IMMORAL | LISRENE

Chapter 10

*Knock, knock, knock*

A servant entered Lisa's room to deliver her breakfast and open the curtains for her.

A usual morning routine in the Manobal's mansion.

Lisa groaned as the rays of sun touched her skin, making her barely awake. She heard a familiar footstep enter her room, someone that might ruin her day, so she decided to ignore it.

"Good morning sister" he greeted.

Lisa pretended to be asleep and still ignored his brother.

"I am quite sure you are awake"

Still no response from the latter.

"Well, I just hope you are listening. The Bae's has invited us to dine with them to-morrow night" he stated.

Lisa who was pretending to be asleep suddenly opened her eyes when she heard what her brother has said.

"That got your attention" he remarked "But as I was saying, they have invited us to dine with them, on behalf of our family, I replied with a letter stating that we will be there. Father might not be able to make it but mother will be coming with us, I suggest you to go at Srolait and get a decent clothes" Bambam then turned his back and left Lisa alone.

For someone who is famished and just woke up, Lisa was confused whether her comprehension skill is working or not.

She stood up and went to her table to have some breakfast and found a letter beside her plate, an evidence or shall we say, the letter of invitation that the Bae's sent.

"Does Irene know?" Lisa asked herself if Irene was the one who invited them or suggested to invite them. She paced inside her room thinking of something she was not allowed to reveal.

"Do not assume unless otherwise stated" she murmured.

After eating her breakfast she changed her clothes and went down.

"Where is the valet?" she asked one of her servants.

"One of them is at the front porch madam" the servant replied.

She left and went to the front porch, upon arriving she saw the valet and ordered a carriage.

"Where to? Madam"

"To the Kim's"

Jisoo and Jennie sitting at their garden having a chat, was disturbed when Lisa arrived panting.

"Your desire to be fit is astounding" said Jisoo.

"Goodness gracious, did you run?" asked Jennie.

Lisa has not yet able to recover from panting so she just nodded her head as a reply to Jennie's question.

"Sit down and drink some water" said Jennie and Lisa gladly obliged.

After a few seconds, Lisa has recovered "I was invited to dinner by the Bae's" she said hastily.

"Just you?" asked Jennie.

"Is that not a good thing?" followed by Jisoo.

"Wait. Firstly. No, not just me, the Manobal family and-Second, I do not think it is a good thing"

"How come?" said Jisoo.

"Uh, it is hard to explain but you know what I mean, right?" said Lisa eyeing the two.

"I agree" replied Jennie. "This matter is inevitable, the only way to deal with it is to face it. What shall we do?"

"With this occasion, the right answer is always Srolait" Jisoo answered "We'll start with that"

"Remember Lisa, you cannot mess this up" Jennie said and Lisa nodded.

Irene choked on her water when she heard the news that her mother shared.

"You invited the Manobal's for dinner?!" Irene raised her voice out of shock.

"Need not to shout my dear"

"I apologize" said Irene and wiped her mouth.

"They will be here to-morrow night, so I want you all to behave and be your proper selves, like how Bae's should behave"

"Here we go again" Suzy whispered.

"What was that dear?" asked her mother.

"Nothing mother"

"Good. Speaking of behaving, have you seen your father?"

"He left early this morning" replied Irene.

"That man never tells his wife anything, never grateful of anything that I do. He just come and go as he pleases" Mrs. Bae mumbled while walking out of their breakfast room.

"Father already left?" asked Suzy.

"Yes, early this morning, at dawn"

"How did you know?"

"He bid me goodbye and told me some things"

"He never does that to me" said Suzy in disappointment "Well, there are things that we cannot help" Suzy stood up and left

Irene felt sorry on Suzy, but it is true that there are things that we cannot just help. The way their father treated them has never been equal and she has witnessed that eversince they were young. Irene never understood before why, but when she accidentally eavesdropped on her parents argument, she got an answer to her question, why. It was when Suzy turned 18, a celebration was held but her father was nowhere to be seen. Later that night, she heard her parents arguing, she heard her father words full of sting and pain saying that Suzy was not his and her mother was impenegrated by his bestfriend. The reason why he was not present to her birthday, he murdered his bestfriend. Her mother was having an affair with his bestfriend for 20 years.

Her fathers reaction was natural, but Suzy has no fault. Even until now Suzy does not know and it should stay that way. Irene never told a soul on what she heard that night, she swore that she will take it on her grave and protect her sister no matter what.

Irene was startled when she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Lost in your thoughts?" Suzy said laughing.

Irene just smiled in response.

"You seem a little odd these days" said Suzy. "But in a way that I desire to see"

"What way do you desire to see?" asked Irene.

"Probably a change, I have never seen you this way. 'Irene Eloise Bae' who chooses to cover her shine knowing that she could blind 'em all"

Irene listened attentively to her sister.

Suzy then continued. "I am not saying you should stay that way, but I fancy seeing you giddy, happy, and many more. Usually you're just a dull color painting, now you got yellows on you"

Irene nodded knowing that she indeed felt different these past few days. A good feeling, something foreign that she never really felt with anyone.

"I just wish that what or 'who'" Suzy emphasized "ever makes you happy would never cause you pain. You deserve best things and a lot of people are willing to give it to you, I just hope the person you choose would do the same thing"

The older sister was touched on what her younger sister said. She always had the privilege eversince she was young but she never really felt it that way.

"Thank you Suzy, you will always be my favorite sister" joked Irene.

"But I'm you're only sister. I am quite offended"

"Exactly"

The room was once again filled with laughter, a nostalgic scene that used to happen before.