Come Home

Eight

It's been three days since Jennie met Irene and so far, she's been spared of the dark haired lady's presence. She still haven't gotten over the fact that the only girlfriend Lisa's had that Soyeon told her a few days ago now has a face, a very good one at that.

It's also been three days since Lisa called Jennie gorgeous and the way she reacted to it is making her question if she has a crush on Lisa. There was also their moment on the beach and she would be lying if she said she didn't feel a deep connection there even just for a few seconds.

"Hey, Jenjen?" Lisa calls.

That's the nickname Lisa developed for Jennie during the past days. It makes her feel giddy whenever Lisa calls her that.

"Mhmm?" They're on the beach. Jennie's sitting on the sand and reading a book she borrowed from Chaeng while Lisa's repairing a minor damage on the engine of her boat.

Lisa gets up from her lying position inside the boat, a position she's been in the whole time she's repairing it. "I'm just gonna borrow a mallet from Hyunseok oppa." She wipes the grease off her hands and sling the towel on her shoulder. "I'll be back quickly."

"I can get it." Jennie says out of the blue. Even she's confused why she said that.

"Huh? You don't even know him."

Deciding that she's got nothing to loose and she'll get an opportunity to meet someone new in the village, Jennie stands up. "You can tell me where he lives. I'm sure I can find him."

Lisa gives Jennie an intrigued look. "Why the sudden enthusiasm?"

Jennie just shrugs. "I just want to meet other people."

"I'm not enough for you?" Lisa feign hurt.

Jennie pokes the tip of Lisa's nose. "You are, but meeting other people does no harm." That's another thing they learned to do; flirt with each other. It started when Jennie unconsciously did it and from then on, they just kept doing it. They're both very into it though.

"Okay, then. So from Chaeng's house, keep going down and it's," Lisa pauses to count imaginary houses using the air. "Three, four, five, six," she mutters to herself. "Seven houses down after Chaeng's. They have a big, green door, watch out for that."

"Cool. Do I just look for Hyunseok oppa and ask for a mallet?"

"Yeah."

"Okay. Easy peasy. See you later, Lili."

They both laugh at Jennie's rhymes.

"Dork." The grey haired girl comments while shaking her head as Jennie walks away.

In the short time Jennie's been in the village, she almost know everyone. They're just so friendly with her every time she passes by and would start up a conversation with her. So far she likes everyone, they're all really nice and accepting of her.

Jennie follows Lisa instructions. First, she makes her way to Chaeng's house and from there, she keeps walking, counting the houses she passes by and stops when she's past the sixth house. Just like Lisa said, Hyunseok oppa has a big green door, and that's where she's standing right now.

Hyunseok oppa's house doesn't have a gate. No one in the village has a gate because that's just how much they trust one another, that extra security measures aren't needed.

The door is closed so Jennie knocks but no one answers. "Hyunseok oppa?" She calls and there's absolutely no sound inside the house when she puts her ears flat against the door. She keeps her ears on the door for a few more seconds when it suddenly opens, causing her to lose her balance and fall forward. She's ready to fall but luckily, someone catches her.