i swayed my hips to the left and followed the memorized choreography inside my head while dancing in sync with the music. my chest heaves from time to time due to exhaustion but i didn't stopped. i just dance and dance.

we have a dance competition in our school in groups. we are five in the group which are me, momo, seulgi, jungkook, and jinyoung.

i've been practicing myself for the whole week because i want our group to win. and maybe because it's an excuse to be away from her.

i stopped my movements and exhaled loudly, turning off the music. i cracked my neck to both sides and plopped on the table, drinking in my water bottle.

i faced myself in the mirror and i look so tired. there were bags underneath my eyes and i'm sweating so bad so i grabbed my bag to look for it but i'm always forgetful that i don't have it. "ugh!"

i wiped my neck by my hands but it was no use, i felt dirty. my stomach grumbled loudly and i grunt because it hurts. i skipped lunch to practice. my mates were already in the canteen but i refused to join them, to practice.

but right now i'm really starving, just an apple won't make me stable for the whole day.

i lazily grabbed my back to head out. i opened the door just to see a small brunette, her hands midair, aiming to knock on the door the same time i opened it. i just stared at her nonchalant.

"lisa," she calls. it's been a long time since she called me. two weeks to be exact. and i'm denyingly missing her.

"why are you here?" i asked her in a calm manner but it came out coldly. i saw her gulped. i tried to go pass her but she placed her arms in between the door, trapping me in. i groaned.

she pushed me with her delicate hands and i'm so tired to protest. she locks the door of the practice room and traps me in her arms against the wall.

"jennie," i breath out. i'm still not ready for this kind of skinship. her eyes fluttered and stared onto mine, can't help but to stare back.

i thought she was going to do something that i don't like, but instead she gave me a warm smile that melted my heart. but i kept my straight-face at her.

she took something from her bag and i just stared at her, confused.

she took out a plastic with—snacks?

"i know you haven't eaten yet. i'm sorry if this was the only thing i could buy." she says with concern and pouts in the end. i just grabbed the plastic hesitantly and stared at it.

should i eat it?

i felt an object on my neck—a handkerchief.

her handkerchief to be exact.

i stared at her face lovingly as she focused herself into wiping my sweat. how can i just unlove this girl? i asked myself.

'you can't. you never will.' my other mind supplies.

she stopped her wiping and stared at my neck, her mouth gaping open a bit. a shiver ran down through my spine as she traced circles onto it.

"hickeys," she chocked out. yes, the hickeys from the last two weeks were still there, in purple tint. it was faint but if you look closely you can see it.

"yeah, you made those, remember?" i laughed dryly.

you know what really happened after i confessed to her?

nothing.

'cause she passed out.

and i was so fucking pissed and sexually frustrated after that.

and after that night, nobody spoke to each other again. until now.

"i–uh–have to go," she says and shifts herself to stand up, making me slightly disappointed.

"why do you always leave me hanging jennie?" i said her name for the first time in a while. and it feels good and bad at the same time.

she hands me her handkerchief. "use this when you sweat. don't stress out yourself too much and eat so that you have energy when you dance, hmmm?"

i stared at her in awe and in disbelief. wow, she cares for me huh.

i just nodded my head and took the handkerchief from her grasp. our hands slightly touched and we both flinched at the contact. we just dismissed it.

"and here." she hands me a small folded paper. i took it and was about to open but she stopped me. "open that when i leave. take care, priya." and she left.

i furrowed my brows in confusion as i opened the small paper. it read:

meet me outside the school after practice ok? i'll wait for you. come bcuz you won't regret it ;)

—nini <3

i sighed. i guess i can't ignore her for the rest of my life.

after changing my clothes, i head outside the school where jennie wants me to meet. i roamed my eyes around and saw the familiar pickup truck we rode before. she pokes her head cutely out of the window and gives me an eye smile. "come in!"

i quickly obliged and sat on the shotgun seat. "where are we going?"

"just trust me."

and she drives us away from school and i just closed my eyes to rest.

"wake up. we're here." jennie shakes lisa's shoulder and the latter groans, fluttering her eyes open and stared at the view from outside. "here again?" lisa asks and sits upward, rubbing her eyes.

"yes but we can watch the sunset!" she squeals and opens the door to her side, running to the shore like a kid.

lisa follows afterwards, removing her footwear and steps onto the sand with her bare feet. she feels at ease and goes towards the brunette.

"look at the sun! wow," jennie says in amazement as she gazes her eyes to where the sun is. the sky is colored with different hues of orange, yellow, and pink. a perfect background while the sun waves goodbye beautifully.

lisa glances to her side where the brunettes stares at the sun, mesmerized at the view beside her. "yeah, it's really beautiful." she whispers but enough for both of them to hear.

jennie looks at her side to see lisa glancing at her in amazement. lisa was about to look away but too late, she is caught red-handed. "you're beautiful too," jennie says cutely and gives her an eye smile.

"and i love you too."

lisa was too busy looking at jennie's features that she was late to react with the watter being splashed on her face. she hears jennie giggling.

"hey!" lisa shouts and splashes water onto the brunette's face as well.

they played like that till one of them goes out from the water and run around, the other one chasing her.

"hey, that's unfair!" jennie shouts from behind as lisa laughs loudly, running away from her. jennie runs while she removes her shirt from her, feeling the need to take it off as she chased the blonde.

when the blond turns around, she saw that jennie is still chasing her but she's—topless. only wearing her bra on her upper body.

that made lisa stop and gulp. and that made jennie catch her and tickles her non-stop.

"yah-je-jennie!" lisa says in between her laughs. she couldn't stop jennie so she just laughs as the brunette mercilessly tickle her. until jennie felt exhausted.

"let's go back," she breath.

the sun has already set and was replaced by the glimmering stars from above. they covered themselves with a blanket as they drank the beer jennie brought with them.

"i'm really sleepy now." lisa says as she yawns, stretching her arms on the air. before she can even peacefully lay down, jennie stops her.

"no no no no–" jennie slurs. "imma tell you something–" she hiccups, "–before you s-sleep."

lisa lazily opened her eyes for the brunette and hummed in response, too lazy to say anything.

"thank you, limario for everything." jennie starts and drinks another shot of beer afterwards. she continues, ignoring the confused face of the blonde.

"you are really something. y-you stayed with me when nobody else did and comforted me. you are so kind and caring and beautiful and amazing that i can't help it."

their orbs met.

"i can't help but to love you too."

she loves me?

"i love you, lalisa manoban."

finally.

after all that happened between them and life, how many denying's of feelings and ignoring they made, they really just couldn't ignore the fact that they love each other more than friends should; that they couldn't stand being away with each other and; be in love with each other.

there are too many things to feel that they can't keep it by themselves. that they have to say it to each other like they are supposed to. and that they can't help but to kiss each other after everything.

"i love you, jennie." lisa utters as they broke the kiss. jennie snuggles into the crook of lisa's neck, hiding the blush on her cheeks. "i love you too, lisa."

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