“I can play with feelings but I play for keeps.”
JISOO
“Geek. Pick that trash from the ground,” Jennie said in her cold tone when she saw a guy who sneakily loitered in the hallway. The ice cold Jennie is back. She’s being too strict nowadays and she easily gets mad.
“J-jen? Oh! I’m sorry. I’ll pick this up! I’m sorry!” the guy pleaded with his hands clasped together.
“Punishments are like alarms without warning. Starting today, you’re gonna clean this hallway after class,” the guy’s jaw literally dropped. Jennie continued walking while I tagged along. That was harsh for a single mistake but if it’s Jennie who said it, then it should be done.
We entered the cafeteria and saw Rosé, Mina, Irene, and Lisa in one table. Jennie saw them too. I was just about to wave to my friends when Jennie suddenly walked to the exit. When I looked back to the table that my friends were occupying, I saw how Irene spoon-feeds Lisa. I even heard students talk about how sweet they are to each other and that they are bravely spilling the tea that they’re dating.
LISA
Founding Anniversary
We just finished our first performance. And I was as surprised as hell when we were welcomed by loud screams and deafening cheers from the students. Some were even shouting my name and they even have banners!
I was wearing a fitted black turtle neck which is perfect enough to show off my toned abs. I paired it with a simple black shorts and a black boots. My performance with Joohyun will be followed by the closing of the program and the kickstart of events like the ever famous Open Mic Poetry where students perform songs, spoken word poetry, and orations.
“Ready?” Joohyun asked. She’s too pretty tonight. If I was not her partner for the night, I’ll probably fan girl over her in the crowd.
“I came prepared.”
Tonight we’re going to perform Red Velvet’s song titled Monster but we made some alterations in the choreography to make it hotter and sexier. There are some moves that our face will be too close to each other as we do a wave full of swag. And as for the ending pose, we also changed that into me pulling Joohyun by her waist and tilting her head as if I am about to kiss her.
“WOOOOOOH! LISRENE!“
Lisrene? They even made up a ship name. I thought that someone would never scream that ship name again but little did I know that it was just a start.
The crowd started cheering when we went on the stage and the spotlight stopped on us, ready to stalk our every move. It was a bit dazzling but I still managed to see Jennie sitting next to the guest and the directors.
“LISA YOU’RE SO HOT! Let me touch your abs!”
“Irene you’re so pretty! I can’t take my eyes off of you!”
“LISRENE FOR THE WIN!”
“LISRENE!”
“I LOVE YOU BOTH!”
“Just get married already!”
“I breath for LISRENE!”
The crowd grow wilder when we started dancing. I couldn’t remove my eyes from Joohyun. She is really a great dancer and she’s way too gorgeous to be true. I can’t even believe that I’m dancing with a goddess.
When I got the chance, I also took a glimpse on Jennie who was already staring at us with her arms crossed, if I was still her partner and we live together, I’ll probably know that I’m gonna sleep in the sofa for a week.
I did a quick scan, and I must admit that she looked like a princess in her white dress. Someone might mistake her as an angel if she’s not wearing those eyes that could kill just by a five seconds contact.
I’m such a bottom. I kept on complimenting her when she didn’t hesitate to hurt my feelings.
“WE WANT MOREEE!”
“MORE LISRENE PLEASEE!”
“That was hot as hell!”
“MOREEEEEE!”
We were both catching our breath when the performance ended. When the spotlight went out, Joohyun took the initiative to pull me closer and before I could turn my head, she already took a peck on my lips.
Open Mic Poetry
“Come on, let’s sit here!” Chaeng dragged me to the reserved seats in the front row. I kept on saying that I wanted to go home and rest but then they didn’t let me go. Yes, THEY. Jisoo was holding my other hand so that I won’t be able to escape.
“Please Chaeng, I’m tired.”
“Then you can sit down and rest, is that a problem?”
“I want to sleep.”
“Sleep later. You’re such a killjoy!” Jisoo hissed.
“Quiet guys! Jennie is about to perform,” Rosé hushed us.
Jennie. She’s the reason why I don’t want to be here. But Chaeng and Jisoo used force just to make me watch Jennie perform.
The crowd welcomed Jennie with a round of applause. Some were shouting too. Many were complimenting her looks. And some were screaming their confessions like,
“Jennie-yah, saranghaeeee!”
“Let’s go on a date!”
“I might passed out because of love!”
“I’m your fan!”
“I wanna marry you!”
“You are my angel!”
Jennie sat down in the middle as she leveled the mic near her mouth. I thought she’s going to sing that instant but then she started talking to the crowd. Her eyes that were throwing daggers earlier is now as loving as I first held her hand.
“Love. Four letters, one word. Honestly, I thought love will forever be a stranger to me. But guess what? I was wrong. Someone made me feel and made me believe in it. But I was such a coward for backing out without even trying to fight for that feeling. Never have I ever regretted a decision in my entire life until now. When I was torn between two things that I can’t simply let go. I wanted to remain as the perfect figure in the eyes of all the person here. I wanted to be the same Jennie Kim that you knew, the one whom you look up to. But that person came and made me question my decision. That person came into my life without even knocking, that person entered my life without my consent but as days went by I realized that I was too lucky that I allowed her to occupy a room in my heart. You know what? That person even has the guts to make me choose between “us” and the world. Yes, “us”. There has been an “us”. But I don’t have the courage to fight for us until I realized that without that person, I’m like an empty bottle floating in the unknown ocean,” she paused before she heaved a deep sigh.
The crowd cheered again. It was like they are putting themselves in Jennie’s shoes and they’re shouting with sympathy telling Jennie that they got her back.
“The heck? What is she saying?” I heard Chaeyoung gasped.
“Is she confessing? THIS IS GOING TO TREND!” Jisoo almost screamed every word she said.
I just kept quiet and waited for her to finish her monologue.
“I won’t talk any longer because I might break down and cry and not finish my performance,” she chuckled which surprised the whole studentry.
“So here it is, my apology.” Jennie looked at me as she said the last two words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkdpgzQf94o
Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis started playing.
Closed off from love, I didn’t need the pain
Once or twice was enough and it was all in vain
Time starts to pass, before you know it, you’re frozen, ooh
But something happened for the very first time with you
My heart melts into the ground, found something true
And everyone’s looking ’round, thinking I’m going crazy, oh
Her voice. It melted all the pain away. And the lyrics felt like it’s communicating what Jennie really felt for me.
But I don’t care what they say
I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away, but they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding, I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
Oh yeah
Jennie stood up as she moved to the beat steadily while low-key pointing toward my direction.
Trying hard not to hear, but they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds fill my ears, try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that their goal is to keep me from falling, hey, oh
But nothing’s greater than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness, I see your face
Yet everyone around me thinks that I’m going crazy
Maybe, maybe
But I don’t care what they say
I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away, but they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding, I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
By the second chorus, she started walking down the stage. I was frozen in my seat when she took small steps towards me.
And it’s draining all of me
Though they find it hard to believe
I’ll be wearing these scars for everyone to see
Jennie stopped in front of me, offering her hand like a kid waiting for someone to come with her and play. The crowd screamed louder and it somehow boosted Jennie’s confidence because she pulled me from my seat and made me stood like a statue that is stuck in a sticky mud. In my peripheral view I could see how Rosé kept on putting popcorn in her mouth although it was already filled with it while Jisoo kept on spilling some of what she’s drinking. Their jaw dropped when Jennie lift my chin and clearly sang the last chorus right in front of my face and in that moment my heart thumped louder than the cheers of the whole audience.
I don’t care what they say
I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away, but they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
Oh, you cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding, I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
Oh, you cut me open and I
“I’m sorry Lisa for everything that I did that caused you pain. Believe me, it broke my heart too. Please…please let me make it up to you.
Lisa, let’s start over.”
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