Angel of Light (A Zak Bagans Story)

Chapter 15: Uncomfortable Revelations

Authors Note: This chapter was extremely emotional for me to write. If you've read my profile, then you'll know ahead of time that the revelations Alicia makes to Zak in this chapter are true for myself personally. I hope Zak's reaction doesn't seem terribly unrealistic. It basically just poured out of me, as it is my "dream" of how a guy would react to my situation. To be honest, I cried after writing this.

Chapter 15: Uncomfortable Revelations

We walked outside, and I was blown away by the paradise before me.

The patio doors led us to a large, covered area of the back yard. There were several chairs with small tables beside them and there was a large set of wind chimes hanging from one corner of the roof covering the patio.

Around that space, was a beautifully designed - what I could only describe as - "Zen Garden".

There were plenty of trees and plants through out the large yard.

Amongst all the foliage, there were several water fountains of various sizes and styles. One in particular that I had noticed, looked more like a waterfall than a fountain.

There was also a very large pool, that was abstract in shape, and had a shallow area that looked to come up just above your ankles.

Gracie suddenly came running out past us, dropping her new toy as she did and went running into the shallow area of the pool. She walked around in the water for a brief time before laying down in it, her ears back, and looking as content as can be.

I laughed, and Zak laughed too.

"I told you she was a character," he said, leading me over to two chairs near the edge of the covered patio.

I smiled as I sat down in one of the chairs.

"Can't say I blame her, it's beautiful out here..." I said, looking around some more, in awe of my surroundings.

Zak sat down in the chair next to me.

"You like it?" He asked, smiling at me.

"'Like' is an understatement," I replied.

Zak smiled.

"I'm glad," He replied, looking at the nearby waterfall fountain.

I smiled and looked at him.

"So...no twenty questions about what happened in there?" I asked, nodding my head back toward the house.

I didn't want him to question me, I didn't want to talk about it. Especially with Emily's strange message. But considering his past behaviour with me, I was surprised he hadn't immediately started interrogating me.

He turned his head to look at me and smiled slightly.

"You'll tell me when you're ready," Zak said.

I was surprised at his change of attitude, but immensely relieved.

"Thank you..." I said softly.

He smiled and nodded.

"No problem," he replied.

I smiled and looked around at the yard again.

I could live out here, I thought to myself.

"So, what's the deal with Aaron and Cheryl? Are they a thing now?" Zak asked.

I laughed.

"I honestly don't know," I replied. "Aaron's not the type of guy she usually goes out with," I added.