Kikay returns to Tondo after a year in New York. Tony pays her a visit. Aling Atang welcomes Tony at their house.
CLIMAX
Kikay belittles Tondo, never stops talking about New York and sees everyone in Tondo as inferior to her.
FALLING ACTION
Tony visits Kikay in hopes to talk about their secret engagement which happened before Kikay went to New York. Tony runs into their two friends Nena and Totoy. Kikay never stops talking about New York. When they got the chance to be alone, Tony tries to talk about their engagement but Kikay belittles him and tells him he should forget about it.
RESOLUTION
Kikay tells Nena that she and Tony decided to remain just friends. Nena then announces her engagement with Tony, this shocks and infuriates Kikay. Kikay then verbally and physically fought Nena. As the fight escalates, Nena socks Kikay which results in Tony defending Kikay, this action infuriated Nena.
After being mistreated by Tony, Totoy confesses to Nena and they leave together. After the two left, Kikay tells Tony how betrayed she felt by his actions. Tony responds in the way she responded to him, belittling and rude. This made Kikay realize how terrible she had been.
Kikay apologized to Tony and promises the old Kikay who got engaged to Tony was still alive.