JenLisa Truths and Lies

Sleeping Beauty

Everyone got excited and let's admit it, the young president is mesmerising but it seems that he has already set his eyes to a certain blonde who is also smiling back at him. Or is she? Smiling back sweetly at him? Jennie asked herself as she stood there and witness how Lisa forgot about her the second the young President walked in. Jennie and Jisoo are not part of the play but they have organised everything. Honestly, Jennie doesn't like Tae-hyung being there. It feels like all she worked hard for was for the young president's entertainment only. But Mr Yang decided to invite him anyway for marketing purposes and hopefully large amount of donations from the Asia Pacific empire.

Mr Yang: Good luck kids. We'll be sitting in front. Perform well. He might give a huge donation. *says the last sentence a little like a whisper so Taehyung who is busy having a seemingly telepathic conversation with Lisa and smiling sweetly at each other*

Jisoo: Okay kids. Don't mess this up. I know we had trouble adjusting after our Sana decided she wants to ski rather than be a prince charming tonight. *looks at Lisa who is memorizing her lines and walks up to her*

Jisoo: Thanks again Lisa. I owe you big time.

Lisa: No worries. It's what friends are for. *wink*

Jennie overheard them. Now she is thinking again. Is she even a good friend to anyone? She just thinks of herself. Jisoo was always there for her but she wasn't there when the older actually needed her. She decided to chase an unknown woman.

Jisoo: Eww. Don't do that. You don't look cute at all. *disgusted face*

Lisa: Ehee *Smiles while holding up both of her hands*

Jisoo and Lisa laughed together. Jennie smiled at the interaction. Lisa has been doing a better job making Jisoo happy. It seems that the engagement is more bearable to Jisoo now because Lisa and Rose are always there for her. Jennie is there too but she seems to have been thinking a lot lately that she zoning out in almost every conversation.

The auditorium has been filled. The play has started. Mina, princess Aurora, is now living with her fairy godmother in the middle of the forest. Away from the palace where she belongs so she will be safe. Come to think of it, it could be the reason why Elisabeth didn't show up all this time. She must be in danger that's why she can't come back home, back to Jennie.

Then suddenly the theme song started to play. Mina started singing the verses. Her voice is beautiful, now Jennie understands why Jisoo has chosen her to be the princess. She does look and sound like a real princess.

And then Lisa came out from the backstage. Wearing a prince charming costume. Definitely with no white horse. Jisoo said they don't have time to build a white horse paper mache. Jennie has heard Lisa sung playfully to a Disney song before. That day before the wedding, the night she learned that the beautiful lady on the stage lied to her.

I know you
I walked with you once upon a dream
I know you
That gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam

And I know it's true that visions are seldom all they seem
But if I know you
I know what you'll do
You'll love me at once
The way you did once upon a dream

The lyrics. Jennie wished so much those words are for her. That after tomorrow, Lisa would finally say she is her Lili. But then again, she knows Lisa is not her. It would have been a great convenience isn't it? To fall for the same person not exactly knowing they were the same person. But reality is far from it. Lisa, no matter how much she reminds her of Elisabeth, is and will never be Elisabeth.

I know you
I walked with you once upon a dream
I know you
That gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam

Both of the actresses are singing sweetly to each other. Lisa is a great actress. Jennie could really feel the song but she doesn't like how Mina is smiling at Lisa. She definitely does not like how Lisa is smiling back at Mina. No, Lisa can do more than that. She deserves a better princess. Someone like, like, like ... Lisa suddenly looks at the crowd. No, looked directly to Jennie.

And I know it's true that visions are seldom all they seem
But if I know you
I know what you'll do
You'll love me at once
The way you did once upon a dream

Like any other person, she panicked. She finds it sweet and also embarrassing as the some people from the crowd is now looking at her. Lisa turned her gaze to the front row seat. Taehyung is nodding and smiling at her.

Jennie: What the fuck? Do they know each other?

Jisoo: Of course. I had to introduce Lisa to the whole crew. She had to practice with Mina too.

Jennie: No. Not her. I mean, the president who is smiling like a monkey while Lisa is performing like a lovesick girl. What is this?

Jisoo: What's love without jealousy?

Jennie: What? No. I feel like everything I know about Lisa is a lie. Don't you think so unnie?

Jisoo: I think you are just reading so much between the lines and assuming a lot of things. That's why I don't play video games with you Jendeuk.

Jennie dropped the subject. She knows Jisoo is right. She must be just assuming a lot. She's been assuming a lot. Since the beginning. She assumed so much that she doesn't know which ones are real or not.

Jisoo: I love this part. Lisa and I kept on fighting because she kept on insisting the princess will sleep 1000 years. I read more story books that her, it's just 100 years. Lisa and your Lili probably read the same book. Awful writer. I will make sure all the kids know that it's just 100 years. Imagine young prince marrying a thousand year old princess. Yikes

Jennie: *laughs* Chu, Lisa probably heard that story when she was 3. It's easy to mix up numbers. Especially when you are too smart like her.

Jisoo: She's a dummy. Deep inside, she is. She's pretending but I can see right through her. I just know.

People are cheering as the prince charming runs towards the castle. This is it. This is when the prince will kiss the princess to wake her up. This is Jennie's favorite part. She smiles as she remembers how she always lure Lili into this part of the story. Lili always letting her be the princess and peck on her lips. Yes, she may not have been so innocent even the beginning.

The prince charming kissed the princess' cheeks. Thank heavens. Boys and even the girls were shouting for Lisa to kiss them instead. What happened to be professional because the M Corp president is here?

Narrator: and they lived happily ever after. The end.