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-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐞𝐝

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     she took a deep breath and stretched her arms above her head and rolled her shoulders back. they made loud cracking noises. the hard muscles twisted in agony under skin. the movements released wastes in her blood, and a warm feeling rose to her head like a fever. if she did not drink a glass of water soon, she would have to call in sick.

     the thought of not making it to work again sent a slight twitch through her tight muscles. she looked at her phone. it was almost time for her to go and catch the bus.

     she got off the bus stop by the coffee shop, where she worked. a lean figure waited for her at the entrance. the other girl was almost a head taller than her, but she had a slimmer and more elegant figure. she wore ripped jeans, an orange sweater underneath a grey hoodie, a flannel scarf, a black beanie, and black nail polish. the back of her head rested carelessly on the doorframe.

"chaeyoung, i've been expecting you" the tall girl said with a mysterious voice. her eyes were narrow and followed lisa's every move.

"good morning to you too, lisa"

     the girl, lisa, tucked some loose hair behind her ear, and a white gold ring on her finger caught the light.

chaeyoung shook her head at her friend's dramatic welcome.

"i don't understand why you bother coming" chaeyoung mumbled and entered the shop and the little bell above the door rang.

lisa followed her inside with a smile on her face. "watching others work helps me relax"

     it was a busy day at the shop. chaeyoung served the regulars, a ton of high schoolers, business people, single family, and two ladies with strollers, and she had made the tea for chaeyoung who sat at the high table closest to the counter. the shop was full for hours and kept lisa busy. she took orders, made the coffee, served desserts, and cleaned tables. at one point she almost spilled an entire cappuccino on the counter. the mistake made her clench her teeth and look at the customer with a mix of fear and defeat.

"maybe you should relax a bit" lisa proposed and sipped on a cup of black tea.

"maybe if you helped me, i wouldn't be so busy" chaeyoung bit back and cleaned up the spilled coffee.

"i didn't come here to work" lisa sighed, warming her hands on the tea cup, and stared into the distance as if the coffee shop and customers were not there at all.

chaeyoung rolled her eyes and went back to work.

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     it was getting dark outside, when chaeyoung finally closed the shop. she took a seat next to lisa and inhaled the constant smell of coffee that haunted the insides of the coffee shop.

"sometimes," chaeyoung groaned and looked at chaeyoung's sculpted face. "it would be nice if you helped me a little. i would even split the tips with you"

"i'm sorry, chaeng. i just don't... i can't work hard like you. if you put your mind to it you can do anything. but me? i'm nothing like that"

chaeyoung studies the other girl's features, the chestnut brown hair, the small chest hidden away under the grey hoodie, the soft hips, and the skinny legs. she would kill for a body like that.

"i really don't get you sometimes"

lisa hrugged.

they sat in silence, but chaeyoung could still hear the faint echo of the customers chatting, laughing, and stirring coffee or tea.

"i think you're better at this than me,"
seulgi inally said.

"what do you mean?"

"you know. doing stuff. perhaps a bit too much sometimes, but you're a hard worker. you're unbreakable. i like that about you"

chaeyoung could not help but smile at the serious look on lisa's face.

"you're like a hero to me or something. never giving up. always pushing forward. while i'm just... stock" the last word barely made it out of lisa mouth.

"come here, you" chaeyoung embraced lisa. somehow the tall, beautiful girl felt very small in her arms, but it did not matter to chaeyoung. she still loved her.

"if i'm a hero," she thought out loud. "i'll save you first. i'll defeat all of the enemies and rescue you from that well of self-pity you've gotten yourself into. i'll extinguish all evil no matter what happens. because good always..."

"wins" lisa finishes the sentence.

"and while i beat the bad guys, you use the brilliant head of yours and your top grades to come up with secret code names, high tec equipment, and battle tactics. you could run the whole show with that brain" rosé pointed at lisa's forehead and smiled.

"you're too good, y'know?" lisa smiled back.

     the bell above the door rang.

"nobody moves"

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                         -ellaseok