I Dare You

Chapter 30

Marcel's POV

Why today? Why did I feel horrible today? Why did Zayn and Keegan try to apologize today? And why did I have to take Louis home today?

"Why can't his mother come and pick him up?"

"Marcel! You know why!" She scolded. But, I actually didn't know why. "Is there something going on with you two?" She inquired.

"No," I said quickly.

"Marcel, did you tell him that y-"

"Look mum. I need to go find Louis. See you soon bye." I hung up quickly. I knew that if I avoided the question I could think of a valid reason to explain why I didn't tell Louis. I was urging myself to think of a valid reason before I got home so I didn't have to be scolded again. I was one of the very few students left drifting around school. I knew that I could find Louis with Zayn and Keegan behind the school or in the second floor hallways. I thought of walking around the campus to look for him, but rejected my own idea. I called him. The phone rang once, twice, thrice. If that's even a word. I guess thrice would be a proper form of three to use in that context. But if it's grammatically correct is the real question. It's like a prequel, or a trilogy- "Hello?" Louis interrupted my thoughts. He has seemed to be having that problem today.

"Hi Louis. It's Marcel."

"I know who this is. I have caller I.D."

Wow, sassy. I swear I heard him laugh but I just cursed myself for hearing noises. I just tried to be polite and introduce myself. I guess it was a little stupid, but polite none the less. His abnormal behavior caught me off guard today. Yeah, I'll just blame that. It's seems like a reasonable reason. What an alliteration: reasonable reason.

"Marcel!" He shouted. I jumped, pulling the phone away from my ear. I have just been getting drowned in my thoughts today. I must be really tired. And lonely. I remember this is how it would be whenever Louis wouldn't talk to me. I would just sit and think about anything really. What dogs think about owners, why wild animals hate humans who try to help them. But stubborn people in our world push away humans who just try to be helpful. I guess the animals have a reasonable reason. Ah, there it is ag- "Would you snap out of Lala land and tell me what you want!"

I forgot that I was even talking to Louis. Having a phone up to my ear must have not been a reasonable reason. Oh gosh, it'll never get old. The medication must be having its effect on me. I feel happy and not so fatigued. All my worries seemed to drift away for a few seconds. Come back briefly, and drift away again.

"I'm taking you home." I stated.

"Yeah, I know. I'm walking to your car now." Maybe his mum told him I was taking him. "Oh, Okay. I'm walking there too." I feel like I could hear him rolling his eyes. He hung up on me before I could say anymore to him. He must be really mad.

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"Took you long enough," he growled. His eyes rolled again. "S-sorry," I spat out. I was mad at him for his behavior towards me but I wasn't going to lash out to people I love. Especially Louis. I love him; like a brother that is. "Where were you this morning?" Now, tell him now. I urged myself. Tell him the truth about everything. I might as well tell him when he's already angry at me. But the voice in my head was replaced with another. Why tell him when he is treating me like complete rubbish?

"I slept in a-- well, only a little."

"You weren't hear until lunch." He pointed out.

"Yeah, yeah. I know." I said sheepishly and opened my door to get in the car. Louis also got in but slammed the door harder than he should've. At least he talked to me, but he was more uptight and furious now then he was earlier with Zayn and Keegan.

Maybe that's why he was nicer. Zayn and Keegan were around. He could have just been putting on an act the whole time.

"Are we going to sit here all day?" He almost shouted.

"I'm s-sorry. I just. Erm...I'm just sorry." I started the car. I didn't think he would sit in silence the whole time. I would rather have him lecture me about how I should've been a better friend. Or how being late to school isn't going to get me into a good university and I should take him as an example, he lost his chance. I don't think he missed his chance, but that's what he tells me all the time. I would rather have him screaming and yelling at me than producing a silence so that it seemed no one was alive. I could only hear his breathing, heavy and steady. When I arrived at his house he jumped before the car could even stop. He was that desperate to get away from me.

(( A/N::: SO SORRY IT'S SHORT. I meant to combine this chapter and the last. I hope you all are still enjoying the story. I'm losing some reads, so I'm trying to update more. HUGE THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO KEEP VOTING, COMMENTING, AND READING. YOU ARE THE ONES WHO KEEP ME WRITING. <3 ))