TRY . jinlia

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[ THIRD PERSON'S ]

Agad tumungo pabalik sina Lia pagkatapos ng performance nila. They were all breathing heavily but still had their smile on their faces. Agad nagpaalam ang dalawa niyang kaibigan para makapagpalit na. Tumango nalang si Lia at agad tinungo kung nasaan ang mga gamit niya.

Hinihingal pa rin siya nang biglang may humarang sakaniya. She looked up only to see Yeji with her burning glares. Lia mentally rolled her eyes before sighing. "Ano nanaman ba?" usal niya, hinihingal pa rin.

"Masaya ka na ba ngayon?" Yeji's cold voice answered back, making Lia scoff because of amusement. Oh, how familiar this scene is.

"Of course. Bakit naman sana hindi?" she mocked. Ang babae sa harapan niya ngayon ay umuusok na ang ilong dahil sa sobrang galit. "Aalis na ako," Lia boredly said when she heard nothing from Yeji seconds after.

"No," pigil ni Yeji, humawak nanaman sa braso ni Lia.

"Ano ba talaga?" naiinis nang usal ng isang babae. Nakakunot na ang noo at gustong-gusto nang umalis sa lugar na 'yon.

Yeji was still quiet, but before she could open her mouth, a cold deep voice entered the room. Making the two girls shiver. Agad namang binitiwan ni Yeji ang namumula nang braso ni Lia at hinarap ang may ari ng boses na iyon.

"Ryujin... It's... It's not what you think," usal agad nito dahilan para lumingon din si Lia doon. Her heart fluttered when she saw Ryujin walking to her direction.

Ryujin sighed. "Ikaw na yata ang susunod," usal nito nang marating niya na ang pwesto ni Lia.

Lia saw how Yeji's eyes drifted from her and Ryujin. Her eyes were sparkling before she left without a word again. Ryujin sighed the moment Yeji was gone before facing the girl beside her.

"Ayos ka lang?" agad niyang tanong.

Lia smiled. "Yes. She didn't do anything to me naman," sagot nito at agad yumakap kay Ryujin.

Ryujin smiled while her cheeks blushed before returning the girl's hugs. "You did amazing. You were so amazing. Nakita mo naman siguro ako," maya-maya'y usal ni Ryujin habang yakap-yakap pa rin nila ang isa't isa.

Lia laughed. "God, kapag hindi lang ako nagpeperform kanina, ang dami mo nang shots sa'kin! Your mouth was hanging all the time! Hindi ka halos gumalaw! Plus the banner that you made for me, hawak mo pa nung hindi pa ako ang performer pero nung ako na, si Papa nalang naghahawak! You're unbelievable kanina, you know that?" mahaba namang sagot nito.

Ryujin bit her lips, refraining herself from smiling. "Hindi mo ako masisisi. You looked and did amazing. Damn, I don't even know what to say."

Lia laughed again before breaking the hug. "Gano'n na ba ako kaganda?" asar nito.

Ryujin smirked. "Hindi lang maganda. Magaling at matalino pa," she winked, making Lia blush.

Umiling si Lia bago tuluyang lumayo kay Ryujin. "By the way, where's Papa? Is he fine?"

Ryujin chuckled at the mention of the girl's father. "He's fine. He's crying, though. Sobra yatang natuwa nung nakita ka na sa stage," sagot niya.

Natahimik si Lia pero maya-maya ay tumawa rin habang umiiling-iling. "He's so OA. But anyway, bumalik ka na muna doon. I need to change at magpapaalam pa ako kung pwede na akong umuwi."