This chapter is going to be a lot longer than the other chapters. I really hope you all enjoy this )
"Oh, um," Chase said, "Nothing!" He took Zoey and tried to act like she was sleeping.
"What's Zoey doing…?" Nicole asked, peering over Chase's shoulder.
"She's like, sleeping," Chase answered, looking at Nicole. Nicole didn't change her expression.
"She's sleeping?" Nicole asked, giving an odd look at Zoey's expression.
"Yeah, yeah, that's what I just said," Chase said, unsteadily.
"Are you sure?" Nicole said, poking Zoey's arm. Chase nodded, even though…it was probably true. A long, dreadful sleep…he thought.
"Yeah, of course. I mean, what do you think? Lots of people fall asleep…randomly on the beach. You know, like Coco does…sometimes," Chase answered, slightly smiling.
"Okay then," Nicole said, kneeling down by Chase. "Come here, I want to show you something!" Nicole took Chase's hand and led him to the docks.
"What – hey, Zoey – what if she wakes up and like, the shore comes up, like high? And she floats away, huh?" Chase asked, panicking, looking back at Zoey lying down.
"I don't care if she floats away, that's her problem," Nicole said.
"What?" Chase cried.
"Chase, you're pretty stupid, aren't you?" Nicole asked. Chase didn't exactly answer, he kind of shrugged. "That was a rhetorical question," Nicole said.
The most suddenly, amazing, weirdest, most WHAT-THE-HECK thing happened…Nicole lunged in for the kiss…yes, to Chase Matthews.
When Nicole stopped, she waited for Chase to say something. He did the same thing – he didn't exactly say anything at first, he was trying to say something, but nothing came out.
"Chase?" Nicole said. "Did I like, kill you?"
Chase shook his head, sort of smiling, and scratching his head, but he wasn't really smiling…he was angry. "What – why'd you do that?" Chase cried. "I don't like you, Nicole! Stop it – leave me alone, you freak!" Chase yelled, running, sort of skidding across the sand, to Zoey's body.
I have to do something for Zoey, she's going to die. And by the time I get back to campus, Nicole would have already told everybody, and they'll think I'm dating – Nicole?
He ran as fast as he could, and when to his dorm. He opened the door, and lay Zoey on his bed.
Logan was laughing like a hyena outside in the halls. "Crud," Chase muttered, "Logan will totally brag for me to everybody."
Logan walked into the room, and as he sipped his water, he patted Chase's back. "Good, man," he said, "I knew you and Nicole would find your love sometime, just happens to be a romantic Italian dinner on the docks. I get your style," he laughed. Chase was mortified, and then – Zoey's eyes started to wake up…
"What?" she cried.