stuck - ksimon ff

stuck - 4

Olajide Olatunji.

The next morning, all I could think about is Simon. And his appearance yesterday. He looked so tired out.
I was so worried.

I walked out of my room, only some joggers and a tank top on me.
The house was empty, as in nobody was there. There was only one room I hadn't checked.
Simon's.

Walking towards his room, I checked if his crepes were there. They were.
So he had to be there.

Knock, knock. I knocked several times, no answer.
As yesterday, I let myself in.

He was sat in his bed, half asleep.
The poor boy looked so tired.

"Hello, buddy.", I calmly spoke. I didn't want him to know I was worried.
"Hey.", He said, almost whispered.
"Are you okay? You know you can talk to me.", I reassured.
"I'm okay, thanks J.", he smiled. I knew it was fake, but I didn't want to annoy him.
"Simon, I'm not a fool. What's on your mind?", Guess I did want to 'annoy' him.

"JJ, I just feel ill. There's nothing more or less to it.", He assured me, but I was one hundred percent sure there was more to it. But, I took this as a sign to not continue questioning him.
"Okay. If you need me, my phone's on.", I smiled at him, getting up to leave.

"JJ, wait!", Simon yelled as I was walking out of his room.
I hummed in response.

"Sorry that I was so annoying yesterday. I was just worried that something might've happened.", He whispered. I knew it, he was for sure overthinking it.

"Hey, don't worry about it. You were just looking out for me. That's what any great friend would do.
It's my fault for reacting to rudely.", I told him gently, giving him a slight hug.
He frowned at my last sentence. He hugged me back, hiding his face from me.
But I saw it.

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Still Olajide Olatunji.

Today's the day. After a few months of dating her, making sure that we'd last long, I wanted to introduce her to my friends. Family's a little too much, she'll meet them soon.

Though, I think my friends already have a clue of what's going on. Especially Simon. He's been on me for these last weeks, firing questions after questions. They range from where I am going, to who I'm with. I just tell him my mate's.
He knows all of my mates, though.

So today, I've asked all the Sidemen to come over to ours. I was going to tell Simon to stay home today, but he never went out, anyway. So I didn't need to go do that.
They arrived one by one, I got so fucking nervous. What if they didn't like her? I hope they well. I'm not sure.

"Why'd you want us here, lad?", Josh asked, the rest focussing on out conversation.
"I want to show you lot something.", I said, my voice slightly jumpy. It's because I'm nervous.
"Oh, well it better fucking be money. I know you've got tons of that.", Harry jokes. At least, I think he's joking.
The rest of the boys laugh at his words.

Ding! A message. She told me she was 2 minutes away.
Fuck, fuck, fuck. I was so nervous.
"I'll be right back, yeah?", I said, nervously. They all nodded in response.

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I went outside, waiting for her.
I'm gonna talk to her before we walk in.