Romeo vs Juliet ✓

14. Anticipation Kills

Chapter 14

Oliver's POV

I could bet on the fact that she was also anticipating the kiss as much as I was.

In her eyes I could see the memories of our first kiss come alive.

If only Mr. Gay had not interrupted our scene.

It was her favourite scene! He should have let her complete it!

While rehearsing the fight scene with Stephen a.k.a. Tybalt, I had just been lost.

Stephen had been constantly asking me if I had banged my head somewhere 'coz I had been missing my shots and smiling to myself a lot today.

Little did he know that it was not lunacy but happiness about the fact that Zara still remembered our first kiss and she that still felt something for me that had its effect on me.

That's all I needed to know for then.

I determined to make sure that the smile on her face would now return and this time I wouldn't let the smile vanish ever again!

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Next rehearsal of the balcony scene.

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Zara's POV

'Romeo why do you have to be a Montague?! Why couldn't you be the son of anyone else! Why did you have to be the son of Jack Montague! The very guy who betrayed my dad in business after so many years of friendship!' I once again sighed into the darkness of my onstage garden while standing in the veranda, the spotlight shining on me. Adjusting my eyes against the spotlight to spot Oliver was quite a task for my eyes.

'I wish the same Juliet...I wish the same. My name is hateful to myself as because of my name, our union is barred! Had I written my name, I would have torn the word!' Oliver declared from the darkness.

'Who is it? Who are you! Show yourself! How dare you sneak into our garden and listen to what I am saying!' I retorted.

As the second spotlight was turned on, Oliver came into view. His eyes looked into mine. His angular face looked flawless in the light.

'It's me, your Romeo. Romeo Montague. The unfortunate Montague who lost his heart to you at the Christmas Dance that night.' He sighed.

'It's you! I thought I'll never be able to see you ever again! But here you are! Right here! I am so happy! Just so happy!' I exclaimed with joy.

'Yes it is me Juliet! Your Romeo! Your lover ..'

And he started scaling the ladder.

With every step he climbed, my heart beat faster than ever before.

'My...my lover?'

He reached the last step...climbed over the railing and got in my veranda.

Then he grabbed me by my waist and looking straight in my eyes he said..'Your lover.'

I couldn't help but wrap my arms around his shoulders and as I said my next dialogue. 'To be my lover you must love me, not have a little crush on me!'

All my senses went dizzy. My skin was prickled wherever his skin was touched mine, my ears heard only his voice, the rest of the world seemed mute.

I inhaled his fragrance that gave me weird butterflies in my tummy.

My whole world was him for that moment.

'But what if I say I love you?' He asked, pulling me closer towards him.

I let out a small gasp before saying 'Then I'll say you are lying 'coz love doesn't happen at first sight...that's all just a fairy tale belief!'

'What if I say it wasn't love at first sight, but something that has been growing in my heart ever since I first saw you a few years back at a party. Since then, I have been your secret admirer...and now I want to be your lover 'coz I love you..."

He whispered, his breath tingling my forehead.

He said it so quietly that had we not be wearing our wireless mics on our collars, nothing could be heard by anyone but me.

I could see how everyone else was still and watching us in awe. Their silhouttes all still and mesmerised.

And then he had bent down and slowly kissed me. His lips moulded with mine.  

It was just a slow soft kiss, one filled with love, not lust.

Just plain simple love.

And then he held me from the small of my back and pulled me closer towards him. I didn't know how long we kissed. Nothing felt wrong. It was as if I forgot that he had cheated on me with Hannah.

The world faded away leaving him behind with me.  

All worries, all sorrows, all the hurt was quickly forgotten until we heard Mr. Gay scream "Enough you both! We just wanted a small kiss! We are not here to promote any kind of Public Display of Affection!'

"Sorry.." we both mumbled as we both parted and I felt my cheeks had started to burn red.

We got down from the 'balcony' and left to practise our other scenes.

The last thing I noticed was that after a long time, he looked happy, genuinely happy

And right before he had left, he turned and gave me that smirk of his that activated all the butterflies in my tummy like always!

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