SCORE. annyeongz

O71.

nako
calling. . .
accept | decline

["hello? yujin!"]

"unnie. napatawag ka?"

["nakauwi ka na? magpapasama sana si hyewon— huy. umiiyak ka ba?"]

"a-ano ulit, unnie? 'di ko marining hehe. c-choppy ka. . ."

["yujin."]

"bakit?"

["umiiyak ka."]

"umiiyak? s-sinong umiiyak?!"

["yujin naman. ano bang nangyari? pupunta kami diyan sa inyo, hintayin mo kami. baka mamaya kung ano na namang gawin mo—"]

"h'wag na. ayos lang ako."

["but your voice is telling me otherwise."]

"n-nasaan si hyewon unnie? magpapasama kayo 'diba? teka l-lang. mag-aayos muna ako."

["you're changing the topic again. just tell me what happened first."]

"hindi na kailangan. . ."

[ *sighs* ]

["kailan ka ba matututo, daeng? you have me, you have us. you don't have to bottle up what you are feeling right now. alam namin na you might end up breaking down once again."]

"kilala niyo nga ako, hahaha."

["see? even your laugh doesn't sound genuine at all. may nangyari, tama ba? or maybe. . . you're overthinking again."]

". . ."

["wait for us. i won't hang up, just tell me exactly what do you feel. i will listen. we will listen. habang papunta kami sa inyo, tell me what happened, hmm?"]

"s-sige."

["go ahead. unnie is here."]

"uhm. . . ano. . . l-last night. no'ng nasa bahay ako nila w-wonyoung."

["hmm."]

"i heard her soft sobs. siguro she's also thinking about things, specifically about us. i don't really know what's going on her mind that made me worry at some point. i'm afraid that maybe one moment from now. . . i-reject niya na ako."

[". . ."]

"but! i'm actually trying to prepare myself if that day would come. no doubts, no regrets. convincing myself that everything would be fine. . . i'm still not sure. she may reject me but at least i did my part, i did my best. hindi ko nga lang alam kung kakayanin ko lahat."

[". . ."]

"you're right. i'm overthinking again. as the day passes by, i'm always denying that to myself. nawawalan na rin kasi ako tiwala sa sarili ko. sure, she's trying. but is that enough? what we have, is that enough? wonyoung and i. . . is it still possible? ang dami kong tanong sa sarili ko. and none of those was answered. though i-i'm glad. i'm r-really glad that she's at least opening her heart for someone like me."

[". . ."]

"we may not be together in the e-end, but i'm happy that i tried to risk everything just for her. we enjoyed each other's company. we enjoyed each other's warmth. we become each other's home. that's what matter the most here."

[". . ."]

"i-i love her. she means everything for me— she matters the most for me. above all. . . she made me the happiest. she brings out the best in me. i h-hope these 15 days memories would be e-engraved in h-her heart. i love her. i really d-do. . ."

[". . ."]

"if everything w-would end here, i'd still be happy. maikling panahon lang pero tumatak sa'kin. she's the first person who made me feel what love is. i'm willing to let her go kung 'yon ang gusto niya kahit wala namang kami hahaha."

["yuj. . ."]

"ang gago ko naman k-kasi kung ipipilit ko pa 'yung s-sarili. . . ko. . . s-sa kaniya 'diba?"

["yujin. . . nandito lang kami. s-shhh, stop c-crying. malapit na kami, okay?"]

". . ."

["yuj. this is ate hyewon speaking. we love you, okay? don't lose hope. day 12 pa lang. malay mo, may plot twist sa inyo? hintay ka lang diyan, malapit na kami. your unnies loves you."]

"thank y-you."

— call ended.