" Is Jennie not coming today???" Nayeon ask as she put her bag on the table.
" uhhh. I heard she told me that hanbin had a pretty bad fight with other team" Chaeyoung said.
" Really???" Momo turn her attention to the conversation.
" Is he a thug or something?" Nayeon scoff.
" Take a look at this." Chaeyoung show them a picture of hanbin bruise that Jennie sent to her.
" Holyshit " Irene exclaim.
" Are they trying to kill him or what? Gosh that look brutal hurt" Momo shiver.
" Don't you think he did something wrong to deserve that???" Nayeon suddenly ask.
" But no matter what happened, this just look so wrong yeon ahh. His teeth broke and jaw dislocated too" chaeyoung said.
" Well!!! That's not really our business. Focus on class" Nayeon shrugged and turn around.
" By the way where is sana??" She ask.
" Probably wander around to get some tea" Irene answered.
" Really? told her I want breakfast tea with milk please" Momo said excited.
Irene and Nayeon look at each other before shaking their head and ignoring a Japan girl.
" Wae??? Did I do something wrong?" Momo blinks.
Chaeyoung suppress her lip trying not to laugh and rub momo's head.
" No!! Just focus on class. I will buy you, your breakfast tea after class"
" You are the best" Momo winks.
Soon enough class was over and everyone made their way out. This time they shoved everything into their backpack and dashed out the door, That's when they reached the cafeteria, as they saw a familiar person wave at them. Sana was smiling widely and eager, as she couldn't keep her feet still.
" Yahh!! You ditch class again!! Do you really want to drop out of school" Nayeon scold as she sat.
" I promise I won't do that again but I have something to tell you guys" sana squealing.
" What??" Irene frowned in annoyed.
" By the way where is Jennie??" Sana brows knitted together.
" She's absent today. So what??? Tell us now" Nayeon urge.
" Nah!! I will just wait until she come" sana cross her arms.
" What's wrong with you today??" Chaeyoung ask.
" It's just that it's important and Jennie need to know about this too" sana exclaim.
" yah !! Do you hear that Jisoo and Soojoo already break up??"
" Really?? Omg is one of them cheating??"
" They were such a cute couple."
" So it's mean I have chance to win Jisoo now"
They heard the passing by students whisper and chatting, and their eyes quickly averted to sana who look dumbfounded.
" Is that it???" Nayeon ask.
" Yes" sana slowly nods.
" Yah!! You fool. Jisoo is so popular here, do you think this rumor is not spread like a wild fire??" Nayeon scold.
" But it is really true, I asked Dahyun for confirmation." Sana said proudly.
" And why would Jennie need to know about this?" Chaeyoung ask.
" Well!!! in case she wanna dump that potato head boyfriend. You know first come first serve. Jisoo is limited edition"
" Joke on you. She's too worried about her boyfriend to dump him over Jisoo." Irene spoke.
" what???"
" He had a fight with other team and injured. Jennie is taking care of him now"
" What a bother human being" sana hissed.
" Yah!! Why did Jennie even like that guy hoh?? I mean his eyes always look sleepy all the time, not to mention his baggy pants that hanging on his hip holding onto its dear life try not to fall off. And his waxy hair style, ughhhh he's just look like a loser" sana make a grime face.
Chaeyoung shove a whole cabbage into sana mouth in attempt to stop talking and meddling with Jennie love life.
" Stop it!! It's her life and her choice. We are just her friend. There's nothing we can do about that" chaeyoung spoke.
" You and poems" sana roll her eyes and bite on a cabbage.
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Jennie walking back to school like a half dead half zombie. Taking care of hanbin has been hell for her, not because that he such a burden but because he appear to be needy, effective and cringy(?). Pushing away a standing stray of her baby hair, jennie fasten her pace to go inside the school and just want to sleep in on her beloved table.
" Ohhhh Jenjen you come back" Sana cooed.
" Get lost" Jennie said with her eyes half close half open and laying herself down on the tables
" What's wrong??? You look like shit right now??" Irene ask.
" Don't ask me anything and just let me sleep" Jennie murmur and slowly close her eyes.
" Let her sleep for now. She must be tired from taking care of hanbin" chaeyoung said rubbing a blonde back soothing.
" By the way, have you seen Jisoo lately??" Nayeon ask.
Jennie ears perk up when she hear an older girl name but she pretend to be sleeping right now.
" I heard that she's only spend her time at the court practicing. Is that because of the breakup with soojoo?" Sana suck on her cheeks.
" Actually I felt bad for her, I heard she hit something and her knuckles burst open. How could she play a basketball with that hand? She got an earful from a coach and almost drop out from a team" Chaeyoung spoke.
" WHAT!????" Jennie ask, slapping her hand on the table making her friends jump in startled.
" What the fuck(?) thought you were sleeping" Momo cover her chest.
" What's wrong with Jisoo??? Why is she breaking up with Soojoo??" She ask.
" We don't know. We didn't dare to ask since we are not really close to her. But a rumor spread that Jisoo cheating on Soojoo."
" That's bullshit. Jisoo will never be this lowly" Jennie hissed and walk outside in a frustrated manner.
" What's wrong with her???" Sana and chaeyoung look at each other dumbfounded.
Irene and Nayeon looking at each other with their arms cross and smirk.
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Jennie is now outside the courtroom, walking back and forth, biting on her nail. She heard a sound of bouncing ball and she is sure Jisoo must be stay inside practicing but she doesn't know if Jisoo wanted to talk about that issue with anyone right now. And after a battle with her own head, jennie decide to go inside but before she even get in, she heard jisoo's friends arguing with a brunette.
" Yah Kim, stop doing it right now" Lisa said.
" Let's go to the infirmary." Dahyun said tiring.
" You guys go first, I have to practice more" Jisoo said panting from the run.
" Until when you are going to act like this???" Seulgi said, sound irritated.
" Until I win the match" Jisoo replied.
" What kind of bullshit is this? If Mr. Park know about this, you will drop out."
" Waee? Because of this??"
Jisoo stopped, hugging the ball in between her arm and show her broken knuckles that now burst open with a blood everywhere all over the bandage.
Jennie who watching them from a far tighten her fist and looking down on the floor, she feel sick in the stomach, not because of Jisoo bleeding hand but because Jisoo is smiling right now.
" when will you tell us about you and Soojoo?" Lisa ask.
" I told you already that we were finished."
" Is that because of someone???" Seulgi ask.
Jisoo scoff and her hands tighten on the ball, ignoring what seulgi said, she continue to shot the ball in the hoops.
" Is that because of Jennie???" Seulgi strikes.
Jennie saw Jisoo facial expression change from smiling to a murder look. Her eyes are filling with dark and mysterious. She throw the ball away and lashing out to grab seulgi collar.
" Don't you dare involve Jennie into this" Jisoo said through her gritted teeth.
" Don't even mention her name in this matter. If I caught you saying nonsense thing about her ever again, I don't care if you are my friend Seul" Jisoo tighten her hold on seulgi collar, making a girl choke for air, tapping jisoo's hand desperately.
Lisa and Dahyun quickly pull Jisoo away and help seulgi up who rubbing on her neck, choking and coughing.
" Are you crazy Jisoo???" Lisa shouts.
Jisoo didn't say anything and just grabbing her bag, leaving the court with a blood dripping down, each steps she took.
Jennie instantly ran to hide herself and her pupils shaking. She doesn't know how to feel anymore. She is confused as she wondering why was jisoo act like this. Million thought crashing inside her head right now but she doesn't know which one is the correct answer. She didn't dare to ask this from Jisoo as well, Knowing that an older girl is at a rage right now.
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Jisoo is now walking with a heavy heart after what she did to her friend. She curse at herself for couldn't control herself and do that to seulgi. Looking at her knuckle, she sighs and went to sit at one of the furthest bench and hanging her head low. She is under a lot of stress right now and sometimes she just wanted to disappear.
Jisoo's place in the team turn out to be temporary because of her injuries. She couldn't let it happen, Exhale and inhale, she start to feel herself panicked but then Jisoo felt a touch on her hand. Looking at the side, she saw Jennie sitting right beside her with a first aid kit on her lap.
" Hey!!" She greet weakly.
" Hii" Jennie smile.
" How could you know I am here??" Jisoo ask.
" What? Are you going to say I am your knight again?"
Jisoo laugh for the first time in this week, a genuinely one.
" Give me your hand!" Jennie said.
" It's okay."
Jennie bite on her lip and give Jisoo a glare. knowing that she can't argue anymore,with a deep sigh, Jisoo reluctantly placed her bandaged hand on top of the Jennie lap.
A frown overtook jennie smile.
"what happened?" She asked and gently scooped jisoo hand on her palm.
She didn't fail to notice Jisoo slight wince.
"I punched the wall in my room," Jisoo mumbled.
"can i see the wound?" Jennie ask carefully.
Jisoo nodded and She quickly, but still gently unwrapped the bandage around her hand. when Jennie saw the damage, her heart fell into her stomach.
This is worse than when people gets into fights and the knuckle to her middle finger is ripped open, and there were bruises of different hues painted on all her knuckles.
It took her only one look to know how painful it was. and to think that this isn't the first time Jisoo exploded in pure agony and stress, She felt like she had failed as her friend.
She softly held jisoo hand, looking at her, but she had her gaze glued to the ground.
"why?"
Jisoo just shrugged, and she already expected that as an answer.
"jisoo, you can tell me anything. i'm always here for you."
"it's family matter. . ." Jisoo whispered, but She heard her perfectly.
And of course, it broke her heart to see jisoo like this; so vulnerable and hurt.
She hate that she failed to noticed Jisoo at first. She hate herself for misunderstanding Jisoo before.
" Stay still. I will clean up your wound" Jennie whisper with her voice shaking.
Jisoo sighs and staying still, looking down at jennie who did a great job of cleaning her wound.
" It's all done. Try not to contact with water for awhile chu. It will soon heal if you do that" Jennie told.
" Yeah" Jisoo nod, smiling.
" And.." Jennie trail off.
" Hmmm??"
" And stop practicing so hard with that hand of yours Jisoo"
Jisoo didn't say anything and just averted her gaze away from Jennie face.
" Jisoo Look at me" Jennie cupped jisoo's face in her hand and turn her around.
" Don't hurt yourself from now on"
" Stop overwork yourself from now on"
" It doesn't sit right with me when I see you like this"
Jennie expressive eyes make Jisoo soft. She gently nods and pulling Jennie hands into hers.
" Jennie ahhh" she calls.
" Hmm?"
" Are you happy??"
" Why are you asking that??" Jennie frowned.
" Just answer me." Jisoo said.
" Are you happy with your life right now???Both love and life."
" Yes... I could say it's not that bad. I mean the emotion could be up and down. But I'm very happy right now" Jennie smile.
" It's good then." Jisoo smile as she getting up.
" Where are you going??" Jennie blinks.
" I have something to do. You should go home now" Jisoo smile and walking away.
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Later on that day, Jisoo went to see Soojoo who is busy practicing with her team.
" Soojoo" Jisoo called with her poker face.
" Jis.."
Soojoo look relief when she saw Jisoo coming to see her. She ran to hugged a brunette, lacing her hands around her neck but Jisoo untangle it and move her away.
" Stop seeing him, then I might consider going back to you" Jisoo said calmly.
" Jis.. I already told you I.."
" Stop lying to my face. If you really want me back then break thing off and run to me. So that I will open my arm for you"
" Really??? You really accepting me back???" Soojoo said happily.
" You have 1 week to do that" Jisoo finished and walking out of the gymnastic room.