The Lies Between Us (A Taelice Fanfic)

Chapter 29

 The Lies Between Us

29 – Lisie

"Welcome to Seoul, Ms. Lisie Moore"

I smiled politely at the airport staff greeting me. There was an entourage tailing behind who I think was part of their welcoming committee. Talk about some grand entrance. 

What's more amazing was when everyone got all hyped up after we entered another door. Even though it was in the VIP, some of my fans got passed security.

It didn't bother me how they do it. But I could never get used to their overwhelming cheers. Sometimes, I fear they'd cause trouble but I pray they do not. I know they're just fans but even from a distance, I care a lot about them.

"Thanks." The Southeast Asian air feels different. I know because it's part of my home. Part of me lives in here. I didn't think I'd be back sooner than I expected.

"Ross texted. She said she'd meet us in the hotel." Soo muttered closely.

Coming back to Korea brings back the old embarrassing memories. It felt as if only yesterday when I stayed here, fell in love and then got my heart broken by a cute boy.

I thought when I loved Jacey, I could never move on. As if he's the only guy I'll ever love. I smiled thinking of how miserable I was back then when my world revolved around him. Funny how things could change in a year.

The cold breeze of that day in 2018 felt a lot like this – piercing and unforgettable.

"Hey," Jacey rustled his way to the seat in front of me. My smile turned brighter just seeing him arrive.

We've been friends for two years now and I was thinking to confess my feelings for him tonight after our coffee date. I wanted to tell Ross about my plans but since this morning, I couldn't reach her phone. My guess is she's busy doing her thing in the recording studio, so I didn't call her anymore. I just left her a message instead.

"Hi!" I smiled too eager to spend time with him. I pinched myself to act normal. But it's difficult to do so whenever he's around. Soo said it's normal to feel the butterflies in front of crushes but how do I contain the shaking and the trembling?

"Have you ordered?" He asked looking at the counter bar.

"No, I was waiting for you."

"Alright. Wait here." Jacey stood up going to the counter. I sneakily checked my mirror to see if my makeup was still perfect. I winked at myself quickly before taking my compact back to my pouch.

As we were eating, I noticed that Jacey checks his phone from time to time like he couldn't stop himself from texting someone. I decided not to be bothered by it when I know it was kind of rude to do that in the middle of a date. I just shrugged it off, maybe it was that important.

But, is this a date? Come on Lisie you clearly asked him to hang out at the usual place so the boy was not probably considering this as a date.

I tilted my head and countered myself. Because this will be the first time we went here without Ross so he should take that as a hint. Right?