Back To You (Sequel to Fly High // Zach Herron)

Chapter 17

Zach's POV

As much as I want to fix what we had before but I can't. I don't want to hurt my girlfriend. I don't want to make the same mistake that I did to Zara even though Stacey makes the living hell out of me. I love Stacey it's just that she's too much to handle sometimes.

I want to hug and say sorry to Zara.

I wish I never said that.

I wish I can take what I said.

I wish I can call her mine once again.

I want to make things right to her but I can't.

Yes, I may be a confusing bastard the way I treat her but I think it's for the best that she'll finally forget about me. Well, I know she had an amnesia but the things that I had said trying to remember her everything.

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I was sitting on the bed while Jonah was on the bathroom having his shower. I still cannot believe on what I heard from Zach. If only he was like this before when we were together.

"Hey. You okay?" Jonah asked.

"Uhm y-yeah. I'm okay" I replied.

"You look like you're not okay. You're tearing up" He said as he sat beside me.

"W-what? I'm not" I replied.

I didn't notice that tears are already building up around my eyes.

"I want to be honest Jonah. I miss him but he's happy now with someone else. Even though I-" I said but I was cut off by Jonah.

"Then continue to pretend" He said.

"If you really want to let go of him even you still love him then don't think about him. I promise I will be right by your side as you brother. I'll be easy" He added.

It was now 2am but I cannot sleep. I've been shifting on this bed for almost 3 hours now but it's no help. Jonah was already asleep on the couch and we are leaving at 6am for our flight to LA.

I get up from bed and decided to have a walk around the hotel. I wore a jacket and my shoes before I went out from Jonah's room. I went to the garden and I was chilling on a bench.

I've literally spend my whole night in the garden just staring at the stars and hoping a shooting star will show up. I was also enjoying how quiet the place can be even we are on a busy New York City.

It was a cold evening and a jacket has no use to warm me up but it's much colder when I will be no longer the one he loves.

5:30am, I stood up from where I was seated and slowly going back inside the hotel and directly to Jonah's room. Feeling numb from the cold, sad and lonely at the same time. Once I opened the door, a worried Jonah looked at me and rushed me into a tight hug.

"You're cold. Where have you been?" He said as he grab a blanket and wrapping it around me.

"I was just staring at the sky whole night" I replied.

"I assume you didn't go to sleep. You got bags under your eyes" He said.

I nod in response. "I'm okay" I gave him a faint smile before I went inside the bathroom and taking a shower.

After the shower and wearing clean clothes and a bit of make up, we are starting to take our bags down the lobby to check out. We met the boys and we sat on the sofa waiting for our ride to the airport.

I was quiet. No words spilled on my mouth but a faint smile will be shown as a response to the boys. Zach? I kept my distance. Maybe today it hurts but one thing for sure I'll be worth soon. After today I'm glad to say that I'm finally moving on.

The ride from the airport was quiet. The boys seems to notice that I was quiet so they try to be behave as a professional knowing it's hard for their natural habitat.

We arrived at the airport and after doing all sorts of stuffs we decided to have a breakfast. I mean, they have their breakfast. I just accompany them and I ordered my coffee from Starbucks before leaving them and just roaming around the airport going to shops after shops looking something worth to buy.

An hour later our flight was finally called and we are now heading to LA. I was seating next to Jonah. He gave me a hug and the next thing I knew, I fell asleep. I guess Jonah gave the best comforting hugs after all.