In Every Life [Jenlisa]

Chapter 12

After class, Jennie smoothed out the paper tucked between the pages of her book and turned to Lisa, saying, "Thank you just now."

The young man's ears turned slightly red, and a shy smile appeared on his lips. "No, it's nothing."

Who would have thought that Lisa, who always had a cold and stern demeanor that could make people tremble with fear, was actually such a shy and introverted young man in reality?

Jennie looked at his slightly blushing ears and couldn't help but find it both strange and adorable.

She propped her head up, her eyes shining as she stared straight at him.

The young man's eyelashes trembled slightly with nervousness, his bangs falling straight down over his forehead.

His dark eyes flickered inexplicably, like a big, fluffy dog.

Suddenly, Jennie had the urge to reach out and touch his head.

Her fingertips trembled, but she suppressed the impulse in her heart.

The cold wind blowing through the classroom made people shiver uncontrollably. In her hands, Lisa held a warm hot water bottle, her heart feeling like it was placed on a fire, flipping and roasting.

Why was she looking at him like that? Did he have something on his face or were his glasses dirty?

Lisa lowered his eyes, feeling both panicked and joyful. He wanted to lift his head to look at her, but couldn't help feeling timid.

Just looking at her back made his heart race uncontrollably. If he were to make eye contact with her, he feared he would immediately die of nervousness.

Fortunately, the girl only looked at him straight for a moment before turning away.

Lisa breathed a sigh of relief, but a shallow feeling of melancholy surfaced in his heart.

He suddenly hated his stuttering and the cowardice and timidity in his heart.

Several times, Jisoo from the next class came to find her. He would hide in the shadows like a despicable thief, watching the two of them standing in the hallway, laughing and talking.

He felt jealous and resentful, but deep down he had to admit that only a boy as brilliant as him deserved to stand by her side.

Because they were people of the same world.

*

On Thursday afternoon, Jennie was unsurprisingly kept behind by her piano teacher.

Actually, she had practiced all night last night and had made some progress, but compared to her peak state in high school, she still had a long way to go.

Surprisingly, the teacher didn't scold her this time. After all, compared to yesterday's performance, Jennie's performance today was slightly better.

But only slightly.

"From now on, stay and practice for half an hour on Wednesdays and Thursdays." The teacher said this and then turned and left.

As class ended, Jennie realized that today was her turn to clean with Lisa.

She approached Chaeyoung who had come to find her and asked, "Can you help me tell Lisa from our class that I might be late and he can leave after finishing his own cleaning?"

Chaeyoung nodded and, after Jennie's repeated urging, turned and left.

Time seemed to fly by as Jennie played the piano.

When Jennie left the piano room, it was already completely dark outside. The lights in the teaching building had all been turned off, with only a few faint streetlights shining through.