fifteen

Elyse was busy on her phone when Adam took it from her, "Adam!" she exclaimed as she chases him

With the help of Adam's long legs, he immediately arrived in his room, typing at Elyse' phone 'Meet at the park near your house, I have something to give to you' and send it to Aliyah

Aliyah who's slacking off inside her bedroom, seeing the text she has received from Elyse, she replied 'Why don't you go straight into my house? I'm lazy enough to go out'

Elyse who is knocking at her brother's bedroom door, "Buksan mo to! Adam Vincent! May sarili ka namang phone bakit ka nangunguha ng iba?!" sigaw ni Elyse habang kinakatok at pilit binubuksan ang pintuan

Knowing his sister's temper, Adam typed immediately and replied 'Just go. I'll get going now' after sending it he erases the messages he sent and open his door "Here" he hands her phone and slammed the door at her face before she could nag at him "I'm just checking if you have a hidden boyfriend so I can warn him immediately" he reasoned out

Gaping her mouth, Elyse cannot believe his brother words gritting her teeth she eyed the innocent door before she yells "You despicable man!"

Aliyah looked at Elyse's message, 'Napakademanding naman ng babaeng 'to. Nahawaan na yata' she thought as she gets ready to go out.

Waiting for Elyse in the park, she was rubbing her hands against each other, she forgot to bring her jacket afraid that Elyse will be there in a minute she did not dare to go back to her house.

"Who told you to get out without bringing a jacket in this kind of weather?"

She turned around to see who the owner of the voice is "Where is Elyse?"

"She's at the house," he said as he placed the navy coat in her shoulder "Let's go ihahatid na kita"

"I thought she will be meeting me here? Why are you here?" she confusedly looked at him as she wrapped herself in the coat, she didn't care whether it is from him, it is her means of survival in this kind of weather.

"I was the one" he corrected "Who will meet you" he continued "Let's go" sabi nito at naglakad na sa sasakyan

When she gets in the car, she eyed Adam "What will you give me? Why can't you just give it to me at home? Pinalabas mo pa ako ang lamig-lamig"

"Will you get out of your room if I go straight to your house?" Adam questioned as he starts the car

"Good point," she said while nodding her head "But my mom would force me to do so" she mumbled "Ano ba yung ibibigay mo?"

Stopping his car in front of Aliyah's house he eyed her "Do you want to know why you two broke up?"

She reluctantly looked at him "Maybe" she said

He nods in agreement "When you are ready, open that flash drive" he said as he pointed at the pocket of his suit that is on Aliyah's body

Aliyah immediately looks for it and saw a black flash drive, he looked at him curiously.

"You don't need to thank me," he said and pat her head "The gift that was supposed to be in my hands months ago was enough" he chuckled.

"I'll give it to you when I was done with this," she said and show him the flash drive in her hands, smiling at him "Thanks," Aliyah said as she gets out of the car

Looking at the navy suit Aliyah had worn; he sighed and start the car to go back to his house.

Aliyah was getting ready for their Christmas event in the hotel, wearing her blue gown she checks herself in the mirror, "You look amazing Aliyah!" her best friend squealed as she enters inside. Looking at her best friend wearing a red gown that fits on her body, "Mukha kang reyna ng kademonyohan" she commented

Elyse just rolled her eyes on her best friend "I know that is a compliment so, thanks" she smiled as she sits on the bed "Do you think our parents will grant our wish?"

Aliyah shrugs as she retouches her make-up "Maybe, maybe not" she said in a flat tone

"Walang kwenta ang pagattend ko ngayon if they are not willing" sabi niya at tuluyan nang humiga sa kama "I don't care about that business thingy"

Tying her gray colored hair into a bun she looked at Elyse through the mirror, "All you care is to find a bachelor businessman, the one you have fantasized in your dreams" dugtong ni Aliyah

"Bakit ba yun na nga lang ang pinagkakaabalahan ko eh, unlike you being the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Argania, aww poor thing" she teased

Aliyah just rolled her eyes as she finishes her make-up "Pasalamat ka na lang talaga sa kuya mo"

"Oh, wait is this true? You are siding with my brother? You are seeing the good on him? Oh my!" dali-daling bumangon si Elyse sa kama

"I mean, your brother has a good side of him even just a little bit" she confesses, she has been waiting to thank him because of the recording he gave to her, she looked at her best friend "Your brother will be here right?" paninigurado niya

"Oh my gosh are you now willing to be my sister-in-law?" She shrieks at tumakbo papunta sa harap ni Aliyah "Tunay?"

Aliyah immediately shook her head "What are you talking about! I just want to give back his flash drive" she exclaimed as she took the flash drive in her pouch

"Oh! He showed you his kind of pornography?! Oh my gosh Aliyah!" she gasped "We're still teenagers! Grabe ka naman pala! Oh my! My mind can't process it right now! It's corrupted I need to cleanse it!" sigaw nito at nagtatakbo palabas

"Elyse!" sigaw ni Aliyah at napahawak na lang sya sa noo nya ng makitang nakaalis na agad ito "Sadya namang corrupted ang utak nya eh" she murmurs as she looks at the flash drive in her hands, and put it back to her purse with the black luminous box

Standing on the side of her parents while they are busy chatting about business, her eyes wander. Found Elyse's parents she looks for a familiar silhouette, but she couldn't find it, realizing that Elyse is with her parents right now. 'I guess he's not here' she thought before she could return her gaze to her parents, she recognized Gio from afar.

His and her eyes met, Gio signaled her to checks her phone as he typed something on his, she immediately checked her phone a message pop on it. 'Surprise!' that is his message

She immediately replied, 'Meet me in the balcony at the back west side', she looks at her mom and taps her "Mom I need a break" she said her mom easily understood and she nods at her "Okay, go to Elyse. Later I'll find you there"

"But mom Elyse is with her parents right now" she whispers

Her mom looked around "It's Adam, not Elyse" turo niya

She immediately turned and look at it and she was right it is Adam who's with them "Kailan pa siya dumating?" she mumbled as she narrows her eyes at him

Feeling that someone is looking at him Adam looked around and saw Aliyah narrowing her eyes at his direction 'What is her problem now?' he thought as he shrugs at her and goes back on talking to the other potential investors

"Alright mom, find me later," she said and bid a goodbye to the investors as she looks around for Elyse

Seeing Aliyah who's roaming around freely, she immediately walked towards her and clings on her arms, "Nakatakas ka din sa boring talks ng mga matatanda?"

Agad naman lumingon si Aliyah "There you are! If my mom will find me later and I'm not yet coming back, you tell her I'm in the bathroom and text me right away" bilin niya dito bago sya nagpalakad papalayo

Pero nahawakan agad ni Elyse ang kamay nya "And where are you going? Gagawin mo na naman akong look-out"

"I'll be meeting Gio" she immediately said

"Gio?!" she exclaimed as her eyes widened

Aliyah immediately covers her mouth "Shh! Didn't I tell you? We are back together" she whispered and smiled at her "So please for your friend's happiness," she said

"Wait. Wait" hawak ni Elyse ng madiin sa kamay ni Aliyah "How about my brother?" she asked as she glances at her brother who is busy talking to some old creatures.

"What about your brother?" she impatiently asked

"You are not together?"

"No!" she immediately denied while she shook her head and chuckles "I just want to thank him; he played a big role in how I and Gio got back together" she happily smiled

"Putangina" she gasped

"So, I'll get going now, take note contact me immediately" she hurriedly walks away.

Elyse looked at her brother's direction "Ay wow, ang martyr" she commented and looked at Aliyah's direction "At bobo" she continued

Adam was talking to the future investors in their company when her sister approached him, "Hoy! Adam the superhero"

"What are you talking about?" he hissed

"Wala lang I just heard that you are the new superhero of the town," Elyse said while gritting her teeth

Adam excuses himself as he drags her sister in the corner "Speak ano na naman ito Elyse?"

"Diba you are the new superhero? The superhero who will save every broken relationship?" Elyse said sarcastically

He eyed her, "Are you an alien? How come I didn't understand what you are talking about?"

"Hala martyr na nga bobo pa!" she exclaimed "What did you do para magkabalikan sina Aliyah at yung kabit na yon?"

"Gio? Oh, I guess they are back together now" he said indifferently "I don't want to keep her in the dark questioning herself, so I gave her a recording" he shrugs

"What recording?"

"It's not for you to know" sabi ni Adam "Why is your hair look so ugly on you" he commented as he took a few strands of her curly grayish hair, "Or the problem is your face?" he chuckled as he walks away "Be a good girl don't roam around and don't drink too much," he said

"Favoritism talaga oh" she said

When Adam is walking to go back to his table someone called him, "Adam" a voice that is truly familiar to him, he turned around to see the owner of the voice.

Aliyah walked towards him and smiled "Can we talk for a moment if you're not busy?"

Adam take a glance onto his friends and just nod at them, looking back at Aliyah "I am not busy, let's go" he led her to the balcony, looking at the scenery "What is it?" he asked as he glances at the little woman who is currently rummaging at her purse

"I just want to thank you for this" Aliyah said as she took out the flash drive "Thank you really, it is a great help" she smiled as she put it in his hands

"Oh," he said as he looked at the flash drive in his hands, he sighed and looked at the scenery outside "It's nothing"

Aliyah looked at the scenery for a moment and look back at him "But I have a question"

She glances at her "What is it?" looking at her with the whole sky filled with stars as her background

"Why is it that Gio is the only one who's talking in it?" she curiously looks at him in the eyes

"Why? Do you want to hear mine too?" he chuckled

She rolled her eyes "Di ka talaga makausap ng matino" she grits her teeth "Oo nga pala" she said as she gets the luminous black box in her purse "Here's your gift" as she hands him the gift

Adam looked at the gift in her hands in a minute and looked at her "Are you happy now?" he waits for her nod before getting it from her hands

"More than happy" she giggled as she looked at the scenery, looking at it for a minute she sighed "Finally naibigay ko na yan sayo" she commented as she looked back at him, but he already starts to walks away.

"Wala man lang thank you?!" she asked enough for Adam to hear when he is about few steps away

Adam looked back at her "Thank you for being happy" he smiled, turning around he waves at her.

"Ah talagang iniintay nya ang gift na yon. Paano na lang kung sinabi ko na di ako masaya? Di niya tatanggapin? Bipolar." she mumbled