𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝗼𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐢𝗺𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

𝟷𝟹𝟸, 𝟷𝟹𝟺, 𝟷𝟻𝟷, 𝟷𝟼𝟿 ❁ 𝚣𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚗

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𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 @-𝗦𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗡
"𝑖'𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟, 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑦-"
"𝑖 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒"
"𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡. 𝑖'𝑚 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒"
"𝑛𝑜, 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑟𝑦. 𝑖 ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑟𝑦."
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we all have secrets.
and we all have people that we spill our secrets to.
i tell zach herron my secrets. he's been my best friend since diapers, so he knows every secret i've ever had.
except for one.
he doesn't know about my fear of thunderstorms.
ever since i was a little kid, i've been terrified of them.
i never told zach about my fear, though. zach is the most supportive friend in the whole world and i know he wouldn't make fun of me, but it's still embarrassing.
i looked at the weather radar on my phone, starting to freak out as it showed a nasty storm was rolling in.
my parents are both away on a little vacation, but i decided to stay home. which was a bad decision because now i'm stuck home alone during a storm.
i immediately texted zach, praying he would answer.

me
hey, come over and let's have a movie marathon. i'm bored

zach
i'm tired, can we hang tomorrow?

me
nooo pleaseeeee i'm lonely. you can sleep at my house

zach
nooooo i'll see you tomorrow

i threw my phone down, starting to panic. the storm was rolling in really fast and i was alone. i started to freak out and i wrapped myself in a blanket.
tears began cascading down my face as i heard thunder. i couldn't handle this. i needed zach to be here.
i picked up my phone and tried again.

me
can you please just come over

zach
i told you i'm tired and it's storming. i don't wanna drive in the rain

me
zach please

zach
are you okay?

me
yes, can you just come over

zach
fine i'm omw

i huddled under the blanket as lighting struck, causing me to cry harder. i waited and waited for zach, just needing him by my side.
it was about fifteen minutes later when i heard him walking up my stairs.
yes, he knows where the spare key is.
as soon as he opened my bedroom door, i jumped off my bed and ran to him, jumping on him.
"woah, woah, relax," he said, carrying me to my bed.
i stayed attached to him, crying out as more lighting struck and the rain started hitting the roof harder.
"hey, what's the matter? why are you crying?" he asked, suddenly realizing that something was wrong.
"i...i-i...." i started, but couldn't finish as i cried out again at the sound of the thunder.
"oh my god, you're scared of thunder storms," he realized.
"no! no, zach, i'm not afraid of thunder, that's silly-"
i was cut off again as the thunder roared, making me cling to zach as i cried harder.
"okay, okay, shhh. it's alright. i'm right here. i got you, i got you, i'm right here, you're okay," zach reassured, holding me tight.
the storm became harsher and i held onto zach so tight that he probably couldn't breathe.
"hey, you're safe. nothing's gonna hurt you. i will protect you with my life. i am right here, i'm not going anywhere. i won't ever let anything bad happen to you. calm down, you're okay," he soothed, laying down and pulling me close to him.
zach wiped away my tears and laid with me, waiting until the storm was passing.
"hey, why haven't you ever told me you were scared of storms. i wouldn't have judged you," he said softly.
tears immediately filled my eyes again from embrassement. i didn't want to talk about it.
"hey, no, don't cry. i hate it when you cry. it's okay, don't be ashamed of it. it's cute, i think it's adorable," he comforted, rubbing my cheek with his thumb.
"i...i'm sorry, zach. i just wanted you to come over because i didn't want to be alone during the storm," i said.
"hey, don't apologize. it's okay. just as long as you're okay, then i'm okay."
i smiled at him and pressed a very quick kiss to his lips before cuddling into his chest.
"always gonna be here for you, remember that," he whispered as i drifted off to sleep.

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𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 - 𝟭𝟭/𝟯𝟬/𝟮𝟬
𝑖 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢
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