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00:00Traveling the world together, so the four of us set up a shared account.
00:04Every month, we all put money into it.
00:06If anyone wanted to use it, everyone had to approve first.
00:10Last year, Ava wanted a designer bag.
00:13My childhood friend David approved it first.
00:16This year, she wanted to replace the bed she'd just bought.
00:19My boyfriend Liam told her to ask for more.
00:21He said,
00:22If you're getting one, get the best.
00:25And today, I needed a flight home to visit my grandma,
00:28because she was very sick.
00:30So I submitted a request in the app.
00:32I waited all day.
00:34All three of them rejected it.
00:35Ava hesitated.
00:37Mia, flights are really expensive right now.
00:39Do you have to go?
00:40David sent four exes in a row.
00:42You grandma's sick, not dead.
00:44Don't blow our travel fund on this.
00:46Then my boyfriend called me.
00:48He sighed, like I was the one making things hard.
00:51Mia, we're getting married after this trip.
00:53You can't waste money like this.
00:54Have you even thought about our future?
00:56But last month, Ava wanted a limited edition candle.
00:59He approved it right away,
01:01and even told her to buy the whole collection.
01:04My request had been rejected by everyone.
01:07I stared at it on the screen.
01:09I almost laughed.
01:10So that was their idea of a future.
01:12That didn't include me.
01:14So this trip, planned without me.
01:17It had nothing to do with me.
01:19Right after Liam finished, I heard Ava's voice next to him.
01:21Don't be so hard on Mia.
01:23She's just worried about her grandma.
01:24Ava, you always cover for her.
01:26My hand tightened around my phone.
01:27You're together right now?
01:28Liam's voice softened.
01:29He even sounded amused.
01:32Ava's been tired from work.
01:34We brought her to the beach to relax.
01:40Ava said nothing.
01:42I'd been working past midnight every day for rushing a project.
01:45This morning, I was exhausted and about to take a few hours off and sleep in.
01:50Liam stopped me.
01:52Work isn't a playground.
01:53If you call out just to sleep, what will your co-works think?
01:55He pushed me out the door and let me get on the bus.
01:57Then he turned around and took Ava to the beach relaxed with David.
02:00By eight that night, the project was finally done.
02:03When I got home, my eyelids felt too heavy to keep open.
02:06I slipped off my shoes.
02:08I was about to go to bed when my elbow hit the umbrella stand.
02:11Why are you throwing a fit the second you get home?
02:13I forced my eyes open.
02:14Liam was standing there, rubbing his temples.
02:17He looked worn out, but still had to deal with me.
02:20Mia, it's not that we don't want you to go see your grandma.
02:22Flights are just too expensive.
02:24You can go later.
02:25Liam, she can't wait.
02:28He frowned.
02:29Old people get better, then worse.
02:31That's normal.
02:32Don't blow it out of proportion.
02:33Let's talk tomorrow.
02:34I'm taking a shower first.
02:36We were out all day.
02:37I'm exhausted.
02:38He turned and walked into the bathroom.
02:40The words got stuck in my throat.
02:42I swallowed them anyway.
02:44He was tired from walking around, having fun.
02:47But he couldn't see how worn out I was.
02:49I dragged myself forward.
02:51Then I heard a phone vibrating on the table.
02:54It was Liam's phone.
02:55Message from David.
02:57Ava wants grilled fish tomorrow.
02:59I made a reservation.
03:00Don't let Mia know when you come.
03:02She doesn't like grilled fish.
03:03If she comes, we'll have to order something else for her.
03:10I laughed.
03:12Ava doesn't eat spicy food.
03:14So very meal had to be completely mild these years.
03:17I don't eat fish.
03:18So they just stopped inviting me.
03:21I went back to the home screen.
03:23Then I opened the approval app Liam built himself.
03:26At first, I just wanted to find my request.
03:28And changed his rejection to approved.
03:31Then I suddenly noticed something different from mine.
03:33There was one extra tab at the bottom.
03:36Updates.
03:37I tapped it.
03:38My screen filled up at once.
03:39It looked like a private social feed.
03:42This resort is insane.
03:45I love hot springs.
03:47I could stay in here for three days straight.
03:49Liam had posted a photo.
03:51The three of them were in the hot springs together.
03:53Both Ava and David liked it.
03:55Then I saw Liam's comment under Ava's post.
03:58Too much soaking isn't good for you.
04:00I booked the horse ranch too.
04:01We'll head over in a bit.
04:02Don't forget to hide it from Mia.
04:04Explaining it would be a pain.
04:06Liam replied with an okay.
04:08My fingers started shaking.
04:10I tapped the wrong spot more than once before I found the developer settings.
04:14Updates are not visible to guest users.
04:17Admins can transfer money without approval.
04:20Expense records can be hidden from guest users.
04:22In the transaction history, I saw today's charges.
04:26Hot springs.
04:27$1,000.
04:28Hidden.
04:29Horse ranch.
04:30$3,000.
04:31Hidden.
04:32I kept scrolling.
04:34Ava's desserts.
04:35$200.
04:36No approval needed.
04:38Ava's work snaps.
04:40$300.
04:41No approval needed.
04:42My vision started to blur.
04:44They hadn't gone to the beach at all today.
04:47They had used the money in that account to go to the hot springs.
04:50I forced myself to open user settings.
04:53Admins.
04:54Liam.
04:55David.
04:56Ava.
04:57Guest.
04:58Mia.
04:59For a second, it felt like a hand closed around my heart.
05:03I forgot how to breathe.
05:04I had used that app for five years.
05:07But I had only ever been a guest.
05:14She had shut me out from the very start.
05:16My phone rang.
05:18It was my mom.
05:19Mia, your grandmother keeps calling your name.
05:22Can you come back home?
05:23I bit down hard.
05:24Yes.
05:24I'm coming home.
05:26I borrowed the money.
05:27Then I booked a ticket for tomorrow night.
05:29I sent the screenshot to my mom.
05:31I had just lain down when the water in the bathroom stopped.
05:35Liam reached over from behind and pulled me into his arms.
05:38His hand was warm against my waist.
05:40I pushed it away and moved to the far side of the bed.
05:43He laughed softly.
05:45You're still mad?
05:47Come on.
05:48Don't be.
05:49Worst case, I'll go back with you for New Year's.
05:51Just take tomorrow off.
05:53Go out and relax.
05:53Ava keeps saying she wants to take you to...
05:55His voice trailed off.
05:56Before he could finish, his breathing turned even.
05:59I was barely holding on, too.
06:00When I woke up, the other side of the bed was already empty.
06:0410.30.
06:05I shot it right.
06:07My co-worker had called over a dozen times.
06:09But my phone was on silent.
06:11I hadn't heard the alarm and calls.
06:14I jumped out of bed and called Liam.
06:16Did you put my phone on silent?
06:18Yeah.
06:19His tone was casual, light.
06:21We were going to take you on a forest hike today, but we left early.
06:25I didn't want to wake you, so I put it on silent.
06:28I heard running water through the phone.
06:30Then Ava's voice broke in with a laugh.
06:31Mia!
06:32This place is amazing!
06:35You have to come next time!
06:37David laughed, too.
06:38She never has time.
06:39All she thinks about is work.
06:40She's not like you.
06:41You actually know how to enjoy life.
06:44But it's such a shame she's not here.
06:46The three of them were together again.
06:48This so-called forest hike?
06:50Who knew where they had really gone?
06:53I checked the time.
06:54It was too late to work now.
06:56It was the first day of October.
06:58One unexcused absence.
07:00My monthly bonus was gone.
07:02My hand tightened around the bed sheet.
07:04Liam lowered his voice.
07:05Mia, I know you're still upset about the approval thing.
07:09But when you don't come, Ava can't even enjoy herself.
07:11Don't do this again.
07:16After the call ended, anger rose in my chest.
07:19He had never planned to wake me.
07:21Now he was still blaming me for not going.
07:24After a long moment, I called my manager for apologizing.
07:27Then I asked for two weeks off.
07:30After that, I started packing.
07:32That afternoon, Ava came back and said to me.
07:35Mia!
07:36We bought all the travel gear!
07:38She ran straight at me and stumbled halfway there.
07:40Liam caught her right away.
07:42Slow down.
07:43David lined up the shoes she had kicked off.
07:46He still had her bag.
07:48She pulled me over to the table and spread out a paper.
07:50It was the route we had planned a long time ago for our world trip.
07:54First, we're going to the city of the world to see the ocean.
07:57Then we're heading deep into the desert for an adventure!
08:03We leave next week.
08:04David smiled.
08:05We finally got all the gear.
08:07Ava really worked hard on this.
08:08This way, the three of us, the four of us, can leave sooner.
08:11Them kept talking.
08:12Even talked about what colors to wear in different countries.
08:16I kept staring at the map on the table.
08:18At the gear spread all over the floor.
08:20Everyone had gear in a different color.
08:24Our dream is finally coming true.
08:27You're so happy you froze?
08:28Liam nudged my elbow.
08:29He was smiling.
08:31I looked at their smiling faces.
08:33Where's my gear?
08:38The living room went quiet.
08:40Liam and David looked at each other.
08:42Neither of them said a word.
08:44But I could tell.
08:45They had forgotten me.
08:46Ava's eyes widened right away.
08:48Mia, I'm so sorry.
08:49I'll go out and buy yours right now!
08:51She glanced at my face.
08:52When she saw I wasn't stopping her, she bit her lip, grabbed the map, and turned to leave.
08:58But after two steps, she suddenly stumbled again.
09:01Liam pulled her back down into the chair.
09:03We're a couple.
09:04Of course you'll use the same set as me.
09:07David let out a breath and jumped in.
09:09Exactly.
09:10What kind of married couple buys separate sets anyway?
09:12So what you're saying is...
09:13I stayed, and my voice was calm.
09:15I'm supposed to wear men's gear?
09:18And Ava gets everything?
09:20The living room went quiet again.
09:22By color alone, more than half the gear on the floor was pink.
09:26It all belonged to Ava.
09:28There was even pink stuff for Ava in the other two bags.
09:31Liam and David were like knights.
09:34They had saved the best for their princess.
09:36And I did not have a single thing.
09:38Even when I asked about it, I was the one making trouble.
09:41Then Ava started crying.
09:43I'm sorry.
09:45She pulled out a pen and crossed her name off a few of the bags.
09:48Then she started to write mine.
09:50Liam took the pen from her hand.
09:52He looked at me with a frown.
09:54Mia, you grew up loved and spoiled.
09:56Ava didn't even get new clothes growing up.
09:59Now she finally got something she likes.
10:00Can't you just let this go?
10:01I looked at him.
10:03I didn't understand why I was always the one who had to give in.
10:06Before we met Ava, his dream was to travel with me.
10:09Later, it became a trip for four.
10:11He told me to let it go.
10:13He said travel was better with close friends too.
10:16After college, he said Ava didn't have connections.
10:19She couldn't finding a job.
10:21So he and David started a company together.
10:23Then they hired Ava into a high-paying position with no real work.
10:27She could take time off whenever she wanted.
10:29She could skip work whenever she wanted.
10:31But when I was struggling to find a job, Liam rejected right away.
10:34Everyone knows Ava is our friend.
10:37If you join too, people at work will start talking about her.
10:41Just take a step back.
10:43Don't make this harder for us.
10:49Penn had barely reached her hand before David snatched it away.
10:52From kindergarten through high school, he never let anyone touch what was mine.
10:56But now, he wrote Ava's name back on the bags.
10:59Mia, you already have everything.
11:01Ava grew up in a family that favored boys.
11:03She had nothing.
11:04It's just one room.
11:05Don't make a big deal of it.
11:07What a joke.
11:09I was the one being shut out.
11:10And I was the one getting blamed.
11:13Then my phone buzzed several times.
11:15My mom had sent the latest hospital bill.
11:18Mia, the hospital has a new treatment plan for your grandma.
11:21The chances are good.
11:23But we're still short $300,000.
11:26I stood up so excitedly.
11:28$300,000.
11:29I had put $500,000 into the shared account.
11:33Over the years, I had barely spent any of it.
11:35There should have been plenty left.
11:37Fine.
11:37I won't argue about the gear.
11:39And I'm not going on the trip either.
11:41Give me back the money I put in.
11:43I was in such a rush that I didn't even notice their face.
11:46I just opened the app.
11:48When I chose Transfer All, all three of their phones lit up at once.
11:52The approval request was right there on their screens.
11:55I urged them on.
11:57Hurry up.
11:58Approve it.
11:58Liam was the first to turn his phone face down.
12:00Mia, calm down.
12:01We can talk this through.
12:02I wanted to say my grandma didn't have time for this.
12:05But I froze.
12:07At the bottom of the messages on David's phone and Ava's phone, there was one extra line.
12:12Insufficient account balance.
12:14My mind went blank.
12:15Where did the money go?
12:21My breathing turned uneven.
12:23I kept tapping the account balance.
12:25$300.
12:26Last night, there had still been over $2 million in it.
12:29I tapped on the expense records.
12:32Bold text popped up.
12:33You do not have permission to view this content.
12:36Helplessness crashed over me, cutting right through me.
12:39Liam pulled me down into a seat.
12:41Mia, don't panic.
12:42Let me explain.
12:43My whole body felt stiff.
12:45Liam, tell me where the money is, or I'll find out myself.
12:49He looked torn and held my cold fingers.
12:51You've been tired from work lately.
12:53We were going to tell you later.
12:56Ava found an apartment she liked.
12:57We bought it for her today, afraid someone else would take it.
13:00It exploded inside my head.
13:02When I needed a flight home, just $700.
13:05All three of them said no.
13:07But over $2 million for Ava's apartment?
13:10They spent it behind my back without hesitation.
13:13Then again, why should I, as a guest, approve the admin's spending?
13:17I pulled my hand away.
13:19That was the money we saved for our trip.
13:26Going on the trip, we're just helping Ava with her dream first.
13:28She's never had a place of her own.
13:29Buying this apartment gives security for her future.
13:30Mia, if you don't want this, I'll return the apartment.
13:32Don't be ridiculous.
13:33What kind of person buys a place and then gives it back?
13:35David frowned.
13:36Then he shot me a look.
13:38Everything was fine until you made it awkward?
13:41Ava just wants a home.
13:42You can't even give her that?
13:43A home?
13:44Didn't I?
13:45Her family favored boys.
13:47They made her sleep on the balcony.
13:49They forced her to quit school and work.
13:51I brought her home.
13:53I gave her my bed.
13:54She ate the food my parents made.
13:56I introduced her to my boyfriend.
13:58I introduced her to David.
14:00In the place Liam and I rented together, she always had her own room.
14:04Whenever David went back to his hometown for holidays, she always went with him.
14:08In the end, she got a home.
14:10She got friends.
14:11She got a future.
14:12And I lost everything.
14:15Mia, where are you going?
14:20Liam started toward me.
14:22Then Ava grabbed his sleeve.
14:24Liam, return the apartment.
14:26Please.
14:26I don't want Mia to be upset.
14:28And this trip, maybe I was never meant to go anyway.
14:31What do you mean, never meant to?
14:33It's not your fault your parents favored boys.
14:35Mia, come back and apologize.
14:37Liam looked at me.
14:38Then he looked at Ava.
14:39Her face was pale and wet with tears.
14:42In the end, he didn't come after me.
14:45I flagged down a cab and headed straight for the airport.
14:48On the way, I sent the screen recording from Liam's phone to our group chat.
14:52You have 24 hours to return the money I put into that account.
14:56If you don't, I'm going to the police.
14:59Liam called.
15:00I hung up.
15:01Then I tagged him in a separate message.
15:03Liam, we're done.
15:06After that, I left the group chat and sent in my resignation.
15:09This time I leave.
15:11I'm not coming back again.
15:16When my plane landed, my dad was already waiting at the airport.
15:20As I got into the car, I turned my phone back on.
15:23Messages and missed calls flooded in.
15:26At first, most were from David.
15:29Mia, you just left like that.
15:31Did you even think about how we'd feel?
15:33Ava just wants some security.
15:35She just wants a home.
15:38She's been crying non-stop.
15:39I've known her a long time.
15:41The last time she cried this hard was when her parents tried to force her into marriage,
15:44so they could get money for her brother.
15:47Come back.
15:48Apologize to her.
15:50The four of us can talk this out.
15:52Later, Liam's messages started to bury David.
15:55I'm not breaking up with you.
15:57You can't do this to me.
15:58You can't just say we're over and make it over.
16:01Mia, answer the phone.
16:03Before I turned my phone back on, Ava had added me back into the group chat.
16:07She didn't text me one-on-one.
16:09She didn't call me either.
16:11She just tagged me in the group.
16:13Mia, this is all my fault.
16:14I'll return the apartment and give the money back.
16:17And after this, I'll stay far away from all of you.
16:20I know you don't want to see me.
16:21David replied, right under it.
16:22That's not what Mia means.
16:24Don't think like that.
16:26Then he tagged me too.
16:27He urged me to clear things up.
16:29But I looked at their profile pictures and almost laughed.
16:38Before today, no one had said a word in that group for almost six months.
16:43Whenever I saw a new notification, it was usually just a message retracted by one of them.
16:48One time, I was at my computer when I saw what David deleted before it disappeared.
16:52That dessert shop has new strawberry egg tarts.
16:55Ava, want some?
16:56I saw what you deleted.
16:58That dessert shop has new strawberry egg tarts.
17:00The new items were too expensive.
17:02That was why I deleted it.
17:03Things like that happened a lot.
17:05Another time, during dinner, Ava deleted a message that said,
17:09Go like my post.
17:10I happened to catch it before it disappeared.
17:12I thought she meant her social page.
17:13But when I checked, there was nothing new.
17:15So I asked her about it.
17:16She grabbed my arm and acted cute.
17:18I posted it and then realized I hadn't edited the photo, so I deleted it.
17:20No way I'm letting you see my ugly picture.
17:21I can help you edit it if you want.
17:22Drink your soup first.
17:23It's bad for your stomach once it gets cold.
17:25David laughed along too.
17:26Another steak, please.
17:28Then he raised a hand and told the server to bring another steak.
17:31Now that I think about it, they had sent those messages to the wrong group.
17:35Then they scrambled to cover it up.
17:37The three of them had another group checked.
17:40They shared control of that app.
17:42They even had their own private feed.
17:44It took me leaving for them to remember this group.
17:47The one I had already left.
17:53That dead group suddenly came alive.
17:55And somehow, that only made it more ridiculous.
17:58The hospital was just up ahead.
18:00I tagged David in the group and sent the hospital bill.
18:03I'm not coming back.
18:05Return the money you owe me as soon as possible.
18:08If my grandma misses her treatment because of this money, I won't let any of you off.
18:13David, don't forget this.
18:15When we were kids, you messed up your ear playing around.
18:19My grandma got you to the hospital.
18:21She's the reason you didn't grow up deaf.
18:24David immediately sent several voice messages.
18:27Ava followed right after him.
18:29Her message hit the full 60 seconds.
18:31I didn't play any of them.
18:32I already knew what they would say.
18:35One would be crying.
18:36The other would blame me for bringing up something from childhood.
18:40I tapped the top right corner of the screen.
18:42Then I gave one last look to the only profile that had said nothing in the group.
18:47Then I left the chat.
18:49And blocked all of them.
18:50Mia, did you get the treatment money together?
18:53If not, I'll try to borrow it.
18:54I just don't know if we can pull that much together on such short notice.
18:58My dad was in the driver's seat.
18:59He looked exhausted.
19:00His voice was rough and hoarse.
19:02$300,000.
19:03There was no way I could borrow that much right away either.
19:06But my grandma didn't have time.
19:12Took a deep breath and opened my contacts.
19:15Dad, I'll ask friends and co-workers.
19:16I'll pull together whatever I can.
19:17Don't worry.
19:18We'll find a way.
19:19While I kept making calls, Liam had just realized I had blocked him.
19:23He had been packing this whole time.
19:25Right before he left, he picked up his phone to call me one more time.
19:29But the call wouldn't go through.
19:31Then he saw the new messages in that group chat.
19:33The one even he had forgotten about.
19:36He suddenly turned and looked at Ava.
19:38She was still crying at the table.
19:40I told you not to add Mia back into that group.
19:43Were you trying to make her even angrier?
19:45Ava was crying so hard she could barely breathe.
19:47I just wanted to apologize to her.
19:49I know she's mad at me.
19:50She wouldn't answer my calls.
19:51Can't you see how hard she's crying?
19:53And I'm the one who said she could add Mia back.
19:57When it comes down to it, Mia is the one overreacting.
20:03We bought Ava an apartment.
20:04That's not some huge crime.
20:05And now she's run off over it.
20:12He noticed Liam's suitcase.
20:15He froze for a second.
20:16Where are you going?
20:17You running away too?
20:18Liam was digging through a drawer for his ID.
20:21I'm going to find Mia.
20:22David frowned.
20:23He didn't agree.
20:24She's just throwing a tantrum.
20:25She'll come back tomorrow.
20:26If you have time to chase after her, you should be over here helping Ava.
20:28She looks awful.
20:29But Liam didn't stop walking.
20:31She's not coming back.
20:32That's ridiculous.
20:34This is the place you two rented together.
20:36We're still here.
20:37Why wouldn't she come back?
20:39She doesn't want us anymore.
20:41Liam, now you're acting just like her.
20:43You're her boyfriend.
20:44I grew up with her.
20:45Ava's her best friend.
20:45Why would she not come back?
20:47Liam's hand stopped on the doorknob.
20:48He looked at the two of them at the table.
20:51He took a deep breath, then let it out slowly.
20:54He spoke, and voice was full of regret.
20:58It wasn't until Mia left that I understood why she was so angry.
21:07I'm her boyfriend.
21:09You grew up with her, and Ava is her best friend.
21:10So what did we do to her?
21:12When I built that app, I made her a guest.
21:15You ordered Ava everything she liked.
21:17Mia doesn't eat fish, so we just stopped inviting her.
21:19We all put money into that account, but we went around her, spent all that money together,
21:22and even bought Ava an apartment.
21:24We said we were going to travel the world together, and we didn't even save her a room.
21:27David almost said.
21:28Didn't we say she could use the same gear as you?
21:31But then his eyes flicked over the bags on the floor.
21:34Most of them were pink.
21:35He shot to his feet.
21:37This isn't right.
21:37Why didn't we buy her anything?
21:40Because they forgot.
21:42They forgot there was still a Mia.
21:44All they remembered was that Ava should have the best of everything, that they had to
21:47make her dreams come true.
21:48So what about Mia's dream?
21:50What about the dream the four of them once had?
21:53Liam, wait for me.
21:55I'm coming with you.
21:56She must have gone home to see her grandma.
21:58Ava still had tears on her face.
22:00Her mouth fell.
22:01A small broken sound came out, but no one looked at her.
22:05David shoved a few clothes into a bag, grabbed his ID, and rushed for the door.
22:10At last, she couldn't hold it anymore.
22:12I'm going with you.
22:18Liam didn't turn around.
22:20You stay here and return the apartment.
22:22Take out your share, send everything else to Mia.
22:24But if I return the apartment, where am I supposed to live?
22:26The company already gave you employee housing.
22:28You've been living alone in a place big enough for four people.
22:30It's not like you have nowhere to go.
22:32But that's not my home.
22:33If I don't have a home, what happens to my future?
22:36David closed his eyes in frustration.
22:38Ava, is your future the only one you care about?
22:41Did you ever think about the future all four of us were supposed to have?
22:45Did you ever think about Mia's future?
22:47The door shut.
22:49Ava was left standing alone in the apartment she had come to countless times.
22:53The umbrella stand by the door was full of umbrellas she had bought.
22:5680% of the shoes in the rack were hers.
22:58Even in the place Liam and Mia rented together, she had her own room.
23:01Her own clothes.
23:03Her favorite snacks.
23:04The fridge was packed with fruit she loved.
23:07She used to think she was getting closer to becoming Mia.
23:10To replacing Mia.
23:12But today, a few sets of travel gear woke her up.
23:16So this was the truth.
23:17She was still Ava.
23:19Still the girl who slept on a balcony for a decade.
23:22Just because she was born a daughter.
23:24Still the girl with no one beside her.
23:30The last possible moment, we finally pulled together the treatment money.
23:34After the surgery, I stayed by my grandma's bedside for a full day and night.
23:38Then, I saw her fingers move.
23:40Mia, why have you gotten so thin?
23:44Is work that hard on you?
23:46My eyes filled right away.
23:47I was scared of hurting her.
23:49So I only gripped the bed rail harder.
23:51No.
23:52I just missed you so much.
23:54The whole family was overjoyed.
23:56They left with the doctor to talk about the next stage of treatment.
23:59I helped wipe my grandma down.
24:01A few times, I tried to say something cheerful.
24:04But every time I opened my mouth, all that came out was a choke in my throat.
24:08The year I graduated college, I had wanted to stay here with her.
24:12She was getting older.
24:14I was scared that if I moved too far away, I wouldn't come back enough.
24:18But the other three all wanted to move away and build their lives somewhere else.
24:23Liam even bought my plane ticket behind my back.
24:25He took me to see the ocean.
24:27He looked at me so seriously when he tried to convince me.
24:32Mia, do you really want to stay trapped here your whole life?
24:36I love you.
24:39If you want to stay, I'll refund the ticket and stay with you.
24:42But I think you should think more about your future.
24:45One day we'll have a home of our own, our own careers.
24:48We'll get married, have kids.
24:50So many tomorrows still wait for us.
24:53I want us to see all the views this world has to offer.
25:00He convinced me.
25:02And I really did want to see that tomorrow.
25:04That future he kept talking about.
25:06I just never expected my tomorrow was endless job hunting, then nonstop overtime once I got hired.
25:13In all those days of being ignored, I became a guest in the app my own boyfriend built.
25:18That tomorrow was gone now.
25:21Why are you crying?
25:22I'm okay now, aren't I?
25:25Your mom said a lot of this treatment money came from what you earned.
25:29My Mia has done so well.
25:31I couldn't tell her how wronged I felt.
25:33So I just bent over her and cried.
25:36A long while later, my parents came back and said she could be discharged in a few days.
25:40The surgery went really well.
25:42The doctor said your grandma got lucky.
25:44A specialist happened to be at the hospital for surgery.
25:46Mia, while you're still on leave, stay with your grandma and talk to her more.
25:49Otherwise, the next time you come back will be New Year's.
25:52I shook my head.
25:53I already quit my job.
25:55I'm going to rest for a while.
25:57Then I'll find work here.
25:58From now on, I'll stay with you every day.
26:00My mom was so shocked, she almost dropped the cup in her hand.
26:03You quit?
26:05Why all of a sudden?
26:06Did something happen at work?
26:07Were you mistreated?
26:08And Liam didn't come back with you this time either.
26:10Did you two fight?
26:11Did he do something to you?
26:18Before I could answer, my dad glanced out the window.
26:20No wonder that kid's been staying downstairs.
26:22Too scared to come up.
26:24Then I followed his gaze and looked down.
26:27Liam was sitting on a bench downstairs.
26:30When did he get here?
26:31He was here before your grandma's surgery.
26:33I told him to come up, but he said you didn't want to see him.
26:34For the past two days, he's been sleeping at the little motel across the street.
26:37He comes over in the morning.
26:38He doesn't leave until late at night.
26:40Kid, if you don't want to see him, I'll send him away.
26:43I didn't want to see him, but I needed my money back.
26:46When I went downstairs, Liam stood up the second he saw me.
26:51How's your grandma?
26:53I didn't answer.
26:55When is the money hitting my account?
26:57I borrowed it for her surgery.
26:58I can't hold that debt for long.
27:00Liam's lips trembled.
27:02He opened his chat with David and showed it to me.
27:05David was going to come back with me,
27:06but returning Ava's apartment got messy, so he went back just in case.
27:10He said it's in process.
27:11The money should clear in two business days at the latest.
27:14I'll send it to you the second it does.
27:16Okay.
27:21As soon as I got my answer, I turned to go back upstairs.
27:25Liam called my name.
27:26Mia, I'm sorry.
27:28I looked back at him.
27:30For what?
27:32The app?
27:33The approval requests?
27:34The hot springs?
27:36Or our future?
27:37I had only named a few things, but his voice already broke.
27:40All of it.
27:43Mia, I'm sorry for all of it.
27:46I turned and looked at his red eyes.
27:48Liam, I don't understand.
27:51We were together for years.
27:53We talked about getting married, about becoming husband and wife, about becoming parents.
27:58So why, when you built that app, did you make me a guest?
28:03Liam shut his eyes tight.
28:05His hand curled into a fist.
28:06He clearly didn't want to say it.
28:08But in the end, he had to.
28:14Back then, I thought explaining things to you would be too much trouble.
28:19At first, Ava wanted a necklace.
28:21But that necklace cost three months of all four of our salaries.
28:25You said no.
28:26But what did you all do in the end?
28:32At first, you sat down and explained it to her.
28:34Necklace was just an accessory.
28:36It made more sense to save the money for a home of our own.
28:38Ava cried all night.
28:39She kept talking about how her brother got gifts grow up and she got nothing.
28:43David and I felt bad for her.
28:44But we agreed that nothing would go through unless all four of us approved it.
28:48So we added a guest function to the app.
28:50That way, if something like this came up again, it would save us the trouble.
28:54Liam's voice kept getting lower.
28:56By the end, it was barely there.
28:58So that was how it started.
29:00It all began with Ava wanting a necklace.
29:02And because of that necklace, I became a guest.
29:05An outsider in a friendship that was supposed to belong to all four of us.
29:10The thought left me with no anger at all.
29:13I actually laughed.
29:15So later, when I saw her wearing that necklace, you told me it was fake.
29:17But it was real.
29:18At first, I did wonder if it was real.
29:20But the money in the app hadn't changed.
29:21So I believed you.
29:23Liam, you and David weren't putting all your money into that account, were you?
29:26You had your own company.
29:28You definitely made more than I did.
29:30But every month, you put in about the same as me.
29:32You kept money.
29:34Then you used it to buy her food, her things, and fund her dreams.
29:41More I said.
29:42My smile turned more bitter.
29:44Her dreams are expensive.
29:46Liam shook his head hard.
29:47I know it was wrong.
29:48At first, we just wanted to make up for that, because her family favored boys.
29:51But we crossed a line.
29:52And we ignored you.
29:54I made things clear with Ava.
29:55From now on, whatever happens to her has nothing to do with us.
29:57And I shut the app down.
29:59Mia, everything I owe you, I'll make it up to you.
30:01I already asked people back here to look at houses for us.
30:03If there's one you like, we'll buy it.
30:05It can be our home, and I talked to my parents, too.
30:07Once your grandma is discharged, I'll propose.
30:08Then we'll go travel together.
30:09Liam, are you even hearing yourself?
30:11I cut him off.
30:12He sounded ridiculous.
30:13We already broke up.
30:14I'm not going to have a future with you.
30:15I don't want one.
30:16Mia, but we used to be so good together.
30:18I shook my head.
30:19The sunlight was harsh.
30:21And for the first time in a long time, I felt light.
30:30I don't remember things that well.
30:31But when I think of our past, this is what I remember.
30:34I remember working overtime for more than two months.
30:37I was exhausted.
30:38I only wanted one extra hour of sleep.
30:40You wouldn't even let me have that.
30:41The hot springs with David.
30:41I remember you putting my phone on silent and costing you my full attendance for my last month.
30:45Other than that, I don't remember much of our past anymore.
30:47After my dad made Liam leave, I went back to the hospital room.
30:51Less than half an hour later, David rushed in.
30:53My phone buzzed.
30:54More than two million had just hit my account.
30:57Mia, the apartment's been returned.
30:59I sent you all the money.
31:00Hurry and use it for the medical bills.
31:02He saw my grandma sitting up in bed, eating fruit.
31:04Grandma?
31:05She answered him coldly.
31:07Thank you for coming to see me.
31:09But I heard you made Mia unhappy.
31:11So from now on, don't come anymore.
31:13Before he could say anything, his phone pinged.
31:16I had already sent back every dollar that wasn't mine.
31:19We won't be seeing each other again.
31:20And there's no need for any money between us either.
31:28David's face went pale.
31:30He gripped his phone hard.
31:33Mia, when we were kids, we said we'd still be friends when we're old.
31:36I laughed.
31:37But we're not old yet.
31:39And you already gave up on me.
31:40He had come in such a rush that his shirt was soaked with sweat.
31:43For a second, he looked like the boy who once hooked pinkies with me and made that promise.
31:47But we had both grown up.
31:49And he wasn't that boy anymore.
31:51The day my grandma was discharged, I got a message from an unknown number.
31:55Why is it so unfair?
31:57You have everything and I have nothing.
31:59I knew exactly who it was.
32:01I asked a former co-worker to help pack up my things.
32:04That was when I heard Liam and David had shut their company down.
32:07Ava had nowhere to go.
32:08The salary she used to get come from the high-paying position Liam and David created for her.
32:13The apartment she lived in was a four-bedroom place rented under the company name.
32:17When they went out, Liam and David paid.
32:19She hardly spent any money herself.
32:21So once the company was gone and the apartment was taken back,
32:25everyone found out she had almost no savings at all.
32:28Then they looked into it and found out where the money had gone.
32:31She had been sending most of it to her younger brother.
32:34The one who stayed home all day and did nothing with his life.
32:37Even the share she got after the apartment was returned?
32:40She heard her brother wanted a car.
32:42So she sent him all of that too.
32:44And once money started going home,
32:46her parents suddenly started treating her warmly.
32:49All that family love she used to want when she was little.
32:52She finally got it after she grew up.
32:58She left her home.
33:02You can't do it for two months.
33:04You went and said to me,
33:05I got it after her daughter.
33:19I was your son had no risk of being able to.
33:19I was there for one a minute.
33:20You