1. Sky p.o.v.
Author's note
***Important***
This story is told from the point of view of the two main characters. Zachary Vance and Skylar Anderson.
Zach’s p.o.v. is in the past
· When they meet and where their story starts.
· Zach is 23 and Sky is 20 years.
· Zach is attending college. Business major, he will take over his dad’s company when he is done. Sky is working various jobs to pay for dance school, while attending community college.
Sky p.o.v. is in the present (5 years later of when they part)
· Sky is 27 and Zach is 30 years
· Sky is a dance instructor and Zach is handling his dad’s business
The point of views alternate with the chapters.
I hope you enjoy
xoxo
How often do you ask yourself why a specific person is or was in your life?
Some stay a part for your journey. Some stay for a short while but leave a huge impact on your life. And some become your journey.
How do you know who is a part of your life and who is your life?
This story is about the struggles, the ups and downs in Zach and Sky’s life and how their journey is.
Sky p.o.v.
(Present)
“Can I have an espresso frappuccino and a chicken sub without mustard? Thank you” I gave my order to the waitress with my usual warm smile, she smiled back and turned to Blair to take her order. After that she left and I turned to my best friend who was sitting across from me.
“Okay so Miss Blair mind explaining to me why you called me for lunch on a Tuesday? You usually eat at your office cafeteria unless it’s something important so spill.” I was currently seated on a table against the wall in a café with my best friend Blair Fields. We knew each other since kinder garden. I wanted to play on the swings and she fought a very large boy so we could play with the swing. We’ve been really close ever since. She knows all my secrets. I still smile at those memories. I snap out of my thoughts and focus on her. She looked nervously at me and started fidgeting with her fingers. I placed my hand on hers to get her to calm down. “Hey, what’s wrong? Just tell me.” she took a deep breath.
“So you know Kyle and I have been together for 8 years already” she started. “And our anniversary is around the corner.” I nod. “So he surprised me with tickets to Hawaii for a week as a present.”
“O my god that’s great. That is so sweet of him. Why were you nervous about that? You should be happy.” I exclaim.
“Ithinkheisgoingtopropose” she blurts.
“What?? Blair babe deep breaths and take breaths between your words. Do you want to try that again?” I try to calm her.
“I think he is going to propose.” She finally says. “I got off work early yesterday and I overheard him talking on the phone and he mentioned a ring and that it is perfect for me.”
“Wow this is big. I’m so happy for you.” I say with a big smile. “You are happy right?”
“I don’t know.” She admits.
“You don’t know?” I look at her with a puzzled expression. “Babe what is making you hesitate?”
She lets out a loud sigh. “I don’t know if I’m ready for marriage and all that. I feel like it’ll ruin everything we have now.”
“Listen to me, stop worrying about it. You’re just making the situation worse by imagining weird scenarios in your head. Take a deep breath and put those thoughts on pause for now. Look when he proposes observe your feelings. If you feel ready for that say yes and if you don’t you can always say no and we both know he won’t force you if you say no. And any way if you hadn’t overheard the conversation you wouldn’t have known. So just take one step at a time and see what happens. By the way you’ve been together so long a normal person would’ve proposed a long time ago.” She seemed to be in thought about what I just said. We receive our orders and start enjoying our food. She seems way more calm and collected like her usual self right now.
We continued enjoying our lunch together when the chimes on the café door made a sound and the person who walked in grabbed all my attention. It was him. I forgot to breath for a moment. Just like all those years ago. Every time I saw him he seemed to get more attractive. Even after so many years he managed to look hotter. His perfect long height with a well-defined body, it didn’t help that I knew how those muscles looked under that suit. His black hair perfectly styled. The perfectly trimmed beard was an addition to his look and it somehow it managed to accentuate his dark eyes. I watched him move to the counter and place his order. Why can’t I stop looking at him? He didn’t see me yet so I returned my gaze to my bff sitting in front of me, who was oblivious to who just walked in.
“So do you have any plans for you birthday next week?” She asked while stuffing her mouth with fries.
“Uhhh .. yeah.. uhm Dylan was asking me the same thing. I was thinking of just a quiet dinner with you all.” I replied.
“All of us? Maybe he’s planning a surprise just for you.” A mischievous smile formed on her lips and she raised an eyebrow suggestively.
“Oh shut up. How many times do I have to tell you he is just a friend? And you know I don’t really like celebrating my birthday.” She let out a sigh. I look down at my plate and start playing with my food.
“Sky when are you going to let what that bastard did go? It has been so many years you need to move on.” She said looking concerned.
I took a deep breath. “I know Blair. And I am trying.”
She shakes her head. “Well try harder. He is not even in your life but still he has a hold of your life. You deserve better. You need-” her phone starts to ring, she looks at her screen “Sorry, it’s from work.” she picks it up. She signals she has to go and I nod. And she leaves me alone with my million thoughts.
How can I let him go when he still haunts my mind? It’s like somehow he is always present around me, even if it’s just in my mind. I look up again and I don’t see him by the counter anymore. Maybe he left. I returned my attention to my food. I heard a buzzing sound and pulled out my phone.
“Hey. Did I disturb you?” Dylan said with his smooth and calm voice.
“No, I was just eating lunch alone. Blair ditched me.”
“Will you be staying long? Then I can come over.”
“No I’ll be leaving in a while. I have to be at the dance school later so I need to prepare for it. Is there a reason you called?”
“Yeah. would you mind watching Terry this weekend? I have to be out of town and since he likes you so much I thought might as well ask you.”
“Yeah sure why not.” I answer. Terry is Dylan’s pet Labrador retriever.
We started talking about random things of the day, when I got this feeling like someone was watching me. I looked around for a bit and my eyes locked with his. I couldn’t break the trance we were in. Zachary Vance, the person who once was my everything and now he is just a nightmare that can’t seem to leave me alone. He is gaze was cold and detached, not like before. In the past I could read him like a book. I could stare in his eyes for a long time and just get lost in them when we had our good times together. I somehow managed to continue our conversation on the phone while getting lost in his eyes. I felt my heart rate go up. How does he still have an effect on my body and mind? The memories wanted to flood back from the back of my mind but I pushed them away. I won’t let him see me break. He just sat there and kept staring like a statue. I paid for the food, gathered my things and left the café, still on the phone. Dylan sensed something was wrong and kept asking me if everything was okay, but I didn’t want to burden him so I told him everything was okay and cut the call.
I reached my apartment and I felt all those memories flooding back. All the memories I blocked out, the memories I tried to forget. It overwhelmed me and I couldn’t suppress the memories anymore. Everything started rushing back like a movie. The good memories, the bad memories and the worst memories. I felt a breakdown coming and this time I don’t have the energy to fight it. I just collapse by my front door and welcome the darkness. A feeling so familiar and yet so numbing at the same time.
