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"I hate you!" Chorong says as she grits her teeth tightly.
"No, please! I will make it up to you." Ji Yvon cries. Her legs weaken, causing her knees to meet the ground.
"It is your fault I did not get my college degree!" Chorong blames, raising her voice.
"Outstanding!" Miss Eun remarks, standing up as she claps her hands. Miss Eun is a professional drama teacher.
Both Chorong and Ji Yvon bows their head as a thank you.
"Alright, kids. The bell is going to ring any-"
Ring! Ring! Ring!
"Second." Miss Eun finishes. "Bye, Chorong. Bye, Ji Yvon. Have a nice day!" she coos.
"You, too!"
"Thank you."
The girls grab their backpack, heading to the front door of the school. Finally, school is over.
"Although I love drama class, the period is way too long!" Ji Yvon complains as they walk down the sidewalk.
"It will pay off." Chorong reassures.
"Stop being such a positive chicken leg." jokes Ji Yvon. Ah, she is so full of jokes. It is one reason Ji Yvon is Chorong's best friend since kindergarten.
"Chicken leg?"
"Well, your legs are pretty-"
"Don't make me slap you." Chorong squints her eyes at her, trying to look dangerous.
"You are not cool." Ji Yvon insults. Hey, you can say anything to your best friend. They will only offense you harder.
Both girls bursts out in laughter. "We are one silly pair." Chorong says.
"I am not your girlfriend, girlfriend." Ji Yvon snaps. "Anyway, I have to run! I have a basketball game at four."
"Well, thank you for inviting me to watch your game?"
"Oh, right! I'm sorry, Chorong. Do you want to come to my game?"
Chorong laughs. "I can't. I'm going to-"
"Park Chorong!" someone interrupts.
The two girls crane their neck towards the person. Chorong raises her eyebrows as she reveals a professional looking man with a black suit. "Chorong, let me introduce myself. I am the manager of EXO, a Korean boy band."
"EXO?! EXO!" the girls fangirl in chorus, jumping up and down.
"My 'stage name' is Leon. Nice to meet you!" Leon greets, holding out his right hand. Chorong smiles, shaking his hand. "Nice to meet you, too. I'm-"
"I know who you are." Leon interrupts. Again.
"Stalker much..?" Ji Yvon whispers to Chorong.
"Now, I want to talk to you about a high-profile gig. I see that you are a very talented actor. Personally, I think you should take advantage of that by starring in a movie with EXO."
Chorong widens her eyes, while Ji Yvon furrows her eyebrows. "Wait, what?" Ji Yvon snarls. "We met you for like-what? Three minutes? And now you are recommending my best friend to star in a movie with the most famous boy band in Korea?! Don't you think you are going too fast on-"
"I would love to!" Chorong squeals.
"WHAT?" Ji Yvon repeats.
"Great!" Leon exclaims. He digs into his pocket and grabs a card, handing it to Chorong. "Contact me tomorrow and we will set you up with a meeting. We must introduce you to EXO personally before we film."
"Okay! T-thank you!" Chorong says, shakily. She's never been so excited. She puts the card inside her pocket.
Ji Yvon just stands there, frozen.
Finally, Chorong notices Ji Yvon. She waves her hand in front of her. "Ji Yvon, you alive?" Chorong jokes.
"I can't believe you." Ji Yvon mutters.
"What?"
"Are you stupid?! That Leon guy can be a complete fake! You met him for a few minutes, and now you'll be staring in a movie. Do you even know anything about the movie? Who you will be playing? Where you will be filming at?!!"
"Oh, relax. You're overthinking like my Grandma." Chorong tells her as she makes 'tsk' sounds with her tongue.
"Fine. But I'm coming with you."
"Alright, alright."
Ji Yvon waves goodbye to Chorong as she heads to her game.
Chorong takes out the card, looking down at it. This is my chance.

(Updated: 2/18/15)

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