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Though Irene seemed to have remained calm and composed the entire time, in actuality, seeing something so absurd in person had caused a greater emotional impact on her than anticipated.
Especially because she was quite familiar with both parties involved. She had technically watched this tragedy play out before her eyes from the closest seat possible. The plot honestly had too many twists and turns; the ending was also quite sorrowful. It was really hard for it not to churn up her already messy feelings.
She sat in the back seat of the car. She rested her forehead against the window and counted the neon signs flying by as a way of distracting herself.
This wasn't actually very effective. Clips of Seulgi and Sunmi still stubbornly rushed forward, along with the dark emotions attached to them, and played in her mind.
In the beginning, it had only been a joke cracked after alcohol. Some unknown person had been jealous that Seulgi switched girlfriends so quickly. They had caused a commotion, saying that no matter how popular or how much of an idol female god the other was, she still wouldn't be able to successfully date Sunmi.
Sunmi was a girl group member, a promising singer dancer. In the entertainment industry, which was filled with handsome and beautiful artists, she had been the odd one out. She had a great temper and always wore a smile on her face. It appeared that she had a pretty good relationship with everyone, but in actuality, she held everyone at an arm's length. As a "target" as popular as Irene and Seulgi with the girls, she surprisingly remained single.
At the time, Seulgi had been young and arrogant. She could easily get anything she wanted in the world. How could she stand to be challenged in such a manner? Regardless of if it was appropriate or not.
On the spot, she had announced that she would definitely successfully woo Sunmi. This pursuit had lasted two years, starting as a national venture and ending as an international one. And, she actually succeeded.
When first hearing about this, Irene's jaw had dropped with surprise. After brief thought, though, she also didn't find it strange, when Seulgi pursued someone, she could give that person the whole world just to receive a smile in response. She was wealthy, interesting, educated, good looking, and smart. She was also much sweeter than a hundred Irenes added together. It was very hard for anyone not to feel touched.
But as soon as the two officially dating, things changed.
In less than three months, Irene was already hearing occasional complaints from Seulgi about how troublesome Sunmi was. After this, during a gathering, Seulgi accidentally let the secret slip. It was heard by Sunmi. The other knew her place and ended the relationship.
Most of their friends praised Seulgi. They said that she was capable of picking people up, but also letting them go – as expected from Miss Kang. They also congratulated her on regaining her freedom. But Irene didn't feel like this was okay. She had visited Sunmi in private once. Sunmi had wanted to act unaffected, but had failed. After all, no matter how composed she pretended to be, she couldn't hide her eyes. As Lisa always said, those eyes never lie.
Even Irene, someone who wasn't so easily affected, was terrified by this. That night, she went home and very seriously rejected the senior singer who had been pursuing her at the time. From that point on, she never dared to involve herself in such situations again. When looking for partners, she also did her best to purely restrict the relationship to sex, accompaniment, and money. Very cautiously, she prevented every possibility of "falling in love".
She had money, resources, status, and a backup plan. She could afford to play around and be stubborn on impulse; however, not everyone was like her. A split second decision on her part could possibly be the most vivid memory in someone else's life. This was too heavy. She couldn't reciprocate such emotion. The world was so big and there were so many people who knew when to take a step back. Why go looking for trouble?
She had thought herself so smart.
She had thought that she had prevented all possibilities of tragedy at their sources.
She absolutely wouldn't ever be as regretful as Seulgi, forgetting herself and getting drunk and crying.
"It's all Sunmi's fault. After dating someone like her, how could I find anyone else interesting?" She didn't need to hear the story of her ex-girlfriend's attempted suicide from others and be in great pain because of it; she also didn't need to set down her pride and come up with innumerous new lies to pursue an old acquaintance who had no memories of her at all, then furiously prevent her from attempting suicide a second time when the truth became revealed.
She could be an apathetic onlooker. Or a level-headed, composed outsider.
Only, it was a pity that the Heavens weren't willing to cooperate.
Regarding these issues, nobody could be an outsider. All of her self-perceived smart moves had ultimately only changed the type of tragedy.
However, before everything started, who would've thought that the person to fall in love first would be her, Irene?
Irene heaved out a long exhale and pressed the spot between her eyebrows. She opened the car door and headed upstairs. When she reached her room, she casually tossed her shirt away. Without even changing into pajamas, she fell into bed.
It was already the latter half of the night.
The entire day, her emotions had been on a roller coaster ride. She had encountered several unplanned situations. Even if Irene's nerves had been made of steel, by now, she would still be nearing her limits. Her brain could no longer function. She only instinctively reached over and pulled Lisa into her embrace, tightly wrapping her arms around the other. The tip of her nose was buried against the back of Lisa's neck. She could smell the faint fragrance emanating off of Lisa.
The other person who was also stuck in this mess was Seulgi. Only, she still forced herself to keep up the facade of being suave and charming. When one took a closer look, though, they would discover that her eyes were full of the scars left over from regret, hatred, and despair.
An unhealthy relationship could actually torment someone until they reached such a state.
In hindsight, Irene was actually feeling fearful.
She knew that she and Seulgi weren't that different in nature—— They came from wealthy families and could easily get anything they wanted. If not for the fact that there was such a tragic case right by her side, she probably wouldn't have even realized how weak humans could be, or how fragile love could be. If this were the case, perhaps Lisa.
Irene didn't dare to think in too much detail. She only reflexively tightened her hold around the other.
The person in her arms suddenly sneezed quietly.
Only now did Irene remember the calming incense that Seulgi had lit at home for Sunmi. She hurriedly got up. Even though her eyelids were practically stuck together, she still forced herself to take a shower in the bathroom.
She turned the temperature of the water very low.
She more or less managed to calm down her overburdened brain. Thus, she made an impulsive but not indecisive decision: since she had already acted and stolen the person back, why not directly make things clear? It wouldn't matter anymore even if she got rejected. She had the ability to accept rejection. She also had many methods for wooing someone. However, she was already running out of the patience necessary to hold herself back.
This decision seemed like a strike of lightning.
It cut away all the messy thorns surrounding her.
Irene walked out of the bathroom. The fog around her brain had completely disappeared. She was even in the mood to gently hum a few melodies.
She burrowed into the blankets and pulled Lisa over, hugging her tightly. Her entire person felt relaxed because of her decision. Very quickly, she disappeared into her sweet dreamscape.
She didn't discover at all that Lisa had slowly opened her eyes in her arms, then stared at her for a long time. Ultimately, though, the other didn't dare to scoot any closer. She only lifted a hand and gently stroked the fresh new scratch marks on the bare arm wrapped around her waist.
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The next morning, Irene woke up very early. But Lisa had woken up even earlier.
Irene looked around the bathroom and didn't find her target. She only found the other when she walked into the living room and saw Lisa through the glass doors, cooking breakfast in the kitchen.
Wearing a pure white apron. That made her waist appear very thin.
Her movements were smooth, carrying with them an elegant familiarity and calm. Her pure and homely appearance was very tempting.
Irene pulled open the door and wrapped her arms around Lisa from behind. "Up so early? Not sleeping some more? Just leave it there for the maid."
Lisa turned around, closed her eyes, and waited to be kissed. After the kiss, she finally said, "Weren't you the one who said that the maid here is bad at cooking?"
There was only one maid for Irene's apartment. She was great at cleaning, but her cooking skills were rather dubious. Irene wasn't a picky eater. Normally, she could manage to get by without many complaints. She had only complained to Lisa a few times by acting cute to the other. She hadn't thought that her complaints would really get remembered.
Just, her heart felt warm.
She thought, as expected, it was rather inevitable that she would sink further and further into the whirlpool known as "Lisa." There were honestly too many such details. They were scattered among the corners of life. Completely helpless, Irene secretly sighed while smiling. She habitually buried her nose in Lisa's collarbone and inhaled that faint fragrance. She made up her mind.
"Lisa-yah, I have something to tell you." Her tone was extremely serious.
Lisa froze for a moment in her embrace. "Right now?"
"Oh." Irene couldn't wait anymore. "Right now."
"Ok......" Lisa turned off the fire, untied the apron, and set it next to the stove. Hesitantly, she turned around and took a deep breath, as if she had made a big decision. She spoke up first.
"What a c-coincidence. I have something to say to you too...... Um, can I-I speak first?"
Lisa squeezed her lips together. She swallowed, then suddenly bowed at Irene. "Irene sunbaenim, thank you for taking care of me all these years."
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Seoljigi, to be honest, this 8th story not so uhm... oh.. doesn't meet my expectation. I don't know, it's so simple, so-so. Of course, i will finish this whole story. However, there's a chance I might delete this story later.
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