Be My Forever

Danger

Samantha's POV:

"Are you sure you're not coming into the water?" Payal asked again.

"Even if you ask me for the 100th time, my answer will be a flat yes!" I put on my beach hat and reclined on the chair.

"Whatever .." she shrugged and went to surfing.

I plugged in the earphones and started listening to some Indian folk songs. Damn, even a corpse can get up and dance to this song because it was peppy and fast and got a fantastic chorus part, that I started jiggling spontaneously.

Then the playlist switched onto some melodious song which lulled me to sleep, peacefully.

When I woke up, I was holding a hand close to my chest like a teddy. I hope I didn't drool on the hand. I wondered who's hand that is and moved slowly from my sleeping posture.

Shoot!

"Hey there! Sleepy head" he wiggled his eyebrows.

"What the HELL are you doing here?!" Saying, I got up.

"Well, you were the one who was holding my hand. How do I suppose to know what it means?" He questioned me back.

"Don't try to be clever you, mister!" I spat, picked up my hat and walked away.

"Hey, listen up!" He yanked my hand.

I shot him a death glare and moved my eyes to where he was gripping my hands. He removed his hand immediately and muttered a sorry.

"Listen, I am sorry. I am honestly sorry, ok? I didn't mean any of that —"

I huffed.

"Please.. just leave me alone and enough of your apologies. You got no reasons to apologize to me" I said.

"Can't we become friends, again?" He asked softly.

"We are NOT meant to be friends" I whispered and went back to my house.

••••

"You twerp! Why did you ditch me at the shore?!" I yelled at Payal, once I reached home.

"You were sleeping when we left to the surfing area and I was coming to get you now" she pouted.

"You dumbass! You could've woke me up!"

"Well, you were sleeping peacefully after so many days, so I thought not to disturb you —"

"Was anybody there with me?"

"Um.. nope. Was there?" She squinted her eyes.

"Um .. Er .. Yeah,.. No.. Nonono" I waved a dismissive hand at her.

"Okaaay" she dragged.

The door bell rang, interrupting our conversation.

"I'll get that!" I quickly walked out to answer the door.

When I opened the door, I was shell-shocked.

"Zhang?" I couldn't believe my eyes.

"Hey!" He raised one hand and greeted me.

I pulled him into a hug and I was glad that he hugged me back. I opened my mouth to ask him something.

"How did you get here?" Payal piped in.

"Well, I went your office to meet Sam, but she wasn't there. Stan informed me about your "girls weekend" and he gave me this address. Hope I didn't gatecrash your —"

"Oh c'mon! You're always welcomed to join us!" I pulled him into the house.

Things with Zhang wasn't awkward at all after what had happened. He was playing it so cool and I admired him for that. He was doing what I can't do with Ben and only I knew how hard it is to hold up before the person who turned you down, and tried to look happy like nothing had happened at all.