After Life by Jacquie Underdown

Author:Jacquie Underdown [Underdown, Jacquie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

Zoe and Asher strode across the lawn from the girls’ dorm toward the main buildings.

Asher smiled at Zoe. “You know, Super Freak, I’m proud of you.”

Zoe laughed. “And why’s that?”

“I expected you to be hiding under your blankets this morning. But instead, your head is held high.”

“As much as Rosalie pisses me off, and how much it stings my tongue to say this, she opened my eyes yesterday. She’s right—I was paranoid because of how I felt about myself. If I’m okay with me, then people have no choice but to be okay with me too.”

“I like the way you think, Super Freak.”

“You’ve really helped me with that, Ash. The way you accept me, even get excited about my abilities, it’s made me see that I don’t have to believe my life is negative. And that I don’t have to see myself so negatively. And Theron—”

“Fucking adores you.”

Zoe nodded as a smile crept across her face. “Yeah. He does. I don’t fit in with the status quo, but I’m not a monster. It takes guts to go out on your own.”

Asher smiled. “It does.”

“If people don’t want to take me as I am, then whatever. Trying to change myself so they do is never going to lead to anything but fake friendships and fake experiences.”

“Totes. You’re wise, my young Super Freak.”

Zoe laughed. “I’m trying to be.”

As they made it to the busy courtyard, Zoe noticed the odd person look at her and snigger with their friends. Yes, it still stung, but she could handle it. That was the point of difference.

She was okay with herself.

She had true, honest friendships that brought her so much happiness. Zoe didn’t want to change herself for a person who would point and snigger anyway because all that showed was that they were fighting an even bigger battle than she was in the self-acceptance department.

Zoe thought of her parents. Perhaps she should come clean with them too and let them know she was no longer taking her medication and that what she saw was actually real—not mere delusions her mind was concocting.

Asher left her at the main building where she met with her form class. When inside the classroom, she glanced around for Theron. In her peripheral came a flutter; she looked toward the back to see Theron waving his arm in the air.

Zoe headed up the stairs and sat next to him. He kissed her lips, lingering for a long moment. “How are you?”

Zoe grinned. “Really good.”

“I can tell. It’s written all over your face. That kind of don’t mess with me coz I’ve finally realised how special I am look.”

She laughed, not caring who heard or saw her. She was happy, and she wasn’t going to hide it nor change her behaviour to suit others. “You think I’m special?”

He pressed a kiss to her ear, then lingered there, his warm breath tickling her. “Special. Smart. So sexy.”

Tingles fanned across her flesh while blissful emotion swelled in her veins. Theron meant everything to her now, there was no denying that.

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