out of the blue / n.h

Chapter 73

"Oh, I want to buy a cotton candy!" I squeal and run to the man who is making the fluffy candy. They both laugh at my childish behaviour as we ride most of the rides. As always, Louis keeps on handing Thomas a water until Thomas has to take piss. We wait for him on a bench as I put a scarf along my neck because it's freezing like crazy.

"So, you want to tell me what happened between you and Niall?" Louis asks me.

I sigh before telling him the whole story. He mostly nods and just shakes his head during my story telling. Thomas sits next to me, looking around while I tell Louis mostly everything. "And well, I ran. I had no idea that he would dare to kiss a girl. And just this morning, he came to my house, but, I refused to talk to him."

"Well, that's a jerk move of him to do that to you." He nods. "But listen, I think he deserves a second chance. Everybody does, at least, give him a time to explain." Louis advises me.

"Right." Thomas adds. I playfully slap him in his arms. He whimpers in pain as I gasp at the pain caused by me.

"Oh my God, sorry, Thomas, I'm sor—"

"Gotcha!" Thomas and Louis laugh at how I react but I just glare at them two. By the end of the day, I let Thomas rest and I go home by myself. A day without Niall. . . wasn't so bad. But my mind keeps on thinking of how Thomas will spend his time here. I think of certain places and I really want to make him satisfied by the end of December. Christmas together, New Year together. Even though Niall is not going to be around. Though, I really miss him. I really do.

NIALL HORAN

"She's going to move out soon, at least before new year." Harry informs as continue to stick his eyes on the tv. I nod and take another sip of my beer. I've been drinking too much lately.

I let them sleep on my bed and I always stay up too late these past six days on my couch. "Stop drinking. You've drink enough!" Harry pulls the beer out of my hand.

"My house, my rule. Don't fucking tell me what to do!" I groan as I take another can of beer on the desk.

"Fine." Harry growls, standing up to the kitchen. I take a gulp of the beer as the girl, Elliana sits down next to me. I haven't talked to her since 3 days ago.

"Niall." She softly calls me out.

I mumble, responding to her without unlocking my gaze from the tv.

"How many times do I have to say sorry?" She says, whispering.

"I forgive you, El. I really do, I'm not in the mood talking at all. So, I'm really sorry if I hurt you." I sigh, taking another sip of the beer.

"You don't. It's really nice of you letting me stay here, or else I'll be damned." She says.

"I'm sorry too for your jerk ex-boyfriend." I sit up, taking another can of beer. "A girl like you shouldn't be dumped and treated like that. He's lucky enough to have you." I say truly from my heart. Really. I've been listening to her complaining about her boyfriend to Harry who happens spend his timetaking care of her. It makes me jealous to see both of them, makes me think of Melanie.

  "Well, don't talk about him. I get enough of him." She pinches the bridge of her nose.

"What's his name? Next time I meet him, sure am going to beat the hell out of him." I say cooly, taking another gulp of the beer.

"You don't need to." She giggles. "His name is Jamie by the way." She nods.

"Wait. Jamie? Jamie that is dating Warren?" I narrow my eyes.

"I don't know his new girlfriend, but, yeah, Jamie McIntyre. I came here to surprise him, but he showed up with that blondie girl. They said they are going to get ready for prom." She chuckles. Fucking Jamie.

"Oh yeah, Jamie. I beated him alright. His nose was bleeding last week." I nod.

"How?!" Elliana asks me in surprise.

"Well, apparently, Jamie your cocksucker ex-boyfriend, he betrayed his own bestfriend." I try myself not to boil my anger inside me. Even though I'm slightly unconscious.

"His—uh, his bestfriend is a girl?" She informs, more like a question.

"Yeah, Melanie." I have a little chest pain saying her name when I haven't heard of itfor six days, felt like it has been weeks. "He was the reason that Melanie and I broke up, too." I sigh, shutting my eyes tightly.

"Oh my God, Lenny! She's my best friend!" El shouts at me.

"Really?" I ask her in surprise, this time, I look at her shocking eyes.

"Yeah, whoa. I need to talk to her, I need to see her and talk things out. Who knows it will work?" Elliana stands on her foot immediately, lifts her hands up in front of her.

"Good luck." I shake my head and take another sip of my beer and realize that it's empty already. I go to the bathroom to take piss since I drink too much.

"I should call her." El digs her phone inside her sweatpants.

"Wait, put it on speaker." I hold her arm. She nods as she dials her phone. She answers on the third ring.

"Elle?" Her voice that I dream of every night coos into my ear as I try my best not to cry by biting down my bottom lip. What happened to me.

"Yeah, can we, like, meet up?" Elle asks her.

"Oh, you're here?! Maybe in two days? I have plans for tomorrow." I can see her face even though I can't. Her eyebrows furrow together, arching.

"Who is it, Len?" A boy from the line interrupts Elle while she's talking. Thomas. Are they together or something? They seem to hang out all the time. I put the negative thoughts away. They can't be and they shouldn't be. I feel like I want to scream out to her but here I am, frozen.

"Do you mind if I bring my friend?" She asks through the line. I feel the sudden relieve when I hear friend.

"Sure, yeah, totally. So, see you in two days." Elle says through the line before hangs up the phone. "She doesn't have any clue that it was me, Niall. I think I can talk through this." She nods. "You should come too, but, maybe after I talk to her." She shrugs. I lock my gaze on the carpeted floor as I mumble.