One Last Shot // Lisoo 리수 [Complete]

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Life is shit! My boss is shit! Everything is shit! You're shit Kim Jisoo!

Jisoo kept telling herself as she messed up her hair one last time, her makeup smudged and ruined by the tears and her face getting rubbed nervously. Crying hard but quietly, a rope in her hands.

How did I get to this point!? God Jisoo! You're a mess! An embarrassment!

Lalisa was humming while admiring and enjoying the beautiful sunny day, her life sure changed in 10 years. Hell if it changed. She glanced at the back of her phone cover, were the note the stranger left her was kept safe.

Thanks for saving me that day...

The side of her eyes caught glimpse of a beautiful woman with high heels, ripped stockings, messy hair, messy make-up, her elegant clothes, dirty.

She reminds me of me... I have to do something... And that rope... Nope. I don't like what it might mean.

Lisa approached the woman, sitting beside her «Hello, I'm Lalisa. You are?»
The black haired girl looked at the blonde «Jisoo...»
Lisa thought it was ironic to meet someone, with the same name as the person who saved her, who was in her place «You don't want to hang yourself with the rope, right? You're too beautiful and surely smart.»
Jisoo looked at the rope and tried to dry her tears as she said bitterly «I'm not. That's why I've been fired. And there's not one job interview that goes well. Not one! I'm broke! My mother has cancer, my father is dead, my siblings are all around the world, I'm the only one and I don't know what to do anymore! I can't ask to my landlord to give me more time to pay my rent because I don't have a job! I don't even know why I was fired to be honest! I'm 34 already! I'm still single and I really don't know what to do Lisa!» she bursted out in tears as Lisa pulled her closer, side hugging her, trying to comfort her.

«You know Jisoo, 10 years ago I tried to kill myself as well. I was in such a bad period that I became hopeless, but that day, a stranger saved my life and encouraged me enough to make me give one last shot. I wanna tell you some things that will help you as well, her words; things might be hard, things may not go your way, you think there's nothing left, you think you're not good at anything. You see your friends doing better than you and you can't help yourself but compare your achievements with theirs and feel worthless. But, life is hard, there are good and bad days, sometimes only bad days. But you know what they say? After the storm» Jisoo completed the sentence «comes the rainbow.»
Lisa hummed «Right! Things may not go well, may be hard, you feel hopeless, but it's not the end. Things will get better if you don't give up. You will be happy once again. And never feel worthless, because everyone, no matter what, is worth it. And so are you.» Lisa looked at Jisoo «This were her words and she also told me, which I will tell you, if you can't find a reason to go on, to keep on trying, use me as a reason. Do it for me Jisoo, do it for the stranger who saved your life. Or well, hopefully it is saving your life.» both chuckled «And once you'll feel better do it for yourself as well. I believe in you Jisoo. And if I, a stranger, believes in you, why shouldn't you believe in yourself?»
Jisoo commented feeling a strange familiarity in the girl's words «You just repeated her words uh? Do you also believe in those?»
Lisa hummed «Of course I do! It worked on me! And now, let ME tell you something from experience. Things will really, really get better! Look at me! I found a job as a model, I'm quite famous, not to brag, I have no more money issue, my parents are proud, I believe in myself, I'm not hopeless, I'm basically reborn! Yes, I'm still single but who cares, I'm happy and you know what? If I will get fired one day, I will just look for another, it won't go well? I'll try again! I'll keep trying and trying and trying, because I will find one! And just like that girl helped me years back, when I was 22, let me help you. Try again Jisoo unnie, try again and I'm sure you'll succeed. If not, it's okay, I'll help you. I will find you a job. I believe you, believe in yourself as well.»
Jisoo gave her a small smile and dried her tears «Thank you...»
Lisa gave her back a huge smile «No problem. Oh and here. Take this.» she gave her all the money she had «I know you need them and don't say no. You can repay me, with a date maybe?» Jisoo was shocked but slowly nodded.

Lalisa... Where have I heard this name before?