"I love you." I breathed out I said yet again practicing. I wonder how many different ways I could say the same word and not earn a smack to the back of my head. "I'm tired of your voice." Zach spoke up flipping the page in his book "you annoy me, why don't you go away?" He pushed my shoulder slightly but I liked his contact. "I lov-"
"I know." He sighed this time not hitting the back of my head, instead he closed his book and turned towards me. "How many boys have you done this to? I can't be the first you've tried pushing your twisted fantasy into." He accuses but I come to learn that Zach lashes out alot, he must've had an issue with staying calm and I realized that a few days ago. I also noticed today was a mix between being down and being impulsive. We were sitting in the grass during lunch for the thirteenth time since we met, awhile had gone by and he hadn't managed to push me far enough. "You're the first, Ive never been in a relationship with anyone before. I was waiting for the right person."
He rolled his eye and grimaced feeling a drop of rain hit the bridge of his nose. We both stood grabbing our stuff while small drops of rain began to fall. I followed Zach inside and instead of retreating to his next class he exited the school building, mindlessly I followed until I stood infront of his car. "You're like a lost dog. I hate it." He muttered opening his car door. "I hate you." He added getting inside and shutting the door but his window slid down. His harsh glare invaded me and I felt a stab in my heart. 'Hate is a strong word, is that how you really feel about me?' I questioned.
Zach's sour attitude was shining through today, I was used to seeing him getting a bit irritated from time to time but today was different. He was giving me a cold shoulder and it was evident, though it wouldn't push me away. I needed one simple thing from Zach I needed him to understand I wasn't going anywhere,
so stop pushing.
he pushed and tugged at my heart strings almost every day we spent together. He would insult me or call me little names that lowered my confidence, but it never lowered my confidence in us.
My cheeks began to feel wet and it wasn't the rain from today's weather, though I couldn't process how I exactly felt in the moment I could tell how my heart felt. My heart had began to ache from his words and was forcing my eyes to cry, but my brain left me speechless and feeling rather indifferent about his words. My tears began to blend with the rain that was beginning to pour, I would surely need a change of clothes if I decidedly stare at him for too long. "Why are you standing still? Aren't you getting in?" His tone was cruel but he was still inviting me inside, my feet didn't move
could it be possible he was hiding his real feelings?
"You're driving me crazy." He said getting out of true car and standing close to me. He was only a little bit shorter than me but his attitude couldn't compare to his height. You could barley tell the height difference but when we stood eye to eye chest against chest the intimidation made him feel seven foot tall. He grabbed the neck of my shirt and pulled me even closer than before. His eyebrows were furrowed and our faces were now drenched with rain. "I hate you, I hate you!" He yelled in my face, maybe he was trying to get rid of me. I didn't understand why he didn't want me around so much, I was supposed to be his soulmate. That means I don't back down easily or at all. I regained my composure and stood up straight. The height difference wasn't very evident but he had to look up a bit to look in my eyes. "I'm not backing down so easily, give me the cold shoulder as much as you want Zach Herron. I don't care how many times you yell at me to go away, you're only wasting your breath."
"I'm not going away, soulmate." I breathed out calmly. At that point he had dropped my shirt and turned around getting in his car. I walked around the car and got into the passenger seat, I knew we were skipping school when he had walked out of the building. The radio in his car played modern indie music on a low volume, I didn't recognize any of the songs.
He parked his car infront of a rather small town house with only one other car in the parkway. Little did I know that this small dull town house would play a significant role in my life. He got out and grabbed his bag, I followed him inside the house in silence but I was beyond excited. Ever since I had met him I wanted to see where he lived and now I was here. He grabbed my arm taking me up stairs quickly past the voices in the living room, I tried to take it all in as he pulled me away from the bottom floor. Like a typical household there was many family photos on the wall in frames.
Before I could examine I found myself in Zach's room and him shutting the door loudly. I looked around seeing piles of clothes everywhere stuffed against the walls and a twin sized bed against the wall where the window was. The room smelled of cigarettes and clean laundry. He was clean but disorganized I could tell.
There was also a large dresser with drawers open and clothes hanging out. I chuckled stepping forward, my neat-freak instincts taking over. I sat down on the floor beginning to fold things and smiled kindly at him. A loud sigh erupted from his mouth and he rolled his eyes. "It's just going to be a mess again tomorrow, don't bother. I also didn't bring you here to be my maid."
"Then you will have a clean room for an afternoon then." I chuckled hearing him sigh again. A bit of rumbling heard around the room and suddenly Zach's shoes where standing right next to me. He sat down against the hardwood floor and grabbed a shirt. I nudged his shoulder as he looked at me. "Don't look at me like that." He scoffed looking back to his clothes. A smug smile reached my lips and i didn't take my eyes away from him. I tapped his shoulder in a mocking manner and he snarled. "I said stop looking at me." He was even more pissed of them before though I was only being playful with the rosey cheeked boy. "I love you." I mumbled trying to fix things
"You're not even attractive." He spit before standing and walking away.
I finished folding his clothes in silence. ___________________________ 1200 words
Sorry for the wait -peachtroye
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