Unkind Fate: Jaebum

☑️ Chapter 12: Cute

In a span of one week, after the ticket giving incident, Lisa and I became comfortable with each other. There are times that they would share the same table with us at the cafeteria when got7 is not around.

I find her kind, sweet and humble. I doubt her intention before because I've heard them talking about JB before but it seems like Lisa is not the kind of girl that I thought of, although her friends, was a different story.

"Thank you for coming. Did you enjoy our performance?" Lisa approached me after their evaluation showcase.

"Yes, you did great. Congrats to you and to your team for wininng 1st place" I said, sincerely.

Rumors are true. She's really the ace among the level 2 trainees and I won't be surprise if she'll debut one day.

"Thank you. Do you want to eat lunch with us?" she asked, smiling.

I look at Jiwon and she seems very excited. Lisa just gain a new fan.

"It's our treat today since we won", she told us, while heading outside the building.

We enjoyed the lunch together. It seems like we become closer now. Although sometimes, I felt like her friends didn't really like me. Who cares anyway.

We're walking back to jyp building, Jiwon and Lisa's friends are walking ahead of us, while Lisa and I were left behind them.

"You're quite close to JB and his friends noh?" she suddenly asked.

It was so sudden but it felt like it was the kind of topic she wanted to open up before.

"To JB, yes but not really with all of them" I answered. "You? You seemed to know JB?"

She was caught off guard.

"Ah, yeah. We entered JYP at the same time. But I doubt if she knows me."

"Really? I didn't know about it."

She laughed awkwardly. "How did you know I knew him?"

"I heard you before, talking about him"

She was surprised to hear that.

"Really? OMG. I guess, you heard something bad. Whenever JB comes into our topic, it really didn't go that well"

Now that she mentioned it, I suddenly remembered their conversation before.

"I like him" she said but it soon as she said it, she took it back right away. "I mean, as a trainee, he is someone to look up to. But my friends hated him, saying he didn't deserve to be the leader of the group."

My forehead suddenly furrowed. I now understand why her friends don't seem to like me, perhaps I'm close with JB.

"But hey, don't tell my friends that I told you about it huh" she said.

I don't why I find her cute. She looks like an innocent girl.

I nodded. "I'm glad that I have now a friend who's close with JB. I can now openly talk about him"

I knew by now that she likes JB.
Somehow, it felt strange but at the same time, familiar.

                             ~🔸🔶🔸~

I went to a convenient store nearby and bought something to eat on our short break. I was walking down the hallway, carrying a plastic full of snacks on my right hand and some drinks on my left.

Unconsciously, I hummed into playground.

"Hmm ~ 🎶"

Then suddenly, someone passed by, snatching the plastic bag I am carrying.

"Ya! Jb!" I shouted, as soon as I realized it was him. Instead of turning back, he ran off and ignored me.

"Im Jaebum!" I yelled again, this time with his complete name, full of conviction.

He stopped running and gave me a mischievous smile.

I didn't smiled back. I crossed my arms and shoot him a deadly glare, "Give me that."

He shake his head off, "Not until you sing a few lines of playground."

I raised my eyebrow.

I don't why after I sang that song to him, he suddenly became obssessed with it. At first, I find it cute. But over the time, it was already annoying.

"Please?" all of a sudden, a small pout formed in his lips. I almost laugh but I held it in, trying to be serious.

"Said it again" I demanded. "Say please"

"Please.." he said what I just told but it wasn't as cute as earlier.

"With aegyo! Just like what you did earlier" I said.

"What aegyo? I didn't do aegyo!" he exclaimed, trying to deny what I've just witnessed.

"But you just did earlier" I laughed as I remember how cute he was.

"I don't do aegyo and I don't know how to do aegyo"  what a lie.

"Okay fine" I said, my lips twitched.

"Okay then" he said, fighting back. He showed me off the plastic bags, like he was saying he wouldn't give it back.

I rolled my eyes but then gives in..

"You're my playground, playground~🎶",
I sang in out tune and out of tempo intentionally.

"So you're giving it back?" I then asked.

He looked at me in bewilderment. He scratched off his head, disappointed that he's unable to hear what he wanted to hear.

I got the reaction I wanted.

"Fine. Let me just carry this for you", he said, with a smile.

I let out a sigh and said, "Okay"

He walked me off to the practice room. As much as I wanted to invite him over because we'll resume the practice in a minute.

"It's okay, let me just have this instead" he then pulled one banana milk out of the plastic bag before giving it to me.

I laughed a little. He's cute

"You're going to repay me for that" I told him, smiling. "Box of chicken will do" but it was just a joke.

"Call. If you do great on your major evaluation, I'll give you. You better practice hard! " he gave me a smirk.

"Okay, call. You know me" I also gave him a smirk which gives me chill inside.

"Let's see." he laughed, unimpressed. "Got to go now? "

I just nodded and smiled at him, my way of saying 'okay, go ahead'.

He smiled back and started to walk away.

I didn't go in yet. I am still watching him walk through the hallway, still staring at his back, his broad and firm back, until he's finally out of my sight.