"You ready to go?" Zac asked coming across my front yard.
"I guess. But how exactly are we getting over to Granite Rock?" I replied.
"That is what your bike is for, dear." Zac smiled.
I went and got my bike from the garage and soon after we were on our way to the outside of town to climb the gigantic rock.
It took quite a while to climb it cause I kept stopping and complaining cause I was so scared I couldn't move any further....but finally we reached the top.
"God, isn't it beautiful up here?" Zac asked once we'd reached the top of the rock.
"Yeah it's great." I mumbled looking away from the edge. I wasn't exactly fond of heights so being on top of a huge rock wasn't really my idea of fun. But Zac had asked me to come up here and since i had nothing better to do today I agreed.
"I brought you up here for a reason, Ali." Zac said, looking down.
"What Zac?" I asked.
"I...um...well I've been thinking about this a lot, and....well, Ali, I....um...I love you."
"YOU WHAT?" I demanded.
"I love you." He said still looking down.
"Zac, you do not love me." I told him, "I'm your best friend, you don't love me."
"Yes, I do." He said finally looking up, "I didn't realize it until now, but I love you. You are perfect.....you are beautiful, you're nice, you're smart....you're perfect."
"Oh God." I moaned, "Please don't tell me this now."
"What do you mean, "don't tell me this now"? Would you like me to tell you later?" he fumed.
"No....it's just that so many things have happened recently and I can't handle all this, right now." I told him.
"This is about Taylor isn't it?" He asked, "This always happens! Everyone love Taylor and I'm just his "cute-little-brother". I can't believe this."
"It's not about Taylor." I lied, "Listen, I've gotta go. Let, me sit on this for a while, ok?"
"Whatever." Zac said turning around.
"I'm sorry, Zac." I said going to the edge of the rock, "I'm really sorry."
I unsteadily climbed my way back down and rode my bike as fast as I could back to my house tears streaming down my face the whole way.
So that brings my little story back to the beginning again. To the place where my life is going down the crapper. To the place where I'm forced to decide between brothers...one of which is my best friend.
Once again, I was left without someone to talk about this too. Why can't I just have normal girl best friends like everyone else?
So basically here are my choices...pick the guy I've loved all my life and lose my best friend or pick my best friend and lose the love of my life. Why did I agree to climbing that stupid rock anyway?
I let the problem sit in my head until after dinner. And then I went over to the Hanson's house....I had finally figured out what was the right thing to do.
I knew exactly where he would be. It was the place we always went when we were upset or wanted to be alone...the tree house.
I didn't say anything when I walked in, I just walked right over to him and kissed him like I had never kissed anyone before. Our lips didn't fit together as well as Taylor's and mine had but we could work on that.
"Zac, I love you too." I said once we broke apart, "I've always loved you. It just took me a little while to figure it out. We were made to be together."
"Soulmates" he whispered.
"Soulmates" I whispered back.
He smiled the most beautiful smile I've ever seen and enveloped me in his arms, "I love you Alison." he said kissing me on the forehead.
"I love you too, Zachary."
