Chapter 1: MY ONE AND ONLY FRIEND.
Hi, I’m Zero Lopez, 17 years old, and I’m a senior high school student. I have a friend named Zee. She’s beautiful and smart, and many guys like her because of her charm. Our houses are close to each other because her mom and my mom have been friends since they were kids.
That’s why we’ve been friends since childhood. We’re together almost every day, and sometimes when she comes to our house to sleep over, we even sleep beside each other.
We’re so close that we seem like a couple when she gets upset, I’m the one who comforts her. We chat every night and always update each other, like we really belong to each other. Sometimes, our neighbors even mistake us for a couple.
But to her, I’m just a friend. Yet for me, she means more than just a friend.
It all really started on Valentine’s Day when Ace confessed to Zee. Ace is our council president he’s handsome and smart, and he’s considered the ideal guy by many girls because he seems to have everything.
Zee, I just want to confess how I feel. I know you’re not ready for this kind of relationship yet, but I just want you to know that I’ve really liked you since we were still in elementary school.”
I looked at Zee, and suddenly she laughed.
HAHAH, silly. What do you mean not ready? You’re actually the one I’ve been waiting for, because I’ve liked you for a long time too.”
When I heard what Zee said, I felt extremely sad. I went home feeling like my life had no value anymore. I cried so much and even lost my appetite. I couldn’t understand why I was so foolish after all those years of friendship, why couldn’t I admit what I truly felt for her?
Why didn’t you go to school yesterday, Zeo? I didn’t even have anyone to walk with.
“Well, don’t you have a boyfriend already? Why don’t you walk with him instead?” I answered angrily.
“Why are you mad? Fine, starting now he’ll be the one I walk with. You can just walk by yourself.”
Since then, we never walked home together anymore. I went home feeling really angry at myself, wondering why I said those things to her. So I decided to go to their house to apologize. But while I was walking there, I saw Zee and Ace hugging each other. I got so angry it felt like I wanted to punch Ace because I thought it should’ve been me hugging her, not him.
So I went back home without apologizing to Zee. I kicked some trash cans and empty cans outside our house because I was so mad.
“Hey! What’s wrong with you? You’re so noisy people are trying to sleep!
“Oh, sorry.”
