Teenage Run Away ✘ Harry Styles [2013] ✔

Chapter 8

"I didn't think you could be that bad." Harry told me, calimg down a little from our fit of laughter.

"I suprise people all the time." I smiled. The boys that I didn't know, besides Zayn, Looked odly familiar. I stared at them with confused looks and it finally hit me. They were they guys in the alley. Both times.

"Oh, this is Liam and Niall." Zayn introduced them. They both gave me small nodds, and tried to avoid my gaze. If I were them I would do the same right about now.

Wait.. Why am I getting close to the people? I havn't met them before except the two times I've seen Zayn, and the other times I've seen Harry. Why am I even talking to them? I don't fit in with their crowd.

"What's that?" Liam asked pointing to the bruise on my arm. Oh, that's jut where my Dad hit me with his belt because I didn't do what he said yesterday.

"I ran into the dresser at my house." I lied. My stomach twisted and I got really nervous all of a suden.

"Why do I get the feeling that you're lying?" Niall asked me, looking at me with a confused look.

"You're not the only one" Harry told him, eyeing me.

"I can't say." The words fell out before I could stop them. I covered my mouth with my hand and looked down. I can't tell them what my parents do. I can't trust them. I told Kristen about two years ago but she doesn't know they still do it. I've told no one else and I don't plan on it.

"Ahh! So you are lying!" Zayn smiled, pointing a finger at me accusingly, making me chuckle.

"Yes I am." I nodded.

"Will you tell us the truth?" Liam asked sweetly.

"Nope. I can't trust any of you, and I doubt I ever will." I smiled proudly and got out of my seat.

The bell rang and I walked straight to science class.

On the way to class, I got a few thumbs up and high fives. I have no clue why though.

I got in and shortly after I sat down Harry walked in, smiling a little more then normal and he plopped himself down in the seat next to me. As class started Mrs. Cooper wrote on the board 'Exspect the unexpected' Which caused me to raise my hand.

"Yes Nichole?" She asked smiling.

"What do you mean by that exactly? I thought this was a science class?" I asked casually and trying not to sound rude. Suprising me, she put on an even bigger smile and clapped her hands.

"I was waiting for someone to ask that!" She said happily, causing Harry to chuckle. "Well, You all know me well enough to know that I don't take science to seriously." That's true. "And plus, I don't see why the heck you need science anyway. It's stupid." We all laughed at her choice of words. What has gotten into her? she's usually just a normal boring teacher. What happened?

"What that means is, if something bad is happening in your life, or something that you never thought would happen, take a risk. Like, for instence, Nichole, if you had something bad going on in your life right now that no one knew about and you could chose between telling someone, or keeping it a secret, What would you normally do?" She asked me.

"Keep it a secret." I said immediately. My parents coming to mind.

"Exactly! That's what I mean, take risks! Telling someone may be better than holding it in. Even if it's awful and you think someone will make fun of you for it, or ignore you, or even help you but you don't want them to. I've learned that if you don't do the unexpected, than you wont live a very happy life. And sometimes it can come out better than you immagined it ever would." She continued. Wow. I'm acctually liking this class now.

"Same goes if it's a good thing, or any type of situation. Just take a risk. It may come to blow up in your face, but I promise you, it will get better." She instructed.

I shook my head to shake the thought of actually telling someone, and I went back to ignoring her lesson.

When class ended I rushed out of the room and went straight to my locker. I don't know why I'm in a hurry, I just feel like it. I grabbed my books for my next class and turned around to walk there. Harry was soon beside me for some odd reason.

"Mind if I walk with you?" He asked suddeny being.. friendly?

"Sure. . ?" I said sort of like a question.

"So you answered that question in science a little quickly." He stated "Care to tell me why?"

"Not at all" I told him.

"I can keep secrets Nichole, please" He pleaded, stepping infront of me.

"You're so nosey!" I groaned.

"I know." He stopped me from walking away. "Please tell me?"

"Harry, No! I only tell people I trust and that's no one. I havn't told anyone and I don't plan on it." I walked away. I don't care if he is following me, I feel like ignoring him for a while.

It's so odd how we've been talking lately. I mean we've never ever spoke, and then Bam! It's like a bomb went off.

As long as he doesn't do anything that will make me regret talking to him, I really don't care. But if he keeps on like this, then I perfer to ignore him for the rest of my life. That boy is so nosey.