Stand.

After Class

The song, play it. I cannot emphasis how important the songs are with the chapters. It's all about the immersion.

I was sitting in class, looking out the glass window, it had just stopped raining, the monsoon was on full swing, which is saying a lot for Southern England. But right now it was a rare time when the sun came out from the clouds. The birds were chirping and you could still here the last few drops of water falling from the vividly green leaves from the trees. It looked absolutely beautiful and reminded me why I came to this country in the first place. The teacher said something with emphasis and I looked down to see him write a question on the board. I scoffed mentally, this wasn't in syllabus, he was trying to be coy. I innocently put my hand up when he asked for an answer and answered the question. He smiled at me, maybe a little annoyed but I did see admiration. I sat down and stared out the window again.

The next disruption came in the form of a tap on my shoulder, I turned to see Margaret.

"Come on then, class is over let's go." She said with a smile. I naturally smiled back and got up with her to leave.

We were walking down while she talked about how tiring a day it was for her and how she had two more classes before she could go home and start getting ready for tonight. I gave her a sympathetic smile and told her this was my last class so I could maybe go home and get a nap. She called me lucky. We came out in the open I squinted a little at the sudden bright sunlight. I pulled the pencil out of my hair, that I was using to hold it up in class, I shook my head and fixed a little with my hands, then I looked back at Margaret as she continued to speak. I stood on the base of the stairs and looked up as my heart caught in my throat, I gasped and took a step back.

"What's wrong?" Margaret asked, worried.

"N-Nothing just got a little light headed there, I haven't eaten anything all morning." I said with a weak smile, not looking anywhere but at her.

"Well then you should definitely get some lunch before you head home, I would stay but I'm late for class. See you later?" She said she turned.

"Yes yes you go I will be fine, just get myself something from the pub around the corner or the kind." I said. As she turned I finally turned up front again, the many people walking past me after class merely a blur. There at the end of the stairs, on the road, stood a familiar car, and in front of it a very familiar man leaning against it and smiling right at me. He was wearing a blue shirt and tan pants, vintage aviators hiding his eyes from the sun. With another deep breathe I took a step down the stairs. What was Louis doing outside my class?

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"Hi?" I said with a confused face as I reached him. He pulled of his sunglasses and smiled.

"Hello." He said with a sigh, a smile still on his face, I naturally smiled back.

"What are you doing here?" I asked still in disbelieve, trying to stay calm.

"I got the weekend off from tour, I was back home with my mum." He said with a casual shrug.

"No I mean what are you doing here?" I said with emphasis and I looked around.

"It's nice to see you again too." He said with a cocky smirk. "You got a haircut." He suddenly said as he realised.

"I just got bangs." I said looking up at my forehead.

"They look different." He admitted

"Thank you."

"I like it.'

"You're welcome."

He smirked again at my remark. Then we stood there for a while, the crowd had cleared out, a few people went by while whispering, no one said a word.

"So." Louis finally said.

"So?" I asked, still not sure why he was here.

"Want some lunch?" He asked sheepishly. I raised my eye brows. "Just lunch." He added with a sheepish smirk.

"Sure, I haven't eaten anything all day." I said honestly. Disbelief flashed through his eyes for a second after which they squinted up as he flashed a grin. Then he jogged around and opened the door on the passenger side, I chuckled.

"Always the gentleman Mister Tomlinson." I joked. 

"My mother taught me well." He said with mischief in his eyes. I just giggled and sat in and he went around and sat back in the driver's seat. The familiar smell of the car took me by suprise, it was like being surrounded by him, like in an embrace. I broke out of my trance and looked up at Louis who was staring at me with unreadable eyes again, lost in a thought. His eyes looked so blue in the dim interior of the car and it's tinted windows, that I practically gaped back. Suddenly I broke out of my trance with just self control.

"Drive." I said with a breathless laugh. He broke away from his trance and quietly turned to start the engine.