"Parang nararamdaman ko na may mag-aaminan mamaya," Jiwan said while nibbling on gummy bears. 

"Sinong mag-aaminan? Tayo ba? Kasi puwede naman, hindi naman ako magsasawang aminin na mahal kita." Sol said as she gives more gummy bears to Jiwan.

Jiwan blushed. "Sol, hindi tayo, 'yung leather tol mo na mukhang may amats na. Pero oo, mahal rin kita," she told Sol, smiling.

The two were connecting a call to Taeyong, BamBam and Yeri while Seulgi - already inebriated  on sake or Japanese alchohol - is prancing around her flat, going la-la-la-la.

Taeyong, BamBam and Yeri's faces suddenly popped up on screen.

"Uy, leather tol! Nice to see you again!" Taeyong and BamBam exclaimed. "Kasama mo laham mo! Hi Jiwan!"

"Hi din sa inyo mga 'tol. Hi Yeri," Sol said. 

"Saan na pala si oso?" Yeri asked.

Jiwan carefully pulled Seulgi and helped her sit down.

"Seulgiii!!!" the three exclaimed. "Happy birthdaaay!"

"Hello, mga tol!!!" she said, cheeks growing bigger as she smiled.

"Salamat! Thanks at naalala ninyo birthday ko!"

"Oo naman 'tol! Speech naman from the birthday celebrant!"

"Sige, sige," Seulgi said. She then grabbed a small houseplant and used it as her pseudo-mic.

"Sa 23 years of my life, ginawa ko ang lahat ng makakaya ko para maging mabuting bading," she said. Sol and Jiwan burst out laughing, along with the trio on the screen.

"At gusto ko sabihin na siguro, kahit papaano ay ako naman ay naging mabuting bading," she continued. "Though ang mabuting bading na ito ay nakakaranas ng kunting yearning for home, tulad nung ako'y 17."

Sol, Jiwan, Taeyong, BamBam and Yeri stopped laughing, then exchanged forlorn glances. Sol, Taeyong and BamBam were all familiar with this memory, especially.

Seulgi had her first birthday away from Elbi - where she, Sol, Jiwan and Seungyeon where from - when she was 17. She moved to Manila then for college. 

Her birthday then fell on a weekday. She and Sol had a pre-birthday celebration the weekend before, as Sol has classes until evening on Seulgi's birthday itself