Room 701.

Karina and her friends, Giselle, Ningning, Kai, Felix, Lia and Yeji eyed the door sign just across Karina's unit. 

Alam nila kung sinong nakatira don. Well, alam ng halos lahat ng tenants sa building kung sinong nago-occupy ng room 701.

“Girl, does it never bother you na kapitbahay mo s'ya?” Lia asked Karina as the latter opened her unit's door to let them in.

“What is there to be bothered about?” tanong ni Karina bago sumunod sa mga kaibigan sa living room. 

“She stabbed her father so her mother sent her to the mental health facility for rehabilitations before.” Giselle said, no, reminded her of what the girl next door is known for. It was all over the news back then. 

Karina stands up to make her friends something to eat.

“And as if you didn't know all her records in school? Ikaw kaya SSG president hanggang grumaduate tayo.” Ningning added while Giselle went to help Karina in the kitchen.

The boys couldn't help but add, “She was so rude to everyone back then.” Kai said.

“She gets into fight five times a day.” 

“Six.” Yeji corrected Felix.

Karina and Giselle went back to them and placed the food and drinks they prepared on the center table.

“As far as I can remember, she doesn't just go around hitting people. She just fights back if they hit her.” Karina tried to make a point and as they try to process it, what she said is actually true.

“But she still stabbed her father...?” Lia didn't know if that was a question or a statement either.

“We didn't know the whole story, can we stop talking about her please?” Karina said which they all agreed on to. It was their movie night after all.

And so, they watched, play and eat until they decided that it was enough for the night. 

Nakahawak na si Karina sa doorknob ng nakabukas n'yang pinto, iniintay na lumabas ang mga kaibigan n'ya nang biglang may dumaan sa hallway na naka-hoodie. Napatili pa si Ningning at Lia sa gulat habang na-stuck yung iba sa kinatatayuan nila.

“What the hell was that?” takot na tanong ni Yeji at sinilip naman ni Karina at Giselle yung tumakbo.

“That's her, 'di ba?” Giselle asked Karina, “That's Winter.” 

Mabilis naman na naglabasan ang mga kaibigan nila para habulin ng tingin si Winter.

“Saan s'ya pupunta ng gan