Show Me 2 - Remember Me (A Harry Styles Fanfiction)

Chapter Twenty - Fire

You made up your mind,

Right before the sound can move

Softly from your lips.

You leave behind,

A choice which once before you thought you could not resist.

- "Fire", Sleeping With Sirens

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Harry didn't show up to first period with me, which was smart of him. If I saw him I honestly might stab him with my pen.

As Mrs. Henry talked about words we commonly use that Shakespeare added to the dictionary, my thoughts were only on Harry, and Zayn.

Harry was absolutely suffocating me. The school day didn't even halfway start before he shoving the Zayn thing down my throat. He was treating me like a baby. I knew he was just trying to keep me safe but Zayn wasn't a threat anymore.

I honestly have to show Harry how non-threatening Zayn really is. Even though I had a few minutes conversation with him, it was such a 360 from last year. Last year he couldn't go two minutes without trying to touch me. Today he kept a safe distance from me and smiled often.

Never did I think I was going to be hypnotized by the buttery color of Zayn's hazel eyes. I never thought I'd like the way his lips moved when he talked, or the pretty caramel shade of his skin.

Harry was extremely handsome, too, but Zayn looked as if he belonged in a museum - Zayn was prettier than most girls I know.

He seemed to be way more attractive than the last times I saw him, because of the frightening way he carried himself, the insanity in his face. The deranged smile. But he was so open and normal with me now. A welcome change.

I kind of wanted to find Zayn again, just to gaze at his ridiculous profile. Maybe I could ask him to explain what his tattoos mean.

Slipping my phone out of my pocket, I went straight to Facebook. Zayn had tried to add me last year. Keeping my watch on Mrs. Henry's turned back, I tapped my friend request button and slid down to Zayn, which was still unanswered.

I kept my message very short to send to him: Hi.

Zayn literally answered just as I was putting my phone away. He myst be using his phone in class too. Hey. x

How are you?

Pretty okay for once in my life, aha. :) you?

Could be better.

Cause of Styles, right?

I paused with my fingers over the keys, but Zayn had already responded.

Never mind, I got you. You don't have to get into that if you don't want to.

Thanks, Zayn, I typed, surprised once more. What lunch do you have?

C, why?

Screw Harry's warning. I can be friends with Zayn no matter what he said. I have the same lunch. Wanna go off campus with me? There's a McDonalds not too far from the school. I hope you don't mind walking - I didn't bring my car.

I noticed that Zayn began typing, then stopped. Are you serious?

I swallowed nervously. Yeah. You don't have to if you don't want to. I just kinda want to start over with you.

Zayn: No, I want to. And I feel the same way. Where do you want to meet?

Front of the school?