Misunderstood || N.H

Not that bad

The first week of school had already passed and it was finally the weekend. I enjoyed my classes as much as I could enjoy ap classes. My favorite class had been literature by far. I thought that it wouldn't go as planned because Niall was my partner, when in reality it went great. He's definitely not that bad and is super sweet. However, he's been a little flirty lately and it's Been hard to ignore it. I promised myself that this year there'd be no boys, which equals no distractions. I plan to keep this goal and follow through, which is tough; because whenever his hands accidentely meet mine, I can't help but feel a tingle. But I need to learn to ignore my wants and focus on my needs.

Today I was planning on laying in bed all day watching Netflix and eating a shit ton of food. I wasn't exactly sure what to watch, but wanted to catch up on orange is the new black and grey's anatomy.  I quickly ran to my closet and changed into leggings and a dark blue sweater from pink, and some high knee socks that said "pink" in purple. I then turned out the door and went to the kitchen too grab some snacks. I decided upon Oreos with Nutella and strawberries. When I got back to my room, I noticed my iPhone light up. I quickly checked it only to find a new message from an unknown number.

The message read "hey, it's Niall. Our project is due next week, and so I thought it would be best if we met up and worked on it. If so, text me. Xx, Niall"  I only had one question to reply with.

"How the hell did you get my number?"  I replied back a little sassily. It's been about 3 minutes until he replies.

"Ben gave it to me at the end of Friday. He's a tough one to get info from ;) " he replied. Well, I don't blame Ben, ever since 8th grade when I got my heart broken from a boy named Bryan, he's been overprotective on me as if he was my brother. He technically is like a brother too me, just not by blood.

"Yeah , well, he is a good friend of mine. Anyways , where would this "study date " be and when?" I asked back

"Ooh, so it's a date? ;) " he replied back annoying me.

"Oh hush up and answer the question." I wrote.

"4:30 at my place? I'll give you my address " he said.

"Okay, give me the details and I'll meet you their." I don't know why, but I was a little nervous. I guess it could be because he's the most popular boy in the grade, but then again, it could just be hormones. Yes he was super attractive , and yes he was pretty nice; but I'll never let him use me for a shag like every other girl in the grade does.  I run into my room to change into some decent clothes because it's already 3:00 and I'd need at least 45 minutes to get ready. After changing into dark blue skinny jeans, a dark grey jumper, and dark purple vans, I went into the bathroom too do my hair. I quickly brushed out the knots and was pleased with my natural hair. I then sprayed some dry shampoo and started on my make up. I used some eyeliner, mascara, and a red/pink lipstick. Once I was content with my look, I went downstairs to say bye to my dad.

"Bye dad, I have to go study with a friend, talk to you later and we can catch up on big brother. " I quickly rushed and walked out the door at a quarter after 4:00. I typed nialls address that he gave me into my gps in my blue Pickup truck and found that it was about 10 minutes away. 
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About 15 minutes later, I arrived at really nice flats downtown of London. I was really surprised he lived in such a nice area, but then again, he is Niall Horan. I got out of my car and locked the doors, walking up to apartment A9 and ringing the door bell. He answered About 30 seconds later, shirtless may I add. My eyes scanned his bare chest and my mouth hung agape. What the hell Niall.

"Uh-um, hi" I said lamely. He noticed my stuttering and chuckled.

"Hey, nervous about something?" He replied with a smirk. This douche.

"No, but I'd really appreciate it if you put a shirt on." I said although I wasn't sure if I wanted him to put a shirt on or not.

"Why, too big of a distraction?" He replied glumly. Damn this boy. After a few seconds of not replying, he chuckled slightly and said "relax, I was going to put a shirt on before you walked in,  but didn't exactly expect you to actually show up"

"And why would that be?" I asked back.

"Because people like you don't hang out with people like me. You're different." Damn was he right. I didn't throw myself at him like every other girl in our grade.

"Well, let's get started!" I said clapping my hands together trying to change the topic. It worked and we got straight into talking about literature.

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I've been at Niall's flat for around an hour and a half, and the topic changed from literature, to having a good chat about London.   We were now sitting on the couch joking about how changing the weather gets. He then moved on to a topic I wasn't quite ready to talk about.

"What's your family like?" Well shit. I wasn't sure what to say and tried to think about how to reply.

"Uh, well I have a younger sister am named Kelsey, and she is truly a gift from God. She's a lot younger than me and I like to take care of her. " I said avoiding talking about my parents.

"Oh I'd love to meet her sometime. How about your parents?" Shit shit shit.

"My dad works almost everyday, he's a busy guy. He's a surgeon. " I said back casually.

"And your mum?" And here it goes. 

"She died of cancer last year. She was beautiful and worked as a physiatrist. " I said back trying to hold back my tears. This was a really touchy subject.

"Oh shit, I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up, I-"

"Niall it's fine! You didn't know" I said stopping his rambling

"I just, gosh I'm so sorry belle." He said and scooted next to me engulfing me in a big bear hug. Oh how his hug was much needed, and very warm if I may add. We got onto the topic of talking about his life, and older brother Greg, and how his parents Maura and Bobby divorced when he was three. I could tell it was hard for him to talk about, which made me feel sympathetic towards him. I couldn't imagine my parents not loving each other. They meant everything to each other. As the hours passed, I realized that I needed to get home pretty soon, because it was getting late.

"It was really nice talking to you Niall. You're not that bad at all" I joked and gave him a big grin

"I guess I could say the same thing towards you, my lady" he joked, but my heart churned when he called me that. I knew he was joking, so I just started laughing along. As I got up to gather my belongings, Niall whispered in my ear "I know you're hurting. And I want to put your pieces back together. " I didn't know what to say, so I just whispered back "impossible" and ran out the door.