"Baby, baba ka. Mommy's here," sabi ni Tiffany. Tumaas ang kilay ni Karina at ngumiti. It's been so long since they last saw their mother. 

"She is?" She excitedly asked. Tumalon sya pababa ng kama nya at mabilis na naglakad palabas sa kwarto.

"Yeah. She wanted to talk daw," they walked down the stairs. Nasa baba na siguro si Irene. 

"Mom!" Sigaw ni Karina at niyakap nang mahigpit ang nanay nya. Napatigil sya nang makita ang isang lalaki na nakaupo sa may couch.

"Why is he here?" Tanong ni Karina at lumingon sa mga kapatid nya. Irene shook her head as an answer. They don't know. And they don't care. The time their father kissed another woman, that's the day he lost his family. 

"Maupo muna kayo. Family meeting," maikling sabi ng nanay nila at pinaupo sila sa mahabang couch. Karina glared at their good for nothing father. 

"I don't want him here, Mother. Akala ko ba family meeting, bakit kasama ang gago na yan?" She asked. Hinawakan ni Tiffany ang braso ni Karina.

"Calm down, bunso." She whispered. 

"Your father and I are separating, for good. We're divorcing, actually." Magsasalita na sana si Karina pero hinawakan ng mga kapatid nya ang hita nya. She kept shut as she wait for her parents to continue.

"And as the only underage daughter that we have, there'll be a child custody hearing," sabi ng palamunin nilang ama. 

"But I rather stay with Mommy than you." Nakakunot-noong sabi ni Karina. 

"I have the right to fight for your custody, anak." Sabi ng tatay nila. He looks like Karina more than his other daughters. 

Kung sa totoo lang, Karina is a Daddy's girl. Kaya sobrang galit nya nang malaman ang infidelity ng tatay niya. 

"Hindi ba parang sobrang kapal na ng mukha mo, Greg?" Tanong ni Irene. She cannot believe what she is hearing. Bakit naman kailangan nya pang kuhanin sa puder nila si Karina? Para ba sa pera? 

Dahil ba sobrang dami ng mawawala sakanya sa divorce na ito? Is Karina some sort of trophy to her parents? 

"Ganiyan ka ba pinalaki ng Mommy mo, Irene? Wala kang respeto!" Dinuro-duro sya ni Greg. Irene scoffed and rolled her eyes.

"Mommy raised us well, Gregory. Wala kang kwentang ama, kaya hindi kami papayag sa gusto mo," nakakunot noong sabi ni Tiffany. Wala na naman silang pake sa tatay nila na malandi. Ano naman kung galing sila sa ng tatay nila? 

"Tama na. We'll do this the right way, kahit ito na lang." Sabi ng Mommy nila. She looked at her future ex-husband dead in the eyes.

"Get out. We'll see you in court," sabi niya. Sasagot pa sana si Greg pero tinulak na sya paalis ni Karina. 

"I'm going to my room. I need to collect my thoughts muna," she said and walked to her room. Nakatingin lang sakanya ang tatlong babae. They sighed in pity. Karina does not deserve this. 

Thinking about living with her Dad disgusts Karina. Ano namang gagawin ng Daddy niya? Baka magdala lang sya ng mga babae sa magiging bahay nila. 

"Psst!" Iniikot ni Karina ang tingin. Sino ba naman ang nasa tamang pag-iisip na sisitsit sa gabi?

"Psst! Yu! Nasa balcony ako!" Naglakad papunta sa balcony si Karina at binuksan ang pinto. Nakita nya si Winter na hirap na hirap na umaakyat. 

"Tanga ka ba, Kim? Pwede ka namang pumasok sa pinto." Iniabot ni Karina ang kamay nya kay Winter para tulungan itong makaakyat. 

The younger smiled sheepishly. She hugged the older girl tightly. 

"I saw you Dad leave, Karina. I figured I can just climb your window and surprise you." Bulong nya. Karina chuckled. 

Somewhat, she forgot about the happenings earlier. She hugged the shorter girl back. 

"You had a hard time though," sabi ni Karina. Winter scoffed and pinched her back.

"Yes, I did. Kaya let me sleep in your room." Humiwalay si Karina sa yakap at tiningnan si Winter. She smirked.

"Gawa-gawa ka pa ng paraan ha. Gusto mo lang naman pala ako makatabi," pang-aasar niya. 

Winter pulled her inside.

"Oo na! Matulog na tayo, Yu." Sabi niya. Karina pouted and shook her head.

"Wala ba akong kiss?" She asked. Nagpacute pa sya sa harap ni Winter. 

"Wala. Hindi naman kita jowa para ikiss?" Tumalikod si Winter kay Karina. The older girl tapped her shoulders a lot of times kaya naman napaharap na sa inis si Winter. 

Bumungad sakanya ang nakangiting mukha ni Karina. Oo na, cute na sya. She kissed the tip of Winter's nose and her forehead. 

"Kailan ba kita magiging girlfriend, Winter?" Tanong niya. 

"Soon, Karina. Soon," pumikit si Winter nang yakapin sya ni Karina.

She can't just ask the older to be her girlfriend. Or vice versa. She wanted to fix all of the problems first. Unahin muna ni Karina ang family problems nila, and she'll be there for her. Sure, they're almost girlfriends, pero being actual girlfriends had so much weight and responsibility. Ayaw na munang makadagdag ni Winter sa mga problema ni Karina. 

Besides, hindi naman siya mawawala. Nasa tapat lang naman sya ng bahay nila Karina. And she knew that Karina won't be going anywhere without her.

[https://tinyurl.com/shutupff - this is the playlist, will add more songs kapag bet q]