Karina dragged her feet throughout the whole day. Minjeong didn't even bother to call her, only short texts telling her about his day. The party is in a few hours and he is still not home.
"Brought you your makeup artist!" Yunjin announced, his voice reverberating throughout the house.
Yunjin with light steps in his feet, showed Kazuha the way to Karina's 'closet' room. Jennie followed behind him.
"Do I really have to go?" Karina whined.
"You must!" Jennie interjected. When she felt the eyes on her, she stammered, "I mean, could be fun."
Yunjin excused himself out of the room.
Kazuha placed her makeup box on the table, and her bag on the chair.
"What kind of makeup do you want today?" Kazuha asked while arranging the brushes and bottles on the table. "Regular one, I guess," Karina waved at her.
Jisoo and Aeri entered the room, clipboard in Aeri's hand. Aeri passed her the clipboard, "The attendees for today. Minjeong is still your plus one. Should I cancel his name?"
"No, let it be," Karina got up from her bed, "I'm going to take a shower first. I'm sweaty."
Her silent peace was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"You've been in there for a while. You okay?"
"Yeah, I'll be right out," she grabbed a bathrobe and put her hair in a hair turban.
She took a step out of the bathroom, and saw Jisoo in her bed taking a nap.
This woman.
It took her almost 2 hours to get ready, her hair took the longest time. Her makeup done elegantly thanks to Kazuha's soft hands. She didn't realize she fell asleep on the chair.
Jisoo had chosen a black Prada dress with deep plunging neck line, paired with a black Bottega clutch.
Good choice, Jessica.
They were late by 30 minutes as they were stuck in tra!ic.
She cursed under her breath as they have never been late before. First in, first out.
Aeri and Jisoo also came with her, but they will only stay in the background. The party is usually for celebrities, directors, producers, basically everyone in the industry to get to know each other, away from the public eye.
Karina spotted the writer from the Somi thing, "Hey, Jackson. Haven't heard the news from you guys."
Jackson turned around, "Oh, Miss Yu. We're so sorry. Must've slipped our minds. But do not fret, we have found a replacement. A new and upcoming actress, Kim Minju."
Karina kept on eyeing the food buffet, she had forgotten to eat all day. She excused herself from Jackson and made a beeline to the table. Nothing stood up to her eyes.
"They don't have good food here. The booze, acceptable. The food, not really," a voice said behind her.
She turned around, and found Minjeong standing right before her eyes. He's wearing a black Emporio suit, hair combed to the side.
"Hey," he said while pushing his gold rimmed glasses.
Karina smacked his chest, "Hey yourself. I thought you're not coming."
He took a step closer to her, she could smell his perfume even more now. He wrapped his arms around her, and she melted into his embrace.
"I miss you," he leaned back to look at her. "You look gorgeous today. The most gorgeous in this room."
She pulled the lapel of his suit, pulling him closer and placing a kiss, "My idiot is looking extra handsome today."
Karina introduced Minjeong to her colleagues, some of the actresses kept on eyeing him up and down like he's a prize to be won, the actors saw him as a threat. They had the most fun while talking to some of the directors as Minjeong could be charming amongst the more senior.
