☆ Chapter 41 ☆

After trying so hard Stella finally convinced Zach to not to get into trouble by messing with Brandon.

"But how dare he hold your hand and chin, it's just unbearable to me. None should touch my girl without me." Zach frowned.

"Am I still you're girl Zach? Stella asked in a sad tone. This one question made them silent which was feeling like forever....

"I'm really tired Zach I uh I'd rather go to sleep now, bye... " Stella didn't even wanted to hang up but it's hurting her. To talk to Zach who was her one and only first boyfriend, even though she loved Niall...Zach's everything made Stella attracted to him. Also she fell in love with him so deep... just to get heartbroken by seeing her best friend and boyfriend kissing each other. And now again he's saying she is his girl? What on earth was actually happening, Stella couldn't understand.

"Will you Stella Beckham, be my girl? Again?" Zach finally opened his mouth after realizing that Stella literally wanted to hang up the call, means she's really hurt. Generally she never ever wanted to cut the call. Stella's breath almost stopped by hearing his question.

"Your girl? What about Madison?"

Still she tried to gather some air and spit the words.

"She's my ex, nothing else." Zach replied with confidence.

"Are you sure I mean, do you love me or...." Stella stopped as she felt he'd get hurt if she asks him that question- 'Or you just want my body?'

Zach interrupted her thoughts "Or...? What...?" "Nothing! Just tell me do you love me?" Stella hurried to say.

"I love you forever remember?" Zach reminded.

"Till my last breath, even I wanna die in your arms, it'll be peaceful I bet." Looks like Zach actually still wants her.

Stella is trying to figure out what is happening. Is it some kind of joke or a dream or what? [Reality] her mind reminded.

"Now you answer my question Stella... will you be my girl?" Zach broke all the silence.

"You need to ask me that? Don't you already know the answer?...Yes! I love you Zach. I love you so much...." Stella broke into tears.

"I love you a lot my lady." Zach tried to calm her down.

"Do you even know how I passed these days without talking to you, without having you by my side. I...just...I missed you so bad! Oh God!" Stella can't stop crying.

"I love you" Zach said with a calm voice that got chills down Stella's spine.

"It feels so good to hear you say that. Love you to the moon.." Stella started.

"And back." Zach finished it.

Both chuckled after that.

Stella is so happy after so long. She's literally laughing and smiling while talking to Zach. Now she's looking outside the window while talking. Looking for the stars. Those couple of stars which was like them one Stella and the other was Zach, she thought and to her surprise they were there after so long again. [Do they actually work like us?] her mind asked her. 'I don't know' she thought.

"Stella... what are you doing?" Zach asked as she isn't answering to his questions.

"Oh I'm so sorry I got so lost looking at the stars... You know these stars are just like us. The brighter one is you and other it's me. We stay so close everytime. And you know what? When I broke up with you...those stars weren't there but now they are actually here, again!" Stella got excited.

"Really?" Zach added to her excitement.

"Oh yes, of course! I kinda like it that they just tries to show us in them, you know they kinda reflect us. Or that's what I feel... " Stella stopped cebause she thought she heard someone stepping the stairs.

"Well it's good if you like it...." Zach said.

"Hold on for a minute" Stella stopped Zach from talking and hung up the call as soon as her mum knocked on the door when she realized it was locked, again.

"Stella are you in there? Open the door real quick!" She yelled.

"Yeah wait... " she ran to the door and unlocked it.

"How many times do I have to tell you- don't lock the door!? What were you doing huh?" Deborah calmed down a little.

"I was just watching the...stars." Stella stuttered a little.

"Were you?" Deborah doubted as Stella stuttered.

"Yes of course. There are just two stars today that's what I found out." Stella tried to sound true.

"Hmm.... let me see your wounds, oh my little darling, I'm so sorry for these bruises I got on you." Deborah took Stella's hand in hers and kept searching for wounds.

"It's really hot in the bruises. I hope you'll remember this and never make the same mistake again Stella... " Deborah started to massage her arms. Stella grunt in pain.

"Okay I'm fine. I don't need you to add more pain to my pain." Stella took her hand away. "Adding pain to pain can make you stronger darling. Come on it'll be fine." Saying that Deborah started massaging again. Stella grunt a little this time.

"Okay now...how do you feel?" Deborah asked with a smile.

"Better." Stella smiled back.

"Won't you have your dinner?" she asked.

"I uh I'm not feeling to eat but what's for dinner?" Stella asked back.

"It's special and one of your favorites." Her mum chuckled.

"What exactly is it?" Stella asked with raising one eyebrow up.

"Come downstairs and see for yourself." Saying so Deborah left.

"Okay I'll be there in a minute."

Stella went to her bed and searched for her phone.

"Where on earth did I threw it this time!? Gotcha!" She saw Zach's messages-

'What happened? Is something wrong? Has your mum came or something? Tell me something Stella!' and she just replied "I'll be back after having my dinner alright? Now bye bye!"

She again threw her phone on the bed and ran downstairs. She's literally starving as she didn't had anything except that cold coffee this whole day.

"Oh wow!!! Fried rice and prawn gravy! Chicken as well! I didn't expect this! Thank you so much mum." Stella becomes happy again. Sitting on the dining table aside Beth she started to take the rice first. "Give me some too, I'm hungry as well sis."

"Hold on..here you go." Stella put some rice on Beth's plate as well.

They took prawn gravy which Stella took the most, it's one of her favorite. But while taking the chicken fries they had to struggle with their want and wishes.

Who's gonna take the leg piece?