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I lay on my bed, staring at my hand. Liya and Soph said that it was not them, but I could feel the warmth. It was soothing. Someone was holding my hand when I was unconscious.

Zay...

He was the only other person who I saw at the hospital. There are only very few person who cares about me. Well... make that three... Soph, Liya and granny Homes are the only people who cares about, but... why the hell was Zay there???

I cannot say that my back does not hurt, 'cause it still hurt but not as strong as before. The doctor gave  some medicines and an appointment, I have to go there once a week.

For some reason, Frank, his wife and Rachel was not at home when I arrived. I was prepared for yelling or an impact on my face but I never expected 'nothing'. I must thank God for this. And like I always believed my mom must be watching me from the skies.

I took a bath with the medicinal water and drifted off to sleep.

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For the first time, I woke up, without the 'nightmare' or any darkness consuming my mind. It was the best sleep I had ever since mom died.

I wear my usual garments and leave my room.

I pay no mind to the Hans family having  their luxurious breakfast. I notice that Rachel is not with them. I exit the house and goes to the next house.

I just opened the gate and Tuck ran to me happily and showed his love by licking my face... non-stop.

"There, there. Tuck... little Keira must have her breakfast and leave for school." granny Homes coos her dog. "Come in Keira dear, I made bacon and eggs." She tells me.

"There was a lot going on, that why I couldn't come for a few days." I tell her as we walk to her dining room. "Well...." she says while looking at me expectantly and I quickly know what she is indicating. "I made friends, Liya and Sophia are their names. they are new in town." I say

"New in town..." she says. A wrinkle appears in her forehead as she thinks. "Are you saying that Sophia Parker and Liya Williams are your friends?" I nod as an answer. "Do you know them, granny Homes" I ask. " 'Do you know them???' who doesn't... Their families are close with the Thomas family. I heard a son of Thomas corporation is a students at your school." she says.

"Do you mean Zay?" I ask. "Yes," she says. "If your friends with Liya and Sophia... are you close with Zay too." she asks wiggling her eyebrows.

I didn't answer and took a minute to actually understand was she was indicating, "Eww, no granny Homes... what are you imagining in that old little brain of yours. I never saw Liya and Sophia having an actual and peaceful conversation with Zay. Also he have his own group of friends." I say.

"I know you don't know how to wrap a boy around your pinky, well, let me teach you." she tells  me. "No thank you, granny Homes. I still remember from the stories you tell about yourself that you were one wild person. I on the other hand don't want any attention. I... I just wanna stay invisible." I say to her.

Yes, Granny Homes was a wild teenager. For teenagers now it might not seem that big of deal but imagine at her time where girls walked amongst themselves and with decorum and there was Mila aka Granny Homes who walked among men, sneaked out of home in the middle of night for parties and the person who punched the principal when he said she is not acting like a girl.

I have my breakfast, says my goodbye to Tuck and Granny and leaves for school... happily.

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I thought I would have some peace and quiet at school, where I don't actually have to get worried. But no, I forgot that there was a devil here.

Ever since I entered school today, I could feel a pair of eyes behind me. I searched for it to find a blue eyes staring right at me even though I caught him. Not only that wherever I go I find Zay behind me, without fail.

For some reason it was told that Liya and Sophia will only come after lunch as they accompanied their fathers to a meeting. Not only that when I tried to escape to Mr. Ross, I came to know that he too went for some meeting.

As the hallways are packed with students I couldn't even tell him to stop following me.

Not only that whenever I see him I am reminded about my warm hands and it makes my stomach flutter for some reason.

I was trying myself to have him alone so I can, 'not' for that thing but to ask him about him following me all day.

That was until Prof. Haiden asked me to take some paper and keep it in him room. As the class was going on the hallways were empty and I was walking with a stack of papers in my hands while Zay was closely behind me.

I keep the papers in his office and turn back to classroom.

I suddenly stop and I also cease to hear Zay's footsteps.

"May I ask what's the problem with you?" I ask him with an angry tone. "Why are you following me.... everywhere since I came this morning." I continue.

That is when he walked towards me in a long strides, grabbed my hands and pushed me in the locker.... gently.

He broke through my personal bubble by bringing his face close and said, "What sweetheart, am I making your heart flutter?"

That was when my hands which was struggling to get out of his grasp.... stop struggling.
And my eyes which was staring at Zay's well sculpted chest shot to his eyes, when I heard what he just said.... what he just called me...

Sweetheart?

And that is when my heart actually started beating so fast and so loud that I think even Zay could hear it.

I caught a glimpse of his mischievous smile that I didn't notice he wore until he stopped, his eyes turned a darker shade of blue. And I'm pretty sure that I heard another heart beating faster that wasn't mine.

I saw him look at my lips for a second before he moved closer to my face.

I must say I literally forgot to breathe, I couldn't even understand the word breathe for that split second.

He moved so close that his rosy lips were only a centimeter away from mine.... literally.

Suddenly he moved back. "F**k" I heard him swear. He moved his both hands through his shiny and soft looking hair like that would calm him down. Then he ran off after looking at me for a minute.

I sat down on the floor as my legs couldn't hold me up, it is as if they turned to jelly.

I couldn't process what happened. It took almost ten minutes for me to come back to reality. And to actually breathe properly.

He was going to kiss me...... Zay was going to kiss me .... I kept on chanting in my brain.

But why? It's not as if he likes me???

That is when it dawned on me, it was the first time that he was the one running away.... from me...

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