December 2022 — 2:19 

They arrived at the island, tired and sleepy. 

"Y'all the house is not that big ha. Maghati-hati na lang muna ng room," sabi ni Heejin at inihagis ang mga susi ng kwarto. There are 5 rooms, excluding the Master's Bedroom na iooccupy ng mag-asawa. 

"Me, Wonyoung and Liz!" Sabi ni Yujin at tumakbo sa pinakamalapit na room. 

"Mauna na kami ni Mark sa isang kwarto," sabi ni Haechan at hinila ang jowa nya sa isang kwarto. 

"Gagi san ako?" Tanong ni Yangyang at ngumiwi.

"Mamaya ka na," natatawang sabi ni Winter at nagstick out pa ng tongue. Umirap na lamang si Yangyang. 

"Tara na Yang, thirdhweel ka muna samin." Aya ni Jeno at ngumisi. 

"Tangina pre, ayoko kasama yan si Jaemin. Nagssnore yan e." Piningot ni Jaemin ang tenga nii Yangyang at hinila ito papasok sa isang kwarto. Nagkatinginan naman ang anim na natira sa may living room.

"I can sleep here sa couch. Wonnie, itabi nyo muna sainyo si Yunjin." Sabi ni Winter at umupo sa couch ng living room. Napatingin sakanya si Karina at umiling iling. 

"You can share the room with Yeonjun and I," sabi nito. Winter looked at her twin sister for help. The last thing she wanted to do is to sleep inside a room with Karina and her boyfriend. Sobrang weird naman.

"I have an idea," sabi ni Minju. She nudged her friend towards Winter and smirked. 

"You two share the couch. Ilagay nyo na lang sa rooms yung mga gamit nyo. In that way, the couples can have their alone time without you two feeling awakward, yes?" Mahabang paliwanag nito. Tumingin si Winter kay Yunjin. It is not really a bad idea. Malaki rin naman kasi ang couch at kasya silang dalawa. 

"Well, we still got lots to talk about." Nakangiting sabi ni Yunjin. Napairap naman si Karina sa nakita at padabog na pumunta sa kwarto. Kaya nga sila nagbabakasyon para makapagbonding. Puro babae naman inaatupag ni Winter. Hindi nya ba namiss si Karina? 

"Anong nangyari don?" Tanong ni Chaewon kay Yeonjun. Napakamot na lang ang binata sa kilay nya bago magkibit balikat. 

"Baka pagod lang. Sorry. Good night ladies," paalam nya at sumunod na kay Karina. 

"You two behave ha. Chaewon, bata pa ako para maging Tita," ngisi ni Winter. 

"Putangina mo," sabi ni Chaewon at nagtaas ng middle finger kay Winter. Napatawa silang apat bago ayusin ang mga gamit.

"Jinjin, una ka na munang maghalf bath." Marahan na itinulak ni Winter si Yunjin papasok sa bathroom sa may living room. Naayos na nila ang mga gamit nila sa kwarto nila Chaewon at Minju. 

"I guess I'll call you Winwin, then." Natatawang sabi ni Yunjin at pumasok na sa banyo. Napailing na lang si Winter, her lips curving upwards. 

Napatingin sya sa pinto na pinasukan ni Karina. She hummed in wonder. Her heart is no longer hurting. She is not sure if it is because she met someone that she relates to, or if it is because she got used to the feeling that she feels numb.

Hindi napansin ni Winter na nakalabas na sa bathroom si Yunjin. The taller girl is wearing her favorite pair of giraffe pajamas. 

"You look cute," pang-aasar ni Winter bago pumasok sa banyo.

"Excuse me! These are my favorite pair!" Mahinang sigaw ni Yunjin. She chuckled to herself. She likes Winter, not the deep kind of like, but the type that makes her want to now the shorter girl more. Sure, Winter has a very dangerous job, pero everyone else does.

Umupo si Yunjin sa couch at tumingin sa ceiling. She is not dense. Alam nyang may something kay Karina at Winter. Alam nya, and yet, she is still interested with the Captain. 

"Penny for your thoughts?" Napatingin si Yujin sa taas at nakita si Winter. Nakasuot ito ng pajamas, kagaya ng sakanya pero snowflakes ang print. Yunjin burst out laughing. She does not care if she wakes someone up. 

"What the hell are you laughing about?" Winter cheeks reddened. She is embarassed. 

"You are such a dork," natatawang sabi ni Yunjin. She made space for Winter. 

"Coming from you pa ha," umirap si Winter. She never met someone so dorky. Someone like her. 

"Oh please! My pajamas are cute kaya," Yunjin pouted and nudged Winter's shoulder. 

"But with giraffes? Really?"

"Winwin, you're wearing a similar one with a different print! How are we so different? Sige nga." Yunjin challenged with a smirk. 

Sasagot pa sana si Winter pero biglang bumukas ang ilaw sa kitchen.

"You two should keep it down. Be considerate nnaman sana sa mga tulog at gustong matulog," sabi ni Karina. 

"We're so —" hindi na natapos ni Winter ang sasabihin nya dahil naglakad na paalis si Karina. Malakas nya ring sinara ang pinto. 

"Anong nangyari?" Yunjin asked. Winter sighed and shrugged. 

"I did something bad siguro. Mamaya ko na sya kakausapin. Baka rin kasi pagod." Sabi ni Winter at humiga. Sumunod naman sakanya si Yunjin. Parehas silang nakaharap sa ceiling. Both with different thoughts. One is thinking about her best friend, while the other is thinking about the foods they get to eat later.