From Day One | JENSOO

Chapter 14

I won't stop until you surrender.

Jinyoung was shooting baskets when he saw Jisoo in the distance. His gym class was playing basketball that day but because of the odd number of people (and Jinyoung's inability to play the sport) he wasn't chosen to be on either team.

"Why did you register for team sports when you can't play any sports?" Jisoo asked, catching the ball as it bounced off the rim.

"I can play sports! Basketball just isn't my forte."

"And what is?"

"Everything but basketball."

She dribbled the ball as she walked over to him. He lifted a hand to shield his eyes from the sun and watched her shoot. The ball swished through the hoop's chains flawlessly.

"Beginner's luck," Jinyoung grumbled, running to get the ball back. He bounced it over to her and she threw it again, getting another basket. "You're not even in this class, okay? So it doesn't count."

She laughed at his frustration. He went back to the three-point line and tried to mimic Jisoo but failed. She laughed again.

"Do you need something? Because you're breaking my concentration." She dropped the smile and turned serious.

"Have you ever cheated?"

He jogged to the ball and stood closer to the hoop this time. It didn't help, he still missed the basket.

"You mean, like on a test?"

"No, in a relationship."

The ball stilled in his hands as he looked at Jisoo curiously.

"No. Why?"

"Just wondering." She didn't know whether to tell him but he was her cousin and there was no one else to talk to.

"I kissed Jennie."

He was in the middle of making a throw when she spoke and he was so shocked by the statement the ball sailed entirely over the backboard.

"You what?!"

His outburst made her flinch. "Is it that surprising?"

"Uh, yes! I didn't even know you liked her like that."

He forgot about the ball and stood close to her, like he was scared someone would overhear them. There were a few suspicious marks on Jisoo's neck but Jinyoung had assumed it was Rosé, not Jennie.

"I've always liked her like that, Jinyoung."

It was weird saying it aloud but very relieving. She hadn't ever admitted that to anyone.

"I always thought you guys were just close but it kinda makes sense now, with all those times you took her into the woods."

"You make it sound like I'm a rapist," she shouted angrily. "We never did anything in the woods. The first time we kissed was yesterday."

"Alright, chill out." He looked to his class where they were in the middle of arguing about a foul. There were a lot of questions he wanted to ask. "Is this why you asked about the cheating thing?"

The tip of Jisoo's tattered Converse scuffed the black asphalt as she answered his question.

"Yes. She's still with Hanbin, Jinyoung. I'm supposed to be happy and a part of me is, but then I think of him and that happiness turns into guilt."

"Well, that can be resolved simply." She followed him as he retrieved the ball from the grassy lawn. He passed the ball to her and explained. "You have to make her choose. If she feels the same as you, then she has to break up with Hanbin. She can't have you both."