Chapter 536 (1/2)

She looked at the uniform in her hands once before looking at the girl who looking at her with a bright smile on her face. Perhaps this was what it meant when a person looked ‘blindingly bright’. Her eyes were so sparkly that instead of making her question why she had to wear this uniform, she just kept thinking that she should wear it. She came to herself and looked at Maru who was standing next to her.

“She’s a bit reckless.”

“Well, I get that.”

“Sora. At least explain to her what this is about. Don’t just ask her to wear something out of the blue. You’re supposed to be the director.”

Director? She looked at the girl. Her name seemed to be Sora.

“That’s true. I was looking at you thinking that that uniform would fit you perfectly, so I ended up saying that without thinking. I’m Kang Sora, and I’m directing this film. You know that we’re shooting a film, right?”

“Yes, I heard about it.”

“Oh, don’t speak politely. You must be a 3rd year if you’re a friend of Maru-seonbae’s, and that makes you an unni. Unni!”

Sora emphasized that word. She also briefly introduced herself.

“But I think I saw you somewhere before.”

Sora tilted her head before exclaiming.

“‘That family is suspicious’, am I right? You appeared in that one! U-uhm, that’s right, Wansook!”

“Ah!”

“She is.”

Everyone around started recognizing her. She made an awkward smile.

“Oh my god! So both of you are on TV? That’s awesome.”

She looked at Sora who grabbed her hands while smiling brightly. Perhaps she would have a similar face if she picked up a 10,000won bill on the street. She coughed slightly when Sora looked like she had picked up a treasure, but Sora did not let go. In fact, she scanned her even more closely.

“Uhm….”

“Unni! Today’s our first shoot.”

“Oh, really?”

“Also, there’s a really attractive role for you here, do you want to try?”

“No, you must do it. This is called fate. I already have a premonition. The fact that that uniform fits you perfectly is proof of that.”

“I haven’t even tried putting it on though….”

“No! I’m sure of it. It will definitely fit you.”

“Moreover, she appeared on TV, so her skills could be vouched for.” Sora made an evil grin as she said that to herself in a small voice.

She pressed her lips together. She felt dizzy because of the storm brewing in front of her. She felt like she would accept whatever the girl in front of her said at this rate, so she stepped backwards for now. Sora approached her with a disappointed gaze. She quickly moved behind Maru. She needed a shield. This girl was somewhat scary.

“Calm down. Also, Aram is going to play that role,” Maru said.

“I don’t care if it’s unni who plays the role.”

Aram smiled and followed up. She looked at Aram. What she found out through the conversation just now was that she was taking something away from Aram.

She tensed her eyes before walking forward. She then gave the uniform back to Sora.

“If there’s someone who has already been chosen to play the role, then use that person. A director must not lose the trust of the actors. I don’t feel good about it either.”

Sora blankly stared at her after taking the uniform. She just returned a firm gaze back to her. An actor always had a dėsɨrė to act. Aram was also an actress. It was unthinkable for her to take away Aram’s role when she wasn’t here to play the role in the first place.

“Unni,” Sora spoke.

She couldn’t predict what was next, so she paid attention to Sora’s lips.

“You’re so cool.”

A smile returned to Sora’s face. Sora moved even closer to her. She flinched before taking a step back.

“You are right, unni. I was wrong. Uh, Aram….”

Sora’s lips twitched as she looked at Aram. Aram, who saw that, spoke,

“I’m a 2nd year.”

“Forget it. I’m not someone that gets angry at something like that. Also, unni, I really don’t mind. I’m only doing this because Maru-seonbae asked me to, I don’t really want the role that much. In fact, I want you to do it. You were really cool in Myunghwa High’s play. I want to see that again. Also, the uniform doesn’t fit me, unfortunately.”

Aram shrugged.

She looked at Maru.

“Weren’t the roles decided?”

“Just the main character. As for the rest, we decided to decide on the rest while shooting today. Aram’s role was a delinquent, but now that I look at you, I think you’ll do a fine job too.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I mean that you look really gentle.”

She was about to punch Maru’s waist, but she stopped after seeing that there were many people around her. However, everyone was already looking at her clenched fist with awkward smiles on their faces. She smiled wordlessly before loosening her fist.

“You aren’t going to hit me today?”

“How are you going to use someone who knows nothing about this?”

“We were just going to get the background shot and the group shot. Oh, and test the camera too. Since the shoot overlaps with the acting club’s practice hours, I don’t have much time. Plus, other than Maru-seonbae, there’s no one who’s memorized the lines. I was planning to test the people recommended by Maru-seonbae and decide the roles that way. That’s when you came in, unni.”

Sora gave her back the uniform with a smile.

She stared at the uniform.

“Also, I’m not going to have you play Aram-seonbae’s role. I’m going to get a uniform that fits her and shoot it that way. Instead though, it will look quite awkward if there’s an empty seat when we get the group shot. You just need to wear this uniform and sit down as an extra. Can’t you do that? It’s just for memories!”

Sora widened her eyes and approached her.

“Shouldn’t that be fine? I think it’ll be good if I can shoot with you.”

As she was hesitating, Maru approached her and talked to her in a small voice. She sighed slightly before accepting the uniform. Sora cheered loudly.

“So I just have to sit here without doing anything, right?”

She took the uniform and went to the bathroom to change. The skirt was a little short, but it was nothing unwearable.

“It suits you perfectly.”

Aram said as she stood in front of the mirror. She checked herself in the mirror and left the bathroom, only to see Maru standing opposite to her.

“It suits you.”

“Isn’t it a bit short?”

“Girls these days all wear it like that. Rather than that, it’s quite interesting to wear the same uniform as you.”

“Should we take a photo together to commemorate?”

She took out her phone. Aram, who was watching, said that she’d take the photo and took the phone from her.

“You are too far apart. Get a little closer together.”