Zack and Maddie walked into the train to Boston. It wasn't a very nice train, but the seats at least had cushions. They were somewhat comfortable. But Zack was more worried about how Maddie might handle the truth.
"Zack, I think it is time I explain how I got into this mess."
"Maddie, right now all I care about is that you are safe, and I think I should explain why I got mad at you."
"So who starts first?" "Well how about paper rock scissors. No I'm just kidding, how bout I start."
"Ok, but whatever it is I did, I am really, really sorry."
"Maddie, you see… this is harder than I thought it would be. Well you see remember when I got that A+ on that final." She nodded her head. "Well, I was planning on asking you out on a date on my graduation night which was in two weeks. Anyhow when I was asking Cody about it, he acted like I was crazy, and I decided to go talk to Arwin, he always listened to me. So when I went down there he was working on some helmet device, and he told me it was a seeintothefuturealizer." (See into the future alizer)."Well I thought hardly anything of his worked and decided to try this and I watched that night of my graduation and… well, I think I should show you when we get back, Arwin should still have it and we might be able to see it." Zack was embarrassed and didn't think Maddie believed him.
Maddie noticed the look on his face. "Zack, I believe you. But I don't understand why you didn't like me after that. I mean, I had rejected you many times and you never let them get to you."
"Well, that is sort of the thing; I don't like to talk about. But, when I told you, you said that you don't want to see me in pain, and then told me... that… that you didn't want to ever see me again." Zack was shedding tears unsuccessfully trying to hide them.
"Zack, I honestly don't know why I would say something like that, but listen, it didn't happen. You see, I didn't reject you, I am here right now. What you saw did not actually happen." Zack looked up at her after staring at his feet for what felt like 30 minutes. "Zack listen to me." They looked each other in the eye. "I love you." Even though Maddie had told her back at the market, it felt like this was the first time for some strange reason. Zack took Maddie into his arms and finally had his woman he had loved for so long.
"I love you to." Zack smiled. He couldn't help but wonder how the rest of the hotel was going to react to them."
Maddie sat back up straight. "Zack, I guess it is my turn now. Well, I think its best I start from the beginning. Well I left the hotel thinking I would escape my feelings. I wanted to stop thinking about you and get you out of my life." Zack looked at her with a funny look. And she looked at him back with the kind of look that said who is the one who had hated some one for something that never even happened. then he let her continue. "Anyway, I came to Mulberry Kansas, it seemed nice, but when I got settled in I found out the people wasn't as nice as I thought it was. At first I thought I was accidentally a little crabby to the people and they were just being mean back, but I realized that it wasn't me, the whole town was evil."
"Evil, say what. Those guys who kidnapped me, hit me over the head, and punched me, weren't evil, they were just having a good time." Maddie looked at him with one of the looks she used to give him when he was annoying. "Ok I'm sorry I was just kidding, continue."
"Well, I had lost my job and was in desperate need of food, and when I was in the store with the last of my money, some one told me they could get a years worth of food for me and it wouldn't be a problem, and he tricked me into signing a contract, he tricked me, and I got in a 2500$ debt. I couldn't leave, and the longer I was in debt the more I thought of you and how much you would have been there for me." Zack smiled, he knew that was true. "I convinced him I could get the money if I could go get it but I would have to leave. When I left, I snuck into the Tipton and hid in there for about a week. And then got you the letter for the college so you would get down here and help me."
"Wait, you hid, where?"
"I hid in the vents where you and Cody used to play."
"Oh, wow. You know I was going to go into the vents to pull a prank on Mr. Moseby because he made me mad, but then I got the letter."
"That is funny, lucky me."
"How do we explain everything to everybody though?" Zack asked.
"We just say, um… we bumped into each other on accident and well we forgot our past and got lunch which led to dinner, which led to talks and walks and more food and then… BAM. We got together."
"Ok, sounds good to me." Maddie laid her head on Zack's shoulder. They slept the rest of the ride home.
They are officially together people. There still is more to come and everyone is coming back, Mr. Moseby, Carey, Esteban, London, Arwin, and Cody. Please review. Thank you for reading.
