𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥

20; by the pool

Zach keep twitching, I could feel him against my leg. We are only half way through tangled and he's making me go crazy. I just wanted to lean and rest my head on his chest or go outside and look at the stars questioning his minimal movements. Catching Jonah's glance he raises and eyebrow, I can also see Jack seated by myself turn his head. I slowly and subtly point to his leg and they all smile. Why was he doing this.

"Zach."

"Yes."

"What's going on?"

"What do you mean Ab?" His puppy dog eyes blink at me, oblivious to the fact that I'm slightly irritated. I look down to his twitching leg before joining eye contact again. All he does is smile, what is going on? I'm being pranked. Wait no something worse or maybe a surprise-

"Abigail-"

"Woah you used my full name. What's happening!? I'm scared bro!" They all wince, at my comment. Something was going on and I could feel my hand start to shake, if they were going to cut of our friendship they were doing a poor job at it.

"ZACH. JACK-" the silence stung the air like a bee piercing the skin of an innocent child playing in the grass. Their eyes all moved looking from one another sometimes nodding but smirking. I stood up and walk over to Corbyn, sliding down a little on the seat he waved before I grabbed his collar.

"Corbyn..?" I tried not to laugh at his priceless face. I was down for business, I could see all the boys gesturing in my pheripheral vision to kill it, not say anything but oh these boys obviously didn't know their friend well enough. I slowly lift my hand centimetres from where it was his shirt tightening. I probably looked like a bully but I really just wasn't, it was the type of humour we all had together.

"Corbyn." His blue eyes flicker around, a little dazed before he breaks.

"We are going on tour!" I can hear the rest of them sighing and face palming but I didn't budge apart from my hand letting Corbyn go.

Tour? as in travel the world, performing kind of tour? I lunge forward my arms roping around his neck.

"OH MY GOODNESS GUYS THATS AMAZING" I wanted to be happy for them but I was struggling. They were getting bigger, more successful and I'm proud of them with all my soul but that means a long time to be lonely again and I don't think I'm ready to let go of them so quickly. I tried to keep my half smile plastered on my face while everyone hugged but I could feel Zach's eyes burn my skin on my face. After Daniel embraced me, Zach grabbed my hand dragging me out of the room, outside. Oh dear...
The night was turning cold, the months of fall coming around the corner. The moon lit up the pool and the grass stood short over the backyard. He rubbed his thumb in circles on the palm of mine, I was ready for my heart to be broken but the tears were ready resting on my waterline. He pulls his shoes off indicating that we were going to sit on the edge of the pool so I slip my thongs off gently sitting beside him. The water was cool against my feet filling the cracks of my toes while Zach continued to rub my hand. I didn't know if I could make eye contact so I stared deep into the water until his hand slowly tilted my chin to face him.

"Ab..."

"If you don't want to be bestfriends anymore I understand, you are getting bigge-"

"Are you serious!? We love you why would we or I do that" he voice cracks a little as his eyes search through mine, I could see my bright eyes in the reflection.

"Ab, you have made my life like 5 times better and give me light in my day, not joking" a tear slipped, what was this? I wasn't even sad. He's other hand swiped away the salty drop from my face.

"I'm sorry I'm crying maybe because that's one of the nicest things anyone has said.." he nods as he grabs my other hand holding them both tight.

"I want you to come on tour with me- uh and the guys" it was like a million cells in my brain exploded, my ears were ringing, my head was swirling the cogs of my brain tilting till it clicked. This is it. This is my chance to live. This is my chance to explore, to dance, to sing, to love. He shakes my hands a little my jaw dropped.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH SHDGAJBXOEMDGLAKD DOAHSHDJSJDD YES YES YES YES YES YES YOU FUCKING SCARED ME! I THOUGHT I ACTUALLY DONT KNOW, THIS IS SO EXCITING HOLY SHIT!!!!!" He laughs loudly the other boys yelling from inside as they all run out. The music begins pumping as Corbyn runs out with the speaker playing "these girls" one of my favourite newer songs. I kept screaming as I nearly swung Zach around in a hug. I was going to be spending 2 months with some of my favourite people I had ever met. My heart ached a little for Mabel but she was already shinning in life, this was now my time.

"B! You are killing Zach!" I laugh and just hold him a little tighter as he grasps at my waist slightly kissing my cheek softly and slyly. My breath quickens with my heart, I could feel the connection we had but was it just friendship or was I the only one thinking it was something more. I pull away from Zach, a little confused but he just winks before walking back inside. I try to process but Jonah turns me around to dance before I can even respond.

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I lie on Zach's chest, how I ended up here I have no idea. His chest gently rises up and down as the movie hunger games comes to an end. Most of the boys had crashed during Glimmer's death leaving only Jonah, Zach and I. His hands brush my hair gently, my eyes blinking slowly. I was head over heals and I couldn't help it. I wish we had more moments like this where I could be close to him and still keep my feelings to myself. I know I was right when I thought that I wasn't good enough for him and it was still slowly ripping at my heart. I open my eyes realising they had just closed, a brushing of pillows catching my attention. Jonah was up and walking, he winked before climbing the chairs to the bedrooms. The room falling quiet again bringing a calmness to me that I hadn't feel in a while.

"Hey Ab?"

"Yes Zach..?"

"Did I tell you that you are one of the most beautiful people, inside and out, I've ever met?" I turn my head to look up at him, his smile and glance still looking up the ceiling. His jaw was prominent in the soft light from the kitchen pantry, I didn't respond I just smiled as my eyes finally dozed off, his arms holding me and his comment sticking to me like bubblegum on the pavement. He had me hooked.
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