Shin Hye looked at herself through the long mirror in the dressing room and she can’t believe the person that she saw in the mirror now is herself. She was wearing a soft pink colour knee length tube dress with a pair of matching heels. Her hair fell down in wavy curls, wore light makeup with light shade of pinkish lip-gloss and some eye shadow along with a little eyeliner. Her fingers, her wrist, her neck were all wearing Agatha’s accessories and with those beautiful shining jewellery on her, she looked extra stunning.
“You look so beautiful. The love pendant necklace looked perfect on your flawless skin.” The stylist said, shaking Shin Hye off from her deep thoughts.
Shin Hye looked at her through the mirror and let out a shy smile. “T-Thank you.”
The stylist smiled back at her and squeezed her bare shoulder softly. “I know you are nervous because this is your first time. Don’t worry. You just need to relax yourself and smile in front of the camera. The theme for this photo shooting is first love. They want someone who looks pure and natural. You look exactly like that. I’m sure the photos will be very beautiful.”
Shin Hye inhaled a deep breath. “I hope so.”
“You are ready. Let’s go out now. The photographer and sajang-nim are already waiting outside.” The stylist said again.
“What? Sajang-nim? H-He… he is here?” Shin Hye widened her eyes. Min Ho told her that he have a meeting this morning and won’t be able to come. She will be more nervous with him around her during the photo shooting.
“Yes. Sajang-nim is here.” The stylist replied.
Shin Hye sighed deeply.
The moment Shin Hye stepped out of the dressing room, everyone in the studio turned to her and their lips parted in awe. Everyone was still worried and doubts that an inexperience person like Shin Hye will not be able to handle the photo shoot. But by looking at her appearance now, all the worries and doubts disappeared instantly. She was breathtakingly beautiful and insanely gorgeous.
Shin Hye bit her lower lip and become more nervous when everyone in the studio was looking at her and started to whisper among each other.
“Oh my god. She is so beautiful.” The photographer, who was talking to Min Ho, turned to Shin Hye and smiled satisfyingly.
Min Ho followed his gaze and when he saw Shin Hye who was standing not too far away from him, he suddenly felt everything around him stopped moving. He couldn’t hear any sound and couldn’t see anybody now. He can only hear his raced heartbeat and he can only see the beautiful woman in front of him. This is the first time he saw her wearing a formal dress and light makeup like this. He was totally stunned by her beauty.
♩ ♪ ♫ ♩ ♪ ♫
I don’t know what I’m feeling, my heart is pounding and fluttering
But who cares? She doesn’t even care
But what if? Maybe she is interested, maybe she likes me
But what if? Maybe she fell for me, maybe she’s into me
♩ ♪ ♫ ♩ ♪ ♫
By the time he was brought back to his senses, Shin Hye was already standing in front of him. A blush dusted her cheeks when their eyes locked at each other.
“Do I look ugly?” Shin Hye asked softly.
“Meo?” Min Ho looked at her in confusion. Ugly? If she is ugly then no one in this world is beautiful.
Shin Hye breathed deeply. “Everyone is looking at me like I’m some kind of alien. Do I look weird wearing like this?”
Min Ho chuckled and looked at her in disbelief. “You are kidding, right? Have you seen yourself in the mirror?”
“I did.” Shin Hye nodded. “And… I thought I look okay. But I think I’m just over confident.” She smiled awkwardly.
Min Ho grinned as he leaned closer to her. His grin widened when he felt her body stiffened with their sudden closeness. “You have no idea how many girls in this room are envy with your beauty.”
Shin Hye pulled back and looked at him with a shy expression. But before she could react, the photographer walked closer to them and interjected their conversation.
“You are Park Shin Hye, right? Hi, I’m the photographer for today’s photo shoot. My name is Wiliam.” The photographer introduced himself as he lifted his hand out at Shin Hye.
She smiled at him politely as she grabbed his hand and shook it softly. “Nice meeting you, William.”
“I’m so lucky to have a chance to work with a beautiful girl today.” He praised her.
Min Ho smiled. “Don’t scare her. As I told you, she is not a professional model. In fact, she is not even a model. She is a doctor. Please take care of her and be gentle to her.”
“No worries. My camera love shooting beautiful faces like her. She will absolutely look perfect under my magic hand.” William said confidently. He then turned to Shin Hye and explained the theme of the photo-shoot today. “The theme for the spring collection of Agatha is first love. I don’t need you to have any hard and challenging pose. You just need to be natural and look pure in front of the camera. I just need you to smile naturally and give us the feeling of first love.”
Shin Hye glanced at Min Ho before looking at William and smiled slightly. “I’ll try.” Before the shooting even started, her jaw already felt stiffed and numb. She wasn’t sure she could even smile later.
“Good. Let’s start now.” William said as he walked towards the photo-shooting backdrop.
Shin Hye took several deep breaths as her hands clenched tightly into tight fists. No matter how hard she tried to relax, she just couldn’t calm her nerves.
Min Ho noticed her nervousness as he inched closer and grasped her hand, caressing it soothingly. “You just need to be yourself and smile. You are not alone. I’ll be sitting at the side, supporting you.” He said with a warm smile.
She looked at him for a moment before she nodded.
“No! You don’t smile like that when you saw the person you love. Oh my god! What is wrong with you? You smile like a robot.” William shouted.
Shin Hye bit her lip and hid her hands behind her back, clenched tightly onto the skirt of her dress. The more he shouted at her, the more nervous she becomes. “I…” She held her tongue when she saw the sharp glare from William. She inhaled a deep breath, trying to make herself better but it just doesn’t work.
Min Ho exhaled sharply as he stood up of his chair and when he was about to walk towards William, Manager Jin held his arm, stopping him. “Don’t fight with him. He is very famous with his bad temper but his work is really great. And most importantly, Agatha already stated in the contract that they only want William to be the photographer for the photo-shoot. Agatha is already very angry at Yoona’s incident. We can’t piss them off anymore.”
“But I already told him that Shin Hye is not a professional model. How can he scream at her like that?” He paused at pointed at Shin Hye. “She is the bravest woman I have ever seen but look at her now. Because she wants to help me, she just stood there and let that arrogant jerk to shout at her.” It broke his heart seeing her so nervous and don’t know what to do in this unfamiliar place and job.
“I know but…”
Before Manager Jin could finish his sentence, Min Ho ignored him and walked straight towards William. But he managed to let out a sigh of relief when he saw his boss nodded politely at the photographer with a forced fake smile on his face.
“Can we have a short break? I need to have a moment with Park Shin Hye-sshi.” Min Ho said, trying to sound polite. He was actually gritting his teeth, holding himself from punching his face.
William let out an exaggerated sigh as he looked at Min Ho. “I think you are right. We really need a break before I have a heart attack.” He said as he turned around, throwing the camera to his assistant and walked towards the door.
Shin Hye who was still standing at the backdrop, bowed apologetically to whoever she saw. When she tilted her head up again, everyone in the studio was gone and Min Ho was already standing right in front of her. She pursed her lips and looked down. “I’m sorry. I really want to help but…”
“I love you…”
Shin Hye immediately looked up and was shocked with what she just heard. “Meo?”
Min Ho smirked a little as he moved closer, making her to stepped backward but stopped when her back hit against the wall. She gasped when he bent over and directed his words right against her lips. “I said I love you.”
Shin Hye blinked her eyes several times and looked at him in confusion. She tried to move away but she was caged in between his long arms. Her heart was beating extremely fast that felt like it might explode soon.
“Y-Yah… what are you doing? W-We are in the studio.” She stuttered as the wildly beating pulse contradicted her words.
Min Ho smiled slightly with his eyes looking deep into her eyes. His blood pounded through his veins when he felt her soft breath fanning against his chin. Her sweet addictive scent is driving him crazy.
She moved her hand up, pressing her palms against his hard chest, trying to have a small gap in between them. “W-What are you doing?”
He smiled again. “Do you remember the first time we met?” He asked. “We were also this close together when we were hiding in the storage room, right?”
Shin Hye gazed at him and the memory from seven years ago slowly replayed in her mind.
Dup-dup… dup-dup… dup-dup…
♩ ♪ ♫ ♩ ♪ ♫
It’s confusing, it’s confusing, it’s like I can see her heart but not
You keep going back and forth, stop shaking up my heart
It’s confusing, it’s confusing, it’s like I can see her heart but not
You keep going back and forth, stop shaking up my heart
♩ ♪ ♫ ♩ ♪ ♫
The same heartbeat, the same temperature, the same scents and the same feeling. Min Ho slowly took her hands away and moved forward, pressing his chest against hers. He could clearly feel their mix heartbeats vibrated against their chests. He stared intensely into her eyes before he spoke again.
“Can you feel it now? Do you remember n