Just A Phone Call Away (Zayn Malik fanfic)

Babysitting

After everyone finished eating breakfast, Hailey had to go home and Maria was riding with her, so she left too. That left just Rose.

We waved goodbye until their car was out of sight, then ran upstairs. I made sure to see that nobody was upstairs before shutting the door behind us as we entered my room. Rose sat on my bed and I plopped down beside her. I smiled, thinking of Zayn. He's so sweet, sending me that picture with the note. I still can't believe this is actually happening to me. He actually cares enough to talk to me, to get to know me, and he sent me pictures with proof that he's really himself.

Rose tapped my forehead with her finger. "What's going on up there?" She said, smiling. I smiled back. "Just thinking of Zayn." I said. She laughed. "Of course you were. How are you going to keep this a secret?" I thought long and hard about the question she was posing. "I don't know. But you guys definitely can't tell anyone." I looked at her seriously as I said this, "No one." "I know, Bridget. I would never tell anyone a secret of yours. You know that." She said. "Yeah," I said, "but what about Hailey? I know Maria is probably trustworthy, but Hailey's always been the I don't know... Jealous type?" Rose nodded. 

We sat in silence for a while, pondering what lies ahead. "Do you think this could be something real? Gosh, I feel stupid even saying that." I said. "I don't know, it could be. Never say never." Rose said, smiling. I laughed and took my laptop from under my bed. I opened Facebook and scrolled down my wall. Ugh. I don't even know why I'm friends with Chelsea Meyers. She's always been kind of a snob and she's kind of full of herself. I just shook my head as I looked at her pictures. Tons of stupid selfies. Like I said, full of herself. Rose peeked her head over and looked at my laptop. "Ha!" She said, "Did you see what Daniel posted on Chelsea's picture?" I looked at the comments. One from Daniel. It said, 'you look like a bloated fish!'. Daniel was always stupid like that. "He's such a retard." I said. Rose nodded in agreement. But she did look like a fish. A little. It was a picture of her boyfriend and her making weird faces.

"I can't believe we're graduates." Rose said. "Yeah," I said, "remember when I had a  My Little Pony themed birthday party?" Rose laughed. "Yeah, you got cake thrown in your face!" I remebered that. It was Jake who flung cake in my face. "He was always a little brat, wasn't he?", I laughed. "Yeah." Rose agreed. I closed the lid to my laptop and pushed it away. "Do you think maybe Zayn cares about me?" I asked. Rose seemed to consider this. "Yeah. He seems interested. What all did he ask you?" "Well," I said, "he asked me where I live and how old I am." "Hmm...Sounds like he does. If he's wondering those things, maybe." She said. "Or he's just being nice." I said flatly. "Don't always assume the worst. Sometimes it's better to think of the bright side." "I know," I said, "but what if I'm just getting my hopes up about something that's never gonna happen?" Rose shrugged. "I don't know," she said, "but it's worth a shot." I suppose it is. I just hope this is real.

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The next day I woke up feeling exhausted. I was thinking so hard last night. All I want to do is get back to my dream.

I sighed and walked over to my closet and undressed. I put on a purple burn-out tee with a black tank-top underneath and a washed-out jean jacket that matched my shorts. 

I brushed out my hair and twisted it into a messy bun. My bangs are getting long. My mom keeps telling me to cut them, but I like them that way. I applied applied some black eyeliner and a little gloss and put my Converse hightops on before going downstairs. Today I'm babysitting for our neighbors. I ascended the stairs and went into the kitchen, where Dad was frying bacon and Mom was whisking eggs in a bowl. I don't really feel like eating today, so I grabbed an apple out of the bowl of fruit on the counter and bit into it. "I'm heading over to the Lasky's to babysit." I said to my mom.