Chapter 1
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*Mia’s point of view*
Zach and I woke up two hours ago and now we’re going to go explore. I love going on hikes and I haven’t been on one in a really long time. We decided we would go on a hike then go to a new beach.
“Are you excited?“, I ask Zach. He looks at me and smiles before turning his attention back on the road. “I mean hiking isn’t the most fun thing but if you find it fun then I’ll find a way to make it fun too”, Zach explains. “You’ll love the view”, I encourage. Zach stops at the rer light. He grabs my hand and smiles at me. “I think you’re a much better view”, He flirts. I laugh at how cheesy he is. Sometimes I feel special because I’m the only girl he’s like that with. Or at least I think I am. “Actually Netflix is a way better view”, I correct. “Not when I’m with you”, He says winking at me.
“Zachary what the heck are you doing in your free time because I’m sure you don’t think of these on your own”, I laugh. “I’m thinking of you in my free time. All those lines come from deep down”, Zach explains. God, my heart just melts. “Your toes?“, I joke smiling at him. He chuckles and smiles at me. “My toes are basically Shakespeare”, He says going along with my joke. “Wow no need to brag Romeo”, I laugh. “My looks brag enough all I’m doing is showing off”, Zach says. I laugh at him. We spend the rest of the car ride just joking with each other.
I’ve had a lot of fun with Zach lately. He always puts me in an excellent mood but this trip has put me over the moon. He makes me laugh and smile all day and night. He makes my cheeks turn crimson with his cheesy lines. I know he’s joking when he says them but I really do miss being more than just friends.
Last night we got in trouble for blasting Why Don’t We and dancing around like fools. We got a warning but if we do something “severe” then we’ll get kicked out the hotel. Zach says it’s the old grumpy couple who told on us. He wanted to prank them but I felt bad because they come from the dinosaur times. It’s probably why they’re so rude.
“What if we die on the hike?“, Zach asks staring at the huge mountain. “Then Erika will revive us then kill us for dying”, I say grabbing his hand to get him to start walking. Zach sighs and starts to walk with me.
I look at our hands then quickly look away. Maybe I should let go of it now. I don’t want to make things awkward. Zach let go of my hand only so he could intertwine our fingers. A blush spreads on my face.
“Maybe this won’t be so bad”, Zach says looking around. We’ve been walking for a few minutes and everything is already beautiful. I never realized how much I missed taking in nature’s true beauty.
“That’s a pretty flower”, Zach says pointing at one. I smile and agree with him. “I’d cut it but I wouldn’t want something so pretty to die”, Zach says. “Are you sure you just don’t want it to be prettier than you?“, I question raising my eyebrows at him. “I would have killed you if I didn’t want something prettier than me”, Zach says. “Back at it again with the flirting”, I sigh. “Of course”, He says winking at me.
“Oh God no! Zachary Dean Herron has just winked at me! Gasp! I’m going to die! Another gasp!“, I yell dramatically. I fall on the ground dramatically. “Spider!“, Zach yells. I shriek loudly getting off the floor and jumping into Zach’s arms. “I was kidding”, Zach informs setting me down. “Don’t do that!“, I yell hitting his arm.
He holds is dramatically. “Maybe you can ask the spider to kiss it better”, I huff. “Or you can do it for me”, Zach suggests. “What’s in it for me?“, I ask. “Anything you want”, Zach says. “Hmm”, I say pretending like I’m thinking about it. “I’ll race you to the top of the stairs!“, I yell before bolting off. “Not fair!“, Zach yells. I can hear his loud footsteps behind me. I speed up determined to win.
When I get to the top of the stairs I look down and don’t see Zach. “Zach?“, I call out confused. “Zach!“, I yell. I look around. There is no sight of Zach around me. Suddenly I feel someone grab me from behind. I scream and elbow the person. They let me go probably in pain. I turn around to face my kidnapper. Instead of a kidnapper it’s Zach holding his side in pain. “You idiot!“, I exclaim. “I didn’t expect you to have such a fast reaction”, Zach says. “I wasn’t going to let you kidnap me”, I say. “Good”, Zach says.
I look at his hair. “Woah Zach when did you become one with the tree?“, I ask with a smirk. “What?“, He asks confused. “You’ve got leaves in your hair. They probably got stuck because you use so much hair gel”, I laugh. “The least you could do is get them out”, Zach says. He puts his hair down and let’s me pull them out. “How did you even get here so fast?“, I ask. “I didn’t. I just went through the side to scare you”, Zach explains.
We start walking again. This time we walk in silence. I was too mesmerized by the beauty of everything to even remember to talk to Zach. I assume it was the same for him because he didn’t open his mouth once.
One day I’d love to live surrounded by nature. I love the city. The feeling of just being away is amazing. I’d like to start a family with someone I love and care for. Someone who could treat me right and make me laugh day and night. I think it’d just be perfect. All I can do now is wait until that person comes. This time I’ll make sure it’s the right person so I don’t get hurt. That person feels so close yet so far. Maybe I’m just not looking hard enough. All I want is someone I’ll always find my way back to.
When we get to the top I gasp. The view is gorgeous. I can see all of Hawaii. “Its beautiful isn’t it?“, I ask Zach. I look at him. He isn’t looking at the view though. He’s looking at me with his eyes I fell deeply in love with him. A feeling rises inside of me. “Yeah”, Zach says not taking his eyes off of me. I fight the urge to not spit out my feelings for him. Maybe I should tell him.
