ZACH's POV

It's been a week since the last time I saw her. I don't know why I missee her so much now. But I really wanted her to stay away from me from the beginning because when I first met her, I knew she was one of the women I should avoid. I once fell in love with my best friend and I am afraid of being hurt again.

My best friend and Merry are both cheerful, naughty and dedicated to what they do. But Merry is lot naughtier. So, sometimes I couldn't help but smile secretly.

Just like the days where she followed me. I walked fast to keep her away. But I do not know why I felt glad because she was chasing me.

She also brought food for me but I told my friends to pretend and eat the foods but the truth was that I actually ate all of it. Though some of it were a little burnt I still ate it.

One time she went to my class and I was surprised when she serenaded me in front of my classmates and everyone teased us. I didn’t react because of the mixed emotions I felt; it was only then that someone did that thing for me and I was overwhelmed.

She also walked with me going home and she found out our home address, so sometimes she visited me but I did not let her inside because Mommy and Daddy were fighting, it was embarrassing for her to see that scene inside, so I just sent her away.

The next day, I was surprised again when I saw a large tarpouline hanging in front of our building with my picture and a message: "Zachary Samaniego, will you be mine?"

My heart pounded like crazy but I didn't tell it to any of my friends and i felt ashamed to myself because her effort was too much.

The next day she surprised me again when she uploaded a video on youtube, she was singing my favorite song with my big tarpouline as a background. I smiled because she was cute and her voice was beautiful. I watched the video and I was very satisfied and thrilled. It was the first time I felt thrilled over a girl.

But because of my teasing friends, when I saw Merry in school, i told her delete the video but no one knew that before she deleted it I've already saved it on my computer.

I was not angry with her and I was never angry or bored with her — I was just amused to this kind of overwhelming feeling. And I want to protect my heart from the possibility of feeling the pain I once felt, I can no longer bear the pain though I know I will be hurt more because Merry's presence is even more intense.

She went to our classroom one time with a letter. Our professor wasn't there yet, so she went inside and handed it to me but I tore it up without even reading it. I know she was surprised, she was teary eyed, i was kicked by my conscience, I wanted to comfort her and apologize but I did not do it because I didn't know how.

When she left, I quickly picked up the pieces of paper I had torn to make it whole again with scotch tape. It was a sorry letter and she apologized to me for being a bothersome.

She also went in our swimming class and she asked me if she could talk to me but I just ignored him.

As I was walking away from the place she suddenly stopped me in my path, but I just passed by her.

"If you don't talk to me, I'll jump in the pool. let me remind you, I don't know how to swim." She said. I was nervous for no apparent reason or I was just worried about what she said.

But I thought maybe she was just joking so I ignored her again. So, I was shocked and could not move from where I was standing when I heard her jump into the pool. And before I could act, our coach in the swimming class rescued her already.

I was very worried about her, so I approached her to take her to the school clinic, she was even more surprised when i carried her. While I was carrying her, I could hardly remove the smiles on her lips.

My heart had beaten faster when she leaned her head against my chest. I wish she had not noticed that the strong palpitation of iy was because of her.

I didn't know how she gradually changed me without realizing it. I just woke up one day as if I wanted to make up for what she did to me, so, when she invited me to eat some streetfoods, I did not refuse her even though I do not eat streetfoods because I have an allergies, it was good thing that i only had little rashes.

There was a time I planned to go to their building to give her a K-drama stickers and badges that I bought at a mall, I heard from her friends that she loved Korean dramas, but i was an epic fail because i was eaten by my hesitancy. But I still hope I can give it to her sooner.

And the last time I saw her, I knew she was outside our classroom because I saw her peeking and listening.

"I don't like her." I said. But the truth was, she completely destroyed the ice I built as a barrier inside my heart. I just answered that thing to my classmate so that she could go inside and contradict what I said — because she looks so cute when she suddenly appears from nowhere but I was disappointed when she suddenly left.