Betrayed

Chapter 5
Seize The Day
~Zacky's P.O.V.~ I woke up the next morning like always, but the first person on my mind was October. This was getting rediculous. I sat up in bed & stared into my reflection in the mirror on my dresser. I sat there thinking about my options. If I tried to find October & maybe get to know her, Brian would throw a bitch fit, but I think the guys would back me up with this. If I don't, this will drive me crazy. I might as well face it, her image in my head will never go away. I can't deal with this right now. I need to find her. I got up out of bed, searched through my drawers for something suitable to wear. I searched through my closet & found my Vengeance University t shirt. I threw on my dark denim jacket over it, put on some dark red beat up jeans, & my black & white Etnies skate shoes. I ran a comb through my hair & then instead decided to spike up the back & brush my bangs down the side of my face. I was just getting ready to head out the door when my phone rang.
"Yeah?" I answered.
"Hey, fucker. What are you doing?" Brian said.
"Brian, not now. I'm kind of in the middle of something."
"No, fuck that, dude. Drop whatever you're doing. You gotta get over here now, dude. Like right now."
"What's going on?" I asked him, a little worried.
"We're all getting together at Jimmy's tonight. He's gonna make a bunch of food, we're gonna have drinks, smoke some cigarettes. We're gonna party. What else? Now get over here."
"Brian, I can't. I got some stuff I have to take care of today."
"Like what?" he asked me.
"I gotta take care of some paper work for Vengeance University. There's a new set of stuff coming in soon & I gotta make sure everything's in order." I lied.
"Damn, man. Fine. But when you're done, drop by here." Brian told me.
"Yeah, I gotta go, dude. Later." I hung up. At least Brian wasn't being a major douche like he usually was.
"Okay, Zack. Come on, man. You gotta do this." I sighed, sitting down in my car. I drove over to her place & parked out front.
"Here we go." I took a deep breath & stepped out of the car. Walking up to her door, my heart started racing. I hesitated for a moment, but I went to knock & before my hand reached the door, it opened.
"Zacky? What are you doing here?" October's face appeared in the doorway.
"Hey. I, uh, well, I, um, I wanted to talk to you about something. Can I come in?" I asked her, nervously.
"Yeah, sure. Come on in." she replied, closing the door behind me. We sat on the couch & her eyes met mine. My heart was pounding in my chest.
"So, I was wondering do you have any plans tonight?"
"No. Why?" she asked me, curiously.
"Do you want to-I mean, would you be-I wanted to know if-" I took a deep breath & cleared my head. "do you want to have dinner with me tonight?" I asked her, looking into her eyes.
"Zacky, I don't know. I'm not so sure I'm ready for that."
"Look, it doesn't have to be a date. I just want to get to know you. That's all. I had a good time that night. I want to do it again, but not like that. Know what I mean?" I couldn't say anything. I had a good time, too, but I was a little nervous & scared.
"She'll go with you. Most definately." Amy chimed in, walking towards us from down the hall.
"Amy, you bitch." I muttered under my breath.
"I think you're outvoted here." Zacky laughed, looking at me.
"You know what? Fine. I'll go. This could be good for me. But, it's not a date."
"Fine. Fine. I'm okay with that." I said, grinning.
"So what do you have planned?" October asked me.
"You'll just have to find out. I'll pick you up at 7." I told her as I got up to leave. Once I was out in my car, I felt a little relieved.
~October's P.O.V.~ "Amy! What the fuck!" I glared at her after Zacky had left.
"What? Girl, you're wasting life away sitting here day after day thinking about Wil. Get a grip girl. Zacky is dead sexy & he obviously likes you a lot. You may feel like you don't want to have anything to do with men right now, but just give it some time. At least get to know the guy."
"I have no choice now, do I?" I rolled my eyes, walking to my room. After looking through my entire wardrobe for the perfect outfit for what seemed like forever, I found a purple & black tie dye looking dress with an empire waist line with straps that tied around the back of my neck. Amy let me borrow her black & white american flag peeptoed heels to go with it.
"Now, let's do your make up." Amy smiled, leading me to the bathroom. She did a purple smokey eye and some light cherry flavored lip gloss.
"Do I look okay?" I asked her, nervously.
"Pft. That's the understatement of the year." she scoffed with a grin.
"Thanks, I guess." I grinned.
"Look, you'll do fine. If he doesn't like you for you or whatever, then fuck him. Wait, I mean, don't fuck him. I meant-" "Amy, I know. I get it." I interrupted her, trying not to laugh.
"Yeah. Look, I know I can be a bitch a lot of the time, but I just don't want you to waste your life thinking about Wil. He was a great guy, but he had his chances. I just want you to be happy. That's all." she grinned, hugging me.
"I know. I'm just a little nervous. You think he really likes me? I'm just a random girl. I'm nothing special."
"No, no, no. Don't you ever think that. You are special. If he doesn't see that, his loss." Then we both heard a knock at the door.
"Go get 'em tiger." she winked at me. I took a deep breath & then opened the door to see Zacky dressed in a black long sleeve shirt, a red bow tie, dark blue jeans, some black dress shoes. His hair was spiked up except for the front which fell over his left eye.
"Wow. You look...great. You look very stunning." he grinned, seeming nervous.
"Thanks." I grinned, sheepishly, closing the door behind me. Zacky stuck out his arm for me to link with him. I stood there for a second, looking at his arm & then him, & then his arm again.
"If not, it's okay." he said, still standing there, waiting for me. I decided to take his arm & he led me to his car, opening the door for me. I sat down inside, feeling my heart racing with nervousness.
"Thanks for coming with me." he said, giving me a shy grin.

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