Let's Fanboy/ Zayn Malik

Chapter 13

Everyone is excited about how we're going camping next week and the only thing I am excited about is the release of Melanie's new album tomorrow. The school's taking us on a one week trip and I'm not sure if I would go. I would rather stay at home and sleep. I'm too lazy to get up early everyday at a camp and do stuff like hiking, bird watching and all that. But, it seems to me that Lilac is extremely stoked about it. When we got the information, she smiled real big and looked at me hopefully to see if I was as excited as her. I wasn't. I'm just not the person for these kinds of trips.

"Zayn, you're coming, right?"-she asked me and I didn't know how to respond. "I'm not sure." "C'mon! It will be so much fun; we'll do adventurous stuff and so many other things. Aren't you excited? Don't you get butterflies by thinking about it?" "No."-I snickered as she playfully hit me. "How will you update your fan-fictions? Do you realize that there will be no internet connection, no Melanie Ryan and no link to our fandom?"- I said and smirked. Her face fell as realization hit and she stopped chewing her bubblegum. "You know what? I'm up for it. Let's see how staying away from our fandom for a week will be like."-she was determined. "One week in our fandom is equal to ten years in normal world. So much stuff keeps happening- new songs, a break-up, new world tours, important announcements.... It's hard to keep up."- I stifled a laugh as I observed her struggling with her bubblegum again that was now somewhere in the back of her mouth and her tongue was reaching out to it. "I don't care. I want to get out of the virtual world for once and have some fun that feels real."-she said, sticking out her tongue that was now tainted pink due to what she was chewing. I have become really observant ever since I met her, I don't know why. I was having second thoughts about my decision. Maybe I should have some real fun too. It won't be that bad, I need to socialize and learn new things. I think I might go for it.

The whole school was talking about the trip. Our school doesn't normally organize such long trips so when it has, nobody wants to miss out on it. They were talking about how much they are going to enjoy it and making plans with their friends. I wonder how it would be like if I and Lilac went together. She never lets me get bored as she's always up to something that will turn the whole thing upside-down. Never predictable but, always fun. I'm actually a boring person myself because I don't know how to keep the person talking to me entertained or how to get the conversation to last long. She has all those skills and to be honest, I hope to get some tips on it.

I spotted her with this girl, Debby today. They were laughing and looking like they have grown closer over the past few days. I don't want Lilac to have so many friends that she isn't able to make time for me. Yes, it sounds selfish but I won't have anything to do if I don't have her with me. It will be the same dull and plain life all over again. I still can't believe that I used to be that person who thought he didn't anybody because right now I'm so dependent on Lilac that my past would have been ashamed of me.

Even the boys couldn't shut up about their plans for the trip when we were playing football. They were looking forward to it. When Liam noticed that I wasn't saying much, he placed an arm around my shoulder and spoke softly-"Do you have anyone to go with? Do you want me to go with you to the trip?" He knew I wasn't a people person and obviously I didn't have anyone to go with. He is so considerate. He turned to with a smirk-"Or would you rather have that hot, Lilac to accompany you?" I smacked his arm as he burst out laughing.

Believe it or not, even if I wanted to go to the trip, the final decision was in the hands of my parents. I needed their consent before signing up for it. I decided to talk about it with mom when she came home in the evening. I didn't have much to do for the rest of the day so I plopped on the couch in front of the T.V. It was a Friday evening; good movies were on so, I rang up Lilac to invite her over. After fifteen minutes of waiting I finally heard the doorbell. She greeted me with her signature smile. "I was supposed to hang out with Debby and Emily, you know. I canceled those for you." I was glad to hear that somebody would cancel their plans to be with me. "And this is why I love you. Now, what do you want to watch?" She took her time to look through all the movies and settled on one of them; I could care less what it was. I watched her as she watched the movie. "Aww, Robert Pattinson is so cute."-she squealed. "You like vampires?" A very serious look spread on her face as she whispered-"I am one." We both giggled.
She was pretty much into the movie and I was close to dozing off. My head felt a little dizzy and I was starting to hear less of what was going on.

A soft hand sped over my forehead, down to my cheeks and then back to my head. It ran over my hair and ruffled it a bit. I opened my eyes to see Lilac smiling down at me. ,"What are you doing?"-My voice came out a groggy. "I was watching the movie and before I knew it, you were out cold. You slept through half of the movie."-She explained. I got up from the weird position I was sleeping in- it was neither sitting nor lying down. "I had fun tonight even though you were unconscious for all of it." "Yeah, I had fun too even though all you did was drool over Robert Pattinson. Tomorrow's a Saturday; we can do something if you want." Her eyes widened as she said-"Tomorrow's the big day too. Remember, Melanie's album-Silhouette comes out on Saturday? I'm so happy, the day's finally here." I chuckled and spoke-"Yeah, I already know that it's going to be a hit." "See you tomorrow, then."

I went to sleep, happy and satisfied. This is how I wanted my life to be. Looking out of the window, I stared at the full moon, thinking about her and counting the hours to see how long it would be before I see her again.

Waking up to a text from Lilac was going to brighten up the day I had ahead. I scrolled through my phone and read her text-

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THE NEW ALBUM IS HERE, I'M ON THE FLOOR, HELP!

I'm not sure if you're awake or not but, I'm sending this to you because I really need somebody who understands me to talk to me because Mel's album is here and I'm screaming at the top of my voice at nine on a Saturday morning. Mom thinks I'm officially crazy; she's never been in the favor of my unhealthy obsession with Melanie.

Oh my God, Zayn. I really wish you were. Each and every song is perfection. I'm really happy to say that it's been up only for a few hours but, it's moving up on the music charts and soon it will be at the first spot.

I'm so thankful to Melanie, our Queen for making this work of art. I breathe her music. I want to get a tattoo of one of her lyrics (mom won't let me).

It's hard to tell you everything on text; I need to see you and fangirl with you. I'm hyperventilating and unable to calm down.

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Okay, so she was going through a fangirl attack. It's really hard when the people around you are not from the same fandom as you; nobody understands you. But, I know what she is going through. I'm looking forward to spend the whole day listening to the new album with Lilac.

It feels like I have found my soul mate.

Ever since the day she helped me with Math, I feel like I'm better at it.
From the day I first saw her, I feel like I'm better at everything.

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