*Lisa's POV*

The first few days were the hardest. I almost felt like I was walking on thin ice, living together with Jennie and Lia. Hindi ko alam minsan if I should talk to Jennie.. Minsan naman pinipigilan ko din kausapin palagi si Lia dahil baka gusto niya din ng personal space. 

After almost five days of living together, nagkaroon na din kami ng routine. Sabay kaming tatlo nagbbreakfast at pagkatapos nun, salitan kaming tatlo sa kung sinong maghuhugas ng mga plato. Jennie and I go together sa school while Lia stays at home. Since si Sana eh may mga araw na walang klase, I introduced them to each other and I let Sana stay over nung isang araw para may kasama si Lia. 

Buti nalang they got along really well. 

Also, everyone's busy dahil nga sa upcoming exams in a week. Jennie's out almost the whole day, everyday. Siguro eh nagsstudy out siya or baka sa library siya nag-aaral. I don't really know. 

Today's a Saturday at wala akong pasok kaya naman naglinis nalang ako ng condo, ayoko pa din naman kasi mag-aral. Siguro magsisimula akong magbasa bukas dahil sa Monday na yung unang exam namin. 

"Galit ka ba sa lapag? You're mopping it too hard." biro ni Lia sakin as she watched me clean the floor. "Agh. Wala akong magawa. I'm so bored." I told her truthfully. 

"Sorry, I'm boring.." malungkot niyang sabi kaya I stopped her agad. "Uy hindi! Hindi sa ganon hahahaha! It's more of a me problem." pag-explain ko sakanya. 

"HIndi ka ba mag-aaral? Akala ko sa Monday na exam niyo." tanong niya sakin. "Bukas na." simple kong sagot.

"Wow. You study a day before exams and you're still one of the top students! Amazing." pagpuri niya sakin. "Since you're not doing anything, pupunta ako sa mall to buy clothes. Kung gusto mo pwede ka sumama." she said. 

Pumayag naman ako.

Pagdating namin sa mall, Lia ogled at the view at paikot-ikot pa siya while looking around. Mukhang magtatagal kami dito sa mall ah.

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"Ang sakit na ng paa ko." I thought outloud. "Nagpaparinig ka ba?" Lia joked. Both of my hands  carried Lia's purchases at ngayon eh may tinitignan pa siyang bag. 

"Kanina ka pa namimili dyan sa dalawang yan." sabi ko sakanya. "Pareho kasing maganda." sabi niya.

Kinuha ko yung dalawang bag at dumiretso ako sa counter. "Hey! What are you doing?" tanong niya sakin. I huffed. 

"I'll buy them both for you. Tapos kakain na tayo. Gutom na gutom na ko." Bago pa ko pigilan ni Lia, I brought out my card and handed it over. 

"Thanks." she replied shyly.

"I'll treat you nalang ng lunch." sabi niya and I nodded. 

"Kaso wala akong idea. Saan ba masarap maglunch dito?" tanong niya. 

Sinabi ko kay Lia na may branch yung restaurant nina Chaeyoung dito sa mall na 'to. Sobrang sarap ng mga pagkain na nasa menu nila. I was kinda hoping din na andun si Chaeyoung para maipakilala ko din siya sa kapatid ni Jennie. 

Naglalakad na kami papunta sa restaurant nung nagsalita bigla si Lia. 

"I didn't know ate had a boyfriend?" sabi niya as she looked at a nearby coffee shop's window.

Jennie was laughing with a man. Si Khali pala yung kasama niya, the guy at the dinner party.

Hindi ko alam na nagkikita pa din pala sila. Pinigilan ko yung sarili ko pero parang may kumirot lang sa dibdib ko. I should really start taking it easy on the coffee.

Hindi din nakatulong na pumasok si Lia sa loob ng coffee shop kaya wala akong choice kung hindi sundan siya. 

When Lia reached their table, napatingin naman si Jennie at si Khali sa amin. "Ate, hello. Kakain sana kami ng lunch ni Lisa.. Gusto mo sumama?" hiyang tanong ni Lia kay  Jennie. Siguro eh gusto niya nga talaga makasundo si Jennie that's why she's trying. Halata nga na kabado siya dahil nanginginig pa yung boses niya.

"You were at the party too, right? I kinda forgot your name." Khali said with a smug smile habang nakatingin sakin. "You're not that memorable either." I whispered.

"Uhm.. Khali actually asked me to eat lunch with him." sambit ni Jennie. "Maybe next time." sabi pa niya while looking at me then looking at all the bags I was carrying.

"Dinala mo ba si Lisa para pagbuhatin ng bag?" masungit na tanong ni Jennie kay Lia. Natigilan naman si Lia at napatingin na lang siya sa lapag. "I insisted, Jen. Mauna na kami. Have fun." sabi ko at hinila ko na yung kamay ni Lia para makaalis na kami sa coffee shop, medyo nakakasuffocate na din kasi. 

"Is she always that mean? Malapit na ko mag-give up." Lia sighed, defeated. "Nah. Ganon din siya sakin dati." pag-amin ko. Nagulat siya sa sinabi ko. 

"Akala ko bestfriends since childhood kayo?" she asked. "It's a long story. Si Jennie, she's not one to let people in easy pero once she does, you'll see her in a different light. Mabuti siyang tao, people just misunderstand her." I trailed off. 

"You're a good person too, Lisa. Kaya thank you. Tara na saan ba tong pinagmamalaki mong restaurant?" she asked at tinuro ko yung restaurant nina Chaeyoung. We w