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"Sandara Park-ssi, Lee Minho-ssi, please come inside now."

I recover from being startled as I look on the staff motioning for us to come inside. I then stand up straight. I gulp as well.

I look up and see Lee Minho currently  nodding at the staff before looking back at me. He then smirks at me first before turning his back to walk inside now. Confident as ever.

I sweatdropped. Gosh! I AM in the presence of a HALLYU STAR! LEE MINHO! The most famous actor in this country. Or even in whole Asia too! 

Lee Minho is really the biggest thing IN right now. And I am gonna work with him too! Gosh! I thought I'm already prepared for this but turned out NOT!

I heave a deep sigh to calm my nerves and about to walk inside too when my ears caught the whines of the bitter girls. I don't have to look at them again to see if they're glaring at me. I can already feel their glare daggers on my back. If glares can kill, I'm already dead now. Multiple wounds.

"She only got the lead role opposite Lee Minho oppa because she has a benefactor!" 

"One BIG benefactor."

"A filthy rich Dirty Old Man!"

"DOM. Eeew!"

"Or maybe she book herself to old men directors and producers even before too."

"This has been known a monkey business in the industry!"

"And she's gonna act opposite Lee Minho oppa now too!! WAA!"

I open my mouth in disbelief at the foul words I just heard. Those are really below the belt! YA!!

I sharply turn around to face them and give them my menacest glare. I also sneer dangerously at them. 'These es are being too much.' "Let's meet each other at the awardings ceremonies, girls." I then fake a laugh. "Oh, sorry, I forgot that won't really be happening now since bitter girls cannot enter any awards. Or," my glare on them deepens, "I can just tell my rich young boyfriend to not give you a chance in acting at all too. Ciao!" I then flip my hair back and march inside the studio.

HUH! They simply underestimated me!

Me? Having a benefactor? They just wait and soon they will going to swallow their words and fill their eyes with envy as they witness how magnificent I am in acting! They will die in jealousy. 

Once inside, a chuckle enter my system again. I look up and found Lee Minho looking at me once again. That same playful look. Like he finds me really amusing.

I gulp again. My nervousness comes back as well. I already met Lee Minho before but this situation is entirely different. I am not acting in his drama by being an extra maid but I am actually acting opposite him as his LEADING LADY. Kyaaah!!

And that's enough to shatter my world upside down. So much for thinking I can do this. 

What if I make silly faces as we do the photoshoots? What if I mess up again and the producers will think they have made a mistake choosing me and gonna replace me quickly after too? Being an idiot sometimes, that is really possible. What if I don't really have the chance...? What if... there are many ifs.

Lee Minho chuckles again, cutting my thoughts once again. I halfheartedly smile at him this time, though. 

I don't have any problem with this guy. 'Except he is just too handsome and gorgeous and buffy and manly.'

I stop. Why am I thinking such things in this guy? And I already have a boyfriend to do my own fantasies too! I have a boyfriend who I cannot really categorize if he is good looking or just an average one (since I always see him in his pajamas). And a guy's fashion sense really matters to me.

If only Kwon Jiyong is as half as hot as Lee Minho.

I sigh in defeat. What am I thinking about? Why am I comparing my boyfriend and the most famous actor in the country? And it's also unfair too to compare Kwon Jiyong's asthmatic chest to Lee Minho's strong well-muscled chest!

And to think,  I like Lee Minho's muscled-chest more! Waaaah! Forgive me, Ji.

"You don't have to be nervous. It's just me." Lee Minho tells, smiling coyly at me.

I roll my eyes at him. "Yes. It's just you." I say, sarcastically. "Lee Minho. The most popular actor in South Korea. Voted as the iest man in the country. Gaining acting awards at such a young age. Yeah, I don't have a valid reason to be nervous."

Lee Minho laughs out loud at this. But before he can tell me something again, a staff already ushered us to the make-up and styling area.

I gulp at this. I can't help but anticipate this moment. It's time for make-up and styling, babyyy! I can finally have people making me pretty. Oh, yes! 

My excitement must be too obvious that Lee Minho shakes his head at my foolishness. We're also seatmates too.

I don't care anymore as I openly show my grins now. I'm smiling widely especially when the make-up artist and hair stylist starts to study my face.

"She actually have a pretty face."

"And a healthy hair."

"We don't have to give her extreme make-up. A light touches is enough."

"But," the hair stylist touches my hair. "we can give her an extreme hairstyle. She has a nice head proportion too. She'll look prettier after."

"And she has a pretty forehead too."

Then the two stylists looks at me, wonder in their eyes. Then they say,

"Where have you been all these years, Sandara Park?" they smile warmly at me. "You have a Hallyu Star potential in you."

Okayyy, I feel so GIDDY. That 's a huge compliment. And they're complete professionals too. Oh, gosh! Hearing these flatteries is too much for my heart! 'Breathe, Dara. Breathe.'

"Don't pamper her too much. She just looks ordinary to me."

I glare immediately at Lee Minho at this. He is smirking at me too without actually looking directly at me. He only gives me swift glances on the big mirror's reflection.

I look sharply away too. "Hmp. Don't ruin my mood, Lee Minho." I just tell him. I know he's right but he just don't have to say that.

The two stylists just laugh out loud at the both of us. Then they go back to work as I fell silent now. I don't have much enthusiasm as I have earlier. I can't act too excited anymore or I will look even more foolish. Especially after learning that Lee Minho can be a 'cold diva' too.

I discreetly observe Lee Minho through my peripheral vision. I can only sigh silently. Lee Minho can really be classy. Every movement he does speaks class and expensive. He is like a royalty. 

As Lee Minho begins to ask questions on his stylists about some things, I begin to dream about him. This man is a dream come true for me. How I dream so much before to act in one screen with him. Even if it's just an extra. I just want to feel how it feels acting with him onscreen. And right now, I finally can act opposite him. And as his leading lady too. I just really should do my best in acting for me not to be embarassed in front of a Hallyu Star. This is a milestone in my career, afterall.

Whoever is that angel who listened when I'm praying about this dream, I really thank that angel. My dream is finally happening.

Suddenly, Lee Minho glances at me and he caught me staring at him. He smirks after too as I quickly look away, feigning innocent. I look on my reflection on the mirror just to gasp. Gosh, I am blushing.

Oh, God. This is not happening. I should NOT feel attracted towards my co-actors. That has been my principle eversince in the industry. Well, admirations is fine.

I gulp too. I also have a boyfriend already.

Speaking of my beloved boyfriend. I grit my teeth. How ironic. When I'm thinking about Lee Minho, all it can give me is this giddy feelings but when I think of my boyfriend, all emotions I can only feel is annoyance.

That jerk! 'I'm busy.' Waa! If I see Kwon Jiyong again I'm hoping his hair is ready for I will really bald him this time. How can he just neglect me like that?

'But he calls you right after, idiot.'

I sigh, defeated. Yes, he called me and my phone is wonderfully low battery. How great.

I remind myself to charge my phone once I arrive home later.

I sigh again as I remember something. I get my bag, open it, and search for my love confession script I wrote. Oh yeah, I have another script to memorize and internalize too.

I feel my cheeks warm upon reading my special script. Can I really say these sweet words to Kwon Jiyong? I smile. I hope I won't mess up. It's my only chance. That jerk is already special in my heart. Even if he is the most annoying jerk I have ever met.

Gosh, I miss the jerk now. I want to hug him too. Sighhh, I feel so emotional. What is he doing lately really? What makes him busy? I sigh in longing again. 'I miss you, Jiyong.' 

"Love letter for your boyfriend?"

I look at Lee Minho at this. I didn't even realize we're left alone now too.

I pretend not to hear his question as I just touch my hair. I smile, the style actually looks good on me. It looks cutely quirky. It suits my personality.

"You've been smiling alot like a lovestruck idiot just now, you know."

I sharply look at Lee Minho now. I open my mouth to say something but close it again. I just glare at him. I'll try my best to deal with him and his diva attitude. Good camaraderie is really important among my co-actors, afterall. 

"I wonder how you get this break. I even haven't heard of your name before." Lee Minho continues in that mocking tone.

I close my eyes at this as I try to calm my getting on my nerves attitude of his. Why, but he is really becoming annoying.

'Hold yourself, Dara.'

"Was it true then? You have a rich benefactor as your backer?"

I now glare at Lee Minho. I cannot hold my self anymore. 'Huh!' "I didn't know Lee Minho can be an too." I can't help but say. I didn't regret saying that, though. "What happened to the nice write-ups I read about you?"

Lee Minho just shrugs nonchalantly as he smirks cockily. "Publicity."

I smile acidly at him. "Hypocrite."

Before we can exchange further spice words, another staff approach us. He tells us to dress now.

"Did you bring your own clothes, Sandara Park-ssi?" the staff asks me.

I nod at this as I show him my luggage and let him see my clothes. The ones Kwon Jiyong gave to me. For some reason, I felt uncomfortable showing this to them.

The staffs who have seen my clothes whistles at this. Admire looks given to me.

"Good set of clothes." the staff just commented as he selects one sunny dress and asks me to wear it.

I just nod. I'm about to go to the changing room when I catch Lee Minho looking at me. His eyebrow upward. He gives me an accusing look too.

And for some reason, I actually feel guilty there. I quickly go the changing room.

After changing, the same staff ushered us to the actual photoshoot room.

I hide my surprise when we get there. Why, but the set is actually nice. I can see the expensive lights and cameras all around the room. The air in the studio got that classic air. It feels like I'm in a high-class photoshoot.

I want to cry in delight. This is my first time to be in this kind of high-leveled shoot. I can't contain my feelings. This is really a dream come true. 

And it's only a day yet.

"Lee Minho-ssi, Sandara Park-ssi, please position yourself on the center now." the official photographer orders.

I nod as I silently walk on my position on the middle. Lee Minho follows after. 

I stop. Wait. What am I supposed to do again?

I haven't get my cript nor the storyboard of this drama yet so I have no idea what personality I will portray today.

I look around to look for a staff that I can ask but everyone is already busy. Panicked, I look up at Lee Minho now. I bit my lips as I'm tempted to ask him. But I won't.

Lee Minho notices me and looks at me now. He raises his eyebrow at the way I'm looking at him.

"What's that look, newbie?" he asks, annoyingly amused. "We're not doing a horror photoshoot, you know." he says, laughing.

I'm actually relieve hearing that. "We're not?"

Lee Minho's laughs died at this. He then looks at me carefully. I feel nervous instantly.

Then Lee Minho shakes his head at me. He then says, "You just confirmed my suspicion, Sandara Park."

My nervous heightens more. "W-What?"

Lee Minho looks seriously at me now. "That you got this break because of a benefactor."