Everything About You

Chapater 3 - The Cafe

Waking up the next morning I had a small headache, nothing a bit of water and panadol couldn't fix but I was still thankful that I didn't have any lectures today as I was feeling quite tired and lazy.

Deciding that I needed a shower and food I got up and made my way to the bathroom to freshen up and make myself feel less like a zombie. I put on a black pair of skinny jeans, a plain white shirt and put my hair into a bun because I couldn't be bothered with it today and it's not like I would really be going anywhere.

After my shower I made my way into the kitchen to grab some panadol and a glass of water, hoping the panadol would completely wipe my headache. As I was just finishing my glass of water Niall made his way into the kitchen.

"Morning." He grumbled, also getting a glass of water and some panadol. He didn't look too bad, he's just not much of a morning person so I've learnt.

"Morning." I answer then realize I should probably see if he wants to go grab some food with me. "You up for a little walk to one of the cafes to grab some food? Or I could just bring something back for you?" I question, waiting for a response from him as he finishes his glass of water.

"I'll come with you, just let me have a shower." She pats me on the back as he makes his way back down the hallway and disappears into his room.

I go and sit on the couch and turn the TV on while I wait for him to be ready.

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We make our way down the stairs and towards a cafe, I need good food and a decent coffee to try and wake me up.

"So. What part of Ireland are you from? Cause that's one thick accent you got going on there." I laugh as we make our way across the grass. We hadn't really spoken all too much over the week as we were both trying to just settle in and tried not to get into each other space too much.

"Mullingar. Love the place, would highly recommend visiting." He grins widely. "What about you?" He asks in return as we turn a corner, a little cafe coming into view.

"Holmes Chapel in Cheshire." I smile as I think back to home and my Mum who I should definitely call before she starts to freak out because I haven't been in contact with her as much as I told her I would be.

"Dude Watch out." Niall laughs, reaching out to help balance me as I trip over a brick that's sticking up out of the ground. My cheeks flush pink as I look up from the ground and steady myself with the help from Niall.

"I swear they do that on purpose. I'm clumsy enough without having to look for bricks that are ready to attack." I huff, feeling slightly embarrassed and hoping that no one else had seen but was out of luck when my eyes met with the guy I bumped into last night and his friends and notice him slightly chuckling causing my cheeks to flush a bright red.

Why am I seeing him around everywhere and why does it always have to be when something embarrassing is happening or when I'm literally stumbling into him. Long limbs and being clumsy are definitely not a good combination.

"No, you just need to watch where you're going otherwise you're going to have more people laughing at you like those three over there." Niall laughs, clutching at his stomach and pointing towards where the three guys were standing and watching. Niall causes me to start laughing with him, it's really hard to not laugh when Niall is laughing, he has this really infectious laugh.

"Ok. Whatever. Now hurry up, I'm starving." I chuckle, grabbing his arm and dragging him into the cafe and praying that no one else had seen what had happened.

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"You know, this isn't actually that bad." I say as I take another bite out of my Caesar wrap. "And neither is this berry smoothie." I continue after swallowing my mouthful. I had decided on a smoothie rather than a coffee, the smoothie was a bit more refreshing and I could always grab a coffee to go after if I wanted.

"Yeah, these nachos are insane." Niall says through a mouth full of food. I slightly grimace at him as I really didn't want to see his food inside his mouth but I'm growing used to it as he seems to do it all the time.

"Want to take a walk around the campus? I don't really feel like going back to our dorm just yet." I question him as I finish off my wrap and scrunch up the paper it came wrapped in.

"Yeah, sure man. I've got nothing better to do anyway." Niall replies, standing up to put his rubbish in the bin. I get up and follow him, also putting my rubbish in the bin before we make our way out of the little cafe, no way was I needing a coffee now.

"So, what made you want to study photography?" Niall questions as we walk around the campus, looking at all the buildings and dorm rooms as we pass by.

"I've always enjoyed it but it wasn't until high school that I really took to it. My Mum and sister both put in for a decent camera for my 18th birthday and I've not put it down since. I just love the adventure that it takes you on. You might go out for a full day of shooting and only walk away with maybe one to two good decent photos but those one to two were completely worth all the blurry or off angled ones you took in between." I say, chuckling as I remember all the days I've gone out and have only walked away with a couple of good decent photos. "I mean, sometimes it can get frustrating but you just need the patience." I smile, turning to look at him.

"What made you study music?" I asked him in return, our steps once again falling into an even pace with each other.

"Always loved it mate. I love writing my own songs and then being able to put my own music to it and watch it all come together is so rewarding. I've always used music as a way to connect and interact with people, was a bit part of my childhood too. My parents always had some type of music flowing through the house." He chuckles as we turn a corner and realize we've done a full circle and are now back to the cafe we started at.

"You'll have to show me some of your stuff." I smile at him, looking at him out of the corner of my eye to see him smiling as well.

"Yeah, one day." He says, his eyes glistening with passion. "Ready to go back to our dorm?" He questions as he keeps walking.

"Yeah, let's go. Think I need a nap to be honest." I laugh as we make our way back to our dorm and up the stairs.

When I get inside I make my way to my bedroom, laying on my bed and shutting my eyes.