One in a Million
Zach's Surprise
Zach’s POV:
“Are you ready for this?” I ask Lyssa as the limo pulls up to Poway.
“Yeah, I am.” She says and I help her out. We walk into the gym hand in hand and it feels perfect. I look behind and see Cameron and Jordan. Behind them are Michael and Emma, who are already kissing.
“Can you believe those two?” I ask Lyssa. She turns around and laughs.
“You realize they will probably be the slowest moving couple, right?” She asks and I laugh.
“Guess what, Lyssa! Mikey just asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes!” Emma bounces off right after saying it.
“Okay, maybe they won’t be.” Lyssa says and I laugh. A slow song comes on and I look at her.
“May I have this dance?” I ask her.
“Yes you may.” She says and I lead her to the mob of people. She puts her head on my shoulder. I can feel her heartbeat.
“This is really nice.” I tell her and I feel her laugh.
“Yeah, it is.” She agrees. The song ends too soon and she looks at me. “There’s a girl behind you.” She tells me and I send Lyssa to get us a drink.
“What are you doing here?” I ask.
“Nice to see you, too, Zach.” She tells me. I can’t believe she’s here right now.
“Go away; I do not want to see you right now. I’m with someone and I really like her. How about I don’t ruin something I don’t have yet.” I say and she walks off.
“Who was that?” Lyssa asks me when she gets back.
“No one.” I tell her. “It was just some girl.” I say.
“Okay, as long as she didn’t need anything.” I am so angry she showed up but I can’t let Lyssa know about it.
“Nope, she doesn’t need anything.” Except a big dose of Karma.
“Alrighty then.” Lyssa hands me a glass of punch and I spit it back out.
“Don’t drink that.” I warn her and she gives me a look. “It tastes really bad and I think someone may have spiked it.” She starts laughing.
“Wouldn’t that be just like our school?” I let out my breath knowing the girl is forgotten. I have to find Cameron and Michael now, though.
“Yeah, it would. Hey, I’ll be right back.” I tell her and she walks over to her friends. I grab Michael and Cameron away.
“Okay, care to tell me what that was about? Emma and I were having a really good time out there, thank you very much.” Michael says.
“I’m sure you were but there are bigger things going on here.” I say and Cameron looks up.
“What’s going on?” He asks.
“Andrea’s back.”
“Wait, like, freshman heartbreak Andrea?”Michael asks.
“That would be the one.” I confirm.
“What do you mean she’s back, Zach?” Cameron asks me still in shock like I was when I saw her.
“I mean she’s back. She is here, at this school, in the gym, and she spoke to me.”
“And Lyssa thought what?” Cameron asks me.
“She doesn’t know. I told her it was no one and that’s how it will stay.”
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“Are you ready for this?” I ask Lyssa as the limo pulls up to Poway.
“Yeah, I am.” She says and I help her out. We walk into the gym hand in hand and it feels perfect. I look behind and see Cameron and Jordan. Behind them are Michael and Emma, who are already kissing.
“Can you believe those two?” I ask Lyssa. She turns around and laughs.
“You realize they will probably be the slowest moving couple, right?” She asks and I laugh.
“Guess what, Lyssa! Mikey just asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes!” Emma bounces off right after saying it.
“Okay, maybe they won’t be.” Lyssa says and I laugh. A slow song comes on and I look at her.
“May I have this dance?” I ask her.
“Yes you may.” She says and I lead her to the mob of people. She puts her head on my shoulder. I can feel her heartbeat.
“This is really nice.” I tell her and I feel her laugh.
“Yeah, it is.” She agrees. The song ends too soon and she looks at me. “There’s a girl behind you.” She tells me and I send Lyssa to get us a drink.
“What are you doing here?” I ask.
“Nice to see you, too, Zach.” She tells me. I can’t believe she’s here right now.
“Go away; I do not want to see you right now. I’m with someone and I really like her. How about I don’t ruin something I don’t have yet.” I say and she walks off.
“Who was that?” Lyssa asks me when she gets back.
“No one.” I tell her. “It was just some girl.” I say.
“Okay, as long as she didn’t need anything.” I am so angry she showed up but I can’t let Lyssa know about it.
“Nope, she doesn’t need anything.” Except a big dose of Karma.
“Alrighty then.” Lyssa hands me a glass of punch and I spit it back out.
“Don’t drink that.” I warn her and she gives me a look. “It tastes really bad and I think someone may have spiked it.” She starts laughing.
“Wouldn’t that be just like our school?” I let out my breath knowing the girl is forgotten. I have to find Cameron and Michael now, though.
“Yeah, it would. Hey, I’ll be right back.” I tell her and she walks over to her friends. I grab Michael and Cameron away.
“Okay, care to tell me what that was about? Emma and I were having a really good time out there, thank you very much.” Michael says.
“I’m sure you were but there are bigger things going on here.” I say and Cameron looks up.
“What’s going on?” He asks.
“Andrea’s back.”
“Wait, like, freshman heartbreak Andrea?”Michael asks.
“That would be the one.” I confirm.
“What do you mean she’s back, Zach?” Cameron asks me still in shock like I was when I saw her.
“I mean she’s back. She is here, at this school, in the gym, and she spoke to me.”
“And Lyssa thought what?” Cameron asks me.
“She doesn’t know. I told her it was no one and that’s how it will stay.”
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