After two long hours, Nicole finally got Zoey to giggle. Exhausted, Nicole left Zoey alone so she could have some alone time. Zoey had finished her ice cream, and was relaxing in her bed. Just as Nicole had left, Chase entered the room, as if on cue.
"Hey Chase," Zoey said, smiling a little.
"Hey, Zoe," Chase greeted her as well, taking a seat next to her on her bed. "Sorry for leaving you. It's just that, I was really hurt."
"Well, we've both done our fair share of that, so I guess we're even," Zoey said, and her smile grew. "So can you tell me now?" Zoey had been thinking about it the entire two hours Nicole was comforting her.
"Oh. Yeah, I suppose so," Chase said. "Well you see, I really-"
"Hold on," Zoey interrupted and walked over to lock the door. "No more people messing it up." The words came out of Zoey's mouth effortlessly. Chase's spirits lifted.
"Zoey, since the day that I met you, you've shown to me that you're a kind, wonderful person," Chase began, "and I really liked you for that. It was like I was your brother and you were my sister, you know?" Chase paused, and then continued. "But then, we hung out more, and now, we're like best friends." Zoey nodded.
"We are best friends," she corrected.
"Yes, we are. But when we started hanging out more, I expected to see a different side of you, like a 'dark side' or something like that. But it never happened," Chase was surprised how easily this was coming out. "And so I've really liked you."
"Liked? Like, like-liked?" Zoey asked excitedly.
"Yes, but, I still..." Chase started choking up. He was so nervous, he didn't know what to do next. "You see, I really, still, and...uh..." Chase felt like kicking himself. "I, uhh..."
"You what? What?" Zoey couldn't wait for what he was going to say.
"I, really, uh," Chase started nervously, but somehow got a big confidence boost. "Zoey, I really-"
"Open up! It's the DA!" A voice shouted loudly from the other side of the door. Chase smacked himself in the head as Zoey got up and walked over to the door. After she let herself in, Coco briefly looked under every bed. "So, still no dog, okay, but, you're still breaking a PCA rule." Zoey glanced over at Chase. "I've said it before, and I'll say it again: No boys in the girl's dorm after eight. And it is," Coco paused the check her watch, "eight fifty-two." Zoey was surprised by the time. She hadn't realized it was so late.
"Alright," Chase said, standing up. "See ya tomorrow, Zoey!" Coco and Chase left the dorm. She had missed her test. So had Chase. So therefore, it made the test cancelled. Or at least that's what Zoey had hoped. She threw herself down onto her bed and stared at the ceiling.
"I'll tell him if I have to," She thought aloud, "and, he liked me, so maybe he still does." Zoey comforted herself and fell asleep doing so.
