When everything falls apart

*Sneeze*

 When I walk in I spot Casey “Hey babe,” Casey motions me to sit next to her. “Hey how was your weekend?” I wondered flipping open to the homework page in my text book. “Good; Party, Party and more Party how about you?” I sighed and pasted a smile on my face. “Fantastic really;” She smiles turning back to her homework “mum and dad are coming back soon.” I add to no one in particular before I feel someone slide into the seat next to me. “Hey,” Jack smiles pulling out his work I smile back offering a wave the teacher walks in moments later and slams the door. “Right now class,” but she was interrupted by the door swinging open and Harry wondering in, he stops short glancing at the clock. “Mr Styles you’re late,” she observes I just roll my eyes really wanting to scream out no shit. Harry’s eyes meet mine and I swallow standing up “thanks Harry you were a great help,” everyone’s eyes are on me as I walk towards him grabbing the first paper from his hands “just go with it.” I whisper sharply he nods obviously confused “yeah no problem.” He adds louder raising his eyebrows.

“Sorry he was just grabbing notes from the principle.” I add fixing my eyes on the teachers as she nods “alright Mr Styles sit down you to Miss Carmichael.”  I nod walking in front of Harry to my seat at the back he sits conveniently in front of me when we’re sure the teacher’s back is turned he holds his hand back. I smile handing him what happens to be his homework he chuckles before listening intently to the crap our teacher’s talking about. “What was that?” Casey whispers concerned I smile reassuringly “I owe him it was nothing more.”

“It better not be anything more.” She murmurs concentrating back on the teacher I sigh looking to Jack who’s smiling. “That was nice.” He commented I smiled up at him feeling light headed when he smiles back. “Thanks,” I whisper back rubbing the back of my neck and tugging my uniform around. “Is it hot in here?” I ask Casey who looks at me weirdly “no...”

“Right, okay I must be coming down with a cold.” And right on queue I sneeze. Casey giggles at my small high pitched sound, I hear Harry chuckle in front of me. I sneeze again drawing even more unwanted attention to myself. “Sorry,” I begin but I was interrupted by another sneeze “Miss Carmichael, are you alright back there?”The teacher asks clasping her hands together in front of her.

“Peach-...” sneeze. “Peachy,” Harry shifts in his chair and reaches back holding a tissue I roll my eyes grabbing it gratefully. “Do you have hay fever?” Harry asks turning back in his chair. I snap my fingers “of course were in autumn.” I answer to Harry who rolls his eyes he gets up walking calmly to the window that just happens to be a few metres away from me and closes it. “Thank you,” I mouth he smiles sitting back in his seat “yeah sure absolutely nothing at all.” Casey murmurs I send her a look which shuts her up. “Here,” Jack hands me a packet of tissues which I thank him for and stuff in the pocket of my school dress.

 I race out of the class room to try and make it the bathroom before the next one. “Jesus,” I reply to my reflection; my nose is red from the sneezing, my eyes are red and puffy I curse adding tinted moisturiser to my nose. Lucy walks in handing me a packet of Hay fever tablets “I keep them in my locker.”

“You’re a life saver.” I look around for a bottle of water when she hands me hers “thanks.” She smirks “now that I’ve practically saved you a day from sneezing what’s up with you and styles?” I shrug “nothing.”

“Jay...”

“Nothing.” I repeat more sternly applying another coast of mascara to my lashes. “In music you were apparently all over each other.”

“We were not! He just...I don’t know was being nice.”

“So you’re going to tell me you didn’t have your hand on his mouth when the teacher walked in?”