"Like your pinky
We are still the same
I know everything about you
We gotta trust each other
Never forgot
More than the plain 'thank you'
You and me
Decided not to fight tomorrow for real
One day when this cheer dies down, stay hey
You are my soulmate
For eternity, keep staying here hey
You are my soulmate"
FRIENDS, V & Jimin of BTS (방탄소년단)
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Flashback .....
Knock..
"hmm"
Knock.. Knock...
"Hmm, 5 minutes please!" I answered and changed my position.
Knock.. Knock... Knock....
"Hmm, 5 minutes pleaseee!" still asleep and hugged my pillow.
BLAAAG!!!
"WHAT THE F*CK!!" I shouted and rubbed my eyes with the annoyed faced.
The door opened, and I saw that gay named Eric who ruined my morning. He is wearing a maong short short and a crop top with a full hairstyle and make up. His lips are?! Holy mother of sh*t! He looks like he is ready for a photoshoot or should I say, ready for a Halloween costume party! Okay, he doesn't need to wear a costume because of his makeup, he looks like a villain witch on a Disney movie.
"TSS!" I looked at him with an irritated face.
"Hey Courtney girl, l've been knocking on your door for almost 10 minutes, you b*ch! What do you expect me to do then?!? Argh! It's too early to get stressed wew!" he exaggerated said while using his hand as a fan.
"Nice b*tch, good morning huh! I love that kind of alarm clock, Your nosy loud mouth." I sarcastically said.
I crawled over towards my bedside table and I looked for time, and I was like,
"WHAAAAT!?! THE HELL BAKLAAAAAAAAA ARGH?!" I shouted because it still 7:00 in the morning, like damn! It's too early! What is he doing here early in the morning? At my own house!? Really?
"YAAAAAAAAAH" I screamed at the top of my lungs because of annoyance.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU B*TCH!?! ARGHHH! REALLY IT'S STILL 7:00 a.m!? WHAT ARE DOING HEREEE!?!" losing my patience.
"Duh! Today is your special day, remember? XXII Entertainment? The audition thingy remember?" while trying to explain his self.
"Like duh! Our meeting time is in 9:00 am! You are two hours early!" I was hysterically explaining to him.
"ARGGHHHHHHH" getting up from bed and ready to pull her hair out.
"Oh, oh!" with whistling effect.
He grinned and leave my room. He is actually running because he knows that any moment I will smack his neck.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA"
I heard his loud laugh that irritates me more.
When the door close, I decided to clean my bed and prepare for my morning rituals. I went to my drawer to get a pair of oversized shirts and a maong short. I'm ready to go in the bathroom when my phone rangs.
Jaralyn message me that I need to prepare already, and she's on her way here.
I typed 'Noted' and sent it right away.
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After a decade of hours, I'm done and ready to kick Eric's butt for ruining my morning, just kidding!
Knock, Knock!
Oh, speaking of the devil.
"oh?" I asked.
"Jaralyn's here and Ethel is on her way and she asked me if you need anything? " said Eric.
"Nothing" I answered while drying my hair.
Eric entered my room and nagged me.
"Girl, are you done? Let's go? I'm hungry eh! I'm waiting for you for an hour. How many hours do I need to wait for you huh?" while pouting.
"eww stop pouting girl, you look gross wew" I said with disgust.
"hmmp!" Eric rolled his eyes.
"HAHA just kidding!"
"Make it fast please!" he screamed
"Okay, why didn't you eat awhile ago? What did you do? I asked him
"nothing, I was just waiting and playing mobile games." he lay down at the bed and rolled over and faced me.
"You know that I hate eating alone" he added
Well, we're are in the same boat. I as well, I hate eating alone — but I need to conquer it because living alone is so frustrating.
"yeah, yeah" I said while continuing what I'm doing.
"Are you done?" he asked again
"wait" While putting my liptint on
"okay I'm done. let's go?" I announced
"Yehey! Let's go Courtney girl!" he happily said.
"by the way, did you bought a pizza and ice cream, like what you said yesterday?" I asked him
"of course yes, like duh! I'm true to my words." he defensively said with matching rolled eyes.
"Okay, okay HAHA" I said while laughing
We went at the kitchen and we saw Jaralyn preparing for our foods.
"Hey Jara girl, Good morning!" I said and kiss her cheeks
"Good morning baby Courtney! How's your sleep?" she asked and give me a plate and spoon.
"Eric ruined my morning, he's here since 7:00 a.m. and I don't know where did he get my house key" I answered and helped her to arrange the table. Eric sat on the table and waiting for us to serve his foods.
"duh girl, I live next to your house, we are neighbors and also you gave me a spare key! Remember?" he said
"Yeah, yeah yeah!" I sighed in defeat.
"should we wait Ethel before we eat?" Jaralyn said and sat on the chair.
"of course! I think Ethel didn't eat anything for sure! " I answered
"okay." she said
"where is Ethel anyway?" Eric asked "I'm really hungry eh" he added
Ding dong, ding dong!
"oh speaking of.. " Eric said with enthusiastic sound
I looked at him and kick his foot
"Hey girl open the door, I think that's Ethel." I commended Eric to open the door.
Ding dong..
"no way" he refused
"yah!" I squealed at him "open it, she's waiting outside, I thought your hungry already?" I asked him because he is being stubborn.
Ding dong...
"bleeeh!" he stick his tongue out.
Ding dong....
I'm ready to kick him again when Jaralyn voluntarily open the door.
"no need I will open the door for you guys. So stop bickering." Jaralyn's voluntary said.
She stand up and went to the main door to open it.
"hey you b*ches! If you heard a door bell open it immediately! What are you doing that I need to wait a couple of minutes to enter this godd*mn house huh?!" she impatient said to us.
She give me a boxes of donuts.
"Here little Courtney, I know you love donuts so I bought you a boxes" she told me.
"aww I love you Ethel" I kissed her on the cheeks and hug her "Thank you so much for this" I hugged the boxes of donuts as well. " I will eat with love" I smile at her.
"where's mine Ethel the great?" while waiting like a kid.
"here" Ethel gave her a paperbag of jollibee.
"Thank you so much!" Eric said of appreciation
"Jaralyn oh!" she gave her a dozen pieces of her favorite takoyaki.
"Thank you girl!" Jaralyn said
I clapped and said "let's eat our breakfast?"
While we are eating Jaralyn spoke. "what time is it?
"It's 8:30 am why?" Eric said while munching his fries.
"when did you plan to set things up? 1:00 in the afternoon is the start of online interview and Courtney's turn is in 2:30pm, her audition number is 1234? Let's setup Courtney's room to look like a dance studio and Ethel you need to set up the camera, music audio and sound system." Jaralyn reminded us. "Courtney? Did you practice the Choreography steps? How about the songs? The rap lines? Did you memorize it all?" she added
"Yes Ma'am!" I said with the salute gestures
"Eric Did you prepared the costumes, outfits, and the clothes she need to wear for the Video Tape Recorder?" she asked again
"yes dear manager." Eric nonchalantly said
Jaralyn nodded for approval "Okay, okay let's eat faster. We have a lot of things to do".
After we ate, Jaralyn and I cleaned the table while Eric and Ethel busy setting up the materials for my online audition.
"Courtney, you need to go upstairs and prepare what you need to do, I will call your hairstylist and makeup artist just wait in your room or on the living room." she ordered
Of course I followed her orders.
I went to the Living room and sit on the sofa, I also bring some donuts, takoyaki and orange juice for our dessert.
I see Ethel busy looking at her DSLR camera.
"Hey Ethel, do you like some snack? Here I brought some donuts and takoyakis". I offered
"oh sure, later" Ethel answered without looking at me
I sat and eat a butternut flavored donut. I saw Jaralyn busy with her phone, I think she'd contacted her hired makeup artist and a hairstylist
She saw me looking at her, and she signed the clock. She was trying to tell me that I need to prepare already.
After that she come near me and approached me
"the hairstylist and the makeup artist I hired is on they way, be ready" she said
I nodded
"Ethel where's Eric?" she looked at Ethel who are now busy using her laptop
"he's upstairs, I think he's checking Courtney's outfits" she answered while busy on her own "I already checked the email, I got the link for the audition. Courtney I think it's time for you to prepare, go upstairs and ask Eric If what clothes would you wear in the interview." she added
I just say yes and follow her. I went upstairs and ask Eric
"Girl, Ethel said that you will decide my outfits for an interview?" I asked him innocently because they are all planned about my audition anyway.
" al-ass-eo, al-ass-eo (알았어, 알았어)" while holding a korean dictionary that I bought last month.
He also asked me if I know how to speak hangul and I just nodded.
Well I know how to speak korean since I'm attending free virtual classes for hangul and sometimes I read books, I even watched kdramas.
Suddenly Jaralyn entered the room with her hired makeup artist and hairstylist.
"Courtney, She's Jeanette the one who will do your hair and She's Happilyne and she's the one who will do your makeup. They are sisters for your information. So, get ready or you can sit on vanity table"
Oh so it's time for my make over huh
They are doing my makeup and I'm here sitting pretty HAHA
I reached my phone and check the choreography steps by Matt Stefanina of "I'm beggin' by Maneskin and after that I read the lines for the song. I will sing Here's your Perfect by Jamie Miller. I don't want to forget the lyrics.
After a couples and a half hour, they are done and I look freaking gorgeous.
"Courtney please change your clothes" Eric said and give my outfit for the VTR.
It's an color white and pink Zara tweed coordinates outfit, and it's freaking cool!
"Hey girl, where did you bought this? OMG! It's so pretty" I said with amazed face
"just wear it, okay? let's chitchat after work" he said and looking for my next outfit.
"okay okay hehe" I said, feeling excited.
So, it's showtime!
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