mixed || n.h

38

(pic of cameron aka me in the media !!)

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it had been a week since the incident with naughty boy, and everyone was on edge. niall told november what had happened, which made her life even more stressful than it already was.

it was one thing to have to go to classes and take quizzes, but adding bri, chloe, zayn, and naughty boy was too much.

niall could see the effect everything had on november, and tried making her cheer up, but nothing worked. juggling school and her personal life was taking a toll on her, and she just felt like breaking down at any moment.

november sat on her bed, listening to childish gambino on vinyl, and working on her latest art project. niall was by her side, humming along to the music and working on his homework. he had to go teach a little girl how to play the guitar and give her a quick singing lesson in an hour, so he had to hurry and finish his homework before he went.

november kept telling herself she wasn't falling into a depression, but she felt like everyone was judging her and the racist comments she received on the daily just made her feel low about herself. although she tried defending herself, it wasn't enough, so the teasing just continued.

the music stopped playing from the record player, so november lazily got up to flip the vinyl over. niall grabbed her ankle, making her turn around.

"what's going on with you?"

november sat on the edge of the bed and ignored the question, grabbing her sketchbook and continuing to draw. niall snatched it from her and tossed it on the floor, "answer me."

"i'm just stressed out," she replied.

"i know you are, but you can't let all of that get to you, baby. none of it is your concern. the only thing you should be worrying about is your studies."

"i have to worry about bri. alexa is off with luke, doing god knows what, and julius still doesn't know about the baby. chloe's still mad at me and zayn is thinking about running off with naughty boy. i'm stressed about our relationship and everything seems to be going wrong," november felt tears welling up in her eyes.

"why are you stressed about us? did i do something wrong?" niall looked at november with sad eyes.

"no, no. i just feel like everything that's happening outside of this apartment is affecting me and affecting how i act around you. i know that i've been distant lately and i'm sorry."

niall pulled november close so that her chin was resting on his shoulder. he rubbed circles up and down her back, making her calm down a bit.

"if you feel sad, you need to tell me, yeah? i don't want you to be sad."

november nodded, pulling away and allowing niall to press a chaste kiss to her forehead.

although niall was trying to be supportive, november was still sad, and she didn't think anything or anyone could make her feel better.

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chloe and michael sat on michael's couch, drinking a few beers together. michael tried to kiss her a few times, but she pulled away, cheeks the color of crimson.

alexa and luke sat in the corner of the room cuddled up, whispering sweet nothings to each other. alexa was glad she came to give niall his birthday gift, because that was when she accidentally knocked on michael's door and saw luke.

november and alexa had been talking, and november said to go for it and to not be scared, so that's what she was doing. luke was different than any guy she had ever encountered, but that's what she liked about him.