Her Undeniable Temptation

The school year had come to an end and all that the students talked about was prom. Zoe had seen Alex in school once in a while, he wasn’t much into people the way he normally was. Zoe was going to ask Dora but she didn’t want her to get the wrong idea.

The more she saw him in school. The more he looked sick to her, the prom was always something every teenager tends to be happy about. I mean they get to be asked to prom by their crush, boyfriends, and friends. Most importantly they get to wear some fancy gowns and suits. Luke had asked Zoe to prom and she had agreed, not that she could turn him down! Right? He was her boyfriend after all.

Bella had moved on from Alex which Zoe was glad about. She sometimes talks about him casually with her but she tends to brush off anything about him, she had found another guy to obsess about. She always talked about him every time they met up, and Zoe guessed he was their new neighbor.

Dora, and Parker we’re still the best of crazy couples in school. Zoe thinks everybody has already moved on but she still hasn’t, these few months of not having to talk or understand how Alex feels have been the worst. Zoe knew she had no right to feel that way. I mean! She was practically the one who pushed him away, right?

Today was prom and it was crazy how it fell on a Friday, Friday night was definitely for the party. Bella, Dora, and Zoe have decided to go shopping for their prom dress at a boutique. Yeah, I told you, prom had to do with really fancy dresses.

After getting their dress! They had headed to the salon to get their hair and nails done nicely, Luke kept texting Zoe about the color of the dress he was wearing so she could pick a matching outfit.

To be sincere. Zoe wanted her prom to be perfect with all her friends around and all of them being happy, she missed the company of Alex so much! It’s hard to admit but the truth hurts more.

Luke had come to pick her up by 7:30 pm so they could head to prom. Mom and dad had acted dramatically and went to the extent of making them take several pictures before they left.

Dad had even given Zoe some condoms in case things got wild with Luke. What parent does that? Zoe had gotten some texts from both Bella and Dora saying they were going to wait for her at school.

Immediately after she entered Luke’s car, he pecked her on the cheeks. “I’m sorry about that, just that___You look beautiful.” He commented with a wide grin. “Thanks, Luke, you also aren’t bad yourself,” Zoe said as they drove to prom in silence.

After some minutes, they were finally at school and teenagers kept trooping in with expensive Cars. Luke had set one of his arms at akimbo so she could fix her hand in it.

“Shall we?” He asked with a wide grin which made his dimples stand out. “Sure,” she said with a laugh. They entered the hall to see how beautiful it had been decorated. Everybody looked beautiful in their different clothing, to be sincere they all didn’t look more like they just finished high school.

Dora, Bella, and Zoe kept taking selfies. Some students were in some corners making out while some decided to drink to their fulfillment. Zoe had come to prom with Luke but she was checking for Alex.

Luke had gone to get some snacks while she agreed to get them some drinks. She checked around to see Bella dancing to the slow music with her date, who was her neighbor, and Dora making out with Parker.

Zoe was seriously happy for them. She had decided to get her and Luke some cocktails, “Hey, you not done with that?” Luke said behind her ear, making them tickle. “Almost,” she said.

They were about to move to some vacant seat when they overheard some random girl talking about how Alex was her date to prom but couldn’t show up cause he had a chronic asthma attack. For a quick second, Zoe just couldn’t move.

Some tears trickle down her cheeks. She couldn’t believe Alex was in a bad shape and she was right here at some stupid prom. Zoe wondered if she was with the person she loved because her heart was tearing apart just standing there and listening to the girl talks about how sick he is.

“Here, have this,” Zoe said, handing both cocktails to Luke. “Where are you going?” He asked with a pained and confused expression. “I need to see him! I need to tell him how I feel right now.” Zoe said with a lot of tears trickling so much.

“Don’t go, if you go! It’s over between us.” Luke said in a serious tone. “If that’s what you want, so be it,” Zoe said before running out of the hall. She kept running till she got to where she could find a taxi.

Zoe kept calling Alex on the phone but she just couldn’t get a hold of him. She just couldn’t hold back her cracks anymore as many tears came falling, the driver had asked her severally if she was okay and she kept nodding in affirmative.

Immediately they reached Alex’s residence. She immediately paid for the taxi and came out of the car. She quickly went to their front porch to ring the doorbell but nobody was answering.

She decided to pull the doorknob and it gladly opened wide. She stepped inside to see an empty house with nobody in it. “Hello, Alex? Are you in?” She asked but she got no reply or saw anybody around.

Zoe decided to check his room when she found him on his bed. Zoe couldn’t hold her tears as she ran to his bed and hugged him, “What are you doing here, Zoe? Aren’t you supposed to be at prom?” He asked but Zoe hugged him with tears still finding their way out of her eyes.

“I’m sorry Alex! I hate myself for ignoring you all this month. I have hated myself for holding what I feel for you for this long. The undeniable temptation to choose you is just too crazy.” Zoe said as she hugged him tighter.

“Alex, I couldn’t even stand the fact that you could have had another date to prom and not me. And having to find out about your health from another girl was painful. Alex? I promise not to leave you anymore.” Zoe said, holding his hands in hers and cleaning her tears to stop them from pouring but they just wouldn’t stop.

“Slow down Zoe! Okay, I have been sick for a month but I’m not sick anymore. I just said that to my date Nelly because I couldn’t just stand seeing you with another guy at prom, Anytime I see you… I don’t know but I feel like a total loser. It’s just the feeling that I’m not good enough for you.” Alex said with a wide grin which instantly sent a lot of butterflies to Zoe’s stomach.

“I love you so much Alex and I would do anything just for you to like me again,” Zoe said, staring at his eyes, they looked beautiful as always. She was about to say something else but Alex instantly caught her lips with his mouth.

This was the feeling she had long wanted, the feeling Zoe had yearned for months. She slowly closed her eyes to explore this moment but Alex was quick to pull away which she didn’t like. “I love you so much Zoe Zander and I Alex would always do.” He said, making her giggle and blush at the same time.

“What funny?” He asked

“Why do you have to make it feel like you were taking a vow? You were so cute right now.” Zoe said.

“Do you want to get married to me soon?” He asked, making Zoe cough but this time he pulled her closer to him and kissed her again but this time with much more intensity. In between k****s he murmured something to her which totally turned Zoe on! Zoe guessed she was totally in love with this guy and would never have any regrets about what might happen tonight.

“Why are you staring at me that way? I said, “Let’s make a cute pup.” He said again, making Zoe blush. He dropped her on the bed and used his bed cover to mask them off.

I think this was the story of how Zoe couldn’t stop the underlying attraction felt because Alex became the guy she wanted to spend the rest of her life with.