Jennie POV
I'm surrounded by a mountain of paperwork and it's giving me a headache. I leaned back to my chair as I closed my eyes for a moment
When will this paperwork end I mentally asked? I massage the temples of my head, I think I'm getting migraines from all this stress maybe I should call my stress reliever so at least I could take my mind off work for a while.
I grabbed my phone and dialed Lisa, after a couple of rings she picked up. I forgot that she's at work but she answered so maybe she's on a break
"Hi, Nini. What's up?" Just hearing her voice wiped the stress off me. I couldn't help myself but smile
"Nothing. Just stress at work and wanted to hear your voice" I sighed and walked towards the floor to ceiling windows and gaze at the beautiful busy city of Seoul
"Aw, want me to come and visit you?" She giggled like a kid which made me giggle as well. I don't think there are any bad things in Lisa's body, she's just perfectly beautiful and sweet. But I don't want her to get in trouble and ditch work
"Don't you have work?" I asked because I'm pretty sure she does if she didn't she would have told me last night
"I do but if you wanted to see me why not? Tzuyu is here as well she could cover up for me" she suggested like she owns the store. As much as I wanted to see her even just for a little but that would be selfish
"Babo don't it's okay. I'll just see you later tonight. Okay?" I heard her took a deep sigh on the other line
"Oookaaay... I'll pick you later. I love you" I don't know why but Lisa has been consistently picking me up every day. It's a hassle for her because after her barista shift or store shift she would go directly to my office, well not inside because she's scared to see my dad, then take all the way home then go to the bar. Mind you that she just walks from there to here
I already told her that she could just rest until her bar shift but she keeps on insisting maybe it's a way for her to spend some time with which I very much appreciate
"Okay, Lili I love you too" and hang up the phone. I was about to get started once again when my doors burst open revealing a smirking guy in a nicely fitted suit who ran towards my table and sat on the last bit of space it had because of the number of papers all over.
"What the hell Bobby! You could have knocked" I tried to arrange some of the papers that were disheveled because of him barging and sitting on my table
"Calm down Jenniebean haha I'm just here to ask about the rumor" he crossed his leg acting all posh and stuff
"What rumor?" I raised my eyebrow waiting for him to spit it out. The sooner he tells me, the sooner I'll get back to my work
"Well... I heard a certain bird tweet that you had a disastrous family dinner a week ago" he brushed his nails on his shoulder and stood up leaned towards me with a cheekily smile plastered on his face
"Why are you talking like that you weirdo" I pushed his face away and grabbed my pen and the paper I was reading a while ago "and yes we did have a 'disastrous' evening because of my dad!" Just thinking about it makes my blood boil but somehow Lisa just forgot all about it, like it never happened but I don't and I won't allow my father to treat her badly just because it doesn't meet his standards
"Well? Tell me all the deets! What happened?" He laughed and slouched on the couch in my office, his foot up and his arms behind his head like it's his place. I threw a ball pen and at him and landed on his chin glaring at me
"What the hell!" He wanted to throw the pen back at me but he stops when he saw me looking at him
"Why are you so nosey?" I watch him grab something in his pocket, a piece of gum, and started chewing it.
"Because you never introduced me to your boyfriend!" He pouted while crossing his arms
"Girlfriend actually" as I rolled my eyes. He's so annoying I just wanted to get back to work so I could go home early but here he is barging into my office and asking me about rumors that we could clearly talk about after our working hours
"Woah! Never saw that one coming" he chuckled as I raised my eyebrow at his comment. I swear Bobby will have me aging because of the stress his giving me
"You can now leave. I'm busy as you can see" motioning the papers around the table but he just shoos it off
"Well, I'm not leaving until you invite me to dinner so I could meet her" I gritted my teeth and stared at him, if looks could kill he would be lying on the floor right now. But being as annoying as him he just stuck his tongue out
Aish! This man-child! I rolled my eyes for the nth time today and took a deep breath
"Okay. I'll invite her for dinner but not tonight because she might be busy" a smile slowly crept on his face and attacked me with a hug
"Nice! So may I know the name of the girl who took my little Jenniebean's heart away?" He teased when he finally let's go off me
"Lisa, Lalisa Manoban" A sincere smile finally appeared on my face when her name rolls out of my mouth
"Lalisa Manoban... hmm small world" he murmured but I didn't quite understand it. "I'm free on Thursday night maybe you could ask her then?" I remembered that Lisa doesn't have a shift at the bar this Thursday because I heard Rosè is hiring another bartender
"Okay. Thursday sounds perfect. So can you finally get the hell out of my office?" I forced a smile which made him laugh. He taps my head like he always does and walked towards the door
"Perfect. I'm excited to see you and Lisa" he smirked and waved before finally disappearing. Finally, I could do my job in peace!
I took my pen and marked Thursday on the calendar
Dinner with Bobby
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Lisa POV
"Why did you ask me to come here? I had to convince Tzuyu to cover for my shift and the heck are you wearing?" I asked the girl sitting across from me after Jennie and I talked on the phone. I sip my iced coffee and looked around the cafe that Jisoo asked me to meet her too. She's wearing this black trench coat and black sunglasses inside this dimly lighted store. I'm not really sure if this is how she really dress up when she's heading to work or if this is how doctors dress or is it a trend? Well I'm really not into fashion unlike my girlfriend who looks stunning in anything she wears
"Shh! Keep your voice down!" she hissed as she looks around the place, which is basically just empty tables and an old man busy with his crossword puzzle
"Why are you acting so weird? Like extra weird" I slouched on the chair finishing the last drops of my drink. She leaned closer her hands clasped together
"I know the truth" she waved her hands like she just performed a magic trick and removed her sunglasses
"Truth? What truth?" I asked raising my eyebrow because of curiosity. Jisoo smirked as if she just succeed in getting my attention which she did.
"I'm just kidding. I just wanted to tell you something" she reached for my hands and held on to them tight, I tried taking t back but she just held it tighter so I just gave up
"What? Let go of my hand bro, you're acting so weird" but she didn't let it go she placed her hands holding my hands on her forehead like she was asking for a blessing
"I'm always here if you need me, Lisa. Okay? You don't have to go thru this alone" I pulled my hand away and looked at her so confused but when she looked at me her eyes were full of sincerity
"What are you talking about Jisoo?" I asked her seriously because I seriously don't have any ideas on why we're here and why is she acting this way, telling me things I don't understand
"You're doctor told me you're diagnosed with Bipolar dis-" I stopped her before she goes on. I finally understand. I was wondering where my pills went when I woke up, I know Jisoo is aware that I overdosed but it didn't sink into me that she would go as far as asking my doctor! Which I don't think is legal!
I wanted to get mad at her and leave but her eyes were begging for me to stay
Where was that look back then...
I shook the thought as took in some deep breaths, I clenched my hand and started counting
10
9
8
7
6
Breath
5
Inhale
4
Exhale
3
Inhale
2
Exhale
1
I opened my eyes when I finally had my breathing under control
"I'm not bipolar. Is that even legal? Going behind my back and god knows what you did to get that confidential information!" I played with the tip of this straw on my drink while avoiding her gaze my voice was sharp even if I tried my best not to get annoyed or have any negative feelings towards this
"Lisa I may not be the friend you wanted back then and I am truly sorry up until now but I want you to know that I'm always here for you. I don't think I deserve to be called a friend after what I've done and I know even if I wish for it every day, time would never come back, I won't get the chance to take it all back but I wish I do. I'm really sorry Lalisa" she tries to reach for my hand once again but I brushed her off. She looks her tho when I catch a glimpse of her, a tear on the corner of her eyes which was very rare. Come to think about it Jisoo never did anything wrong so why am I so mad at her?
I'm not mad at her. I just hated anything and everything that is part of my past
And why is she blaming herself? She has no reason to blame herself because it was all my fault. She was not there when it happened so I don't see any reason o why would she blame herself. Everything after what happened is all because of me, my life, my future, this PTSD, this back-breaking jobs, it was all my choice and punishment because I deserve it
"I'm sorry" she was about to leave because we've been sitting there in silence for the last 15 minutes and didn't even bother to acknowledge her presence after her apology
I don't want her to leave. I don't want anyone to leave. I don't want to be alone.
I took a deep breath and gathered all the strength I have when I pulled her
"I'm not bipolar, I have PTSD. So don't leave because I want to hear the reason why you're blaming yourself when your clearly not at fault" she smiled at me and attack me with a hug. She knew what I meant so she sat right back and mouthed thank you
"Do you forgive me?" she asked
"What's there to forgive?" I chuckled
"For me making you feel like you were alone" her answer caught me off guard, I didn't even notice that I was pulling her for a tight hug which she gladly accepted. She ran her hands into my hair while her other hands rubbed on my back. I'm crying, I just realized the tears streaming down my face
"Shh, I'm here don't worry, don't cry I'm here" we stayed in that position for a while and when I finally got myself back together I returned to my seat. She wanted to ask me more about what I was going thru clearly from the way she looks at me so I held her hand and shook my head. Not right now, not now, never.
I don't want anyone worrying about me, this is what I deserve after all. So I smile at her and told her different stories about how Jennie and I met, and just like that everything is perfect once again. As long as I have Jennie beside me everything is fine. My life will always be okay.
"So why are you dress up like that Sherlock?" she stood up and gave an overall look on her outfit so I burst out laughing
"Because I'm on a mission" she smirked and crossed her arms
"Mission?" I asked curiously once again. I won't stop until I get the answer
"Secret" she laughed as I glared at her, after all this suspense she'll just leave me hanging?!
"Yah! Unnie!" I charge her with a hug as she forcefully tried to take my arms off her. Did I mention Jisoo hates clinginess? Well not unless if it was really needed, like earlier
She just kept on laughing while I did my best aegyo to try and convince her to tell me the reason when my phone suddenly rang. It was an unknown number
"Answer it" she encourages when she noticed I was just looking at my phone ringing
"I don't know who's calling" I shrugged
"Well you sure won't know if you don't answer it" so I did answer it
"Hello?" Jisoo leaned on her chair not really caring who the caller is
"Pokpak..." I almost threw my phone when I heard the voice and Jisoo somewhat noticed my reaction
I didn't talk nor move, not really sure what to think and feel at this moment. The cafe suddenly felt like it was spinning slowly, my throat getting all dried up
"Who is it?" Jisoo raising her voice, I didn't notice that she was repeating the question over and over because my mind was out of place
"Mom" I whispered not really sure if the words really left my mouth
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