Ninja Girl by Cookie O'Gorman

Author:Cookie O'Gorman [O'Gorman, Cookie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-29T18:30:00+00:00

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“Wait a second,” Min-Hee paused a small smile on her lips. “You’re here to return a bowl?”

“Yeah,” I said. “Snow and her mom left it at our house.”

“But it’s just plastic,” she pointed out.

I shrugged. “Thought they might need it for something.”

Today was Saturday. No school and therefore no real reason to see Snow this early. But here I was at 9:00 a.m. in the Academy’s front lobby, carrying the box of DVDs and the now-empty kimchi bowl. I’d had to battle Dad for who got the last bite. I won. Returning the bowl had seemed like a good excuse.

Min-Hee didn’t think so.

“You’re kidding me, right?” she said. “A bowl? Really?”

Smith nodded. “I told him it was stupid. Ash, man, let’s get out of here before you embarrass yourself.”

I ignored that. Smith had acted like such an ass last night I still wasn’t talking to him.

“If you want to see Snow, just say so,” Min-Hee offered.

“Alright,” I said, since she was making it so easy. “I want to see Snow.”

Min-Hee smiled real big. “There. Now, was that so hard?”

“Is she here?” I asked. The gym looked packed, the Academy guys walking around in their gis. But I didn’t see Snow. “I saw all the cars outside. What’s going on?”

“Stunt reel.”

“Really? Sweet.”

“You have no idea.”

“Stryker.” Bae Bae came up behind her and threw a massive arm over her shoulders. He didn’t sound happy. “Why are you here?”

“I missed you,” I said and blew him an air kiss. The guy didn’t even crack a smile.

“He’s here to return Imo’s bowl,” Min-Hee said, grabbing it out of my hands.

Bae Bae’s face didn’t change. “Seriously?”

“Yeah, isn’t that nice?”

“Not really,” he said. “She come down yet?”

“Nope, still getting ready.”

“Well, she better hurry. Ahjumma’s in there ordering everyone around like a drill sergeant. I think she and the director are about to throw down. Snow can’t afford to be distracted right now.”

“You’re right,” Min-Hee said and threw me a wink. “Ash, maybe you could get her for us? She’s upstairs, second door on the right.”

Bae Bae shot her a look. “Min-Hee, I don’t think that’s a good idea.”

“Of course, it is.” She kissed him smack on the lips. “I only come up with good ideas.” The big guy blushed. “Go on, Ash. We need to get started.”

She didn’t have to tell me twice.

Ignoring Smith’s muttered, “I’ll wait here,” I jogged up the stairs connected to the hallway, glad Min-Hee was on my side. When I got to the top, though, I slowed. I could hear Snow talking to someone.

“I want to do it,” she said. “I’m not scared or anything, but… I mean, what if they don’t like me? Directors can be really picky. The camera loved you, but I feel like an idiot. Plus, even if they did like me, could I really leave Omma and The Academy?”

I took a few steps closer to the door. It was open, light shining out into the hallway where I stood. There she was, sitting on her bed.

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