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April. A lot has happened.

One night, while she was swimming, she re-evaluated her actions, her brother's reasons, which therefore led to everything that's happening and having done that, she has come to a conclusion that it's for the betterment of his brother. It's for the best. Coming up with that, she composed a long message for her brother, Loel, apologizing to him for attempting to hold him back, and telling him how she wanted him to soar high, work hard, and stay grounded – feet on the floor. They still call each other not as frequent as before but they make sure to update each other by leaving a message. Hindi na naman bago kasi ginagawa na naman nila yun dati.

Opposed to what she always does, staying at their house on Sundays and leaving after dinner, due to many many reasons, including those of Lou and Loel's constant reminder to open her heart, she made it a habit to sleep at theirs and go back the day after. Instead of leaving at night, she swung into action to go straight to school from the house on Mondays, and go back on Saturday afternoon. Her relationship with her parents has gone better, honestly. Slowly but surely, assuring that she won't commit any mistakes while trying to rebuild their relationship.

Sometimes she invites Lou over or she visits her to study together. She also wants to be with Lou to watch over her for she knows how without a hitch things can make Lou emotionally and mentally exhausted. She tends to be easily overwhelmed and stressed and Bea wants to be with her friend to assure her that she will be okay, that she can do everything one by one and that she's not alone – that her best friend's always with her. Of course she also wants to be her pusher and her extra supporter just as Lou is to her.

Personally, Bea's been better than ever. Nabawasan na 'yung mabigat na nakadag-an sa puso niya at nakakahinga na nang maluwag. Schedule's been hectic as always but as the superwoman she is – as what her best friend calls her – kinakaya pa rin niya.

As for Thirdy, he's been super occupied. Katatapos lang ng buong week na wala siyang free time. And it's just the start of their hell phase. They're going to have their finals soon. Sunod-sunod ang iniaatas sa kanila. Hindi na siya nakakauwi sa bahay nila which he does before, leaving Dani, Kiefer, and sometimes his whole family the ones visiting him during Sundays.

Gumagawa ng paraan si Thirdy to still be with her. When she permits, he video calls her, pero the video's just on. They're doing their thing separately. Minsan sumasama si Lou, but regularly it's just the two of them. They only do it when she's reading or doing plates; not while reviewing. 

Thirdy became showy of his affection to the woman. People around him except for Bea notices how he looks at her, how he exerts effort on her, how he makes time for her and he became aware of that when Matt told him. Hindi siya mapakali noong kinausap siya ni Matt tungkol doon. He isn't sure if Bea feels it because she doesn't show anything to let him know that she feels the same. At hindi rin naman siya umaamin.

It's Tuesday. After seeing a boomerang of the mall and Bea on her Instagram story, he messaged her, informing her that he'll be accompanying her. Reading his reply to her story, Bea quickly said no but the guy told him that the reason why he's coming is not just because of her. He needs to buy a memory card for his camera and when Bea mentioned that she's going grocery shopping, he stated that he also needs to fill his refrigerator up. He had no time to do all of those and he wants to grab the opportunity to get things done.

They met after they ran their errands separately. Inikot talaga nila buong supermarket to make sure that they have everything since they're busy talking to each other. Mas magandang ikutin na nilang buo habang nag-uusap kaysa may makalimutan sila.

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