Perfect ◇ Why Don't We

Chapter 24

Eliza was pacing in front of the room where the nurse took Zach for treatments. After an hour, Zach came out of the room following the doctor. She saw that his injured hand was replaced with a bandage.

"Doctor, how is he? Is he okay now? Can I take him home now?" Eliza asked the doctor.

"Luckily, that glass piece hasn't gone that deep. So, he's safe for now. He'll fully recover within a few days. You can take him home now." The doctor assured her.

"Thank you, doctor." She thanked the doctor and turned to Zach who was now sitting on a chair looking at her.

"Let's go home." Eliza said smiling and tried to hold his good hand.

"Don't touch me." Zach warned before he walked away.

Eliza sighed and slowly followed him to the car.

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Next morning, Corbyn came to Eliza's and Zach's shared house and knocked on the door. Eliza was the one who opened the door.

"I'm sorry, Eliza." Corbyn apologized with a sympathetic look.

Zach peaked his head from the living room but his face changed into a dead glare as he noticed Corbyn talking with Eliza.

Zach scoffed angrily before he walked into his bedroom and slammed the door shut.

"He is not talking to me now." Eliza said as a tear strolled down her cheek.

"I was drunk and didn't know what was doing. I didn't want to ruin your relationship. I'm really sorry." Corbyn apologized once again.

Eliza sighed. "It's fine, Corbyn."

"He will come around within time." Corbyn said.

"I hope that he will." Eliza nodded.

"Eliza, I don't want to lose our friendship because of my feelings and my stupidity." Corbyn said. "These things won't happen if I kept my feelings inside me."

"Corbyn, it's fine. It's my fault too." Eliza said. "I don't know how to say this. But I have feelings for you too."

"I know that it sounds weird." Eliza added.

"Weird like you." Corbyn said.

"Yeah, weird like me-" Eliza nodded but as soon as she realized what she said she shook her head. "No. I'm not weird!"

"Yes, you are." Corbyn chuckled.

"No, I'm not." Eliza playfully glared at him.

"Yes, you're." Corbyn said.

"Jerk." Eliza glared at him once again but finally both of them busted into laughter.

Either Corbyn or Eliza didn't know that Zach was watching them silently. Jealousy filled inside him as he watched his friend trying to steal his girl from him. That's what he felt.

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Days passed, weeks passed after that. Zach's hand healed with the time passing but his broken heart remained the same.

Eliza tried to speak to Zach but he gave her silence treatment. He just went to work early in the morning and came back in the night. Even after he came back home, he used to lock himself in his room.

It was an evening when Eliza was cleaning the house but suddenly she found a bottle of expired pills. She opened the lid of the bottle to take a look before she saw the familiar car pulling into her garage.