Lalisa looked closely and realized that Long suho was carrying two chocolate ice creams in his hands as he rushed towards her. As Long suho neared her, he gave her a cone of chocolate ice cream, "Here..."
Lalisa took the icecream from him and gave him a puzzled look.
Long suho chuckled holding the chocolate ice-cream, "For the start of our new friendship." He smiled.
"Cheers then." Lalisa smiled taking a bite of her ice cream.
Long suho smiled eating his own icecream. "Was that Mr. Jungkook on the phone?" he asked. Lalisa nodded eating her own ice cream, "Yes... Wait a minute, how did you know that his name is Jungkook?"
Long suho gave her a look and chuckled, "I saw your interview. It was easy to guess."
"Beauty with brains huh?" Lalisa teased.
Long suho nodded. "Anyway, I'm excited about your movie. I am sure it's going to be a big hit".
" I hope so too."
"Umm... now that we are friends, can I ask you something?" Lalisa questioned carefully. Long suho nodded.
Taking a deep breath Lalisa asked, "Earlier you said that I am your first friend, what do you mean by that? I know it a bit personal and if you don't want to answer it, then it's fine.."
"Well, I had a friend before but be betrayed me and because of his one lie, many bad things happened to me. " Long suho answered with a sigh. " After that, I didn't believe in other people much. Since then, I never made any friends. So that makes you my first friend, after a very long time."
"Oh!" Lalisa nodded understanding his situation. After all, she was also betrayed by too many people. "Then Long suho you are not going to regret this decision of being my friend. " Lalisa laughed.
Long suho looked at her mesmerizing smile. I hope to be much more than your friend, Lalisa. Long suho wanted to say this, but he held himself back. He didn't want to scare her so soon.
Diverting his mind from that beautiful smile he glanced at the moon again and asked, "You asked me a personal question, so can I ask you a personal question too?"
"Sure."
"I heard how you answered this question in your interview but I really want to know more. What does love mean to you? Do you really love Jungkook that much?"
Lalisa smiled, "I do. I really love him very much. He's my life for me. It's like if I am heart then he would be my heartbeat. It's like I am the destination and he is my journey. You know suho, I might sound cheesy or as if I am repeating some movie lines but these are what I feel when I am with him. Being with him makes me feel complete. "
Long suho remained silent. Watching her confessing her love for that guy on television was a different matter and hearing that same thing personally was on a whole different level. "So what if someone tries to come between you or put a discord between you both? What would you do?"
Lalisa laughed at his question, "Nothing like that is ever going to happen between us. But still, I will answer your question. First of all, in any relationship trust is very important. If you love that person then you would trust him unconditionally. So, I do not think that there will be an opportunity for someone to create any discord between us."
"You love him that much?" Long suho asked.
"More than my life."
"And if..." Long suho hesitated, " What if there is someone who loves you very much and tries to take you away from him, forcefully, then? " Hearing this question Lalisa glanced at Long suho, "That a very weird question Long suho," she commented. "Why are you asking this? Are you that person, Long suho? Are you here to kidnap me and take me away forcefully from my husb - I mean Jungkook, my boyfriend? " she questioned seriously.
Long suho was stunned. He was completely speechless and didn't know what to say. He never thought Lalisa would ask him this. What should he say now?
Looking at his wide eyes and stunned expressions, Lalisa laughed, "Pfft!!! Don't worry. I was just joking. But why would you ask such kind of question?"
Long suho sighed in relief and urged, "Just answer it. Think about it hypothetically and then answer it. What would you do if that happened?"
"Umm... I would try to run away from that person. " Lalisa answered thoughtfully. "And I would hate that person who would try to separate me and Jungkook. I would never forgive him."
"Why would you hate him? That person loves you and that's why he wants to have you. Maybe he has some motive behind his actions. Isn't that what your role is in the movie?" Long suho questioned.
Lalisa scoffed, "What kind of motive? What love? He is just a selfish guy who is only thinking about himself. And about my role, well she was wrong in the first place to snatch her sister's man. Even if she loved that guy that doesn't mean she has to force her love on him. Doing that will only make him hate her. In any relationship, if you love a person then you have to respect that person."
Long suho fell into deep thoughts. He himself didn't know what to do. Meanwhile, Yang Mi had already finished her conversation and walked over towards them.
"Sister Yang Mi is everything alright?" Lalisa asked.
"Hmm... everything's fine. " Yang Mi said glancing at Long suho. "So what were you guys talking about?" she asked.
Lalisa shrugged, "Nothing just some stuff about love and relationships." Yang Mi nodded. Lalisa smiled and glanced at Long suho, "Enough talk about my relationships, tell me something about you? Do you have that special someone in your life? What about your relationship?"
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Yang Mi coughed looking at Lalisa in disbelief. This was a personal question and to ask this kind of question, to her it seemed liked Lalisa was familiar with this person.
Long suho glanced at Lalisa and asked, "My relationship?"
Lalisa nodded. Long suho thought for a second and smiled looking into her eyes. He declared, "Well I am not in a relationship now but I do have a person I love."
"Oh!" Lalisa smiled. "Then why are you not in a relationship with her? Not confessed to her yet? I think you are a good person and with your good looks, I'm sure that any girl would fall for your charms."
"Is that so? " Long suho mused, "Am I really that good looking?" He asked. In his heart, he knew that he was a handsome man and many women are willing to throw themselves in his arms. He never cared much about what other people thought about his looks. But a single complement for Lalisa made him truly feel that he was really a good looking person.
Lalisa nodded, "Yes. Don't you think so Sister Yang Mi?"
"Yeah.." Yang Mi said half-heartedly.
"But the girl I like is already with someone else. She has somebody she loves. And she doesn't even know that I love her." Long suho said sadly, "But the person she loves is a bad person. He is not good for her. That person betrayed me and I worry about her. What if one day he hurts her too? I want to protect her, tell her that I love her and make her the queen of my heart. I want to take her away from him but I'm scared. Will she hate me? All I want is her love but what I will receive is her hatred for taking her away from the man she loves. I'm in a dilemma. What should I do?"
Lalisa sighed, "That very complicated."
"I know" Long suho chuckled, "What would you do if you were in my place?"
Before Lalisa could answer the question, a car's headlight flashed on them. Lalisa shielded her eyes from the glaring light. Looking towards the car she smiled, "He's here."
Long suho glanced at the car with a poker face. He couldn't see Jungkook's face but he knew that he was inside the car watching them. Long suho wasn't wrong. Inside the car, Jungkook was carefully looking at the man standing next to Lalisa. It was already night time so because of dull lights, he couldn't properly see the man's face. But his eyes were clearly visible. And those eyes were like two burning coals of fire, glaring at him and resenting him.
From the way that the man was dressed and the way he stood next to Lalisa, made him realize that this man was someone of his level. For some reason, Jungkook didn't feel any resentment or any bad vibes from this man. Instead, he felt that a weird emotion in his heart. An emotion, so overwhelming that he himself didn't understand. Did he know that man?
Jungkook wanted to know this man. He was just about to get out of his car when he suddenly stopped. If he went out then wouldn't his relationship with Lalisa would be out. What if there were any paparazzi around? He knew Lalisa didn't want their relationship to be exposed now. He was happy how Lalisa confessed her love for him and with that he was satisfied. But he had to say, a little part of him was definitely jealous of this man's handsome look.
Long suho looked at Jungkook for a few minutes as he tried to control his emotions. Turning his head he saw the smile on Lalisa's face. This smile was completely different from the usual smile she gave towards him or anybody. There was a spark in her eyes when she looked at the car. Even though Jungkook was not visible but still, her eyes were shining with love.
"Lisa he's here. We should go." Yang Mi quickly reminded. Lalisa nodded and glanced at Long suho, "Long suho if I was in your place then maybe I would try to protect the person I love no matter what price I have to pay. Now, I really have to leave so goodbye Long suho. I really hope you get all the happiness you deserve. "
Long suho smiled with a simple nod. He watched as Lalisa walked away from him, step by step and sit in that man's car. His eyes stayed on the car even after he saw the car leaving. Yang Mi turned to take a look at him and she also left in her car. For a very long time, Long suho stood where he was, all alone watching the moon. Nobody could tell what he was thinking. A small laugh escaped his lips. This laugh was full of immense sorrow and grief.
Today he came here, to take away Lalisa with him. He didn't want her to love that man. While coming here, he has already made his mind that no matter what, even if she hates him for this, he was hell-bent on taking her away. But when he saw her a smile, the way she laughed, the peace he felt when he was with her, he decided to change his mind.
Just being with her made him feel so much of happiness that all the thoughts of taking her away, vanished from his mind. The beautiful moment that they shared together, made him stop. It calmed his psychotic brain enough to think carefully. She thinks of him as a good man, and that's how he wants his image in front of her to be.
Taking a deep breath, Long suho walked towards his car with heavy steps and he drove away.