IDIOT AND THE BEAST

a/n: if my writing starts to suck, pls feel free to blame my online classes lol.

-but fr, it's really dampening my inspiration to write 😭😭

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CHAPTER 39 — LYING FOR A GOOD CAUSE IS MATURE BEHAVIOUR

[ZACH]

Yes.

One simple, three-letter, one-syllable word. It really shouldn't have this much effect on me. I feel like I am drunk, like I am high, like I am just floating. Needless to say, I have been acting a little loopy (some will say, a lot) ever since Dani have said that word to me.

I had a hard time believing he'd actually said, "Yes," and stared at him for a few good minutes and then asked him to repeat himself for good measure. He rolled his eyes, but said, "Yes," once again.

Much to my embarrassment, I let out a squeal and Danesh just looked at me concerned. I was about to lunge at him for a hug, but stopped myself just in time.

"Can I hug you?"

He looked up at me and surprised and then glanced away abruptly, that's how I knew he was blushing.

"Yes,"

I took him in my arms in less than a second, my heart thrumming in my chest. A minute later, I pulled back, cradling his face in my hands. His skin felt really warm.

"Can I kiss you?"

He sneaked a look up at me from under his eyelashes, and then at my lips. Instead of answering, he stood on his toes and kissed me.

Yes.

And in an instant, everything was forgotten — all my anger, disappointment, hurt.

Dani likes me!!! — the words in bright red letters ran over and over in my head like it was in a sports bulletin board.

I already kinda knew that, but still it just felt nice, no, scratch that, more than nice, it felt fucking incredible to know for sure.

There had been a definite smile plastered on my face after that, not even caring when my cheeks hurt. Val and I went over to Josh's after that since he had invited us, and they complained about me looking creepy, but frankly I couldn't be bothered. Ming had also been there, and Val and Ming seemed to be on bad terms and since I was feeling overly friendly, I helped them get over whatever their issue is — they left together smiling at the end of the night.

I am back in my house in my own room now, still smiling. I sigh to myself, hugging myself, leaning my cheek against my shoulder.

There was a lie or two involved in getting Danesh to admit the truth, but hey, it is for good cause, so it's alright, I supposed. But still, I did feel bad.

I am not leaving; it is my mom who is leaving. I would have told him that if he wasn't ignoring me in the first place. And so, the only other person I could talk to was Valerie — Josh was out of question with his dad and my mom being involved and all.

Dan must have overheard me and Val talking then. But he only caught onto bits and pieces I figured from his mistaken belief.

My mom is planning leaving next month back to her home country, Indonesia, where her family still lived. It was my dad who was from here, and his family did live here, but ever since my dad passed, we haven't exactly been close (they didn't quite like my mom, neither did my mom — my parents got married against their wishes)

And so, when my mom's brother called her with a proposal for her to join in their family business, she found it hard to turn it down. She told me she had been thinking about it for about a month now — I was upset that she hadn't told me about it earlier, but we talked and I grew to understand her point.