Arrest Me (Mature ZM)

Chapter 71

The next day I woke up and Zayn was gone. He must've had work early that morning and had forgotten to tell me. I didn't mind but I just wished we could've cuddled. I checked my phone and saw that I had a message from him explaining that he had gotten called into work about three hours earlier than he expected. I texted him back saying that I missed him before playing around on my phone. I had time to spare, so why not enjoy myself at least?

I got out of bed slowly and took a long shower. I normally took a quick shower but today I felt like pampering myself. I still had a lot of extra time even though I had played on my phone for a solid chunk of time. When I got out of the shower, dried myself off before applying lotion all over my body. I knew Zayn would appreciate my smooth, delicious smelling skin later.

I wrapped a towel around myself and walked out to see if Zayn had replied yet. If he had, it would be the perfect time to send him some sexy pictures, considering the fact that I was completely naked. Instead, I was surprised to see that I had a text on my phone from Nicole when I got back to the bedroom. I didn't even open the text because I knew what it would say. So, I ignored it and started getting dressed.

I didn't want to associate myself with her anymore and she should know that. I was done with her abusing drugs and alcohol. She had been the reason I went downhill in the first place. She had been the one who peer pressured me into smoking weed and then drinking. The list was so long I didn't want to think about it. She was no longer one of my best friends and I just wanted to let go of her.

Zayn was my rock now and I was never letting go of him. He would be so disappointed in me if he found out that I was associating with Nicole again. I had made such large strides since being with him and I couldn't go back.

By the time I finished getting dressed I had four other messages from Nicole. I sighed before tossing my phone on the bed and walking back to the bathroom to put my makeup on. I wondered what she was so desperate to tell me but then again I didn't care enough to actually open the messages.

When I was halfway through my makeup, I wondered if Nicole had ended up texting me again. Then I heard my phone start to buzz obnoxiously and I made my way out to the bedroom again. It was Nicole, big surprise. I picked it up and answered. She probably wouldn't stop harassing me until I answered her; she was like that.

"What do you want, Nicole?" I snapped and then I heard sobbing on the other line. "Nicole?" It took her a second to reply.

"Ava, I need you right now," Her voice shook and I could hear her sniffling. I didn't buy her crying. It was typical Nicole. She was overdramatic and would use waterworks to get what she wanted.

"Is this another dumb excuse to get me to go to your house so you can get me drunk?" I questioned and I heard more sobbing.

"Please, Ava! It's an emergency!" She bawled into the line. I knew that it was bad when chills ran down my spine. Dread filled my body when I heard her tone of voice. She had only used that tone once before and it was when she was in some deep shit. I couldn't help but feel empathy for her. We had been friends for so long and even though we weren't friends now, I still cared for her.

She trusted me enough to come to me with a serious problem when she knew I wasn't exactly talking to her. I was the only person in her life that she could trust and I knew that.

"Are you okay?" I questioned and heard some more sniffling. I heard her take a deep breath on the other line before replying.

"Yeah," She whispered before crying some more. She had called me crying before so I was unsure of what she wanted me to do. Did she want me to help her over the phone as I did so many times or did she want me to come to her house?