Race To The Finish || z.m.

05

I was restless the whole day waiting for the evening to approach. Today especially, it felt like time was passing by very slowly. I wanted to see Maya again. I enjoyed being in her company and talking to her... and okay yes to also look at her. But you couldn't blame me. She was fucking gorgeous. With only about a half an hour to go until it was six, I began to get ready for tonight.

"So you got a date with Maya tonight, bruh?" Sean asked moving his attention away from the TV as he noticed me walking into the living room.

"Not exactly." I shook my head. But I would like to think it was one. "I'm gonna go pick up my car and then she wants to take me to some race to watch. We're just hanging out."

"Right." he smirked.

"What?" I let out a laugh.

"You like her."

"I will admit she's hot but there's nothing going on between us. Besides she made the plan to go out, not me."

"Something will happen soon though." he cocked an eyebrow. "It's obvious she likes you too."

"She's not that type." I said looking into the mirror that was hung up on the wall as I tried fixing my hair.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean to settle down in a relationship." I turned around to face him.

"So what's that gotta do with anything?" he shrugged.

He had a point.

"Can you drop me at the shop?"

"Yeah, sure." Sean stood up from the couch and switched off the TV.

During the ride to Maya's auto shop, Sean and I both sat in silence with the music which was playing, humming quietly through the speakers being the only sound inside the vehicle. My reason to be silent was because I was sunken deep into my thoughts about Maya. I don't know what it was about her that my thoughts always occupied of her now. She truly fascinated me.

"She's really different, you know? I like that." I spoke up.

"Maya? Yeah, I agree."

"She's not like a typical girl throwing herself at guys. She stands her ground and plays along. She's also seems so intelligent."

"Do you daydream about her Zayn?" Sean chuckled.

"No. I was just thinking about it right now." I shook my head grinning.

"Well have fun with whatever you two are gonna do." he slowly brought the car to a stop as we approached the garage.

"Thanks again for driving me around. You don't have to anymore." I held his shoulder.

"Nah Zee, it's always a pleasure to help you out. Don't worry about it." he patted my hand and smiled.

"Okay, I'll see you later then." I pushed open the door and stepped out.

"Bye." Sean put the car in reverse and drove away.

The place was silent and empty. I guessed the shop was closed on Saturdays. The interior of the garage was still lit up so I decided to look for Maya inside. Once I stepped inside, I searched for her tall lean figure past the various roofs of the different models of cars that were parked inside.

"Zayn, over here." her voice called.

I immediately snapped my head towards her direction and spotted her leaving the office-like room. "Oh hey."

"Hi." she smiled as she walked over to me.

My breathing somewhat hitched when I saw Maya's full body in front of me. She wore a white off-the-shoulder flowy top with black short shorts. Her hair was brought over to one side, leaving the bare shoulder out in the open for my eyes to feast on. Oh fucking hell. She had to be doing this on purpose. Her outfit was completed with a pair of sneakers which I found very cute.