Forever Manoban (Jenlisa Adaptation)

Chapter 1

Jennie

I stood in the doorway of the bedroom while Kai packed his bags.

"I just need some space," he said as he threw his clothes haphazardly into his large Nike bag.

"Does this have anything to do with that whore you met at Krystal's the other night?"

"Jen, come on, I told you nothing happened."

I rolled my eyes at him, "You tell me a lot of things Kai."

He threw the last of his clothes in his Nike bag and turned around to face me, "We both knew we were heading for this, things have been rocky for a while now, and you know why."

"Rocky for you because you are searching for something that does not exist."

He let out a heavy sigh, "I'm sorry Jen, I just can't do this anymore."

I followed him to the small space we call the living room as he dropped his bag on the floor. He reached in his jean pocket and threw some money on the table, "This is for the next couple of months so you can pay the rent." He kissed me on my forehead and headed for the door.

I crossed my arms and stared at him, "I don't want your money; I want you to stay. Please Kai; don't give up on us."

I was now the most pathetic person in the world, begging my douchebag boyfriend to stay; not because I thought I was in love with him, but because I was afraid of being alone, and being alone was something that was all too familiar to me.

He picked up his bag from the ground and slung it over his shoulder, "Take care Jen," and just like that he walked out. I stood in the middle of the living room and looked at the closed door as tears escaped my eyes.

Kai and I have been together since sophomore year of college. We both attended Hannam University and met at a frat party when he was a ROK Alumnae Chapter. Kai was a good looking guy with his 6ft stature and medium build. He was not exactly eye candy, but he was cute. He always kept his jet black hair perfectly combed, and his dark brown eyes reminded me of my one favorite thing in the world, chocolate. Kai was the person whose presence lit up the room. His charm and romance is what swept me off my feet. He studied accounting while I studied Art. It was not too long after we graduated that his cousin got him a job at the large accounting firm where he was employed. This is how we ended up moving from Daejeon to Seoul. Kai worked full-time as an accountant and made pretty decent money, so I was able to take on a part-time job at a record company and finish painting the pictures I promised the art gallery.

We rented a one bedroom apartment that was small, but it was our home for the past year and it made us happy; at least I thought it did. I took my teary eyed self and sat on the couch, curled in a ball and cried myself to sleep.

I had not been sleeping long when I was startled by a knock on the door. I sat up and looked around the room, eyes swollen and red.

"Jen, are you in there?" I heard a familiar voice say as she pounded on the door. I got up from the couch and stumbled to open the door. Jisoo always seemed to know when I needed her most. She threw her hands up in the air.

"Jen, it is about time, I thought I was going to have to break down the door." She put her arms around me and hugged me tight. I motioned for her to come in as she pushed her way through and set a large brown bag on the table.

"I come bearing douchebag boyfriend food," she smiled as she rummaged through the bag. She removed the boxes of Chinese food and set them on the table.

"We have Mongolian Beef, Lettuce Wraps, Chicken Fried Rice, Wonton soup and chocolate ice cream for dessert."