PARTY TIME

Chapter 4

   "Hey," The Demigod spoke.

"Hey Zach, This is the silly girl that was staring at you" Anelle introduced me and she started laughing.

  Why Would she introduce me in such a way? I prayed for the ground to swallow.

"Hey I'm Zach Lane, " He said with a smile and stretched his hands for a handshake. 

 His smile was cute, making me want to see his set of teeth. He had slight dimples, which were almost invisible.

 The height I was dying to see earlier was standing in front of me. I could bet he was 6ft tall.

 "Gracie Hart," I said while stretching my hand for the handshake.

   I could feel his slender finger as we shook hands.

 "Well, We think we should get going," Anelle said, separating our hands. 

  Anelle gave me a filthy look.

   I wasn't flirting with him and I wished I could tell her there.

  "Yeah sure' Where are you headed?" Zach asked Anelle and me as we walked toward his car.

  I walked behind them so I could hardly hear their conversation.

   I walked behind to have a back view of Zach.

  Zach was wearing blue jeans and a black shirt.

  The jeans showed how long his legs were. 

 He had a nice butt too. 

   His looks were too good to be true and he is also nice, I don't think any guy will leave their comfort zone to help Anelle and me.

    He is not even a friend of Anelle just high school mates.

  " Does he even have a fault?" I asked myself.

   Zach and Anelle were already waiting for me beside Zach's car by the time I got there.

  We entered the car and Zach started to drive. I sat in the passenger's seat, But Anelle protested with her eyes but I didn't mind.

  "I think I'll get home before Racie," Anelle said to Zach turning back to wink at me. S A filthy wink though.

   Anelle called me Racie when Zach was there. I wished to drag her blond hair hard and out of her scalp.

   "Racie, is that your nickname?" Zach asked, turning his head to look at me with a smile on his face.

    I looked away, Playing with the tip of Zach's hoodie with my fingers.

" yeah, it's horrible" I replied

   I wanted to say more than that, To yell at Anelle for calling me that name, But couldn't.

  I guess maybe it was because of Zach. His presence made me a little shy, although I'm not the shy type.

  

  "It's not horrible, I like it, Can I call you Racie too?" He asked, smiling.

"Yeah sure," I said with a giggle

   "I gave her that nickname actually," Anelle said.

  

  She wanted Zach and me to talk, that's why she's going home before me too.

   Zach did not give her a reply, Instead, he gave her a warm smile.

   "I'm good at giving nicknames right?" Anelle asked Zach and me trying to get into a conversation. I noticed she talks a lot and I hate it

"Yeah, you are," Zach said, still smiling.

   The smile kept melting my heart.

  

  I looked at Anelle to see the reaction on her face. She was grinning. Anelle made it obvious she loves a compliment.

   Everyone loves complicated though.

  I looked around and didn't know where we were headed.

 " Where are we going, " I asked looking out through the windows. 

  "Well, I asked where you guys were headed, And you didn't answer so I'm taking Anelle home first. Maybe you will tell me where you are going during lunch, " Zach said, taking a U-turn.

My eyes widened.

  Zach just asked me to eat lunch with him, I blushed hard. I used my hands to cover my cheeks so it wouldn't be obvious that I was blushing.

    Anelle gave me a side eye and winked at me through the side mirror.

"It's past lunchtime, I want to get a new phone too. I replied. I just hoped it didn't seem as if I was turning him down.

 " Your phone is bad? is it?" Anelle asked.

   That was the first time Anelle was calling my full name. I know she thinks I'm a desperate girl because It seemed like I was flirting with Zach.

  But I wasn't. Although Zach had talked with me more, He brought up the conversations we had since.

  "It fell into the toilet, I thought I told you" I replied.

  He stopped the car, I guessed we were already at Anelle's house.

"Thanks, Zach and keep my baby girl safe," Anelle said, looking at me.

I don't think she meant what she said, she was just trying to be nice I guess.

  "Yeah sure," Zach said.

  I noticed Zach doesn't talk a lot.

Anelle opened the car door and left.

"Come sit at the front," Zach said, it sounded like an order but his voice made it sweet.

"Okay," I said and went to the front. I just hoped Anelle wasn't watching from her window because I still felt her eyes staring at me.

  He revised and turned the car around and started driving.

  " Where do you intend to get a phone?" He asked

 I was not comfortable though. I made sure he didn't notice.

"I think I will get it at the I-store," I replied.

"After you get your phone, Can we eat something? Because I'm starving, he asked using one hand to rub his stomach and the other to control the steering.

  He grinned immediately after talking. I could finally see his sparkling teeth.

" yep sure" I replied with my head down looking at the floor of the car.

  We went to the phone store in comfortable silence.

  When we got to the phone store, I was about to come down but he held me.

 I looked at him, our eyes meeting each other for the first time. He is just so cute.

  "Well, let me get you the phone, Just tell me the kind of phone you need. If you want, you can make a transfer for me. He said searching for a pen and a piece of paper to write his account number.

  " Why will you do that?" I asked confused.

  "Anelle told me you were um… kinda having stomach troubles and just don't want to stress yourself out when I can do it. He stammered while saying all these, and scratched the back of his hair nervously.

 " I'm fine," I said

"I insist but if you don't want me to, I'll respect your decision," He said.

  He had finished writing his account number. I just dragged the piece of paper from his hand and started making the transfer.

  

  "I guess that's your way of saying yes," He said, stepping out of the car.

  I was bored and started searching his car for anything that can be played with.

  I didn't know when my hands raised the driver's seat a little.

  I brought out a picture.

I was shocked 

I had to take a closer look at the picture.

The girl in the picture is my bestie.

What the fuck is Gem's picture doing in his car.