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5 : Zayn's Warning

"Weird !" Niall exclaimed "Seriously."

That day was also boring. Zayn looked worried throughout the day. Elsa looked fine though.

Finally, the day was over. We went out near the main entrance. Mom hadn't come yet.

"Hey, I wanna tell you something." Niall said.

"Yeah ? Go on."

"You're pretty." He said.

"Okay. Thanks." I said.

"No, not that pretty." He said. "You know, like...really pretty. The kind of girl any boy would fall for."

"Okay ? And?" I asked. He was blushing a bit now.

"You're gorgeous. You've got pretty eyes, lovely hair, and a charming smile." Niall said. Harry was just giggling softly.

"Oh please Niall. I would prefer condemnation rather than forged gratitude." I said.

"What?" He asked. "Oh...no...but wait, I can explain...seriously though-.."

 "Guys, I don't know why, I have a bad feeling about what happened yesterday. I don't feel safe. I'm worried. What if I see her again?" Zayn asked in an uneasy tone.

"Come on bro, it was just some random LADY at a store. Why are you so troubled?" Liam asked.

"I didn't tell you the whole story." He said.

"What? There's more?" Louis asked shockingly.

"Or less. SHE said something after that. After we both walked away." He continued.

"What ? What did SHE say?" I asked him.

"This is not over." He replied.

"What? What does that even mean? What is SHE gonna do ? Take revenge for bumping into her?" Niall asked.

"I don't know what she meant, but all I wanna tell you guys is... STAY AWAY FROM HER." He said.

"As if we're gonna go looking for HER." Harry said.

"No Harry, I'm serious. SHE has a really familiar face...like...you can easily recognize HER if you see HER." Zayn said. "Anyways, just...be careful guys."

"Yeah, you too." Niall said. Zayn and Elsa left. The others were about to leave, but waited with me till mom came.

"Get in boys." Mom lowered her window and said.

"Thank you Mrs, James, but we're going to Harry's place today, right behind the campus. So we're walking today." Niall said.

"Okay. Take care." She said.

"Yeah sure. Bye Audrey." Niall said, and walked away with the others.

I got in the car and told everything about what Zayn said to mom.

After I finally finished, she said "What a complete weirdo SHE is."

"I know right. And, what do you think SHE meant by THIS IS NOT OVER ?" I asked her.

"I don't know. Maybe it was a..."

"A what?" I asked.

"Never mind. You guys, just be careful. "She said.

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Got home, had lunch, and that day went as usual. Mom went to work. I was back in my room trying to study, but all that kept bothering me was what Zayn told me about HER.

It could be HER. But, I'm not sure. After what happened at the library, I thought SHE might be after Niall, me, or Harry. But why Zayn? Why not us? Not like I want her to do so, but, WHY ?

SHE could be after any of us if SHE knew we were Zayn's friends. I guess SHE already knows it. I better stop breaking my head about it and try to get some sleep.

I couldn't sleep. All I could think about was HER. It was only nine. So, I decided to take a walk down my street.

Our street would be noisy like until eleven in the night. The kids are always out. I locked my house, and started walking down my street. Kids were playing in their bicycles, ping pong sticks, hula hoops, etc.

I waved at a few neighbors I knew, and played football with some young boys for a while. It must have been half past ten now, but I still didn't want to go back home.

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The next day, Zayn had another interesting story to tell us.

"Guys. Believe it or not. I saw monkeys on a tree in front of my house. "

"Monkeys?" Niall asked.

"I don't know if they were monkeys. Wait, there was only one. Whatever it was, there was only one of it." Zayn replied.

"It can't be A monkey. There will always be two or three of them together. They're never alone. It must be something else." Harry said.

"How are you so sure about that?" Zayn asked him.

"I don't know. But, what else could it be ?" Harry asked.

 "How am I supposed to know?" He replied.