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Being lied to by one person was one thing but being betrayed by the only people you considered your sisters was another. For a moment Tzuyu wanted to think that she is just dreaming but when she tried to wake up and she couldn't, she knew this was reality. All eight members of Twice along with Jeon Somi were in the exhibition laughing and jumping around.

Looking at them the first thought she had was maybe this is how Twice was originally supposed to be. It was always nine or none right? Without her it was still nine. Unconsciously she compared herself to Somi. She was much brighter compared to her, she danced better than her, on variety shows she performed better than her, she actually acts like a maknae, personality wise she is much more lovable than her. No wonder they all prefer Somi over her pathetic self.

Suddenly she felt a pair of hands covering her eyes. "Stop seeing things that hurt you." By voice it seemed it was Shuhua. The others wanted to go somewhere else but Tzuyu insisted on staying there, she doesn't know why she did that maybe to show off her new friends, or maybe to see how much time it would take for them to notice her. Five minutes later she forgot that the other nine were there too, she was having way more fun with Shuhua, Handong, Sally and Elkie that she didn't even care about her other eight members.

"Tzuyu?" A voice suddenly called her, she turned to back to see her members looking at her with stunned faces. They most probably didn't but the other three who saw how Tzuyu's fist clenched seeing them probably controlling herself, so they decided to intervene before anyone caused a scene there. "Twice sunbaenim annyeonghaseyo." Greeted everyone except Elkie who just gave a formal bow before speaking "Didn't know we would meet you here? How are you guys doing?" Elkie asked as she was shaking hands with each one of them. "Nothing much sunbaenim, it was our day-off so we decided to take a stroll around the city," Jihyo answered with a polite smile. "That's good, I must say your maknae here is quite adorable" Elkie pointed towards Tzuyu putting a bit of stress on the word here which went unnoticed by all.

"Ah, actually you are right. She is definitely one in a million." When Nayeon said that Tzuyu really wanted to laugh at her white lie, who was she trying to fool. Though the conversation flowed smoothly Tzuyu noticed how her new friends were not impressed by her group members and honestly, she wasn't either she just wanted to get away from them, she felt suffocated every time her eyes fell on Somi she felt replaced, betrayed, and hurt. 

"Tzuyu-ya why don't you join us." And do what? Feet left out in her own members, but she didn't have the courage to deny them, that's why she was about to agree but then Handong answered "Actually we have something planned for later I hope you don't mind if we steal your maknae for today." Flashes of something unpleasant passed their faces but before any one of them could reply Elkie spoke "Please just this once. Tzuyu is your maknae she is always with you guys on top of that your schedules are getting busier she rarely gets to spend time with us." Somehow the line always with you sounded like a mockery to them but Elkie's face still had a polite smile so they thought that it was just a misunderstanding and let it pass.

"You, okay?" Sally asked Tzuyu. "I am okay." She said she was okay but she looked lost. despite their effort, the spark in Tzuyu's eyes was now lost.

How should she feel right now? Happy that she found new friends or sad that she was borderline replaced by her own friends. It is funny because for a moment she felt like it was getting better, for a minute she was happy for a minute she had hope.

But then in a minute, she lost it all. It was like she wanted to cry, she wanted to let it all out, scream, shout but no tears were coming from her eyes neither were her words so she just at her members fading backs watching her heartbreak into pieces

Sometime later the meeting them became nothing but a distinct memory to others but in Tzuyu's heart it was like a fresh wound. There was a mirror nearby and her eyes fell upon the mirror and unconsciously she covered her face, she lowered her cap and looked down. She thought no one noticed.

But everyone on the table did, they knew when she was sad, her eyes gave it away easily. They were mad, mad at her members for making her feel like this, mad at themselves they couldn't do anything, and mad at her for believing them. They were not foreign to the mistreatment of foreign idols in Korea but they had a group who nurtured them protected them and most importantly treated them as their family.

"Tzuyu, what's your phone number." Shuhua suddenly blurted out breaking all of them from their trance.

"It's 9XXXXXXXXX8. Why do you need it?" Tzuyu asked and Shuhua just smiled.

"There is a group we made it is for all the Chinese and Taiwanese artists. Lucas, Ten, The8, etc. All of us felt homesick in a foreign country so we made this group we all wanted to add you but you looked intimidating but now after knowing you, You are like a big ball of fur. Tzuyu's cheeks turned a bright shade of pink.

"Awww, are you blushing" "Did I just made the great Chou Tzuyu blush." 

"Sssstooopp" Tzuyu whined hiding in the sleeves of her shirt.

The others just laughed knowing she is okay for the moment

But a moment doesn't lasts forever does it?