The weekend went by. Nag-apologize yung friends ni Ate Sooyoung for crashing their party and causing the ruckus that affected the whole mood. Nang umalis si Yeri, the ates were really sad because they thought Seulgi’s friends already knew those facts since they are friends. Nagkamali sila dun at nagpromise na babawi sila.

Hanggang ngayon di pa rin macontact ng kahit sino si Yeri. The whole tropang paa tried contacting her pero wala talaga. Siguro nga, tama si Joy. Right now, Yeri needs space.

To Seulgi, feeling niya na-off din sila Lisa, Rosé at Jennie sa kanya. This is what she was worried about. She never bragged about having any of those. Kasi hindi naman talaga sa kanya yung mga yun to begin with. Tatay niya yung may-ari ng lahat ng yun. And right now, she’s just a freeloader enjoying the privileges of being born into a more than fortunate family.

Lahat silang tatlo, nagtago kay Yeri. Even Joy, na akala ni Seulgi ay middle-class lang. She only realized it a day before the revelation. The privileged advantage card gave Joy’s identity away. Now the she realized it, kapatid ni Joy yung dahilan kung bakit siya naglayas. Ex ni Irene yung dahilan kung bakit siya naglayas.

Honestly, Seulgi is too tired to connect all the dots together. It’s just too tangled up. Gusto niyang gantihan si Bogum, any way to get back. Pero knowing Joy, all this time, parang umurong yung apog niya. Joy has always been good to her. Kahit noong nagsisimula pa lang silang apat.

Mga kaklase ni Wendy sila Joy at Yeri. And you know, Wendy is known for being overly friendly. No wonder, on their first day of classes, kasabay niya na agad yung dalawa for lunch. And that said lunch included Seulgi from another department. Kahit magkaiba sila ng course, she makes sure to look out for her best friend. Alam niyang aloof ito sa ibang tao. Kaya it was nice to see Seulgi na nakakasundo ang bago niyang friends. And that’s how it all started three years ago. Juniors na sila ngayon, pero never silang nagkwento about their status. Actually, si Yeri lang ang nag-oopen up sa mga ganun.

Seulgi knew Yeri was a scholar in their uni. She kept tab on it. Instead na half scholar lang si Yeri, dahil sa kapit niya sa admin, she granted her friend a full one. She rarely uses her pinagbabawal na teknik because she thinks that Yeri is truly deserving of it. Even Wendy doesn’t know she did it.

Matalinong bata si Yeri, mas bata ito ng two years sa kanila, kaya you can say na accelerated siya. Masipag mag-aral kahit di masyadong halata. Siya rin yung may hawak ng SM U Secret Files na page kaya alam niya lahat ng chismis sa school.

Now that everything is revealed, feeling niya sasabog siya. Monday na pero wala pa ring paramdam si Yeri. Nakita ni Seulgi si Irene na nag-aantay sa tapat ng gate nila. Huminto siya dito at inunlock yung pinto ng kotse niya.

“Hi.” Matipid na sabi ni Seulgi.

“Hey.” Awkward na sabi ni Irene.

“Have you heard from Yeri yet?” Tanong ni Seulgi to break the ice.

“Feeling ko kasalanan ko ‘to.” Irene sighed. “Ako nagpilit sayo na mag-pasched sa clubhouse.

“Nah, it’s my fault. I should’ve told Yeri sooner of what my family does. Same for everyone in the tropa as well.” Sandaling tumingin si Seulgi kay Irene at ngumiti. “I apologize, Irene.”

“Ano ka ba, normal lang yun. You don’t go waltzing around people saying you own everything that says SM. I understand.” Sabi ni Irene na may kasamang pagtapik sa balikat ni Seulgi. Hoping the pat will make her friend feel better. Kasi totoo, mahirap magtago. She knew the feeling. Kaya after a year nila ni Jennie na magkakilala, she invited her to their house and told the latter. Oks naman si Jennie after that. That’s what she liked about Jennie kasi she stayed after revealing.

“To be fair, hindi ko rin alam yung tungkol kay Joy. Kapatid niya pala ex mo.” Open ni Seulgi. Feeling niya nahahawa na siya sa pagiging chikadora ni Yeri. Now that she has more friends, parang lumalaki na yung mundo niya.

“Di ko rin alam. I never saw her. Naku-kwento siya ni Bogs pero hello, ang daming Joy sa Pilipinas.” Dagdag ni Irene. Di niya alam na ganito magiging entangled ang tropang paa.

“Well, I’d probably need to talk to Wendy and Joy first. Let me know if you see Yeri anywhere.” They pulled up at the parking.

Nauna na lumabas si Irene. At bago nito isara yung pinto, “Sige, sabihin ko na lang. I’ll see you in class.”

Seulgi looked at her phone. Nagtext si Wendy na nasa caf daw sila ni Joy.

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