wish i were heather... || Skeppy x Reader FF

holding through the pain

"Moonie, someone's at the door, could you get it?"

Zak says from upstairs as he was cleaning his bedroom. You were from the laundry room, washing you and his clothes. You head towards the door and open it, just to see someone that you wished you didn't see.

"Oh, hi (Y/n)! Remember me?"

It was Heather. You give a slight smile. "Yeah, I do. Heather, right?" She giggles. Her hair flows along with the wind, and she still looked pretty. "Indeed. Sorry to disturb you guys but can I meet Zak for a while?" Your heart dropped. You nod. "Yeah, sure. Il just get him, he's upstairs." You leave Heather alone at the doorstep and walk upstairs with a heavy heart. Zak was taking out the trash from his room. 

"Hey, Zak. Heather's downstairs." Zak's gaze changes. He smiles brightly and lets go of the garbage bag. "Oh? Alright then. See you in a bit, love!" He messes the top of your hair and runs downstairs. You smile, but inside you were hurting.

Zak arrives at the doorstep and sees Heather standing by the flowers you and him planted together. He smiles and walks towards her. "Hey, Heather." He says with a calm tone. Heather turns to face him. "Hey, Zak! Are you busy?" Zak shakes his head. "No, why?" Heather smiles and claps her hands once. "Let's go out!" 

Behind the wall, was you overhearing them. You start forming tears in your eyes. Zak was shocked hearing this from Heather. "Oh um, I'm sort of busy right now—" "—Aww, please?"

You knew Zak wasn't the type to say 'no' to a pretty girl like her. And you were right. Zak giggled and nods. "Alright, then. Just, give me a sec." Heather waves at him and stands next to the garden while Zak closes the door. He sees you leaning against the wall, and your eyes looked red. He immediately knew that you cried. "Baby, what's wrong?" He holds your shoulders softly. He looks at you lovingly. You shake your head and let go of him. 

"(Y/n), wait!" 

You run up the stairs, trying so hard not to cry but you couldn't handle it, You felt too weak, and suddenly, you tripped on one of the stairs. 

"(Y/n)!" 

Zak shouts and runs up to pick you up. You wipe away your tears as you stayed still on the ground, not having the courage to stand up again. He pushes your hair behind your ear and wipe away your tears. You try to stand up, but your legs gave in. Zak sees that you were weak and he picked you up bridal style. You were quite shocked, but this wasn't the first time he did this. He brought you in to your room, and laid you down on your bed. Tears were slowly stopping as you kept on looking at Zak's worried face.

"You alright, Moonie?" 

You shake your head slowly and you finally stopped crying. "I'm fine. Just go out with her. I'll be fine." Zak doesn't trust you. He takes out his phone and texts someone. He looks at you and smiles softly. "Moonie, I love you, okay? Whatever happens, you are my priority." Those words really comforted you. You smile at him and touched his face. "Thank you, Zak. Now go have fun, I will be waiting." He takes your hand and kisses it. He pats your head and leaves you alone. he closes your door, and you are alone once more. 

• • •

30 minutes has gone by since Zak went out with Heather. It was now 6:21 p.m. You scrolled through your Tik Tok For You Page and a bunch of really inspiring videos appeared, making you a bit more energetic than before. When you were checking out a famous Tik Toker's account, a knock on your door could be heard. 

"Zak?" You say silently. 

You get out from your bed and walk towards the door. You open it to reveal someone, but it wasn't Zak.

"Jenny?" 

A girl comes to hug you very tightly and she was holding a bag in her right hand. She was Jennifer, your other best friend since 3rd grade. You knew her a little bit longer than Zak. She had wavy dirty blonde hair paired with a pair of beautiful hazel eyes. She had the same height as you. 

You hugged her back, finally seeing someone that you could rely on during these times. You both pull away and Jennifer showed you the bag full of your favorite comfort food. You both settled down on the floor and you were so excited to see her. "Why'd you come all of a sudden?" You ask her, opening a Popeyes mac and cheese. She smiles and takes a sip of coke. "From your brother, of course. Typical Zak, didn't want to leave you alone. Lucky. He cares for you." You smile slightly and took a sip of Dr. Pepper. "By the way, where did he go?" Jennifer asks you.

"He went out, with a new girl. She lives just down the street." Jennifer couldn't believe what you just said. She ragefully puts down her McDonald's Big Mac and stares at you. "Bullshit!" You get frustrated. "What? You know him. He has experience, don't worry." You say, as you take a big bite of the mac and cheese. She takes another sip of coke and clears her throat.

"Okay, did he say where he would go, though?" She finally asks calmly. But after you shook your head, she scratches her head. "Girl, if I were you, I would definitely ask him. You don't know what he would do!" "But I trust him. I know him since 3rd grade and I know how he's like. Plus, I don't wanna ruin his privacy. 

Surprisingly, Jennifer understood. You both continue eating in peace, until you receive a message from Zak. 

Zakky 💕✨💙

hey love, is Jen at home now?

yeah, she is. This is all your plan, right?

sorry, Moonie. can't leave you alone x

haha, its okay. everything alright with your new girl?

yeah, we just went to a famous steak house just downtown. sometime later i wanna bring you there too xo

as long as you can afford it, im down! XD

oops, gotta go. we're gonna go to target to buy somethings. i'll buy you your favorite chips, how's that?

great. see you <3

bye love <3

You turn off your phone and continue on eating your mac and cheese. Jennifer sees you slowly hurting inside and decides to talk about it. "So, are you and Zak actually okay?" You look at her and smile. "I'm, not sure." Jennifer nods. "Did he like, forget about you? After seeing the new girl?" "Her name's Heather by the way. And no, he didn't." You put down your mac and cheese and pulled up your hoodie. 

"But yeah, a lot of things changed lately. While he's all happy go lucky, I'm here just...

...holding through the pain."