Faith and Noel
Faith was still hurting, she missed Zac, but she wasn't going to give in. He'd understand in the long run, when he found someone who wouldn't hurt him, not the way she would, anyway.
She accepted a sort of date with Noel, some guy she'd met at P3 one night when she was trying to get over Zac. She hadn't slept with him yet, she didn't want to. It still felt like cheating on Zac.
Noel bought the tickets for the movie and they went in to sit down. He wanted to sit up the back away from people, but Faith insisted they sit in the middle. He put his arm around her and she accepted it, uncaring now.
Halfway through the movie, she was hurting badly. She wanted to be there with Zac.
Why was this so hard?
To ease her mind off the pain, she leaned up and kissed Noel, hoping this would clear thoughts of Zac from her mind.
Zac
Zac had spotted Faith at the movies. And, what's more she was seeing the same one he was there to see - with another guy.
Descreetly, he took up a seat a few rows behind them, and throughout the movie his gaze constantly flickered to them.
In the dark, he couldn't see much. But he saw enough to see his arm around her.
But when Faith kissed him... Zac had enough. Bitterly, he threw popcorn at him.
Faith
Noel looked around.
"Ah jeez, some idiot threw popcorn at me."
Faith turned to see where he was looking and saw Zac. Her jaw dropped slightly and she felt her heart wrench again.
"Zac... oh god."
Faith stood up. "Sorry, I have to go."
She ran out, her tears cascading down her face, and with a final look at Zac, she left.
Zac
Zac paused for a moment, then got up and left the cinema as well. When he got through the doors, he stopped to see where she had gone and followed.
"Faith!"
Faith
Faith turned and saw Zac. She wiped her tears away.
"Zac, I... I'm sorry, I didn't... oh God, I've just..."
She turned away and started to leave again. She was torn. She didn't want to leave, but she had to.
Zac
Zac took hold of her hands.
"Please," he begged. "If I did anything wrong... I'm sorry. Just please... don't leave me..."
Faith
Faith cast her eyes downward. She couldn't look in his eyes, she'd never be able to keep it up if she did.
"Zac, don't. Don't do this."
Zac
"Please Faith! I... I need to know... I... I miss you. And I... I don't want us to just... just part like," Zac gulped. "You mean too much to me."
Faith
Faith's tears were now streaming down her face.
"Zac, I don't want to do this, but I have to."
She pulled her hands away from Zac's.
"You think it was easy for me? To turn off my feelings? Because it wasn't... I care about you so much, but if you and I get anymore involved, you'll wind up hurt... and I don't want... Zac, it's for the best, everyone thinks so. And this way, you're mom will be happy."
Zac
"I don't care if she's happy or not!" Zac cried. "I just want you!"
Faith
Faith reached over and wiped a tear from Zac's face. She backed up.
"Zac, we can't do this... I have to go. Coz if I stay then I'm not going to be able to leave. And I have to."
Zac
"Please stay. Please don't leave me," Zac begged. "I don't want to lose you."
Faith
Faith hugged Zac one last time. She breathed in his scent, remembering every last detail of his body.
"I have to," she whispered quietly, pulling away. "And even though it may hurt now, I think..." Faith stopped speaking, unable to form words due to her sobs. "I think... it'll be better, you know, in the long run, and I think you're gonna find another girl, because you have to... and she won't hurt you like I have, and everyone will approve of her."
Faith turned to leave.
Zac
"I don't want another girl," Zac said after her. "I want you! I don't care if they approve of you or not. And I would rather have you and get hurt, than not!"
Faith
Faith turned around.
"You think that I don't wanna be with you? Because I do, because being with you is so much better than not being with you, ok? But this is for the best. I'm sorry."
She ran off.
Zac
"I'm not gonna cry. I'm not gonna cry," Zac said, fighting back tears.
Still, he took the moment to abandom the movies for his car.