Who Do You Think You Are

Chapter 3 - Now you're tearin' me apart, tearin' me apart

“Okay, I’ll see you guys soon.” Stacy said, gathering her stuff to leave and hugging the boys. “Bye-bye love.” Louis smiled. “Alright, Stacy, take care” Zayn responded. “Bye babe.” Liam said. “I’ll walk you out,” Harry said as she reached him. She looked around realizing that someone was missing. “Is Niall okay?” They all looked at her. “He seemed a little strange today.” “Yeah, Niall was a little strange today, wasn’t he? But don’t worry. I’m sure he’s fine.” Liam responded. “Yeah, I’ll check up on him in a minute,” Zayn reassured her. “Okay then. You guys have a good rest and enjoy your break. It will be over before you know it,” she smiled at them, turning to leave.

“Ain’t that the truth,” Louis said, nodding his head and raising his eyebrows.

Zayn’s P.O.V.

          Liam placed his hand on my back, “So, it doesn’t look like Niall got a chance to speak to Stacy, huh.”

“Nope.”

“Think that’s what’s bugging him. He’s been in there for a while now,” he said, pointing down the hallway.

“Yeah, I guess so.”

“Well she definitely seemed to notice that something’s up.”

“Yeah, I thought he was gonna speak to her, you know. Ask her out.”

“Guess he got a little nervous,” he said with a faint smile.

“Hmm, I’d better go check on him. See if his alright.”

Liam nodded and I made my way to Niall’s room. The door was slightly open but I couldn’t see into the room. It creaked as I pushed it open. “Hey, bro. Can I come in?”

“Yeah, sure.”

He was sitting by the window; he seemed lost in thought.

He’d been in the bathroom for a while, well ever since he had pushed past me in the doorway of the living-room, but Louis needed to go so Niall’s probably been sitting here like this since then.

“You okeh, man? Getting all love-sick on us?” I teased.

He smiled, still not looking up at me. I couldn’t tell for sure, but I had a pretty good idea what was bothering him.

“Is she gone?” he asked, looking up at me for the first time.

“Yeah, she just left.” ‘Harreh walked her out’ I thought to myself, but knew better than to say it out loud. What was with that, anyway?

“So what, did you freeze out on her or something?”

“Well, not exactly. I guess I jus got a lil…”

“Jealous?”

His eyes dashed up at me immediately and I returned his gaze.

“It’s just, when I walked into the living-room…”

“I know, bro. But you’ve got nothing to worry about. It’s only Harreh. Besides, if he had a thing for Stacy they’d already be together by now.”

“Yeah, Zayn. I guess you’re right. I’m jus being ridiculous.”

I was glad he felt a bit better about things, but I got the feeling that something was still bothering him.

“You really like her, don’t you?”

He looked up me and didn’t answer for a moment. “Are you kiddin? She’s incredible.”

I laughed, “Then ask her out, mate!”

He smiled at me and I chuckled to myself. When had I become the ‘love guru’?