Marigold — Chapter 30

Marigold's POV

"Oh, fu-" my hands automatically covered my lips before I was able to finish my words, my eyes widening a little at the sight of Mina who was looking at me amused.

My body relaxed a little when I felt her hand on my shoulder.

"Gosh, Marigold, are you okay? You have bags under your eyes..." she asked, her voice full of worry.

I gulped, her question bringing all the memories of last night to me.

After the kiss that Z and I shared, I was so lost and confused about everything. I was floating at first, overwhelmed by the surge of emotions that I was feeling. The fact that Z and I kissed like that for so long still amuses me.

I mean, what that even real?

What's even shocking is that he gave me not just a peck but a full-blown kiss on the lips.

Now that is something.

The entire time, my head was wrapped in a bubble of happiness. After the kiss, we stayed there for thirty minutes in silence, his arms wrapped around me as we both enjoy the serenity that the night sky offers.

But I was dead silent and I don't know what to say. I know he was looking at my direction in worry while we were in the car back home and I wanted to speak to him so badly but the words seemed to stuck in my throat.

Once we reached home, he gave a quick hug which I reciprocated but still, I wasn't able to say anything. Instead, I made a dash towards my room leaving a confused Mom and Dad in the living room.

All I did was lay down on my bed and think about all the things that had happened. My innocent mind was trying to come up with an explanation how Z suddenly told me he likes me.

Z and Marigold is something I didn't even think will ever be in one sentence, like ever. I mean, if we’re going to talk about something with a context of love outside friendship.

The whole night, I just turned my body in different positions rummaging my floating mind on every possible reason to all of this. But I came with nothing.

And that's what got me scared.

I was scared of the possibility that it was all in my head, that everything didn't really happen and that tomorrow, I'' find myself waking up from my weird dreams and the that the reality is, Z didn't even remember nor thinks that he has feelings for me.

One hour...

Two...

five...

Until I realized that the sun is already up and I almost lost my cool when I saw what time it was already.

So now, I don't even know how I was able to survive three subjects alive. However, I am worried I might fall asleep on my last subject, which I have Mina as one of my classmates.

The whole day, I was so alert, afraid I'd see Z or any of the guys around so, in the end, I decided to camp inside the library every time I don't have a class. I didn't even go to the cafeteria during lunch and took a short nap in the library instead. As for my phone, I thought it would be better to leave it in the house afraid Z, Atlantis or any of the kid will call me.

All in all, I was so edgy the whole day and it's not even helping how I almost bumped into Z after lunch when I was about to go on my third subject. Thank God he didn't see me so I was able to turn my back and hide from him.

I felt her checking my temperature and I just smiled as I rest my head at the top of my desk. Our professor is not yet around which allowed me to at least take rest for a minute.

"Jesus, Marigold, are you okay? Are you not feeling well?" she asked before sitting in my left.

I groan in frustration as I feel my sleep slowly losing my grip on reality.

"I'm just sleepy," I whispered and she chuckled.

"Something happened? You looked so beat up over something," she asked but before I can answer, our professor came in so I tried sitting properly.

The class had been starting but I was getting too sleepy I had to use my hand for support with my elbows leaning on the table. After a while, I was already zoning out, unaware of what's happening around me, my hands slipping from the table from time to time.

It was until I felt someone pulling me a little, my head resting on something firm. My breath hitches at the familiar scent of me which earned a moan escaping from my lips.

I heard the sound of someone chuckling which I simply ignored as I get myself comfortable at the very relaxing position.

"Mari, wake up," I heard someone whispering behind my ears and I purred at the sound of it.

Again, I heard someone chuckling before I heard someone mumbling.

"Mari, if you don't wake up, your professor will realize you're sleeping," he whispered and my eyes slowly opened.

You know when they do things in slow motion in movies? That's how it happened.

I opened my eyes, squinted them a little as I try to adjust my sense of sight.

At first, it was all blurry but when my eyes found its focus, I found myself having an eye to eye contact with the reason why I am sleeping in my class - Z.

He was smiling at me cheekily, his eyes melting my sleeping soul.

For a moment, it's as if my heart stopped functioning, like every fucking sense that I have no longer matters.

Holy shit.

"Hi, Mari..." he greeted and I swear to God those words, no matter how innocent they actually were, brought the opposite thoughts through my mind, like an innuendo that the supposed demure me cannot handle. They sounded inviting, and it sends chills all over my now needy body.

Just when my mind was going crazy, he flashes me his most seductive smile.

And I lost it. I did the last thing a student should be doing when in class.

I screamed.

"Ahhhh!" a loud yelp escaped my mouth as my eyes caught an amused expression on Z's face as he sat on my right, too relaxed if I may add.

The room was silent and Z's soft chuckles broke the silence.

It was then that I realized that I am actually still in my class.

My eyes caught the wondering glance of my classmates, Mina was trying to hold back her laughter and my professor's eyebrow was raised.

"Yes, Miss Simons?" My professor asked and words suddenly got stuck in my throat.

"I'm sorry professor, a spider just crawled on her arms so she was shocked," I heard Z stated and my eyes went wide at the sight of him.

He looked ethereal as he smiled at our professor, I'm not even wondering why my prof's cheeks were blushing.

Why the heck is he here?

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