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72. / interlude

"SIESTA BREAK NAAAA!!! Jeongyeon unnie, ilabas ang tirador!" masayang sigaw ni Chaeyoung habang sina Mina at Jihyo naman ay naghihiyawan.

And oh, naglabas nga ng totoong tirador si Jeongyeon. At limang piraso pa.

Isa-isang binigyan ni Jeongyeon ng tirador sina Chaeyoung, Mina, at Jihyo. Nang bibigyan na niya ng tirador si Tzuyu, the younger just shrugged.

Napansin ni Jeongyeon na naka-suot na ng itim na face mask si Tzuyu, causing the short-haired latter to raise an eyebrow.

"Hep hep hep, saan ka pupunta?" pagtatanong ni Jeongyeon habang sapilitang binibigay kay Tzuyu ang tirador. Ano ba ang nasa isip ng group leader na 'to at nagdala ng totoong tirador?

"Sa convenience store, may ipapabili ba kayo?" Tzuyu coldly stated as she puts both of her hands on her hoodie's pockets.

"Wala na. Oh sige, ingat ka ah!" Jeongyeon said as Tzuyu started to walk away from them. She turned around to take a look, at nakita niyang naglalaro ng tirador ang mga kapwa operator niya. And she assumes na pasimuno ito ni Mina dahil sa kaadikan nito sa video games, para kasing barilan ang nagaganap dito kahit tirador lang ang gamit.

As soon as Tzuyu stepped out of the RB building, she glanced at her wristwatch.

2:30 am.

She was ten minutes late, and she was sure that Sana is already there.

Kahit masakit para sa kanya, hindi niya alam kung bakit ganon-ganon nalang ang sinabi niya kay Sana. And now, she's going to expose herself as Operator Chew to the girl who broke her heart.

She walked several minutes until she reached the convenience store. Hindi naman kasi ganun kalayo mula sa RB building. And as she took a glance inside, she saw someone familiar.

It was Sana, on a pink hoodie. She's drinking a warm cup of milk while caressing her tummy, smiling as she looks down everytime and mumbles something to the baby inside her womb. Sana looks like a crazy person since two weeks pa lang siyang buntis at hindi pa halata.

Tzuyu smiled. Kahit galit siya kay Sana, nakuha niya paring ngumiti. Sana was just sitting there, smiling genuinely as if she's got no problem. Tzuyu suddenly felt relieved when she's seeing Sana like that.

She decided to enter the convenience store, making Sana look around until the older's gaze was on her.

Sana was just staring deeply at Tzuyu who disguised herself as Operator Chew in that mask. Nakatitig lang sa kanya si Sana hanggang sa makaupo na ang nakababata sa harapan niya.

"Sana unnie, right?" Tzuyu said in a low voice as Sana slowly nodded.

"Let's go?" the younger asked as she stood up and Sana just followed her. Hindi alam ni Sana kung saan sila pupunta but then, she still followed the girl whom she consider as Operator Chew.

The two of them went to the park. They sat on the green grass as they stared at the bond of stars which were above them.

"Seems like you're having a nice conversation with your baby, huh?" Tzuyu said as Sana looked at her. The masked girl's eyes were focused on the starry night sky.

"Uh, oo. Hindi na ako makapaghintay na makalabas siya. Wala kasi akong kausap eh," sagot ng nakatatanda habang tumingin na rin ito sa itaas.

Tzuyu unexpectedly held Sana's hand out of nowhere, and it was cold.

"Alam kong may pinagdadaanan ka, tell it to me right now."

Sana's heart started to pump hard and fast. Hindi niya alam kung bakit. Those words were like the most sincere and gentle that she had ever heard.

"My parents were planning something for me and Hansol, and I'm not liking it," Sana stated. Tzuyu hummed in reponse, urging the older to continue.

"They're letting me choose between marrying Hansol, staying here in Korea and not marrying him but have to live in New York, naguguluhan ako, nguya. But then, I messaged mom early this morning. I told her that I'm not going to marry Hansol, pero pumayag akong sumama sa kanya sa New York hanggang sa manganak na ako. It's really hard dahil. . . dahil ayokong umalis," Sana said as tears started to fall from her eyes.

Tzuyu kept her gaze at the night sky, fixing her mask upward. She's trying her best not to get her heart broken, but she failed.

"Bukas na ang graduation day namin, at pagkatapos na pagkatapos ng graduation ay aalis na kami ni Hansol papuntang New York. Her dad brought us an apartment to live in," dagdag ng nakatatanda habang umiiyak parin ito.

"Ayokong umalis nang hindi kami nagkaka-ayos ni Tzuyu. Gusto ko kahit sa sandaling makita ko siya ulit, sana makapag-sorry man lang ako sa kanya. Kahit hindi niya tanggapin ang sorry ko, I understand her. Mahal na mahal ko siya, nguya," and with that, Sana bursted into her own tears.

Hindi na mapigilan ni Tzuyu. She quickly grabbed Sana and embraced her tightly, tugging her chin on the older's head as her hand caressed Sana's back gently.

"I was hoping. . . I was hoping na mayakap at makita ko siya ulit, kahit sa huling sandali. . ." Sana said in between of her sobs.

Tzuyu pulled away and held Sana's face gently. She caressed the older's cheeks with her thumb, staring lovingly as Sana's tears slowly subsided. They were staring at each other's eyes, as if their life depended on it.

"Close your eyes," Tzuyu said as Sana obeyed her request and immediately closed her eyes.

And with a moment, Tzuyu pulled her mask down and closed the gap between them. She pressed her lips against Sana's, as the older one was surprised of Operator Chew's bold action. Sana tried her best not to open her eyes, as she gave in and kissed back.

The kiss was full of love and longing. It lasted for a few seconds until Tzuyu pulled away and immediately covered half of her face with her mask again.

Sana opened her eyes as soon as Tzuyu's lips were not on hers. Her tears fell once again as the two of them smiled.

"Ang tanga ko para gawin 'to kahit galit ako sa'yo, but I don't mind Sana. . . because I love you so bad. But I guess there's no stopping the flow of events tomorrow," Tzuyu said in her mind as they were just staring at each other deeply.

  

 

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end of rant bling,
part one.