Like Before (Niall Horan)

Chapter Twenty-Five: Still Mad At You

The morning the boys were coming in had finally arrived. Tia, Steph, and I got up extra early to clean up the living room before school. It was a super hot day out so I put on light blue shorts and a plain white t-shirt that was almost a v-neck but not quite. I also had my blue converse and I put my hair up in a bun with a braid through it. Tia put on a red and white dress. The red parts were the collar and the design which were circular flowers and petal looking things. She had white flip-flops by the door and her hair was in a braid down one side of her head.

School dragged on for all of us. By the time I got into my car to go get Tia, I was already exhausted. Steph had to go home because her mom had to have a "talk" with her. I wasn't sure what that was about but usually no good came from it.

When I walked through the door, the boys from One Direction were here, Niall put his headphones on when he saw me. I went to go sit by him but he called Zayn over to him to sit down. Zayn gave me a small smile and sat next to Niall, blocking my chances of trying to talk to him then. I crossed my arms and sat down in the chair. 

Niall wouldn't even look at me. He was just laughing with Zayn at something on his phone. I couldn't help but feel a little bitter. I know this was my fault and had been what I said I wanted but seriously, I'm insane. And everything happening to me all at once had been crazy. I overreacted and I know I did. But I wanted to change things, if there was anything left to change.

I took in what they were wearing as we all sat in silence. Louis had on red pants with a black and white striped t-shirt and red vans. Liam had on rough looking light blue jeans with a white shirt that had black arms and grey shoes. Harry was wearing very dark blue skinny jeans with a black t-shirt and black supras. Zayn had on light brown jeans and a white t-shirt with grey supras. And Niall had on light blue skinny jeans with a green t-shirt that said Free Hugs on it and off white supras. They all must be really warm being in pants when its like ninety degrees out here. It must not have been this warm when they left England.

Finally, after I had nothing left to distract me, I stood up and walked toward the kitchen. "What do you guys want for dinner?" I asked and no one answered. Really? Were they all going to ignore me? "Alright, I'll make macaroni and cheese I guess." I sighed and walked into the kitchen. I grabbed my phone and called Steph.

"Hello."

"You have to get over here like now. None of them are talking to me. Tia's in there with them and they all are just ignoring me. Even Harry." I told her half ready to cry and half ready to go hit every single one of them. Since when did I become a crier?

"Alright, alright. Calm down. I'll text Harry and I'll be right over. Its okay Alix."

"It is not okay. They all hate me. I'll be in my room until you get here." I told her and started walking up the stairs.

"Alix! Aren't you making dinner?" Tia called out to me.

"I'm going to ask Sarah. I'm not feeling too good." I told her. I had been able to let Sarah take over the parental duty of Tia, even after my practically mental breakdown and had backed off. 

I went and knocked on Sarah's door. "Come in."

"Sarah, can you make dinner? I'm not feeling too good." I told her.

"Do you need anything?" Sarah asked walking over to me.

"No, I think I just need to lay down." I told her.

"Alright. Of course I'll make dinner. You go rest up for your birthday tomorrow."

"Thanks Sarah." I told her and walked to my room. I had switched rooms with Sarah after Mom visited so she had the master room now and I had the second biggest. I curled up on my bed and shut my eyes. I just wanted to go to sleep and wake up and have it be a year from now so I wouldn't have to worry about this. I heard a knock at my door and looked up to meet blue eyes.