Talk Back and You’re Dead

A boy and a girl promise to marry someday, a simple exchange that quietly threads through their lives. The vow lingers in their memories and begins to shape how they read each other’s actions as they grow up. This promise becomes the invisible thread pulling Samantha and Top toward each other, even when they drift apart.

In present day, she steps in when Michie is jeered by Top and his girlfriend. She speaks with sharp words and strong intent, only to be pulled away by friends. The incident goes viral online and leaves Samantha with lingering curiosity about Top.

Back at the girls’ comfort room, Michie and her circle admit the confrontation was a ploy to push a breakup, yet the moment still leaks online. The rush of attention unsettles Samantha and deepens her wary interest in Top. The episode foreshadows how a single event can ripple through their reputations and relationships.

Top and his gang abduct Samantha and bring her to a nightclub, where loyalties are tested and a brawl erupts when Piggy's gang crashes the scene. Top asks Samantha to date him, she refuses, and he is badly hurt, prompting a doctor’s scare. After the fear subsides, she agrees to be his girlfriend, and she learns he will not die; she also discovers he leads the Lucky 13 gang.

Samantha discovers Top is not just a thug but the leader of the notorious Lucky 13 gang, which strains their relationship. The knowledge forces her to walk a fine line between trust and fear as they navigate their growing bond.

Top breaks up with Hershey and publicly introduces Samantha as his new partner in front of friends and family. The shift changes the social dynamics around them and fuels rumors at Pendleton High. Samantha’s emotions wobble as she tries to reconcile affection with fear.

Piggy’s gang abducts Audrey, mistaking her for Top’s girlfriend, prompting Top to rush to her rescue. The incident tests Samantha’s trust and makes her question what Top’s protection really costs. Top’s warning to be careful deepens the tension between them.

Over dinner, Top’s world falls apart as his father’s conflict over his dead mother surfaces, and Top breaks up with Samantha because she feels too perfect. Samantha learns that Top is an ex-convict who once abducted a girlfriend—revealing the girl was his half-sister—whom he helped escape an abusive father. The revelation shatters her prior assumptions and forces her to rethink the moral lines they've crossed.

Whispers around Samantha’s fate mount as Lee tells Top that Samantha was destined for a fixed marriage that cannot be broken. The idea of family expectations and arranged future injects a new layer of doubt and pressure into their relationship.

A grand party is planned to announce Samantha’s engagement to Red, as both families project a wealth- and power-fueled future. The Lucky 13 gang whispers that Top awaits outside St. Celestine, and Samantha goes to meet him, only to be drawn back into a kiss and a vow to return. The moment hints that their bond remains despite the looming arranged path.

After the party, the two families depart for France, signaling a possible path toward an arranged future with Red. Yet the thread of Samantha and Top’s bond persists beneath the surface, leaving open the possibility of a different ending. The social pressures of wealth and family expectations loom large.

Two years pass and Audrey breaks the news that Top survived a life-altering accident after vanishing. Samantha and Red return home and the memory of their childhood vow resurfaces, unsettled but not forgotten.

A dog leads Samantha to a quiet beach house where Top, now blind, looks up to the sky and prays for a sign. In a tearful reunion, she finally embraces him, letting the vow they shared as children guide their possibility of a future together.