Find a Light (JenLisa Adaptation)

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Her neck dully ached, a hiss rushing out of her mouth as she tried to lift her head. Jennie's bleary eyes took in Lisa's still asleep form on the couch, blanket thrown over her again and hands grasping it up to her nose so only her closed eyelids were visible.

"Oh God" she harshly whispered not to wake her, and lifted her hand to her aching neck, trying to rub some of the tension out from spending the night sleeping on the small armchair standing in a corner in Lisa's living room.

The memories of how she fell asleep yesterday were merely a blur to Jennie right now, her mind still way to hazy with sleep to really function properly. But one thing immediately popped into her head.

It was Monday.

The realization hit her hard and she hurried to scramble to her feet, ignoring the pain in her neck for the moment, her eyes frantically searching for the time. Her mouth fell open when the clock on the receiver read 10:30, she already missed her first period of the day and she would definitely miss the second one too.

Spitting out a quiet curse, Jennie slipped her shoes on, ran a hand through her hair and then stopped, looking at Lisa and biting her lip. She didn't quite know if she should wake her up, maybe she was late for work too. But after a moment of looking at her, Jennie decided to let her sleep, looking around for a piece of paper and a pen, only to feel her frustration rising when nothing was in clear sight of her.

Not wanting to leave without letting Lisa know where she was headed, Jennie grabbed her phone and typed in a message before sending it to Lisa's number. When a quick vibration sounded and Jennie saw her message displayed on the front of Lisa's screen, she stuffed her phone into her jeans pocket, and with one last look at Lisa, she took off.

She thanked the heavens that her apartment was basically just around the corner, but nevertheless, she probably broke the speeding limit at least three times in the ten minute drive to her home. Feet tripped up the stairs, hand almost breaking off her key as Jennie stuck it into the lock, wiggling it and cursing when she chose the wrong one.

When she finally managed to open the door, the feline eyed woman went straight to the bathroom, quickly brushed her teeth and hair, and then grabbed her things she needed for the day, not bothering to change but instead drowning her body in a cloud of deodorant spray.

She arrived at the school in record time, letting out a short 'Yes!' in victory before dashing into the school, only for her to run straight into the principal. "Ms. Kim." The tall, pale-skinned older woman cocked an eyebrow at her and tilted her head while she waited for an explanation for Jennie's late arrival.

A long breath shot out of Jennie's mouth, her face taking on a pleading expression. "I know I'm late and I am so, so sorry. It was kind of an emergency and I couldn't call and... I'm just so sorry; I promise it won't happen again, Ji-woo."

Ji-woo's face stayed expressionless and Jennie mentally prepared herself to search for a new job. "Let's hope so. You better get going now; I believe you have a class to teach."

A relieved smile came to Jennie's lips. "Yes, of course. Thank you." Jennie only barely noticed the small smile and nod Ji-woo sent her before she took off to her next class.

Almost five hours and many curious questions about her absence earlier that day, Jennie found herself sitting all alone in the teacher's lounge, glasses perched on her nose as she skimmed over the lyrics of a song one of her students asked her to give her opinion on.

When she heard the door open, she looked up, surprised by who she saw coming into the room. "Thought I'd find you here." Lisa said, the corner of her mouth lifting into a weak smile. The light shadows under her eyes gave away the strain she was put under yesterday, as well as her eyes did, still red from the crying she did.