King Of My Heart

Chapter 3 : The Party

"There is a party tonight on The Miller. Do you wanna come ?" My dad asked, like he knew i love Zoe. I never told him anything. Someone my heart went calmer, i could inhale the air normally again.

I nodded , in assessment.

"Be ready at 6 p.m." My dad said, he smacked my shoulder for couple times and paced to his office.

I went inside my room, threw my bag on the floor and threw myself to the bed. I placed my phone on the nightstand and took a short nap.

I woke up by the sounds of my dad yelling my name outside my room. I grasped my phone and pressed the home button, the screen showed 5.55 s**t.

I sprinted to the bathroom, washed my face and took a short bath. I combed my hair, to the back and changed my clothes to the tuxedo.

It was 5.59 when i ready. My parents have waiting on the couch when i went down. We went inside our limousine and the driver started to drive.

"It's necessary to drive ?" I asked, it only took ten minutes by walk to The Miller but, my parent wouldn't ever did that.

My mom worried about her makeups and my dad, about his expensive perfume. I shook my head when we reached Zoe house. It was big and tons of car were parked on the side of the road.

The last time i been here was ten years ago and the house changes much, especially the garden. It really look like a palace with perfect white walls and big pillars decorating it.

My driver dropped off us on the lobby, there were two reception tables which was scant because people are queueing there. I stood behind my parents, they got a souvenir that wrapped by a gold colored paper with big silver colored ribbon.

I got nothing. No, just kidding. I got it too, but smaller by size and no one knew what's inside.

Her living room was full furnished, a big chandelier, surrounded by eight small chandeliers hanging on the middle of the room. The marble floor and two curves stair, on side to side added the aesthetic of this house.

They use the living room as ballroom, replace the couch with round table and chair. I didn't know how many guest Mr. Miller invited but here was around two hundred or three hundred guest.

We plopped to our place, our glass was filled by sparkling water and there were another glass, filled by beer.

The classic music started to humming and we could see clearly Mr & Mrs. Miller with Zoe standing in the middle of them and her brothers stood behind them start walking down the stairs.

Zoe...

She was beautiful, looking elegant with her long lace white dress. Her curly dark brown hair left loosely and she worn rainbow flower crown.

See, my geeky girl turned into goddess.

I couldn't take my eyes off of her. My eyes followed every movement of her.

When our eyes met, she shifted her eyeball different direction. Like it was a butt hurt to looked at me.

This was actually a celebration party, business thingy that i haven't understood.

Mr. Miller started his speech, after that, the food was coming again and again.

Zoe sat on another private table with her family and my eyes, still looked at her just like the first time we met.

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I have finished my food and saw Zoe walking to the balcony. I drank my water and passed through sea of people and entered the balcony.

The feels was different. It was crowded inside, loud music banging, some were drink too much and they drunk. Here was a calmer place, when you could see the calm swimming pool with some light, flashing to the green grass and small way out there.

Zoe was standing, resting her hands on the balcony railings. I paced and stood beside her.

You could smell the grass from here, it wasn't nice at first but you would get used to it, by five seconds.

"W-what are you doing here ?" Zoe stuttered, she was surprised to see me, stood beside her. It could be a romantic moment but, it won't work that way.

"Sorry if i made you surprise with my presence," I apologized and looked right on her blue eyes. She nodded and smiled. "You hate party ?"

"Who like the party if it's full of businessman and woman and you're actually too young to be in there," Zoe rolled her eyes and sighed. "I guess i want to be in my bedroom but i keep stumbling, i'm not used to wear this."

She pointed to her gorgeous silver high heels. I looked down and looked back at her, smiling. "I can help you–"

"No no no, it's okay. I'm waiting for my brothers," She said with big smiles on her face. "But can you please pull the chair to here ?"

I pulled the chairs, one for her and one for me. I placed it right behinds her, made sure she was comfortable before i plopped to my chair.

"I'm sorry for earlier," She mumbled and sighed. Her eyes somehow showing exhaustion like she hasn't got any rest.

"I'm sorry too, i-i mustn't have forced you," I mumbled back, and looked at her. I adored every-inch of her body. Her hair, her smiles, her curves and everything but moreover, her beautiful heart.

We went silence, i was too afraid to expressed my love and she even hasn't asked me about it. I guessed she has forgot about it.

The door cracked broke the silence between both of us. We spontaneously turned our head back and her brother, stood there, same as surprised as us.

"I thought you're gone Zoey," Zack Jr said. He helped Zoe to stood and gave me a cold strange, just like another overprotective brother.

But the fact, we barely talked.

"Bye," Her soft voices entered my ear. I waved to her gently and she replied it with smiles but not with Zack Jr, he looked at me with his 'don't play with my sister' face.

I went inside and looked for my parents. I went home without them because they could stay there until midnight and the party wasn't fun at all.

I changed my clothes to pajamas and dumped my dirty tuxedo on the dirty clothes basket. I charged my phone and rest myself on my bed, looking at the ceiling, pondering.

My mind couldn't stop flashing the beautifulness of Zoe and the moment we just have together. It was so beautiful, yet awkward.

I hoped she could read my mind and believed that i meant my statement, earlier, on the cafeteria.