Story
Chapter 20 – The Worst Kept Secret
The next morning…
Jennie had one mission.
Act normal.
That was it.
No smiling.
No looking at Felix.
No acting different.
Simple.
Except…
It was impossible.
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Jennie walked into the dorm kitchen.
Her blonde hair was styled perfectly, and she wore a black oversized hoodie, baggy cargo pants, and black sneakers.
She grabbed a drink.
Everyone stared.
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She stopped.
“What?”
Nobody answered.
Jennie looked around.
“Why is everyone looking at me?”
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Han slowly put down his spoon.
His messy brown hair was sticking up, and he wore an oversized green hoodie, black jeans, and white sneakers.
“Interesting.”
Jennie narrowed her eyes.
“What does that mean?”
“Nothing.”
“Han.”
“Absolutely nothing.”
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Lisa walked in.
Her ash-blonde hair with bangs was perfectly styled. She wore a black bomber jacket, graphic shirt, cargo pants, and colorful sneakers.
She looked between Jennie and Felix.
Then smiled.
“Oh.”
Jennie immediately pointed.
“No.”
“I didn’t say anything.”
“Your face did.”
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Felix entered.
His soft black hair was slightly messy, and he wore a black varsity jacket, white shirt, athletic pants, and basketball sneakers.
The second Jennie saw him…
She looked away.
The second Felix saw her…
He smiled.
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Everyone noticed.
Immediately.
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Rosé walked in laughing.
Her lavender hair fell over her oversized cardigan. She wore ripped jeans and white boots.
“Oh no.”
“What?”
“They’re doing the thing.”
Han nodded.
“The thing.”
Jennie looked confused.
“What thing?”
Jisoo smiled.
Her dark red hair rested neatly over one shoulder. She wore a cream sweater, black pants, and ankle boots.
“The thing where you pretend you don’t like each other.”
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Jennie froze.
“We don’t.”
Felix answered at the same time.
“We don’t.”
Everyone stared.
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Hyunjin entered dramatically.
His blond hair was perfectly styled, and he wore an oversized sweater, black pants, layered necklaces, and clean sneakers.
“Perfect synchronization.”
Han sighed.
“Please stop making everything sound like a drama.”
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At school…
It was even worse.
Because apparently…
The whole friend group had eyes.
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In class, Jennie was trying to focus.
The teacher was talking.
The board was full of notes.
Everything was normal.
Until Felix passed her a note.
She opened it.
“You okay?”
Jennie looked over.
Felix smiled.
She wrote back.
“Why wouldn’t I be?”
A few seconds later, another note came back.
“Because you’re avoiding looking at me.”
Jennie stared.
Then wrote:
“Because you’re distracting.”
Felix smiled.
“Good distracting?”
Jennie paused.
Then wrote:
“Don’t push it.”
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Han, sitting behind them, saw the notes.
He leaned toward Lisa.
“They’re literally flirting through homework.”
Lisa smiled.
“Should we tell them?”
“No.”
“Why?”
“This is too funny.”
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After class, Felix caught up with Jennie.
“You know everyone knows something is different.”
Jennie sighed.
“They know everything.”
“Probably.”
“I hate that.”
Felix smiled.
“No you don’t.”
Jennie looked at him.
“You’re annoying.”
“But?”
She tried not to smile.
“But…”
She looked away.
“You’re less annoying now.”
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Felix laughed.
“That might be the nicest thing you’ve ever said.”
“Don’t get used to it.”
“Too late.”
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From across the hallway…
Han watched them.
“Do you think they’ll ever admit it?”
Lisa shook her head.
“No.”
Rosé smiled.
“But they don’t need to.”
Jisoo nodded.
“They already know.”
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And that was the funniest part.
Jennie and Felix spent months fighting.
Roasting each other.
Trying to prove they were nothing alike.
But somehow…
The person who annoyed them the most…
Became the person they looked for first.
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