When I stepped into my lovely little apartment, I could tell something was different. The happiness that had once existed had faded away. When I walked into the family room, I noticed a shiny object on my plush black leather sofa. It was Jerome's watch.
I picked it up, and hid it under some of my belongings, deciding to find out what to do with it later.
I walked into my messy, cluttered room, threw off my comfy but warm sweatshirt, and searched for something more comfortable to wear. I threw on a neon pink tanktop with black basketball shorts (what, they're comfy!). I suddenly heard a loud rapping noise coming from downstairs. I ran down, and realized it was someone knocking my door. When I opened it, there stood Zayn. He looked me over up and down, and I felt myself blush.
"Uhmm, w-why hello-o. S-sorry for my ap-ppearance, I literally j-just w-was about to ch-change. So uhhh do you uhh need something?" I said, stuttering constantly.
"Hahaha, that's okay. I just came here to drop off your bracelet. When you tackled me, it slid onto my wrist, and I didn't even realize it was there until you had left. Here ya go." He responded shyly, handing me the bracelet carefully.
It was the bracelet my mother had gotten for me when I turned 13. Her exact words when she gave it to me were 'I trust you to take very good care of this bracelet, and to never loose it. This is very valuable to our family.' Oops.
"Lemme put it on for ya." He wrapped the bracelet around my wrist, then clasped the hook together. He looked into my eyes kindly for a moment, and smiled.
"Th-thank you so much, I never would've noticed its absence from my wrist if it hadn't been for you. Oh my gosh, it's freezing out here! Would you like some coffee or hot chocolate? I make a mean cup of hot cocoa." I said proudly.
"Sure, if that's not a problem! No one else in this antisocial community had welcomed me anyways." he said, rolling his eyes. He then stepped into the apartment and removed his black converse.
"C'mon in, here, why don't you sit.. here! So dreadfully sorry, I've been at my friends house for the last two days so I haven't had time to clean up." I frowned, clearing up some of my junk to give him a space to sit.
"No problem, you should see my place. There's crap everywhere." chuckled Zayn.
I smiled.
"Cocoa or Coffee?"
"Hmm, cocoa." he winked at me.
I blushed and went into the kitchen to prepare his special hot cocoa.
Once it was finished, I sprinkled a bit of crushed cinnamon on top, and added some whipped cream to make it look a bit pretty.
Once I was satisfied, I put it on a tray with some biscuits and brought them back into the family room.
"Here you go. Hope you enjoy my secret recipe." I said, blushing furiously.
"You're so cute." muttered Zayn.
"Huh?"
"Nn-nothing! Just talking to myself." he muttered again, causing me to blush even more furiously.
"Kayy."
"Good lord, this is the best hot chocolate I've ever tasted! How the hell did you make this?" exclaimed Zayn, trying to change the subject.
"It's my secret recipe." I replied, attempting to wink at him, but ended up looking like I was having an eye spasm.
He started to laugh hysterically, and I eventually joined him to save me from embarrassment.
"What's this?" asked Zayn, holding up something. I looked more closely and realized it was Jerome's watch.
"Uhh, it's my friend's watch. He left it here the other night, I keep forgetting to return it to him." I quickly answered, desperately trying to not burst into tears in front of my new friend.
"Ohh that's cool."
"Yep, I guess." I said awkwardly.
"Hey, we should hang out sometime, how about tomorrow night? I'm inviting some of my friends over to have a movie night, it would be awesome if you could come." he offered shyly.
"Sure, why not." I giggled.
"Great! I guess I'll see you tomorrow then. Oh yeah, wear comfortable clothes, it's gonna get crowded." he informed.
"Hahah, will do. See you tomorrow!" I said, giving him a little farewell wave. He smiled, and continued his short journey home.
I have no clue what I just got myself into.
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*The Next Morning*
My eyes were glued shut. I was terrified of what would happen tonight. What if I accidentally do or say something really stupid and Zayn never talks to me again? Or what if his friends are all jerks and they start to hit on me? There were so many possible outcomes of what could happen tonight at my new found crush's house.
I should've said no when I had the chance. Now I'm gonna be stuck embarrassing myself in front of a bunch of guys that I don't even know. How wonderful. Oh my god, what am I going to wear?!
I immediately jumped out of bed and threw my closet doors open.
"Noo, nope, nahh, ew. Aha!" I said happily, finding what I needed. I pulled out a pair of yellow and navy Abercrombie sweats with a navy tanktop and a cream white hoodie. Simple, yet comfortable. Now all I have to do is get myself the through the day.
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*Evening*
"Ugh. It's 6:45. That means I have to leave in an hour. That means its time to get ready. Yay." I said sarcastically.
I decided to do my makeup lightly because it's less time consuming and it won't annoy me during the movie. I applied some concealer to the many spots on my face, then added rose pink blush. Finally, I put a little bit of liquid eyeliner and mascara, and wah-la! I was done. I straightened my hair a little bit, got dressed, and realized it was only 7:00. I sighed. To make some time go by fast, I decided to do some research on One Direction. I pulled out my MacBook and googled 'Recent One Drection News.' The first result was 'Zerrie is over!' Hmm, Zerrie.. That's the name the media gave Zayn and Perrie when they were together! I clicked on the website.
ZERRIE IS OVER?!
Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards have reportedly broken up! The last time they were seen together was four weeks ago, at the Big Ben in London, UK. Because of his depression about the breakup, Zayn relocated himself in a nice little apartment complex in Bradford, his hometown. He has not been seen with anyone recently and he doesn't plan to be.
Interesting...
I guess I'll have to wait and see what happens tonight.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE
Hope y'all liked this chapter! Please give me feedback in the comments, I know I am not that good of a writer, and I would love to hear your ideas! I probably won't update until next week because of homework and other things. /: Please follow, vote and comment! Thanks!(: Xx
