One Thing (One Direction) ON-HOLD

Chapter Three

CHAPTER THREE:

“That was some get together.” Andrea smiled.

Andrea and I were strolling down the school field and was looking for a quiet place to eat our packed lunch and get a study group – well, duo. Thankfully, there were only few students at the field, and the bleachers were unoccupied.

“Actually, that was the first time I’ve had friends over.” I admitted.

Andrea gave me a ‘what?’ look. Yeah, unbelievable, right? But that’s just how Marni Matthew’s boring life is. She never gets to have friends over her house until she reached junior high school. Pitiful. But, whatever.

“Hey, look at the bright side, now you’ve got friends – not just two, but four.” Andrea smiled.

Did she say four? Did she actually include Harry Miller in that list? Not happenin’. I mean, who would even be friends with some arrogant, perverted spoiled brat like him? So not me.

Not after what happened last night.

“You live here?” Harry asked.

I nodded at him. Both Harry and I were almost left behind our house’s front yard when Andrea, Zayn and Louis already dashed up to get inside my house. They were pretty much excited to see how it looks like. I really have no idea why. Well, Andrea’s excited; she just dragged Louis and Zayn into her crazy frenzy.

“How do you live in a place like this?” he asked again while he gave me a questioning look.

I stared at him. Is he serious?

Our house may be really small from the outside and the inside, but it has a large backyard and front yard. It does look pretty old, but it’s not all bad is it?

“Is there something wrong with my house?” I asked straightforwardly.

He shrugged. “It’s ten times smaller than mine. That’s what.”

Okay, can I punch him right now? But since I’m a respectful catholic, I’d let this slip for now.

“Hey! Are you guys coming or what?” Andrea shouted from inside the house.

“Coming!” I shouted back. I dashed towards our house as fast as I can intentionally leaving Harry all by himself.

“Hey!” Harry shouted back.

I didn’t look back anymore and continued running till I reached our door.

“Anyone interested to watch a movie?” I asked.

“Oh I’m in.” Louis smiled.

 I think my heart just skipped a beat.

“Let’s watch Final Destination 5!” Andrea cut in.

“Yeah, sure let’s watch some movie.” Zayn coolly replied without looking at me. He was looking at the displayed pictures. I bet he already saw my mom’s bathing suit picture. It still gives me the creeps.

“Andi, can you put this cd up? I’m just going to fetch us some snacks.” I instructed.

“Sure.”

“You want some help with that, Marni?” Louis asked as he walked towards me.

I flinched the moment I realized he was already a few feet away from me. I immediately looked at the other direction, clearly avoiding his gaze.