CHAPTER 8

KTY

       The moment she rephrased “you” into “us”, I felt my heart like flustered and I struggled hard to keep my face impassive. While turning away to face hear, I just put annoyed expression, instead. I abruptly yanked away my hand and crossed my arms while glaring at her.

       “Us? What’s us? There’s no us!” I shouted indignantly, in hope she’d let me off this hook. “As I remember, I have no more business with you,” I added in such an irritating way, but strangely it seemed didn’t provoke her at all.

       “Then… why did you act like this to me?” she asked me carefully.

       “Acted like what?” I acted stupid deliberately. “If you hope I could act nice to you forever, you just wish then.”

       “No,” she shook her head. “It wasn’t what I mean. I knew you’re indeed bossy, but I also knew, you actually had a warm-heart. But what I tried to figure out was… why suddenly you changed toward me? Last week we just did good… And after… after I canceled our plan… seemed… after all that time I noticed... you’d already changed…”

       “Stupid thought,” I snapped, didn’t want her to go on as everything she said was just absolutely right and I had no idea how to deny it.

       “Tae tae,” she sighed and stepped forward again, while looking at me with her puppy-eyes. “I might be stupid, but I wasn’t that stupid to not notice your changing behavior, moreover, when it came to me… I wasn’t really sure what made you so, but please, just tell me what made you seemed so upset at me…”

       “And?” I asked her while displaying a mocking grin, as I thought she must not stand me this time. But I was totally wrong, then. As I said, she’s stubborn.

       “And I’d make it up to you,” she said softly, but so firm. The way she talked made me taken aback already.

       “Stupid,” I commented again, but this time my note wasn’t that high anymore. It was rather to… give in?

       “No. I ain’t,” she denied. “If you mind to tell me what caused you act like this, I’m okay with it. But just… tell me what to do… to make it up to you…”

       “Are you serious?” I laughed in disbelief. “You’d already known what kind of person I was and you requested me that??? This is unbelievable,” I shook my head and was about to leave again. It’s enough. There’s no point to discuss at this time. But again, she held my arm and restricted my move again.

       “Which part of my remarks that made you thought I wasn’t serious?” she asked in a firm tone, made me jaw almost dropped.

       “Listen, Tiffany,” I released my last effort to let her go. “I give you last chance to just go away and let me go. Afterward we have no business each other. I won’t disturb and involve into your life anymore and I hope so do you. You’d received my generousness. So, before I changed my mind again and made you regret it, better you go…”

       “I won’t go until you give me some way to fix all the things up,” she cut off with very keen tone, made me taken aback again.

       “Oh, okay, little girl,” finally I remarked. “I’d grant your wish. You just dig your own grave. Don’t tell that I didn’t warn you,” I shook my head incredulously.

       Strangely, a smile just played across her beautiful face. I could say… it was sort of satisfied smile.

       “I won’t regret it. Just tell me anything, as long as it can make us be good again.”

       At the next morning, I was swiveling on my chair aimlessly for the several times when Jessica entered into my room. She chuckled witnessing my childish action and crossed her arm while standing in front of me.

       “Why?” I asked her wonderingly. “In this early beautiful morning, why you give me breakfast your killing death glare?” I asked and giggled.

       “I still thought about the scene last night. We you just couldn’t show any attitude to Tiffany?”

       “Yeah, back to that thing again,” I grumped and scratched my hair.

       “No reason. I was getting bothered with her. Simple,” I answered nonchalantly.

       “That’s not right. Moreover… Yuri already made some schedule to her to join the next…”

       “Rejected,” I lifted my hand. “Go look for somebody else. In this beautiful Seoul, there’re so many people may replace her.”

       “Hell, Kim,” she snorted. “The audience loved her presence and appearance. The rating was so high and…”

       “Do you think she’d still come here after all I did to her?” I asked Jessica.

       “Dunno. And don’t care. All the things you have to do are persuade her then.”

       “Moreover… Last night I overheard… you… asked her to come to our office again.”

       “Do you really think she’d make it happen? I even don’t think she’d dare to come here again.”

        I laughed incredulously. “Can’t we just put it aside? We have something to take care this morning.”

       She heaved a huge sigh before finally taking a seat beside me.

       “Today there’s two major company suppose to visit our office. They’re…”

       “ABW Channel and Rising Star Co.”

       “Oh, Hell,” Jessica suddenly gasped.

       “W-what?” I asked confusingly.

       “Haven’t you ever heard that Rising Star wouldn’t build any cooperation with anybody who made a deal with ABW?? They’re big enemy, simply said. Though it sounded un-pro, but it’s the truth… Rising Star wouldn’t bother to decline your contract once they knew…”

       “W-what… How could I forget that!” I smacked my head.

       “And… who the hell arranged the schedule on the same day???” I stared at Jessica.

       Before one of us had any chance to respond again, suddenly my phone rung and I knew, here trouble came!

       “Sajangnim,” I heard the receptionist voice said to me. “ABW Channel had already come… They’re waiting at the lobby now.”

       I gasped in horror and before I could release some words, my receptionist quickly added again. “S-sajangnim… I think… I saw Rising Star Group across the street as well… Seems they’re heading here…”

       Really, it didn’t help.

       This time, I really die.

       And for completing my surprise, suddenly my cell-phone buzzed and this time. My eyes widened as I recognized the caller. And this time, I mumbled… “Such an angel in disguise…”

TH

       “T-taeyeon? I think you aren’t going to pick up my…,” I was surprised she picked up my call, but before I finished my words, she had already chimed in. And to tell the truth, it didn’t make me wonder.

       “Tiffany, where are you now?” she asked in panic tone, making me suddenly settle into panic mode as well.

       “I-I’m at the lobby. You told me to come to do anyth…”

       “Yes, rite. Oh God, thanks. Fine,” she babbled in very fast speed, making the atmosphere got tense.

       “Look. I need you to put yourself together. Now, look around yourself. Find a group of people… maybe consist of 4-5 man in black suit… Japanese…,” she paused momentarily to give me a chance to look around and once I found the group, I told to her again.

       “I guess… I’d found them… So… what I have to do with them?”

       “Not them. Now, look for another group behind them… maybe they’d already reached the front part of this building. Some Western people… do… you see them???”

       I was searching around again and yes, this time I noticed there’s some Western man already entered this building. I was in between the two groups now.

       “Have you found the Western?” she asked me again.

       “Yes…”

       “Good. Now, distract them!”

       “WHAT?” I felt like got caterpillar again in my ears.

       “Do whatever you want to hold them. Distract their attention so that the both groups aren’t able to bump or meet up! If you don’t do anything, the latter group will probably have a chance to notice the first group presence. They MUST NOT meet!”

       “PLEASE!” I heard Taeyeon yelled in horror and panic again. This is for the first time I heard her said “please” in desperate mode. To me.

       “And in meanwhile, I’d ask the receptionist to guide the Japanese to one room! Just… spin out the time! NOW!!!”

       I didn’t have much time to think. And the first idea popped up in my mind just…

       “Ask your receptionist to play one song NOW!” I shouted back in panic.

       “What song?”

       “Call Me Maybe!”

         Once the song had been played, I knew I was indeed crazy. Again… WHAT THE HELL I WAS DOING????? But this time I had no choice. It was impossible to step back. I… with all of my courage just jumped into the crowded and blocked their steps.

       I plastered up my best smile and started to sing dramatically, and even I thought I acted like a real naughty girl.

       Practically, it wasn’t that difficult because it was one of my favorite songs and I knew the lyrics well. but… the most important part was I had to act so damn good to get their attention so I could hold them for some moment!!! I need to impress them!!! And sing… only singing was never been ENOUGH!!!! THEY MUST NOT MEET! Taeyeon’s horror voice was echoing on my mind.

       I threw a wish in the well,

       Don’t ask me, I’ll never tell

       I looked to you as it fell

       And now you’re in my way…

       I sang the first chorus with my full-confident and began to make smooth sensational move with my body while getting closer to them. I slightly moved my in purpose and… hell, I thought it worked. The man seemed stunned on me and they’re all plastered surprised smile on their face.

       And the most important things… they had already stopped their step!!!

       I’d trade my soul for a wish,

       Pennies and dimes for a kiss

       I wasn’t looking for this

       But now you’re in my way…

       Again I got closer to them and out of the blue started to play with one of the man’s tie. It’s crazy. hell. What the hell I was doing??? But… but I’ve promised to Taeyeon I’d do anything to make it up to her!! And this time… it was my only chance to prove it. That I wasn’t sort of bull!

       The atmosphere began so merrier and I felt I even didn’t have any chance to realize my face at that time. I was… SHAMELESS????

       Your stare was holdin’

       Ripped jeans, skin was showin’

       Hot night, wind was blowin’

       Where do you think you’re going baby?

       Hey, I just met you,

       And this is crazy

       But here’s my number (At this part I proffered a note to a man)

       So call me, maybe? (This time I winked seductively to them)

       It’s hard to look right (I swiveling my body in slow motion again, and…

       At you baby, (I pointed out naughtily to one of them)

       But here’s my number, (I lifted up another note)

       So call me maybe? (I gestured how to call to them…)

KTY

        I was dumbfounded, my jaw was dropped open along with Jessica and Yuri… when we’re all witnessing the unbelievable scene in front of us. We’re all captured the whole scene… We’re all witnessed how this crazy stupid silly girl did my crazy favor. And… it… worked… The group of Western was mesmerized by her… and… to tell the truth… not… not only the group of Western man that had been stunned… SHE… hypnotized all of us…

       Once the song had already ended, I saw her winked seductively once again and then quickly dashed leave them. And the situation was totally cleared. The both group didn’t meet.

       The Western group seemed still frozen at their track and I gave cue to Jessica to take care of them. While me… of course… I had to catch up the silly one!

       I found her easily in front of the toilet, where was pretty quiet. I found her face was all red because of embarrassment. And as she still covered her face, she didn’t really notice my presence. I chuckled and knocked her head smoothly.

       “Babo,” I murmured and it made her slowly uncovered her face. She now stared at me confusingly, her face was still remained blushed.

       “D-did it doesn’t work?” she asked me, stutteringly.

       I crossed my arms and held my laughter.

       “D-did I fail? Did they meet up? Mianhae… Mianhae, Tae tae… I’ve tried my best…”

       Before she had any chance to finish her remark, suddenly I had already found my lips brush hers… in order to give quick peck… and… it… just made her hushed.

       In a blink I just pulled away my face again and I found both of us secretly composure our self again.

       “Thank you,” I whispered to her solemnly.

       “You’re doing very great. I… and this company… owe you,” I said again, this time I didn’t try to hide my best warm smile again.

       She looked at me in disbelief sight. It made me amuse again.

       “S-so…. Y-you didn’t mad at me again?” She threw a stupid question again making me couldn’t help but giggle.

       “You did much to me, Tiffany,” I said in gratitude tone. “And how could in this beautiful earth you think someone mad dropped a thankful kiss to somebody?”

       I noticed her face suddenly blushed even more and I widened my grin witnessing how cute her was.

       “And I… never mad to you, Tiffany,” I admitted. She threw me a baffle look.

       “I was getting upset to myself…”

       “For?” she asked me innocently.

       “For couldn’t control myself whenever it came to you…,” I heaved a huge sigh afterward. Yes, I knew… it was close to… confess… But should I spill it out now? But seemed… this dumb girl didn’t notice anything at all. She was still looked the same. Still dumbfounded. Still been puzzled.

       I extended my hand toward her, giving a cue to her to hold my hand.

       She shyly took my hand but before I stepped, she already asked a silly question again.

       “So… now… we’re been… fine again?”

       I chuckled in disbelief but throwing my another warm smile toward her.

       “If you give me a chance, I’d make us more than just fine, Tiffany."

to be continued...

Hi readers, please, jom, do understand that... my work was overloaded... T.T

So... I really have no time to update as superfast as usual... Please be cool with it...

Thank you for your patience and encouragement... It meant a lot for me.

Oh yeah, part of Call Me Maybe was inspired by Tiffany's performance in Romantic Fantasy. ;p

Hope you enjoy this update! ^^