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Selca 2: Kiss
You talk to your fellow trainees who are working out with you in the gym. You find out that today is the day that the other trainees will see if they make the cut. Then you find out that she is one of the people included in the test and you devise a small plan while you do pace up with your cardio exercise.
“What time will it end?” You ask as you zip up your duffel bag full of clothes.
“I think it ends at around two hours from now.”
“Alright. Thanks. I’ll see you next week.” You reply cooly and make your way to the door.
It is around 2:25 and you make your way to the company headquarters. You plan to go wait for her and if she passes or fails, you want to be the first to hear it. You would console her if she is sad, and maybe celebrate with her if she does get in. You then see a flower vendor while you thread your path and you decide that you should get her flowers. The flower vendor carries a variety of roses and they catch your attention. However, after you have picked the one that you liked, you suddenly find it overused and generic, so you go for a pink tulip.
After you have paid, you put the tulip on its canister with a red ribbon tied just right below its sepal.
“Thank you.” You nod at the old man as he gives you your change. You make your way to the flight of stairs, dividing you from the humungous building and you can’t help but feel a bit anxious for her.
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You wait on the outside of the door where they are auditioning and you hold the tulip while you lean your back against the wall. The base indicates its freshness as it does not show any signs of irregularities. You then take it from its canister and you look at it with the silky red ribbon tangled around it. It is quite beautiful, certainly underpriced for its magnificence. You observe its petals and you involuntarily touch it. You stop as you see it crumple a bit from your touch. It is fragile and you grow conscious in touching it. You deduce that you are certainly not worthy of touching its beauty, or else you will obstruct its natural order, as if you haven’t already when you bought it from the stall.
Then you come to a realization that Jessica is just like the flower you hold in your hands. She is certainly fragile and you start to see that just like how you bought the flower from the flower stall, you have figuratively bought her as well. You become dismayed as you now find yourself unworthy of her beauty, especially since your choice was led to by your naivety. You then realize that just like the flower, you must eventually give her away.
You let your thoughts wander some more until you hear the door click, and you quickly stand with your hand clutching the stem of the flower. She comes out and sees you and the first thing she does is wrap her arms around you. You hug her back as people exit from the door and you pat her head, as you assume that maybe she did not make it.
She breaks the hug and she holds both your hands, noticing the tulip on your right hand. Then her unreadable expression turns into a bright smile that you have not seen, ever since she has confessed.
“I got in.” She tells you right after everyone else has gone.
It takes you a few seconds to process and you end up grinning widely as well.
“That’s great.” You hug her, and you realize that the tulip is still with you.
“For you. Congratulations.” You then offer her the flower.
She is surprised and eventually she smiles at you.
“I didn’t want to get you a bouquet in case you didn’t get in so I got you one flower instead.”
She chuckles at your explanation and you can’t help but smile back at your own silliness.
“There’s a party tonight, do you want to go with me?”
“Sure.”
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You finish your second glass of wine and you have finished mingling with your fellow trainees. You lean on the wall and you watch her from a distance, smiling and talking to her friends. You completely feel at ease with just looking at her. You take in another dose of liquor and you notice someone in your peripheral vision, eyeing her as well. It is Jaejoong of DBSK, your soon to be senior when you debut.
You have heard that he has taken quite a liking to Jessica, and you observe his actions. He looks at Jessica again, and he takes a shot of tequila. Then he makes his way to her.
Somehow, you find yourself alarmed so you set down your glass and you take an alternate route in the penthouse, to get to her quicker. You now see her alone, holding her glass, while looking down at her heels. She is completely oblivious to the man who is making his way around the pool where both of you are, and you know that you are running out of time.
“Do you still love me?” You ask her sleekly as you hide your feelings of anxiousness. You understand that Jaejoong is a good man but your inner intuition does not want her to be associated with him at all.
“Yes?” She mumbles, as she does not want anyone to know of her feelings for you.
Before you can answer, Jaejoong clears his throat, interrupting both of you.
“Jessica, can we talk?”
You see her avoid his gaze and then she looks down on the floor again.
“Um, sorry oppa. I don’t think I want to right now.” She says and you feel disconnected from the conversation.
“Please? Just for a few minutes.” He pleads her again.
“Not today, sorry.”
“Come on, please.” He says it louder this time, his hand on her arm.
“No…”
As soon as he starts to move his hand, you stop him.
“Oppa, I don’t think she wants to talk right now.”
Jaejoong then lets go and you feel somewhat relieved again. You then see Jessica with a dismayed and humiliated expression on her face as she escapes from you and him.
You run after her.
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You see her stand outside the storeroom which was positioned near the handrails. You see her looking at the illuminated lights of the city.
“Hey.” You say as you catch your breath.
She does not answer back but you can already tell that there is something wrong.
“I’m sorry.” She says, her face is quite saddened from what happened but you do not quite follow her apology.
“For what?”
“I should’ve rejected him more harshly.”
You begin to relax a little bit more as you feel relieved that it is not something grave as you imagined it to be. You stand beside her, looking at the lights as well. It is a bit chilly and unfortunately, neither of you has brought jackets.
“It’s okay.” You smile and you notice that her hand near your side is already brought down, ready for you to take.
You intertwine your hands and you find a little bit of warmth in them.
“Seoul looks pretty at night.” She tells you, and you fix your gaze at her, before you formulate your reply.
“Yeah.” Your eyes travel from her facial features, slowly examining each part. She is indeed beautiful and you are not surprised that someone as prominent like Jaejoong, would be taken in by her as well.
“Why didn’t you say yes to him?” You ask her as you were unable to hide your curiosity.
You hear no answer from her and you look back to the skyline. You think that she is uncomfortable with talking about him so you start to think of other things that she might want to talk about.
Around your peripheral vision, you see her shift her gaze to you and she sets down her champagne glass on the cemented rail. You see that her movements are well handled, and you are unable to find any hints of shyness she has had just moments ago. Then she clasps your hands with hers and she pins you on the wall behind you.
You are quite surprised at how bold she is acting but you do not complain. You let her continue.
She is looking into your eyes and you get lost in them. You feel your heartbeat pace from what she is doing and you can’t help but breathe out a heavy sigh. Her lips look so inviting as you see them get closer to yours.
“Because he’s not you.” She tells you before she stands on her toes and you can’t help but notice that her boldness is starting to fade away. And then, before you know it, she finally gives you a taste of her.
The kiss is gentle and subtle, that you think that this may be her first real kiss. As you notice her starting to pull back, you let go of her hands and you wrap your arms around her waist, as you deepen the kiss once again.
You realize that your body against hers makes you hotter than usual.
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