Love Me Like You Do - A Zayn Malik AU

Chapter Thirty-one

We are standing ready somewhere on a path surrounded by palm trees. The only thing Zayn told me is that I had to wear a pair of good walking shoes and a good pair of jeans. I did as I was told.

"Hello good morning." A man says. I can hear that the man is trying his best English. "Welcome to the Thai Hike." I understand out of the mans bad English language. "Seriously." I mumble. Everybody chuckles.

"Come, come." The man says gesturing us to follow him. I have put my phone in Zayn's bag. I sigh as I follow the group.

"This is so beautiful." Lily says as she looks around. She smiles at me and then looks back in front.
We strongly walk over the path since it goes up steep. The color of the trees and the view give me so much inspiration.
I have the camera around my neck and take pictures of the colors to remember them for the new collection. "Wait a minute." I say and walk towards the palm trees, a little of the hike track to catch the color transitions of the leaves.

"Nina, just follow us." Lily says with a irritated voice. They walk further as I get the camera focus. Grayson walks towards me. "Come on, Nina." He says irritated. After a couple of photos, I stand up with a sigh. "Fine."

"They went this way." He says as we take the left path. I don't hear them walking. "Are you sure?" I ask looking over at him. "No, but we will find them." He says walking on.

We walk down a steep path. We arrive at a small foreign beach. "Wait, I will call Lily." He takes out his phone. "Shit!" He exclaims.
"What?" I ask turning to him. "My battery is dead." I sigh. "You call your boyfriend." He says irritated. I check my pockets. "Ehm." I start. "My phone is in Zayn's backpack." I say. He cusses loudly.

I sigh and walk over towards the other side. I trip over a pair of rocks and feel a stinging pain in my ankle. I exclaim from the pain in my foot. "What now?" He asks. "My ankle." I say in pain. "Let me see." Grayson has got the profile nursing and health. He rolls up the pipe of my jeans, a little rough not even being careful and cusses again. It looks very swollen.
"It is sprained." He says worried and then stands up. I sigh and wipe away a tear. "This is all your fault." He sighs.

I try to stand up but stay seated because I almost fall. "Look I know you rather be with Lily but we can't help it now." I say, kind of offended.

"Yeah, you are totally right." He says turning towards me. "I rather be with Lily the girl I love then with a spoiled princess like you." He says and walks off.

I sit down and look at the sea. The sun is high in the sky. I put my hair in a ponytail since that is the only thing, I can do. I turn on the camera and go through the pictures of the trip so far. I can't do anything else since the guy I am with is angry at me. I decide to take pictures of the location. I struggle to get up but keep myself standing on my other foot.
I make some pictures. Grayson is still cussing and mumbling. I roll my eyes and go on with the pictures. It is bloody hot in here.

Grayson walks into the water. He takes of his shirt. He is always prepared. Brings extra clothes and all but does not charge his phone. He has on his swimming trunks and then takes a dive. He swims for a while until it the sun almost hits the horizon. He walks out and takes a towel to quickly dry himself.

He has set a fire in a sort of rock. "I am sorry, it wasn't my intention to yell at you like that." He apologizes. "It is fine. I understand." I say. "We will go on tomorrow." He says. His brown eyes look golden because of the fire in front of us.

"Do you remember when we went camping?" He says. I laugh. "Yes, I wanted to stay buy you got freaked out by the owner." Smiling at the memory of it, he looks at me. "Hey, it wasn't my fault." He says with his hand up in defense.
I laugh when he puts them back down. "Yes, those times were good." He says with a smile. "And when you broke your wrist when you fell of my back." He says with a goofy smile on his face. I give him a hit on the shoulder. "Hey." He says with a smile. He looks at me. My eyes meet his. The tension is growing as he leans in. Our lips barely touch as his breath hits my skin.

I quickly turn my head when the reality hits me. I sigh. "Sorry." I say not meeting his eyes. "It is fine." He says with a specific tone in his voice. Regret? Hope? Disappointment? Lust? Love?

"Let's go to sleep." He says. "Yes, good night, Grayson." I say. "Good night, Nina."

I lie awake for a long time, listening to the waves of the sea, the animals and some trees their leaves hitting each other as the wind passes.

Will we find Zayn and Lily? Are they okay? My foot aches as I move on my back..