Predestined - JENSOO - ENGLISH VERSION

Chapter 7

Jennie

I chuckle every time I remember Jisoo talking about capricorns with such conviction. Even if a few years pass, I'm sure I'll find it funny in the same way.

I roll over in bed and pick up my phone, opening the conversation with her. I return the conversation to the beginning and reread the first interaction.

Chichu: I've never talked to you, but I always see your tweets and I think you're a nice person

Chichu: At least apparently

Chichu: I just wanted to say that

🐻: Oh my god 😅

🐻: Thanks for the words!

🐻: I've never talked to you either, if you want to talk you can call me

It took me some time to know how to respond to her and how to react to those messages. With the rush of classes, medical practices and the hospital, receiving a message with so many compliments took me so by surprise that I didn't know what to do.

And the big thing is that Jisoo is always talking to someone, from what I had already noticed on the timeline. She has several fans who are begging for the slightest bit of attention from her, so I didn't even mind her attempt to start a conversation, but after reading a very well-written article that reminded me of someone, I decided to read some of her tweets and then It was easy to join the dots.

2 months later, it was my turn to talk to her.

🐻: So that means you're a writer, huh?

Since that day we haven't stopped talking. Whenever I have some free time, I send a message and Jisoo doesn't seem to spare any effort in keeping the conversation flowing, especially when she decides to practically do an interview with me.

She asks so many questions and seems interested in anything I have to say that I feel a little strange about someone acting like that.

Except for my family and my few friends, there is no one else who cares about me or is interested in me. At least it hadn't, until Jisoo showed up.

She spends the day asking if I've eaten, if I'm drinking water, if I slept well. These are small things that making a difference in my routine. It's nice to have someone I can talk to about anything and I know Jisoo will always make me laugh because she always manages to get a giggle out of me throughout the day.

But even though I like having a friend to talk to, even if it's online, I still find all of this strange. I've thought many times about keeping my distance, getting away from Jisoo a little so as not to develop some kind of emotional dependence, but I just can't do it.

There's something about Jisoo that makes her a little addictive, but I don't know if it's something natural for her or if she does it on purpose.

I'm naturally quiet and don't really like contact. I'm extremely suspicious and it takes me a long, long, long time to trust someone, but my friendship with Jisoo is moving really fast and it's scaring me.

"Are you okay?" Hoeyon knocks on the bedroom door and enters, carrying Kuma in her lap and throwing him on the bed as he lies at my feet.

"Yes, just thinking about some things I don't understand, I'm looking for an explanation."

"What kind of things?" She pulls out the desk chair and sits down.

Chichu: Have I praised your voice today? I have a new favorite sound in the world, send audios whenever you can.

Chichu: If you want to create a podcast, I 'll listen to them all, I'll never get tired of hearing your voice, I'm sure.

I roll my eyes and chuckle as I read the messages through the notification bar. I notice Hoeyon has that questioning look on his face.

"I'll tell you, but not now" I shrug.

"You're always so mysterious." the brunette with short hair rolls her eyes and I start laughing "Don't you have any practice today?"

"No, they gave us time off because the next practice will be in psychiatry. I start on monday, I'm thinking about going to lunch with my mom tomorrow."

"I think it's cute how close and intimate you two are like this, Jen." she lets out a heavy sigh "You're lucky because your mother is an incredible woman." I just nod my head in agreement. "I'm going to travel to take a modeling and acting course, I must stay away for at least two weeks."

"Good luck, I couldn't do that, I'm too expressive." she starts laughing when she hears me "Seriously, it's a good thing I wear a mask, otherwise I'd be really fucked. I already make some faces when I hear certain bullshit."

"Today I'm going to the club, do you want to go with me?"

"I never did you any harm for you to make me this type of proposal." I shake my head in disapproval and Hoeyon starts laughing as she leaves the room.

I end up sleeping for a few hours and, as soon as I wake up, I pick up my phone to check the hour. It's almost midnight. I frown when I see that there is no notification from Jisoo, but as if by magic, the new message appears.

Chichu: I'm at the bar with my friends

🐻: Are you having fun?

Chichu: A little

Chichu: I was looking at the distance from your city to mine, it's a bit of a long trip

🐻: Yeah?

Chichu: Flight duration is 5 hours

🐻: Are you afraid of flying?

Chichu: No, I like it, even though I don't travel often

🐻: I like it too, I haven't traveled in a while because of college

Chichu: Don't you have a vacation?

🐻: Yeah, but I'm usually so tired that I don't do anything but sleep

Chichu: I like to sleep, I'm getting sleepy because of the beer

🐻: Do you drink???

Chichu: Yes, quite often

🐻: Shouldn't you be enjoying it instead of being glued to your phone?

Chichu: I missed you and something came into my mind

🐻: Sorry, I fell asleep

Chichu: I was thinking that if we met in person...

🐻: What?

Chichu: If you would have the courage to kiss me.

I blink a few times as I stare at Jisoo's words. This had never crossed my mind and now I'm having a gay panic? WTF?

No one has ever been that direct.

I frown, still staring at the screen, not understanding how Jisoo was so brave at that point.

I've always put myself on a level of inaccessibility and when someone shows any romantic interest in me, I just walk away.

Why am I having gay panic if Jisoo is nothing more than an internet friend?