『JenSoo Short Stories』

Weather and Seasons

After the meal we had with Rosie and Lisa, we went to the park near the dorm. I guess, when we were younger, we were able to do anything, like sitting out there, in the coldest month in Seoul.

"Jennie, here you go. Your birthday present," you said, as you gave me a beautiful necklace. It was the best gift of that year but what's even better would be you saying yes to my confession. You put the necklace on me, and my heart was trembling from your sweet scent.

"Why are you trembling? Are you that cold?" you asked, and you hugged me in that cold season and I smiled because of you, who warmed up my heart.

As much as I wanted that hug to last forever, I also wanted to get the words trapped inside my heart since morning out of my chest.

"Unnie," I said meekly. Damn, I should have beem braver.

"Yes?" You replied, looking at me with those hazel brown orbs that I came to love since 2011.

"I like you, a lot," I confessed. This was not how I wanted to say it but still, the main point was there.

You replied in a very cheerful tone, as if you just ate all the sweets in the would, "I like you too, my favorite songsaeng."

Ok, I was disappointed with that response.

"Unnie, I like you a lot," I repeated myself, in a more serious tone, while pulling you even closer to my embrace. There was a silence, but I was glad that you were still holding me in your arms. I mustered the little ounce of courage in me and continued, "more than a friend, more than a sister, as a lover. Will you go out with me?"

Confessing on my birthday was high stake but I knew that God was by my side then. I believed that deep inside your heart, part of it contained me. I waited for 2 years and I would still continue to wait for you without hesitation.

"Yes, I do."

Those 3 magical words and that precious hug from you were what made my 17th birthday the best and the most memorable one.

After we got together, though we were practically roommates, sharing the same bed with you felt like bliss. The first time I woke up as Kim Jisoo's girlfriend, it was a pleasant wake up call by your voice. I wondered what kind of day I would spend when I wake up and just imagining it made me feel good. This is because I knew that every moment with you was the best time of my life.

"Unnie, you look extra smiley today," asked Lisa as she directed the question at me once we walked into the practice room. I was sure that it was because I was pretty much in love and it was so obvious that people kept asking me about it.

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-Spring-

As March 2016 approached, small grass started to sprout and became pretty flower petals that greeted us. It felt as if it was a fresh start and it was actually a fresh start for the four of us.

"You girls better start to diet soon, lose a little weight here and there. We are going to take many pretty pictures. Maybe 100 for your teaser pictures," said Yang PD with his iconic nasal voice.

Another great news to my life, a confirmed debut. Finally. Though Yang PD had been promising us that we would be debuting soon, 6 months wait turned into a year then it became two. At first, we didn't believe it when the trainers told us that the four of us would debut together this year. We thought it was another joke, to bring up our hopes high by showing some light into the dungeon and then pushing us back in again.

The two maknaes, Rosie and Lisa started to tear and hugged each other after hearing the confirmation by Yang PD himself. Instead, you and I just looked at each other. Our eyes just said everything.