Right Place and Right Time

Chapter 27

Chapter 27:

Zayn’s POV

            As much as I hate to admit, I think I like Nat. And I’m becoming more sure of it every minute I spend with her. And I’m beginning to like her even more every second I’m with her. But she doesn’t like me; she obviously can’t She just broke up with someone and people’s feelings don’t change that fast. I feel like we were made for each other though; everything we do it just perfect. Is this love? We could be the perfect couple. I mean, we sure were acting like one. But I know I’m just comforting her right now. She does seem to feel a bit better though; her laugh’s a little bit louder and her smiles just barely reach her eyes; a little change, but a big improvement. The sun began to set while Natalie and I walked along the beach, hand in hand. The zoo closed at five so we just decided to go to the beach. She skipped along the waves, with her balloon trailing behind her. We talked about everything; our childhood memories, our fears, past experiences. Then I stopped walking, and together, we watched the sunset. I wrapped my arms around her waist and rested my chin on her shoulder, next to her ear. Then I simply said, “I love you.”

Natalie’s POV

            “I love you,” said Zayn. I stiffened as soon as I heard it, and unwrapped his arms from my waist. Why did he just say that? He doesn’t love me, nobody does. And I don’t love anybody; that’s that. Why is he making my feelings so confusing?

            “No,” I said, “No you don’t Zayn.”

            “Yes I do Natalie,” he said certainly.

            “No you don’t! You just really, really like me. This isn’t love.”

            “I know what love is, and it’s how I feel for you, Nat.”

            “No, it’s not,” I said, sounding more desperate by the second, “If you really knew what love is you wouldn’t be doing this to me right now. You would know that my feelings are confused as it is right now. Please Zayn, not now.”

            A look of hurt crossed his face, “Let’s just drop you back off at the hotel.”

            I followed him back to the car quietly, recollecting my thoughts. I glanced at Zayn during the car ride. He was facing the window, deep in thought. As Marvin drove up to the back entrance of the hotel, I quietly said, “I’m sorry Zayn. But I don’t think I can see you anymore. Not until I figure out how I feel.”

            He gave me a sad look, “I understand. I’m sorry if I made anything worse. Goodbye, Natalie.”

            Then he closed the car door and drove away.

Zayn’s POV

            As soon as the door shut, hot tears began rolling down my cheeks. Soon enough, I was sobbing uncontrollably, an ache in my heart. Nothing seemed right, nothing at all.

Natalie’s POV

            I walked to my hotel room, where Becca laid on her bed, watching television. “You should’ve told me you were going out,” she said.

            “Sorry.”

            She shrugged her shoulders. “Hey, you look more miserable than ever, you okay?”

            “Yeah, just tired. I’m going to go to sleep early, okay?”

            She didn’t say anything else and nodded. I brushed my teeth, washed my face, and changed into some pajamas. I got into bed, my head muddled from my confusing feelings. Then exhaustion overcame me and I fell asleep.

            The week passed by quick enough. The trip itself was fun, full of a lot of once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, but I just wasn’t enjoying myself. I was too miserable to enjoy the fact that I was scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef, or that I was examining a piece of living coral, things like that. As soon as our activities were over, I immediately went to my room. Then the time came to go home; all the bags packed, and the room picked clean to make sure there was nothing left behind. Everyone was grumbling about how much they didn’t want to leave, but honestly, I was glad we were. Before I knew it we were boarding the plane, and we were on the way back home.