Favourite Ex (Jenlisa)

Day 2: Let's Be Real

Lisa

Ten A.M. in the morning and everyone's grilling outside. But here I am on the balcony of our hotel room, watching Jennie laughing with the girls.

She has no idea how many guys gawking at her beauty. I can't blame them though. Jennie is indeed pretty. I wonder if she's been wearing that adorable laugh before we reconciled.

But I can tell she's happy and carrying less burden after that night. I, too, am happy about it. My heart is filled with joy now that we're okay and trying to heal with each other's help.

But I open the hidden album in my phone gallery which contains all the memories Jennie and I had. I clutch the balcony's railings with this bitter feeling inside me.

I wonder if things turned out to be different...

"Babe?"

Panicking, I hide the album and look back. Chaeyoung approaches me and she's wearing that pretty smile that everyone would fall on their knees— but Jennie's gummy smile hits me hard still.

Realizing it, I massage my temples in frustration. What the heck was that Lisa?

"Babe, are you okay?" Chaeyoung asks and I smile, nodding at her.

"Y- yeah. I'm just checking my emails about work," I lie. She buys it and kisses my forehead.

"You're such a workaholic. But can you give us a hand preparing the food?" I nod as we go straight to the grill area.

There, the girls greet me but Jennie's eyes catch me. She's holding the grilled pork ribs, hesitating to greet me. I'm about to greet her when I notice the hot smoking ribs sliding toward her arm.

"Ah!"

"Jennie!"

I quickly ran to her and swiftly caught her in my arms. The girls catch the grilled pork instead while I pull Jennie up and check her arm.

"Are you okay?" I ask, making sure she doesn't burn herself. But she only taps my hand on her wrist and looks at me reassuringly.

"I'm alright, Lisa. " She smiles, and I feel relieved that nothing happened to her skin. I smiled until I saw in my peripheral view that Chaeyoung was running towards me.

"Babe! You alright? How about you unnie?" Chaeyoung asks, and I only huff in relief and walk away from the scene.

There, I saw my buddies in a cottage sipping champagne and puffing vape. I started this when Jennie and I broke up. It's now my stress reliever.

I just really wonder if I didn't fuck up. Things will really turn out to be different. I'd be happy and peacefully in love. Instead, I gave in to that lust... and anger.

And that earlier— I'm still that worrywart towards her. I can't help but sigh.

I still care about her that I didn't even care if Chaeyoung was there at the incident. Why? Do I... still have feelings for her?

"Hey, Lisa! Come join in!" Seulgi calls. I didn't notice that they were swimming. I smile at them until Jisoo suddenly grabs my disposable vape.