"Nope, there's not enough alcohol in them." Lisa was really depressed.

"Haha... I love it when you're pretentious." Sehun burst out in laughter.

Lisa picked up a bottle of Budweiser and drank it all...

Sehun squinted and looked Lisa up and down through the dim lights; she was just as pretty as she used to be 7 years ago.

She was also just as stubborn and headstrong...

The way Lisa lived caused people to only have two feelings for her – love or hate. There was no 'in between'.

Jimin, Jungkook , Jennie, and Chaeyoung all loved Lisa, whether as a friend or lover.

Yerim, Dahyun, Seulgi and Tzuyu all hated Lisa, whether as a romantic rival or enemy.

Only Sehun both loved and hated her...

He loved that although time has passed her by, she still remained the same.

At times it felt like she was still that stubborn girl from years ago that liked to show off.

He hated that her gaze never fell on him, not even once. No matter how he missed her or cared about her...

He once said that Lisa could only see Jungkook.

It was as if all the other men on this earth were dead...

He couldn't stand being looked down upon like that, but it was something every man that fell in love with Lisa had to endure.

"If you knew what would happen, why did you do it? With your IQ, you shouldn't have let yourself sink into this mess,"

Sehun enunciated each word; he put away his usual careless attitude and said in all seriousness.

Lisa was already drinking her second bottle. Halfway through, she waved her bottle at him...

Then, she slowly said, "Because I'm Lisa."

Sehun's expression dimmed... a weird light flashed before his eyes...

She was right – only she was capable of never playing by the rules. That's what made her unique.

"I didn't think you would challenge Jungkook."

"Loving him is one thing but following my character is another. The two don't conflict... I don't think I challenged Jungkook, it's how I live in this world, that's all," Lisa said slowly.

"If you already did what you did, then why are you so depressed? If I guessed right, did you two... get in a fight?"

Sehun probed...

Upon hearing this, Lisa's expressions turned grim...

"We didn't fight. I'd rather we started fighting," Lisa said slowly.

"So, you guys are giving each other the silent treatment?" Sehun continued asking.

Sometimes fighting was a method of communication. Fighting wasn't scary, but not fighting was.

Silent treatments were the worst...

Lisa didn't reply, but her answer was implied in her silence...

"Lisa, have you ever considered that maybe you and Jungkook aren't compatible?"

Sehun stared at Lisa's pretty profile and asked slowly.

"I used to, but not after we got married. I want to be his wife my entire life, it's what we both want."

"But... you have to know that sometimes, you need to learn how to take detours, rather than drive down the same route for the rest of your life. If you knew that it's a dead end, would you still decide to go down that path, even if you find yourself with nothing left but cuts and bruises? Is it worth it?"

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