3rd Point of View

Part 8

"Lisayah..what did Bam Bam get you for your birthday?" Rosie asked suddenly.

Jennie felt Lisa's body stiffened before she replied. "Nothing. Just some chocolates."

"Really? How many chocolates did he bring?" Jisoo asked with a smirk on her face.

Her curiosity now picked. Jennie raised her eyebrows and sat up a bit straighter.

"Waeyo?" She asked Jisoo back.

"Well the guy asked for Lisa's garage code. He said he wanted to put her birthday gift there."

"What was it?" Jennie tapped the girl in front of her.

"Boxes of chocolates." Lisa replied quickly, a sure sign that she's lying.

All three pairs of eyes now stared at her in silence while she pretended to continue watching the movie. She felt their stares as she squirmed uncomfortably.

"Liar! liar! Pants on fire!" Rosie sings songs.

Jennie pulled Lisa's face to turn towards her. "What was it, Lili?"

One look at Jennie's eyes Lisa sighed and relented. "It's a Ducati."

"What?!" The voices shouted at the same time.

Lisa just rolled her eyes. "It's just a superbike, guys. Why are you making a big fuss?"

"No. You're not going to have yourself a Ducati superbike." Jisoo warned the younger girl.

"Hey! That's my birthday gift!"

"Well, you can return it back to Bam Bam." Rosie added.

"Guys...listen. At least let me take it for a ride."

"NO!" Jennie said firmly this time.

"But..." Before Lisa could finish her sentence, Jennie stood up.

"I said No.. Lalisa! Tomorrow you will call Bam Bam and tell him that he will need to take back his gift."

"We should discuss this..." Lisa pleaded.

"That's the end of discussion. Give Rosie the bike keys before you go to bed."

Jennie said before she walked out.

"Urgh! Why are you guys making such a big deal of this!" Lisa said in a frustrated tone.

"Lisa! You can't drive! Not with what happened last time!" Rosie scolded the younger girl as her eyes started to turn watery.

"Now you've done it Lisa. You made Jennie mad and now our chipmunk is sad."

"I'm fine! There's nothing wrong with me! And that thing happened a long time ago!" Lisa insisted.

"You never know that! We don't want you to hurt yourself again." Jisoo reminded her as she kept consoling Rosie who sobbed on her shoulder.

"Look.. it's not even my fault!" Lisa tried to defend herself.

"Well..we don't care. You know we're not going to let you drive again."

"Urgh this is not fair! How come you guys can drive but I can't! I have a license too!" Lisa stomped her feet before she stormed out of the room.

"It's for the best, Lisa." Jisoo called out at the retreating figure.

While at the dorm a few kilometres away, Niki is still wide awake on her bed recalling the phone call she received a few minutes earlier.

Unknown: You need to start with the plan soon.

Niki: But they are just being nice with me. They are not like what you told me.

Unknown: This is not about you. Remember that.

Niki: But..

Unknown: Hey..you ungrateful bitch. I got you in already. You just need to do this.

Niki: But why do you want to hurt Lisa?

Unknown: You fool! It's not her I want to hurt! It's them! But nobody can get close to them!

Unknown: But Lisa was easy to fool! You see that for yourself right?

Unknown: So you get in there and start with the plan!

Niki: What if I don't want to do it?

Unknown: Then I'll just tell the sharks that your parents are no longer under my protection

Unknown: I guess they need to pay their debt their own way and may lose their limbs or..

Niki: Stop it! Stop! Please don't hurt my parents. I'll do what you want.

Unknown: Good! The faster you move, the easier your life will be. Remember that.