Getting inside of Adam's car, of course, she was sitting beside him he wouldn't let her use the backseat, "If you are not here within ten minutes I would drag you out of the hospital" he yawned as he starts the car
Seeing how tired and sleepless Adam is, she tries to hold herself on bickering him while holding her urge her phone vibrates continuously. Seeing the texts, she got from Gio she sighed 'Why you didn't reply to my I love you's?' 'Are you at the car now?' 'Why didn't you update me?' It was the continuous message she got from him but before she could type an answer her phone rang, and it was Gio who was calling.
Accepting the call, "Bakit di ka nagrereply sa texts ko?" yan ang bungad ni Gio sa kanya
"I was about to when you suddenly call" she explains "Why you call?" feeling tired she let her back be comfortable at the seat
"I was worried when you didn't text back," Gio said in a low softly voice
"Nothing would happen to me Gio. I'm fine" she reassures as she rested her head comfortably on the car seat, her eyelids are getting heavy "If that's all, can I hang up now?"
"No!" Gio immediately said, clearing his throat "I mean I still have a question for you"
Aliyah yawned for a second, "What is it?" she let her eyes close for a minute
"Do you love me?" Gio asked in a serious tone
Feeling sleepy Aliyah answered, "What kind of question is that?"
"Just answer it"
"Yup," she said in under her breath "Is that all?"
"No" and there was a moment of silence as Gio racked his brain for other questions "May boyfriend ka na ba?"
She chuckled "Meron po"
"Who's your boyfriend?" Gio asked in a sweet voice
"What kind of question is that Gio?"
"I'm just making sure, please. Who's your boyfriend?"
"You" she simply said as she wanted to go to her dreamland
"What's your boyfriend's name?"
"Gio Da- " before she could finish her sentence Adam took her phone and hanged up on Gio, throwing her phone at the backseat.
"What the?!" Aliyah shriek when Adam throw her phone at the backseat
Adam look at her simply and back again at the road "You are too noisy I need to focus on driving" he said, taking peek at her "Oh baka gusto mo sumunod tayo sa yapak ng lalaki mo?" he asked
Aliyah just rolled her eyes "Siguraduhin mo lang na hindi sira ang phone ko"
"I can buy you thousands of phones no need to worry" he confidently said
Tired she just rolled her eyes and let her body be in a comfortable position again "Show-off" she mutters and close her eyes
Adam just let her be and minutes later when he peeked at Aliyah she was already sleeping soundly "It's really a headache just to make you rest" he murmurs as he drives slowly.
Adam looked at the little woman beside her, she looks uncomfortably sleeping, tapping her shoulders "We're here, dun ka na sa kwarto mo matulog"
Half asleep she yawned as she unbuckled her seatbelt, opening her door ready to leave she suddenly looks at Adam "Thanks"
Before she could get out of the car Adam held her hands "My gift where is it?"
Looking at him confusedly "Birthday mo ba?"
"The gift that you supposed to give to me six months ago. Where is it?"
Aliyah shrug "Tagal nang due non" looking at his grasp "Can you let go of me? So, I can go and take a rest?"
Adam let go of her wrist and Aliyah gets out of the car, rolling the windows down "That birthday present, just give it to me"
Annoyed was visible in the face of Aliyah "Why are you so caught up with the gift? Wala bang nagbigay sayo?"
"Because it is from you," he said looking at Aliyah's eyes intently "I'm sure it is expensive" he added and start the car.
"Gago talaga" Aliyah grumble as she walked to their house.
Elyse was sitting beside the door of the room she's been observing Gio for an hour now, he's been standing there for long. After the accident happened on Gio, he's been clinging to Aliyah for weeks now his legs were already healed but he still refrains from using it too much, so he still couldn't train.
"Wow your boyfriend was so romantic Aliyah!" one of their classmates exclaimed
Elyse look at Aliyah who's embarrassed "More dumb than romantic" she said looking at the pitiful man outside "He has refrained from using his legs and he was standing there for an hour?" she added
Aliyah sighed Gio was so persistent on waiting for her after their class, even though she declined he would just say that he was doing the things he did not get to do before because he was busy, we are both busy.
After the teacher bid a goodbye to the students, Aliyah immediately stood up, ayaw na nyang patagalin pang nakatayo si Gio sa labas to the fact that his feet just got healed. But before she gets out of the room she looked for Elyse "Would you want to- "
Hearing Aliyah, she immediately cut her off "I'm busy just go with your dumb boyfriend," she said and marches outside.
Aliyah looks at her best friend back as she vanishes in her vision "She's still angry" she stated and walk towards Gio, looking at his face "I told you to just sit somewhere while you are waiting for me. Didn't I told you that I hate showing off"
"I just fulfilling my boyfriend's duties," Gio said in low voice "I just want to treat you what you deserve"
"But I was – " she looked at him 'uncomfortable' she continued her thought. "Alright," she said and smiled, a smile that didn't reach her eyes "Magdadate na naman ba tayo?"
After Gio got discharge they go on date almost every day, and her parents starting to be suspicious of her, but she would just use her triumph card, the Diaz siblings and their suspicions will immediately vanish.
Gio nods at her question "Saan mo ba gusto? Would you like to eat first?"
Being a homebody Aliyah just finds dating so tiring, "Can we skip the date today?" Looking at Gio's face change into a bothered expression "I am tired. I promise na babawi ako sayo next time" she immediately said
Gio stopped his steps and look at her "You're tired? With me?"
"It's not that Gio" Aliyah looked at him "My body is tired and exhausted. I'm not tired of you" she clarifies
"No need to clarify it I understand I'm pretty tiring," he said and walks forward "Let's go ihahatid na kita sa gate" he looked back
Aliyah hates getting their relationship is threatened, she followed him and grab his hands intertwining their fingers "You know what, I could rest later after having a date with you"
Gio's faced lit up but maintaining his composure he looks ahead "I thought you were tired?"
"We could just date in the café, right?"
"Of course," Gio agrees as they walked in the campus
Sitting in the café for an hour Aliyah just want the time to be faster, her exhausted body really wants to be at her bed already, but she just does not want to hurt Gio's feelings. Since the accident he becomes more sensitive wanting her to be in his side almost every day, also she must update him where and who is she with. "Gio should we call it a day?" she looks at him anxiously
"Don't you want to be with me anymore?"
"It's not that I just feel that you should rest your body for your fast recovery" she explained
"Is that so? If I recover, we could not spend time freely like this" He holds her hands "I love how we spend our time today"
Aliyah just smiled at him "Of course I love it too" and just focus on the desert in her plate
Having a big bright smile on his face "And you love me, too right?"
Hearing this question again Aliyah gave her partner a confused look "Do you not feel the love?"
Gio shook his head as he softly rubs the top of her hands "I feel it, I just want to hear it from you"
"Oh," she said as she gets back on the desert
"Say it" Gio commanded
"Do I need to?" she asked looking around the café was pretty crowded she was not the type of person that would voice out her love.
"Please" Gio mumbles "I just need assurance"
"I love you," she said under her breath hiding her bowing down to hide her face on the crowd.