Phoebe entered the door of the school.
Her heart was pounding...
She doesn't know what to expect today.
Ever since the accident...
First day of school was always a nightmare for her.
Not because she's mistreated...
But because people only see what she cannot do with her condition.
They do not recognize what she can do anymore.
People looked at her very differently because of her leg.
She saw a guy standing at the hallway and went to her.
"Do you need help miss?" The guy asked.
Phoebe nodded.
The guy was about to lift her books but...
She protested.
"You didn't even ask me what I need help with. I actually just need help in finding the Biology Lab... I appreciate it though. This would do." Phoebe said smiling to the guy.
The guy smiled back as he continued to carry her things.
"There you go. This the Bio-Lab. Anything else Miss?" The guy said returning the books carefully to Phoebe.
"Phoebe. Major in Biology. Thank you sir..." The name rang the guys ears.
"Joshua. Communication Arts Student." They both almost laughed at being too formal.
"See you around then..." Phoebe said.
"Just a tip. Ignore their weird stares, that won't kill you. Ciao." Joshua said.
With that...
He already left.
Phoebe was already preparing her things on top of her desk when she realizes that she was too early for class.
"Well... I appreciate early birds around here. I usually got tardy students... But never this early. In fact... You're earlier than me."A praise from a woman who just came in.
"Uhm... Thanks? I guess." Phoebe said.
"Oh pardon me... Sorry for not introducing myself. I'm Mrs. Freeman. I'm your Biology 101 professor." Said the woman.
"Nice meeting you Mrs. Freeman." She answered.
Later, the class started.
Mrs. Freeman told them to buddy up but there is not one single sould who wanted to sit beside and partner up with Phoebe.
The seat next to her is empty too.
"Phoebe, I guess it's you and me again..." Phoebe said mocking herself for fun.
The class turned their heads to the newly opened door as another student just arrived.
"Sorry I'm late." Said the familiar voice.
Phoebe was shocked.
She was overwhelmed by the presence of the man.
She cannot be mistaken.
He's still the same guy he met way back in middle school.
The guy who became his friend once.
This guy who never considered anyone's existence except for Zoriah's...
Is gonna sit beside her again...
"Hi. It's been a while... Phoebs." The man turned to her.
"Z-zack... Yeah. What a coincidence." Phoebe answered with a nervous laughter.
"G-guys? OMG. I can't believe I'm seeing the both of you here again!" A woman almost screamed behind them.
"Zoriah?" Phobe was shocked.
Oh, boy.
Is this a reunion or what?
"I-it's nice to see you again Zoriah... You looked prettier..." Phoebe saw it again...
The look that Zack gave Zoriah back then...
Is the same look that Zack has on his face right now.
"And hotter... Right Zack?" Phoebe said in addition.
Zack just nodded mindlessly.
He was still at awe when he saw his first crush...
No!
Let's rephrase that...
His 'first love'...
Since Zack is passed and got into the football team...
He missed almost everything about Zoriah...
He did not have enough time to hang out...
It was just Phoebe and Zoriah getting close to each other for the passed two years...
One day, after class, Phobe was left alone in the room since she's not like the normal students who can just barge out of the classroom when the class is over.
"Phoebs!" She heard a familiar voice call her out.
"Oh Zack, Zoriah did not attend the class, she said she's sick. What brings you here?" Phoebe said.
"Oh, I'll tell you later but... Why are you still her-?" He stopped as he realized why Phoebe cannot go home as fast as the others...
"Y-your leg... Does it still hurt?" Phoebe just nodded and sighed.
"I miss being normal like anyone else... You were about to tell me something..." She said.
"I have a favor to ask... Since you're so close with Zoriah..." Zack was hesitant.
"What is it?" She asked.
Zack held his nape nervously and spoke...
"Can you be my 'Wing-woman'?" He asked.
While he was talking Phoebe got pre-occupied again.
For her, it's like history repeated itself.
Then, the question popped out of nowhere...
Or did it come from the back of her mind?
Should I let him know?
Where ever it came from, she doesn't know and she doesn't care...
She cannot even pay attention to the man speaking in front of him for she asked herself again...
While Phoebe was on her way home, she can't help but think about what Zack asked.
The guy she likes...
No.
The man she loves, just asked if she can give him a leverage since he's planning to court her bestfriend.
Cruel and mean?
For Phoebe, it is.
For Zack, nah...
He doesn't know Phoebe's feelings anyway...
"Thank goodness, you're home Phobe, you should have called us that you need a ride home. Sweetie, would you like some Bacon and Eggs?" Phoebe's mom's asked her when she arrived and opened the door.
"I'll pass." She answered as she goes up the stairs.
Who eats Bacon and Eggs for Dinner?
They're weird, maybe that's the reason I'm weird too...
"Ugh! I can't believe I said 'yes' to him!" Phoebe said as she plopped down her bed.
She covered her face with both of her hands...
Almost two years has almost gone by...
Phoebe did everything in her power to be Zack's Wing-woman, giving Zack a boost by telling Zoriah good things about Zack, telling Zack what Phoebe likes and being there for him to pin-point what went wrong when Zoriah's getting annoyed of the courtship.
"Who will you date at the Graduation Ball Z?" Phoebe asked Zoriah.
They're at the girl locker-room changing for Gym class.
"Shhh... I know what you're trying to do Phoebe. Zack is not more than a friend and that's it." Zoriah said.
"I'm not doing anything..." Phoebe said innocently.
"Whatever Phoebs... Don't you think I'm getting fatter?" Zoriah siad as she drank one of her diet pills... The question she always asked Phoebe which confused her.
"If you're fat... I'd probably be kicked out by your mom everytime I go to your house, for unintenstionally breaking your room's floor and your house's ceiling downstairs using my weight." Phoebe joked.
Actually, Zoriah's pretty...
But she's a bit skinny, like a model.
Not that it's a bad thing, Phoebe even admired how Zoriah takes care of her figure and her weight.
She has a super metabolism that everything she eats flushes away that easily without even exercising.
But her weight loss is getting drastic as time goes by which worries her family and friends...
"Excuse me Phoebs, I'll go out. Coach is waiting outside." When Zoriah got up, she did not noticed that she dropped the bottle of her diet pills.
"Z, you dropped something..." She called but Zoriah did not hear it.
Then she went to pick up the bottle, she did not mean to but she saw the name of the drug...
"Fluoxetine - Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)." Phoebe read the label.
She searched it online but...
It turned out to be confusing.
It was a type of anti-depressant.
Not a diet pill.
"Ahhh!!! Zoriah!!!" Someone screamed outside.
When Phoebe went outside she saw Zack carrying the unconscious Zoriah.
The look of worry etched on his face.
The look that he did not even feign for her when she got her leg injured.
When they got to the hospital.
Zack was there too.
The doctors told them about Zoriah's medical history and background.
She's Bullimic.
"Z, don't do that to yourself again... You look perfect in anyway possible. I love you." Zack held and kissed Zoriah's hand.
"Zack... I love you too..." Zoriah said holding Zack's cheek.
"I-I have to go..." Phoebe left them alone.
She couldn't stand to be there with them.
She went outside to get some fresh air but how unfortunate...
It rained.
She did not go back inside and let the rain pour into her head.
The tears would not be so obvious with water anyway.
She thought.
Then, the rain really struck some sense into her head.
A sudden realization came...
It's time to let him go... Zoriah needs him.
A month after, they all went to the graduation ball.
Zack and Zoriah went together...
Well, Phoebe does not have a date.
The night was going well.
She watched Zoriah and Zack danced all night.
They looked so good together.
Zoriah was resting her head at Zack's chest while the man, holding the small of her back.
It really hurts but she just smiled with content.