Pag-ibig.

Pangarap.

As one gets older, these are the two primordial things that could only get more complex; complicated.

While Seulgi and Joy found some sort of footing when it comes to the matters of heart, it's the perennial frustrations, the damning tribulations that come with the latter which would prove to be their ultimate test of character. 

They would eventually realize that the depths of one's pangarap is entangled, intertwined with the strength of one's pag-ibig. The one could either  complement or shatter the other.

 They would come to terms with this truth, just before they reach their 30s.

One fateful Friday night, Wendy asked Seulgi to hang out. She happened to attend a workshop in UP Diliman, so she thought of meeting up with Seulgi, just the two of them.

"Uy, Wendy, musta? Tagal na rin na tayong dalawa lang nag-nomi a," Seulgi said as she joined her in a restaurant in Maginhawa.

"Oo nga e. Buti na lang may time ka. Kailangan ko lang talaga na may mahihingahan," Wendy said as she drank her beer.

Seulgi furrowed her brow.

"May problema ba, tropa?"

 "Seulgi. Alam mo naman kung paano ako nagsimula 'di ba?"

Seulgi nodded. Wendy had to bear not receiving her salary on time for most of the time she worked as a research assistant. She was able to get by through the online job that Seulgi referred to her. She eventually studied for a masters degree part-time, which after