Chapter 25

I got a call from Jennie. She’s crying. This is actually the first time she called me like this. Sa mga gantong bagay, usually, Lisa would take care of her. It has been like that ever since mula nung magkakilala kami since freshmen year. All the more reason to worry that something is definitely wrong nung sabihin niyang she’s at Tzuyu’s.

I didn’t know what to expect but my mind was playing games with me. Kung ano-ano ng nasa isip ko. Nag away ba sila ni Lisa? Bakit nakela Tzuyu siya? I don’t think she killed Tzuyu. Jennie can be nasty when it comes to talking and when it comes to people she don’t like pero I don’t think she can kill anyone. Can she? .

“Seul, I need to go see Jennie. Puntahan natin nakela Tzuyu daw siya. Can you check on Lisa? Somethings not right” Sabi ko. “Ha? Bakit daw nakela Tzuyu siya? Hala puta gago bunny bakit nakela Tzuyu siya?” Tanong naman ni Seulgi. “Seul diko alam tangina wag ka muna mag panic kinakabahan din ako. Puntahan nalang natin. Tawagan mo si Lisa on our way.” Sabi ko naman kay Seulgi.

Sa mga gantong okasyon din talaga ako asar sa osong to. Hindi pa alam ang nangyayari, naka panic button agad. Di ko rin alam kung anong bato ang tumama sa akin at nahulog ako sa animal na to. “Hyunnie, hindi sinasagot ni Lisa puta buhay pa kaya yun putangina anong nangyayari? Puta.”

“Seul, hindi nakakatulong yang inarte mo. Di ako makapag drive ng maayos please. Si Jisoo nga tawagan mo kung andun sila sa dorm.” Sabi ko naman. “Ok, sorry na tae naman nag aalala lang din ako.” Sagot niya sakin. “Ako ba hinde? Let’s not fight. There’s something wrong with Jennie and probably Lisa too. It’s not going to help if pati tayo, mag aaway okay?” Page explain ko. “Yun nga sabi ko Hyun, tatawagan ko na si Jisoo. Love you.” I rolled my eyes. Kahit gusto kong mainis sakanya cute parin ang hayop na to.

Seulgi: Hello, Jisoo, andiyan si Lisa?

Joohyun: (whispers to Seulgi) i-loud speaker mo

Jisoo: Oo. Wait labas lng ako saglit ng dorm.

Seulgi: Ok, gago may nangyari ba? Papunta kami ni Hyun sa dorm ni Tzuyu, andun daw si Jennie

Jisoo: Ha? Andito pa siya? omg. Bakit nakay Tzuyu sya?

Seulgi: Di rin naming alam eh, Tinawagan lang ni Jennie si Hyun, umiiyak.

Jisoo: Wala na sila.

Seulgi: Tangina mo Jisoo anong wala na sila?

Jisoo: Nakipag break si Lis e. Ang ed up ng situation nilang dalawa.

Seulgi: Bakit nakipag break? Anong nangyari gago?

Jisoo: Pag dating nyo nalang dito. Teka check ko si Jen kela Tzuyu.

Seulgi: Ok sige sige. Malapit naman na kami ni Hyun

Jisoo: Puntahan mo si Lisa pag dating nyo dito. Hindi ko makausap e.

Seulgi: Ok sige sige.

What the happened between them? After hearing Seulgi and Jisoo’s conversation, that’s the time na talagang kinabahan na ako. I knew they were having problems about sa parents niya and about Mino trying to blackmail Jennie para bigyan siya ng chance makapang ligaw ulit but other than that, I couldn’t think of any possible reason ng break up nila other than those issues.

I still don’t understand how Jennie ended up in Tzuyu’s dorm. There’s only one way to find out and that’s probably when we get there. I parked my car sa tapat ng building nila Lisa. Wala naman masyadong car sa area side from Jennie and Lisa’s car. I don’t think masisita pa ko dito. Maluwag naman yung space enough for other cars to pass by.

Seulgi and I got out of the car and went straight to business. Jisoo was waiting for us outside the dorm. Sumama siya kay Seulgi para puntahan si Lisa while I go and see Jennie. Sabi ni Jisoo, unlocked naman daw ang door ni Tzuyu pero I still knocked out of respect. I didn’t want to just barge in kahit pa magkakilala kami ni Tzuyu, we aren’t close to begin with.

When she hung out with us, mas naging close siya kela Seul at Jisoo. I don’t know if it’s because of my cold aura that she found me intimidating pero baka yun yung reason. We’d share a laugh here and there but we never really talked like real friends. Besides, I was Jennie’s friend. Hindi man si Tzuyu and Lisa before, I knew things and I’d tell Jennie about it. Besides, she was like my sister. She is my sister. Kaya naman I got worried the moment she called kasi that was the first time she asked me to come and pick her up. I was surprised to see Tzuyu standing in front of me. One down. I thought. She’s alive so, Jennie didn’t kill her. “Sorry to bother. Si Jennie andito?” I asked Tzuyu and she nodded. “She’s inside. I don’t know how to comfort her. I left her there sa living room para mapag isa. I couldn’t leave her out there in that state.” Tzuyu said calmly. “Thanks Tzuyu.” I said trying to be nice as much as possible.

One of the things I have a hard time with is dealing with people I’m not comfortable with especially after the things that happened nung dress to kill. She’s a friend of Krystal’s and that made an impression on me na din talaga tong si Tzuyu. But tonight, she proved me wrong. Kahit siguro si Jen, was probably so out of it na pumayag siya to come in here.

I made my way inside Tzuyu’s dorm and found my friend sitting sa couch ni Tzuyu. She was playing with her fingers almost lost in thought with tears that dried on her face na. She was a mess. I wrapped my arms around her and then that’s the time she started sobbing again. “Chu, I ed up. She left me.” Were the words she uttered. She was in such bad state that I couldn’t bring myself to ask anymore questions.

I knew how Lisa calmed her everytime she goes through a break up. But I’m not going to be offering her milk icecream in times like this. Baka lalo lang umiyak ang gagang ito. I felt bad. I didn’t ask questions but I let her talk. I sat beside her and comforted her. To let her know na nandito ako,kaming friends niya. This was new and Seulgi is probably panicking now. If Jennie is like this, I’m betting Lisa is the same could be worse knowing what Jennie said. Sabi niya, she ed up.

And then I heard everything. Jennie told me everything. How it happened and when it started. I felt annoyed sa mga naging decisions ng babaeng ito. She doesn’t know how to ask for help. She does things on her own and pag nagkamali na siya, she’ll realize the mistake she did after things happen na. Kind of stubborn and also kind of like me.

Like Jennie, I like doing things on my own which madalas naming napag tatalunan ni Seulgi kasi Seulgi likes sharing things with me. Kahit yung mga stories na sobrang explicit, or mga hindi ko na kailangan malaman, she’ll tell it to me. Ganun siya ka-open when, I’m quite the opposite. But the difference is that, I don’t have parents