Delululand Presents: VISUAL COUPLE

Before The Storm: Unfair

Jisoo’s POV

“Why the rush, unnie? May pupuntahan ka ba after this?” Rosé inquired while munching her burger. Naguguluhan kung bakit ako nagmamadali knowing na wala naman na kaming ibang gagawin.

Jennie’s sleeping. Si Lisa naman may ibang appointment pa kaya kaming dalawa lang ang gising dito sa dorm ngayon. She’s in my room, iniinggit ako sa pagkain niya.

Hindi ko siya nasagot kaagad dahil masyado akong abala sa pag-aayos sa sarili ko sa bathroom. I was rubbing the soap in my face not so gently, the white foam making me look like a ghost.

My boyfriend will be leaving the country again for the continuation of their world tour and I promised him I’ll be there to send him off. But I’m already running late because we just came back from a schedule. Natagalan kaya matagal kaming natapos.

Sana makaabot pa ako.

“I’ll be seeing Tae,” I managed to say despite the struggle of removing the excess makeup. Ayaw matanggal kaya I gave up and rinse my face. I already changed my clothes so after this, I’m good to go.

My older brother is outside waiting for me. Ihahatid niya ako sa apartment ni Tae dahil hindi naman pwedeng sa airport kami magtagpo.

I don’t want to be the headline of the news tomorrow.

“Ikaw? You won’t see him?” Tanong ko sa kanya habang nagpapahid ng cotton pads sa mukha ko. I’ll probably skip my skincare routine dahil baka nasa eroplano na si Taehyung kapag ginawa ko pa ‘yon lahat.

“Nah. We haven’t talk for quite a while now.” Nag-aalis ng kumalat na sauce sa gilid ng labi na sagot niya. I only nodded and decided not to say anything. I don’t want to meddle.

Nasa kanilang dalawa na if they want to work things out between them. Nothing seemed more important to her now than food and her career. He is also focusing on his passion and of course their tour.

They’re both not interested to date... yet.

And I respect that.

It’s not really an easy decision.

I check my phone for the time and almost cursed. Ilang minuto nalang ay pupunta na siya sa airport. I did one last look in the mirror before I finally bid goodbye to Rosé.

“Just tell the girls where I’m going.” Iyon ang huli kong bilin bago ako tumakbo palabas.

Hindi na ako nagpaalam sa management. Hindi parin nila alam ang relasyon namin ni Taehyung. I planned to tell them when our dating ban is over next year. I just wish I can gather enough courage to tell them about it. For now, I’m just preparing myself for the worst.

We’re being careful naman. Tae wants to tell the world about us but he understands the consequences we will both face if we go public.

We can’t just say Hey people! We’re dating! and be at peace. Magkakagulo. We both know how harsh the netizens are with matters like this. It’s not just a walk in the park, it’s a walk in the park with bashers and haters chasing us. We can’t handle that now.

We’re already suffering.

Taehyung’s not as paranoid as me though. He’s taking everything lightly. He doesn’t have doubts unlike me who can’t sleep because I’m overthinking. Wala akong problema sa relasyon namin. I don’t regret dating him and I’d still do it over and over again.

Nasa fans namin ang concern ko. Nasa kompanya. Nasa mga taong paniguradong hindi matutuwa sa relasyon naming dalawa. Nasa sarili ko rin. Kung kakayanin ko ba kapag nagkagulo na.