Red Flag [COMPLETED]

Chapter 6

Third Person's POV

The two stayed quiet on the couch. No one wanted to break the silence. Lisa groaned when she felt Irene obviously always has the upper hand.

"Are you going to confess properly?" Irene asked. "Come on, just do it. I will not tease you. I promise."

Lisa rolled her eyes. She wouldn't embarrass herself in front of her long-time crush. Yeah, just when she thought she was just infatuated with Irene. It seemed like she has been unknowingly in love with her best friend for as long as she could remember. But she couldn't admit it to herself because she was too scared to come out of the closet. She was only able to say it during the life and death situation. She really thought it was too late to tell her. However, Irene heard everything and now using it to tease her. "Give me a break. I am not telling you anything again. You heard everything already." She shrugged. She stood but Irene immediately pulled her back which caused her to stumble and faced Irene on the couch awkwardly.

Irene stared at her lovingly and smiled. "I know I was so stupid not to realize it sooner. Maybe if you start helping me to understand you then we won't take forever before we admit our own feelings." She was obvious about how she was so whipped of Lisa.

Lisa gulped. Irene was dangerously too close to her. She could just dive in and attack her by kissing those plump lips but of course, she stopped her urge. It was inappropriate. She didn't fully believe Irene has feelings for her too. Maybe she was just acknowledging Lisa's feelings because she was hurt that Seulgi cheated on her. Never in Lisa's wildest dream, she could be better than Seulgi. Seulgi's everything for her best friend. The relationship is not always about rainbows and butterflies. There could be tough times like what the couple may have been experiencing and at the end of the day they could fix it together. Lisa didn't want to stand in the way. She respected the couple so much.

"Lis, please say something." She was tracing Lisa's jaw with her slender finger. "You don't have to run and hide from me. It's killing me already if I don't see you in a day. Don't you understand how difficult it was for me? I need you, Lis."

"You and Seulgi." Lisa was being careful with her words. "You've been through a lot. I am just your best friend who secretly fell in love with you. I didn't mean to be in the way or stop you to love her. If you have issues just like what you guys always do. You talk about it and fix the problem. Maybe she cheated on you. I am not saying you have to put up with it and consider giving her another chance." She took a deep breath. "I am not so sure what I want right now. Or should I be happy that you already know what I feel for you? It's just that I am not sure if I can be with you by just knowing my feelings. I am not ready, Joohyun  Maybe my parents would understand but what about Pops? They are cool about you being gay but it does not mean they would warm up with me too. You know how they are. You know how I hated my life right now because I am doing everything to please them. I always feel that I need their validation. That I am really doing good and I made the right choice for my career while deep inside I wanna scream that I hate every single time I am at the court." Her hands gripped tightly at the couch and suppressed her threatening tears.

Irene couldn't bear to see Lisa this way. It only happened during rare occasions that she would whine about her life choices. She's someone who always stays quiet and listens to Irene's never-ending rants about her relationship. Lisa could vent out all she wants. Her feelings are always valid. She pulled her close so she could kiss her forehead. She fixed Lisa's bangs and smiled. "Silly, do you think I am doing this to play around? I just love to hear again from you. Whenever I recall you confessing. My heart skips a beat. And I couldn't reach you to kiss you and make your worries go away. You don't have to do something you are not comfortable with, Lis. I will not love you less. I just want you to be who you really are. I love you just the way you are now, Lis. And to tell you honestly. The teasing I did before about wishing you to be gay just like me was low-key telling that I like you a lot. I don't want to cross the line and lose you as a friend. I thought you are disgusted by me being like this. We are in the same boat. And I am happy that you finally say it yourself that you have feelings for me too."