He left, and this lipstick was his final gift;
She must lose it if she wants to lose this stupid love...
She needs companionship, redemption -- someone to end this awful loneliness;
Lipstick and cats are her saviours;
An ownerless stick of expen...
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Chapter 11 - Blackhole.
"Lisa, long time no see." Called out her ex-boyfriend.
Lisa went to a night club, their usual place. As she was approaching him, he gave a gentle smile "Sorry for calling you out so late." Lisa just frowned nodding her head.
As she sat down next to him, memories of the past few hours came rushing to her mind.
"I... I'm going to meet somebody..." Lisa stuttered hopelessly.
"Your ex-boyfriend?" Jungkook asked with a blank face.
Lisa clasped her hands. She didn't know that she still couldn't forget her ex-boyfriend. She felt so guilty towards Jungkook. "Yes..." she looked up to meet his eyes.
Surprisingly, Jungkook had a calm face. He was still worried for her "Then, should I wait for you here or..."
"Let's break up..."
"Lisa, I'm feeling a bit lonely tonight." Lisa could feel his hands groping her butt. She widened her eyes by this sudden act "Can you stay with me?" He continued groping her.
At that moment, Lisa remembered Chaeyoung's words...
Silently, he will slowly swallow everything around him... He's already become a black hole, he can only pay attention to himself.
Lisa closed her eyes and sighed.
They drove a taxi to a hotel. When Lisa got down the taxi, she mustered up all her courage and spoke "You go up first. I need to buy a pack of cigarettes." And she went to a nearby convenience store.
She came out of the store, smoking and continued "Shall we go? I'll stay with you. Let's just end this." She gave him a sweet smile.
Her ex-boyfriend was taken aback by Lisa smoking. He glared at her before hissing "It's a waste of time." And walked away from her, muttering a 'goodbye'.
Her memories came rushing back again...
"I'm sorry... for taking up your time for so long." Lisa's voice was trembling. She felt guilty. Guilty. But she didn't know what to do...
Jungkook was silent for a few seconds looking down. He then gave her a genuine smile "I just wasted my own time. You don't need to apologise." He then took his belongings and walked away.
That night, Lisa crouched in front of the hotel entrance, crying her eyes out, and smoked the whole pack of cigarettes.
As a result of staying out the whole night in the cold wind, she got a fever.
Chaeyoung called Lisa "Would it kill you to give Jungkook a call?!" She started.
Chaeyoung was working overtime and couldn't find the time to take care of Lisa. But she was very much worried about her best friend and wanted someone to take care of her.
"Before becoming hopeless at love, give yourself a chance to enjoy love. Don't wait for yourself to become a black hole." Chaeyoung continued without letting Lisa speak "When the time comes, no one can save you." And with that, she ended her call.
Lisa hesitated to call Jungkook. Finally, she gave in and gave him a call.
The sun was setting in the horizon giving the sky an orangish-yellow colour to it.
Jungkook entered Lisa's house only to be greeted by her loud panicked scream.
Worried, Jungkook rushed into her house only to find Lisa fighting with her kitchen utensils.
"What are you doing?" Jungkook asked, looking at her flushed face.
Lisa didn't want to meet his eyes. Looking anywhere but him, she replied "I just wanted to cook a meal for you. A break-up meal, you know?"
Jungkook was dumbfounded. He then sighed and spoke, "If you're sick, you should properly lie down and get some rest." Lisa's eyes were welled up with tears. He continued "You can break up with me after you get better-."
Lisa back hugged him tightly and started wailing "I don't want to! I... I don't want to break up..."
Jungkook smiled "Ok. I'll listen to you."
Jungkook was busy cooking noodles for Lisa, as she watched him lovingly from the living room.
Lisa was indeed too rushed. Perhaps she was reluctant to part with her last relationship.
It's all because she is was obsessively putting everything into the relationship and her feelings not being reciprocated.
The most important thing about the feelings between people is not how much either side invests into the relationship, but rather, all the little moments spent with each other.
Jungkook came back with his udon noodles for Lisa. Lisa was happy that she wasn't destroyed by the black hole, and she didn't become one either.
And this time, she could taste the flavour. It's the flavour of being loved.
"This flavour should be celebrated..." Lisa blurted out while pouting.
"Celebrated?" Jungkook asked, clearly amused.
"Yes, I'll buy a new lipstick!"
"Lipstick?"
The so-called 'black hole' is someone who only knows how to ask but not gives.
Its boundaries are closed off, and it mercilessly swallows everything outside. Once you've been engulfed, there is no chance to escape.
I hope that you are peacefully and free under this vast sky. Without being swallowed up, I hope you preserve your ability to gaze up at the starry sky...
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