mix and match

again

Jennie met a stranger, a very familiar stranger, "I missed you".

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I woke up to the annoying sound of my alarm clock endlessly ringing. I almost tossed it in the nearest trash can inside my room. It's Monday and I have work at 8, sigh. 6:52 am, I read the clock. I got up, picked up my towel just beside me, rushing towards the bathroom.

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The sun was shining so bright, it looked like it was smiling at me, telling me good morning.

I ride the train every weekday to get to my workplace, the train station is just 2 blocks away from my house and so I would just walk, thinking I can exercise while at it.

Ah, by the way, I am Jennie Kim. I live alone in my rented house, owned by the company where I work. 

My mom has her own family already and I don't wanna bother them, and my father... I don't know, I don't where he is now, I don't even know if he's dead or alive. The last time I saw him was when my ninth birthday party, after we celebrated my birthday, he left, leaving me with a bouquet of sunflowers and a handwritten letter saying he's sorry, he loves me, and he'll miss me. 

I am now 22 years old. I sell condominiums. I managed to live on my own since I turned 18, I ran away from home, wait, I don't even know if I can call that 'home' because home is where your loved ones are and where you are happy with them, right? And I wasn't. Everything there was pain. Okay, stop being dramatic, anyways, I survived on my own for four (4) years, wow.

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The clock hits 17:00. I bid goodbye to my coworker, Jisoo.

Just like a normal day, I rode the train, walk from the train station to my house.

But unlike the normal days, I saw someone lying by the bikes just in front of my house.

I immediately walked towards that someone and checked her if she's injured or hurt somewhere. - I can tell that she's a she because of her hair, it's pretty long and with bangs - I sat down, crossing my legs, beside the girl.

"Hey," Slowly poking the girl who's lying on the cold floor. She rubbed her eyes, looked at me, and positioned her body, now she's facing me.

"Oh god, she's beautiful," I said in my thoughts because goddamn she really is beautiful.

I took a closer look, I saw her big, round, dark orbs looking at mine, intensely. I couldn't look away, I can't move my eyes off her. Instead, I looked at her nose, it was perfectly made just for her. Next, I look at her lips, her plump lips, it looked so inviting but I managed to hold back an achievement.

"Beautiful," I muttered lowly,

"Thanks, you are too," She winked, grinning widely. I was almost caught off guard, I immediately covered my face upon feeling the heat.

"But, uh do you have some food?" She asked while slowly rubbing her stomach in circles.

"I do, but I don't take in strangers,"

"So, what's your name, beautiful?" I'm waiting for her response while staring at her, "How can someone be born so pretty?" I thought.

"Lisa," Was all I heard she said.

"What's your full name?" I asked one more time.

"Secret," She winked again, and again I felt heat rushing on my face.

I got up and help her got up. I took her inside my house, it was messy and I said sorry for that. I let her seat on the chair in the kitchen as I took out ramen from the cabinet. I turned on the stove, carefully putting a small fire, and heated the water. I prepared a small bowl, just enough for the ramen, while waiting for the water to boil. And as it boils, I carefully added the noodles and the seasonings.