I sat in my room doing my homework when Zack walked in and handed me a Starbucks. I thanked him for it and he sprawled himself on my bed playing on his phone. We sat in silence for a while till my phone beeped. I checked it to see that it was a message from Finn.
Over the last few days, I and Finn had started spending a lot of time together. We texted a lot too. He was warm, genuine and generally a very nice person. I was helping him out with his coursework and his msgs always made me smile.
I sat there grinning at my phone like an idiot. Zack asked who's message it was. I replied telling him it was Finn's. A funny look came over his face. " What's wrong now?" I questioned him. " Nothing at all. Who said anythings wrong" he replied quite detached. " You've been acting weird lately. Every time Finn's name comes up you just start ignoring me. Do you have a problem with him?" " Oh I have no problem with him. Why would I? You just seem busy with him that's all". This was weird for me. Zack was never like this with me. I decided to let it go and just then he asked me " You like him, don't you?" "Huh?" " You like Zack right? I can see it. You get so defensive about him. It's obvious you do" he stated. " Zack I've known this guy for a week" I said rolling my eyes. "Doesn't mean you can't like him. I mean he is very good looking. And he seems like a nice person too" I just chose to ignore Zack. Something was wrong with him and I didn't have the energy to talk to him about this anymore. So like always, I let it go.
Zack's POV
I could see that she liked that Finn guy. Becky didn't realise how transparent she was to me. And she refused to admit it. This infuriated me more. She never hid anything from me and now she was just ignoring my questions. I didn't like this Finn guy. Something about him seemed off to me and I was naturally very protective of Becky too. Protective and possessive I realised. She was MY best friend. And for some reason I didn't want her to be anyone else's. It sounded stupid in my head too but when someone's been so close to you for so long, it's hard sharing that person with anyone else. I realised that with my current attitude she was never going to answer the Finn question so I decided to change strategies.
" Becks I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be harsh. I just don't want you to get hurt" I said hoping this would soften her. " You don't have worry about that Zack. Finn is a very nice guy. And we're not dating. He's new here and I'm helping him. That's about it" she replied. " He does like you. You're amazing. Any idiot would be stupid to not like you." "He doesn't. Why are you and Em so keen on the fact he does? " she asked me." Okay let's assume he does for the time being. Then what?? " I asked keen on getting an answer out of her." You are a pest you know. Fine. If and only if he did like me and did ask me out I would maybe consider it. Alright. You have an answer now" she said this with a hint of a smile in her eyes. I had my answer. Can't say I was particularly happy with it
Becky's POV
Zack confessed it out of me. Even if he hadn't, I would have told him soon enough. Nothing stayed hidden between us for long. I had to admit, just maybe I was falling for Finn. He was amazing and we just had this connection from the get go. But Zack was right. I didn't want to get hurt. Someone as gorgeous as Finn could never like me. I didn't let it show but I was insecure. The two people most closest to me were absolutely beautiful. Zack and Emma were popular and confident too. And then there was me. It wasn't possible for Finn to like me.
Just then my phone beeped again. The Msg was from Finn. As soon as I read it I squealed. " Are you alright? " asked Zack concerned. By this point I was standing on my bed. "Zack, Zack, Zack" I screamed. " Yes, Yes, Yes?" "He asked me out. Finn asked me out for dinner tomorrow. I have to call Emma up. We need to choose a dress. There's so much to do. Eeep Zack I'm so happy" I went and give Zack the biggest hug possible. I couldn't contain my excitement and ran next door to tell Emma about it leaving Zack alone in my room.
I knocked on her door and waited for her to open. I was as restless as someone bitten by an ant. As soon she opened the door I hugged her. "Em, Em I'm so happy. I've never been so happy before. This is so exciting" I rambled on. " Woah. Woah. Calm down. What happened? Why are you so happy? Temme, Temme" she insisted. " He asked me out Em. Finn asked me out for dinner tomorrow. You need to help me pick out a dress and get ready. Aah I'm so excited" "I told you so. I told you he was into you. And I knew you liked him too but no you had to deny it. But I'm so happy for you". The two of us continued like this for the rest of the day and I completely forgot about Zack who was still alone in my room.
