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The Call : Flashback

Youngji yawned and lazily stretched her body under her warm blanket. She tried to open her eyes while adapting to the sunlight that came through her window. She moved her hand around under her pillow, looking for her cell phone. She remembered leaving her cell phone beside her pillow last night.

She slid her phone screen to unlock it and immediately saw a lot of notifications lined up on the upper side of her screen. She opened the notifications one by one just to find 200 new followers for her Instagram account; 1.453 new 'likes' for her reunion photo with former KARA members. They had a wonderful and memorable reunion last night. Youngji opened the photo and smiled looking at it. In the photo, Hara kissed her cheek while Gyuri and Seungyeon were too busy shoving the Samgyupsal bites into their mouth.

Then, Youngji opened her family group on Kakaotalk. There were a bunch of messages and photos from her sister who was traveling to Italy with her fiancé. They looked happy and excited in front of the Pisa Tower. While her parents sent messages in turn under the photos her sister sent. 'Why were they arguing in the chat room?' Youngji thought.

Youngji then opened her missed call and found her Production Director's number on the list. It was 6.30 A.M. Youngji turned her head to look at her clock. 08.04 AM. She got up and sat straight on her bed, calling her PD, gulping down water from her yellow water bottle, and cleared her voice right before PD answered her call.

"Hello, Youngji-ah." Director answered.

"PD-nim, I'm sorry, I just got up." Youngji Said. "Why did you call so early? Is there anything wrong?"

"I know today is your day off, but can you come to the office at 10 maybe?" Director asked, "I have something important to talk to you about. And it's like very important." He emphasized the word Very.

"Oh, okay... I'll be right there." Youngji Said, wondering why the PD sounds so nervous or excited, she can't really tell. "Do you want me to bring you some coffee or other?"

"Yes, sure. Can I ask for the Dutch milk from your family's café? They are really good."

"Ok, then."

Youngji kicked her blanket off her body. It was the blue blanket, the same blanket that she used on the Roommate show five years ago. Half running, she dashed to the bathroom.

An hour later, Youngji got out f her apartment room. She wore a loose white shirt, a pair of grey jeans, her favorite black sneaker wedges that made her 5 cm taller, and of course her black studded backpack. She made a messy bun for her burgundy-colored hair. Youngji locked her apartment door while answering her manager's call that had waited for her in the parking lot of her apartment building. She looked at her reflection on the lift door and was satisfied with her simple and fresh makeup today.

"Oppa!" Youngji waved to her manager who had waited in the car and immediately hopped onto the car in the front seat. "Let's stop by my cafe, Oppa. I want to take PD-nim's drink."

In ten minutes they arrived at Youngji's Family coffee shop, and it took another ten minutes before Youngji showed up from inside her family's café, bringing two cups of Iced Americano and a plastic bag with Dutch Milk inside.

"Oppa, what do you think PD-nim wants to talk to me?" asked Youngji while giving one of her Iced Americano to her manager.

The car started to move. Youngji sipped her Iced Americano.

"Well, I don't know. He just called me this morning, and asked me to pick you up."

Youngji nodded. It was unusual that PD-nim suddenly called her on her day off. Since KARA was disbanded PD nim promised Youngji to support her career. Youngji knew that her career was still not like she'd expected but she was grateful enough because she could still join some drama, variety show, and musical project.