Chapter 197: Keep On Breathing!
Rizie stayed with Dion and didn’t leave his side even for a minute, she even slept on the chair beside Dion’s bed with her head leaning and resting on Dion’s bedside. She stayed like that for hours when Dion finally woke up.
He still felt numb. He knew he was shot but luckily he was still alive. He gulped and turned his head. He smiled seeing Rizie sleeping at his side. Her curly hair was covering half of her pretty face. She was tightly holding his left hand and it made him happy, whereas he felt butterflies in his stomach. He silently chuckled at his own silly thought.
He raised his right arm and hand to clear out the hair strands that hindered his eyes to fully see Rizie’s sleeping face but Rizie moved and slowly opened her eyes.
"Oh thank God you’re awake! How are you feeling? Are you hurting somewhere? Are you hungry? Oh wait I’m not sure if you’re allowed to eat. Ahm hold on I will call the doctor!" Rizie murmured in a row as she quickly stood up but Dion held her wrist before she could leave.
"I’m a doctor Riz. No need to call them. I’m fine and stable. Relax. I’m not allowed to eat yet ’till I fart..." Dion calmly muttered.
Rizie sat back on her chair as her eyes started to well up once more because of the tears that immediately poured out from her eyes. "You’re really well now...:" she mumbled with tears of joy and gratefulness.
Dion grinned and said, "Shhh... Stop crying now. By the way, I remembered what you said, I have to live to hear your answer so I fought hard to breathe. So here I am very well alive."
Dion said it in a jest but he meant every word.
Rizie bit her lips while her face flushed. She promised she would tell Dion how she felt the moment he opened his eyes so she directly said, "I like you so keep on breathing!"
Dion was totally caught off guard and with mouth agape muttered, "Huh?"
"What I’m saying is I like you too more than a friend..." Rizie repeated with her head slightly bowed down because she felt too shy and she knew her face was too red because of embarrassment.