[ — SONG YUQI ]

A WEEK HAS already passed and today is the first day of intramurals in Radcliffe. We're currently in the practice room rehearsing our choreography na ipapakita namin mamaya.

"Great job, everyone! Pahinga na tayo para may energy ang lahat mamaya." sabi ni Taeyong and we started doing our own things. Matagal pa naman bago ang opening but I already feel adrenalized. I hope we'll do good later.

I was at the cafeteria at dumating si Lucas. Napansin ko na may hinahanap siya sa refrigerator pero sinara niyo ito at napabuntong-hininga. He wipes the beads of sweat off his forehead using his palms. Wala na sigurong tubig. Hindi ako nagdalawang isip and I offered him my water bottle. Lucas had a surprised expression on his face but as he gazed at me his brows furrowed. He lets out a scoff bago siya umalis. Naiwan akong nakatungo ang ulo dahil sa kahihiyan.

"Rejected?" napabalikwas ako nang biglang sumulpot si Jisung.

Iniling ko agad ang aking ulo. "N-No! Maybe he doesn't want water." I mentally slapped myself dahil nautal pa ako and what I said was such a lame excuse.

Tumawa ng mahina si Jisung at nagpunta siya sa counter para kumuha ng snack. "Lucas doesn't deserve your kindness, noona." sabi nito habang naghahanap ng makakain.

"Why not? Everyone deserves to be treated nicely."

"You can't always be nice. That's how people take advantage of you. Sometimes you have to set boundaries." sabi nito at tsaka umalis. My mouth was left agape. Jisung is a quiet kid but he seems to have a lot of thoughts.

Ilang araw na ang dumaan at nakasundo ko na ang lahat sa grupo except for Doyoung and Lucas. For Doyoung's case, he's awkward around me. Nakakausap ko siya minsan pero tinatapos niya agad ang conversation o hindi kaya iiwasan niya ako bigla.

Si Lucas, pakiramdam ko ayaw niya sa akin. Whenever our eyes meet, nakakunot ang noo niya or he just glares at me. There were lot of times I tried approaching him but he suddenly gets mad. May isang beses na bigla niya akong nasigawan which surprised the rest. Nabalitaan ko pa na napagalitan siya dahil doon pero inintindi ko na lang ang sitwasyon dahil baka sa pagod kaya niya 'yun nagawa.

Maybe he has trust issues kaya hindi niya agad ako matanggap sa grupo. So I'm doing my very best para makasundo siya at si Doyoung.  Maybe they'll open up to me, hindi lang muna ngayon.

"Hey girlfriend, tulala ka na naman." I was snapped out of my reverie nang tawagin ako ni Yuta. "Sorry. Start na ba?" tanong ko at tumango siya bilang sagot. "Let's go, the crowd is waiting for you."

This is it. I'm ready to show them what I got.