"what's up bitches," isla greeted her fellow coworkers as she stepped into the restaurant kitchen. it was one of the rare times all five of them were working, jungwoo being the first to notice her.
"isla... you pierced your lip?!" he exclaimed, stepping closer to examine the silver jewelry on her lip.
"yep!"
jungwoos mouth parted open slightly in shock. "hot. did it hurt?"
"eh."
after their small talk, isla set down her small bag and got ready to begin sitting people. as usual, doyoung was already there waiting for costumers to arive, as they normally did it together.
"hi." she greeted.
doyoung looked to her, his eyes lighting up at the sight of her but his face staying neutral. "hey snotty. what's on your mouth?"
"lip ring. do you like it?"
"is it real?"
"very."
"nice... it looks... nice. it makes your lips look, um, you know... good." he muttered, his cheeks flushing a light shade of pink as his eyes alternated from her eyes to her lips.
isla snickered, covering her mouth at the way he fumbled his words. "thanks!"
"mhm," doyoung replied, looking back at the tinted door of the restaurant. "oh fuck. you're kidding."
isla watched as doyoungs ex came back into the restaurant the same way she did about a week ago. seeing that girl with her confident aura and clean, proper style, isla felt herself growing insecure once again.
why is it that she constantly makes me feel so small? she thought to herself.
"hi again," the girl greeted with her soft voice. even her voice was pretty.
she smiled at isla for a split second before reverting her eyes to doyoung. "this place looks pretty empty today... care to have lunch?"
isla glanced up at doyoung as she waited for him to respond. he hesitated and looked at her, not only because she was his fake girlfriend, but also because he truly didn't know if he wanted to and for some reason looking in her eyes made him feel calm.
"i don't know..." he mumbled.
"oh! go ahead, seriously. i don't mind." isla reassured, laughing nervously. i do mind. a lot.
"actually, i meant with both of you... i'd really like to get to know you more, isla, is it?" the woman smiled brightly.
islas mouth parted, thinking of a way to politely decline. "a-actually, i, um—i should probably get back there and make sure everything's good."
she turned to walk away, but felt doyoung gently grabbed her wrist. she looked at him.
"are you sure?" he asked. isla could feel the panic in his voice, and for once in the entirety of knowing him, she felt bad for leaving him alone.
"you know what? they'll be fine." she smiled.
the other woman smiled again, "great! lets get a table, then?"
she walked ahead of them and doyoung grabbed onto islas hand before following her. her eyes went wide, because even though they were playing a fake relationship, she didn't think he was one for physical affection.
they sat down at a booth, his ex sitting at one side and doyoung and isla sitting together on the other. even while sitting, doyoung didn't let go of her hand and it made isla grow nervous.
"i'm taeha, by the way," she stated, holding out her hand for isla to shake, which she did.
"so, isla, what do you do? are you in school right now?"
"uh... no, i'm taking a gap year."
"of course, there's nothing wrong with that. right, doie?"
isla wanted to physically cringe at the nickname. she'd only ever heard vei and jungwoo call him that, and it sounded natural for them. but for taeha, it was too affectionate, and isla did not like that.
"sure." doyoung replied.
"what do you do, taeha?"
the girls face lit up and her back straightened, as if she couldn't wait to talk about herself. "i have a clothing business! ever heard of the light line?"
isla's eyes just about popped out of her head, "thats—thats you?! you own that company?"
"yes! well, me and my dad." she smiled. "when i turned 18 he pretty much fully handed it over to me, but i still give him the credit, of course. i'm 24 now, and i plan to run it for as long as possible."
isla nodded, feeling even smaller than ever. this girl seemed absolutely perfect, and although she knew it was bad to compare herself to someone else, she couldn't help it.
doyoung noticed islas leg begin to shake up and down, another one of her nervous habits. he squeezed her hand to calm her, which made her realize how aggressively her leg was bouncing so she stopped.
"guys," another voice spoke, vei making her way to the table. "um, sorry to cut your time short, but we really really need you back there."
"aw! maybe another time, i guess," taeha pouted, "good seeing you, vei, by the way!"
"mhm." vei forced a smile on her face, not making eye contact with the older woman.
doyoung and isla practically flung out of their seats as taeha grabbed her bag to leave.
"i'll see you guys later!" she announced, waving goodbye and leaving the restaurant.
isla felt a weight lift off of her shoulders and breathed out air she didn't realize she'd been holding in that entire time.
"yeah, we don't need you. i just saw her and i knew i had to save you." vei smirked.
"i fucking love you." isla sighed, pulling the girl into a hug.
jaehyun and jungwoo had seen the three of them standing together, and curiously made their way over to them
"whats going on?" jungwoo asked.
"taeha happened."
jungwoo fake-gagged. "yikes."
isla
fuck
isla
i like jeno i don't think
i like xiaojun anymore
i think i like my coworker
iseul
babes...
isla
I KNOW ITS FUCKED
YOU DONT NEED TO
TELL ME
ash
ok who tf is this coworker
you keep talking about
iseul
honestly like we can't
help you we don't even
know this guy😭😭
isla
iseul
😨 jeno who
ash
LMAOOOOOO
isla
STOPPPP
zara
isla bags the
hottest guys
zara
also this is the one that
you're fake dating right?
isla
yes thats him
isla
i didn't bag him i don't
even know if he likes me 😂🙏
iseul
oh my god actually i
need to tell you something
iseul
i was not supposed to
tell you this so y'all do
not tell anyone you
know this but
iseul
hendery told me xiaojun
definitely likes you, like
he told him straight up he
has feelings for you
isla
fuck me
zara
i'm sorry this is bad timing
but you are so powerful
with all these guys all over you
ash
REALLLL
isla
STOP UR SO SWEET
BUT IM GENUINELY
CONFLICTED
isla
wait can i add my friend
she knows doyoung (the
coworker) so i think she
can help
iseul
YES AND ADD
LEX TOO
iseul
we need all the help
we can mf get
isla added vei, lex to the group
isla
hai
vei
hai
isla
welcome to the bad
biddies groupchat where
we talk shit and be hot,
lex you know everyone,
guys this is vei
lex
hey baes
vei
hiiii
iseul
hi i'm iseul
zara
hi i'm zara!!!!
ash
IM ASH HI
isla
okay so as we know.
i'm stuck in a pickle
isla
i like jeno but i think i
may like doyoung
vei
oh hell yeah its
my time to shine
isla
YES PLS HELP
lex
LMAOOO
vei
so i rly can't confirm
that he likes you, but
he definitely has a soft
spot for you. like
vei
you may not see it but
he treats you so differently
than everyone else its so sweet
isla
stop right now
iseul
NO KEEP GOINF
vei
so honestly don't quote
me on this but if you were
to ask me if i think he has
feelings for u, i'd say yes 🤭
isla
FUCK
iseul
nah after that pic you
sent of him... i'm so sorry
iseul
he's really hot
lex
wait i wanna see
isla
lex
god DAMN
lex
girl if you don't want
him send him my way
isla
PLSSSSSS
lex
that was a joke i'm
too obsessed with
sungchan
isla
the feelings mutual
but don't tell him i told u that
lex
UR KIDDING
isla
NOPE
vei
isla idk what u
see in doyoung
vei
this is probs bc i've known
him for too long so i could
never even think that he's
hot 😔✋ but you do you
zara
if iseul says he's hot, i
trust her, her taste in
men is immaculate
isla
AMEN
iseul
aw thanks 😭
ash
so true
ash
but i hate men fr
lex
ash you're absolutely
head over heals for
yangyang
ash
i don't wanna
talk about it😔