Sunday

Q

Of course.

Zack heard it all. He just acted like he didn't know. It got him disturbed, though.

He took a breath before approaching them further. "Hey. Why didn't anyone invite me?" He asked.

Everyone jumped and turned their heads to the back where Zack was standing with a big curious smile.

"Uh. Have you, uh, how long have you been there?" Sunday stuttered. She was shaking.

Zack shrugged. "I just got here. Why?"

"N-nothing. Stella's at Alex's right now. He said he wanted to babysit her before we left. We're leaving in two days, by the way. He just wanted to spend time with the kid." Sunday laughed uncomfortably. Zack cocked an eyebrow as he took a seat beside Rian.

"Why are you all so quiet? And you all seemed lost." Zack eyed them suspiciously. "Were you talking about me?"

Jack then let out a loud, forced laugh. "What? Why would we even talk about you? You're not Taylor Swift. You don't sing Out of the Woods."

"Yeah, right. Jack's right. Who are you, anyway? Do you sing that song? Out of the-- what was that?" Rian said at a very fast pace.

"Woods, Rian. You never get it right."

Zack squinted his eyes at them and stood up. "I'm just going to order."

"Yeah. Okay."

"Alright."

"The bill's on me, Zack." Sunday offered. Zack looked at her and quickly looked away.

I thought she told me she would never fall in love with me because we're best friends?

After he ordered his drink, he went back to his seat and listened to what Jack was saying.

"So, you know my dad's the 'richest man', and so his family on the mother side is demanding him to give them some cash allowance every month. Like, demand. They did not even ask nicely. They were like: Bassam. We're at risk right now with money. Your nephew just lost his job at the office and we would like it if you give us some money even just for five months." Jack rolled his eyes before continuing.

"And so, my dad was so speechless that he just said yes without even thinking! We were shocked, alright. I wanted to punch my aunt for that. She did not even tell my dad that they would repay him."

The rest of the gang laughed and sympathized with Jack. "You'll be okay, man. Money will always be found." Rian reassured his friend.

After a minute or so, Zack's phone rings. Everybody went silent and looked at him expectantly.

"Oh." He fished his phone out of his pocket and answered it. "It's Holly."

"Hi, babe!" Holly greeted. Zack smiled and replied.

"Hello. How are you doing and your family?"

"I'm good. The family's all good, too. Anyway, where are you at the moment? It seems to be noisy there." Holly asked Zack.

"Oh. Yeah. I'm at Rockville Town Square with the gang. We're at Bar Louie."

Holly giggled on the other side. "That's great, baby. I gotta go, though. See you soon."

Zack nodded. "Yeah. See you."

The four decided to order more drinks and burger to make up for the lost time they did not hang out.

Sunday was telling them that she asked to transfer to Baltimore as she's more comfortable there than in London.

They were joking around, laughing, and telling stories when someone suddenly hugged Zack.

"Surprise!" Holly laughed. "I was already home when I called earlier."

"Holly?" Zack turned his head to her direction with wide eyes. "What?"

Holly giggled and kissed Zack's cheeks. "Hi, everybody. I'm sorry for the disturbance. I decided to return early because I missed Zack--you so much, baby. And I don't want the cherry pie my grandmother baked to spoil. It's for Stella."

Sunday choked. "For whom? What?"

"It's for Stella, Sunday. Where is she, by the way?" Holly smiled.

Sunday internally gagged. "She's at Alex."

Zack eyed Sunday uneasily. His heart was beating so fast. He doesn't know what to do.

He shook his head and focused on Holly instead. "So, uh, how was the trip?"

"It was nice. They really wanted to see you, though." Holly touched Zack's cheeks.

Sunday stood up and excused herself. She told them that she was just going to the lady's room. The truth of it was that she was actually going back to the hotel.

She can't handle Holly being there with Zack, and it pains her. It kills her.