*LISA'S POV*

"Kailangan ko na po nung pera, pa." I whispered. "It's been almost a whole month.. wa--wala na kong makain. Not that I'm complaining or anything but the allowance I'm getting from the band can barely cover my water bill." I added as I adjusted the hold of my phone.  

"It's.. It's complicated. ... Yes, pa. Onti lang din kasi gigs ko ngayon.. Opo, pasensya na talaga pa..." dagdag ko pa habang nakasandal sa pader at habang nakalagay yung isa kong kamay sa ibabaw ng ulo ko sabay massage nito. "You know I can't just switch dorms in the middle of the semester, right?" I replied as I paced back and forth sa sala ng dorm ko. 

"I'm.. Sorry pa.. O-Opo hindi po ako nagtataas ng boses, nahihirapan lang po ako talaga." I paused as I took in a deep breath, trying so hard not to burst out. "Oo pa, alam ko po yung naging usapan natin.. Kaya sana po alam niyo na kayo na ang last resort ko para humingi ng tulong."

"I- I can't just ask her for money. Ni hindi nga kami nag-uusap, pa." mariing kong sabi as I dragged my back na nakasandal sa pader pababa, hanggang tuluyan na akong nakaupo sa sahig, pinipigilan kong bumuhos yung mga luha ko.

"Ganyan ka ba talaga katigas, pa?" I almost shouted. "Anak mo pa din ako." I stated. "Ako na bahala sa sarili ko? Seryoso ka ba?" Now I'm shouting, I can't believe him.

"Bye. I understand." I don't actually. How can he be this cruel? How do I put this... 

*blag*

I flinched. My roommate is home. 

"Your laundry's all over the place." pagbati niya sakin. "Dina-dryer nung lapag, intay pa kong 15 minutes." sagot ko na may halong pang-iinis. 

"Ugh." sagot niya sabay dampot nung ilan sa mga damit kong nakakalat sa sala. "Don't touch my ." I spat and she turned to look at me. "Then learn how to clean. Gosh, why am I stuck with you again?" sambit niya pa as she dramatically raised both of her hands up, bringing it to her head.

"Room Assignments . You're stuck with me for 3 more ing years, Park Chaeyoung." sabi ko naman ng nakangisi. 

She didn't answer, typical Chaeyoung.

Let me just give you a background about my so called "Perfect Roomie".

Meet the lovely Park Chaeyoung a.k.a. Rosé. Rosé, exclusively for her close friends.

She's 18 years old. 

An honor student. 

President ng Student Council.

Rich Kid.

Influencer.

Name it all, nasakanya na lahat.

Hindi lang nila alam na under that facade is an ice-cold bi- Oopps.  gusto ko mang magsabi ng masasamang mga words, saka nalang.

You should know na she has a routine.

Wake up at 6a.m.

Takes a bath for 42 minutes, on the dot. 

Drinks her coffee black (i mean, that kinda says a lot alrediiii), while drying her hair sa sala for 10 minutes. 

Returns sa dorm ng 7p.m.

She never eats inside the dorm. She always goes out for dinner.

Then she studies sa sala from 7:00 to 8:00 and she sleeps at 8:30, walang palya. 

How do I happen to know this? Well.. She doesn't really like to talk.. And we got off to a really bad start dahil nung first day namin magkakakilala, I ate the mochi she kept sa ref without her permission. Ang babaw, I know. It's my fault pero it seems like she shut me out since then. 

Also...

She’s a vlogger. 

A very peculiar vlogger.

Math Tutorials. Yes, she vlogs about math. I hate math. Therefore...

Alam niyo na. 

We never really get along. I never really get along with anyone. Except for Jennie, maybe. Jennie was my neighbor, back when I had a house, a family. Long story short, galing ako sa isang broken family.  And here I am, barely able to sustain this college life. It took me all to sacrifice what I love most, music and the arts. 

My dad “forced” me to take up IT, dahil daw feeling niya ay mas kikita pa ako dun pag grumaduate. Funny , my sideline as a bassist in a school band's the only thing that’s keeping me alive. 

Siguro para pag grumaduate ako ay i cucut-off na nila ako ng tuluyan. this, they’re barely helping. I did not even ask for this. 

“Keep it down tonight, please.” narinig kong sabi ni Rosé sakin. She's pertaining to the fact na I write songs in the middle of the night. I swear I try so hard to keep it down or atleast wait until the morning pero the ideas and the music always get me during the wee hours of the day.

“Bakit? It’s my room too.” sagot ko. 

“I’m having a live tonight.” sagot niya ulit. “Live ano?” I asked, raising my brow. 

“Live tutorial.” simple niyang sagot. "Whatever, I'll try." sagot ko n