PART 2
Chapter 21: Uninvited Guest
It was a month later after the accident. Nashua and Zella still were seperated and acted like they didn't love each other.
She gave up being mad at him because it didn't help it only made it worse.
Matlock had bought back Cupid.
Now Zella and Nashua were at the kitchen table at home alone waiting for her parents to get back from town.
Zella hated being alone with him. Right now she had a irristable urge to touch him. She kept herself from doing it by crossing her arms. She glanced at Nashua quickly. His hands were in his pockets. He met her eyes. She looked away. Maybe he felt the same as she.
Nashua leaned back in his chair clearing his throat.
Zella was going crazy if she sat there any longer. She got up and refilled Ella's water dish. She felt Nashua watching her as she sat back down.
He still stared at her for a while.
She got up again a few minutes later, "I'm going to see Cupid."
He nodded.
Zella grabbed her coat quickly. The wind hit her as she opened the door. She was about to walk out the door when she stopped. A black silverado was coming up the driveway. She reckonized the bulky figure of Nashua's dad.
"What's wrong?" Nashua asked.
Zella shut the door quickly and bolted it. She backed away hearing the truck door slam. She turned around toward him, "He's here," She said with terrified eyes.
"Who?" Nashua asked alarmed now standing walked over to her.
"Your dad!" Zella said as he walked to the window.
"He's drunk!" Nashua said, furious.
"Get out here boy!" Roy yelled staggering toward the house.
Nashua grabbed Zella's arm, "Hide!"
They ran into the hallway. Zella threw her coat on the couch as they passed it.
"H-here!" Zella gasped, flinging a door open to a walk in closet.
"You are totally loco if you think were goin' to fit in there," Nashua said but Zella flashed him a don't you dare look.
True it didn't look big at all but behind one of the rods of clothes was a space big enough to hide two teenagers from a crazy man, and the clothes would hide them.
"We will too. Come on!" She pulled his arm.
Roy was banging on the front door loudly.
As they went in the closet Zella saw a look in Nashua's eyes she never saw before. She didn't know what it was.
He shut the door making it pitch black.
Zella found the space.
As they sat down Zella gasped.
"What?" Nashua whispered. He was so close his breath tickled her face.
"I forgot to lock the back door!" She whispered back, shaking in fear. She leaned her shaking body against him to get away from the clothes.
Nashua didn't respond.
They heard the back door bang open.
Zella pressed her face into his shoulder. What am I doing?! I can't do this! She thought about to move away. She felt him put his arm around her waist drawing her close. She relaxed slightly feeling safer.
"Nashua, get out here! I know you and that little girlfriend of your's are in this house!" Roy bellowed.
They both tensed as the closet door swung open hitting the wall.
Zella closed her eyes.
"I know you're here!" Roy stomped his foot a few inches from where they were.
Zella almost screamed in surprise but Nashua put his hand over her mouth quickly.
"You'll be sorry you didn't answer me," The door slamed shut then clicked. They heard him laugh, then he was gone.
They stayed there a few minutes to make sure he was gone.
"He's gone," Nashua broke the silence.