No Strings Attached

Chapter Thirteen

Fifteen minutes later, Lisa arrived at the café. Minjung immediately got up from her seat and pulled Lisa to her table before she could even greet Yeri at the cashier counter. Yeri shrugged her shoulders and mouthed the words “Jennie unnie” before Lisa was led away by Minjung.

“One chocolate milk for Lisa please,” Minjung instructed Yeri.

Lisa frowned when she was forced to sit at the table with Minjung but quickly put on a smile when Minjung turned her attention on her. Unable to offend her customer, she had no choice but to relent and strike up a short conversation before she would politely excuse herself from the table.

Jennie was watching Minjung’s move from her seat. She couldn’t stand that older woman and her antics.

A mum fussing over a kid?? Why in the world is she holding onto Lisa’s hands like that? Why does she have to touch Lisa?! ARGGHHH!!

Unknowingly, Jennie slammed the glass of iced coffee on the table a little too hard, resulting in a loud ‘clank’ sound. Minjung looked up and glared at Jennie, wondering what the commotion was about. Jennie stared back at Minjung, not breaking the eye contact at all. The more she looked at Minjung, the more she felt like walking over and snatching Lisa away from the ‘wicked witch’.

Meanwhile, Lisa was fidgeting at her seat. She was tired of entertaining Minjung and had no interest in her at all. Yet she couldn’t risk offending one of her biggest customers at the café. Minjung was rather ‘expressive’, her hands were constantly touching Lisa’s arms or thighs. Lisa shifted in her seat but to no avail. She sighed inwardly, hoping that Jennie wouldn’t give her the cold shoulder later on.

Giving the excuse that she needed to settle some matters at the café before heading home to rest, Lisa managed to convince Minjung to leave the café. Minjung made Lisa carry the boxes of cakes to her car. At that moment, Jennie decided to follow from a distance, intending to scratch Minjung’s car when the opportunity arise.

Why am I behaving like this? Scratching someone else’s car seems so juvenile! Ahh…I’m going crazy.

Lisa, you’re making me crazy.

Jennie stopped in her tracks and watched from a distance as Lisa loaded the boxes into the car boot. She noticed Minjung behaving rather sneakily as the older woman moved closer towards Lisa. Minjung was standing just inches away from Lisa and her face was very close to Lisa’s.

Is that ahjumma intending to kiss her?!

Jennie hurriedly turned around and headed for the opposite direction, not wanting to witness the scene. Without waiting for Lisa, she drove off and left for home.

Meanwhile, at Minjung’s car, Lisa felt someone breathing near her neck. Her instincts told her to bend down for safety and she was glad she did. Narrowly missing Mingjung’s lips, Lisa pretended that she dropped the store’s receipt onto the ground while unloading the boxes and wanted to pick it up.

“Ai!” came a short shriek. Minjung was caught off-balance and almost landed on top of Lisa. Fortunately she managed to hold onto the boot lid and prevented herself from falling down. Her face turned black when she realised that her kissing attempt had failed miserably.

Lisa turned around and realised what had happened.

My guess was right. I really need to put a stop to this. But what do I tell her? That I have a girlfriend and her name is Jennie? She and I… are we in an official relationship? Guess not… yet…