Tagged//Zach Herron Imagine [COMPLETED]

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~Lauren's POV~

"Alright Zach," I say as we enter the escape room lobby, "what's the theme for the escape room."

"I honestly don't know...just horror I guess," he says chuckling. Then he gives me a fake serious glare, "But we all know you aren't scared of this kinda stuff...'I just end up laughing'."

"Mocking me now are," I ask, "attractive."

I roll my eyes and as a last minute decision I hop on Zach's back happily. We walk up to the desk and Zach tells the man, "Zach Herron booking room 4 for 2:45 please."

"Yep," says the older man enthusiastically, "but before I lead you to the room of terror I was wondering if I may take a photo of you two like you are for the escape room Facebook page?"

I look at Zach with a shrug, "Why not?"

Zach puts his hands under my thighs and shifts me up as I get the chills. He looks up at me with a smile. I just give him my silliest face. I quickly look up at the camera after which was pointed at us.

"Would you two like to lock your lips?" the man asks with a sincere smile.

"Oh no we aren-," me and Zach say in unison and then start laughing.

"Ok," the man says, "say DALLAS ESCAPE ROOM ADVENTURES!"

"DALLAS ESCAPE ROOM ADVENTURES!" me and Zach yell while I rest my head on Zach shoulder.

He was about to put me down when I kissed his cheek and he froze so I jumped down by myself and walked to the floor above ours for the escape room fun!

I slowed down and Zach caught up to me as we held hands.

"So," Zach starts, "how come you kissed me on the cheek?"

"What?" I question, "You didn't like it?"

"Never said that," Zach chuckles.

"Good," I wink.

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"Ok Zach this is the final part of the whole escape room! Let's dO this!" I shout really hyper and eager to get our picture put on the wall for having the fastest time.

"Yes boss!" Zach salutes.

That's when the lights go out.

"Zach?" I say in the pitch blackness.

"Over here...let me get my flashlight on my pho-," Zach trails, "never mind...it's dead."

"Ugh," I roll my eyes, "ok...we got this just walk to the closest wall by you."

That's when I feel Zach's hand on mine. That's good. Really good. I blush. I mean I don't know why...we've held hands before. This time was just different. A separate kind of energy.

That's when skin brushed against my cheek.

"Z-Za-c-ch..." I stutter.

"Yeah?" he whispers in my ear.

"What are you doing," I giggle finding his face grabbing it in my hands.

"Just making sure I know where you are. Since you're the brave one here and we both know it," he responds quietly.

"Ok?" I come out with the response as mostly a question.

That's when the lights snap back on and the room is just completely plain. Nothing just...plain.

Weird.

That's when the lights go off again. Zach and I don't make a peep. We stay silent. I hold onto Zach's hand. That's when the lights snap back on.

Sitting all around the room are porcelain dolls staring at us from all directions. Hah. Porcelain dolls. Really?!? How much easier can this get.

I knew what we had to do. The clues earlier had lead us to believe there are 5 different keys we need. We already used 4. We just needed one more. It had to be with one of the porcelain dolls.

That's when I feel Zach shiver. I laugh.

"You scared of dolls?" I giggle.

"Oh shush," he says with the fear lacing lightly in his voice as he tried to hide it.

"It's fine," I state, "I got this!"

He nods in response.

I walk around the room by myself while Zach stays in the middle looking like he is going to pee his pants any second. I feel the dolls searching for the key. That's when I come to the biggest doll and feel the key.

I grab it shouting, "AHA!!"

I run to the door and unlock it successfully in only a couple seconds. I open the door with Zach on my heels eager to escape that room.

"BAM!" I shout turning to Zach to get a high five.

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