Clumsy Saranghae
author: GShMe

  *** This story is Fictional. Any resemblance to anything is purely out of imagination and wishful thinking xDDD ***   Chapter 13: Losing Contact (Part 1)   *back in the waiting room of the broadcast station where SHINee and a girl idol group were recording a special joint stage ... taemin and the girl group member were busy tickling each other ...   taemin and the girl group member: (tickle fighting)  jonghyun: (approaches them) girl group member: (sees him then stops) oooo! oppa! taemin: (stops and turns around) ... h-hyung ... jonghyun: hello (talking to the girl group member - smiles) ... uh ... i-uh ... need to talk to you for a bit (talking to taemin) ... taemin: m-me? (points to himself - stands up) ...  jonghyun: (leads the way to some place where they could talk) ... taemin: (turns to the girl group member) ... thanks (smiles) girl group member: anytime! (smiles back)    *jonghyun led taemin to a corner of the recording area ...   taemin: what's up, hyung? jonghyun: (looks at him) ... uh ... dont take this the wrong way, ok? ... we're just looking out for you ... and uh .. your girlfriend ... taemin: what are you trying to say? ... jonghyun: you should be careful how you act around girls from now on ... you have a girlfriend, remember? ... especially during these times when she cant be with you, you shouldn't give her a reason to doubt ...  taemin: (expression darkens a bit) jonghyun: if you really love sherina, you should think a lot about how you act from now on, especially around girls ... do you understand? taemin: so you're saying i should stay away from girls? ... (a bit angry) hyung! you know i've been friends with that girl for longer than sherina! ... i cant just avoid her so suddenly! jonghyun: ya! ... (raised tone) ...i didn't say anything like that! ... i said BE CAREFUL ... weren't you listening? taemin: what's the difference? (sulky) jonghyun: ya!! ... im telling you! ... you cant act like this all the time! ... dont you love your girlfriend?! ... YOU were the one who chose her, right? ... you should take responsibility! ... no more excuses, taemin ... do you understand what im saying? taemin: (silenced) jonghyun: look ... (calms down a bit) ... im doing this on behalf of your other hyungs ... we're doing this because you're our maknae ... ok? taemin: (doesn't respond)   *back in the building where sherina was staying in ... she got bored of sitting around her room so she decided to go downstairs to help the owner with some chores ...   sherina: grandma... i-- (stops) owner: (talking to a guy outside the front door)   *after talking to the owner, the man left a couple of fruit boxes in front of the building ... and after a while more, he left ...   sherina: (approaches the owner) grandma ... w-what's that? grandma: oh ... (smiles) that's right, you probably didn't know since i was closed when you came in yesterday ... sherina: huh? grandma: to earn a little money, i sell fruits ... (smiles) ... i just use this table here (pointing to a table in front of the building) to display them ... the delivery was a little late today though ... that's why im only able to open just now ... sherina: oh ... i see ... let me help you then, grandma (smiles)   *and they both set up the small fruit stall ...   owner: what were you doing up there in your room for the past few hours? sherina: a-ah ... n-nothing important really (fake smile) ... owner: (giggles) ... those boys ... once their schedules get packed, they barely come home when the sun is still out ... that road (referring to the road leading to SHINee's dorms) becomes deserted for a while ... sherina: o-oh ... i see ... (continues to fix the fruits up for display) ... i should have seen it coming though ... that we cant often see each other ... (a bit sad) owner: but he's your boyfriend after all ... if he wants to see you ... he'll MAKE time ... sherina: uh ... grandma ... (not looking at her) ... owner: hmmm? (reading a newspaper while sitting on the chair beside the display table) sherina: that ... u-uh ... do you think that im ... d-do you think im suited to be taemin's girlfriend? ... owner: oh? ... why do you ask such a question so suddenly ... was your fight that serious? sherina: a-ah ... n-no ... i was just ................ wondering ... (looks down) owner: well ... honestly ... i dont really think that love is about for