Forget My Name - H.S

CHAPTER 4

NIALL HORAN

We kept our arms wrapped around each other as I swayed from side to side. The music was loud, and the lights flashed all different colours, making her face glow red and purple as she looked up at me, her head resting on my chest.

Around us was the smell of strong alcohol and drugs, trails of smoke floating through the air. I breathed in, the faint smell of vanilla wafting through my nose. It must've been from Callie, she seemed like a vanilla perfume type of girl.

"You okay?" I ask, pulling my head back to look at her, still keeping my arms firm around her back.

She nods nervously and I could tell she was scared. I hadn't known her for long, but I felt a sense of comfort with her, as if we'd been friends for ages. She was warm and kind, something I wasn't used to.

Don't get me wrong, I love a freaky girl, but Callie was different. She wasn't someone I was going to drag into the bathroom for a quick shag, I wanted her to stay. I wanted to be her friend.

"Callie," I pull back completely, looking into her eyes that were glossy from tears. "What's up? What happened?"

"I was getting a drink and he came up behind me. I thought it was you, but it wasn't. Then he grabbed my wrist and told me to meet him at the front door in ten minutes." Her voice was shaking as she struggled to get her words out. It didn't seem that bad to me, but she was very clearly shaken up by this.

"Who?" I question, furrowing my brows.

"I don't know. He was taller than you and had brown hair." She replies looking around her, probably trying to find him. There were loads of people here and the room was getting darker by the minute. The smoke and lights prevented me from seeing people clearly and the alcohol was making me a bit dizzy too. I didn't want to beat someone up today but if it meant keeping Callie safe, it had to be done.

"Are you going to meet him at the door?" I speak. It would be stupid of her to and I doubt she would, but I needed to check in case she suddenly disappeared.

"Can you come with me?" She looks at me with her glossy eyes, a single tear running down her right cheek. I hadn't known her for long, and I don't usually feel sympathy for people but for some reason my heart ached as I saw her cry. I nodded my head and pulled her arms back around me, hugging her tighter than before.

I knew going to him was probably a bad idea, but if I were there at least I could protect her, and I didn't want anything worse to happen if she didn't go. He probably just wanted to take her somewhere to have sex, like most of the boys here, me as well before I met Callie. But if she didn't want that, I'd be there for her, and I knew deep down that if I was in trouble, she'd be there for me too.

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CALLIE PRESTON

I had wiped away my tears and stayed with Niall for roughly ten minutes now. He was being so kind to me in this situation. I still didn't know him well and wouldn't have been surprised if he just walked away. But he didn't. He stayed by my side, dancing around stupidly to cheer me up and got me a drink, keeping a firm grip on my hand so I didn't leave his side.

We were walking back towards the front of the house, weaving through sweaty bodies and clouds of smoke. Niall was still holding my hand as we walked, and I could hear my heart beating from how scared I was. He led the way, turning back to me and popping a smile, making sure I was okay.

We stopped at the front door, expecting to see this mysterious man. He heart had sped up and my head was spinning from the mix of alcohol and nerves. I took the last sip of my drink, feeling the cold liquid run down my throat, the burning sensation tingling slightly but not affecting me as much as it did earlier. I kept on looking behind me, waiting for the green eyes to lock into mine. There were more people around the stairs now, a few girls still wobbling up and down it, a couple making out with the girls back against the plain white wall and a small queue of people waiting for to use the toilet.