Falling || LK

CHAPTER 2: Happy Birthday (2012) part 2

Lisa sat down on one of the swings. So his name was Jung-kook, such a cute name for such a cute boy. She looked at the boy, who was scanning her up and down. Normally, it would make her feel uncomfortable, but there was something about the way he was looking at her. It wasn't a judgmental look - she usually received them from most of the people at her company- he was looking at her with a sense of admiration and shyness. Lisa liked that.

"Aren't you going to join me?" she asked him.

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Jung-kook was just standing there, staring at her.
For a moment he zoned out as he was hit with the beauty of the girl sitting in front of him. No, she wasn't just a girl, she was Lisa. That's right, he finally knew her name. He didn't even have to ask her for it, which was good because he was flustered from the moment he saw her.

He quickly came back to his senses, "um, sure."

He sat down on the swing right next to her. He wanted to talk to her, ask her something, but instead of that, the only thing he managed to say was: "You look like a doll."

I am so stupid.

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Lisa started laughing and covered her face with her hands.

"You aren't really good with girls, are you?"

The look on his face changed completely, he looked sad.

"Yeah, I am not really good at anything..." he whispered with his eyes pierced to the ground.

Suddenly, Lisa felt bad for what she said.

She touched his hand: "I am sorry, I didn't mean to sound mean. And what you've just said is definitely not true."

"How can you say that? You don't even know me," he mumbled somewhat annoyed.

Lisa took her hand off of his: "Yes, that might be true, but I heard you sing right before I called your name. You're really good at it. I wish I was like that."

The boy finally looked up from the ground and his eyes met with hers. He didn't say anything, just kept looking at her. Lisa's heart started to beat faster. She turned her head towards the sky and started gently swinging herself.

"Look...I know I might not seem like a person who could give good advice to you, but you gave me one the last time we met each other so I kind of owe it to you," she gave him a quick smile and proceeded to look back at the sky.

"The only thing that matters in life is your own opinion about yourself."

"Did you just make that up?" Jung-kook asked.

"No? It's a quote by a famous writer, Osho," Lisa opposed.

"You read books," the boy couldn't hide the surprise in his voice as he was analyzing Lisa's face.

She gave him a frowned look, "Do I not look like someone who reads books?"

Jung-kook raised his eyebrows: "Not really, I thought pretty girls don't bother with such things."

"You know what, now that I think of it, you maybe didn't deserve my advice. You're rude."

"That was supposed to be a compliment."

"Well, it was a bad one."

"I am sorry, I told you that I am not good at anything."

"And I told you that's not true."

The moment of silence fell between them. Not knowing what to say, Jung-kook started swinging himself just like Lisa did.

"I used to go to a park like this when I was little. Every time I wanted to be alone, I would run away from home just so I could swing and scream out loud," shared Lisa suddenly.