
Chapter 3
Jisoo POV
"Wow! What an accent"
Jennie giggled across from me. I hum in response but my vision was still on the door where Chaeng left. I'm still surprised by our sudden encounter— who would have thought that of all places we could see each other again, it has to be here but that didn't stop me to reached out for her though. I tried to call her but she blocked my attempt and left before I could say anything. I was really confused by her action, why didn't she acknowledge my presence? Did she forgot me already? I mean, it's been five years since we've last seen each other. Lots of things could happen in that span of time; I know because I'm the very proof of it.
Maybe I should just set aside my questions for now. And focus on my girlfriend— right, as if I can do that. I could tell by the look in her eyes that pasta is in deep pain besides her flushed face said it all: she's sick and she's trying to bear it. I'm sure because I've seen and I've taken care of her once when she got sick before.
"That pasta, as if I could let it slide"
I mumbled and was about to stand from my seat to run after her when a hand holds mine on the table and squeeze it. I took a glance at the person who hold my hand; its my girlfriend Jennie who's looking at me intently. Her eyes were so soft, I think she's about to cry that it sober me up and squeeze her hand in return.
"I miss you" She whispered, her face wore a sad smile and eyes that staring at me full of longing. "Haha... I'm sorry—I... I'm just being sentimental again. My gosh why am I crying?" Jennie tried to wipe away the tears that was threatening to fall in her eyes.
"I miss you too Jennie, and it's okay to be sentimental" I smile at her reassuringly. This girl might be toughed outside, but she's just my baby mandu that's longing to be pampered inside "I promise, I'll make it up to you. Now that my projects are over, we could have our alone time together"
"Yeah, yours was over but mine isn't. I still need to do some pictorial for a brand endorsement, and please I know that you still have some work to do. Don't pull the I'll make it up to you card just do it!"
She huff in indignation while popping her cheeks. I laughed at her cuteness and pinched her mandu cheeks
"Hahaha... Hey Jendeukie don't be mad at me. I promise, I really will make it up to you. Awu~ come on mandu" I stretched her mandu cheeks apart that it made her face looks funny.
"Yahhh! Stop pinching my cheeks will you! Alright, I'll forgive you!"
"Nope, not gonna happen Jendeukie cause I love your mandu cheeks~"
I poke her cheeks once again, Jennie is about to smack my hand away when someone knock on our door. I instantly fix my posture on my chair before I uttered "come in": it's the food service.
"Good evening ladies. Here are your orders"
I'm actually expecting Chaeng to be the one who's gonna serve our orders but sadly the waitress is different. The girl is about to serve the food on our table when she suddenly stopped midair upon seeing me—she seems enthralled by my presence.
"Uhm... Excuse me, are you perhaps the famous actress Kim Jisoo?"
"The one and only"
I gave her my famous smirk and I can see that the girl was trying her best not to squeaked in delight.
"OMG! Chaeyoung and I are your biggest fans! Your last drama was so heart warming. Im gonna watch your next movie!"
The girl continue to showered me with praises but my mind is in somewhere or rather someone. Did she just mentioned pasta a moment ago? And both of them are my biggest fans? Does this mean that Chaeng still remember me? Then why was she acting as if she doesn't recognize me?
I looked back at the girl and saw her name plate that read Yeri.
"Thank you Yeri, and also tell that friend of yours that I'm expecting he- I mean the both of you on my movie premiere"
Yeri bid her goodbye and promised to watched my movie premiere with her friend Chaeyoung. Well, who am I kidding, I won't wait that long just to see pasta again. I've already formulated a plan on how I can corne— I mean meet her.
"What? Does the fame got in your head?"
Jennie then starts on teasing me, it seems like I was so deep in my thoughts that my girl noticed the lack of my mind's presence.
"Yeah, just a little bit. I still can't believe that I'm famous now, I even forget it sometimes"
I lied, of course I'm used to it already. I've been in this industry for five years now.
"Of course you do. I'm actually glad for that because if not then I wouldn't have met the now famous actress Kim Jisoo walking on my father's company being lost like a puppy~" She really can't get over that situation in the past.
"Okay wonder woman let's dig in or the food will get cold"
We continue our meal and enjoy each other's presence. The night is getting deeper so I asked Jennie to head home already.
"You sure you're not coming with me love?"
Jennie asked bewitching me with her charm. She wrapped her arms around my shoulders while kissing me on the cheeks down to the corner of my lips teasing me before going on the full course. Gaddd it's a good thing that nobody was present at the parking lot or they might witness this make out session starring Jennie and I. I pulled away from her before I change my mind and throw her at the back of my car's seat and do some M rated actions.
"Sorry Jendeukie, but the President specifically ordered me to make sure that her lovely daughter would stay on their lovely mansion tonight, and as much as I love to spend some time with you sweetheart, I can't—I still love my job"
"Not pair~ I'll be your boss in the future so give me loveee"
"Hahaha... Not now, maybe tomorrow princess~"
"Nooo~ I wanted to spend my time with you, pleaseee"
She pout and looked at me while blinking those puppy dog or cat eyes. Now that's not pair, I can't pull off the same trick she's doing on me.
"Come on you're drunk Jendeukie, your driver is here"
"Just tipsy love~ just tipsy"
A black car was parked ahead of ours. Mr. Han, Jennie's family driver, wave his hand at me and smile. I guided Jennie to the said car because she can't hold herself together. I was about to get my girl inside when this mandu pulled a stunt again and kissed me full on the lips making Mr. Han turned his back at us. It took a few sweet talks and kisses before I successfully put Jennie inside the car.
"I'll see you tomorrow, right love?" I chuckled, seriously she can't get enough of me.
"Haha... Of course you will. Now rest"
I watched as the car little by little disappear on my sight before I proceed to my actual plan. The reason I was so persistent on sending Jennie home tonight is because I was planning on meeting up with Chaeng. Of course it's a surprise for her hahaha.
I walked my way to the back door of the restaurant. Now aren't I, Kim Jisoo a genius? The backdoor is the door that was often used by employees for exit after their working hours, so here I am standing at the corner waiting and hiding from my pre—I mean friend. I am so in the good mood with the prospect of meeting pasta again that I hummed a song as I waited...
and waited...
and waited...
and waited...
It's 2:00 am in the morning but still no pasta exited on the backdoor. I've been waiting for her for 5 hours now. I've lost count on the number of times I yawn. Wahhh~ I'm so sleepyyyy, I need some beauty rest. Maybe I should just go back tomorrow?
I was about to leave thinking that Chaeng might have had miraculously used the front door and escape my clutches when the stupid backdoor suddenly swayed open revealing the person I've been waiting for. My heart beats faster when I saw her; she's much taller and sexie—skinnier than before, her hair was no longer black but is now pinkish.
When I was about to reveal and surprise her with my presence, Chaeng suddenly fell on her knees, her left hand is on the ground supporting her upper body so she won't lay completely on it while her right hand was on her face trying to prevent herself from loosing consciousness. My adrenaline rush was replaced by terror upon seeing pasta almost on the floor. I rushed to her side and cupped her face trying to wake her consciousness up.
"Hey! Hey! Are you okay?!"
Ohhhh... Shit she's hot! I mean literally.
"Yeah, I'm okay miss. Thanks"
She mumbled lowly that it almost escaped my ears if not for our close proximity. Chaeng tried to stand on her own but failed miserably as she completely lost her balance. Luckily, I was able to catch her before she fall.
"Pasta! Wake up! Hey!"
I tap her cheeks continuously, her expression looks like she's in deep pain while her breathing is ragged. Her body is limp on my hold sign that she's out of consciousness already. Not wanting to spend more time here and risk her health. I wrap one of my arm around her shoulder and put the other one on the back of her knees with the intention of carrying her in bridal style. It's a good thing that she's using a bagpack so I don't have to worry on how to balance the weight of this pasta and her things.
"Don't worry pasta, I promise, I won't let you fall"
I confidently stated. Man how wrong I was because the moment I lift her, I almost stumbled with her on the ground. Gaddd why is she so heavy? She looks too slim to be as heavy as a rock.
"P-Pasta, what the hell were you eating?"
I tried my luck and carried her once again. Thankfully, I was successful this time in lifting her without causing an accident to the both of us. I walked my way to my car and carefully placed her at the front passenger seat careful for her head— the last thing I want for her is to have a head injury.
"You should take care of yourself more pasta, but don't worry I'm here now and just like the old times, I'll take care of you."
I drove to the nearest place where I could tend to this beautiful girl at my side: my condo. I know that the hospital would be the best place to bring her for treatment but then again unless you forgot, I am a famous actress. I don't want to be the cause of the fuss in the hospital and disturb those patients who's resting. Besides if people saw me with a different girl after that confession about my relationship with Jennie, I bet, Chaeng and I would be in the front page of the headline tomorrow with the caption of my infidelity. As much as I want pasta to feel better, I also need to consider her privacy and make sure that her name wouldn't be drag with mine.
Once we arrived to my condo I immediately laid pasta on my bed and run to my bathroom for the first aid kit to check her temperature.
"41°C? Yahhh this is so high!"
I hissed, this is not good. Fever this high should be treated in the hospital, if this goes on pasta might have a seizure or worse—No! Jisoo stay calm this is not the time to be consume by dread. I need to act. Not wasting any time, I immediately brought a basin full of water and her change of clothes.
"Now pasta I've seen it once" I asked her as a removed her buttons slowly "I hope you don't mind me seeing it again"
I didn't dare to close my eyes; that might have been my biggest mistake for tonight because the moment I completely unbutton her shirt, Chaeng's pearl like white skin was the first thing that greeted me. I remained still on my place—too enthralled by this goddess like display. Unconsciously, my meandering fingers are tracing the front of her body starting from the area right under her bosoms down to the surface of her stomach savoring its smoothness before advancing slowly to a lower and more dangerous region on her body just above her underwear. I stop and contemplate; the notion of a more heavenly like sensation just under this fabric seems tempting to me. Just lower, I just need to take my impeccable fingers lower and then...
"Uhmm..." Jisoos! Her low whimpering startled me that it made me retract my fingers instantly as if I got burned.
"Phew~ isn't it getting hot in here?" I fanned myself using my collar.
This is insane Chaeng's guileless look is doing its wonders to me. Did I just almost—
I shook my head this is not the time to get distracted, she might have been feeling cold. Swaying my dirty thoughts away, I changed her clothes forthwith; tucked her under the sheets covering her whole body for safety measures just in case you know, I lost myself again and then placed a wet towel on her forehead. I hope this would help to somehow decrease her temperature.
"Get well soon Pasta..." I whispered as I removed some of hair that covers her beautiful face. All this years we've been missing out each other that I almost forgot how it felt like to be under her presence.
What a fool I am. Haha she still have the same effect on me.
I smile at her figure one last time before looking at her personal belongings that was laying on the floor. I hope she won't mind if I intrude on her personal belongings. I just need to contact her parents and inform them that she's with me. Hahaha I bet Uncle and Auntie would be surprise to hear from me again. Im excited to have some catch up with them and maybe use that opportunity to rekindle my friendship with Chaeyoung. Just the mere thought of it made me feel giddy from happiness it actually motivated me to hurry up my task.
Hmm weird?... No wonder her bag was so heavy, it was full of thick books but what I find unusual is that these books are about economics, politics, and law. Is she still studying? But it's been five years already, music course could only take at least 4 years to finish or is it? Too bad I really don't know the answer to that considering I didn't even took a step in college. My manager just enrolled me in an online course which I forgotten what it was about for the sake of getting a diploma.
Well... Pasta is someone who liked to read maybe she's just interested with these books. Shrugging off the peculiar things in her bag, I immediately searched for her phone. Finally, after scrabbling inside her bag, I felt a familiar shape of rectangle and fish it out—to my surprise her cellphone is an old model keypad unit that got me dismayed because it is password protected.
"Seriously, who used this kind of phone in this oh so modern day?" Probably just Chaeng.
I scratched my head and just cracked the password but no matter how many times I enter her or her parents birthday it won't budge. Then whose birthday is it?! After series of trials of combinations of numbers and some cursed words; my will has finally relented and just flop down right next to her—watching as her chest heave in an up and down pattern.
"Pasta..." I sigh as I tentatively snuggle closer to her— inhaling her familiar scent lulling me to sleep. "I miss you"
Chaeyoung POV
The sound of the running water aroused me from my deep sleep making me stirred on the unusual comfort and softness of my cranky bed. Uhm... weird, I don't remember my bed being this comfortable before. Knowing that I don't have the time to spare, I forcibly awoken myself to prepare for the day but when I open my eyes, I was greeted by a very unfamiliar place.
"What the! Where am I?!" I jolt from the bed to look around my surroundings. I knew that being in an unknown place is not the best thing to woke up to. In fact it is more than enough to call for a red flag. So, like every normal human being who experienced the same situation like I have—the first thing that I did is to checked the clothes I am wearing and gaddd, I don't want to say it but this is so clichè; I'm wearing different clothes! It's time to panic! "Oh no! Oh no! This can't be happening!"
In the midst of my affright, I heard the shower being turned off; I think that's the cue for me to leave this place. Thank god my mind was still clear enough to remember my personal belongings, so I immediately look for my things and with some luck found it on the side of the bed. I was about to leave the bedroom when the bathroom instantly swayed open revealing the person I spent the night with. Oh jisoos please help meee...
The person I spent the night is a girl, thank gadd for that. She only wore a bathrobe as she tried to dry her hair with a towel. She looks at the bed first probably checking if I was still asleep. When she didn't see me there a frown has flashed on her face; her eyes then lurks around her bedroom before it landed on me who's holding the doorknob. We stared at each other for a good minute until I bolt out of her bedroom snapping her out from her daze.
Shocks! Why her?!
"Chaeyoung-ah come back her- Oouchhh!" I heard Jisoo yelp in pain and being the good natured of a person I am, I halt from my track and contemplate whether to help her or not "my toe!"
Goodness! I thought she seriously hurt herself...
Recovering from her toe accident Jisoo immediately emerge from her bedroom with her dishaveled bathrobe making me see a glimpse of her cleavage. I need to go to church after this...
"Pasta where are you going? We need to talk!" Nope, I don't want to talk her especially if she's in that kind of state. She still run after me though not minding if her robe was little by little sliding off on her body . As a retaliation I dashed to where the door is. When I turned the knob it didn't budge so I tried to shift it again and again but my efforts remained futile.
"It's useless, that door can only be open using my finger print, pasta~" she smirk at me in triumph and wiggle her fingers to make a point. Slowly, Jisoo approach me like a predator that she always is, while l? I looked like a dear caught in the head light as I tried to squirm my body on the door or squish the door knob hoping for a miracle to happen "I told you it's useless~"
Jisoo then slam both of her hands on my sides, trapping me between her and the door. The only thing I could do right now is to look downward; I don't think, I would be able to meet the way she stare at me head on.
"Why won't you look at me?" She sadly stated
It's because you look at me as if the world revolves around me and I hate it
"W-Wait, I... I"
"I miss you..." She leans closer to me and rest her head on my shoulder giving me a whiff of her shampoo and perfume. I remain rooted on my place making Jisoo impatient and pull herself away from me . "Sigh... Let's have breakfast first, okay pasta?" Seeing me in distraught, Jisoo poked my cheeks successively while laughing.
"I-I can't. I'm sorry" I tried to turn her down politely but it still didn't sit well with Jisoo so I was forced to explain it explicitly "I still have some extra classes"
"Classes? But it's weekend!" Jisoo lean her body to me again but this time, her body was much closer it looked like she was hugging me "No we're going to have breakfast first"
"I really ca—" I'm getting tired of having an argument with Jisoo, she's not listening to me it's beyond frustrating. Fortunately, her telephone rang and a voice message from her girlfriend, Jennie, echoed in the living room disrupting Jisoo from trapping me.
"Hey love! It's me Jennie. Let's have breakfast together so you better be up and prepared when I pick you up. I'm on my way, love you~ "
Jisoo sigh in irritation and looked at me as if she was contemplating on something. Oh no! I know that look. She's going to ask me to tag along with them and be the third wheel...
"Jisoo..." Her eyes widen, she must have been surprised to hear her name from me for the first time. I swallowed my nervousness then gathered my wits and met her soft gaze while she's smiling at me in mirth. Goodness that smile almost made me squeal in delight, I need to stop fangirling over her. "Jisoo?" I called her again in uncertainty.
"Yeah?" Her smile increase in megawatts.
"I really need to leave or I might fail my subject. Please..." I plead, I know it sounds desperate but I really need to get away to this place—I need to get away from her.
Understanding my situation, Jisoo finally let go of me and placed a considerable amount of space between us.
"I'm sorry, I... I didn't mean to pressed you, Chaeng. It's just that-" Jisoo seems really stressed right now. I could see that she was having a hard time to express her feelings into words; it made me think that all of those years of training and hardship as an actress has gone to waste. Trying to redeem herself, she took a deep breath and stared at me in melancholy " Sigh... I just want to talk to you, spend my time with you and do some catch up. I wanted to be your friend again, pasta"
It's too late for that. Not now when I finally learned how to leave without you.
"I'm sorry, I really can't."
"Fine" she reluctantly agreed " but I need to remain in contact with you." Jisoo open her palm in front of me "Give me your phone."
"You won't open this door unless I do what you told me to, right?"
"Probably..." She shrug
"Okay, here..." I passed her my phone which is by the way a classic keypad model.
"I can't open it. Tell me the password"
"Oh? Let me unlo—"
"I'll do it just say the password" She stated firmly. Geez I almost groan at her stubbornness. What's wrong with her?
"Okay, okay! 032797 "
"Pardon?"
"It's 032797 "
"Who's birthday is that? It isn't yours nor your parents, right?" I gulped when Jisoo started to talked about my parents. It actually made feel guilty because they are close and she still doesn't know what happened to them.
"Please... I really need to leave" I tried to change the subject.
"Okay..." Jisoo typed her own number on my phone; when she's done, a ring was heard inside her bedroom. "I save my number in your phone and save yours into mine. Promise me you won't change your number now that I have yours." She narrowed her eyes on me and hold her pinky for me to make a promise.
Unfair, she knew that once I made a pinky promise, I'll stick with it.
"Alright, I won't..."
"Pinky promise?" I intertwined my pinky with her to seal the promise.
"Pinky promise" She smile at me again and took two steps to engulf me into a tight embrace.
"I'll call you later when your class is over, okay?" I could only nod my head in answer since my heart skip a beat when she holds me in her arms.
"Jisoo, I have to go" I separate myself from her but Jisoo didn't fully let me as she still holds me onto my waist.
"Alright, I will let you go for the mean time, pasta" Jisoo let out a giggle and poke me on my cheeks again—the nerve, she knew I hated it!
Having the satisfaction of poking me on my cheeks, Jisoo finally let go of me and put her thumb on the door's sensor making a click sound.
"Take care pasta."
"I will..."
"I'll see you soon?" Jisoo hopefully asked
"Thanks for everything, Jisoo" I vow to her and purposely avoided her question. I have a hunch that she won't take no for an answer anyway and that she'll do something if I said that I cannot meet her so there's no point in answering.
I just have to avoid her on my own at all cost.
Finally Jisoo sent me away with a smile and a wave of her hand. I heave a sigh of relief when Jisoo closed her door and that she was no longer in my sight. When I made it to the elevator that's when I realize that something is off with me.
"Stupid! I forgot my clothes! Jisooooo!"