Lust For Life

Chapter 5: TGIF

"I give up. I hate essays." Jennie pushes her laptop aside and reaches for her milk ice cream. "Ugh, this is about to melt. Just like my brain."

"Eat it quicker then," Jisoo remarks simply.

Jennie gingerly brings up a spoonful of ice cream into her mouth. It brings back memories from the night she'd been on Lisa's bed, sharing ice cream with her.

She could only describe the past couple of days – and Lisa herself – as weird, but the good kind. The girl is certainly generous with touches; she gets clingy almost to the point of being annoying. Almost. Jennie probably would find it annoying, if only Lisa wasn't so good-natured and sweet, with her sunny disposition and bright smiles. She would usually be touchy in some simple way most of the time, like linking arms when walking or leaning her head on shoulders when sitting side by side.

It's only been days since they've met, but it seems like Lisa is turning out to be a constant in her life, like a fixture in a house.

Jennie looks at the girl across her and nudges her foot from under the table. "Hey, you want some?"

"Mm-hmm."

"Here."

Lisa hums distractedly again as she continues to write, absorbed in her own work.

"Ah," Jennie says, bringing the spoonful of ice cream towards her.

The blonde tilts her head up, eyes on her notebook as she opens her mouth, and completely misses the spoon. Jennie lets out a small laugh at the splotch on Lisa's nose as she spoons the ice cream into the girl's mouth.

"Oh, hey, you could ask for an extension and visit me at work later," Lisa offers, casting Jennie a questioning glance. "You should be able to turn it in on the website by tomorrow."

"Sounds good," Jennie says, instinctively wiping the ice cream away gently and unknowingly licking it off of her finger, watching as the blonde returns her attention to her work. "I can't believe the first week is almost over."

"I can't believe it's only the first week and you're already asking for extensions," Jisoo snorts. The brunette looks at her blankly and resumes eating her ice cream.

"I can't believe I have to quit dance," Rose says despairingly, playing with her empty water bottle with Thank God It's Friday printed on it in a cheesy hipster font.

Next to her, Jisoo impatiently holds up a spoonful of food. "You could sign up for vocals."

"Yeah," Jennie concurs. "You're a really good singer."

"I don't know why this is necessary," Rose grumbles as the spoon is brought to her mouth.

"Neither do I," Jennie sighs, looking at her laptop in disdain.

"Well, carbohydrates are necessary for energy," Jisoo was stating simply. "It's basic science."

"I mean this," Rose speaks through a mouthful. "I don't need to be fed, I can do it myself."

"Good," the redhead says, handing Rose the boxed lunch she had made especially for the girl. "You better finish that."

"Can I go to the bathroom first?"

"Hold on, I'll go with you," Lisa says promptly, neatly putting her notebooks in her bag.

"You know that myth that girls can never ever go to the bathroom alone?" Jisoo muses. "I think it's true."

"Myth?" Rose says snickeringly.

Lisa giggles. "You mean stereotype?"

Jisoo snaps her fingers. "That's the word."