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Not just a friendly meal

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Lisa
Our days filled with practices as we prepared for the release of our song "Ddu-ddu-ddu" and tour. Sitting in our practice room, we rested tiredly after a long day of rehearsals.

"I can't believe we're actually performing again tomorrow!" Rosè said while dramatically flailing her arms in the air.

Jennie laughed and replied, "I'm just so happy that we can finally sing a new song this time."

While me and Rosè agreed to Jennie's statement, we heard a squeal come from Jisoo as we watched the water bottle she was balancing on her shoulders drop to the floor, splashing water everywhere.

Jisoo's eyes widened with shock and she sheepishly smiled "Uh maybe we should just go rest up for tomorrow."

"Yah Jisoo! When will you learn to check if the bottle's cap is at least somewhat closed?" Jennie shouted in annoyance.

"It's okay princess Jennie, I'll personally make sure that the floor is mopped dry and spotless okay?" I said trying to stop Jennie from saying something more that she would regret.

"Lisa! Are you sure? I should do it since I spilled the water. It was my fault anyways, I'm always so negligent at everything." Jisoo said worriedly.

"No, it's okay. We've all had a long day so let's not waste our time arguing. You guys go back to the dorm and rest and I'll clean this up. No protests!" I assured as I shoved them out of the room.

Seeing my determined expression, they reluctantly left and I immediately went to the storeroom in search of a mop. With the soothing music of Lauv playing on the stereo, I allowed all my worries to dissipate as I danced along. Whenever I was stressed or nervous, I loved to take some time alone and just dance. Dance was my way of expressing all that was on my mind.

The sound of a notification pinging from my phone disrupted my dreamy dance. Thinking that it was Jisoo checking up on me, I grabbed my phone and sat on the now clean floor. My heart skipped a beat as I saw the notification. 1 unread message from oppa.

Reading the notification, I found myself smiling involuntarily. Hey Lily! I heard that tomorrow is your comeback performance and I just wanted to wish you all the best! I'll be cheering for you at home ;) Fighting! P.S Don't stress, you'll kill the performance with your swag.

Even when I got back to the dorm, Jungkook's thoughtful text replayed in my mind over and over again.

Despite my incessant worries, our comeback stage was exhilarating. It felt so good to be performing once again! We all decided to go home and celebrate before leaving for tour tomorrow. Getting home, we immediately changed into comfy clothes.

"What do you guys want to eat? I'm gonna order some food for us." Jisoo yelled from the other side of the room.

"Fried Chicken!" Jennie said.

"Kimchi fried rice!" Rosé added.

All three of us looked at each other before saying excitedly, "And lots of tteokbokki!"

As we settled down in front of the TV, the doorbell rang and the door opened wide as my childhood friend, Bambam barged into the room saying, "YAH LALISA MANOBAN! It's so hard to get a hold of you these days!"

"Hyung!!" We all shouted as he plopped himself down beside us.

"Here! I brought fried chicken and milk tea for you guys cause you can never seem to drink beer." He said, waving a large plastic.

Rosè instantly perked up at the mention of food, "Oh my gosh hyung, thank you so so much."

"How did you even get in?" I say, perplexed.

"Well, like I was saying Lalisa here has been dodging my calls and texts, so I had to ask her manager to help me meet up with you guys." Bambam said dramatically.

"Oh, that's probably cause Lisa got a new phone." said Jennie nonchalantly.

Bambam's eyebrows rose questionably and I simply shrugged and showed him my 'new phone'. He didn't say anything much after that and we all decided to start eating. After a good meal, all the girls went to rest while me and Bambam sat in the balcony outside.

As if sensing my scattered thoughts, Bambam asked, "Okay, answer this honestly. How was the comeback stage?"

I laughed drily and fiddled with the cup in my hand. "It was great.... But it was still just one song." Looking at Bambam he urged me to continue.

"Like, obviously I'm so grateful that we got the opportunity to debut... But I just feel like we're not progressing at all. Maybe if we have more creative freedom, we'd be able to come up with an album that resonates us and our fans can relate to. That's the dream." I said in disdain as my eyes brimmed with tears.

"Lisa, it's okay if you want to cry. Honestly, screw YG. You guys have 2 years until your contract ends, but it's your choice if you want to renew your contract. Take time and think about yourself. You're special Lisa, I know I don't say these kind of things much but you don't deserve to be treated like this. None of you guys do." Bambam's words echoed in my mind loudly as the ring tone to my phone's notification rang.

Before I could react, Bambam took my phone eyed it weirdly. "Wah, this 'new' phone of yours is really ancient." He said, returning to his regular teasing while opening my phone.

His eyes widened in shock and his eyebrows furrowed before typing something on my phone. "Bam! What are you doing?" I asked, desperately trying to take my phone back.

After a long time of struggling, Bambam finally showed me my phone screen while scolding me dramatically. "Wow, you know I thought I was your hyung. I'm seriously hurt that Jungkook gets to know your new number before I do!"

At his scolding, I protested loudly. "Hyung, it's not what it looks like. I really was going to tell you about my phone, but I was so busy and Jungkook's number seriously just appeared!"

"How does a number mysteriously appear on your contact list?! He even sends sweet messages to you!!"

"I mean, it just kind of happened... I really was going to add you to my list. I swear." I added confidently, hoping to calm Bambam down.

He leaned back while shaking his head in disbelief, "Wow, I guess Namjoon wasn't lying when he said that Jungkook and you are hitting it off."

Hearing his statement, I gave him a confused look."What??"

"Namjoon told me about your little rendezvous with Jungkookie after Gayo Daejun. He said that you were eating ramen with him in the wee hours of the morning."

"It was just a friendly meal between two people who were tired. It was just to energize us. " I say, denying the outrageous claims.

Bambam waited before dramatically leaning forward again and pointing at me. "We may be the same age Lisa, but trust me when I say that to a guy, having ramen with a girl at night is not just having a 'friendly meal'."