A VISION...

A young girl was having a race with her adopted sister. From the ice cream shop to the house. The race began and the two took their separate ways, proving their route to be shorter. The little girl ran, huffing till her cheeks became rosy red... Her curly brunette hair bounced lightly against her shoulders as the wind blew against her small body. As her body was tired and couldn't take it anymore, she stopped in the park, panting and finally agreed to herself that her sister would win as she was too fast for her.
She wanted to sit, rest her tired body but the nearby bench was occupied by a young, handsome man who was looking at her with those gentle eyes.The man was recognized in a second as he has still not changed. "Come, sit here."He beckoned her to sit beside him. Having her desire fulfilled, she drags her feet towards the bench and sits but makes sure that there is some distance between them. Her mother had warned her about strangers and she being a very obedient girl, would listen to her. To break the awkward silence, he offers one of her favourite chocolates, Ferrero Rochers which she looks suspiciously at.
"It's not poison." He says with a laugh and takes a tiny bite to prove his words. She shyly takes the chocolate and slowly nibbles on the side which he had bitten from. Little did I know that this man would soon be the man I trusted the most and then later the one I truly loved.

SNAPPED BACK INTO REALITY...

"You wiped my memories." I whisper to myself in disbelief. "I-" "You wiped my memories, Zee!" I shouted in pure anger. He just wiped one of my memories where my happiness lived. Without it, my life was plunged in total misery. The past I had before was unbearable and horrifying and that memory was what kept me away from depression I was most likely to fall into. And he wiped it away.
"I am sorry." He said softly. "And why the hell would you do that?" I shouted even louder. "I'll tell you the truth. Please calm down." I closed my eyes, waiting for my anger to recede and then looked at him for his so called explanation.

He sighs before he begins. "When I first saw you, you were ten and your best friend started living with you. You looked like someone I knew. Someone who was so close to me. So I ended up watching you everyday. Your every movement, your every emotion, your every moment. Everything. One day, you noticed me and since then I knew that we would become close. Become one. So what's the harm if a man and a girl become friends?
It started to become dangerous when you stated to put your complete faith and trust in me. Soon I realized that there was not even one day I could live without seeing your face. Every time I was away, it made me anxious to see your awaiting smiles and laughter. I had to go before you became that one thing I lived for. But you wouldn't let me go so I was left with no choice but to erase your memories." He pauses.

"I guess it's too late now, isn't it?" He smiles sadly at the floor and continues to play with my fingers. I put my second hand on his and gave a comforting squeeze. "It's OK, Zac." comforting his moment of regret.

But he just nods. "I think I should go." He gets up and starts to go. Before stepping out, he turns back. "Forgot to tell you. Ash is calling you down." "Yeah, I'm comin." I knew that the conversation we held right now was long over and forgotten. At least for now.

I quickly put the things in their respective places and went to the kitchen, where Ash stood there, angrily waiting for me. "How could you ever think of leaving without breakfast?" He asks, dramatically angry." "I'm sorry, Ash." I say, looking down but he continued as if no one interrupted him. "And you expected this to stay breakfast?" I repeat my apology again.
"It's OK but you have to promise never to leave the house again." "You saw what happened right now. I can't leave the house until one of you permits me to." I sigh..

"What ever! Have your lunch now." He said, shaking his head before getting back to work. I took a bite from what's kept in front of me. It was cold but it still tasted amazing probably because I haven't had anything since morning. God, I'm so famished.

After I finished, Dylan enters. "Hey, you didn't come for lunch. I missed my eating buddy." "Ya, and if you had gone, I would have missed you even more." Dylan sulked. Uh Oh, two people weren't talking to me properly.
"Guys, I'm very sorry that I tried to leave the premises. Will you guys forgive me?" I asked. Both of them had their heads turned away. "Please?" I beg. "OK!" Dylan gave in first and gave me a hug. But it took time for Ash to melt. "OK!" He groaned. " Hey, even I'm angry!" The voice came as I turned, facing Walt. "Oh, Walt. I'm sorry. I really didn't see you there."
"Aren't you going to apologize to me too?" He had his brow raised. "But I just apologized!" I protest. "You apologized for not seeing me sitting behind you, not for trying to leave the house." He pointed out. "Na, if that's the case, I'm not gonna apologize." "And may I ask why?" "Cause I don't feel like." I said simply as I turned to walk towards the door.

Suddenly he appears in front of me. Before I could fall, he caught hold of my wrist and pulled me towards him. "Considering that I helped you, you owe me." "No, I don't. You just caught me by surprise. So no, I don't owe you anything." Ash and Dylan were busy looking at us fight. Their eyes followed from one person to another and back. With the last look, I skipped back into my room.

I took my sketch book, jumped on my bed and started drawing as I submerge in my thoughts. "Hey!" I looked up. My replica sat beside me. "Get lost. I hate you." I say, going back to doing what I was doing. " Hey, what did I do?" she whined.
" If you hadn't made me realise that I was in love, I wouldn't fall in this complicated situation." I say angrily, refusing to even put my head up. "As in?" Confused question. "As in, if I hadn't known the truth of my feelings thenn I wouldn't have tried to leave the house and people wouldn't have to be angry with me." Why won''t she just go? I'm just annoyed at her and all she does too make my mood better is ask unneccesary questions.
"Oh, and don't forget that you also got Zac to reveal his feelings for you." She smiled. "Argh, I still hate you." I nearly threw my book at her but two things:-

First- She wouldn't get hurt. She is the inner me

Second- I didn't know what I was drawing and didn't want it to get spoiled anyways.

"See, I haven't done anything. So you have no rights to blame me." She says with a modest flair as she crosses her arms. "I'm not blaming you. I''m just telling you I hate you... Like a lot." I say with a fake innocent tone. "At least tell me what have I done." "I don't know. But some how I feel you are the reason why I am stuck in the situation in the first place." I murmur as she fades away slowly.
In her place, Zac was there. "That's a nice sketch." He comments. "Huh?" He pointed at the sketch and gave a thumbs up with a smile,so that I could comprehend what his words meant. I looked at the sketch I drew. The cloth was finally removed from my eyes as I gasp in surprise. In wonder. God, it's beautiful.
It was a sketch of a boy hugging the girl and their faces inches apart from a sweet kiss. It wasn't the whole body meant it had a particular message. It could mean that our love would last forever and ever more. It was so sweet. So perfect. I loved it. "Thanks." I murmured, smiling to myself as I brush my hand over the sketch. "It's beautiful." He agreed. "I know..."
"I'm not talking about your sketch." His eyes could be felt on me. I look at him. "I meant your smile. It's beautiful." I blushed as he cupped my face with his hand and used the thumb to caress the softness of my rosy cheek. His hands were cold against my warm skin but yet the feeling of it was... unexplainable. I guess.

"I wish I could feel the warmth of your skin." He murmured to himself. "What do you mean?" I ask in surprise. "You can't feel warmth?" "Only in extremes." He said. So they can't feel the coolness of the water or the warmth of the sun. That's so bad. I would never exchange my life for theirs cause I didn't want these feelings which made me feel only human to go away.
"Hey, are you OK?" " Huh?.. Ya ya ya. I'm fine." I shrug the thought. "No, the look on your face. It looked like you were uncomfortable... I'm sorry if-" He slowly pulled his hand back but I grabbed it and made it cup my face. "No, I like... the feeling of it." I close my eyes, enjoying the feeling as he traced the shape of my cheek with his fingers.
"You know you always make me feel human. Sometimes I forget who I really am. The monster within me extinguishes." He murmurs as his hands make their way in mine, playing with my fingers.

"But I-" "Hello, guys!" Multiple voice in unison. The guys intrude our time together. He takes his hand back and I did not stop him. Ash, Dylan and Walt grinned as they jumped on my bed. "Even we want to talk." They came onto my bed, hugging my pillows, sitting like they were really interested in our talks. "Ummm.... Uh" I was speechless... For one moment I was spending my time with Zac alone and out of no where these people barged in...
"What are you guys doing here?" Zac asked, with his voice filled with annoyance, asking the question which once stood still in my mind just a moment ago. "Just like we said. We wanna talk too." "O...K... So where is Chris?" I asked the next question which appeared in my mind. "Oh, him? He is interested in giving the love birds some privacy." Louis answered with a forever-stuck grin which I secretly wished to wipe away. "Well, you should have followed his example atleast." Zac who was trying his best to be inaudible but he knew all of had heard it mostly because those three were vampires and I had been sitting to close to him.

I thought he was rude but the trio ignored his comment and continued to sit like angelic dolls with no mischief in their eyes. And Zac and I had no other option but to let them indulge into our talks.