SMILE FOR ME AGAIN

SMILE 18

The idol got an offer as second female lead for a movie. This is Seulgi first experience debut as an actress. She's got more popular so the director personally cast her for the role. She passed the audition with overwhelmed praise from director and the script writer for her outstanding talent. It's a love story movie. Even only as the second female lead, Seulgi tend to always giving her best in everything she do. 

It's been a week since she start shooting for the movie. She is practicing her script reading in living room that night. It's the scene where she need to confess her love to the male lead. Seulgi never confess her love to anyone before so she had a hard time to convey the right emotion. She only receive confession from someone but never give one. She tried for the nth time but failed. She bury her face into the script and whines. 

"This is so hard", she whines.

At the same time, Irene steps out from her room when her throat feel thirsty. She walking towards kitchen and get a glass. She pour cold water into it and she chug the water slowly to calm her thirsty throat. She turn around and see Seulgi sitting on floor across tea table in living room. She wash the glass and put it back to it's original place. She approach the younger. 

"Are you practicing your script reading?", she said break the silence. 

Seulgi separate her face from the script and lift her head looking at the voice source. She pouted.

"What's wrong?", Irene asked and take her seat on couch behind Seulgi. 

"This is so hard", the idol whining.

"Which scene you practicing?" 

"This one" , Seulgi show her script to her manager. Irene take it. The older read it with her full focus. 

"This scene need two people to act together to get the right emotion. I'll help you", she said.

Seulgi smile. "Really?", she ask anticipating. A bit happy since Irene will help her. Maybe she can do it right if there's someone acting with her. 

Irene nod. "Let's start? Then you can sleep after that. You look sleepy".

Seulgi nod weakly. "I am".

Seulgi rose from the floor and take her seat besides Irene. They adjust their seat and now facing each other. "I'll start".

Seulgi close her eyes and inhale deeply. Trying to get into the character. She open her eyes and look into Irene's eyes deeply. They locking eyes. 

"I love you Taemin-ssi. Why can't you love me like I love you?"

"Lack of emotion. Do it again" , Irene commented.

"I love you Taemin-ssi. Why can't you love me like I love you?"

"Again Seulgi. You need to imagine that you talking to someone that you love", the older said. 

"Imagine that I talk to someone that I love". Seulgi close her eyes and imagine Irene's face. She open her eyes slowly and locking her eyes again with Irene's. This time her stares full of love and deeper than earlier. 

"I love you Taemin-ssi. Why can't you love me like I love you?", she recite her dialogue.

Irene divert her eyes from Seulgi's and read the script "I don't love you. You should know that my heart is always for Soojung".

"She's gone. Why can't you give me chance to prove my love to you?",the idol said emotionally. She totally immersed into her character.

"Stop it. Nothing can't change it. Not you, not anyone"