Behind Your Eyes [Zayn Malik]

Five.

'Meet me out back, by the old bike shed. Yours truly, your secret admirer.'

The note that I found slipped into my locker remained tucked in my shirt pocket the whole day. I was nervous of it at first, wondering who could have left it. In the three years at this school, I'd never had a boyfriend, and no one had ever shown any interest in me. It was on my mind the entire day.

As soon as school ended at half three, I made my way to the old bike shed. It was behind school, and was one of the only places that didn't have CCTV. The new one round the front of the school was monitored, but as no one had ever removed the bike racks from the old one, it was still called a bike shed.

I stood alone for maybe five minutes, waiting for someone, anyone. I heard footsteps, and eagerly waited to find out who it was.

Instead, Zayn approached me.

"Uh, hi." I mumbled.

"Waiting for someone, Nerd?"

"Um, yeah, h-here." I handed him the note so he could read it. He began laughing hysterically.

"That was me, dumbass. I sent it."

"W-why?"

"To get you out here."

He moved towards me, and for an unknown reason, I didn't move back. He came forward, and in my mind it looked as though he would kiss me. Why, oh why did I believe that? His face was inches away from mine and I could feel his hot breath. He'd been chewing gum.

I closed my eyes, waiting for the kiss that would never happen. Instead, he drew his clenched fist back and punched me, hard in the stomach. I fell backwards, shocked by the sudden impact.

"Fat freak." he muttered.

"Y-you think I'm f-fat?"

"No, I think you're a fucking whale." he snarled, walking away.

I stared at the ground, thinking about what he said.

When it came to dinner time at home, I didn't eat much.

"Are you ill?" I was asked.

"I suppose so."

That night when I went to bed on an empty stomach, I didn't yet realise that skipping dinner that night wouldn't be the last time I did it.

•

Felicity's POV;

It was soon time for lunch, and we made our way up to the café in Madame Tussauds. We ordered two family meals, meaning we all got a decent portion of chips and chicken nuggets each.

"Oh god, I haven't had chicken nuggets in ages!" I exclaimed, biting into one and savouring it.

"Why not? Nuggets are just, wow." Liam asked.

"I'm so busy, so Anna, Tyler and I normally just order in Chinese, Indian or Pizza. Anna's allergic to chicken so we don't order them in."

"How come you're so busy?" Niall asked curiously, "I mean I know you have Uni and stuff but that can't take up all your time?"

"Well I have Uni from 8 til 4, Monday to Thursday, and I work from four thirty until nine then. I work all day on Friday too."

"Why do you work so much?"

"I have to pay for my Uni fees. Most people get help from their parents with their fees but my dad is in the army and my mum isn't here anymore."

"Did she move away?" Niall questioned.