JENNIE
Cookies," Jisoo and I answer in unison.
"Cookies it is, then." Karen smiles and opens the cabinet.
Karen never stops, she's always baking, roasting, toasting. Not that I'm complaining; her cooking is incredible.
"It's dark out now. I hope she doesn't get lost out there," Marco says. Jisoo just shrugs like That's Lisa.
Lisa has been gone for nearly three hours, and I'm trying my best not to panic. I know she's okay; if something were to ever happen to her, I would know. I don't know how to explain it, but I know deep down that I would just know.
So something harming her is not what I'm worried about. I'm worried that her frustration will just become an excuse to find some local bar. As much as I wanted her to get away from me, it would kill me to see her stumble through the door and smell liquor on her breath. I just needed my space, time to think and cool down. I haven't gotten around to the thinking part; I've been avoiding it at all costs.
"I was thinking we could all get in the Jacuzzi tonight or maybe in the morning?" Karen suggests.
Jisoo spits her soda back into her cup, and I look away quickly, biting the inside of my cheek. The memory of Jisoo spotting my floating panties is much too fresh, and I can feel the heat in my cheeks.
"Karen, honey, I don't think they want to get in the Jacuzzi with us." Marco laughs and Karen smiles, realizing that it would be a little awkward maybe.
"I guess you're right." She laughs and starts separating the cookie dough into small balls. She scrunches her nose. "I hate this premade stuff."
I'm sure that for Karen, premade cookie dough is awful, but for me, it's heaven. Especially now, when I feel like I could snap at any moment.
Jisoo and I were in the middle of a discussion about Yeri and their soon-to-be apartment when her mother and Marco finally checked in on us. They mentioned that they ran into Lisa as she was leaving. Apparently she told them that I was asleep, so I did my best to go along with her lie, saying that I had only woken up when Jisoo came in.
I've been wondering where Lisa is and when she will return since the moment she left. Part of me doesn't want to see her at all, but part of me, a much bigger part, needs to know that she isn't doing anything that will further jeopardize our already fragile relationship. I'm still extremely angry at her interfering with my move to Seattle, and I have no idea what the hell I'm going to do about it.
