Do I Know You?

four

Alesia

"Would you look at him? He's at the same table everyday by himself... who does that?" Molly exclaims.

"He's such a loser." Zayn shakes his head and snickers. Molly, Ellen and Niall all snicker with Zayn. Louis is too busy eating to notice anything. He's an odd ball.

Zayn snakes his arm around my shoulders and gives me a kiss on the cheek.

"Forget about him babe. He's nothing" I sigh and poke my salad with my fork. I've lost my appetite. I hate listening to them laugh at him. Mocking him but I feel obligated to laugh along. I don't want to be questioned why I don't laugh with them. I don't want them to think I like him.

My friends always pick on Harry but I know I can't do anything to stop it. Well I could but I'm scared that they're going to hurt me as well. I know they're not my real friends. The only reason I am here is because Zayn asked be to be his girlfriend and I guess with him being the ringleader, they all just follow him. So they all have to put up with me. I remember I used to always talk about Zayn to Harry and how he was so hot. With the slicked back black hair always perfect and soft but mysterious brown eyes, he had all the girls falling at his feet begging for his attention. I was just lucky enough to get his attention. Even Molly, who is dating Liam, and Ellen, who is dating Niall, both flaunt themselves over him.

I question everyday why I am with Zayn and sitting with his 'friends' when I could be laughing and being silly with Harry, who was my best friend. Until I left him for these people. The only one I can't stand and actually pretty good friends with is Louis. He doesn't pick on Harry. He actually says hello and will happily sit next to him in class. He does not care what anyone thinks and the group knows just to let him do his own thing. They're used to it I guess.

Maths today was hard. The work itself wasn't hard. It was hard to not sit next to Harry and play our little competition of who can answer the most questions. The loser used to have to buy the winner a Curly Wurly. I see him after every maths class buying one from the canteen just like I had to, most of the time. There were times when he had to buy me one.

I still walk home the same and only way I have ever walked. I walk a couple of metres behind Harry and follow him home, as I am just a few doors down. I watch him everyday bob his head to the music he's listening to. I have the sudden urge to run to catch up to him and walked home together like we used to but I stay where I am like the coward I am

I wait for him to walk inside his house before I decide to walk past to mine.

As per usual, Mum and dad aren't home and I'm left here by myself with a note from my mum saying they will not be home tonight as they're out with some of dads work colleagues. Looks like it's a frozen pizza for dinner.

I climb the stairs to my and flop down on my bed and just lay there.

My house is the only two-story house in the street in which I can look into my neighbours yards... Harry's yard. He's sitting with a book in his hands, probably Treasure Island. His favourite.

He stops reading and look around as if he knows I'm watching him. Not watching, just looking into my neighbours yards? I duck down and run down to the kitchen before he looks my way and catches me.

I turn the T.V on and channel surf until I decide on Disney channel. My favourite show Austin and Ally is on. The show he used to tease me about because the red headed guy is dumb.

I get up from the couch and head to the kitchen. I turn the oven on and let that preheat while I get the pizza out the freezer and onto a baking tray. I wait a few minutes for the oven to warm up and place the tray into the oven. I set the timer to twenty minutes and run back to the couch to finish the episode.

After the pizza, I find myself falling sleep, dreaming that I'm in one of the many forts Harry and I would make.

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Abigail Breslin as Ellen Blue
Niall Horan as Himself
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