I pulled the shawl to myself as I looked out of the glass window. I didn't really feel like going outside today for a walk. The police car drove by patrolling the region and I couldn't feel bad for those officers who work hard during the nighttime just for our safety. They are the true heroes.

　　My phone beeped and I looked back towards the sofa where I put it seeing a message pop up. I ignored it thinking it must be from the customer care but then as I turned back a gasp escaped my mouth and I lost my balance and stumbled backward but held the edge of the sofa stopping myself from falling.


　　"Zac-Zachary?" I said out loud when I saw him standing right behind the glass window before me.

　　What the hell?

　　Where did he come from all of a sudden?


　　How does he know where I live?

　　Why is even here?


　　A lot of questions popped into my mind as I took in his form. He was wearing the same black suit with few of his chest button undone, hair was messy and he looked as if he was in some kind of trouble.

　　"Zachary?" I still couldn't believe my eyes. He scared the life out of me. He caught me off guard when I turned around only to find him looking straight into my eyes standing quietly right behind the glass.

　　"Wha-What?" words were not forming in my mouth but I could feel the rising pulse and I swallowed the lump in my throat.

　　I stood straight and took a few steps forward, still not believing it.

　　He stood there quietly staring at me as I walked forward. But as I reached near to the window, he placed his hand on it from the outside and leaned closer.

　　"Juliette, its you!" he spoke and his voice felt as if he was breaking down. His state made me confuse yet worried. What was with him? Why is he like this?

　　As I waited for him to speak further, my patience level drained out when he didn't utter a single word. It was when I broke out of my state and placed my hand on the window.

　　"What are you doing here at this time of the night? And how did you even get inside the boundary?" I asked but all he did was stare at me.

　　"Zachary!"

　　"Zachary!"

　　"It's you! Juliette," he spoke and I stopped asking him questions.

　　"What is wrong with you?" I asked even though I hoped no reply from his side still he opened his mouth to say: "Open the door and let me in!"

　　"What?" I asked incredulously.

　　"Open the door!"

　　"No! Just leave!" I said and turned around to leave but he banged on the glass window like a maniac.

　　"What do you think you are doing? Are you mad?" I hissed at him.

　　"Let me in!"

　　"No!" I said and turned around to leave. As I walked towards my room, I gasped and stopped in my tracks and looked the glass door towards the left with wide eyes. There he was huffing as he looked inside. He ran all the way to the other side of the house to the glass door.

　　"What do you think you are doing? Just leave Zachary!" I said and as I walked towards him he coughed and the moment collapsed down all of a sudden stopping the breath out of me.

　　"What?"

　　"Zachary!" I screamed and ran to him. What just happened? Why did he collapse? As I ran I could feel my eyes watering looking at his collapsed form on the ground.

　　Undoing the lock, I opened the door and knelt down next to him and held his arm "Zachary! Zachar-"

　　"I knew it!" a gasp escaped my mouth when he held my hand and looked at me.

　　"W-What?"

　　"I knew that you care for me don't you?" he asked and I looked down at him as if I just saw some ghost.

　　"What is the meaning of all this?" I gritted out and jerked his hand away as I got up and turned around to go back. That idiot. Who does he think he is? How dare he trick me? And just look at me how shameless I am. I am still running to him like a mad woman who is deeply in love with her husband. Well...

　　As I turned to shove the door, he stopped it and tried to push it open.

　　"Just what do you think you are doing? Stop it!" I hissed at him as I tried to shut the door.

　　"Move aside and let me in!" he said and effortlessly pushed the door and barged in with me taking few steps back as he shut the door behind him.

　　"Just who do you think you are barging inside somebody's house like this in the middle of the nigh-"

　　I was engulfed into a tight hug as he buried his face in the crook of neck nd held the back of my head and waist stopping me from talking any further.

　　"Wh- What?" is what formed in my mouth out of shock.

　　"Who is shouting?" I heard Kiara and looked at the side from above Zachary's shoulder to see her rubbing her sleepy eyes and holding the pillow to her chest as she yawned and walked out of her room but as she realized what was going on she stopped in her tracks and looked at us with wide eyes. Then she realized who the person was who was still embracing me refusing to let go of me.

　　"Oh my god! I am sleeping!" she cracked a nervous yet weird laugh as she took few steps backward. I raised my hand in her direction wanting to stop her from leaving me alone with Zachary but she kept on mumbling "I am still sleepin? Oh my God!" and vanished into the dark and shut the door close.

　　Kiara I am going to kill you!

　　"W-What are you doing?" I realized he was still clinging to me. I tried to push him but to no avail did he budge.

　　"Let go Zachary!" I pushed harder.

　　"Never!" he wrapped both of his arms around my waist and pulled me even closer blocking the air out of me. But in that position the blocking of air out of my lungs didn't shock me but his words did.