The Real Me ☾| Zalfie |

Chapter 9.

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Alfie and I had been talking for about an hour now, just sat on the beanbags in the tree house. When we eventually looked out the window it was beginning to get dark.
"Alfie, I should get home." I pouted my lips and then grabbed my phone from my pocket.
7.38pm.
"Omg!" I gasped,
"What time is it?" He questioned,
I showed him my phone screen and he mirrored the look on my face.
"Come on then, I'll help you down" he laughed,
I grinned but it was quickly wiped off again when I looked down.
"It's okay, I'll go first" Alfie said as he held my shoulders tight. It made me feel safe and my stomach erupted with butterflies once again.
He began to climb back down the ladder and beckoned me to follow.
I stood there. Frozen.
"Alfie... I don't think I can..." I whimpered,
"Zoë I promise you I won't let you fall, do you trust me?"
"...Yes..."
He reached out his hand, and I grasped it tight and I struggled down the ever lasting steps.
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Alfie and I were now back at the bottom of the hill, where our afternoon first started.
It's weird to think that about 3 hours ago I barley knew him, and now I feel like I've know him forever.
He knows my biggest secret... The real me. The only other person that knows this is Tanya and I've known her my whole life. But I feel some sense of trust and safety when I'm around him.
But it's going to hurt. I will have to isolate him at school. It's going to kill me, but I can't let them know.
We came to the end of the road and we had to go separate ways.
He smiled at me and I fell into his arms. His sent overflowing my senses, his warm jumper and chest pressed up against my freezing neck. I rested my chin up high on his shoulder as I felt his lips push against my hair.
I stood on my toes and kissed his cheek and I could swear I saw him blush.
"Your so tall Alfie" I giggled,
"No, Your just little" he smiled back,
"Just little..." Emphasizing the just,
"Yeah, your one of the little ones" he grinned,
"I'm a little one then, yeah?" I pouted,
"Yes" he casually answered,
Little one. I like it.
We released from our hug and smiled.
"See you in the library tomorrow yeah?" He winked,
"Of course!" I exclaimed,
We waved and began to walk away.
I must have got about 10 seconds down the road, when I felt the urge to turn around, so I for-filled, I span round and there stood Alfie, about half way up his road too.
We just stood there staring at each other for a minute before I grinned and waved at him. I span back around and continued my journey back home.
Every few seconds we'd turn round and look at each other just one more time until he was out of sight completely. Just as I came to the corner, I mimicked 'I will never let go jack' from my favourite film, titanic.
He laughed and he disappears from my eyes.

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