Aurora stares at the therapist. "Lemme start from the beginning. Daddy was born. One of the wealthiest businessmen in the Philippines. Groomed to be the greatest businessman on the planet.
I was born to him and my British Mommy. They divorced but I was supposed to become the wealthiest businesswoman in the country. But he gave it all to my half-sister."
"And... In what ways can you find to help yourself out from this... chain of misfortune?"
"I don't. My whole... life... I was treated to be an outsider. To be different despite how good I am. How amazing I am. But then, I found my boyfriend. Miguel. Recently dumped by a girl who took him for granted."
"So?"
"So... He's my purpose... He... is my purpose... And I only live to satisfy and be with him. Because he gave me purpose. He actually loved someone like me. Me! Who was treated like trash by her family and treated as some sex on a stick by her classmates! I actually mattered to him! Regardless of how weird I am... And no matter what, he will always be... my purpose."
Now... 10 years later... 2034...
Aurora sighs as she stares at the star plushie.
"What's wrong?" asked Beatle.
"You hug this thing more than me," said Aurora.
"Yeah. Makes me feel at ease."
Anne passes by and sees what Aurora is staring at. "Hey! It's my old friendship gift to you! From ten years ago!"
Beatle's eyes widen.
Aurora gives a disgusted frown.
"What's wrong?" asked Anne, immediately sensing something wrong.
"Nothing," said Aurora, clenching her fists.
"Uhm... Hey, Miguel! You're still a writer, right?" smiled Anne, immediately shifting the conversation away to another topic.
"Yeah!" smiled Beatle.
"Ever heard of the Propagandista movement? Wanna do it with 4chan? Eh? Reveal these files... ANONYMOUSLY!?!?" smiled Anne.
"Oh, Anne!" smiled Beatle. "I already AM a 4chan User!"
"Um..." Aurora grabs Beatle's hand. "I'll help! Anything for you, my love!"
"Aw! Thanks!" smiled Beatle. "You could start by starting up my laptop! Anne! You're the lawyer, here! Wanna gimme some ideas and the... legalities of it all?"
"Sure, thing, Miggy!" smiled Anne.
The pair smile as they went on to work.
"Didn't you go to law school?" asked Aurora.
"Yeah? So?" asked Beatle.
"Why ask from her?" asked Aurora.
"Because... She actually passed?" asked Beatle, as Aurora rolled her eyes in dismissal.
Tyrone sighs as he just kicks back and relaxes.
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"YEAH!!! Of course! That makes sense!" smiled Beatle. "Hahahah!" He laughed with Anne while Aurora mutters and mumbles in annoyance.
Soon, the Neo-Propagandista Movement began, with 4-Chan, later renamed 4-PH, became viral. Like... TRENDY and all... The factors that contributed to the controversy were all laid out by the group anonymously with the power of a VPN. Soon, they began recruitment.
Tyrone cleverly recruited their all High School batch mates and Course Mates to be part of their army of writers who all worked together. After all, they are former Political Science students. Of course, they care if the President is actually evil!
So, they worked together and kept writing and writing anti-Propaganda. They went to their old friend, a School Journalist and showed the truth to the world about the Philippines. Soon, word spread...
Meanwhile, Jed and Chris went on with their scamming business. They reverse-scammed several Public Officials by making Ads interesting for them, which is attached to a Transparency Program Tyrone developed to show to the world their various activities.
Beatle and Anne, meanwhile, were a powerhouse partnership. They worked together to edit, write, and continued studying the facts with all their power.
Aurora, well, she led the whole operation...
That evening... That one last supper... The group have a party for all they've achieved to damage the President's image...
They share a toast... And drank and ate fine Pinoy meals and drinks...
That evening, at their own home, which was massive, by the way... Like... a whole class could fit here...
Aurora heard... giggling.
Aurora's eyes widen as she ran to the living room and witnessed Beatle and Anne watching a movie together with her bare legs playfully over his.
Aurora's eye twitches. "Ahem..."
"Oh!" smiled Beatle, unknowing of her wrath. "Hi, Aurora!"
Anne blushes and takes her legs off of his.
Anne tries hard to laugh it off. "Hey, Aurora!" she laughed softly.
Aurora's eye twitches. "So! What are you two, uh... Doing lately!" she smirked, as sarcastically as possible.
"Y'know! Just hangin' around!"
"Hangin' around?"
"Hangin' around!"
"Thwarting my relationship, says 'What?'"
"What?"
Aurora grabs Anne by the neck. "I think you've forgotten but my studies shown Filipinos have gotten rather stronger lately! We wouldn't want to have an all-out fight based on the fact that we all have unequal strengths, now, DO WE?!!?"
"Aurora! Let her go!" roared Beatle.
Aurora's eyes turn purple then red and black. She sighs and sets Anne down.
"Aurora. Don't hurt our friends!" yelled Beatle.
"Excuse you!? This BI-OTCH isn't MY FRIEND!!! She tried to get you FROM ME!!!"
"No! She flat-out said she never had feelings for me!"
"And you really believe that!?"
"I'm... standing right here," said Anne.
"Go on! Tell him! Tell him why you rejected him in Prom!"
"Fine! Okay... Um... I was... afraid of how we'd look in front of-...?"
Beatle closes his eyes, utterly insulted. "Okay... I get it. Aurora. Please leave. You don't have to make Anne uncomfortable."
Aurora looks hurt. "I am... THE LEADER of this cooperation! I OWN ALL OF YOU!!!"
"But you don't own me. I'm your equal. That is my right. Now, go."
Aurora angrily stomps away.
"She reminds me of you back then," sighed Anne.
"Heh! Thank you!" smiled Beatle. "You're a good friend, A-..."
Anne kisses Beatle, passionately, as Beatle pulls away.
"NO!!! No! Oh, God! OH MY GOD!!! NO!!!" Beatle stands up and walks away, covering his mouth.
Aurora witnessed the whole thing.
"Aurora..." said Beatle, seeing her with a deadpan stare.
Aurora is holding the plushie and proceeds to slowly brush her fingers over its sides. She clenches her claw-like nails over the plushie.
"Aurora, NO!!!" yelled Beatle.
She then... tears it in half, traumatizing Beatle and making Anne cover her face and cry.
Beatle falls to his knees.
"Fine. We're done," said Aurora, turning and walking away. "You can all stay here. This revolution was my idea, anyway."
"I didn't kiss her back, Ruru!" yelled Beatle.
Anne tries to speak. "I did... love you..."
Beatle holds his finger up. "Anne... You weren't fair to our feelings."
"And you were fair to MINE!?!? You... made me feel so trapped AND PRESSURED back in high school!"
"YEAH!!! BUT NOW, I'M IN A FUCKIN' RELATIONSHIP!!! SO ARE YOU!!! IF TYRONE-!!!"
"He already knows." Tyrone grabs him by the cloak and slams him to the wall over and over, causing Beatle to spit blood.
Anne just closes her eyes and cries.
Tyrone tosses him to the ground. "Both of you fuck off." He turns and walks away.
Aurora slams the door of her room, breaking down to tears as she still had one half of the star symbol on her chest. She chooses to toss it in the fire of her fireplace, but...
"No!" Aurora pulls it away and begins crying. "What have I done...?" she sobbed, as she kept the star near her chest, allowing the star to brand her with an upside-down pentagram on her chest as it disintegrates and melts into her chest...
Miguel crawls toward the other half of the star, hugging it, while crying.