My teacher. | l.s. [Rewrite]

Conversations

Louis wasn't even home for a week when he received a call from Robert.

He was sitting at the table with Zayn drinking coffee when his phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and swallowed thickly.

"Who is it?" Zayn asked curiosly when he saw the look on Louis' face.

"Robert." Louis stated blankly. Zayn's eyebrows rose and he held his breath when Louis accepted the call. "Hello?" He said into the phone.

"Louis, it's me Robert. How are you?" Robert asked. Louis swallowed the lump in his throat.

"Better, thanks for asking. Is that why you're calling?" He asked although he knew very well why Robert was calling, but he had to act oblivious.

"Unfortunately not. Do you think you can come to school today?" Robert asked seriously. Louis played dumb.

"Uh, didn't you get my termination?" He asked.

"Yes, I received it, but I wanted you to come because I wanted to talk to you." Robert said.

"Why? Is everything alright?" Louis wondered.

"Come to my office as soon as you can, okay?" Robert sighed.

"Alright? I'm on my way." Louis said confused.

"Good. See you later." Robert said and hung up. Louis brought his hands to his face and rubbed them over it in frustration.

"Fuck." He sighed.

"It'll be alright. Harry told you what he had said, you just need to confirm it." Zayn tried, but he knew it was easier said than done.

"And then what, Zayn? This will end badly, I just know it." Louis said desperately. Zayn didn't know what to say so he sighed and stood up.

"Come on. Let's get dressed." He said and grabbed Louis' mug taking it to the sink.

They both got ready, Louis took longer than normal. He wanted to drag it out as long as possible, so he took his time choosing a pair of black skinnies and a simple white t-shirt, but then there was a knock at his door.

"Lou, we have to go." Zayn said softly.

Louis nodded and took another look in the mirror before grabbing his denim jacket and then they drove to school. When they got out of the car and walked down the pavement towards the school building, the students were already bombarding Louis with questions. It was something they hadn't thought about. It probably would have been better if he had waited until classes started, but now it was too late anyway. He felt a little uncomfortable with his choice of clothes because when he normally went to school he wore a button up and dress pants most of the time and now he looked like one of the students.

"Guys, leave him alone and go to class." Zayn told the students sternly and thankfully they left them alone.

They entered the building and the students in the hallway stared at them open-mouthed. Louis felt like an object presented at an auction and just wanted to disappear, but he had to stay strong and not show them how vulnerable he was now. He forced himself to smile and greeted the students who were welcoming him back as he walked past them. They walked further into the school and passed Harry's locker who was standing there with Liam and Niall as usual. Harry still hadn't seen Louis, he only saw him when Niall elbowed him and looked up. They stared at each other for a few seconds before Louis forced his eyes away from his boyfriend who was looking at him horrified.

"Good morning, Mr. Tomlinson." Liam said kindly, covering up the long stare from Louis and Harry.

"Good to see you again." Niall smiled.