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Alternate Ending / Prequel

prequel means a story that tells of events that happened before a certain story.

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I.

Tzuyu woke up by the sound of her alarm.

She quickly sat up, eyes half closed. She lifted her light arms and rubbed her eyes slowly, trying to get a good vision of what's going to surprise her early this morning.

As soon as her eyes were now clear, wala namang pinagbago.

Ganun parin naman.

Nakakapagtaka lang. Ewan ba niya. Nagtataka siya kung bakit ganito ang bumungad sa kanya, ganito ka-normal ang sumalubong sa umaga niya.

“Yuan? Luan? Nayu? Sana?” sabay-sabay na banggit niya ng mga pangalan, pero wala man lang ni isa sa mga tinawag niya ang pumunta sa loob ng kwarto. She scratched the back of her head in frustration, sighing heavily as she picked her phone up.

May nag-text sa kanya. And who could it possibly be?

When she opened her phone's monitor, it was a message from Mingyu, her older brother.

From: Mingyu

Hi kapatid!
Nasa school kana? Kung wala pa, sunduin nalang kita dyan sa apartment mo. Goodluck sa exams natin!
p.s. maligo kana dali hahahaha :D

Mas lalo tuloy naguluhan si Tzuyu. School? Exams? Nine years had passed already, right? Bakit susunduin pa siya ng kapatid niya papuntang school at may exams pa sila?

Tumayo si Tzuyu mula sa kama at dumeretso na kaagad sa bathroom. Pagkatapos niyang maligo ay nagbihis na siya ng kanyang school uniform. She's completely confused on what's happening pero sasakay nalang siya sa flow. Who knows?

After changing into her uniform, bumaba na siya kaagad. No sign of those people that she mentioned earlier.

Ano ba talaga ang nangyayari?

Out of hunger, she went straight to the kitchen to cook herself breakfast. Pagkatapos niyang kumain ay kinuha na niya ang kanyang bag at mga libro— which is also a surprise why it's still there through the years— at lumabas na mula sa kanyang pintuan.

As soon as she opened the door, a schoolboy Mingyu appeared right in front of her, carrying a backpack with his Harry Potter specs on.

“Hi kapatid! Tara na, baka ma-late pa tayo at para makapag-review na rin!” the taller boy said as Tzuyu's brows furrowed.

“Where's Yuan? Luan? Nasaan si Nayu tsaka si Sana? Pati narin si Hana?” tuloy-tuloy na buhos ng tanong ni Tzuyu, dahilan ng pagkunot ng noo ng nakatatanda. Mingyu's head tilted slighty, trying to register what her sister just said.

“Anong pinagsasasabi mo? Si Sana lang kilala ko dyan sa mga binanggit mo eh! Hay nako Tzuyu, nananaginip ka nanaman. . .” the boy replied straightforwardly, making Tzuyu fall in deep silence as they head to their school just in front of the apartment.

Nananaginip ka nanaman. . .

Ah well, panaginip lang pala 'yon. Nevermind.

II.

“Hoy Tzuyu, ang lalim nanaman ng iniisip mo ah! Share ka naman!”

Tzuyu shrugged off and continued sipping on her fresh milk. Hindi na siya nagsalita pa dahil ayaw na niyang pahabain ang tungkol sa nakaka-ewan niyang panaginip.