zach

chapter 3

As Zach and I walk into the room he whispers something I'll never forget in my ear, "I think you're the most perfect thing I've ever seen." he says.

"What?" I say. Nobody had ever said that to me, let alone some guy I just met, to be honest I was kinda scared. Not of him, but to fall in love.

You see, I couldn't have sex with him that night because I forgot about the scars all over my legs. When I remembered I told him I had to go because I had practice tomorrow morning. He said he'd come check it out and I gave him my number. I don't know why but that boy was probably the best thing that ever happened to me.

Sasha woke me up and told me I had to go to practice. I'm never on time for practice, I know how cliche of a lead singer. I was pretty hungover but I met them up at the Newbury Park Theater anyway, I always like to practice in big areas, it gives me an idea of how to perform in my actual shows. I got in my car and drove to the theater, when I got there sure enough Zach was there and I had butterflies in my stomach which is weird because I haven't had those since the 11th grade.

"Hey" he says with his already signature side smirk.

"Hey" I reply. I was so nervous I thought I would pretend being sick to get me out of singing. I met up with my band and whispered to my lead guitarist, and also good friend, Lux to come with me backstage. I told her about Zach and she pulled out a joint and started laughing.

"What?" I say as I take a drag of her pot.

"I never ever thought in a million years that Ashley Lustig would ever come close to falling in love."

"Now why do you say that Lux?" I said with a smile. I knew why but I always liked to hear it again.

"Well because you have commitment issues and other issues as well..." she said, she was the only person who knew about my eating disorder and cutting, and my drug habits.

"I don't know Lux I just feel like he wouldn't judge me no matter how many issues I have, last night we were about to fuck but I sort of panicked and left because of my scars, and believe it or not he looked concerned as fuck." I said, I knew Lux liked Zach, her boyfriend Matty was in a band called the 1975 and they were good friends.

"Ashley, you do realize that was the guy I was always trying to set you up with." Lux says, I suddenly remembered all those years Zach was trying to get me to double with Zach but I was always to high to make it.

"Fuck are you shitting me?" I scream. "God damn I wish I would've met him sooner."