Clumsy Saranghae

author: GShMe   *** This story is Fictional. Any resemblance to anything is purely out of imagination and wishful thinking xDDD ***   Chapter 56: Loyalty's Lips   *it had been an hour or even more ... sherina's wet and freezing body finally moved as she reached for the cubicle door again ... still, it didn't budge ... she knocked shakily, hoping that someone might hear her ... but it was no use, she found herself pouring tears out of her eyes and feeling weak ... she had never been hated by anyone before and didnt really hope for that to ever happen ... now that she was being treated this way by someone she didn't know, she felt very saddened and scared ... plus, if the reporters were to see her in her current state, it would definitely spark trouble for taemin ...    sherina: (leaning on the cubicle door - trying to muffle her sobs) ku mi: just where did she go?! (looking around) sherina! sherina! are you here!? sherina: (flinches) u-unni? (sobs) ku mi: (about to pass by the bathroom) sherina! ... (notices the dark bathroom) huh? why are the lights out?  sherina: (shaky voice) un ... un-ni ... ku mi: (approaches the bathroom and turns on the light then gasps) !!! what's this?! why is it all wet? sherina: (still sobbing) k-ku mi un-ni ... (sobs) u-unni ... ku mi: who could have done this? (picks up the bucket and puts it on top of the sinks) people might think that the idols did this!   *then, ku mi heard sobbing coming from the closed cubicle which was the farthest from the door ... she moved closer and saw a big metal rod jammed on the door ...   ku mi: what's that? sherina: unni! ku mi: omo! (startled) s-sherina?! ... sherina, are you in there?!?! sherina: (sobs) i-im h-here, unni ... ku mi: (quickly removes the metal rod, opens the door and gasps) !! Oh my goodness!!! what happened to you!? (shocked - examines her all over)  sherina: u-unni (sobs) ... y-you found me (cries - shivering) ... im so glad (sobs) ku mi: just what happened?! you're a complete mess! ... and its so cold here! let's get you inside! hurry! sherina: (resists) a-ah .. (shakes her head furiously - sobs) n-no ... i cant do that ... ku mi: HAA? why are you even resisting?? (worried) just look at yourself! sherina: n-no (sobs) ... the reporters can't see me like this! taemin will be humiliated! ku mi: omo! (surprised) you're worrying about TAEMIN right now? ... even when you're in THAT state? sherina: i-in any case, unni ... please, please dont tell taemin about this ... (sobs) ku mi: (thinks for a while) .... aish! alright, alright! ... lets get you out of here then ... i'll take you to the van, no reporters will be there and taemin wont be either ...   *ku mi wrapped sherina's shivering body with the shawl she was wearing and lead her, as discreetly as possible, down the back hallways and to the parking lot ... after taemin's meeting with the CEOs, he immediately went back to the dressing room to see sherina ... he was frustrated that he took too long ... when he arrived, he found the room empty ...   taemin: huh? did she go somewhere again? hye rin: (knocks on the door) taemin: (opens it) oooo! h-hello (bows a bit) hye rin: taemin! (beams) im glad i caught up with you (giggles) i thought you'd left ... where's sherina? (looks around the room) taemin: o-oh ... i dont know either ... i just got back, you see ... hye rin:  (nods in understanding) oh well! you can just show it to her when she gets back (smiles) taemin: huh? show her? ... show her what? hye rin: (brings out a book from behind her) jjang!~   *in photographer hye rin's hand was actually a photobook of sherina and taemin's shoot ... the front cover was one of their 'prince and princess' photos where sherina was shown daydreaming with her eyes closed and taemin kissing her cheek ...   taemin: uwaaa! (amazed) hye rin:  (giggles) i've compiled ALL your shots in there ... some weren't published in the catalog and i thought it would be a waste to just stock them so i decided to put it here (smiles and hands it to taemin) taemin: (accepts it) hye rin: look at this with your girlfriend, ok? ... now, i have to go, i've still got things to tend to ... model for us next time too, ok? (giggles then leaves)   *taemin stared at the front cover of the book for a while, lamely smiling to himself as the scenes from the photoshoot flashed in his mind one by one ... he was cut out of his happy thoughts when soo jin entered the room, skipping and humming to herself as if something really good happened ...   taemin: a-ah .. noona!  soo jin: (blinks trying hard innocently) yes, taeminnie? taemin: i-i was just wondering if you saw sherina anywhere?  soo jin: huh? o-oh ... she ... she uh ... (pause for a while) .... ah! ... she left! taemin: (startled) WHAT!?! ... but the event isn't completely done yet! soo jin: (shrugs) i dunno ... she just left ... she said all the pressure from the press was too much, i think ... (shrugs) anyway! wanna go get some coffee or something, taeminnie? its awfully cold tonight ... taemin: no thanks, noona ... i have to find sherina ... (walks away from her)   *taemin's heart dropped ...    taemin: (shocked) s-she ... left? but thats ... no! she promised she wouldn't run away! (clutches onto the photobook in his hands) manager gyeongshik: (enters the room) oooo! taemin! come on! we have to go now ... your hyungs are waiting at the practice room ... taemin: a-ah ... can we stay for a little longer, hyung? i-i have to find sherina ... manager gyeongshik: huh? oh yeah! where is she? ... we left her here, right? taemin: i-i dont know ... but i have to find her (nervous) manager gyeongshik: alright, alright ... but if she's not back in 15 minutes, we have to leave ... taemin: (nods and heads out to search for her)   *in the stylists' van down at the parking lot ...   sherina: achooo! ku mi: there! there you go! ... aish! now you're gonna get sick! how long have you been in there!? (rumagging the boxes in the van for some wearable clothes)  sherina: i-i dont kno-- achooo!! k