CONCEALED - Episode 2

 

It was a rainy Saturday morning, and I lazed away on my bed, drifting in and out of sleep. It had been a busy week for myself and Ash. Finishing up our clearance at school and shopping together for odds and ends needed for camp.

Read " Anjola " by the same author ( Ruthie O )

. Yesterday broke the camel's back as we had to wait hours at the mall for Ashley's customized kits, she was such a drama queen.

"Morning sleepy head." Ashley greeted bouncing on my bed and tickling my feet.

" Go away!" I groaned covering my head with my blanket, it was soon dragged away by the witch.

"No can do . I need a favor, please don't say no." She pleaded

" No." I replied, turning to the other side of my bed.

"Why? Its a simple request." She screamed in my ear.

I groaned in frustration, " Ashley nothing about you is simple, you feed off drama and I can't deal with that."

" I promise it is this time, help me this once and I would never disturb your sleep again." She promised looking solemn.

That piqued my interest, I sat up slowly, rubbing my eyes and looking at her with distrust. " Okay what is it this time." I asked

She looked taken aback, she probably wasn't expecting me to agree easily

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. " Ahem, well I need you to help break into Zion's room...

I was fully awake now, " what the…. No, I'm not gonna do that."

She raised a finger, " Before you crucify me, I have been banned from his room and I need to get Dad's credit card from his room, I can't believe he cut me off my credit cards too."

" That's stealing Ash, you do know that right?" I couldn't allow this two toss me around like a ball.

" uh-uh not when Dad gave me the card first, I can't believe Zion seized it because of my so called "excessive spending" For crying out loud I haven't spent one tenth of what's in that card." She yelled, glaring at me like I was her offender

I raised my hand in surrender, " So what would you have me do?" I asked

" Revenge, you shall go to his room to distract him and I shall do the rest." She said laughing mischievously

I hated it when Ashley acted this way, " Distract him how? What are you up to Ash? "

" Nothing you should concern yourself with, let's go." She concluded, dragging me off the bed and outside my room, we were heading towards the ground floor where Zion's bedroom was.

" Ash, I don't think this is a good idea. Sides I'm still in my PJs." I complained

" You look just fine, trust me." Ashley assured

As we approached his bedroom door, Ashley scanned my frame and looking satisfied gave the door a sharp knock to hide behind the Alcove close to Zion's room.

There was a gruff reply and a swift opening of the door, he  looked like he just left the shower, his hair dripped as drops cascaded down his bare chest. I swallowed visibly, feeling thirsty all of a sudden, licking my lip I watched in fascination as a particular drop trailed down his abs and disappeared into the bands of his Ski shorts.

" Have you seen enough." He snapped, giving me a cold hard stare, my heart raced and I wondered how I could react unashamedly to such cold person for years.

" Sorry, I huh need you to come to my room." I phrased without thinking, behind Zion I could see an angry Ashley face palming at my choice of words, " Get a grip!" She mouthed

Zion raised a brow at me shaking his head and stepping back into his room. " You're a mess Venus."

What do I do? I thought. I couldn't allow him go to his room, Ash would never forgive me. Without thinking I grabbed his hands pulling him towards me, he seemed shocked and dumbfounded at my sudden strength "You've got to help me, there's a bug in my room!" I screamed  dragging him till we got to my room, I prayed Ashley was fast enough to get what she needed from his room, I didn't know how long this would hold.

Zion folded his hands across his chest weighing me, " So where is the said bug?"

I pointed to my closet

Zion spared my closet a brief glance and held my gaze, moving closer to where I stood beside my dresser, I kept moving back as he came at me till my back hit the dresser, on getting to where I helplessly stood, his hand gently c*ressed my cheeks leaning in to bite my earlobe and sniff my neck. I closed my eyes trying to still my racing heart.

" Oh Ven, we both know there are no bugs in here." Zion said looking me in the eye while tugging on my ponytail

" I don't know what you're driving at, but there was a bug in there." I stammared

He looked at me and smiled sadly, " Stop playing games with me little Ven, you'll only get hurt." He gave me a chaste kiss on the mouth and left my room, the door closing quitely behind him.

" What have I gotten myself into?" I wondered pressing my shaky hands on my lips in wonderment.

Oh no!! that was my first kiss..