It was so embarrassing! I was a total mess. It was too late before I realized what I have done. I just puked on someone.
"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to." I looked at his shirt. Dammit!
I opened my bag to see if I have any tissue or handkerchief to wipe his shirt. I was so frustrated when I found nothing but my mobile phone. He opened the car's door beside me then get a piece of cloth and handed me a wet wipe."Uh, thank you." I hesitate to get the wipe. I heard him sighed then pulled me closer to him then wipe the edge of my lips. I stunned."You know, young lady. This place is not a good girl like you," he said in a very deep and husky voice. "I-I was with a friend." I stuttered. Why?!"Uh-huh." He continued to wipe my mouth.My eyes drifted to his shirt full of puke. Although my hands were shaking, I still managed to get the cloth and start cleaning him. He stopped what he is doing then I was so shocked when he removed his shirt. I immediately closed my eyes. I heard him chuckled."You are cute." He pinched my nose.Still, my eyes closed, I felt him grabbed my hand then guided the cloth to his broad chest. He was the one who controlled my hand to wipe his body. Oh my!I withdrew my hand then turn around. I heard him chuckled again then he opened his car again. There was a sudden silence before he grabbed one of my hands and made me faced him."Are you alright now?" His soft and manly voice filled my ears. His breath smells like mint and wine, I suddenly get conscious of how my breath smells, so I just nodded for a response."Where is your friend?" he asked again.Right! Where is that girl?! I gasped."What time is it?" I asked the guy.He took a glimpse at his wristwatch. "It's almost 1 am. You have a curfew?" "I need to go home; my father is going to kill me!" I said hysterically. Oh, please! Don't get me wrong, I am not overreacting. If you know my father, you can't blame me."I can give you a ride if you want?" I gazed at him. I shook my head. "I already bothered you so much. And thank you for saving me a while ago. I need to go." I was about to run when I heard him call my name."Get in my car, Aliyah! Please," he said.I slowly turned my head to him. "I never told you my name." He was starting to freak me out."I just know you for a very long time. You can trust me." He held my hand."How can I trust a man like you? I don't even know your name!" I spoke."As I said you can trust me. I am a well-known doctor here in town." He stepped on the lights revealing his handsome face.I looked away. No! I will not fall on that face! "Huh? Really? Do you think you can fool me easily?" I rolled my eyes."If I'm going to do something bad at you, I should have done that when you were not on yourself." He raised his hand and showed me his license card.Oh! He's truly a doctor!But before I can read his name, he immediately hides his card. "So, are you going to accept my offer, or your dad will ground you forever?" He smirked.I pouted my lips then rolled my eyes. "Fine, as if I have any choice. My friend was nowhere to be found--" I gasped. "Oh, my! I need to find Gail first!""Don't worry, I will take care of her when I come back here," he said then pulled me on the front seat of his car."Do you know Gail?" I asked him."Let's just say, I am a friend of her too. Wear your seatbelt, dear." I don't know how this man got me so easily. I never let myself go with a stranger. But now?! I'm getting weirder!I checked my phone and it's 12:47 am. My home was so far away from that bar. I glanced at this man who's smiling. He's probably crazy."Can you go a little bit faster?" At my peripheral vision, I see that he looked at me for a second then gave me what I wanted. It was a great relief when we got home just right in time."Oh no!" I exclaimed when I saw my angry father standing at the front door of our house.When he noticed me, he immediately went near me. His eyes drifted on the man that is now beside me. "Who is this man, Aliyah? Where the heck is Gail?!" He was furiously mad."Uhm…" I don't know what to say."Good morning, sir. I brought your daughter home, safely. Her friend is--" he looked at me, "- was fine as her."My father softened. I think he knows this guy. He nodded. "I'm so sorry for my daughter. I know she made a mess; she is. Thank you, Doctor Dizon."See? A Dizon? What?! A Dizon?!Is he somewhat connected to that crazy old woman? Before I could ask him some questions, my father dragged me, and that man left without saying a word."I will never let you go out again in the night. I know something happened, look at you! You looked like an addict!" my father said.But my brain was completely out of place. That drink consumed me and the fact that man was so familiar. Why the heck is he so familiar with me even though I don't know his name?!I cleaned myself, I also checked my phone and tried to call Gail. That b*tch.Unknown Number:Don't worry, you can sleep now. She's with her husband now.Who the hell is this?Me:Pardon, but who are you?Unknown Number:It's been only an hour and you totally forgot who saved you then you rewarded with smelly puke.My mouth formed a big 'O'. Are you kidding me? Me:How did you get my number? He didn't reply. I think I was awake the whole night. What is happening? Why is that guy keeps on surprising me? Is he some kind of spy? Is he spying on me?My head hurts so bad. How bad was that drink?"Too bad that you don't know what's going on," my grandfather suddenly spoke.Here we go again! "Grandpa, I'm not in the mood." I massage my forehead. I feel like it is breaking apart."He's waiting..." Huh? I looked at my grandpa who is now sleeping in his wheelchair. This old man was certainly a big...Who's waiting with whom?"Aliyah, someone is looking for you!" I heard my mother shouted from the living room. Probably it's Gail. I shrugged my shoulders then I didn't even bother to fix my hair. And I regretted that."Hello, Aliyah. Still, remember me?" The handsome Doctor Dizon is here!It's been weeks since I met Dr. Dizon and he is kind of persistent. He never insists on courting me, but it looks like he is just doing it on his own."Let's see your wound if it fully healed outside," he said then carefully opened the buttons of my blouse."This is so awkward; do you have to do this?" I asked him, my wound was in the middle of my two breasts."If you think that I am taking advantage of you then you should stop thinking like that. I am a professional doctor; I won't do anything that ruins my reputation. Now, look at me," he said.I slowly lifted my head to meet his eyes. He smiled then kissed my forehead. He always does that; I am used to it."Do you trust me like the first time you willingly gave your life into my hands?" he asked seriously.I bit my lower lip then nodded. "I trust you; I can still feel a little pain, but it is bearable now. Thank you for your continuous care."He made me lay down on my bed. I don't
"This is your last day in the hospital, so I decided to visit you," she said then smiled at me."Last day? It means I am going home?" My body became alive."Yes, don't change the topic, Aliyah! Your parents said, even your grandmother, that Dr. Dizon is so fond of you. Tell me, what's with you?" Her eyes narrowed.I shook my head. "Nothing, we are just sharing common interests and then we became friends. What's so wrong about that?"She pouted to prevent herself from smiling widely. "Nothing, I just thought you are already getting yourself a boyfriend. I was about to congratulate you."I rolled my eyes. "Why you are all pushing me to have a boyfriend?""You are getting older, Aliyah! Wake up! You are not forever young, you can't be single forever," she exclaimed.Does Henry count? I had a relationship with him although it didn't last."Don't pressure, I will be in that state." I smiled at her. "By the way, thank you for visitin
I almost spit out what I am drinking when Dr. Dizon entered the room. His eyes narrowed on the soda can I am holding right now."What is it? Didn't you know how to knock?" I rolled my eyes at him."You still not allowed to drink something like that. Who told you to do that?" He went near me then grabbed the can in my hand."What are you doing, Dr. Dizon? You are crossing some lines," I said."It is not good for you. You are only allowed to drink warm water and some tea on the first week after your operation. You are really a stubborn woman, aren't you?" He put the soda in the trash can.My jaw dropped. "Why are you doing this? Stop bugging anymore!"I was about to turn my back at him, but he pulled my arms near him. I pushed him but I can't use my full force because of my wound."What are you doing? I am very sure that this not a part of your job as a doctor," I said then pushed him more."Aliyah, let's talk. My curiosity will
"What do you want to know?" I raised my eyebrow at him."Everything," he answered then narrowed his eyes on me.I survived again; death is after me, but this man did everything to save me because he wants to know everything that I know."Why? There's no use in knowing everything. You already have the Aliyah that your grandpa was talking about." I smirked."You know that I got the wrong Aliyah. Is it you? The Aliyah that my grandpa cherished the most?" he asked again."What made you say that?" It's my time to ask him."Aliyah Arandia, tell me everything." He was almost pleading."Why should I tell? What can I get if I tell everything that I know?" I looked at him.He sighed. "I made a promise to my grandpa that if I find that Aliyah, I should give her the letter he wrote and the ring that once belong to his true love."My eyes widened. "The ring... Where is it? I want to have it." I held his hands."Tell me everyth
Why my name is so common? I am that Aliyah who your grandpa is talking about! I want to say that, but I don't want to ruin his relationship with that Aliyah."Can I go out, Papa? I am so bored here." I yawned."Just in the garden, you are still not allowed to move around," he said. I nodded.They forgot about everything before I got into an accident. Even Dr. Dizon didn't remember what happened after the night I met him in the bar."Can you walk, or do I have to get a wheelchair?" my father asked."I will walk, Papa, before I forgot the purpose of my feet," I answered."Alright." My father helped me with my dextrose. He gave me a face mask to wear. Even this hospital is not accommodating patients affected with the virus but still, prevention is better than cure."I will leave you here for some moment. I need to make some calls." My father smiled then left me on the bench in the field of the hospital.I caressed my chest part wh
I spend my time thinking of what event could I possibly change in the future? What did I do to make things like this? I still can't believe by now that my grandma is still alive, and grandpa is dead."Your grandma wants to visit you; she is very excited to see you. You just ignore her when you arrive last day. Be easy on your grandma, I know she was very strict on you when you are a child, but she truly loves you," my mother said then said.What?In the first place, I never met her at this time. I just met her when I was transported back in time. Now, my mother is saying that I hate her?"Can she visit me, though? I want to see her too. I want to say sorry to her for ignoring her," I said then looked at her."Don't worry, if the doctor gives us a go signal to release you then you can see her. She can't go out because she is vulnerable to the virus." She handed me a glass of water.Yeah, right! There is a pandemic, I got used to the environme