Aaliyah is an orphan living in an orphanage since she was two months old and has been raised by Madea who takes her as her own daughter. By her side is her childhood friend, Savannah who lives a luxurious life with her divorced father however,she has no idea where or who her mother is. After receiving a scholarship award from the government, Aaliyah and Savannah are enrolled in one of the best and most expensive colleges in town. There,they meet Quan who becomes Aaliyah's boyfriend and CJ his best friend who becomes Savannah's talkative buddy. During their college romance, Aaliyah faces persecution from Cassandra who likes Quan and she keeps taunting Aaliyah about her financial situation but Savannah stands up for her best friend. Quan handles Cassandra in a way that she will never mock Aaliyah again. During the college prom, Quan masters the courage to tell Aaliyah how he feels about her. Two months later, Quan requests that his girlfriend shows him her home but Aaliyah refuses because she worries that Quan might be embarrassed. 5 years after graduating from college, Aaliyah and Quan are still together with their best friends. Quan and CJ are living in their own apartment, haven't found stable jobs yet but are working as hotel attends. Aaliyah has a stable job as an actor's personal assistant while Savannah is working in her father's big firm. Through thick and thin, the four friends stay by each other's side. Seeing how much Quan's parents call him lazy, Aaliyah decides to write multiple application letters to different hospitals without Quan's knowledge and for sure,Quan gets a job as a doctor but his boss Stella falls for him. When she meets Aaliyah, Stella is filled with hatred for her and she tries her best to make Quan hate dump Aaliyah. Aaliyah starts falling ill  and she finds out she has an illness which she hides from everyone. Quan later gets to know of the illness and he sets out to fulfill Aaliyah's biggest wish.

It's so Hard to Say Goodbye

For over a month, Clinton takes very good care of Aaliyah by showering her with a lot of gifts such as fruits,flowers and a lot of treats without her even knowing the reason behind it. On the other hand,Quan gets jealous with the fact that Clinton is the one taking care of his Aaliyah. As the engagement preparations are going on, Aaliyah decides to check on them as instructed. While going around checking, Aaliyah gets emotional as she imagines herself getting engaged to Quan. On the other side of the room,Quan also gets emotional and wishes he was with Aaliyah. 


" Oh Aaliyah,I don't know why fate is doing this to us. Today would have been our happiest day but look...it's full of confusion" Quan's thoughts go. 


" I wonder why you decided leave me Quan. I admit I've made a lot of mistakes but was that the main reason why you decided to go?" Aaliyah thinks to herself. 


That's why I lied