You Never Cease To Amaze Me

Sitting here at the candy counter all day I can't help but think about him. His cute smile, his perfect hair, the hilarious jokes he makes… Zack is like the brother I never had. Oh wait I do have a brother. Liam. Ugh! I prefer to think he was adopted. He is such a-

"Excuse me miss?" said a woman with her little girl. I've got to stop zoning out like this!

"Oh! I'm sorry. What can I get you?" I say tiredly. Its been a long day.

"One pack or skittles and a Hershey bar please." She exclaims impatiently.

"Okay that will be 5.00" I say as she hands me the money. "Thank you and enjoy your stay at the Tipton." As I put the money in the cash register, I spot a folded up piece of paper in one of the coin slots. What is this? It reads:

Hey sweet thang,

By the time you read this I bet I'll be in school studying my brains out.

But I'll try hard just for you my lovely.

Anyway, I wrote this to tell you HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

You probably don't remember, but this day five years ago was the first

time I saw your shining, beautiful face and fell in love with you.

Look in your pocket. I slipped something in when I gave you a hug this morning.

Hope you like it.

Gotta stop writing now. Cody's getting impatient.

Love you,

Zack

P.S. If you want to repay me with a date I wouldn't mind.

This is so typical Zack. He's always surprising me. The little crush he has on me is so sweet. Flattering too if you think about it. I put my hand in my skirt pocket and pull out a small black velvet box. Oh no. I hope this isn't what I think it is!

I open the box with butterflies in my stomach. Inside I see the most beautiful bracelet I have ever seen. It's a silver chain with charms all around it. There is one of a rollerblade when Zack taught me how to rollerblade in the park last year. Another charm is of a paw print from the Zack helped me volunteer at the pound. Boy was that funny! As soon as he came in all the big dogs toppled him! I giggle to myself. There is a charm of a cupcake which I bet stands for sweet thang. Next to that one, there is a heart charm. It's breathtaking. It isn't a cheap plastic one; it looks absolutely beautiful and definitely pricey. Lastly there is a simple Z.

I just stare there at the candy counter with my mouth open looking like an idiot as Zack comes in the hotel. As usual, he's surrounded by his many guy friends and girls who look and act like they try to hard. The most annoying of them all (and the most popular stuck up cheerleader) Christina he arm around his waist. This gets me angry. Zack deserves someone way better than that skank. He should be with someone who doesn't just care about him for his looks. Someone who knows his little quirks, like how he eats when he's upset and the way he suppresses pain, sadness, or any other bad emotion when his brother is around to be the tough, protecting one. Someone who can read his face like a book. Someone like me. Wait what?

"I'll meet you guys at the room. Just follow Cody up." He says as he twists himself out of Christina's vice grip on him. As they leave, he approaches me.

"Hey sweet thang! Did you like me gift?"

"Zack I loved it!" I scream as I squeeze the heck out of him. "It's amazing! The absolute best gift I have ever gotten in my whole entire life! You never cease to amaze me. You're the best friend I've ever had!" I say as I release him.

As I look at his face I see hurt from the "friend" word before he covers it up like he always does.

"Yeah. Um. So…I've gotta go." He says with fake nonchalance.

"Wait! How much did this cost you?" I ask.

"Nothing really. Don't worry about it." he says. He seems to contemplate something before he says, "So…about that date…"

"Oh Zack…" I say nervously.