I step out of the shower instantly shivering from the breeze. Grabbing my towel, I quickly dry off and go into my room.

I said I would skip school today but why even bother. I'll just go seeing as I have nothing better to do. Today seems oddly weird for some reason, probably because all of the drinking I was doing.

Shaking my head, I go into my closet in search for an outfit for today. Looking through all of my choices I'm stuck between a dress and a Romper the choice is literally taking me some time to think about, but I figure today I'll dress how I'm feeling.

Not caring what people might say or if I get suspended for dress conduct. All I want is for today to pass forget about it all, Liam, Ethan, and Mark all of it.

I grab my backpack and head downstairs where Liam and Ethan are usually making breakfast together but today, they seem weird. Liam sits on the couch watching television while Ethan sits by the bar on his phone, not one of them says anything but keep focus on whatever their doing.

I step into the living room slowly and they come back to earth embracing me into a hug and kissing my face.

"I'm off to school" I say before they even realize what I'm wearing I jump in my car and speed off down the road.

Walking into the school doors I immediately hear whispers everyone's eyes on me, but I just continue to walk with my head hung high. Right now, I really don't care what everyone is saying I felt lazy so I decided on this outfit fuck what everyone is saying or insinuating about me because I can give to fucks about it or them.

"Uh- um m-Ms. Jones c- Uh what are you wearing" Mr. lock says as I take my seat next to a very excited Zack.

"Clothes?" I say in a duh tone but I really know what he's talking about, but I play dumb.

"Ms. Jones you can't wear anything like that to school unless you have a decent set of clothes in your bag, I'm going to send you to the office"

The class fills with whispers and people giggling I roll my eyes and slump back in my seat.

"Well to the office I go"

I get up to leave but Zack pulls me back down in my seat, I look at him confused but he puts a finger out telling me to wait a second and I do.

"Mr. lock I think that Abby is expressing herself yes it maybe a little inappropriate for school but you of all people know how teenagers are when it comes to expressing themselves don't you?"

Mr. lock jaw clenched but he let it go getting back on with the assignment on the board. It's clear that I'm amused by the fact that Zack actually helped me not get into trouble not that I cared but it's the thought that counts.

"Thanks"

"You're welcome by the way you really should put on shirt guys are starting to stare and I don't like the way Mark is looking at you"

I turn my head and there he is staring at me like I'm his last meal. I smirk at him, and he blushes looking away but somehow his eyes travel back to my body. Stacy glares at me but turns away looking in the other direction.

"Hey, do you want to get out of here"

"Sure, where we are going"

"Somewhere other than here at least I know these pervs aren't staring at you" he looks around the classroom and so do I, every boy is staring at me with lust filled eyes and I laugh loudly Zack joining me.

"Okay let's go"

We get up from our seat and leave out of the school doors to his car since I really didn't feel like driving. We drive until we're at a place that looks deserted no one insight, houses all run down looking as if they once were mansions.

"Why did you bring me here?"

"Just come on I'll show you"

I take his hand and we exit the car walking down the road. I look at every house we pass by the scene of this place suddenly gets scarier by the second I don't know if it was a good idea going with him.

We make all kinds of twist and turns in the road I don't even know my way back to the car.

"We're here"

I see and open field with high grass and sunflowers peeking over them it was beautiful once we got closer and I could actually see clearer than before.

"This is the place I come when I think about things, I never showed anyone but you, somehow I feel as if I can trust you Abby"

I smile and he lays out a blanket, we lay on it and stare up at the sky just taking everything in. The quietness of it all is soothing and for once it's no Liam, Ethan, or Mark to interfere just me and so happen Zack.

"Most of the times I come here to remember you know my parents"

"Don't you have parents?"

"Yeah, but those are my adoptive parents my real ones died when I was younger ten, I think but I remember things about them and the times we would spend together in this very place. We used to live here actually before they were brutally murdered and so was everyone else who stayed here, I was the only one out of my whole community to live"

I stay silent confused as to why i didn't know this about Zack.

"Sometimes when I feel fed up with life I come here and I feel as if they are here with me comforting me telling me that's it's all going to be okay and I forget about every little thing that was building up inside of me it all suddenly goes away , I think that's my mom she's always the one to hold me while my dad he's more of the listener giving me advice on the situation"

"I never knew this side of you Zack, I always thought you were this arrogant jock who sleeps around" I bluntly say, he chuckles I turn my face, and so does he and we lock eyes. He turns serious.

"That was my only way of acting out I guess all everyone seen me as was heart breaker or because I slept with Sidney when I was a freshman and her a senior made everyone think I was some sort of player. I never wanted to be that way and I tried proving that with an ex of mine, she cheated on me, and I found out about I confronted her about it, but she laughed and said that I was doing the same when I really wasn't I loved her, but I guess she didn't love me back"

He turns back to the sky and exhales loudly. I stare at him trying to find an ounce of lies in his face, but I can't seem to he seems like he's telling the truth and I feel bad for labeling him even though he was a player I never knew this side of him, his vulnerable side made me sad for him.

"I really do like you Abby, as more than just a hook up I like you and what you offer to the world. Your oblivious to how beautiful and great you are when you entered the room all eyes are on you people are dying to be friends with you or even talk to you Abby, it's your spirit it's like a raining day but when you come around the sun comes up and dry every glooming thing away leaving people to love you."

"Thank you, Zack, but I'm not all that I just smile and I'm genuine I don't like being fake towards people"

"I've done some very fucked up things and seen some very fucked up things you just don't know Stacy-"

He stops and my eyebrows draw in I wanted to know what all he had to say especially about Stacy.

"What's wrong"

"It's not my place to tell you"

"Zack come on I won't say anything"

"You promise"

"Yes, now tell me"

He sighs before sitting up and so do I This must be serious.

"In the summer I wanted to get started on my classes so I decided that I would do some work from Mr. locks class, so I went to his classroom-"

"You do schoolwork in the summer" boy he keeps surprising me.

"Yeah, but anyway, I went there to meet him and talk about the assignments, and he was... Uh occupied with a student and I didn't know I walked in on him and Stacy having sex on his desk."

I gasp loudly shocked at what I've just heard and disgusted.

"Stacy and Mr. lock that's disgusting" I gag imagining the whole thing.

"That's not all Abby, I've did some things and well when I realized I liked you it was when we were in our sophomore year but I never wanted to approach anyone after what happened with my girlfriend but when I finally wanted to tell you how I felt I convinced Stacy to team up with me so that I can get you alone and ask you I never planned for her to kiss Mark but she did and I'm sorry for that"

"I know you're really not sorry about it but go on" he laughs lightly shaking his head.

"Yeah, I'm not but I threatened to tell everyone if she didn't help me, I only wanted her to keep Mark away from you so we can have a talk such as this all romantic and everything I just didn't know when the right time was"

"Zack, I don't-"

"Please let me just change your mind I can get you to like me and be better than Mark, I can treat you way better than him all I need is a chance please Abby"

I think about it, I have a lot of men trying to be with me, first Liam and Ethan than Mark and now Zack I would be lying if I said I didn't see him asking me, but I would be lying if I said after this I kind of feel differently about him.

"Can I think about it Zack"

"Take all the time you need"

We walk back to the car since it was getting dark out by the time, we finally got done talking about everything it was nice having someone to talk about and sex wasn't involved, or relationship talk only things that made you laugh and smile.

"I'll see you later Abby" Zack says dropping me off back to my car, we say our goodbyes and I head home back to reality and everything that came with it.

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