To Kiss An Idol

The Kiss

Nivritti didn't want to cry in front of everyone. She kept wiping her tears so that no one could see her, but she was aware that people were thinking about her, talking about her. After all, she was the one who was scolded by one of the most famous people on the planet.

She could take no more, so she stood up from her seat and ran outside. A few people saw her running away crying. They felt bad for her but were also angry as she hurt a small dog, a cute helpless dog. Kyung-Soo too noticed that she ran away.

He saw her wiping her tears multiple times. He was feeling bad for her. He left the script department and went on his way to the lift, but something came over him. He wanted to check on Nivritti. He went to the stairs. She was still crying.

He moved his hands to touch her shoulder, but she was sobbing uncontrollably. He didn't want to startle her. He didn't even know what to say or how would she react if he touched her. After all, a member of his team shouted at her in front of her team, that too on her very first day on the new job. He could not even try to understand how humiliating that must have been.

He pulled his hand back. He fumbled with his hands as he had no idea what to do. Should he talk to her or leave her alone? His team members would be waiting for him. He kept pondering over what to do.

Finally, he decided to talk to her. He had to know if she was okay. He could not bear to hear any more sobs from her.

"Are you ok?" asked Kyung-Soo, softly.

He didn't expect what happened next. It took him by surprise. As soon as she heard his words, she turned towards him and buried her head in his chest and started sobbing.

Kyung-Soo let out a gasp as she hugged him because he was not ready for such a reaction. Well, he was not sure what reaction he would get but this was something else. She wrapped her arms around his waist as he was too tall for her and kept crying on his chest.

He was shocked but he understood the reaction. That after being humiliated in front of the whole department that too on someone's first day if anyone would say even a kind word to them that would make anyone react in the same way.

The soft, white cashmere shirt felt great against her cheeks, and she found comfort in the softness of the fabric. He had no idea what took over him. He let the papers slip from his hands and wrapped his arms around her and without thinking twice pulled her close to himself.

Kyung-Soo gasped as he felt her close to himself. She was still sobbing. He closed his eyes and let her calm down on her own. They stayed in each other's arms for minutes. Kyung-Soo's hands were wrapped over her long-braided hair. He could swear he never touched such soft hair before in his life.

He let his head fall over her head and enclosed her completely in his embrace. Slowly her sobs subsided. She was coming back to herself. She was taking deep breaths and sniffling occasionally. She was on the verge of stopping crying.

Suddenly she realised she was hugging someone. She was too scared to find out who. She was new to the office then who took pity on her that they came to console her. But she had to see who the person was.

She pushed him away and looked up. Her jaw fell to the floor. She regained her senses but was about to lose her mind. One look at the man who was comforting her, and her eyes widened with shock. She froze with fear.

Her eyes then fell on the wet shirt. She knew that the shirt was soft, which meant it was expensive. She again got scared because she thought that Kyung-Soo will again scold her for destroying an expensive cloth. All she could do was apologise for what she did.

"I'm so sorry. I am very, very sorry. I didn't mean to spoil your clothes," cried Nivritti. She had no idea what came over her. She just pulled her long sleeve, covered her palm with it and started wiping her tears off his shirt.