*Lisa's POV*
 

I need a new swimsuit.

Tinawagan ako ni Tita Yuri at tinatanong kung anong araw daw kami pupunta ng mga kaibigan ko para tulungan siya maglipat. I told her na makakapunta na kami after the weekend. Namention ko na din kina Jisoo na magpapasama ako kina tita at pumayag naman na sila.

Ipapagamit din daw ni Daddy samin yung truck na ginagamit sa business para mapadali yung moving process.

Biyernes na ngayon at tapos na yung last exam namin kaninang 1p.m. Napagpasyahan kong umuwi muna para makapagpahinga. 

Buong linggo kaming hindi nagpansinan ni Jennie. Halos wala din naman siya sa unit buong araw, uuwi lang siya para matulog. 

Maybe the only good thing that came out of our fight eh medyo nagkakasundo na sila ng kapatid niya. I can’t wait for her to move out. Hindi lang dahil sa ginawa niya, kundi dahil nangangawit na ako matulog sa couch. 

I slept thru the whole afternoon. Wala din kasing tao. Lia went to lunch with her dad at hindi pa siya bumabalik at wala pa din naman si Jennie kaya napagdesisyunan kong magbawi ng tulog sa kama ko. 

Mga 10 p.m. na nung magising ako and I saw Mina calling me. "Lis.." sabi niya from the other line. "Yo. San ka?" tanong ko sakanya kasi naulinigan ko yung ingay sa paligid niya.

"Nasa Sapph Club ako Lis. Sorry, I didn't know who to call. Naparami yata ako ng inom, pwede mo ba ko puntahan, samahan pauwi?" hiya niyang tanong sa akin. 

''Sure, Mina. Stay on the phone with me hanggang makapunta ako dyan." sabi ko. Nagjcaket lang ako tapos tumawag na ko ng cab.

When I arrived at the Club, nakita kong may kinakausap si Mina sa may entrance at mukang hindi siya komportable kaya naman binilisan ko yung paglakad ko papunta sakanya.

Sa lahat ba naman ng taong pwede ko makita ngayong gabi, siya pa talaga. 

"My place is just around here." narinig kong sabi niya. "Mina!" sigaw ko at lumingon sila pareho sakin. Mina let out a sigh at dumiretso papunta sa akin. "Thank God you're here, Lis." sabi ni Mina. 

"Well well well." banat ni Khali. Hindi ko siya pinansin at tinulungan kong tumayo si Mina.

"Hey!" sigaw niya. Don't engage. I reminded myself. Seryosong wala ako sa mood para makipagtalo sa isang homophobe.

"First Jennie, now that girl? Stop being a bro." sabi niya. I clenched my fists, trying to contain my anger. 

"Hey, I'm talking to you." He spat as he grabbed my shoulder. "Wag mo ko hawakan." simple kong sabi. He chuckled nervously as he removed his hands from me.

"I don't know what you said to Jennie for her to stop talking to me.." he started. He's obviously drunk. Tangina, I don't have time for this kaya tinalikuran ko siya. What is he even saying? Jennie somehow took her side  that day ano pang kailangan niya sakin? Jennie wasn't talking to him anymore?  Ni hindi ko yun alam. "Pero kahit anong gawin mo, she won't like you." sabi pa niya. 

Lumapit siya sakin and he glanced at the necklace I was wearing. "Letter L? Does it stand for lesbian? Or Loser?" sabi niya as he yanked off the necklace forcefully, kaya naman nasira at tumalbog sa lapag. That necklace meant a lot to me kaya naman dali-dali kong pinulot yung L pendant. Kaso nga lang napigtas yung mismong necklace.

"Ooopppps! Sorry." Pang-iinis pa niya. Self-control, Lisa. You're better than this. I tried to convince myself. Pwede ko naman ito pagawa, I'll just leave.

It took all of me to just walk away, taking Mina carefully with me by the hand pero that Khali guy forcefully yanked my collar kaya naman na-suffocate ako.

"She'd rather be with a guy like me than be with a dyke. I've met girls like her, they'll act like they're not interested, onting effort lang and they'll come back to me. Jennie, I know she'll give in and after that, she won't get enough. I'll make sure she---" 

Hindi ko na siya pinatapos. I punched him in the face. Sino ba siya to talk about Jennie like she's an object? Hindi ganun si Jennie at wala siyang karapatan magsalita ng ganon. Hindi ko na din napigilan, it was too much. Nagdilim nalang bigla yung paningin ko and the next thing I knew, I was involved in a fist fight.

"You."

*punch*
 

"Don't"

*punch* 

"ing."

*punch*
 

"Know."

*punch.*
 

"Jennie."

*punch*

Hindi ko alam kung sino yung pumipigil sakin pero I figured after na yun yung mga bouncer. My upper lip was busted and I had a small blackeye pero as I looked at the man spra