Chasing Her Movie Star

2: Her Apollo

28 october 2017

 *Amora*

 “Earth to Ami... hallo… party going on”. One of my roommates and almost instant best friends Payton says, sliding down on the chair beside me. “Are you gonna sit here and sulk all evening ?”

 “Not sulking, just not in the mood for partying”. I look at the drink in front of me, wondering not for the first time why I am even here.

 Brooke, my other roommate and friend sit down across from us. “Is she sulking again ?”

 “I am not sulking… we can’t all be… you two”. I grumble.

 Okay, I am not really fair, but my mood is just not the best.

 “I think she is thinking about HIM again… the elusive Mr right”. Payton says rolling her eyes. “Are we sure he is even real, and not something she imagined ?”

 I should never have told them about Zac. I am not sure why I did it… or why I now, almost four months later I still can't seem to get him out of my mind.

 “Of course he is real... and I am just worried for him. He seemed so… lost”. It is part of it, me being worried I mean, but I am very aware that it is not all of it.

 “How was it she described him ?” Brooke makes a mock thoughtful face.

 I hide my own face in my hands as Payton answers teasingly. “So handsome it makes any other man look like a gargoyle, right ?” 

 I know it was a short meeting and that I know nothing beside his name, and the fact that he is tall, handsome and doesn’t handle fire ants very well. I know nothing about him, but it doesn’t stop him from invading my dreams and thoughts almost daily.

 “It doesn’t matter, does it ? He hasn’t come back to the pharmacy… most likely I will never see him again”. For some reason the thought brings me pain.

 “You never ... oh hello handsome, girls look at that dish”. Payton’s eyes grow three sizes as some guy walks over in a cowboy costume. 

 He stops in front of our table. “Well hi there little ladies. I am Wayne… new sheriff in this town”.

 “Hi Wayne”. Payton says with a giggle. “I am Payton, are you sure you are not like… the bad guy gunslinger ?”

 He tabs the star on his chest. “Nope, I am the sheriff. But I can be bad if needed... Are you a nice or a naughty nurse ?”

 “Oh very much naughty, when needed”. She grins, then looks at Brooke who is clearing her throat. “This is my friend Brooke”.

 “Well hi there Brooke... don’t you look deliciously scary”. Wayne tips his cowboy hat to her.

 She is wearing a cute day of the dead costume and makeup that looks great with her ebony skin. “Uhm thanks... I think”.

 “And who is this stunning little witch ?” He looks at me and winks.

 Payton sighs. “This is Amora”. 

 “Oh she surely is”. He grabs my hand and kisses it. “You definitely have me all enchanted… What magic tricks can you do besides that ?” 

 “I can do a real nifty trick with my wand here”. I wave the little wand, smiling sweetly at him. “Do you want to see ?”

 He leans closer, smiling that sleazy smile I know way too well. “Sure... I’d love to see everything you have to offer”.

 “So I am gonna wave this and say ‘bibbidi bobbidi boo’ like this”. I wave the wand. “And poof you are gonna disappear…completely. How does that sound ?”

 “Sounds like you are a real b***h”. His voice annoyed, then he turns, mumbling something like ‘c**k tease’. 

 Payton pouts. “Hey I am not… that. I am fun and... oh f**k it... jerk”.

 “Sorry”. I mumble. “Maybe I should just go home”.

 “No Ami... ignore him. He was an i***t anyway”. Brooke says, sending me a soft smile.

 Payton sigh. “He was, no doubt. But…do you have to always be so… angry with men ? You scare them all off. I mean why did you scare him off ? I know he turned out to be a jerk but… you couldn’t know”.

 “I don’t mean to...”. I kinda half shrug.

 “Yes you do”. Payton cuts me off. “You want them to leave…cause you are not interested”.

 I roll my eyes. “Okay, he was sleazy…so yeah I wanted him to leave me alone and f**k off. You both deserve much better than the likes of him”. 

 “But why... I mean ignoring the turning out to be a jerk thing. He was handsome...”. She holds up one finger.

 “Not as handsome as Zac”. I mutter under my breath.

 She continues, holding up a second finger. “He was charming...”.

 “Not as charming as Zac”. I mumble, not even really thinking about it.

 “And he was tall and well built..”. She holds up a third finger. “And if you say ‘not as tall and well built as Zac’ I swear I will strangle you. You are crazy… You are turning away every other guy over one you met for like ten minutes and that you will probably never see again... you need to stop it”.

 I look at my hands. I know it’s stupid, but I can’t forget him. It’s like his eyes and his smile is burned into my soul. “I’d better go home…so you can have fun”.

 “No stay Ami.  Ignore her... she is just salty because she is horny and the men seem to be drawn to you”. Brooke says, glaring at her.

 Payton shrugs, but her eyes are not meeting mine. “Yeah... I love you girl, but you are such a p***y blocker… I don’t know what it is with you, but the men always go for you and you don’t want them. It’s not easy getting some quality d**k when you are near”.

 “Eww”. I make a face. “Seriously do you have to be so… crude”.

 “Sorry.. just telling it like it is”. She giggles. “But honestly... you seem to enchant men without even trying… Maybe the name isn’t that far off”.

 I make a face. She is definitely right that I am not trying. I don’t want men's attention. I  prefer that they leave me alone, to be honest, but I also know she is right, men tend to… swarm around me, well until I tell them I am not interested that is... then they often turn sour.

 Brooke is looking at her phone. “Oh Marvel just announced their new movie and new, or kinda new, hero”.

 “Wait... are you like a superhero geek ?” Payton asks in surprise. I must admit this is news for me too.

 “Hot men in tight spandex, What’s not to love”. She grins. “Hmm this one has to bulge up a lot though to fill out the suit though”.

 Payton leans closer. “Are you gonna share who it is and which movie ?”

 I am not saying anything, but I am listening. As my dad is a huge comic book fan, through him I know quite a lot about both Marvel and DC.

 “Oh sure... I honestly didn’t know he had his own stories ...Young Odin.. but they have cast Zachary Apollo”. She says.

 “Young Odin ? Isn’t Odin like the bad dad in the Thor movies? But I know who Zachary Apollo is, but yeah he is like.. a skinny nerd isn’t he ?” Payton says.

 I am suddenly curious. “Oh Young Odin ? Really…my dad used to read those to me as a kid.. I loved them, preferred them over Thor honestly.. because he was a kid too… this could be good, but I don’t think I know this Zachary guy”.

 “A kid ? But Zac is like… 37... not a kid.. oh wait it says something about Asher Batson playing him too… so it seems like we will like… see him as a kid and an adult”. Brooke says.

 “Yeah… comics start when he is a 15 year old kid. Hehas a crazy older brother that he has to battle for the throne”. I say, trying to look at her screen.

 They both look at me, and Payton goes. “Oh, that  sounds...interesting”.

 “It’s a bit hard to explain… Can I see that guy ? Zachary right ?” I am still trying to see her screen.

 “You should know him.. he was in that movie with the dancing dogs.. ‘Dog-steps’”. Brooke says, pushing the phone over to me.

 I try to remember him, but I just remember some silly blonde guy. To be honest I have only watched it once, as I don’t watch movies that often, so there is always something new to watch, and that one was rather bad.

 I look at the phone, and my heart goes crazy. “No…how did you... this is a joke right ? But how did you know it was him ?”

 “Say what ?” Brooke says, like I am speaking a foreing language. They are both looking at me weirdly. “You are making no sense… that’s Zachary Apollo... the actor... who else would it be ?”

 “Zac… My Zac”. I shake my head. “Of course ... Zachary... he said his name was Zachary, but most people call him Zac… I had no idea he was, well famous I guess”.

 They just look at me with their mouths open and Payton says very slowly. “Your Zac… the guy you are obsessing about … is Zachary Apollo ?”

 “Apparently yeah”. I look at the picture and I can’t help smiling, at least now I know who he is.

 “Oh I am so sorry”. Payton says. “I had kinda hoped he would show up again and… sorry”.

 I look at her, feeling slightly confused. “Why are you sorry ?”

 “Well, firstly… you are 21 and he is 37…that’s old…big age difference”. She is biting her lip. “And well he is famous so... I mean you can’t just go ask him out or something”.

 “The age… well honestly I don’t care”. I shrug. “And why not.. ? He is a man like any other right…or I know he is special, but…sure I can ask him out, if he is single of course”.

 Payton just stares at me. “You are going to ask out Zachary Apollo ? Just like that”.

 “Yeah, I am… or make him ask me… not sure yet”. I am just happy to finally know who he is.