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𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐎𝐍𝐄. ── ˚˖𓍢ִ໋🖤˚ ──
❝ you've consumed like all my nights. now it's unrequited. ❞ - 405, gracie abrams.
a week later.
"HAVE FUN TONIGHT." madisonsaid to the two girls as they left her apartment. she really would have gone to dinner with them, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. she couldn't bring herself to see him. and his face, and be in his presence, and see his girlfriend.
of course he moved on. in reality, there was nothing to move on from. madison and zayn never dated. it was a stupid, meaningless crush. madison didn't at all take it seriously. neither had he. so, there was something they agreed on.
she couldn't have expected him to drop to his knees for her the first chance her got. they were kids. she had a crush. he didn't. he was older, she was still sixteen. it wouldn't have worked out in any circumstances.
but the smallest sliver of hope was all she needed back then. maybe the small accidental touches weren't accidental. maybe the glances across the room were because all he saw was her. maybe the one on one, deep conversations they had weren't so meaningless.
stop with the maybe's.
madison plopped onto her couch with a deep exhale. what was going on in her head? she was perfectly fine the other day. she thought that after finally escaping her writers block, she would have been moving on. but it only seemed to worsen her inevitable feelings towards the now stranger.
because that's what he was. a stranger.
she didn't know him now. it's been almost two and a half years since the two had a conversation. but she remembered everything all too well. small things brought her back to those memories, like smelling his cologne while passing by strangers, hearing his voice, his music. why was it all so overwhelming?
why had such a small crush taken over her life?
"okay, i'm done with this." she said to nobody but herself. she sat up on the sofa and reached for the tv remote, clicking the screen on and searching for something to watch. greys anatomy was on, one of her favorites since meeting taylor.
she rolled her eyes within minutes at how complicated everything was in the show. but it reminded her of her own life. maybe everything was chaotic, but it didn't change the love she had for the show. it held a special place in her heart. and—
was she even talking about the show anymore?
TAYLOR AND AMELIA CAME back to madison's apartment almost two hours later. they were giggling as they walked through the door and madison whipped her head around. "good, you're still up!" amelia said with amusement, slightly teasing at the brunettes sleepy personality.
"how was dinner? i feel bad that i couldn't make it.." madison lied. she didn't feel bad for not going, she was mad at herself that she physically couldn't have.
amelia and taylor kicked their shoes off by the door and sank in the couch beside madison. "it was great, actually. gigi was really sweet, talked kindly about you and said she hopes you feel better. zayn was kind of off, though." amelia gave a brief summary.
taylor nodded in agreement. madison felt her heart skip a beat at the mention of her. gigi. she was probably sweet and perfect. probably everything madison wasn't.
"so she's nice? gigi, i mean." madison asked, masking her jealousy well enough that taylor hadn't noticed. but amelia seemed to give her a small questionable look.
"yeah, super sweet. her and taylor really hit it off." amelia nodded, studying madison's body language and expression.
amelia's pov.
SHE WAS TENSE. JUST AS zayn was, weirdly enough. still, i couldn't place my finger on it. they acted like exes in thag phase of no-contact but there was no hatred, just pure awkwardness. had they dated and i didn't realize?
no way. either her or zayn would've told me. they were the first two to know about harry and i. and my closest friends. they definitely would've told me, right?
"yeah, gigi and i bonded pretty quickly. we have a lot in common and even some mutual friends." taylor nodded, adding onto my previous comment. madison seemed out of the conversation, like she was dissecting every word and couldn't respond.
"is everything okay?" i asked her softly, becoming worried. when taylor and i left earlier, she was sick. maybe it had gotten worse since we left? she was probably exhausted.
"mhm. why?" she answered rather quickly, confusing me more. what was in the air today?
i shook my head. "nothing. just.. had a feeling." we all fell into a weird silence. "oh, we're listening to one directions latest album, by the way."
"what?" madison asked in disbelief.
𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 ! you guys aren't ready for what ava and i planned for mads and zayn :))
