Her fingers went to her lips unconsciously as she shut the door and breathed out. She clenched her fists on her broken bracelet. She was breathing heavily, her chest heaved as she was out of breath for fleeing the scene.
"What was that!?"- Ria said to herself.
The sensation surged through her again. That embrace had warmth; those hot lips left a sensation new to her cold lips. She looked in the mirror and thought to herself, "I can't stay here forever, what if I run into him again."
Suddenly she realized she saw his clothes and those two cutting eyes looking into her, she won't recognize the person even if they met.
"Oh! Darn. I didn't see his face properly. This is so embarrassing."- She cursed.
She took out her mobile phone out from her clutch and looked at the notifications.
"Ah! Ace messaged. I should go before he comes looking for me or worst, I freak out."- She said to herself.
She was totally fine after she fell limb to limb on the guy. She heaved in relief and stepped out of the washroom.
She walked so fast that she was outside her suite within a minute. She composed herself before she knocked. As she stepped inside the chamber Sash turned she was concerned to see her entering alone.
Sash asked, "Where's Ace? She went after you, didn't you meet her?"
"No she didn't!"- exclaimed Ria.
Ace scurried along the passages looking left and right, her dress was restricting her speed of walking. As she staggered she continued walking while collecting her gown was making her trip, but she kept on looking left and right into the suites and alleys for Ria, but she couldn't find her. She was losing her patience as well as her balance.
Suddenly as she looked down a silent figure emerged from an alley. It was too sudden for Ace to dodge him so she had her face planted on her chest leaving a mark of her vine red matte lipstick on his shirt. As she bumped she murmured in irritation and gained her composure after a while. She looked at the shirt and a wave of realization hit her.
Akeno had been holding her for a while now so he let go of her waist, slightly embarrassed he maintained his cool composure.
Both of them parted subconsciously and just stood there for a while. Akeno was a bit dazed at the situation. "Did she intentionally bump? No way! How would she know?" There was a wave of questions riding horses at the back of his mind.
As Ace recollected her situation she turned around to apologize, but couldn't find the guy she bumped into.
"Maybe he is busier than me. I should go back and wait for Ria I guess."- She thought.
She walked away tripping on her dress as a figure around the corner touched a vine red shade of lipstick on his shirt.
As Sash and Ria sat there discussing if they should go after Ace or not. Ria was freaking out on the inside-"what if I see him again, that would be fucked up, I guess."
"It's best that we wait for her."- Ria.
"Yeah we should wait." – Manager Kym. She can come back on her own.
Just then the door opened and Ace entered flustered.
"I bumped into someone there. My lipstick left a mark on his shirt. That's embarrassing."- Ace.
"You don't even know what embarrassing is lady." – Ria.
"What!?" asked Ace and Sash together.
"Never mind." Ria, "I will be dead if I tell them."
"What are we drinking? Lemme see, come on girls." Sash said going to the vine cabinet.
Later that night......…..
A sad Ichiro sat there gaming on his bed; suddenly he threw away the controller and bounced on the bed, staring at the ceiling.
Evan came inside the room rubbing his hair dry after the shower and nudged a silent Akeno staring into the abyss.
Akeno shifted a little and signaled him to sit.
Evan, "hey Dumbo, why aren't you playing your game, and get off my bed. Go take a shower, dirty monkey."
He threw a slipper towards Ichiro which hit him and made him come out of his trance; he threw a pillow back at Evan which hit Akeno and fell in his lap.
Akeno- "can you both be silent please."
Evan- "why are you sitting silent."
"Nothing."- Akeno.
"I saw a mark on your shirt. You got a girl brother." Evan taunted.
"What! No just an accident. Nonsense."- Akeno.
Ichiro was still in a stance. Staring at the ceiling thinking about the girl in sliver satin dress, suddenly Evan hit him with a pillow, "are you going to speak or not?"
"You remember those girls today?" Ichiro.
"Yes! Why?"- Evan fell silent.
"Did he see that?" he thought.
Akeno- "we will meet them soon?"
"You called them." Ichiro.
"No, he didn't." Evan.
"Then! How?"-Ichiro.
"You will see. Just wait." Akeno said going to the window.
Barrrf! ---
Ace patted Sash's back. "I told you don't drink too much. Oppa is gonna get mad."
"He's waiting in the car. Let's go." Ria.
In the car...
"Ugh! I am exhausted." Sash.
"You should be." Manager Kym.
" I said sorry oppa." Sash.
"I am still mad." Manager Kym.
"Can you both please keep quite?" Growled Ria.
Manager Kym was astounded, she never spoke like this. Why!?
He shot a glance at Ace, who was fast asleep in the backseat.
"Yeah! You should shut up." Said Ace sleepily.
Sash and manager Kym looked at each other, sash patted manager Kym's shoulder and gave an assuring glance. She made a mental note to talk to Ria later.
"We are here Ace, wake up." Oppa.
Ace and Ria were rather silent the whole time and went straight to bed ignoring a late night supper.
"The girls ignored food!" manager Kym exclaimed as he heard this from butler Samuel.
"There's definitely something wrong." He said.