Chapter 8

"Kyle!!!" Zayn shouted as he rushed over to help her.

"Thief!! He stole my money" Kylie said before chasing the thief. Zayn whooshed away to get the thief while Vera was shocked at how things unfolded. Zayn appeared right in front of the masked thief.

"What the hell?" The masked thief uttered as he bumped into Zayn.

"Hand over the bag and I'll let you live," Zayn said coldly.

The masked thief cursed under one breath before rushing towards Zayn, just before he could get to him, Kylie appeared and kicked the thief right in the stomach before punching him in the face, she took off his mask and was shocked at who the culprit was.

"Benchie!!" Kylie shouted.

Benchie was one of Kylie's audience back in the day, he used to cheer the loudest for her until he was imprisoned for breaking into a home and that was the last they heard from him. Kylie had mixed feelings seeing him again so she decided to let him go, she collected the guitar bag and faced Zayn.

"Thanks for help…. ah" Kylie's words were cut short as Zayn roughly turned her away from Benchie, the next thing she saw was blood dripping from Zayn's back and Benchie was holding a bloodied knife.

Seeing that his plan to hurt Kylie fell through, Benchie snatched the bag from Kylie and ran away.

"Help! Somebody help us!!" Kylie shouted as she hugged Zayn closely to her chest. " Please don't die, please!!" She sobbed loudly

"I'm fine, Kyle, " Zayn said softly. "Hush there, don't cry!" He pacified her but Kylie kept blaming herself for what happened to him.

Vera and the train station guards came to the scene and they volunteered to take Zayn to the hospital but he insisted on going to his house for treatment. He gave his car keys to Kylie and asked her to drive.

Kylie: "..."

Zayn chuckled lightly, "It's an automatic car, don't be scared". "You have to help me, I'm dying!"

Kylie and Vera lifted him and put his hands around Kylie's neck for support.

He kept describing his house while Kylie drove as quickly as she could to save him from dying and finally, they got to his apartment.

"Where's your first aid box?" Kylie asked.

"Are you going to treat me here, in her presence?" Zayn asked

Kylie and Vera: "..."

Zayn crawled into his room while Kylie followed gently. She laid him on his chest while she started treating him. Her warm, soft hands were soothing to Zayn, who kept smiling softly.

"The knife cut is a bit deep, you'd need to rest for a few days, " she said. "But why don't you want to go to the hospital for treatment?"

"I'm a foreigner, I don't have a hospital card, " Zayn said, hoping his lie could convince Kylie.

"That's fine, I should get going, make sure you rest well," Kylie said as she turned around to leave the room, Zayn rose from the bed and held her hand while going down the stairs.

"What are you doing?" She asked. Vera was confused as she saw Zayn leading her friend towards the main door.

"Hey!! What are you doing with her?" Vera shouted as she started walking to the door.

Zayn held Kylie's thumb and imputed her fingerprint into the automatic door.

One new fingerprint added, the automated door system said.

Kylie and Vera: "..."

"Now you can easily come in without any issue," Zayn said. "My house is your house, feel free to come as you wish," he said with a smile.

"Aww, you're so sweet Zayn" Vera couldn't help but feel happy for her best friend while Kylie blushed.

"But what exactly do you want from my friend?" Vera asked.

Zayn turned around to face Kylie before taking her hands in his and said

"I want to be with her every step of the way, through the good, bad, and ugly. I want to be the one she'd run to when she has a bad day and good news". "I want all of that and more".

Kylie smiled broadly and her heart skipped a beat at Zayn's words, apart from her parents and best friend, Vera. Zayn was another person who has shown her love the way he did.

"Our ride is here, Kyle," Vera said, breaking the silence. "Bye Zayn," she said before leaving.

"I guess we'll see tomorrow, I'd get some treatment for you," Kylie said before hugging Zayn lightly.

"Take care," he said as he watched her walk away.

The following day, Kylie woke up feeling excited. She dreamt of her time in Zayn's house. Well who knows, she might be having a boyfriend earlier than she planned.

She told her parents about the incident at the train station and they were grateful to Zayn for protecting their princess.

Beatrice packed medications he'd be able to use to ease the pain. Nathan drove her to school with the hope of seeing Zayn but he didn't meet him. Kylie walked into class as she met Vera and Gideon. Vera was already telling Gideon about the night's incident and Gideon couldn't help but feel sad, he wasn't present when his friends needed him and now he felt he had a new rival for Kylie's heart

"Can I follow you to visit Zayn today?" Gideon asked.

"Uh???" The two girls said together while exchanging looks at each other.

"Zayn isn't fit to have visitors yet," Kylie said. "We'll let you know when he's ready, okay?" She said,

The bell rang and everyone went to their classes. After the day, Kylie and Vera went to Zayn's house. They finally realized where they came from the other night.

"Zayn lives in the penthouse of a five-star hotel??" Vera asked as she sharply turned to face Kylie.

"He lives in the penthouse of the Orpheum of all places?" She asked again, extremely shocked. "Just who he is and where did he get such an amount of money?" She said,

"Best friend, what if you've hit a jackpot ?" Vera suddenly said while chuckling. " You are about to become the girlfriend of the richest, coolest student of East High… ah, my girlfriend is so lucky!!!!" She said while jumping around Kylie.

" Just shut up already, people are staring " Kylie tried to cover Vera's mouth as she pushed her into the Orpheum's lobby.

They got to the penthouse and Kylie opened the door. They saw Zayn dressed in an apron, looking so palatable to eat. He was chopping some veggies.

"I guess I started cooking a bit late, wanted you guys to eat as soon as you get here," Zayn said with a long face. "But you two can sit and watch me cook," he said, smiling lightly.

"You shouldn't be cooking, you're injured, " Kylie said worriedly.

"I agree with her," Vera quickly chipped in.

"Can you two j….." Zayn's words were interrupted by the loud knock on the door. He picked up the remote control and the door opened, then Rafael strolled in.

Kylie, V era, and Rafael:"..."

"You two know each other?" The girls asked in unison.

"Just when did you become friends with Kylie ?" Rafael whispered to Zayn.