Little Things (1D Fanfic)©

Chapter 11

"Okay, favorite color?" Louis asked.

"Ummm, I would say a very light blue. It seems like a calming color to me," I answered, shrugging as I spoke.

"Pretty! Favorite food?"

On the outside, I was smiling and laughing along with Louis. On the inside, I was mentally cursing Louis for asking me that question. Of all the questions he could have asked me, that was the one he picked. I wanted to break down crying. I wanted to run away, far away. But I didn't. Instead, I picked one of the few things that I actually eat. "Oranges," I said, forcing an innocent smile.

For the past half an hour, Louis and I had been sitting on a pair of secluded rock, and we had been playing 20 Questions. As we played, we ate our ice cream. Well, Louis ate. I took a maximum of five licks, my brain continuously reminding me of how many calories there were in each lick I took. Every time Louis turned his head to stare at someone or something, I had slid off a glob of ice cream into the rocks behind me, pretending that I had eaten it.

He didn't suspect one thing.

Hanging with Louis was nice; I'm not going to lie. He made me feel almost completely calm. Almost. The itch to cut was still strong, stronger now since I had to be even more careful to keep my scars hidden from Louis. I discreetly fiddled with my bracelets, and I always made sure that my shorts didn't reveal anything unwanted. Maybe I was being too safe, or maybe I was making a mistake. For whenever I eyed my shorts or adjusted my bracelets, I was reminded why I had made all those cuts in the first place.

Memories swirled around in my head. Memories of Liam rapidly driving away from school without me because he didn't want to be seen with me. Memories of Zayn tormenting me, shoving me into lockers and tripping me. Memories of my parents leaving home for three weeks without telling me, scaring me half to death. Memories of Liam announcing he was going to audition for the X-Factor again. Memories of Chelsea dropping my acting journal into the trash can. Memories of just feeling worthless and pointless, like usual.

"Cammie?" I heard. I shook my head, casting away all of those horrible memories.

"What?"

"I asked if you think we should head back to the lads and Danielle. It's getting kind of late, and Niall said he wanted to go out to eat tonight."

I nodded my head, trying to ignore the sinking sensation in my stomach when Louis mentioned going out to eat tonight. I wanted to scream at him, telling him everything. I wanted him to protect me. Why? I don't know.

Louis leaped off the rock, pretending to be a bird for a second and earning a small giggle from me. Louis smirked with victory and then helped me jump off the rock so I wouldn't get hurt. "Wow! You're light!" Louis marveled. I smiled, but felt hurt deep down. Why would he lie to me like that? I'm fat. End of story.

The two of us walked back to the rest of our party, Louis occasionally skipping. The sky was starting to become tinged with pink, and the ocean became peaceful. The only sounds I heard were the seagulls' cries and the sound of sand crunching as Louis and I trudged along.

The first sign of getting closer to the boys that I received was hearing Niall's infectious laughter. That boy has one of the most addicting laughs ever. Soon, the five of them came into view, laughing and drying off with their towels.

"There they are!" Harry called out, pointing at us as we walked toward all of our stuff. "Where'd you two go?" he called out as Lou and I stopped at all our towels sprawled out in the sand.

"We went for ice cream," Louis answered. That was it. No mention of how he found me sitting alone. No reference to playing 20 Questions. Just the ice cream. Surprisingly, I felt relieved. I didn't want anyone to know fully about the hour I spent with Louis. Instead, I wanted to hold it close and keep it my little secret.

"Wait, you got ice cream without me?!" Niall exclaimed, feigning hurt.

"Oh, don't worry, Niall. We'll go to that diner close to the house that has ice cream," Liam assured, much to Niall's happiness.

"Alright! Who's ready to eat?!" Niall cheered, the others all joining in with him.

All except one person.

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Hello. How are you all today? Hopefully doing good.

So, it's Thursday. My school week is done. Major sigh of relief. And I have very little homework thanks to all the exams taking place. So you know what that means..... MORE CHOCOLATE!!! Okay, jk. Well, sorta. I will have lots of chocolate, but I meant MORE UPDATES!! Yayayay!

Vote if you're happy for another update! If I get 3-5 votes, I'll upload tonight!

So, did any of you see Niall's tweet about some big announcement in 6 days about 1D? Yo, they have a countdown. This must be huge!!! I am excited!!! Here's the website with the countdown

http://www.onebigannouncement.com/

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~Sydney :)