Mr. Payne - Ziam

Three - Rock Me

Sunday

I woke up the next day with a killing headache in a unfamiliar room. I looked around and saw a note on the bedside table.

Zayn,

Take these painkillers when you wake up and you'll feel better,

- Liam

I groaned and sat up on the bed. I took the painkillers with water and looked down on my bare body. I looked around the room for my clothes and saw them at the end of the bed in a neat pile. I got dressed and walked out of the room. I walked downstairs and followed the noise because I had no clue where I was. "Hey", I said quietly when I reached the living room and saw Liam. "Morning, how are you feeling?", he asked and I sat next to him. "Not good", I said with a small chuckle and he nodded. "We didn't do anything, did we?", I asked. "No, do I really seem like I would take advantage of someone, especially someone who's underage?", he asked and I shook my head. "No but some people would", I said.

"Why were you drinking anyway?", Liam asked changing the subject and I groaned quietly. "Just had a bad day", I said. "You looked fine when I was there", he said and I chuckled a bit. "Things aren't always the way you see them", I said. "Do you wanna talk about it?", he asked. "No", I said and he nodded. My phone rang and I took it out of my pocket. "Hey babe", I said and Louis chuckled on the other line. "How are you doing darling?", he asked and I chuckled. "Hangover", I just said. "You were drinking and didn't invite me?", he asked, faking offended. "Sorry babe, will you ever forgive me?", I asked. "Fuck me and let's see", he said and I chuckled.

"Not gonna happen", I said. "Yea, yea", he said. "Did you have a reason to call me?", I asked. "I was just wondering if you wanted to hang out today?", he asked. "Of course", I said. "I'll come pick you up?", he asked. "Uh no, don't, I'll walk or something", I said quickly when I realized I wasn't home. "Okay, well, I'll see you soon", he said. "See you", I said and hung up. "Who was it?", Liam asked and I looked at him. "Louis", I said and he nodded. "Are you dating?", he asked and I chuckled. "No", I said and he nodded again.

"Can I ask you a favor? I mean I know that I owe you for letting me stay here, but I don't know", I said and he nodded. "Sure and you don't owe me anything", he said with a chuckle. "Can you drive me to Louis'?", I asked and he nodded. "Sure", he said and I nodded. "Thank you", I said and he smiled. "Your bad boy act is crumbling", he said and I chuckled. "I don't see why I should act like a bad boy around you, I just do it in school so people don't try to talk to me", I said and he nodded.

"So, are you ready to go?", he asked and I nodded. "I'll just get my backpack from..your room?", I said but it came out as a question because I didn't actually know if it was Liam's room or not. "Yea, my room", he said and I nodded. I jogged upstairs and took my backpack from the floor. I walked back down and gave Liam a small smile. We pulled our shoes on and walked out of the house. We got in his car and put the seat belts on.

"Can I ask you something?", I asked and he nodded. "Where did you sleep?", I asked. "On the couch", he said. "I'm sorry", I said quietly looking down to my hands. "It's not your fault, it was my own decision", he said with a chuckle and I nodded a bit not looking up. I took my lipbalm from my backpack and applied it on my lips. Liam looked at me and chuckled a bit. "Yea, you're definitely not a bad boy", he said and I shrugged. "I wanna keep my lips soft and moisturized", I said and he nodded. I took out a pack of bubblegum from my backpack and popped one in my mouth. "Want one?", I asked and Liam shook his head. "No, thanks", he said and I nodded.

"So, where does Louis live?", Liam asked. "He lives next to the library", I said and Liam nodded starting the car. "How's your eye?", he asked and I shrugged. "I've had it worse", I said and looked out of the window. "If you tell me who did it, I can talk to them", Liam said and I chuckled. "I'm fine, thanks anyway", I said and he nodded. "Try to stay out of trouble, okay?", he asked and I nodded. "I'm being serious", he said and I nodded again. "I know and I'm trying", I said.

"And if you want to talk about anything, you can", he said and I looked at him. "I mean, I feel like your life has changed quite a bit because you had to move to a new family and I'm sure you have a lot of stuff on your mind", he said and I just nodded. "I'm okay", I said and it was silent for a while. "That's his house", I said and Liam parked in front of the house. "Think about what I said", he said and I nodded. "I'll see you tomorrow", I said and he nodded. "Yea, I'll see you", he said and I stepped out of his car.

I walked to the door and knocked. "Hey Zaynie", Louis said smiling when he opened the door and I nodded with a weak smile on my face. "Hi Lou", I said and stepped inside. I kicked my shoes off and followed Louis in his room. "Do you wanna play something?", he asked and I nodded. "Sure", I said and he nodded. "Is Fifa okay?", he asked and I nodded. "Okay, great", he said and put the game on.

I sat on his bed holding a controller and he sat next to me. We started the game and obviously he won everytime because my mind was all over the place. "You okay Zaynie?", Louis asked and I nodded. "Just hungover", I said and he nodded. "Oh yea, it would suck to be you", he said and I let out a weak chuckle. "It sure does", I said.

After hours of hanging out with Louis, I got a text from Rose saying I should head home now. "I have to go home now", I told Louis and he nodded. "Okay", he said and we walked downstairs. I pulled my shoes on and Louis smiled. "I'll see you tomorrow morning behind the school?", he asked and I nodded. "Like always", I said with a smile and he nodded. "Bye", I said. "See you", he said and I walked out of the house.

I walked home which took me about twenty minutes and stepped inside the house. I kicked my shoes off and ruffled my hair a bit. "Zayn, can you come here, please?", Rose yelled from the living room and I walked in there. "Yea?", I asked. "Where were you last night?", Mark asked. "My friends house", I said. "You're supposed to let us know where you're staying", he spoke and I nodded. "Yea, I know, I'm sorry", I said and Mark stood up from the couch. He walked towards me which made me walk backwards until my back hit a wall. He walked right in front of me and pushed my back from my chest.

I looked at Rose, she mouthed me a 'I'm sorry' and left the room. I sighed and looked back to Mark. "You're so pathetic, you know that right?", he said. "I wish you would've just died with your family so we wouldn't have to be bothered with you", he continued and I kept my eye contact with him. He punched my stomach and I dropped to my knees. "Don't be a pussy", he said lifting me up from my shirt and kept me against the wall.

- I don't want to write this scene so I'm just gonna skip -

I limped up the stairs, blood running down my face. I got in my room and locked the door. I limped in my bathroom and looked at myself from the mirror. I sighed a little and ran my fingers over my bloody cheek. I took a cloth from the drawer and dampened it. I cleaned the blood from my face and rinsed my mouth. I stripped my clothes off and stepped in the shower. I winced at every move I made but I knew I had to just fight through it. I washed myself and stepped out of the shower. I dried myself with a towel, wrapped it around my waist and brushed my teeth.

I stepped in my room and pulled on boxers. I lied down on my bed with a little groan and set up my alarm for the morning. I put my phone to the charger and pulled the blanket over me. I took my notebook from under my pillow and started to write. When I was done, I shoved it back there and lied down. I closed my eyes and tried to ignore the pain.

I used to think that I was better alone
Why did I ever want to let you go
Under the moonlight as we stared at the sea
The words you whispered I will always believe