WHO ARE YOU? UNDER REVISION

14 | Sister Knows Best

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Sister Knows Best

SON RESIDENCE

It's almost eleven o'clock at night but Momo still can't sleep. She was sitting on her bed, staring at Dahyun who was fast asleep, wondering who the latter's ex-boyfriend was.

A few moments later, it was as if the breeze blew and swept away what was bothering Momo's mind when suddenly, she remembered what Nayeon had said a while ago, why the School Meal Club goes to bed earlier than them.

Nayeon told J-Trinity that the School Meal Club goes to bed early because Dahyun and Chaeyoung believe in the old saying that if a person goes to bed early, s/he tend to grow taller. In other words, they crave to be tall, maybe as tall as Jeongyeon or Tzuyu. Who knows? As for Tzuyu, Nayeon told J-Trinity that she goes to bed early because she's just copying her best friends, Dahyun and Chaeyoung, that's all.

Momo thought that Dahyun and Chaeyoung's early bedtime is no longer effective as they are now grown women. That maybe breastfeeding would help them grow taller than going to bed early, that by doing so they would even surpass Tzuyu's height when she and Mina nursed them. She burst out laughing at her mischievous thoughts, and immediately covered her mouth with her hand in fear of waking Dahyun up.

But the moment Momo's eyes landed on her ballerina painting hanging on the wall next to her bed, the expression on her face immediately changed to a serious one.

"I'm not as stupid as everyone thinks, maybe they are. Lying and fooling around are the main things I must do, so that no one doubts me. My father has a lot of trust in me so I will make sure that I can carry out this mission without any trouble," she said in a low voice before lying down and trying to sleep.

MEANWHILE in Sana and Tzuyu's bedroom. Like Momo, Tzuyu can't sleep either, wondering who Sana's fiancé is. She didn't know why her heart suddenly hurt when she found out that the Japanese lass was set to get married. Has she really fallen for Sana or what? Tzuyu couldn't understand this feeling in her heart because in all her life she had never fallen in love as she didn't believe in it.

For Tzuyu, Kim Hannah, who is her first love, and Hannah, with whom she can exchange messages through text, are different stories. Her first love is likened to a puppy love. Hannah, on the other hand, lightens her mood, which is why she forces her to be her girlfriend. But the truth is, she doesn't really have any feelings for the girl, and the fact that she hasn't seen Hannah in person is fueling her curiosity.

Well, how can Tzuyu believe in love if her own father has crushed the meaning of it? Her father is a drunkard, a womanizer and more than that, the one who hurts her beloved mother, physically and emotionally, that's why she hardens her heart in love because she doesn't want to be like her mother, who only loves but not reciprocated or returned.

What exactly is love? Is it lust, attraction, or attachment? And, if there's really a ❝formula❞ for love, what is it, and what does it mean?

Tzuyu wants these questions answered. Deep down, she wants to experience it too―to love and be loved―but the problem is, she can't get rid of the fear that she might end up like her mother, or Chaeyoung who once forgot herself because of a failed relationship.

Tzuyu is emotionally traumatized that everyone will just fool her and play with her feelings, just like her father does to the women he sleeps with, and even to her mother.

Tzuyu held her chest as she felt her heartbeat speed up. She was staring at Sana who was sleeping soundly. The Japanese lass' face was facing her, and even though they were a meter away from each other, Tzuyu could clearly see Sana's cute lovely face, making her lips stretch into a genuine smile.