Masked Women

Silence.

One second. Two seconds. Three seconds.

"Welcome to my launch party," Iris spoke once again, not minding the zero response from the audience. "Thank you everyone for coming here today to help me celebrate the release of my album 'Rebirth'."

Silence.

Iris lowered the mic, swept her eyes across everyone, and then smiled.

Her blinding smile finally woke everyone up from their daze.

"I-it's Iris…oh my god…It's really Iris!"

"Iris, you're so beautiful!"

"Wow. Just wow! I…wow! She's so…wow! Wow!"

"How can someone be so beautiful? This is impossible."

"Yes. She looks even more beautiful in person."

"Wuwuwu. I can die happily now without any regrets. Wuwu…"

"I love you, Iris!"

They were screaming and cheering and whistling. The more extreme ones were crying, while some were still staring at Iris as if they couldn't believe that she was real. The majority of them were clapping, praising her unexpectedly strong presence.

"I'm your number one fan, Iris!"