Never again

Two girls lounging at the couch, facial masks on their faces and a puppy at their feet. Lisa was trying this new sheet mask, Rose was talking about at Rose's place. There was a very unlike silence, only can create by a facial mask. Lisa's phone started to ring, which was in the bag lying next to Rose.

"Phone" Rose said in muffled voice.

Lisa waved her hands saying no. But Rose thought she was asking for it. She sat up and retrieve the phone to give to Lisa. She read the name to tell, but stopped in midway. The screen reads, 'Yoongi Oppa'. Rose looked at Lisa suspiciously, as ringing stopped. She browsed the call log to find out almost everyday there's a call or two to this 'Yoongi Oppa'.

"Yoongi oppa?" Rose said, but Lisa could hardly make out what she was saying?

Lisa threw her hands to ask what. Still holding phone, Rose removed the sheet mask to talk better. "Who is Yoongi Oppa?"

Lisa was stunned. Her eyes opened wide, she looked at Rose.

"No way, Lisa! Min Yoongi??" Rose said loudly.

Lisa sat up and slowly removed her sheet mask.

"You are kidding me! " Rose was still in disbelief. Still no answer from Lisa's side. "Are you two dating?"

"A-aniyo Chaeyoungah.."

"Why there's so many calls? Are you two boning?"

"Yah, michchasseo? We are not doing anything. that."

"Then tell me what's going on?? I'll keep imagining things until you tell the truth." Rose said firmly.

"Ah Jinja... We don't have any kind of relationship. I swear! Oppa never asked me that sort of thing either. We just talk, as friends. And meet sometimes. Again, as friends. That's all."

"He never asked? So do you like him?" Rose waited.

Lisa picked on her nails, but said nothing.

"Wah!! Lisa! You are so fucked up! "

"Onnie... I don't think it will ever happen. I don't think he will like me that way. He is so kind and nice. He listen to me, giving advises and all. But I'm sure he only see me as friend." Lisa said still looking at her hands.

Rose rubbed her forehead. She looked bit calmer than earlier. "Oh Lili, What shall we do about you? You are so screwed. " She said empathetically.

"Chaeyoungah.... You can't tell this to onnies, arasseo? They will be more worried. Anyway, there's nothing. So you don't have to worry."

"Yah, of all the people in the world, why is it Min Yoongi? Oh my God, you know what's going to happen, right? I don't have to spell out everything, right?"

"I know, I told you nothing will happen. Just don't tell anyone else, please, ah??"

After sometime Rose sighed. "Okay, whatever. Don't think about those things much. You have to focus on your career. You can't lose everything after all you went through. And just change that contact name, jinja... If someone saw they will know. What if Wonjae oppa, finds out? Just change it idiot! Be careful." Rose threw the sheet mask on floor and got up, muttering, "What's the use of these, when I'm going to get wrinkles anyway"

"Woah, This Tom Yum is so good." Yoongi praised the food once again as he ate scrumptiously.

"I told you, this place has the best Thai food in all Korea." Lisa giggled as she shoved in another mouthful.

"I'll trust you for Thai food, from today onwards." Yoongi said.

"But the problem is this place can get crowded sometimes. "

"Yeah I saw some couples too."

"Yeah oppa, if someone mistake us and..." But Lisa stopped midsentence when she saw Yoongi, staring at her. "Aniyo oppa, I know it's impossible, I just meant if they identify us, that will be problem"

Yoongi kept his cutlery aside and looked directly at Lisa, "Why it is impossible?" He asked.

"What?"

"I asked why it is impossible. You and me?"

Lisa's eyes widened. 'What an actual fuck is that?'

"Oppa..." she said.

"Lisa, you know what I mean. Why do you think you and I should not?" he asked. Now he has to know the answer. He came this far, now there's no turning back. "Is it because I'm more elder to you?"

"A-aniyo oppa..It's not because of you."

"Then?"

Lisa sighed and set her chopsticks aside. She's not prepared for this. She did not expect this at all. Atleast not today. She remembered Rose's words few weeks ago, 'Just be careful'

"Oppa, all this popularity, things, are short-lived. We don't know when we lose it. Now my only focus is career, I should do my best when I still have it. I know for oppa also it is same. Your career is your priority, right? And I don't want to be the reason you are losing it. So let's think about it that way."

Yoongi nodded his head, "You are right. Mian, I shouldn't have said something like that. "

"No oppa, please. Don't apologize, you just wanted to clarify things. That's all."

Yoongi smiled. "You are really matured than you look. But Lisaya, I think I need sometime. Looks like I'm not matured as you are. I think I went bit ahead by myself."

"What do you mean?"

"Lisa, if I keep on seeing you, talking to you, it will be difficult for me to forget. So just give me sometime please. I'll come around. Till then it's good if you don't contact me."

Lisa can't believe what just happened. 'Did he just ask me out and dump me at the same time? Was he serious about this?'

It was the first Award show after that incident, both BTS and Blackpink participated. Rose nudged Lisa's side as Jennie and Jisoo so immersed on the performance by TXT.

"Yah, what happened. All this time you guys didn't even look at eachother. Are you pretending you don't know, if so you both are really good actors." Rose pointed Yoongi from her head and asked.

"Onnie" Lisa shook her head.

"What? What do you mean?"

"We don't talk for a while now."

"Why? Suddenly? Because what I said? Yah, are you crazy?"

"Ani.. It's not that. Oppa said we should stop any contact. It's been a while since I...." Lisa glanced at Yoongi. 'How can he look so handsome and so unbothered. Like it was nothing' "since I saw him even" Lisa finished what she was saying.

Rose can sense the sadness in Lisa's eyes. She never can hide it. Rose put her arms around Lisa and pulled her towards herself. "My baby, Lili"

Only excitement to attend this stupid award show for Yoongi was he finally able to see her. He was going crazy, thinking about this all alone. But when he saw her, when he caught glimpse while she was looking away, Yoongi wished he could leave this place. It was much worse to see her than not seeing her. 'She smiled rarely through out whole day, but why she look so beautiful and perfect?'. He rubbed his nervous hands together, as his eyes stared at stage aimlessly. Namjoon who was sitting next to him noticed something was wrong.

"Hyung.. hyung.." he called Yoongi. No answer. Namjoon touched Yoongi's shoulder and call again. "Hyung, gwenchana?"

"Oh ..ohh. Yes, Namjoonah.."

"You look upset "

"Ani, I'm okay."