✔ | 𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄 LOOKISM

1 | Realization

"Hey, wait for me!" Zoe yelled as she reached for the back strap of Mira's bag, she felt her fingers intertwining with them for a brief second before they slipped past. Upon almost falling she felt a light graze from her back, a pair of hands held her by the waist firmly, allowing her to stand upright.

"Are you alright?" The voice spoke to her her, she could feel the warm breath graze her neck which made her gasp. Her ears abruptly became a tinted rose. Daniel.. I could recognize that voice from a mile away.. The voice soon fading off as she snaps back from her fantasy.

Zoe lightly tapped the hands that held her, stepping out of the embrace she turned around. "Yeah thanks," she said in response while giving him a thing smile. Her mind soon came to a blank end. What is this.. feeling?  No, don't tell me..

Zoe soon came to a quick realization that she had in fact zoned out whilst starring Daniel dead in the eye in silent, to add onto that Mira had to watch the entire thing unfold as she stood behind her. She starred for a couple of more seconds before Zack came up from behind Daniel, brutally slapping his back. 

Daniel winced as his back burned with an imprint from Zack's palm. He sneered over before quickly looking back at Zoe with an awkward smile. His friend rolled his eyes and looked over Daniel's shoulder, starring at Mira with a raised brow as if to say, "Nice chemistry." To no surprise Zack had spoken that aloud instead of transmitting it in his head to Mira.

Mira gaped at Zack's sudden outburst and placed both of her hands on either side of her hips, giving him the 'mom' look. Zack shouldered the three, "Chemistry? What do you mean?" Asked Daniel curiously. For a moment Zack felt like ripping up his hair, and tearing his clothes.

With a exaggerated sigh he explained, "You two - love doves..!!" His tone sudden became higher as he watched Mira march her way around Daniel to get to Zack, Mira whispered under her breathe something before she pinched him by the earlobe. 

Daniel furrowed his brows and sighed before speaking, "You guys, cut it out.." he trailed off as he turned to look at Zoe, whose expression was mere blank. Her eyes widened with a slight twitch in her eyelids and her mouth was closed but seemed to be gaping. 

Daniel tried to reassure Zoe from Zack's comment, "Look it's nothing to-" Quickly, he was cut off from Zoe's remark. "We are not love doves!" She had strengthened her tone as she yelled out, now her face was completely red. The aftermath of the scolding made her feel exhausted.

If I don't like Daniel.. does that mean piggy?.. no, I mean I guess.

I mean I liked him since the day he transferred, tedious enough, it was only his looks that attracted me the most. 

Even if I do like him for his looks, that'll make me petty. 

Perhaps..

Zoe's mind trickled with thoughts, bountiful ones. During the first semester of his first appearance, girls and even boys would fawn over him. The majority of the men were envious of him, despite Daniel not doing much on his first day. 

After a few more minutes of intense huffing Zoe manage to ounce out a word, ".. Mira." She breathed. She approached the browned haired girl and quickly grabbed her by the wrist, running away with her to a small corner near the back of the school.

Mira snatched her arm back from Zoe's grasp and spoke, "Zoe? What's the matter?" she glanced at her friend with a waver of worry. Zoe shook her head at first before she walked over and sat down on the bench, she whispered, "I need to tell you something."