✔︎ Simple Beginnings || Zach Herron

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"Zach!" I yelled, still looking for him after twenty minutes of him being gone. At this point it was hopeless, Zach was gone, and it was all my fault. To be completely honest I think I liked Zach a small bit, but now I'm not too sure. Zach must hate himself now, he kissed me and now thinks I'm a horrible person.
It's been a few hours now and just sat on the couch thinking about all the time I've spent with Zach, he's a fantastic guy, and I'm still not even sure what happened or why he's gone. The rest of the boys have tried talking to me but I just feel like now isn't the time to make me laugh, I mean Zach is missing for god's sake! Who knows what he could be doing right at this moment, all I see is Zach is oaky. I finally got up form the leather couch just to grab some Oreos and find a new place to sit. I walked outside towards the area with only a few rocks coming out from the ground. I ripped open the bag of Oreos and went back to my sad memories with Zach. It didn't take that long to get me on the verge of tears, so I ran upstairs to my room, and because I was still in the clothes the boys threw me in the pool with, I changed into some sweatpants and a grey hoodie considering I didn't care about how I look anymore. Once I was dressed I remembered Zach slept in this room with me; I walked up to his air mattress and layer down; it still smells like his cologne.
I know it seems like from everything I'm doing that Zach died, but it just feels different without him around like I'm missing a piece of me. Jack walked in as I was only sniffing Zach's blanket, he looked sympathetic at me and came over to sit beside me.
"I know you love zac-"
"Love? No, we're just friends jack." Apparently, he didn't believe that he probably considering how I had been acting for the past few hours. Jack rolled his eyes and continued on his lecture about moving on and how there's more life to live without Zach.
Suddenly without warning, Zach slammed open the door to reveal messed up tears filled eye girl and her brother talking about his things. I was in complete shock, Zach was just standing there looking at us with this unreadable emotion covering his entire face. Jack, as if on queue, left the room leaving me and Zach ok opposite sides of the already small enough room. Without even thinking I got up and ran right into Zach's arms. I felt so safe, comforted in his arms. Like any problem that had ever happened to me as washed away with his presence.