Name: These Days
Rating: M
Disclaimer: I don't own Zac
The next morning Madison woke up with a tear stained pillow and red puffy eyes. She sat up and yawned then caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. She actually looked horrible like she had died and then came back.
She tiredly made her way downstairs in search of coffee which always made her feel better. When she stepped on to the tiled floor below the stairs she started to shiver from her bare feet hitting the freezing cold floor.
She realized she was the only one up and that she had the whole downstairs to herself for at least a little bit. She had just stepped in to the kitchen when she heard a small bang on the door. She spun around and walked to the door already guessing the paper boy must of dropped off the paper.
She swung open the door and was blinded by the glare of the sun. She looked down the street and saw the kid on his bike swerving down the empty street throwing more papers at different houses. She looked down to search for the paper but that wasn't all she saw. Along with the paper were three bouquets of roses all sitting on the welcome Mat.
Madison stared at them for a second and then picked one up after noticing a piece of paper sticking out of the roses and when she read it; it simply said sorry no name no nothing but yet again she didn't need his name.
That Monday Madison walked in to an empty tutoring room, why she even showed up she had no idea. Maybe it was because she wanted to yell at him and punch him or maybe after all he did she still wanted to see him just a glimpse and she would be set. She walked out of the room and then walked back in thinking he would be in there for her second entrance but he wasn't. She stuck her head out of the room and saw the principal sitting at his desk
"Mr. Collins where's Zac?" she simply asked. He stopped what he was doing and looked up "I never told you, he left today"
Madison raised her eyebrow and took a big gulp from her already dried mouth "left" she said surprisingly quite and scratchy.
Mr. Collins nodded "yeah he went back up to Los Angeles, don't know why though he just transferred" but by the time he looked up again Madison was gone.
She hurriedly made her way down the halls feeling like she had wasted her time. She also felt as if she might cry right there she felt like she should just sit down in the middle of the hall and break down but she didn't she kept her head up jaw clenched shut and her shoes click clacking against the floor. So that's what the flowers were for not to just say sorry but to also say goodbye. He probably thought be saying sorry before he left it would give him some closure to what he had down to her.
The worst part of this was Madison had no way of contacting him to accept his apology and hopefully would work off of that. Of course she was being a real idiot why go back to a guy who played you? Even if that guy you really liked.
Madison turned the hall corner sharply but only to be pushed back by bumping in to somebody.
"Sorry" Madison mumbled as she straightened herself out. The other person didn't answer back they just kind of stood there and when Madison looked up she knew why
"Paige…" she said kind of surprisingly and not angrily like she had imagined their next meeting to be.
Paige kind of half smiled and stared at her blankly
"So what, your not going to apologize" Madison said letting the pent up anger boil over.
Paige stepped back afraid that Madison might make an opportunity to hit her in some way
"sorry" Paige said feeling afraid but being bold just like Madison.
Madison shook her head in disappointment and took a step forward leaving Paige in the hall
"I'm sorry" Paige said again loud enough for her to mean it. She really was sorry; she never meant to say anything to upset her. Madison was her only friend at this school and to lose her over her drunkenness was just stupid.
Madison turned around with pursed lips and with her arms crossed over her chest. She was about to tap her foot but that would just be too overdramatic.
"And he's sorry too" she said hoping it would make Madison feel better but it didn't
"Oh so now you guys are buddy buddy" Madison said raising her voice and stepping back up to Paige.
Trying to defend herself Paige shook her head rapidly "No it's just I would figure he would be just as sorry as I am right now"
"Well do you know that he left?" Madison asked wanting to know the answer and sure enough Paige nodded her head weakly
"Yeah, He told me the night at the party"
"Oh and I'm surprised you can remember" Madison snapped back her sharp words surged through Paige like bullets. Madison wasn't making the situation even better and knowing how stubborn she could be Paige gave up and surrendered by walking away and never turning back.
