Jandi sighed in exasperation looking at her limited clothing. When she arrived she didnt plan to stay as long as she turned out to be and thus hadnt packed much. When she was staying at Jung's, Somin let her borrow anything she wanted and sometimes even picked out dresses for her. But now she didnt have anything and today was her first day at shoot. She dropped into the bed and remembered the episodes of the show she had watched. The girls were always well dressed-had the perfect outfit, the perfect hair. She turned her head and looked herself in the full length mirror hanging on the wall. 'I wont ever be able to do this' she sighed  and buried her face in her hands. After a while she rose up and murmured words of encouragement to herself. Jandi took a deep breath and picked up her denim dungaree and her blue striped white tshirt. She proceeded to the mirror, placed the tshirt over her chest followed by the dungaree and shifted her head from time to time. 'This will have to do" she said and went inside the bathroom to change

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Jandi walked into the studio sheepishly, shyly ducking the eyes of the crew that watched her. Finally she saw a guy  concentrating on some sheet on the clipboard in his hand. Unlike the rest, he seemed approachable to Jandi and so she went up to him,"Umm...excuse me?"

"Yes" he said in a very manly voiceThe guy had a milk chocolate complexion from which Jandi assumed that he wasnt really from Korea. Thankfully for her, her English was pretty good, or according to Mr. Thompson her professor at the university the most non-Korean.

"Hi I am Jandi.I am looking for Paul" Jandi said carefully

"Ah Paul? As in the director?"

"De De..." Jandi blurted out in relief then shut her eyes momentarily "I mean yes..the director...old guy silvery beard" Jandi comically placed her hand close to her chin and drew them out in the air closing her fingers in the process in an attempt to mimic a beard

The guy laughed "Come on" he waved and instructed her to follow him "Is Paul expecting you?" the guy said as he led Jandi through the various sets of the studio.

Jandi seemed like the little kid who had been taken to the candy store for the first time. The dazzle, lights, equipments, monitors brew her creative instincts. Her curiosity and excitement almost made her skip the guy's question but luckily she managed to hear him.

"Umm..yes" Jandi said jumping over a cable that belonged to one of the billion lights standing around them. "I am a part of the cast"

"Oh..you're Geum Jandi then...I am Jonathan" the dark guy turned and extended his hand "Looks like we'll be working together then"

"Oh really?" Jandi said tugging at her backpack strap. She looked at the guy who was smiling down at her--Jandi had never met a guy with dark complexion before and from what she had seen on the television, it gave her a very fierce and aggressive impression about them. But Jonathan was different from all the black men he had seen on the TV--he had the most warmest smile. Though he was beyond heavybuilt and over 6 ft,which was giant like compared to Jandi's small structure, the gentleness of his personality oozed out overpowering his stature. Jandi smiled and shook his hand. As they continued walking Jandi remembered enacting Paul's features to Jonathan and feared if they might offend Paul if Jonathan reported. "Umm...Jonathan..?"

"Yes?" he said glancing back at her

"Umm...before when I enacted.." Jandi read the the confused look on Jonathan's face and so she repeated the motions again making the guy burst out in laughter again"please dont let Paul know.."

"Dont worry...I wont..." Jonathan assured "Eitherway he wont mind. Infact" he suddenly turned swiftly to face Jandi "I call him Dumbledore myself"

"Dumbledore?" Jandi could resist a giggle

"You know... cause of the silvery beard...and also there's a controversy that Dumbledore might have been gay" he rolled his eyes mischievously

Jandi laughed getting Jonathan's implications.

"Paul" Jonathan called out when he finally found him. Paul looked at him and then saw Jandi peeking out from behind him.

"Ah Jandi dear!" he clapped his hands as he reached them. "I had arranged for your clothes but you look cute already!"

"You arranged for my clothes?" Jandi asked in surprise

"Well ofcourse the cast gets sponsored wadrobe. We can try them on you from next day cause today you look adorable and I am not changing a thing...well except your hair--they need work."he turned to Jonathan "Take her to her dressing room. Sharon would be attending to her"

"Sure Paul"

"Okay go on chop chop!!" he said patting Jandi on her back and dancing away to his ADs gathered around a monitor.

"Who's Sharon?" Jandi asked as she followed Jonathan

"The one who'll do your hair and makeup"

"Oh she takes care of everybody's hair and makeup around here?" Jandi asked as they stopped infront of a door

"No she's YOUR hair and makeup" Jonathan corrected and opened the door infront of them "And this is your waiting room"

"I get my own stylist and room?" Jandi gasped as the door revealed a studio room. At one end of the room, sat a huge beige couch, big enough to even sleep in comfortable, while on the other end hung a range of fashionable clothes. Jandi walked upto them

"These were the dresses picked out for today but you wont be needing them. I'll have them moved out. But if you really like something, you can pick it out, we'll keep it aside for the next day" Jonathan informed. He watched as Jandi looked around with an amazement of a three year old.

Jandi next noticed the elaborate dressing table with a collection of makeup items lined up infornt of them. Nail Paints, Lipsticks, blushes of every possible shade were lined up in arrays infront a big rectangular mirror lit up by bulbs along its edges.

"Wow!"

"You're all new to this arent you?" Jonathan asked curiously

"Yeah" Jandi replied shyly"I am sorry..I am just overwhelmed..I am probably looking very stupid right now.."Jonathan shook his head and Jandi turned back to the collection of items on her dressing table

"No quite on the contrary" he said in a low voice that didnt quite reach Jandi, as he looked at her in the mirror. "Well.." he said as he heard some commotion happening outside."I need to check on that. You wait here. Sharon will be in shortly"

Jandi nodded obediently as Jonathan left the room, noting down something in his clipboard

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"Johny!" Paul called out to Jonathan, as he was instructing the spotboys

"Yes Paul"

"Well I now this is last minute but..."

"What did you do this time Dumbledore?" Jonathan raised one eyebrow in suspicion

"Well the one of the guys in the proposed cast...I had a thorough talk with him...but.."Paul measured his words "he hasnt really confirmed anything so you might have to fill in his shoes"

"Are you kidding me?!" Jonathan exclaimed "you're shooting a show with an incomplete cast...are you carzy old man?"

"Oh you're over-reacting...the guy, I am assured will come. I am saying just in case"

"How sure are you?"

"90%" Paul said not looking Jonathan in the eye. Jonathan crossed his arms and kept looking at him "Okay 80%"

"You know that means there's a significant 20% chance he wont come! I cant believe it!" he shook his head in disbelief

"C'mon this will be good for you. His loss can be your gain! You know the men of this show have walked out only more popular"

"Wait whose guy is it?" Jonathan asked, this time quite fiercely "If it's Showry, I am OUT!"

"No no it's not Showry!"

"Still who is it? You know what..I am still not ready for this..I cant--"

"It's with Jandi" Paul said. Jonathan paused. Paul continued "Please Johny...help me out will you? I had already called in Jandi and it apparently is very important to her. I cant take back my offer..."

Paul went on but he hadnt noticed that Paul hasnt spoken since he mentioned Jandi.

"Okay I will do it" Jonathan finally said.

"Great. Go get dressed then. I'll film two couples and till then if he doesnt arrive you're up with Jandi" Paul instructed

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They were now in the auditorium located at the top floor of the studio building. The shoot for the other two couples had finished and Paul has now arrived with his crew here to shoot. Jandi appeared through one of the doors and the camera immediately started rolling. Jandi wanted to talk to Paul before she began so she started to walk towards him and they had to stop shooting

"What's wrong Jandi? Why are you walking towards the camera?" Paul inquired, abit annoyed

"Umm..I wanted to talk to you...ask you how I should go about things what I should be doing"

"Just do you. Things need to be spontaneous on this show" he said "There's no script...well there's a script but that's majorly for us. We'll let you in on it when we want...but till then do you. Just be Jandi okay?"

Jandi nodded, feeling abit embarrased for her inexperience

"Go back and  come in again...dont waste my film" Paul scoffed as Jandi exited the auditorium

Jonathan peeked out of the opposite door and whistled to Paul. Paul rushed to him "Oh you're ready...good...looks like you'll be the hubby...since the guy hadnt call yet..." Paul sighed "well she'll make her entrance and you can come in whenever you want after that. Okay?"

"Sure" Jonathan said and shut the door.

Paul took out his phone for the nth time that day. Still nothing from Jihoo. He walked back to his chair infront of the monitor in disappointment.

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Jandi took a few depp breaths and finally entered the auditorium. For a moment she went blank and wanted to rush to Paul again for instructions. But she resisted and just greeted the crew members--she remebered from the episodes she had watched, this was allowed and even appreciated.

Jandi steadily walked upto the stage where a small bench sat, right in the middle of it. She sat down, abit hesitantly, and adjusted her skirt so that she looked graceful.

Jonathan peered through the small round window of the auditorium door and watched Jandi as she sat down on the bench. She looked pretty in the golden light of the stage and he could hear his own heartbeat. He knew what happened next. The lights of the auditorium will gradually dim and there will be just one spotlight on her. He watched as the lights fainted the only a silvery light directly above her shone in full brightness. Next a piano cello cover of 'A Thousand Years'  will faintly begin playing, gradually getting louder and then he has to finally enter when the piece enters the chorus he has to make his entrance. He heard the music faintly start to play and looked at Jandi who also only realized and was still trying to identify the song as she listened to it.

Jonathan stepped back and took a deep breath and again went to the door. The chorus was coming and he placed his hand on the doorhandle. He pressed it down but the handle resisted. He looked down and pressed it again and again. He looked up through the glass window. He saw Paul look at him in confusion mouthing 'What happened'. He gestured about the handle but he knew Paul couldnt help him as the spontaneity would then be lost. Paul frantically gestured his ADs when suddenly he heard footsteps. Everyone froze and looked at the stage. Jonathan followed their gaze as he didnt hear the footsteps.

Jandi had identified the song and was abit engrossed in it since it was one of her favorites. She understood that her virtual shillang would be making an entrance pretty soon and she was anxious about it. That's why she chose to concentrate on the song to keep her calm. She had closed her eyes and was gently swaying to the amazing piano cello collaboration, when suddenly someone tapped on her shoulder. She knew who this would be but at the same time didnt know who it is, if that made any sense. She was gripped with nervousness and bit her lip. They guy audibly cleared his throat making her aware of his prescence since she still didnt turn to him. Though it just an 'ahem', the voice seemed familiar to her. She shook her head thinking that was impossible and taking a final deep breath she stood up and turned around.

Immediately she gasped and brought her hands to cover ,as the man behind her came into view.

Dressed in Blue jeans, greytshirt and blue blazer, Jihoo stepped forward and handed her a bunch of red roses "Hi I am Yoon Jihoo" awkwardly waving at her