|MISCONCEPTIONS Z.M.|

Pt 11

Age 15

"You look stunning,love."

"Thank you,Z-Zayn." She mumbles,blushing. It was prom night. She was wearing a long red dress,her makeup light but beautiful. She was beautiful. Zayn was staring at the girl with pure admiration. She was now grown up. It was her senior year in highschool. She was graduating in exactly two months. She was lovely.

Esme was going to be a nurse for children with special needs. She had received a a full scholarship to Harvard Med School. Zayn was so proud. His little girl was going to Boston. He watches her carefully as she puts on her high heels. She was going to prom with Zach. It hurt Zayn to see her go with someone else but he knew he couldn't be selfish.

Esme was kind of upset. She wanted Zayn to say,"don't go to prom with him." But he never did. She wanted him, to be with him,but she couldn't for no one else saw him. Only Esme did. Zayn opens his arms,hugging Renesme closer to him. Slowly,then begin to dance although there was no music. With her head on his chest,she kisses his jawline. Chewing on her bottom lip,she peeks up at him through her dark,long eyelashes. Leaning towards one another,their lips brush softly. She kisses him feverishly,finally obtaining what she had wanted for the past three years. They kiss softly,fire igniting inside both souls. Never had Esme ever felt more alive.

"Zach,you look so handsome!" Esme's mother chirps loudly,breaking Zayn and Esme away from one another. Esme's face was red. She pecked him one more time before running downstairs where Zach was talking to Esme's mom. Zach stops mid conversation,his smile unbreakable as he watches Esme.

"You look beautiful,Esme."

"T-thank you,Zach."

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"And 1952 Marshall High School's prom king and queen are..not a surprise...Renesme Castillo and Zachary Gabriel!" The crowd claps loudly,accepting their new king and queen.

Renesme giggles as the principal places the crown on her head,hand in hand with Zach. She felt ecstasy as she accepted the crown. Throughout the past year,she had gone from geek to chic. She was now the most popular girl in the school because of Zach. She had everything anyone would ever want. But as she danced with Zach,Zayn was on her mind.

"I love you,Esme..and even though I'm an idiot,I'll be a happy idiot if you were my girlfriend..be mine?"

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"I won prom queen." She says just as she walks into her room. It was twelve AM when she arrived home and the first thing she did was hug Zayn.

"I knew you could do it.." Zayn mumbles,kissing Esme's head. She giggles at his affection,light in her eyes.

"Zach wants me to be his girlfriend." She tells. "And he said he loves me."

"T-that's great,Esme..I'm happy for you." Zayn says selflessly,holding back his tears. It absolutely killed him that Esme was growing up,meeting boys, but he knew that Esme deserved better. Esme's childhood was difficult because of him,in Zayn's eyes. However,for Esme,her childhood was perfect because of Zayn. It's funny how they were so different but deep down,internally so similar. It was as if their souls were composed of the same thing.

"Why do you do that!? I love you,Zayn and you know I do but you don't do anything! Why are you such a coward?!" She yells like a maniac,waking up the neighbors. The one guy she liked didn't feel the same for her. She hated rejection,she absolutely hated the word no. But more than that,she hated that Zayn wouldn't do anything.

"Esme,people don't see me..if they don't see me then how are we going to ever be together? I love you Esme but I c-can't.. You deserve better than I can provide."

"I don't care..I just want to be with you,Zayn..and wh-why can't anyone see you? And don't say because they don't believe."

"Esme..I honestly,truly don't know."