Chapter 20: I Believe You
(The song describes how Zak feels about Darryl.)
Darryl's Pov:
It's the next day and I'm looking at myself in the mirror. Looks like the hickey Zak left is gone now. I change my clothes, hopeful that today will go well and that I can get to talk to Zak. As I leave my house and make my way to school, all I can think about is Zak. Once I arrive at school, I get some worried and confused stares from students. They must pity me after what happened yesterday but must also be confused by how well I'm taking the news. But little do they know, just like how I didn't know, that it was all a lie from Holly, and that Zak really does love me. As I walk down the hall, I walk slower than usual to my class. I'm kind of hoping that I can see Zak in the hallway and just immediately get the chance to speak to him. I then hear an all too familiar voice behind me yell out, "Darryl!"
I am suddenly filled with joy as I turn around to see Zak running up to me, without caring if he bumps into someone. I then start talking by saying, "Zak! I-"
I'm cut off by Zak running into me and wrapping his arms around me in an embrace. He buries his face in my shoulder. He then says, "Darryl, I'm sorry if I hurt you. But you must believe me when I say that whatever Holly told you wasn't true. I promise that I don't want anything to do with that girl. All she wants is to ruin our relationship."
Zak's voice is muffled a bit on my shoulder. Zak obviously doesn't care if we are in the middle of the hallway and if multiple students are staring at us, and honestly, I also don't care. I then wonder why my shoulder is slightly wet, but my answer is soon answered when Zak lifts up his face to look at me. My heart then aches at the sight of Zak crying. And he's crying because of me and my dumb decisions. But then again, it shows that he obviously cares, because I've heard by many people, including Eiza, that Zak has never cried or shown much emotion when breaking someone's heart, which is why many people see him as heartless. But right here, you can clearly see that he has emotion, that he has a heart. And honestly, I never once doubted that he didn't have one.
Many students around us are obviously shocked at the sight of Zak crying, because I hear some gasps and whispering around me. This might be the first time where he's actually cried in school. I give him a soft, worried expression at the sight of his crying face. This hurts more than it should. I guess seeing your loved one's emotions really can affect you badly. Zak still has his arms wrapped around me. But one of them unwrap and instead he holds my hand. He then says, "I promise that I do care about you, and that not once have I thought of breaking your heart. Just seeing you hurt is enough to break mine. I swear on everything that I am in love with you, Darryl."
He lifts up the hand that he's holding, and puts it on his cheek, making me feel some of his tears. He continues by saying, "I'm willing to do anything I humanly possibly can for you. I really meant it when I said that I'll do things with you that I've never done with anyone else. Right now, you are the most important person in the world to me. Just let me prove myself to you, will you?"
Zak then turns his head to the side and kisses the palm of my hand. Once he breaks the kiss, he keeps his lips close to the palm of my hand where he could basically kiss it again. He then says in a sobbing voice, "So please don't break up with me. Don't completely end things."
I stay silent for a bit, really processing what he just said. Zak then looks at me and places my hand that he kissed on his chest, right over his heart. He then says, "So Darryl, do you believe me?"
It feels like everyone around us watching stayed silent as well. Waiting for my answer. I think over his words, and it makes my heart flutter. Gosh. I am so in love with this man. How does he keep making me fall for him even more? I smile softly at him and say, "Of course I believe you."
I then wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him passionately. Zak widens his eyes in surprise, but quickly closes them to enjoy the moment. He puts his hands on my waist and pulls me closer to him, deepening the kiss. Soon after we break the kiss and hug each other. I bury my head in Zak's chest, and Zak puts his head on top of mine. We enjoy the moment for a bit, but what happens next shocks us both. At first, we hear someone start slowly clapping, but then it picks up and is soon joined by multiple people clapping as well. Me and Zak both pull away from each other to see students, clapping and cheering for us. Some people start praising us and completely supporting us. But I do see some people still skeptical of our relationship.
Me and Zak look at each other and start giggling. We thank everyone for their support and start walking to our first class, holding hands. I hope nothing else bad happens and that we can just enjoy our relationship together. Word will start spreading very quickly that me and Zak made up. Sooner or later, Holly will hear about this. Even though I barely know her, I have a feeling that she will be quite mad when she hears the news. But right now, that's the least of my worries.
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