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SO FAR THIS IS MY FAVORITE CHAPTER.

Sam's POV

It's been a week since Niall almost kissed me. I've been avoiding him the whole time. I told him that I have a huge AP biology project so we can't work on our book. I like Niall, don't get me wrong, but he is acting the same way Derek did when we started to get to know each other. I don't think that Niall is the same as him, but I didn't think that Derek was a woman abuser when we started dating. But, like always, I was wrong. Derek made me not want to trust any boy, other than my dad and Harry of course.

I want to trust Niall, I really do, but I just can't right now.

It's 6th period now and everyone is playing soccer and I'm forced to play today. I stand in the back and wait for the ball. I try to focus on the game and not at Niall staring at me. The ball is on my side and Niall has the ball. He passes it to Kyle and he dribbles down the field a little and kicks the ball, attempting to make a goal. Instead of the ball hitting the net, it hits me in the face. I bend down in pain, holding my face and feeling warm liquid coming out of my nose.

"For fucks sake I'm not the goal!" I yell out of frustration, pinching my nose.

"Someone take Sam to the nurses office please." The PE teacher says, not even looking up from his phone.

"I'll go." Niall says.

Of course you are.

"Alright. Go before Jones bleeds all over herself." He says. Niall puts his hand over my shoulder and leads me to the nurses office.

For the first five minutes of our walk, it was awkward silence. No one knew what to say. I didn't want to break the silence. We both steal a few glances at each other before Niall breaks the silence.

"You've been avoiding me this past week." He says, looking straight ahead.

"No I haven't." I lied.

He chuckles. "You have to be the worst liar I've ever known."

"I don't know what you're talking about." I reply.

Niall sighs and leads me a different direction from the nurses office and goes into the girls bathroom. He leads me in and locks the door behind him.

"Why are you lying to me?" Niall impatiently asks.

"I'm not lying." I lie again.

He sighs once more. "Why have you been avoiding me for a week?"

"I wasn't avoiding you Niall." I say, crossing my arms over my chest.

"Really? Because I have AP Biology and we don't have a project due. You lied to me to avoid me. What's going on Sam? What aren't you telling me?" Niall says.

Shit, I didn't know he had AP Bio.

"Nothing is going on." I lie again.

"Then why did you freak out about us almost kissing?"

"I didn't! I freaked out because your mom almost caught us." Okay that time I told most of the truth.

"Is it because of Derek and whatever he did to you?" Niall asks, obviously getting frustrated.

"No it's not." Wow another lie.

"Then what is it?! Do you not feel the same way about me?" Niall says, raising his voice.

"No it's not that!" I say, raising my voice as well.

"Then what the fuck is it Sam?!" He yells.