Killing Me

turning contemplation

Lisa is tapping her perfect nails on the table. She's at the backstage of her China concert but her mind can't leave the thing she saw last week.

Jennie and Hanbin kissed.

"Jennie kissed him..." she murmured, "from the way he mad at Jennie... maybe Jennie kissed him."

Lisa sighs. The morning after that night was awkward, Jennie refuse breakfast and go straight home, meanwhile Lisa who struggled from hangover had to eat breakfast with a super quiet Hanbin. Even when Lisa asked him questions, Hanbin rarely answered, he's spacing out.

"Anything happened last night?" Lisa asked Hanbin that day.

"What do you mean?" Hanbin quailed.

"Anything happened to me?? Did I do something stupid?" Lisa asked.

"Unng... no." Hanbin replied.

"Did I embarrass myself?"

Hanbin spacing out.

"Hanbin?"

"Huh?" Hanbin lift his head, "Uh—no, I mean, I don't know, I didn't really keep up with you." He smiled.

"Anything happened to you?"

"H-huh?"

"Did you drunk? Who else as drunk as me?" Lisa asked.

"Eh—everyone."

"Seriously?" Lisa pretended to be excited, "tell me!"

"Well—they, you know, drunk..."

Lisa inhales. "Did... Jennie rejected him? But why Jennie return his kiss if she rejected him...?" She took her cellphone, scrolling up and down the messenger app, peeking at their quiet group chat.

"So what if they're dating...? They deserves each other—" Lisa muttering but she knows her heart is uncomfortable.

"Lisa."

She startled when her manager standing before her.

"Yes?"

"We'll start in three minutes."

+

Bobby typed a message to Yunhyeong

Bobby

Hyung, can we have coffee and chat? I don't know who to talk to...

Yunhyeong

Sure! Call me anytime^^ where should we have coffee?

They meet at a new artisan coffee shop in town, Bobby looks casual in oversized denim shirt and jeans while Yunhyeong is immaculate—as always.

"I heard they have the best Americano since they roast the coffee beans perfectly." Yunhyeong said.

"I wouldn't even recognize the difference." Bobby sipped his drink.

Yunhyeong smiles. "If everyone's an expert in coffee, people like me will lose our job."

"Are you a barista now?"