Spellbound

try

8.

Lisa sat infront of her desk, she's been scrolling her mailbox up and down without really opening any of emails related to work. Her mind is somewhere else, obviously.

After the chaos happened in Rose's house last week, she's been avoiding any contact with the Kims family.

"You've been coating all of your concern to that family with pretending to be relaxed, Lalisa, but you can never lie to me." Donghyuk leaned on her door way.

Lisa scoffed.

He walked in and sat across Lisa, "I might be drunk that night but I heard clearly that you actually like that Bobby Kim."

Lisa didn't replied.

"And turns out he's not gay... good news, right?"

"Hm..." she murmured.

"Lisa..." he said, "I know you since we're still naïve, and I think you still are right now... you like to play with your own assumptions, and I am not talking only for this case... remember when you're too hesitant to call your mom and have a conversation with her? That's because you thought she's now happy with her new husband and life. One thing you forgot was you are her life, she only got you for years... and a simple phone call to ask about her days will be delightful for her."

She didn't say anything. About eighty nine percent of whatever he said was right.

Donghyuk tilt his head, eyes staring at Lisa, "Try first, decide later."

"Isn't that slogan of a fast fashion boutique two blocks from here?"

Donghyuk laughs, "ah, you knew...?"

"So what's the point of all this conversation, Dongi?"

"You're overthinking."

"Do I?" she asked, "he lied to me, he left me with my 'assumptions' and played along with it, he took advantage from my innocence for his own benefit. When I confront him, he offered me money... that's how those rich people play the game, Donghyuk, they think money solved everything."

Donghyuk watch his friend, there's a lot of disappointment from her eyes.

"I do made mistake when I pointed him as gay, but that's it, all I did was only thought he was gay and in need of my help. Every assumptions follows was because he clearly told me he's gay—"

"But you accused him on having affair with his own cousin."

"How can I not? They were glued together, I didn't know they're like that because it's the way they are. Hello? I never close with any of my family, so how would I know that someone could be so tender with their own cousin?"

Donghyuk inhaled, "make sense."

"So, what you want from me?"

Lisa and Donghyuk startled to a voice coming from her door way.

Bobby stood there in a shirt casually tucked in a formal straight cut pants, "You want me to apologize?"

"I never take apologies from anyone who forced to do it." Lisa said.

Donghyuk stand up, "See you on Monday, Liz."

Bobby stepped in.

"I'm sorry. For every lies, and for offending you..." He said, "but I believe that you owe me one too."

Lisa scoffed, didn't move at all from her place.

"Okay, doesn't have to be said now." Bobby shrugs.