I'm His... Makeup artist and Stylist

Chapter Nine

It was one fine night in Seoul. People kept on bumping to each other because it was so crowded. "I want to bring you to my favorite hangout place. Is it okay with you?!" Chanyeol shouted because it was so noisy.

"Okay!"

To be honest, I only heard him say 'hangout place' and everything else that he said just echoed in my mind because one; the place was noisy, two; we were so close to each other. I mean physically because of the crowd and third; the way he is looking at me is so distracting. His eyes, specifically. Chanyeol walked in front since he knows where to go, I just followed him.

Seeing the streets full of people made me want to walk and enjoy what the city can offer. I haven't been to places like Nami Island or Jeju Island or even a visit of SUM Cafe ever since I arrived in Korea.

I looked at every direction, catching a glimpse of the fancy stores, cozy restaurants, and fun arcades.

Being a tourist, I love how almost every street I've been to here really amazes me because of how a place almost has everything you want to see. My thoughts were disturbed when it started to get more crowded and noisy.

We need to survive this sea... of people!

I tried my best to follow him but... Where is he?!

I was about to shout his name when I remembered that he was an idol and calling him by his name in the middle of a crowded street might just put us into great trouble. 

I tried my best to look for him. I didn't want to panic, I tried to remain calm.

"Irene!"

I felt relief as I heard my own name come out from someone else's mouth.

I knew it was him, for sure. He was wearing a mask so his voice was quite different. I immediately went to locate the voice while people kept on bumping on to each other when I finally found him standing in the middle of the crowd. I was relieved to see him.

"Where were you?!" He asked with annoyance and concern, "I was just looking around then you disappeared!" I replied.

It was still so noisy and we couldn't hear each other so we had no choice but to shout at each other.

"You should've just followed me! Now, just concentrate and follow me. It's too crowded and dangerous."

Because I quite rebel-ish that night, I didn't bother Chan's words and continued to take pictures of everything that I see causing me to accidentally miss a step.

"Aw!" I exclaimed.

Because of the fact that I got so shocked with my unexpected fall, my sudden grip to Chanyeol almost made him lose his balance too.

"O-oh!" He exclaimed almost falling too.

He looked at me while his arm was on back, helping me keep my balance. "Are you okay?" His face showed concern.

"Y-yes. I just... missed a step." I explained while quickly massaging my right ankle.

I noticed that some passersby were already looking at us with their what's happening to her face so I decided to forget the pain and to just continue walking.

"Wait!"

Chan said while his head was facing a different direction. He led me to a bench nearby an ice cream stall. He motioned me to sit, "Wait here for a while."

He disappeared into the crowd while I was awkwardly sitting on the bench feeling the pain from the small accident-slash-carelessness of mine that just happened. My ankle was already starting to swell. I was getting worried that I might ruin Chan's treat tonight and just go home instead.