Keep Holding On

Chapter 21

Chapter 21

*Erika's POV*

I suddenly woke up from my sleep and realized that Zack was beneath me.I tried to get up slowly, trying not to wake him up and as I did I accidentally tripped over and fell down and made a big thump.

"Erika!" He suddenly woke up"Are you ok?"

"Yea I'm fine"

He sat up straight and he pat a seat next to him, indicates me to sit there and I did.

I lied on his shoulder and placed one hand on his chest. Moving it swiftly downward onto his abs, I felt something strange.

I pulled his shirt up and stood there shocking in disbelieve.

It was a big stitch and it looks really bad. "What happened?" I cried a tear or two while covering my mouth with my hands.

"Its nothing" he puts his shirt back on.

"Zach... You didn't tell me?"

"Why should I? Its just...its nothing.Let's not think about the pass" he said avoiding my eye contact.

"Zach please" I cried.

"I got into a car accident before ok" he looked at the clock "its probably best if you go home now" he grabbed my wrist and my stuff to his car.

The rest of the journey was silence.

After we reached home I walked out and before I did, I said sorry and kissed him.

"Erika!" He called back.

I turned around to look at him.

He was holding my phone. "Here..and I'm sorry too. See ya" and handed my phone and left.

I stared at my phone and smiled.... Zachary Jonathan.

I went inside and locked the door. Went upstairs and open my laptop.

Believe it or not 119 miss call, 2437 messages just from Camilla and Jane.

Wow..look like someone had lost their temper.

Then I heard a knock on the door. I came down running. "Who is it?" I asked.

"Jack"

Owh...great. How am I suppose to say that we're over. Ughh bullshit! What a crap!

I opened the door slowly and calmly "Is everything alright?" Jack asked.

"Why wouldn't it?" I replied with a huge fake smile plastered across my face.

"You left the party yesterday? And you didn't answer your calls?" He explained.

I looked at my phone, pretending that I haven't notice them "owh..my. I didn't know.I'm sorry, I'm just....a bit busy with works" I shrugged.

"Erika what's going on?" He stepped inside. "This isn't you. Are you ok?" He asked and touched my forehead.

I pushed his arm away "I'm fine Jack"

"Isn't that..! OMG!! You're wearing Zachary's sweater?! What the hell happened last night?!"

"Its not like that Jack...stop it. He was just trying to help me"

"You betrayed me again!

"No you did!"

"What?"

"Don't act like you don't know! Remember yesterday, I saw you were with Ella and you guys kissed. You clearly told me that you have nothing to do with her anymore"

"So that doesn't mean you could just walk away and find another man and sleep with him!"

"Get out!" I shouted.

"No..Erika. I always told you that no matter what I am always yours. I was drunk last night"

"But you kissed her!"

"You slept with him!"

I tried to stop myself from crying but tears just kept on running down my cheeks.

"Hey, hey... I'm sorry ok. I was really drunk that time. Now can you please break up with Zach?"

I looked up on him "I'm sorry Jack but I can't. If I tell Zach that I want to break up..he'd probably bully me"

"Listen you don't have to do this... He's the school baddest boy and probably the baddest playboy too"

"He said he had changed" I wiped the tears on my left cheeks.

"Playboy never change"

'Well that makes the both of you"

He closed the door shut and pushed me against the wall. "Don't make me do this" he kissed me countless times and bit my lower lips. He start licking my neck and move swiftly to my ear, biting them softly.

Luckily I wasn't falling for the trap and pushed him back. "Do you realize what you're doing?"

Just as he was about to speak the door slam opened and bang his head. He fell down unconsciously.

"Oops..my bad" a familiar voice said hollering being the door.

"Zach!" I shouted and hugged him.

He hold me tight in his arm and didn't let go. I was relief that he did that but at the same time I feel kindda bad for Jack.

"You ok?" He asked

"I'm fine..thank you"

"I came to give you something" he handed me a brown bag with chocolates and flowers in them "you haven't ate this morning"

"Aww..thank you Zach. What are we gonna do about Jack?"

"Leave him to me" Zach smirk .

Later, the ambulance came and took Jack away. Zach and I stayed in the house.

It was then around 7 or 8 o'clock, Zach placed his palm behind my neck "hey babe I have to get back home" he kissed me on the forehead "see ya"

"Zach wait" I grabbed his hand "you changed right?"

"That doesn't matter"

"Could you stay here tonight with me? I could really use some company"

"Sure..whatever you want babe" he sat back down next to me.

I realized that he was finding something in his pocket and the moment he took it out he asked "Erika..would you be my date to the prom?" He asked handing me a bouquet.

''Oh Zach! Yes!" I cried out.

He hugged me real tight and wouldn't let go. "Uh..Zach..I can't breath" I said and he slowly let's go.

*Zach's POV*

I was really glad she said yes. Now I couldn't take my eyes off her or stop smiling at her.

"Don't look at me like that" she said punching me playfully.

I let out a small laugh and licked her cheek.

"You're disgusting!" She laughed and pushed my face away so I wasn't looking at her.

"Erika.. Erika" I laughed and pulled her close into my arms.

"Zachary Jonathan.." She said shaking her head... "You are one smelly guy" she laughed.

I laughed along with her "that's what you get when you date a football captain" I winked at her.

"Well...there's a thing call bathing ..haven't heard of it?"

"Hmm.." I looked at her "no..I never heard of it, maybe you could teach me how to" I said sarcastically while winking at her.

"Shut up ass hole" she jerk back.

"What if I don't wanna"

"Then I guess we just have to it the hard way" she smirk and lied on top of me.