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Chapter 8: Flowers

"What are you thinking about?" Niall asked. I bit my lip and sat up straight. I looked over at him. "Nothing." I smiled. I played with a strand of hair that was falling from my bun. I took my hair out to fix it. Niall put his hat on my head. "Smile." He said taking another picture. "You and pictures." I laughed handing his hat back. "Keep it, you look adorable in it." I sat the hat on the table. "Thanks." I whispered. I cleared my throat and look down at the time.

It was almost five. My dad would be getting up for work soon. "Niall, thank you for coming.. It really means a lot." I said. "I'm glad I came. I wanted to make sure you were alright." He said. "I have to go home before my dad sees I'm gone." I said. "Oh, yeah. Can I drive you home please." He begged. I nodded. "Yes!" He grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the cafe. We got in his car and I gave him directions to my house.

"Your house is nice." Niall said opening up the door for me. "Thanks. Oh and again th-" He cut me off. "I know. You don't have to thank me anymore." He smiled. "I'll see you later..? At the shop?" I asked putting on his flat bill. He laughed at me. "Of course." He smiled. I hugged him. "Thank you." I whispered quietly. I kissed his cheek and ran into my house. I waved to him before closing the door quietly behind me. I walked back up to my bedroom.

I slipped off my moccasins and peeked out my curtains. Niall was celebrating by his car, he made me smile. He looked up at the window embarrassed. I waved bye to him and he smiled. He got in his car and left. I flopped back down in bed. I held Niall's hat to my heart. I closed my eyes and thought of what I could give him. I didn't have anything to give to him.

Finally I pulled out an old snap back of mine. I'll bring it to him when I go to work. I heard a door shut, I threw the hats in my closet and pulled the covers over me. My bedroom door opened and my dad walked in. I shut my eyes tight pretending to be sleeping. The door shut again. I opened one eye slowly. He left. I closed my eyes for real this time. I slowly drifted back to sleep.

~Niall~

I sat down on the couch and I ran my fingers through my hair. I looked up at the ceiling smiling like an idiot. Today, today was gonna be a good day. I could just tell. That feeling Ella is giving me today was different than yesterday. It was a stronger more powerful feeling. I couldn't believe all that happened. She kissed me.. Well, on the cheek. But still! That's a big leap forward! I closed my eyes, taking it all in.

She opened up a lot, she seemed so much more carefree. I got out my phone and looked at the two pictures I took of her. She looked so beautiful even if she did just wake up, or was crying earlier. She seemed as of nothing happened. Her smile, her smile lit up the room. Oh, and her eyes. They were sparkling and just so bright. I love them, I love her, I love everything about Ella.

Her dream, Ella's dream. She scared me when she explained it. Her voice shook, looked like she saw a ghost. She seemed so worried about me too, like she actually thought I was dead. It's kind of serious if you think about it. What if she has had dreams like this before? Or there is more to come? What if it actually happens? What if a man does trap me in a basement and Ella can't get to me on time? I stood up and started pacing back and forth across the room.

What if I do die? Who was the man in Ella's dream? Did I know him? Did she know him? Would he come find me? When will it happen? Will it happen? I stood in the middle of the room facing a window. I bit my lip. I ran to the window and shut the blinds. I ran to another then another then another and did the same. Soon the whole house was darkened. I flicked on the light switch and sat down on the couch slowly.

I shook the thoughts of dying out of my head and thought more about Ella. Not her dream, just Ella. The way she was trying not make a big deal out of her dream. How she thanked me so many times. How she wanted to get home before her dad woke up. How-..

How she kissed me.

I never thought she would kiss me first. I always thought I would have to make the move. Well, I did kiss her head.. But like she didn't make a big deal out of it. I held her hand, complimented her a lot. Ok, so I guess I did make the first move. I opened up my phone and set the picture of Ella as my wallpaper. Is that weird?

I shut off my phone then turned it back on, I stared at the picture and smiled. She was beautiful, flawless. She talked to me so easily. Like she could go on forever of she wanted to. When I first met her I thought she was this quiet, shy girl. But now I know that she's very talkative and outgoing. Like no one I've ever met before. She made me smile.

I thought about what I asked her earlier. 'What would happen if I were to leave?' She was confused by the question, she couldn't really find the answer for it. She said she didn't know. Her life would go back to being boring. I felt bad, I made her life exciting she said. Now, if I leave-, when I leave, she'll be all alone. She doesn't have much friends from what I know. She said she hasn't had a friend like me in a while.

What happened to her other friends? Why would they leave such an amazing person like Ella. Then there's the girl who works with Ella. I'm not sure if they're much friends. Jane, that was her name. They were kind of close I guess. But not as close as I want to get with Ella, of course. I want her to be able to call me her best friend or maybe her boyfr-. No, to soon to think about that.

I laid down on the couch and closed my eyes. I set my phone to go off at nine, so I could go to the shop. I closed my eyes an took a little nap.

The alarm started going off. I rubbed my eyes slowly and sat up. I shut off the alarm. I walked up to my room and put on some regular clothes. I fixed my hair and walked back down the stairs. I grabbed a banana and sat down at the bar. Harry walked slowly down the stairs. "Could you get ready any louder?" He mumbled sitting down next to me. "Sorry." I said throwing away my peel.

"I got to go, I'll be back later." I said. "You going to see Ella?" He asked. "Yeahh." I blushed. "Have fun, lad." He smiled at me. "Thanks, I will." I said before walking out the door. I walked down the busy street and into a flower shop first. I got Ella some flowers. I walked out and to the music shop. Jane was sitting behind the counter with her face behind a magazine. "We're not open yet." She said. I still stood there. "I said we're-" she stopped when she peered her head around the magazine.

"Oh, hey Niall. You can stay." She said. "Thanks. Uh, is Ella here yet?" I asked sitting down. She smiled at me. "No." She laughed. "What?" I asked. "Nothing, are those for her?" She asked. "Yeah." I smiled. She suddenly got serious. "You really like her.. Don't you?" She said. I blushed. "Is it that obvious?" I said scratching my head. "Yeah." She said quickly. "Really?" I asked shyly. "She likes you too, Niall." She said quietly.

"She does?" I asked. She nodded. "She might not act like it. But once you leave-. She really likes you." She smiled. "Oh." I whispered and smiled. "How long have you known Ella?" I asked. "About 2-3 months. She just moved here. She moves a lot actually." Jane explained. "Really? Is it because of her dads work?" I asked. "I don't think so. When they moved here her dad was looking for a job. I don't know why they move so much." She shrugged.

"Have you met her dad.. Like talk to him?" I asked. "Yeah, once. But it was real quick. Ella wanted him in and out. Why?" She asked. "It's just, she doesn't want me to meet her dad. I'm trying to-" I paused as Ella walked through the doors. Me and Jane both smiled at her. "What?" She stopped walked. "Nothing." We said in union. "Yeah, ok." She laughed. "These are for you." I said handing Ella the flowers.

"Niall.." She paused smelling the flowers. "Thank you." She smiled. "No problem." I said. "I'm gonna go put these with my stuff." She said walking into the back.

"What were you saying?" Jane asked.

"Uh- nothing, never mind."

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Authors Note:

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~Sam (: