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Chapter 6

Niall's POV
I decided to give in and go to Brighton with Bella, because there was no one with her, and no one with me too. I had signed up for the trip at the same time Bella did, during lunch break. I offered to walk her down to the cafeteria.

We joined the main table, as Bella had insisted me too. I met her friends and talked to them a bit.

Currently, I was sitting in my last lecture which was Chemistry. We had to do an experiment and I was paired up with Kathryn. She was nice, and pretty awesome. We had to do a summary, so I had invited her over to my house after college.

So after the lecture, I drove her to my apartment, and we did some research. We agree to do two different summaries and combine into one. I was just abut to finish it, when I heard Kath giggling. I looked over to her to see she was texting someone.

"Kath?", I asked, but she doesn't reply. I shout, "KATH!".

She heard me this time, "WHAT?", she yelled back.

"Whom are you texting?", I asked her.

"No one."

"Tell me"

"No."

"Tell me!", I yelled.

"Ashton!", she shouts.

"What?", I ask.

"Ashton. I am texting Ashton.", she says in a calm voice.

"The guy from Chemistry whom you stare at all day?", I ask.

"Haha. Not funny. He is my crush. Do not tell anyone. If you do, then I'll possibly kill you. In. The. Most. Terrifying. Way.", she said and went back to texting.

"Did you finish your summary?", I asked her.

"Nope, you do it.", she said.

"I won't."

"You would."

"I won't."

"You have to!"

"Okay, fine.", I said and sat moodily on my laptop and finished it and edited it and stuff and emailed it to my professor.

"Hey, I'm going out for pizza with my mates, you'll come?", she asks.

"What?", I asked, startled. Nobody ever asks me out to pizza with THEIR friends, because all I am is a burden and causes embarrassment.

"I'm going to pizza with my friends, would you like to tag along?", she repeated.

"Friends or more like Ashton?", I said, teasing her.

"FYI I'm going with Ashton AND Jess AND B, so will you kindly tell me yes or no?", she said.

"Whoa, you got no chill woman. And I can't say no to pizza, now can I? I'm coming", I said.

"We're going in an hour, to the pizzeria round the corner.", he said.

"Okay. But don't you need a ride home?",I asked.

"Well thanks for your concern but you know I texted SOMEONE to come pick me up, so may I leave?", She said.

"Oh okay bye", I said.

She opened the door and waved goodbye to me and said, "bye, Horan!"

I know she was just calling me Horan for fun but I couldn't help but feel a pang of hurt in my heart again. I don't like my last name, as it is what my father gave me, and I don't even want to live up to that name. Every time someone calls me that I don't like it at all. It feels like my dignity lowers itself hearing it.