Pulse

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ZAYNS POV

Harry and Niall were deep into a conversation about some girl that Niall hooked up with and Harry claiming she's nothing but trouble, told him once that she was pregnant but it was a lie and Niall should just stay clear.

I take another drag of my cigarette and turn to avoid blowing into their faces. When I look up, a little ways from the food court we were at, is Dakota. I see her laughing with another girl. A blonde girl, kind of short girl; that dresses in nothing but pink. Opposite from Dakota; who's outfit is all black. I turn back to the boys, "Guys. That's her" I point to Dakota.

"Hey she's the girl you were talking about? I was the one who invited her to that party that one night!" Niall says.

"She's pretty." Harry says, "Let's talk to her"

I shake my head. "C'mon man, you didn't have any trouble talking to her at the party." He says.

"Yeah. But it was the pill. Not me." I glance at her again. Some ADHD pill, Niall gave me that made everything easy and cool as ice made it easier not to be so fucking stupid when it came to talking. I need more of that if I was going to keep seeing Dakota.

"Sober or not grow some balls and let's go." Niall says.

Harry stands up and waits for Niall to finish his smoke, "We should ask her if she wants to go to the pond with us" Niall laughs.

Harry glares at him, says nothing but shakes his head and Niall shrugs.

To many bad things happened at the pond. Harry doesn't like it.

As all three of us walk in the direction of Dakota and her friend at a jewelry stand, her eyes look up.

She smiles, and Niall approaches her frist with a hug. "Mysterious girl." He says pulling away and goes to her friend and also gives her a hug "and Preppy. Hello" Harry gently hugs both of them and stands back "Im Harry and I assume both of you have proper names." The blond one giggles, and all giddy says "Jenna" Harry smiles, "Hi Jenna....wait you go to our school right? You use to babysit my brother Jonah?" Jenna nods and smile, "Yeah." He returns the smile, "Sorry. I have slow memory." He says to preserve her feelings that didn't seem hurt in the first place but rather excited that Harry was talking to her, he then turns to Dakota, "And you?" She looks up at him and cooly says, "Dakota." and looks from Harry to me and stares for awhile.

"Big meet up at the pond tonight, you two should come," Niall says.

"Or we could do something besides getting wasted and high, in some creepy place with green water" Harry adds.

Jenna looks at Dakota "What's 'the pond'?" Dakota says.

"A pond, well not small as a pond but we call it a pond. It's in this woods and we swim and drink and smoke. Loads of fun." Niall winks.

Dakota glares again at me but I don't have anything to say so I don't say anything.

"What about you? What's the other option?" Dakota looks at Harry.

Harry shrugs, "I have a swimming pool," he looks at Niall, "One that doesn't reek of piss and is clear and clean. And it's indoors, so you don't have to freeze your asses off...since weathers been shit lately." Harry smiles and Niall shrugs, "Okay, okay. My idea is out of question. Harry's house it is, Booze and weed are still available."

Dakota moves her lips as if she was thinking and looks at 'Jenna', "Yeah. Okay, sure. When does the party start?" She looks at me and I look down at my phone, uninterestingly. I wish I could kiss her or something. That would be nice. Or talking to her would be nice too.

"Jenna you probably remember where my house is? And Dakota, Im sure you remember the party, my good friend here, invited you to that was hosted at my house?"

Harry writes his phone number (and insists that it's just in case if they get lost) and address (also just in case) and tells them to come around 8, his parents should be gone by then. Niall flirted with Dakota and I wanted to hit him. I think Harry likes Jenna, but I could be wrong.

His nice to everyone and I could easily say he was dating everyone because how nice he is to every single fucking person, he was kind with his words and also funny. He was cool and not shy.

Niall his daring, he could talk to everyone just as slick. He could have any girl in the world, every weekend seemed like he did. He just doesn't really give a fuck. He cares too but hides it completely but he cares a lot about everything.

They both have big hearts. You can tell Harry does; right away and with Niall; a first impression would be his just trying to get with everyone. Which may seem like the case but he too has a big heart.

Thing is my friends are good with girls. They talk, they hug, they wink. I on the other hand barely say anything. Sometimes it's because I just really don't fucking care. Literally so much hate within me that I just mostly keep to myself. But I don't say anything now because, I like Dakota. Complete stranger but it's amazing meeting someone like her, from the way she crookedly smiles to the way she laughs and the way she dresses and talks and thinks. She's a great artist too, I peak at her canvas sometimes when she isn't looking, in art and she has a hand for art and I admire that. After that night, we haven't talked. Well she'd talk to me or at least she use to, I think she's mostly given up because I don't say much. Since I gave her my phone number she hasn't called me, which lead me to think; I don't have a chance. But if she did call me, I don't think Id answer either and maybe she knows that.

I would say she probably thinks I hate her as some girls at this point would but thing is, she isn't like...other girls. So maybe when I decide that I can talk to her, she'd still be willing to talk to me. And right now, that sounds good to me.