The Girl In The Back

Chapter Four

My alarm rings and I smack it to shut it up. Ugh, I hate Mondays. I groan and get up. I just put on some sweats and a tank top Zac gave me a few years back. Oh, crap. Zac. He'll ask why I left early. Ugh well what am I supposed to tell him? I can't just tell him straight up I don't like his brothers, well because I do like them. I don't know.

When I get to the school, I just sit and stare at the front doors. I can leave if I want. Mom isn't here, so I don't have someone to force me inside. I can skip. In fact, I'm gonna skip. I walk around the back to sit by the dumpsters and sketch, only to find Zac sitting by them.

"Zac? What are you doing here?" He looks up at me and smiles that charming smile of his. "I knew I would be able to find you back here some time" I sit down beside him and stare in front of us. "I don't want to talk about it. I left because I had to." He looks at me, confused. "What? What are you talking about?" I groan. "I left the lake because I was uncomfortable. Your brothers weren't supposed to be there" He looks away at the graffitied wall. "You know Kyrah, something as simple as that you could have just told me. I can fix that problem" Ugh. Why did I say that? "Hey uh.. I brought my skateboard. Wanna go skate? Like, around the city?" I was hoping on chilling and sketching but I want to get away from these awkward silences. He finally looks at me and says, "Ok, I'll go."

While we skate side by side on the road I start to feel better. I look over at Zac and he reaches out so I hold his hand. It was like skating through heaven. He has no idea how much I'm in love with him. But he would never think of me that way.. I'm just his friend. I sigh and he looks over at me. "Hey, wanna come and hang out at my house?" We hang out a lot, so I'm fine with it. "Sure"

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I slowly blink my eyes open and look out the window. It had rained but the sun is up so it looks nice outside. I roll over and look at Zac. Wait, am I in Zac's bed?! "Kyrah?" It is Zac! "Good morning Kyrah." He is so handsome. Ugh and his morning voice. Most guys sound groggy and disgusting, but him.. it's so hot. "Good morning Zac" I smile and blush at him.

A few minutes after the series of staring and smiling and blushing and staring and smiling and blushing, Zac sits up and says "Wanna make pancakes? Actually, y'know what? You stay here. I'll make you some. With extra syrup just like you like it" Oh my god my heart is gonna explodee "I would love that." He winks at me and runs downstairs. That's when I realize, he wearing underwear? Only underwear. I jump up and see the only things I have on are underwear and his t-shirt. No bra?! Oh wait.. we didn't.. no of course not.. right? I would know! I mean it's not like we got drunk!

I had to calm myself down but for now I'm fine. "Kyrahhh, your pancakess!" Zac walks in the room with a plate of 4 pancakes all cut up, and of course my extra syrup. He sat the plate in his lap and ate some then gave it to me. I took a good few bites and ate them quicker than usual. These pancakes are actually good. He's usually bad at cooking. When I look over at him standing in the closet trying to find clothes, I just kinda stare at him and slowly check him out. But then suddenly he turns around and looks at me. "Kyrah? What are you looking at?" I snap out of it and look back up at him. "Um.." I looked away, I can't believe he caught me checking him out! He just laughs at me and takes the plate back downstairs. When he comes back up we lay down together and fall back asleep.

I was playing with Zac's hair while he slept. This is heaven. I love him. I love this. If only it were.. better. Like if we were, I don't know, together. I put my hand on his chest and started drawing shapes with my fingers accidentally waking him up. "What time is it?" He says looking down at me still half asleep. I look over at the clock. "11:45" He jumps up but gently lays me down to his side. "Sorry, but I have to go. I have football practice." He runs around his room getting clothes but I laugh at him. He looks so cute running around in his underwear. "You can stay if you want. But remember, I won't be back for a few hours. Just like always." I smile at him. Eventually he gets dressed. "See you maybe." I just giggle. It was our old saying from ever since we were little. "See you maybe Zac." He runs out and pulls away in his car.

I get dressed and grab all of my stuff. I also secretly steal a pair of underwear. And a jacket. And a t-shirt. And some bracelets. Just because. I call Jasmine to pick me up. I have to tell her everything that happened. This is top secret heaven information stuff!