Rationale // Jenlisa [BOOK 2/3 - COMPLETED]

chapter one | here comes the bomb

"Good morning, sleepyhead!" My mom greeted me as I went downstairs to start my day with a breakfast meal from my mother. I saw Chaeyoung at the other side of the table, her plate's already half empty. She's always like that, really quiet when she's eating.

It was indeed a good morning, but that nightmare's still bothering me. Thinking that Jennie could be the girl who was in trouble in that nightmare. Thank God it was just a dream, but in reality I knew that I lost her, in some way.

Oh, by the way, hi. I'm Lalisa Pranpriya Manoban. A freshly graduated human being from South Korea, photography major, and now having my vacation in my hometown, Thailand. Actually, I'm currently working as a professional photographer to modelling brands like Chanel, Gucci.. you name it.

"Ma, you're calling me sleepyhead too? Unbelievable." I said, smiling at her and took a seat next to her after getting myself some rice and the food she prepared for us. "Where's dad?"

"He went to South Korea to check our branches there." My mom simply said and I remembered that we have a business partaining to restaurants for my step-father's an international chef. And that was my dream that came true; to have the first Thai cuisine in South Korea. Our first branch of that Thai cuisine was near a museum.

I slowly nodded and I saw Chaeyoung add another batch of rice to her plate. I looked at her with a my mouth gaped open, what a heavy eater but she never gained weight ever since.6

"Lisa-ya, stop judging your best friend and let her be." My mom and patted Rosè's head. "Breakfast is stil the more important meal of the day."

We always talk here in this household in English if mom and dad's around but Chaeyoung and I used Korean in some terms.

"Yah! Looks like auntie knows me better than you do." Chaeyoung stuck her tongue at me, smiled at my mom, and continued to devour her precious meal.

"It's Pranpriya from now on, mom. Lisa's dead." I just shrugged at the two and continued to eat my meal when mom spoke up again.

"Lisa will never ever be dead, Pokpak." My mom said and squeezed my hand. "I just wanted to ask if you have any errands for today?"

"Yes, auntie!" Chaeyoung butted in the conversation and I just gave her a glare. "We will hangout together with Bambam!"

"Bambam?" My mom asked Chaeyoung and she nodded.

"Kunpimook Bhuwakul?" My mom asked me this time and I nodded. "You were with him in Wee Zaa Cool, right?"

I nodded again. "I don't wanna go out today."

Chaeyoung sighed in frustration and my mom held her temples, shaking her head in disappointment. "Oh c'mon, Lalisa! Come and socialize with people! Don't hide inside your shell forever."

"Rosè's right." My mom said and I held up my arms in surrender and that made Park Chaeyoung clap her hands while squealing.

"Okay, okay. I'm going."

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"Yow, brotha!" Bambam greeted me with a hug as we all gathered here at a local bar in Bangkok. After the hug, we did our traditional bro handshake.

It was already 7 in the evening when the two of us arrived here. It wasn't too crowded and the atmosphere was great, to be honest.

If you were wondering on what Rosè and I did before going here, we basically played golf at our lawn until this afternoon, baked some cookies, and went swimming on our pool to enjoy each others' company more. Chaeyoung and I laughed at each other after that morning/afternoon dip as we noticed that our skin were getting more and more tan.