got lightning in a bottle || n.h au

twenty two

A/N: The dude at top there is Dave Franco, who plays Nick 😜

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" Your heart weighs more when it's sitting in pieces at the bottom of your stomach. "

× Niall ×

About twenty five minutes have passed already, yet I'm still rooted in the same place.

Okay well actually, not exactly.

After making my way to my room, I sat at the foot of my bed, where I proceeded to stay in the same spot while rereading the text I had just received.

My hand, the one that didn't have my phone in its grasp, was clenched so tightly into a fist that I figured I'd have trouble trying to stretch my fingers back into their normal position afterwards.

I just couldn't make sense of what I was reading. I didn't want to. Because if I did, it'll be all my insecurities and doubts coming to life. All the thoughts that I had tried my best to suppress and crush were resurfacing full force.

Everything I thought to be real and genuine, a shattered by one stupid text. A text that brought my world to a standstill. I swear this isn't even me being melodramatic or anything. That's just how it genuinely felt. Feels, still.

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Nick: I told you she wanted me. ✌😌

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Zahraa: Heyyy

Nick: Erm hi?

Zahraa: I can feel your excitement all the way from here.

Nick: Crap, sry. Its just tht ths is wierd. You neva txt me 1st. Like eva.

Zahraa: Yeah well there's a first time for everything, love.

Nick: Love? Wut is this? Wut is this abt?

Zahraa: I'm not even gonna beat around the bush here. Nick, I like you. Quite a lot really.

Nick: Haha yeah good 1. This is sum l8 April fools joke rite? Bc Im not in the mood 2 get hunted down by ur bf for tryna mack on his grl. He h8s me enuff as it is.

Zahraa: He's more of a boy toy really, and don't worry about him. He's not important

Nick: If you're messing with me, pls stp ok? Ths isnt funny.

Zahraa: I'm not playing. I've had a crush on you for a while now. Niall was just a distraction, I guess. Evidently not a good one tho. Something about you just gets to me. Or maybe I'm just really into the bad boy types now. Either way, I'm into you.

Nick: ur srs?

Zahraa: As a heart attack.

Zahraa: And your shitty spelling.

Nick: Heyyy! My spellins nt tht bad

Zahraa: Yeah sure babe.

Nick: U called me babe.

Zahraa: I sure did. So, what you say? Me, you, Saturday night? Maybe catch a movie and hit the arcade?