『JenSoo Short Stories』

How You Like That

The day that she has been waiting for has finally come. Jisoo looks at herself in the mirror, satisfied with how she looks. She has lost some weight and toned her entire body, looking amazing in the mermaid purple prom dress that hugs her figure. Furthermore, with the glam make-up on her face that her underclassman had just applied for her, she looks very stunning, for the first time of her life.

"Unnie, you look amazing!" exclaims her junior, Lisa, as she stares at her pretty senior through the mirror.

"You will surely be crowned as prom queen!" exclaims her other junior, Chaeyoung.

"Yes! Bring out the boss!" Lisa exclaims at the top of her voice. At first, Jisoo was sceptical when the girl applied for her club, thinking that she had applied wrongly. However, amidst all that swag and being an awesome dancer, Lisa loves books.

She giggles at the reactions of her two juniors and the laughter amplifies when they begin to squeal and fangirl, chanting, "prom queen, prom queen, prom queen!"

To Jisoo, it doesn't matter if she is crowned as the prom queen later or not. She just wants to get back at that one person who has brought her hell during her final year at YG Girls' High School. Jisoo is determined to shake things up later. She puts on her magenta-purple masquerade mask that takes the shape of a butterfly. Just like the butterfly, a symbol of resurrection that she has changed for the better.

"Jennie Kim, you better watch out."

Soon, Jisoo arrives at the venue and gets off the car, bidding her juniors goodbye. She takes a deep breath before entering the reception room to get her registration number. She looks around the venue and even though she is early, the room is already packed with students from her grade and they are mingling around. With everyone wearing masks, she couldn't even recognise anyone. Not that she can even recognise many people since she was very introverted and a huge nerd in her past life. No one would recognise her even when she always reported early for classes and always sat right at the front.

As she walks around, she sees many people turning their heads around to gawk at her. She loves the attention that she is getting but she is determined to only find her one sole target for tonight.

It is not hard to spot her. Jennie Kim. The queenka of her grade. Back in high school, everyone worshipped her. Even when she walked along the hallways, her fans would always cheer for her, and her locker was always chockful of gifts and letters. Her every being screamed luxurious with her high-end styling even when wearing the school uniform. Chanel and Gucci products dangling on her, those little but expensive jewellery and accessories sparkled even under the crappy school lights.

Even now, nothing has changed. She is still workshipped, with a huge crowd around her. Maybe it is the "Jennie effect". She looks amazing in that black prom dress that hungs her figure and accentuates the right curves. The low back and the plunging neckline that shows off her toned back and full bossom. The accessories, Chanel earrings and tweed brode necklace dazzle brighter than even under the dimly lit chandelier of their reception room. Moreover, the scarlet red masquerade mask that she has on her face provides a light mysterious feel to her entire look.

As their eyes meet, Jisoo almost crumbles in front of her eyes. Memories od the past flash past her mind and her hands ball into tight fists. She can't crumble down at the moment. Not now. She has worked too hard for this. All she needs is a good comeback.

"Because of you, I hit rock bottom and sunk deeper. I am going to grab the last bit of hope even if it means reaching out with both of my hands."

Jisoo isn't lying when she said she was a huge nerd back then. She carried a white and old haversack every day with all the textbooks in her bag, whether she had that class for the day or not. She wouldn't even dare to put it in her locker as she always wanted to bring them back home to read. She spent her recess and lunch breaks reading at the library or deserted corners of the school while munching on her bread. She reads so often that she is the proud president of the school's book club that only has 3 members, her and her two juniors, Lisa and Chaeyoung. Even outside of school, she would go to the library or hit the newest bookstores all over the country. Unlike the queenka, she knew nothing about fashion and fitness. In short, she was a plain Jane.