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I excitedly stumble out of my bed and do my morning routines. I wake a little early today because of my audition. I can't let them down especially Jin, the one who have helped me and picked me up from the street. I was humming a love song walking straight ahead to the dining area when again, I hear them talking.

I'm not sure if I'm going to hide again and listen but what if I get surprised again by them? So, I decided just to show up and this is what I saw. 

"Good----"

I caught Jin trying to feed Rapmon a hotdog on a fork and Rapmon is about to bite it when they heard me. Jin quickly put down the fork and face me. Rapmon, looks like choke his own tongue because he got stuck, don't speak and can't look at me.

"You woke up early, come join us."

Jin invited me. I am really confuse now. They are cousins! First I caught Rapmon back hugging him, now I caught Jin feeding him. And curiosity kills! Ugh! I hate it! I sat down on the chair next to Rapmon, he is currently focusing at his coffee.

"I know, I don't have the right to butt in with your lives, but I am confuse.  You are cousins an..."

I glance at Jin first then to Rapmon.  Then they both look at each other.Rapmon stood up from his seat and take his mug of coffee.

"After breakfast, please prepare yourself. I'll take you to the dorm to meet the others. You have audition at 2:00 in the afternoon."

Rapmon left and Jin just shrug his shoulder. He continue to eat breakfast and do not speak again until he's done.

"I'll prepare your things, so just prepare yourself. Okay?"

He bring his plate and cup then put it down on the kitchen sink. I tried to focus at my food then finished it as soon as possible. 

After I ate. I went back to my bedroom and at my bed I saw a black dress. The dress is familiar, it's one of the dresses we bought at the mall. I took a shower then put on the dress. The fit is perfect to me, it emphasize the curve of my body. I smile as I look at my reflection on the mirror. But, I have one problem, I can't close the zipper of my dress at the back. So I went out my room to look for Jin.However, the one I saw is Rapmon on the couch watching on their flat screen T.V.

"Hey, can you give me a hand?"

Rapmon glance at me and he crumple his face as he look from my head to toe. Then he turn his attention again at the T.V.

"If I give you my hand then I will become a handicap."

A laugh escape my mouth. How can he throw a joke with his serious face?

"I mean, can you please help me? I cannot close the zipper of my dress at the back. My arms is bit short, I can't reach it."

Rapmon shook his head then approach me. He position himself at my back and I stood up straight and put my long black hair on my chest to make it easier for him to close the zipper. I waited. But, all I can hear is his deep sigh.

"Ummm, Rapmon? Are you okay?"

"W-wait, I-I can't find the pin of the zipper."

"O-okay."

I Waited again but still Rapmon did not move and keep sighing at my back. Until, Jin caught us in that situation. I immediately approach him.

"Jin! Jin! Please, close the zipper of my dress. I asked Rapmon's first but he just stare at my back."

Jin stood up at my back then easily close the zipper while Rapmon is scratching his head and slam himself again on the couch.

"We need to go Rapmon, you'll drive for us."

Jin glance at me and Rapmon turn off the t.v then get his jacket and quickly get out the house.

"We'll do your make up later at the dorm. I like them to see your natural beauty."

Jin stare at my face then gave me his big smile. I was lost again in his eyes.  Am I starting to like this guy? Well, I have all the reason to like him. He is just perfect. I suddenly felt him pinch my nose that pulled me back to reality. And his action made me giggles.

"Let's go guys!"

We heared Rapmon called us. Jin and I both turn to him. Jin pick up a huge bag and a dress with hanger and inside a huge plastic. I walk ahead with Jin next to me. Until, we reach Rapmon but I continue to walk when Jin stop where Rapmon is then I heard a loud sound of a smack behind me. I quickly look back then I caught Rapmon and Jin giggling with each other.

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AT AUDITION

I sat down at the chair they prepared for us contestants. Jin is also here to support us, of course. But, it's not only us who's here but also other modelling agency. I am feeling so nervous, this is my first time to show off myself and I am not confident about my beauty.

I felt a someone pressed my hand.

"Relax, Ashley. Just remember all the things we taught you earlier."

She's Jessa. We have the same age and she's the first girl that greeted me at the dorm. She look so nice and her face is extremely beautiful and she look so innocent. I am sure that she will be going to pass this audition.

"I am trying and I'm inexperienced."

My face grew sad but she touch my chin and held my head up.

"You are pretty, Jin and Rapmon themselves trained you. I believe you can do it. Just smile later and be yourself, okay?"

Because of that my mood lighten up.  Heavens blessed me so much. I escape from the hellish place, met Jin and Rapmon, got a job and now I have a new friend. Now all I need to do is get my mom.

"Ashley Robertson!"

The sudden call of my name made me almost jump from my seat. Jessa pressed my hand and nod at me. I also glance at Jin that stood up at the first chair beside Rapmon. They both look at me and smile. 

"Please get in Ms. Ashley."

The girl call out again my name so I follow her in the room. When I finally in, I wander my eyes around the place. It is a typical studio. The wall is paint with white cream color, the room is also air conditioned, camera and lightings are everywhere. I saw a chair in the middle of the room and in front of it is a long table with plain white color fabric to cover it. There are three people who stares at me and like inspecting my whole existence.

I sat down on the chair with the composure Jin taught me and plaster a sweet smile on my face. 

"So, Ms. Ashley Robertson. You are under Jin's modelling agence, right?"

Said the guy with a fair white skin, he has small eyes, pointed nose, plump pinkish lips, perfect jaw line and a pink hair.

"Yes and Mr. Jin is a very nice guy."

They all nodded and smile at me. I caught the pink hair guy wink at me and that made my heart throb fast.

"Since we already knew you, we will introduce ourselves. I am Kelli Min the owner of the modelling company. "

Kelli, her face is quite familiar to me but I am sure that I haven't saw her before, not even once. She has a very white skin, small eyes with thick and long eye lashes, small pointed nose,  small cupid lips and long blonde hair. 

"I'm Jeon jungkook, the producer.  Same age as you."

This guy Jungkook is very handsome,  like a Greek God, but he is quite aloof.  He didn't smile when he introduce himself.

"Park Jimin here!"

The pink hair guy. He wink again at me that made me feel restless. Well,  he is handsome too but I can sense that he's a chick magnet. I wonder how many girls here he  have given a winked. 

"So, why modelling? What inspired you to become like one?"

I'm not prepared for this. I remember I am here to become a model not as a Beauty Queen contestant. Therefore, I need to answer. I took a deep breath and smile before I speak.

"Honestly, I didn't have any idea that I will become one. I am just a simple girl working at a convenience store trying to survive every day life with my mom. And actually, I am not confident with my face, I'm inexperienced, not even in a dream I thought to become one. But, I am here, chasing my new dream with the help of Mr. jin and Mr. Rapmon and my co-models. In fact, I am liking it now, being a model. I learned a lot especially to love and appreciate myself and be confident of myself not only physically but mentally. And if I will be going to be chose here, I promise to do not only my best but my extreme effort. "

Jimin clapped his hand, Kelli smiled widely and Jungkook just eye me intently. 

"I have a question. I just like to know what will be your answer."

Jungkook suddenly speak, Jimin,  Kelly and I look at him at once. 

"If I asked you to date me now then get married tomorrow, would you do it? "

That question surprised me a lot. I don't know how to answer. But then again, I remember Jessa told me just to become myself.

"Well, Mr. Jeon. You are way too handsome and I know lots of girls wanted to date you and become your wife. But, if you going to ask me that,  I would said NO. I cannot date a guy that I just met, and even if the case is we were close pal, Still, it's a NO.  Why? Because I believe that I need to like you first and I will be very unfair if I date you and marry you but I don't have feelings for you. Love can make the relationship last longer and without it the marriage will end the sooner we get tired of understanding each other then regret everything we have done. Regretted we had date then get married."

Jeon Jungkook just listened to my answer without looking at me and nodding his head.

"Aww, so she will not date me if I ask her."

Jimin exclaim looking at me and then wink again. Is his eyes have an illness or is winking his mannerism?

"Okay, I like you. We will call you again for the photo shoot testing."

Kelli told me still with her smiling face. 

"D-did I pass the first step?"

Nervousness is eating me but I am feeling happy. Though I knew I passed the first step still I wanted to hear it from them. This is the first time I achieved something big aside from getting hired from the convenience store.

"Yep! So please wait again outside. We will call you again."

It's Jimin again and should I have to mention the wink? I rolled my eyes mentally.

I stood up and said my big thanks to them before I went out the audition room. Jin meet me and give me a hug.

"Did you passed?"

I nodded my head as an answer and I felt my eyes getting hot, like I'm about to cry.

"Hey! Don't cry. You would ruined your make-up! Anyway,  congratulation! My instinct is right. I know you can do it."

                   
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verything went smooth, the testing photo shoot is a success. They said the camera love my face and 'bout jimin,  well, he just filled my day with his wink which made me cringe. Then there's Ms. Kelli, she is very nice. She guided me how to do the pose  and some gestures. While Jungkook was the one who inspected the photo from the screen he did not once talked to me. But I understand, we are still stranger, still I am wondering why he did asked me such question. 

All in all. I passed the audition and Jin dis not let me sleep at the dorm. He still took me home at the mansion since only the two of them live at the big house. Some of the girls hated me because of it because they had crush for Jin and Rapmon. When we reach home, Jin prepared the food and Rapmon get a bottle of wine. Well, I am not ignorant about that things since I work at the convenience store.

"Let's celebrate Ashley!"

Jin shouted and raised the glass with wine in it. Rapmon pour a wine at the other glass then handed it to me then he serve himself.

"O-okay."

Rapmon also stood up then also raise his glass.

"Cheers!"

"If you get your first salary buy me a Mario stuff, okay?" Jin told me that made me giggles.

"Alright! How about you Rapmon?" I glance at Rapmon that munching  down a chips.

"Anything."

"Well, guys thank you a lot. I don't know what have happened to me if Jin did not found me at the street."

They both give me their sympathetic look but Jin smiled again and sat down beside me. 

"No worries, I glad I'd helped and besides, you are very beautiful. At first, I just want to give you a job but now I like you to become my close friend."

Jin put his arm on my shoulder but Rapmon also sat down beside me then get off Jin's arm from my shoulder. 

"Anyway, where is your family?"

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I went to the book store alone after I met my sister Kelli. She invited me to the fashion show of Jimin.

Flashback

"Please, my brother Baby sugar! Come to the fashion show of Jimin! He has new models! We conducted audition yesterday!"

She's pleaded while pouting her lips. She even tried to touch me again yet I quickly dodge her that made her  fell off the marble ground of the mall.

"That's what you get when you keep forgetting that I hated to be touched!"

She stood up alone. Well, I cannot help her. 

"Okay, just be there. Jungkook will also be there."

She handed me a small envelope, an inivitation. But I did not accepted it.

"Does the bastard invited?"

She suddenly scowl her face but smile afterwards.

"I don't know. I did not invited him! Well, just be there. Don't make your sister sad, okay!"

End of flashback.

I glance at my book that displayed at the stall. I am wearing a black mask, a huge jacket. I get a hanky from my pocket and use it to get one book. 

"Keep In Touch."

That book was one of my favourite. There, I clearly write a guy opposite of me. Capable of touching, to socialize,  to love and to be love. He has everything. A happy family, a happy life. It's perfect though he went through a lot of struggles, still I gave him the happy ending that I wanted for him, for myself. 

I slowly put down the book back at the stall when I felt a somebody grabbed my hand. I thought it happened accidentally so I glance to whoever he is and when I learned that she's a girl. I tried to get off my hands from her but she pressed it lighlty first before she let go of my hand. 

I throw her my death stare then I turned my back and walk away from  her, but...

"You are Min Suga, right? The famous author of KEEP IN TOUCH and MOM'S LULLABYE?"

She inetented to said it loudly then I sense the people all look at me. I felt nervous, I put the hood of my jacket on my head and tried to cover more my face with my mask but they slowly approach me. Some of them put out a phone and looks like taking a photo of me. I felt suffocated and dizzy. Now, I have no choice but to run. 

"I CAN'T BE TOUCH, PLEASE DON'T COME NEAR ME!"

I mumble under my breath as I ran away from that book store, from the suffocation, from the people.

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