4aNLAU
"Would you like to come?" Lee asked, addressing the question to RedVelvet.554Please respect copyright.PENANACouQXadmZc
"Us? To the party?" Wendy asked.554Please respect copyright.PENANA8lZAYxxkh3
"Ya, it will be nice if you come," said Zoey.554Please respect copyright.PENANA52ycALU5mR
"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.554Please respect copyright.PENANAbtIeI6RQvC
"Oh," said Christine looking a little crestfallen. "It would really have been nice if you came."554Please respect copyright.PENANAhdlXOPfEX2
"Maybe some other time," said Yeri. "I for one would really like to hang out with you guys."554Please respect copyright.PENANAUXxBnzRs81
"Ya, we do too," said Daniel.554Please respect copyright.PENANARXYFUHXcL1
"Okay, let me try and see if the dress fits," I said.554Please respect copyright.PENANAXR2hsJQWGk
"Of course it will fit," said Zoey. "The dress is just your size."554Please respect copyright.PENANA4ULrUUZDLd
"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?"554Please respect copyright.PENANAOn7lp1V37q
"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."554Please respect copyright.PENANAdF6tVlpDxJ
"Fine." I rolled my eyes. I couldn't believe I was agreeing to this but right now, we were late.554Please respect copyright.PENANAU54jNCSvRK
"Christine, you better change out of that dress," I reminded her.554Please respect copyright.PENANAelysvr7AY4
"Wait, before we all go, can we take a quick selfie? All of us?" Joy asked as she excitedly pulled out her phone.554Please respect copyright.PENANAhW7pFmS6hE
"Sure," said Daniel. "But let's not take more than one. We all are running really late."554Please respect copyright.PENANApTi2jMgy4O
We quickly huddled ourselves together and with smiling faces, looked up at Joy's camera.554Please respect copyright.PENANAcYzJLhLmtJ
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