Mark's P.O.V
I hung up and put my phone in my pocket. Sniffling, I pulled my backpack onto my back. I switched my TV off and left my house. Walking towards my car in the middle of the night, every house's window pitch black, and the girl I thought would be by my side forever turning bitter, I felt like the loneliest person in the world. I felt completely unwanted.
As soon as I got in my car, I raced to Zoe's house. I felt a tear role down my face, I wiped it away with the back of my hand. I heard the radio playing one of my and Gemma's favourite songs, which instantly tears me apart. I start full on crying and slam my finger on the mute button. I sniffle and step on the accelerator.
Zoe's P.O.V
Gosh, I hope mark is OK. I wonder why he isn't talking to Gemma recently. I'm scrolling through all the pictures of us together, and feel a tear slide down my cheek. I couldn't feel myself crying. But then the sadness hits me at the pit of my stomach and I instantly know why I'm sad. Me and mark are such close friends that I couldn't bare to see him crying. I didn't know I had such strong feelings for him..
I blink my tears away as soon as I hear the doorbell ring. I get up from the sofa, turn the TV off and put my tea on the table opposite mark's. I run to the door and see mark stood there, soaking and shivering. I hadn't realised that it had started raining. I feel awful.
He's wearing a leather jacket with a grey t-shirt and black ripped jeans with burgundy-red converse.
'Oh, mark, come in. Tell me everything.'
He doesn't say anything. He just sniffles and steps in, - that's when the tears flood down his face. He looks up at me, crying and for a split second I'm just staring at him. I pull him into a hug. He's really sobbing his heart out.
In a few minutes, as usual me and mark are sat together in a deep conversation.
'So, why are you so sad? What happened?' I ask, desperate to find out.
'Gemma. That bitch Gemma happened.'
'Woah, slow down. What did she do?'
'We were just sat on the bed one night and I was staring into her b-beautiful hazel eyes. She made me s-so h-happy!' He starts crying again and shivering. I notice how cold he is so I take off his soaking wet leather jacket and get a fluffy blanket for him. I hand him his cup of tea and wrap the blanket around him.
'Thanks, Zoe.'
'It's okay. Now try and slow down. Breathe slowly. Try and tell me what she did'
It's silent for a moment apart from the noise of him breathing unevenly, sniffling every few seconds. We're such close friends that this is far from awkward.
'Sh-she had to go to the bathroom for a second so I waited there. I heard h-her phone ring and I go to see who it is. I-I saw a random name, 'Jacob'.'
'Oh mark..'
'The text s-said that she was b-beautiful and that they MISSED her?! I shouted at her as soon as she walked out of the bathroom. I hesitated but as s-soon as I started I couldn't stop. I was s-so angry at her. A-and this w-was the worst par...'
He trails off
'Mark? Mark is everything alright?'
He squints his eyes and a tear roles out.
I stroke his arm gently. My heart pounds. I feel like I don't know what I'm doing, but, at the same time I know exactly what I'm doing...
Mark's voice snaps me back into reality.
'She starts going on about how much happier she would be with someone else! S-she left me Zoe! She made me so happy! Why would she d-do this to m-me?'
I'm looking really concerned right now. My eyebrows are pushed down right into the inner corner of my eye and my mouth starts to form a frown.
'Oh, mark. Listen, right here, you haven't lost anyone. The person who made you happy obviously wasn't who she turned out to be. You didn't lose a lovely girl who made you happy. You lost an unfaithful bitc- girlfriend.'
Eek. I know she's being a bitch but I can't jump into hating. I'm still not quite sure exactly how mark feels.
'I-I guess you're r-right. Oh Zoe, I love you so much. You're such a good friend to me.'
I smile. He smiles back, with tears rolling down his face. I give him a tissue.
'Everything is going to be okay, mark. You just have to pull through. You're strong and I know you are. There are a lot of tricky decisions in life. And this is one of them. You just need some time to recover.'
