Dawn of Love (Z.M.)

Chapter 13. Sorry.

Track for the chapter~
Thinking out Loud (Ed sheeran)

Zayn's POV.

"I told you Lou! You can never win against me!", I smirked at him, as I got off the bean bag, keeping the controller on the table.

"Whatever.", Lou rolled his eyes, giving way to a chuckle from me.

"Zayn what time is it?". Lou asked me from behind.

I looked at the wall clock, and I couldn't feel more surprised.

"It's two in the morning Lou!", I remarked, gaping at him.

"Ha not a big deal!", Lou winked.

This guy I swear.

"I'm going to bed Tommo. You're staying for the night right?", I questioned him.

"Of course I am! But before going to bed, I need some food. I'm so God damn hungry!", Lou frowned.

Well so am I.

"Alright! Its late at night so we can't order anything. We'll have to cook something.", I told him, taking steps towards the kitchen.

"Alright. What you got?", Lou joined me in the kitchen.

"What about Noodles?", I looked to him.

I know it's his favourite.

"Perfect! Let's get going then!", Lou grinned.

I nodded to him, and quickly went to the drawer to pick out the ingredients.

Pouring water into the pan from the sink, I went to the induction that Lou had already turned on.

I left the noodles to boil, and in the meanwhile Lou chopped the vegetables.

After twenty minutes of hard-work, Noodles were ready. Hard work, only for Lou as he was sweating with just this much cooking.

Munching down the delicious dish, Lou and I remembered how we used to cook together when we were teenagers.

"You cooked shit at that time Tommo.Trust me.", I remarked.

As expected, Lou's death glare was on me. And if looks could kill, I would have died long ago.

"Aren't you too full of yourself Malik? Because as far as I remember, you almost burnt down the kitchen once. Want me to remind you everything?", Lou glared at me, with a slight smirk on his face.

This guy always has a comeback.

"Don't.", I chuckled.

And soon it was time to go to sleep.

I do feel tired, but I just don't feel like sleeping.

The events of today are too much to forget, too much to get easy about.

Having Lou by my side, it is a bit easier though. I can never thank him enough for what he does for me.

"Zayn?", Lou's voice came from the other side of the bed, making me turn to look at him.

"Yeah?", I said in a low voice.

"Is Katie just a friend to you?"

The moment I heard her name, my heart skipped a beat. All of it came floating into my mind again. And no matter how hard I try, I just can't stop it from happening.

"Yes.", I said after pondering on the thought.

Is she just a friend to me?

Of course yes.