Chapter 4

"Where are you?" He asked. I was shocked. I thought I was with Zack right now. That was when I realised it was just a dream. I had fallen asleep while dressing. I took my bag and ran off to meet Zack.

I was ushered in by a beautiful young lady when I got to the restaurant. He sat waiting for me, and the moment he saw me, he stood up and started walking towards me. He hugged and kissed me lightly on the cheek. "What kept you so long?" He asked. "Uhm...I," I started. "You said you were coming like an hour and forty-five minutes ago." I'm sorry I was called urgently to do something in school," I lied. I couldn't tell him I was dreaming of someone I thought was him kissing me. He would flare up. He then held my waist, gently pulling me along side with him. "Then you must be tired." I smiled foolishly by his side.

We walked into the main restaurant. It was big and beautiful. It was designed with blue light all around. The room itself was dark. You could only see the lights shining brightly in the dark. I loved it so much. Blue was my favourite colour. I was so happy. He suddenly stopped walking with me, letting go of my hip. I stopped walking and turned back. He was just standing, looking at me. I was confused. "Zack, what's going on," I asked.

"Oh, nothing. Go on in, I'll meet you soon, " he said.

"Where are you going to?" I asked again.

"I just need to make an urgent call," he said, turning back. I felt uneasy, but at the same time, there was nothing I could do. I walked in slowly. Immediately I walked past the door, their was a not so loud blast and large pile of confetti was thrown all over me, followed by a loud shout of "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" I was so shocked and looked behind me to see some people coming in with a big cake. I didn't know what to say and definitely didn't know how to react. The light was turned on, and I finally realised the place I had thought was empty was a well decorated room. It was highly decorated, and trust me, the crew who did this work were the best. It was amazing and clearly the way I loved it. "Happy birthday, sweetheart," Zack whispered into my ears, hugging me passionately. I turned, hugging him back. He gave me his bear hug. "Thank you so much, Zack, you really didn't have to." "but I wanted to. You said you haven't celebrated your birthday before, so I wanted to make it a special day for you." He said, rubbing my hair gently. "I love you, Ali," He said. "I love you too, Zack." I really loved him. I have never witnessed this before and today I was. I was so happy. We were served dishes of different sorts, and I ate to my satisfaction, but of course, I left space for my dinner with my dad. That was important. It was a really memorable day, and I never forgot it.

Back to the present

I looked at Zack's face again. I felt anger go through my vein. I wanted to hurt him, but how do I do that? That was the question. I didn't know how to, but I knew I wanted to. I need a plan, but what do I think of?

I walked to the basement to receive some fresh air. I remembered sitting here all night discussing with my dad. I missed him. He would have told me what to do. I felt lonely and alone. I needed someone to talk to, but who was I going to talk to? Who was ready to listen to me? Who was going to understand? Who was going to give me the exact answer I wanted? Who was there to help? I was drowning in my thoughts and didn't realise it started raining so heavily. I finally realised but I was dampened. Water poured down my head, to my face, to my chest down to my legs. I could feel the cold of the rain slap against my body, but I was too sad to let it overtake me. I was too angry to feel cold. I was too mad to accept. I let the rain pour down my face as fresh tears went down with it. I cried for as much as I wanted without showing since it blended so well with the rain. I missed my dad and wanted to talk to him. I could let the world burn just to hear his voice. I fell on the sit behind me as I continued thinking. I didn't even know when I fell asleep there.