JENLISA IMAGINES

Kiss and make up (A with slight M)

Jennie winced in pain. She hadn't paid attention and burned herself on her flat iron. She was in the bathroom, getting ready for the day, but in her head, she was far gone. Lisa and her hadn't talked all morning. She couldn't even pinpoint the moment their fight had started, because Lisa seemed to slip from one fight to the next one almost seamlessly.

Lisa was probably still in the kitchen, having breakfast, while she racked her brain thinking about their argument. It was the same old thing. The two of them just couldn't seem to manage spending time together. They were both always busy. In the beginning, it had only been her that was working almost non-stop because she wanted to make a name for herself in the industry. During that time, Lisa had spent a lot of effort on trying to keep their relationship alive. Lisa had bought her gifts, made sure she ate well and waited until she could make time for Lisa. But then things began to change.

Lisa seemed to become tired to tilt at windmills, because there seemed to be no end to Jennie's after hours. So Lisa started to immerse herself into work too. And eventually the two of them seemed to live alongside each other instead of together. Therefore, occurrences like last night weren't uncommon. The two of them had planned a date, but Lisa had cancelled last minute to go out with some colleagues instead.

When Lisa came home, Jennie couldn't save Lisa the accusations. Her disappointment was just too strong. But Lisa accused her of hypocrisy in return, leading to an ugly fight eventually. At one point, Jennie had just stormed off to their shared bedroom, loudly slamming the door behind her. Those fights never seemed to have an end.

Jennie didn't know what had happened. They had been a happy couple, almost spending annoyingly much time together. But then over time, Lisa decided to give each other more personal space, eventually ending up in a seemingly unbridgeable distance between the two of them. She didn't know why Lisa had drifted apart. In her heart, she felt that she still loved Lisa. She didn't want to live without Lisa, but she just couldn't overcome that weird tension that had started developing between the two of them.

Therefore, both of them had gone to bed angry last night, turning their backs to each. When Jennie woke up, Lisa had already left the bed. She could hear plates clattering in the kitchen, causing her to decide to skip breakfast and get ready for work instead. Jennie was so immersed in her pondering that she didn't even notice Lisa entering the bathroom. She flinched in surprise when Lisa suddenly reached past her to grab her toothbrush, not caring to gently make her presence known. Jennie was watching Lisa through the mirror, but Lisa avoided her gaze. Aggressively, Lisa brushed her teeth and Jennie figured that both of them weren't over the argument yet.

Nevertheless, she cursed herself inwardly. No matter how much the two of them fought, she always craved her touch. Having her stand so close beside her, made her stomach feel all giddy. She wanted Lisa to wrap her arms around her waist and rest Lisa's chin on her shoulder, like she had always done in the past. But now Lisa avoided her like the plague. When Lisa rinsed her mouth, Lisa made sure to keep a distance between their bodies and Jennie's heart twitched.

The two of them had always fought, but Lisa never really stayed mad at each other for long. Lisa always used to kiss and make up, because one of them always broke their cold facade, annoying the other until they gave in, letting their lips play together to make up for all the things they had let escape before.

But now Lisa left the bathroom with all those unspoken words still hanging between the two of them. Jennie wished that Lisa would come back and settle the fight, but when she heard the front door slam, she knew that this would be another unresolved fight that would eventually lead to the next.

With an unsettling feeling in her stomach, Jennie started her day, driving to the company where her best friend, greeted her with a worrisome look.

"Lisa again?"