Hold Me Close

Chapter three

I hurried out of school and made my way home. The walk back to my house was quite as nobody else lived on my block. I found myself scrolling down my Instagram newsfeed when I bumped into someone. 'Stephanie!' I looked up and it was Zoey. 'Zoey!', I said happily. 'I didn't know you lived here!', she said smiling. 'Yeah I just moved here two days ago. That's my house', I said pointing. 'Thats great, I live there', she pointed to a house a few away from mine. 'Well I better get going, gotta do my homework before I forget', she laughed. We said goodbye before I opened the gate to my house and walked inside. 'Hey Steph how was school!?', she asked excitedly. 'It was-- really fun', I managed to say. I'm not going to tell her about Beth, maybe she'll quit the thing she has going on. 'Really? Well that's great! Meet any new friends', she said clapping her hands waiting for me to answer. I love my mom so much, she's so nice to me and never embarrasses me. 'Well I met this guy named Zac--' 'oooooooooo', she cooed. 'Haha and all his friends are really nice. One of his friends lives a few houses down from here', I said smiling. 'Thats lovely. Soooo this Zac guy then?', she smiled like a gossipy teenager. 'Yeah he's alright I guess', I said. I do really like him but I don't want it to seem that way just yet, I only know him a day! 'Well does he have a girlfriend?', she curiously asked. 'Yeah he does actually', I said twidiling my thumbs. 'Oh it's ok sweetie, there's plenty of fish in the sea', she said walking over to the coffee machine. 'Want one?', she smiled. 'Yes please', I said sitting down and starting off my homework. I didn't have much, only a few subjects. When the coffee was ready I took a sip as my mother walked into the sitting room. When I finished off my coffee I was almost done my homework. ---

Just as I was finishing it my phone buzzed. I got a text from one of my friends back home named Naoimh{pronounced neeev}. Naoimh - 'hey Steph i really miss you, can we meet up tomorrow after school. I'll get the bus;)' I texted back immediately saying yes before telling my mom. I decided to have a shower and washed my hair before getting into my pyjamas and hopping into bed. I went onto Facebook and decided to check my notifications. -Zac Efron wants to send you a friend request- it reads on my screen. I don't know why but I found myself smiling. I added him and began texting him. We texted for a while before I said I had to go to sleep and turned off my laptop. [Zacs p.o.v] After a long and boring argument with Beth of why I shouldn't be friends with Steph, I left school and walked home. God sometimes Beth annoys me and sometimes I wonder why I'm even with her. She is head cheerleader and I'm captain of the basketball team, I get that's what usually happens but to be honest, I don't love Beth. She's a good kisser but I don't love her, plus she has probably been with other guys when she was with me. I would care if I loved her but I don't. I wouldn't love someone like her. 'Youd love someone like Steph' my conscience added. When I got home I did what I always do, my homework. Afterwards I got changed into some sweats and went to the gym. I spend quite a lot of time in the gym when I think about it, but I want my abs looking nice so I guess that's what it takes. When I finished off at the gym I went home to take a shower. I like to sing in the shower, my mom thinks I should be a singer but my dad wants me to stick to basketball. I can't do both I guess. When I got out of the shower I slipped into some boxers and jumped into bed. Me being the nosy person I am, I searched Stephanie up on Facebook and sure enough she came up. I added her and a few moments later, she started texting me. ---

[zacs p.o.v] I really like Steph, but I'm with Beth and I don't even know if she likes me back. Steph is so beautiful and she's clever. She's the whole package. I love the way her hair falls perfectly around the frame of her face and the way her glasses sit on her nose. Time went by and Steph said she wanted to go to sleep so I said goodbye. I hope she likes me too. I have to stay with Beth though, we are an icon. Whenever people see me or Beth they don't picture us with anyone else. If Beth was actually nice, I would have feelings for her. But you see Beth is a bitch. I know it seems bad saying it but she is. She's flirts with my friends and is always mean to every girl I talk to. SHIT. That's what was wrong with Steph earlier. Beth said something to Steph, I know she did. I hope she is ok, god I hope Beth isn't upsetting Steph, she is so frail and shy. After turning off my laptop I lay in my bed with my thoughts before falling asleep.