BALI SUN ☀ [✔]

[11] I'm distracting?

Two days later

We were currently on our way to our next destination. Ubud. 

Ubud was more inland Bali with a lot of wild jungle and picturesque rice terraces. I was very much looking forward to this. I wanted a little more peace and quiet. Maybe do some hipster Yoga. Canggu had been quite the ride with all the alcohol and the unexpected, but blissfully welcome new friends. 

Rosé and I sat together yesterday afternoon at her and Lisa's place, looking through booking.com and Airbnb to snag the perfect accomodation for all of us in Ubud. Jisoo and Lisa had both more than voluntaryly given over control to us and had played volleyball in the pool together. They had put their trust in us, bestowing upon Rosé and me all the decision-making power. So we rolled with it. The Australian girl and me seemed to be on the exact same page about what we wanted for our private Villa. And we had succeded. We got everything we wanted and were quite proud of our booking skills.

I couldn't wait to jump into our private pool. Yes, we have opted for a four bedroom Villa with a private pool! How cool was that! Jisoo and me alone would have never been able to afford it but split four ways, the price wasn't so bad anymore. 

The dynamic between Lisa and me had shifted ever since we confessed our attraction towards each other that night. However there was no further talking about it. We just seemed to roll with it. At least I felt like Lisa was and I let myself be pulled along with her. My mind was running constantly anyway. Analyzing every little thing the Thai girl did. As much as I hated it, I couldn't stop my stupid head. However, I refused to listen and give too much attention to my overthinking mind. I wanted to enjoy whatever this was. It was the very first time I was doing this kind of casual thing. With another girl, nontheless. Even Jisoo had decided that this was probably good for me when I told her everything that had happened. 

Yes, I told Jisoo everything. I could never keep anything from her and I'm not going to start now. And since she was so supporting of this Lisa thing, I felt comfortable enough to openly talk to her about her. 

Lisa had kissed me twice yesterday. Once when we arrived at their place, however she had waited for Rosé and Jisoo to walk a little ahead of us before she leaned in.  And the second time when we departed again at night. The goodbye kiss had been a bit brief since she did it more or less in front of our friends. There was no real reason for us to hold back because both Rosé and Jisoo knew very well what was going on. I had a feeling though that Lisa, as well as me, just needed a little more time to become comfortable enough to show, whatever this was between us, in front of our friends. Though there had been sneaky gazes and soft smiles and the occasional casual touch throughout the day.

I was currently occupying the middle seat in the back of the taxi to Ubud. All our luggage was in the back, the driver couldn't even look out the back window anymore but he didn't complain. This seemed to be a common occurence for him anyway. Rosé was in the front seat, navigating and had the most room for her long legs. Lisa and Jisoo were squished to either of my sides. 

It was early in the morning. We had actively decided on going early because it wouldn't be so hot and stuffy in the taxi yet. The only downside of that decision was my state of lethargic tiredness. Jisoo was sleeping on my left. She had leaned her head to the window, breathing peacefully. The drive wasn't that long. Just about two hours but after the first hour and the lack of sleep due to our coming home late again, my head began to feel quite heavy. I closed my eyes and opened them back up forcefully and shook my head a little to stay awake.

"You can lean on me." I heard Lisa whisper softly into my ear. I met her warm eyes. She was being sweet again. And I had no control over myself when Lisa was being sweet. It was ridiculous the way she affected me. She was a very attentive person. Attentive especially to the people she held dear. Ever since we met, I had noticed how Lisa did little things for Rosé. Like open a bottle of water for her without having to be asked. Or taking her handbag off her arm when she needed a free hand.