SAVING ZACHARY

ives me a bonus point in the sheet of embarrassing experiences. But nev

man, utterly mortified. I couldn't form

rection and I nodded along with him. I have n

er...you said..the water", great! I c

brought you in", the man said

o look at him properly. Was he being se

began but was imm

al you went through earlier", He said all this while giving me a death glare. He just couldn't wait to show his jerk side. I don't blame him though, who would want other peop

e of glares, which thankfully no-one

and my confused friend who was staring at me, probably try

f?", I hear Chloe yell but I wasn't sure if

dsome psycho and thankfully he s

k him placing my h

remember he was this good-looking, I inched backwards a

have that conversation?", I asked him

on about but it's late and I need to ge

and you were gonna drown your...", he came in front

whispered nodding at me and I nodded along

isn't needed. Finding boys attractive isn't an occasional occurrence for me, but this guy stood out. He was no boy. Every thing about him seemed manly, he was way

me page with him, he removed h

you", he said in a most gentlemanly

uestion but a part of me wanted to hear the answer, needed

possible? This isn't what I should be doing, this man before me just attempted to en

don't like trouble". He spoke slowly, ta

was to frighten me, but I

d him. Yes, I finally boarded the t

re I did. In just a split second, he returned

wouldn't be so bad. It certainly wasn't a pleasure meetin

e out loud but it did and he heard it. I caught shock in

reating figure. It was already dark so I couldn't make out h

I turned to see Chloe behind, I

ime following my gaze to the reception area. She l

h esteem. I've never cared what people said about me. Having an ex-con as a father placed me ato the top list of the bulliable

was able to weaken me

nted to say something but decided against it. She knows my brain don't function pro

ldn't

little shards of conscience I had left. Not that I had handed a ticking time bomb to a complete stranger waiting in anticipation for the inevita

ion that drowning was the only way out of whatever pithole that fellow has been in, only shows that life hasn't really been all juicy for him, not that it is for anyone

I come across in life, taking my

Maybe not much of a therapeutical discussion cos I can't picture him on the receiving end of an actual discussion. But at least, I s

w his face before he left. There was certainly sadness there, not in the surface t

m walk away?', my su

my bed, sleep wasn't

o maneuver. Once we found out that we had both gotten admitted into the same University, we made plans immediately to g

tchen, was spacious enough for the both of us. We had a large closet, not really walk-in, but it serves. Then a little study area mostly occup

o the large Evans Inc. company photo on the wall came to view. I had no ulterior motives for doing that, it was the result of one drunk night, merely my own way of stevenin

d against continuing it, but

designed the map of my future. I already built the stairwell I had to climb and even took few bold st

d you, the one thing you placed all your hopes on

ed with one thou

he placed his hopes o