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The whole of the next day I was out on the sea and couldn't stop thinking about Zac I felt so bad. He got the wrong end of the stick, but I had no clue whether he would want to talk to me or not. I just knew that I couldn't leave it like that or I would feel really guilty. I didn't want to text him though I wanted to talk to him face to face. He must have tried to avoid me because he wasn't by the beach at all the whole day, not even in his little cave.
So at the end of the day I walked over to his half built house. It was turning into a really beautiful little cottage, the wood wasn't rotten anymore the windows weren't mouldy and the flowers had been cut so you could see the front door. The front door that I was standing in front, I just couldn’t bring myself to knock on the door. It turns out I didn’t need to, I was confronted with a puzzled and stressed out women with paint all down her top, I guessed she was Zac’s mum. She stopped rummaging through her bag and looked up and made eye contact with me, I felt a little awkward. “Hello,” she greeted me, “Can I help you?” I still said nothing, I didn’t know what to say and I froze. “Are you okay?” she asked, I wanted to reply but I seemed to be unable. Luckily I somehow conjured up the courage to nod a little. My first impression on her must have made me look mentally ill. “Umm... Is there a reason you are standing on my front porch saying nothing? You’re not like a secret spy or assassin?” She joked; I cracked a smile and calmed down a bit, so much so that I could actually talk to her.
“God if only I could be that would be so fun, not an assassin but a spy. I’m here to talk to Zac?” She looked at me weirdly.
“And who might you be?” she said with a kind of creepy grin.
“I’m Liv, a new friend I guess.” I didn’t know whether he had told her about the beach and what he thought I implied, but actually didn’t. I guessed he didn’t when a huge smile arose on her face.
“Oh are you from next door?” I nodded. “Okay well I’ll just go and get him for you, then I better leave or I’ll be late.” She giggled and ran back into her house. I was intrigued for what she would be late for but I didn’t want to ask and be rude. I waited patiently on their newly laid patio and heard Zac’s mum shout for him ‘Zac your friend is hear,’ and heard his reply, ‘okay I’ll be down in a minute.’ It was nice to know that I wasn’t rejected to see him. His mum rushed out of the door again and ran past me shouting, “It was nice to meet you Liv. Oh I’m Jess by the way.” And with that she was half way out the drive. I waited outside for about five minutes before I realised that Zac knew it was me, waiting to talk to him, so he didn’t come down. I started to walk down his drive way feeling like an idiot, when I felt this horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. I thought to myself, “Why do I feel so bad when he got the wrong end of the stick?” I couldn’t be bothered to walk anymore and I just collapsed at the end of their gravel drive.
“Hey.” Someone yelled, “You okay? Liv is that you?” I turned around and looked up with a tear rolling down my blushed cheek to see Zac looking quite worried. “What’s wrong?” He asked as he sat down next to me. “Is because I didn’t come out quickly?” Like I was going to tell him yes it was.
“Don’t flatter yourself.” I said trying to act as normal as I could while sitting on quite sharp stones.
“Liv what wrong then?” I didn’t want to tell him obviously, so I just smiled and forgot about it.
“Nothing’s wrong, everything is good.” I quickly moved on before he could ask me anymore. “Anyway about earlier I think you might have got the wrong end of the stick.” He sat down next to me.
“Oh yeah really, how?” he said it with a little bit of attitude in his voice. He had a huge smirk on his face, which made me feel nervous. But I didn’t want him to think I’m a rude person, maybe a bit stubborn but not rude.
“I think you thought that when I didn’t say anything to you when you said I was genuine and kind, I was being rude and judgey.” His head dropped, I think I was going on about it slightly too much. “But I wasn’t at all I just didn’t know what to say, no-one has ever told me that, I don’t really get compliments.” He brought up his head to look at me. He seemed kind of shocked.
“Oh...Well I guess I’m sorry.” He sounded unsure; I gave him a look saying, really? You guess? And he understood me completely. “Okay, I AM sorry. I won’t be quick to judge next time.”
“Thank you.” I smile of relief appeared on my face. I stared out to the beautiful ocean, I was so eager just to go and run into it. But I just wanted to stay sitting in the blazing sun.
“Look Liv I just wanted to say that I’m...” before Zac could finish his sentence my phone was going off. It was India.
She texted: OMG I need help Noah’s lying helpless on the floor near your house. Indi x
“Sorry Zac got to go, right now. Um see you sometime.”
And with that I sprinted towards my house.
