Ghana - JENSOO - english version

Chapter 43

Jennie

I take a deep breath as I try to remember how many turtlenecks I have. Jisoo left a trail of marks on my neck and shoulder, and I can't go to work like this. I stare at my reflection in the mirror, but I can't help but smile knowing that Jisoo is here with me.

I let out another sigh when I hear the doorbell ringing and furrow my brows. I step out of the bathroom and see that the noise hasn't woken Jisoo. I quietly close the bedroom door, and the doorbell rings again, prompting me to hurry to open the door and reveal Chaelisa and Seulrene holding a cake.

"Surprise!" they shout, beaming until Lisa furrows her brows.

"Are you cheating on Jisoo???" she raises her voice, and it's my turn to furrow my brows. Before I can respond, she steps closer and pushes me. "You're a hypocrite, cynic. My best friend is working, and you're using your internship to betray her."

"Lisa! Where did you get that from?" Rosé steps between us, facing her girlfriend, looking irritated.

"Am I the only one with eyes here? Look at her neck full of hickeys." The Thai girl points at me with an accusatory look, and the girls move in closer to examine me.

"JENNIE!" Irene is horrified, covering her mouth with her hands. Seulgi approaches me and smashes the cake in my face, leaving me frozen. "Seulgi!"

"Just know that Jisoo will find out, and I hope she breaks up with you!" the older girl says, clearly irritated.

"I never imagined you'd be capable of this." Rosé turns to me with a disappointed look while I try to wipe whipped cream off my face.

"What's all this shouting about?" I hear Jisoo's voice and footsteps approaching the living room, while the newcomers look surprised. "Jendeukie, why are you all messy?" The brunette stops near me, runs her finger along my cheek, picking up some whipped cream and then licking her finger. "Tasty, what was the filling?" She looks at the cake mess on the floor. "And how did that cake end up on your face?"

"JISOO!" Lisa screams, looking more shocked than the others.

"Your best friends think I'm cheating on you and decided to throw cake in my face to teach me a lesson," I explain, still trying to process everything that just happened in a few minutes.

"It's great to know I have friends who defend me and my honor." Jisoo laughs and starts hugging the girls.

"Oh, what about me?" I walk to the kitchen to wash my face.

"Jennie, I'm sorry!" I hear footsteps approaching, and I step away from the sink, still with a wet face. "We didn't know Jisoo was here." She looks clearly embarrassed.

"I hope you treat her the same way if you suspect she's cheating on me." I give a half-smile and hear Jisoo laughing. Seulgi gives me a tight hug as an apology.

"I would kill Jisoo if I suspected anything like that," Rosé says.

"Why didn't you come here and let us know? This all could have been avoided if you'd communicated." Lisa says, giving Jisoo a light smack on the arm as she's now rubbing it.

"I didn't even tell Jennie I was coming; I just bought the ticket, packed my bag, and came." My girlfriend shrugs. "And how would I know you'd be here???

"I don't know, look, Jennie, I'm sorry." Now Lisa comes closer to me. "But in my defense, nothing was in your favor since I didn't know Jisoo was here."

"I understand that the overall scenario wasn't good," I sigh, "But it's Jisoo's fault."

"Why is everything my fault?" she pouts.

"Why don't you stop arguing and clean up this mess?" Irene says in an irritated tone.

"Who?" we all say together.

"Jisoo, Lisa, and Seulgi—the culprits of all this." She points to each of the named girls. "Meanwhile, let's gossip on the couch!"

"I think that's a great idea." I walk toward the couch. "The cleaning supplies are right there; feel free to grab them and clean up the mess you made." Rosé and Irene sit beside me while the other three leave, complaining as they go to find what they need to clean.

"What's new?" Rosé asks me.

"Jisoo arrived a few days ago, and Mino was here; it was a rather tense situation, but I was happy to see she was getting all jealous." I say softly, and they laugh.

"Mino is here? We should plan to do something!" Irene says excitedly. "Did Jisoo and he get along?"

"Not really; Jisoo doesn't like him because he was the best man at my relationship with V." I roll my eyes. "Besides, how does she know that? Did one of you tell her?" I raise my eyebrow as I look at them, and they exchange confused glances.

"No," they say together.

"How does Jisoo know this? Back then, she was already dating Bohyun." I ponder, trying to figure out how Jisoo knew so much about me at that time.

"Did it never occur to you that Jisoo has always felt something for you, which is why she knew everything about your life?" Irene asks, and I stare at her.

"I wouldn't doubt that possibility; the big question is that since she's an actress, she's great at hiding it." Rosé seems thoughtful, just like me. "It's no surprise that she always dedicated herself to annoying you."

"I never analyzed the situation that way." I scratch the back of my neck, my heart skipping a beat at the thought.

"Speaking of Mino, I remembered something." Irene looks toward where the girls went and lowers her voice as if she's about to confess to a crime.

"What?" Rosé and I say together.

"V is here for a few days and said he wants to meet up with us; it seems he's going to participate in some fashion show." Irene says even quieter, and I feel a bad chill just imagining the idea of him and Jisoo meeting.