Teach Me

Chapter 4 - First day of work

I'm awoken by hushed voices coming from somewhere around me, but I can't seem to make out what they're saying. I'm also too tired to care so I just lie onto the side and try to fall asleep again, but to no avail; the voices won't stop and I can't manage to fall asleep. I keep my eyes closed and the voices get clearer, or maybe louder; I don't know which, but one of them.

"What if she still doesn't feel well?" One of the voices says; a voice I haven't really heard before. Still it's so familiar, but how?

"But we have to get her up before work." Another one answers and I notice that they're both male voices. And that's when the pieces fall to place. Work, London, new home, One Direction...

"Louis, you can wake her up."The voice I recognize as Harry's says, but I stay there acting as if I'm sleeping. I want to see where this goes.

"Why should I wake her up? What about Niall, he hasn't done anything bad to her yet. He's probably her favourite so far. So why can't he do it?"

"That's not-"Niall starts, but gets cut off by a buzzing sound. "Harry, answer that call."

"What, no! Why should I answer it?" Harry asks as he probably looks at my cell phone, because his voice gets sent more my way.

"You should take it, because you're the one standing closest to it." Zayn says in a duh voice. I hear sounds, so I know something is happening and then right before the buzzing stops I hear Harry saying:

"It's her mom. Niall, catch it." And then I think he throws the cell phone to Niall who hopefully catches it.

"Hello, this is Elizabeth Sanderson's cell phone." Niall says into the phone, thank God he got it. I get tired of just listening to them and turn around as quietly as I can and open my eyes. Niall has the cell phone held to his ear with his back towards me. The other boys is just laughing silently and watching him; no one noticing me.

"No, I haven't stolen it." Niall says into the phone glaring at Harry who starts laughing even harder at this. "I'm one of the boys living here... with Elizabeth." Niall explains to my mother, I bet she wonders why there was a boy answering my cell phone. But why would she, she's the one who sent me here. "Yes, and now she's sleeping." Niall says as he turns around to look at me, not expecting me to be awake yet.

"Oh, geez" Niall says as he puts his hand on his chest as if he just had a heart attack making me laugh at his reaction. "What, no, nothing's wrong, but you're daughter is awake now."

"Yes, I'll hand her the cell phone right away. Yeah, it was nice talking to you Mrs. Sanderson." Niall finishes his conversation with my mother before handing me the cell phone.

"Hi, mom" I say into the phone as I look at Niall who walks up to Harry and slap the back of his head making me giggle.

"Hi, darling" My mother answers as Harry responds to the slap with an "Ouch, what was that for?"

"I got worried when you didn't answer the text I sent you last night. Did you go to sleep really early, or did you just not want to answer your old woman." She asks making me laugh.

"I'm sorry mom, I just, I didn't feel really well last night. And I was also really tired, so therefore I went to bed early."

"Oh, you feel better now, right sweetie?" She asks and I nod, then remembering she can't see me.

"Yeah, I feel better. And I think I'm leaving for work soon." I say as I look up at the boys who nod. It's kind of awkward sitting here talking to my mother when they're all just standing there and looking at me.

"If so, then I'm not going to annoy you anymore." She says, and then I think she's talking to someone who's with her. "The boy who answered seemed like a nice guy, so I assume you're in good hands."