Betrothed To My Bully

Chapter 4

NIALL.

I woke up on a surprisingly soft and comfortable bed, which is something I'm not used to, making me spring up and frantically look around in my disoriented state. I looked at the walls of the big room and saw my suitcases before everything clicked. I moved in with Liam Payne yesterday and he is my future husband. I really hope he can stick to his word and try to become my friend.

I looked at the time on my phone that was laying on the bedside table and saw that my alarm is going to ring in under ten minutes, so I cancelled it and went to take a shower.

I quickly went through my morning routine before going back into my room and putting on my black skinny jeans and long sleeve t-shirt because it is a little chilly outside. Fall is coming.

I went downstairs to the kitchen, where the sound of humming was coming from. When I walked in, I saw Liam moving around the kitchen while humming, he was making breakfast. Okay...

"Good morning, Niall!" Why is he so happy?

"Morning." I said carefully.

"I made breakfast." He said to me. I nodded and moved forward so that I can sit on the island.

"Thank you." I said when he placed the plate in front of me.

"No problem. Look at it as a small peace offering." He said softly. "So today I am driving us to school and you are going to stick with me. If we are going to be friends then we shouldn't hide it, right?" He asked and I hesitantly nodded.

"What about your friends?" I asked him.

"They will get over it." He shrugged. "Plus Harry already likes you and we will make sure the bullying stops." He said with a sad smile.

"Thank you." I said to him and he just shrugged again.

"It's my fault you are getting bullied anyway. I started it so im going to end it." He said and I nodded.

I hope he is sincere about this.

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Liam and I walk into the school side by side and let me tell you, it is the most uncomfortable feeling in the world having people that never take a second glance at you openly stare like this. Some are even glaring.

"Let's go to your locker first and then we will go to mine." Liam said to me and I just nodded, wishing the ground would open and swallow me.

We both walked to my locker and Harry arrived just after I opened it. "Hey Niall, I need to talk to you about something." I don't think he saw Liam because he always talks to me after he leaves. I really want to see his reaction when he realises that Liam is here.

"Yes, Harry?" I closed my locker and shifted a bit so that Harry can see him and boy did his eyes widen.

"Uh.. umm.. I uh. What is going on?" He asked with the most adorable confused face ever.

"Niall and I are friends now." Liam said with a smile and put his arm around my shoulders.

"Really now?" Liam nodded. "And you agreed to this, Niall?" Harry asked.

"Yes. I guess my dream is not coming true." I said and he seem to understand. Yes I do like Liam and I want us to work but there is still a little bit of doubt in the back of my mind.

"I'm sorry." He said while ignoring a confused Liam. I opened my locker and too out my Math book.

"It's okay. I did say it was going to happen." I then walked away to my first class, where I got even more glares.

I just hope Liam delivers and stops the bullying.