Bi-stressed

CHAPTER 32

"Hey. Just wanted to check on you if you're doing fine. Love-"
As I type it out, my finger presses delete. I don't know what made me end up deleting it.  I don't know what made me think of messaging her. I can't do this. Just can't...

The sound of Christmas Carols wakes me up. It's Christmas Eve! The smell of baked cakes and sweets fill the entire house. Carols are playing, everyone in the house is so jolly, dancing about with the music. People are passing up and down with shopping bags and the cool winter breeze is blowing.

It strikes me that I have to buy gifts!

How am I gonna-

"Girls, let's go shopping after lunch?"

"I'm in!" Halsey screams.

"Me too!" I yell, settling the star at the peak of the Christmas tree from the topmost step of the tall ladder.

After cleaning up the house and settling the decorations we note that it's noon already.

"How about going for lunch before?" Aunt Steph suggests.

"Sounds perfect!"

I change into a hoodie and blue jeans with sneakers. Who wears anything under a hoodie except for just a bra anyways plus it's not freezing cold.

After getting dressed, we decide to go for Chinese food instead of the usual burgers and pizza. Our Careem drops us off at our favorite La Chinè. We order chickēn corn soups and chickēn tēm puřa for starters. Soup since we just came in from the cold. Aunt orders a single shrimp chowmein. Halsey picks a h âwâ ii ân and I pick a târ râg òn. We also order an Angel Mist, Victoria Secret Magarita and a Blue Colada mocktail. Tea and coffees are what we are supposed to drink during winters but a mocktail should do us fine too.

The appetizing aroma of food fills the restaurant and my mouth is already watering.

"What a succulent steak!" Halsey exclaim as the delectable food slides in her mouth from the fork.

I hate onions and I've spent most of my time removing them from my food.

After Lunch we head to the mall. Halsey and me buy an elegant bag for Aunt Steph. It's light blue with a few studs on the front and two zips. Her type. Simple but elegant. Halsey buys two expensive leather jackets for her husband and I buy an indigo deep dark blue shirt and a tie holder for Zac.
I wish I could gift Luna something too.
I then try on few dresses. The first one is a short scarlet red dress, the second one is a black skin tight with cerulean blue colour, having a long zip attached in front. Easier for Zac. I smile to myself looking at the dress. The third is a rainbow skin tight one and the fourth is a purple velvety one. I find myself imagining how Luna's would look in the purple one. The way the dress would hang on her slight curves. I love them all and can't make up my mind which two to buy. One for Christmas and the other for new year. I finally decide the black, zipped one and rainbow colored dress. The rainbow one would look good for new year, let's start the new year with rainbow colors!
Halsey chooses the other two in a larger size so her belly could fit in too.
Aunt Steph picks up an outfit too and we head to the parlour.

When we reach home it's past 8. Time elapses so fast. We take a shower one by one and I occupy myself, straightening my hair. I'm so exhausted. What a busy Christmas Eve!
I hardly messaged Zac today and when I check my phone, there are a thousand messages from him. I apologize and tell him that I would meet him for the the Christmas vigil. I finish packing the gifts and get dressed.

"It's 11:30 already!" Aunt Steph yells while we are still getting dressed.

...

Silent night, holy night...

My phone buzzes at exact 12.
*"Merry Christmas Love! 💜"* I knew Luna would wish me. I wish her back without hesitating this time.

After mass, we wish each other Merry Christmas and stay down with Anna Lucas and all our friends, clicking pictures.

"Do you remember last Christmas?" I ask Zac.

"Uh no."

"You came to wish me, we hardly spoke then. After that we started having late night conversations. Those conversations were deep. You were a distraction and help me give up on Hardin. I started falling for you and-"

"We started dating." He completes my words.

"Those conversations meant so much to me. I used to wait for your message, I'm come."

"Spending time with you before dating felt so.."

"So intense."

"So your saying that it's boring now."

"I didn't say that but it doesn't feel the same. That feeling was different."

As we walk up the staircase, suddenly Zac lifts me off and puts me against the wall, sliding his hand up my dress, his body right between my legs making me wet, his hands cuffing mine against the wall. He kisses me hard, breathlessly as his tongue swirling around helplessly. He stops after a few strokes, his mouth still pressed against my lips taking in my breath and breathing into me. He bites my upper lip making it swell and I do the same. He then pushes his tongue in again, our tongues madly in love with each other and after about 10 minutes, I find his tongue twirling around my neck, biting it hard and leaving it red...