Lisa slipped in the curtained front door of the ballroom with her head down, knowing very well that she stood out compared to the other guests but she had to wear something to catch the bride's attention. She found a seat in the middle of the Kim family section before texting her friends she was there. As she waited for a reply, her eyes darted around the people milling about. She recognized several of those taking their seats in her area. Lisa let her strawberry blonde hair fall in her face as she tried to hide from the nosey rich people looking at the girl with the inappropriate dress.
It had been six months since Jisoo and Lisa had broken up and it was finally the day of the accursed wedding. The dream the dancer had before she left London still haunted her at night, leaving her unable to sleep most of the time. Rosé and Jennie tried to help her move on with her life but it wasn't going very well. They had just gotten her to take her sleeping pills regularly when the invitation for the wedding came. The two women were asked to be Jisoo's bridesmaids, a request they couldn't deny their friend, even though it caused Lisa to hit rock bottom once again.
It wasn't until a few months ago that the Thai realized what she had to do. Jisoo's family may be playing by the rules but Lisa wasn't a Kim, she didn't have to abide by their orders.
Lisa's phone dinged, showing a message from Rosé. The plan was in place; all they needed to do was wait. The out of place girl braved a look to the now full guest area to spot her friends littered around both seating sections with grim looks. They all got looks from the family and friends of the bride and groom for wearing such inappropriate attire. Each of the plotters had on some aspect of blue and purple on their person to match with Lisa's galaxy dress.
"What the hell are you doing here," a man whispered from Lisa's side. She glanced over to find her ex's brother looking at her like she was an idiot.
"I'm Rosé's plus one," she said coolly.
"And all of your friends?"
"Plus ones of plus-ones," she replied.
"Lisa, you need to leave, now. You're just going to make it harder on Jisoo and yourself. No one wants you here." It took all of Lisa's power to not backhand her lover's brother and stomp on his head. No one seemed to care how miserable Jisoo would be once she said 'I do', especially not the ones who married the people they loved. Both of the Korean woman's siblings married for love and for some odd reason, they thought Jisoo would be happy breaking up with her long-time girlfriend to marry some man she had hated in school.
"And Jisoo doesn't want to be here. If she's stuck in this hell, so am I. Go somewhere else and don't tell anyone I'm here. You'll just make a scene and ruin this forced wedding. Can't have your family's reputation damaged anymore, can you?" For a moment, both just stared at each other with tense expressions before he relented and went to find his wife.
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In the prep room, Jisoo unhappily took her bouquet. Jennie and Rosé had spent the entire time comforting their melancholy friend as she got ready emotionlessly. "It's time," Rosie said gently. Jisoo just sighed and stood up with a blank face. She looked like a queen as she walked after her friends to the alter. She didn't bother walking slowly or have someone give her away. It wasn't a real marriage to her so it didn't dictate having any tradition. She didn't even bother planning it herself, all of the decorations were her sister's, mother's, and future mother-in-law's choosing. The only thing she decided on was her dress.
