100 and more days ​- boblice stories

​​​​​​​​"No distractions​​​​​​​​​" - part two

December 2013

The large room was full of people. The sound of the cutlery clashing against the dishes had ceased for a while and now the whole room was enlivened only by a background of chatter. It had been hard, she'd to admit it, but Lisa couldn't deny having had fun during those hours: she loved being able to help and, above all, she loved being able to spend time with other people outside of those she was used to. Not that she didn't like her eonnies and dongsaengs - indeed, they were among the people she loved most in the world - but somtimes there were moments when she craved to leave the Training Center, to meet and socialize with new people. That day, finally she'd archived that desire, even just for a little, and to make those hours even more special there was the fact that Jiwon was by her side for all the time. In spite of initially there was a bit of nervousness in her for that new experience, thanks to his guidance and closeness she managed to quickly settle without any difficult and even the differences of religion - that, even if she tried to ignore that fear, they worried her a little since when she'd agreed to take part in that event, 'cause she wasn't entirely sure how others would react to her - hadn't been a problem and, actually, they'd not even been considered. Everyone had welcomed her with open arms and Bobby had helped from the start, showing her, with energy and patience, all her tasks. Like this in a short time she'd managed to feel part of that new, big family.

At that moment they were at the end of the evening meal service. Both Jiwon and Lisa had spent most of the day there, but no matter how tired they were, they both seemed still full of energy. For about an hour they had lost sight of each other, busy with their occupations, and it was only when the long session of cleaning was over that the two reunited.

Lisa was running around a table in pursuit of two of the children who had stayed at the soup kitchen with their parents to help clean up, when an intruder captured one of her prey before her. Screaming and laughing at the same time, the child struggled for a few moments, trying to free himself from Bobby's grip and she took advantage of his brother's surprise to capture him too, earning her victory.

"This is not fair!" whimpered the child captured by Jiwon. He grinned and finally put him down.

"You didn't have to escape just from me "
Lisa said, freeing also the second child.

"We want a rematch!" the little ones protested, but Bobby interrupted their requests by shaking his head.

"I'm sorry kids, I have to take her away for a while"

A chorus of complaints arose from the two children that still wanted to play, but Lisa bent over to ruffle to both of them their hair and promised to come back to give them their revenge as soon as possible, obviously bringing along her new ally. Full of expectation, the children calmed down a bit and stopped whining when the two guys left.

After being alone, Bobby led Lisa to the back of the building and they both sat on the floor. Curious, Lisa watched Jiwon take his phone out of his pocket and lift it in front of them; she was already preparing to take a picture together, convinced that this was his intention, when Bobby spoke.

"I want introduce you to someone" he announced, and just then the notice of a new video-call appeared on the phone's screen.

The confusion she had initially felt, soon gave way to the surprise and to the desire to run far away from there, when she read the name "Omma" on the screen.

"No, no, no, no!" she protested in hurry, placing a hand on Bobby's arm to lower it down. "Why?"

"They know you're here with me and they want to meet you..." he said, initially stunned by her reaction. "Come on! They will not eat you, they're miles away from here!" then he laughed, amused by her expression of pure panic.