Jensoo ver. My Football Player (Completed)

Chapter 25

“He loves me? The heck, he loves me?” I almost whispered.

Run after him. That was my first reaction in my mind, but my feet were stuck on the ground. I couldn’t move a bit. I was frozen.

“Miss, was that your boy friend? He just rode a bus.” Then I was back to reality. I went outside but didn’t have the glimpse of the bus the person was talking about. Worse, there was no sign of Jisoo. He was gone like, just like that.

All the while, he loved me? That was the question I had in mind while walking. I couldn’t believe that a person like him would fall in love with me. It was complicated. I was inlove with my boyfriend, said Jisoo was in love with me and Nayeon was in love with Jisoo. It couldn’t be, right?

Oh crap, whatta maddening situation.

Who let the dogs out? Who, who, who, who, who!

I almost jumped. It was Mino “Yep?”

“Nothing, just checking. I miss you. How was the day with Nayeon?”

I blinked. Should I tell him? Naa. “It was fine.”  I lied but I felt guilty. “Yea, fine. Actually I was with Jisoo, but he left me.”

I prayed that he wouldn’t ask more. “Oh. Wish I was there with you. I gotta go Jendeukie okay? Bye. Love ya.”

“Mmm. Love you too.”  I said and went home.

Mom wasn’t at home however she left a note. She’d be spending the weekend somewhere I didn’t know. She also added that I didn’t care. Oh well.

Night came but I was as awake as the owl. Jisoo's words kept playing on my little brain. How could it be that he loves me? I mean, it was so unreasonable and I didn’t have any hint. I shook my head and shut my eyes.

*tok*

I looked around. HELL, I was imagining sounds.

*tok*

So it wasn’t my imagination at all. I stood from bed and heard the sound from the window. I looked down and saw the eyes of the person I didn’t want to see at that time. Jisoo. When our eyes met, I immediately hid behind the curtain.

“Gosh, not now Jisoo.” I whispered to myself. I wasn’t ready for any explanation, for opinions… for everything. I walked back to bed but halted at the sound of another *tok* on my window.

I took a deep breath.

Who let the dogs out? Who, who, who, who, who!

I took my phone and answered it.

“Hello.”

Jennie let’s talk. Go down here or else I’ll go up there.”  Jisoo—the demanding guy again.

“No, it’s getting late.” I looked at the digital alarm clock and saw a big seven on it. “Yea, it’s getting late.”  I bit my tongue and hoped that he had no watch.

“Cupcake it’s seven. It isn’t late.”  The sound of the name made me feel err… different.

“But it’s—l”

"That's it, I’m going up there.”  He hung up and that was when I started to panic.

After many brain battles, I then realized that it was better to talk to him than not talk to him, then after a few days realize that I need talk to him after all. Crap, did that sentence at least make sense?

I fixed myself and headed downstairs. He was standing by a tree opposite my window. “Don’t.”

I couldn’t see much of his face but I was sure that he wore a football uniform—yea his football uniform. He walked towards me and I felt my heart beat race.

“Oh crap, this guy loves me.”  That was the most stupid sentence my brain comprehended and it was all I could hear. Well of course aside from my thumping heart.

“I’m sorry for earlier.”  He stepped closer and I could feel his breath on my face. I could clearly see his face. “… and yeah, I love you.”  My heart skipped a beat. There was something in my heart wanting to burst—like a volcano. But my lips were kept closed. It was when I realized that I felt something for him. A weird feeling… same with my football player, but not with Mino. How could that be that I felt something with MFP (Mr. Football Player), but not with Mino? How?

The heck I didn’t know. Again.

I stepped away. “I already have Mino. I love him. He’s my football player.”  For unknown reason, tears fell from my eyes. “I can’t just say that I feel the same way.”   I wiped my tears. “I mean, I do not feel the same way. On top of that, I have a boyfriend and I lo—”

“But I can be your better football player.”

“No.” My heart sank with what I said. It was like closing our friendship door because of a stupid thing called love. “I mean, we’re better like this.”  I weakly smiled but tears were filling my eyes, the heck I didn’t know why.

I walked away. Before entering the house, I heard him say something…

“If I were the football player you met before, would there be any difference?”

I almost froze but I didn’t look back. It was a bitter goodbye to our friendship.

***
“You look perfect Jennie.”

“Ha.ha. You’re prettier Nayeon.”  We were on our house preparing for the “Big Night,” the dance Nayeon told me before. “Look at me, I look like a junk in this make-up.” I wore a black halter dress and it was just above my knees.

“You’re simple but perfect.”  She pulled my hand. “Let’s go, partner!”  I laughed. Both of us didn’t have a partner. Mino had to stay with his grandma and the heck I care about Jisoo. I think he had his own business.

Yeah, yeah. For me, everything ended after that night. For almost one month, I had been avoiding him. I had my reasons and it was enough. Once in a while I could see him glance on my direction, but I shift my sight immediately. I never approached him or even said a simple greeting when they again won a game. We suddenly became strangers. I guess that was the sad part about it—friends to strangers. The reason… He said he loved me.

“Look at these flowers Jennie!”  I hurried to her as she handed me a bouquet of white roses. “They’re for you!”

I looked at the note.

“I miss and love you. Smile okay? I have a little surprise for you.

"Your football player, Mino”

I blushed. “He’s so sweet.”  Nayeon smiled. “Wonder what the surprise is.” My relationship with Mino had become stronger and we already had our monthsary two days before. I was happy with him and he was happy too with me. 

“Who knows? It’s a surprise.”  She handed me my mask. “Don’t forget this.”  The gathering was a Masquerade party so we were asked to bring our own masks.

We got in the car we hired and off we went to the place. The place was elegant, most of us wore black and white gowns/dresses while the guys wore coat and tie. The part already started.

I covered my face with the mask. Upon entering the gathering place, I felt something different more of strange. I stopped. “Are you okay?”  I nodded. But I really wasn’t. Me heart was racing its beat and the aura was odd.

The spotlight beamed at me. There was something happening. I looked at my left, Nayeon already went to her friends. To my right was a shock. There was a person with a mask offering his hand.

"Kim Jennie, can I have this dance?”

"Who the hell are you?"