game of deception | jenlisa

xxvii.

She felt confused and lost. She doesn't even know what to believe in because in her mind, she can recall several memories of her and Seulgi right from the moment they met up until the most recent one. Jennie's story however, straight up confuses her. It's so detailed and she cannot find a reason on why she'd make all of that up.

"It's not fair." Something about the way Jennie said that makes her heart ache. She sounded so hurt and broken but at the same time there is a look of hope in her eyes. But that changed right after Lisa kissed her, the hurt on Jennie's expression is something she can't forget.

And when the daughter of Ares leaves, a part of her wants to tell her to stay. Lisa feels like she's drowning in so many emotions. Her heart feels so heavy in her chest and there's this void, this feeling of emptiness that's eating her up.

When the door closes, tears start falling from her eyes and she can't even explain why. They just kept falling and her heart felt even heavier. It was like she couldn't breathe.

If only Jennie stayed a little longer, then she would have seen how the color of Lisa's eyes changed as she cried.

Lisa looks at the vial that Jennie left. If Jennie really is telling the truth, then this might solve everything. It still makes Lisa wonder though, if this so-called greatest love is as great as it sounds then she wouldn't be manipulated so easily, right?

She tries shaking her thoughts away and she tries going back to sleep but the feeling of emptiness continues to swallow her so she gets up again.

Not caring that she's wearing pajamas, she sneaks out of the cabin. She can sense Irene sleeping in the other room so she remains as quiet as possible.

As she reaches the first floor of the cabin, something flashes in her mind. She catches short glimpses of her and Jennie in one of the rooms downstairs. Lisa remembers it as the last night she fooled around with Jennie but from the images that flashed in her head, it didn't look like they were fooling around at all.

She leaves the cabin and heads straight towards the gate. The daughter of Kratos eyes her in confusion when she sees her approaching.

"You're not dressed properly." Moonbyul points out.

"I know." Lisa hurriedly answers. "But I'm not going to a formal meeting with the gods. Please, this is urgent. Let me go."

Moonbyul looks flustered for a moment before nodding in agreement. "Whatever you're doing, stay out of trouble."

It's been a while since she used her charm on others. Lisa gives the daughter of Kratos an apologetic smile as she opens the gates and allows her to go through.

Lisa actually has no plan in mind, she doesn't even know where she's headed to. She has four places in mind; Aphrodite's, Ares', Eros' or Persephone's quarters. If Jennie is telling the truth, Hades will be at Persephone's quarters too and there's no way that Seulgi, Persephone and Hades would all lie to her. However Jennie already mentioned that she had already approached them and the only solution they have so far is the potion in the vial so coming there won't make much of a difference.

Lisa already regrets impulsively running out of the cabin and heading past the gates at the crack of dawn. It's cold, dark and to make it worse, she's barefoot. "I should've waited till morning." Lisa grumbles as she rubs her hands over her arms to warm herself up.

She wasn't really paying attention to where she was going so she's a bit surprised when she found herself in front of her mother's quarters.

Lisa contemplates for a moment but she knows she'll eventually have to confront her soon so it's better if she settles things right now.