new at school

chapter 19

~POV Louis~

Mum is gonna kill me! We all wait for the first person who is talking. "I feel kinda bad for niall," Harry just says. "Why?" I ask. "Well, soon as Liam isn't around, he gets bullied, and even us aren't always nice to him," he explains.

"Matilda and I are," I say. "Oh yeah? What were we yesterday? Zayn and matilda today? We put him under a lot of pressure sometimes, and we don't notice it ourselves until he gets mad at us," Harry explains, and he makes a good point. After a while, we can go back to class. Only our parents will be called.

~POV Liam~

Niall fell asleep a few seconds ago in my arms. His phone keeps buzzing, so I look. It's zayn who is apologising.

Z: I'm sorry, niall! Are you ok?

I don't answer, tho. I think niall wants to do that on his own. Now I get a call from zayn. "Is Niall with you?" He asks worriedly. "Yeah, he fell asleep," I answer. "You blackmailed him?" I ask Zayn then. "Kinda. I just wanted to prank him," zayn says. "He got really upset over it, Zayn. He seems tired a lot lately, and I just can't have you prank him," I tell zayn.

"Also, he is eating really bad again. I finally thought we put that behind us, but apparently, he didn't," I say. "I might know why. I'll tell you when I see you in person," Zayn says. "No, you're gonna tell me now," I tell him. "We found out when we aren't around, he still gets bullied," zayn says.

"What?" I ask him. "Yeah. She told us that you deserve better and said that Matilda is a slut. I punched her in the face, but I think they text Niall every day, and he won't tell us. I think they still text him and that Niall is just scared," Zayn tells me.

"Why won't he tell me?" I ask Zayn. "Liam?" I hear a tired Irish voice saying. "Zayn, I got to go," I say. "Talk to you later, mate," I hang up and look at niall. "Yeah?" I ask niall. "You're sweating really badly," niall tells me.

"Yeah, I am very cold, tho," I answer. "Who were you talking to?" He asks. "Zayn," i answer. "Oh... what did he say?" Niall asks me. "Something about you being bullied," I say. "It isn't that bad," Niall tells me. "Please don't lie to me," I beg him. He grabs his phone and shows it to me. He is right. It isn't that bad. Sounds mean, but it is mostly that he is a nerd.

"Then why aren't you eating so well?" I ask him. "Cus I always forget it, or I am not hungry, so then I forget too," he explains. "So you don't do it on purpose?" I ask him. "No! That is what you were worried about?" He asks me. "Yes! And you cutting yourself!" I tell him. "I'm clean for a month from that thanks to you," niall tells me. He even shows me it all, and he is seriously, no new wounds.

"I love you," he tells me. "I love you too!" I tell him. "And if something really bothers me, you're the first to know," he says then.