Chapter 25: The beginning-

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Saturday 

"Zayn!!!" Mum yelled from the other room. "Yes?!!" I yelled back. She didn't answer though. Huffing and cursing under my breath, I threw off my blanket and trudged to the living room. "Zayn!!" She yelled again. "Yes?" I said in a sweet voice. 

"Baby!! I'm so proud of you dear!!!" She squealed, pulling me in for a hug. I look at my father questioningly. "Congrats son. You've received your first D1 offer for volleyball," he grinned and hugged me too. 

"I WHAT?!!" I screeched. "Look, look we just got the email." Mum said, sitting me down in front of her computer. "We have to celebrate!! Weren't we going to have a small get together at Aileen's house? Maybe we should throw a small party instead!" Mum gushed. 

Dad and I both groaned. "Mumm, you know how I feel about parties." I whined. "I'll tell you what, if you have this little party then you won't have to have one for your 15th birthday." She compromised. I looked at dad and he gave me those pleading eyes. 

"Deal," I nodded. "Great!" She clapped. "Okay it's mid October right now, so maybe we'll have it mid November?" 

"Sounds good to me," I shrugged. "Course it does. Now start making a list of friends you want to invite." She said, shooing me off. I walked back into my room and saw Safaa sitting on my bed. 

"Congratulation dummy. You've finally done something right," she patted my head. "Yeah whatever," I mumbled, pushing her head. "Rhe Rhe called you," she said after a while of us laying there. "Mmk," I responded and grabbed my phone. 

Rhe: hello? 

Me: you called?

Rhe: yeah.. I have some news

Me: what's up? 

Rhe: you remember your ex best friend? 

Me: which one haha

Rhe: Celia 

Me: Yeah... what about her? 

Rhe: She's transferred to Morrow

Me: No fuckin way 

Rhe: She starts Monday 

Me: shit, okay well that's fine I guess 

Rhe: yeah whatever, anyways I have to go. I just wanted to tell you that 

Me: for sure. I talk to you later 

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"Celia... that's bad," Safaa grimaced. I met Celia when I was in 6th grade, we immediately became close friends. I would have gone through hell and back for her. That's when I realized I liked her more than just platonically. 

Before Damien and I got together in 8th grade, I confessed my feelings to her. She blew me off which was fine. Then Damien and I started talking, apparently she liked him but I never knew that. We started dating and she got jealous, me being oblivious, I didn't realize it. 

flashback 

Damien: hey babe 

Me: hey :)

Damien: I think we should break up 

Me: I lowk was thinking the same thing 

Damien: really? 

Me: yeah.. things have been off with us lately 

Damien: I know, my bad 

Me: its fine ig 

Damien: so we cool? 

Me: yeah 

Next day 

"Damn I'm sorry about what happened," Gio said, patting my back. "Huh? What are you talking about?" I can't believe people already we know we broke up. It happened yesterday night?! 

"You know, that he cheated on you with Celia." Gio shrugged. "I'm sorry they did what?" My heart dropped. "Oh shit. You didn't know?" he clicked his teeth together. "No, I fucking didn't." I gritted through my teeth. 

flashback over 

Present day 

"Well, at least you have Harry!" Safaa said, obviously trying to cheer me up. "I don't know," I whispered, toying with my pillow. "Why? What happened this time?" She groaned, stuffing her face in my sheets. 

"His been kind of avoiding me lately, we haven't been talking as much." I sighed. "Maybe he's busy, play offs start next week," she shrugged. "You're probably right," I sighed again.

Monday  at lunch

"So how's the whole basketball thing?" Niall asked while stuffing pancakes into his mouth. "Its fine, you're brother is really funny." I told him. He smirked.

"What are you smiling at?" Rhea said, smacking a kiss on my cheek as she sat down. "Nothinggg," Niall sing songed.

"Say itt," I groaned, poking his sides. He giggled and said, "okay okay. I just think my brother likes you, that's all." "Whatt, no way." I snorted. "Oh c'mon. He texts you all the time. He always gives you hugs in the hallway, he likes to hold you hand and he flirts with you all the time." He explained.

"Yeah, well John flirts with everyone including those asshole short bitches who stay looking at us." I scoffed. "I'm so tired of those damn girls. Like they're just mad we're underclassmen and pulling way more guys than them," Rhea said, rolling her eyes.

"Seriously like-" Niall was cut off by a certain high pitched voice. "Zaynn!!" Gigi squealed plopping down in front of us. "Uh, hi Gigi." I smiled. "Are you going to the basketball scrimmage on Friday?" She asked, twirling her hair with her fingers.

"Yeah, I kinda have to." I laughed awkwardly. "Okay, well I'll be there to cheer the team on." She winked. "Okay? Well the bell just rang so bye," I scrambled out of my seat. "Okay bye love," she waved and ran off. "Can you give me whatever super power you have, so more people can fall in love with me?" Rhea pouted. 

"Count me in too," Niall laughed as we walked out of the building. "Hey, I don't choose to be this hot." I puffed my chest out. "Yeah whatever twink boy," Rhea scoffed. "How dare you Rhe!" I gasped, faking offense. "You know it's true," she responded.

After school

I close my locker and walk through the quiet hallways. I freeze when I see Louis and Liam giggling quietly in front of a locked classroom. I look away from from and scurry to the door.

"Um Zayn? Can we talk?" Louis asks softly.

Shit.

Hi!!! I've finally figured out how to word the rest of the chapters 😌😌. So I'll be updating more often now! Thanks again for 4k💕.

What do you think Louis wants to talk about?

QOTD: What city would like to live in if you could move anywhere in the world? I think I would want to move to Barcelona, Spain or somewhere in Italy.

Kisses😘-N

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