She's Not Afraid

CHAPTER FORTY: SHE LOOKS SO PERFECT

CHAPTER FORTY: SHE LOOKS SO PERFECT

*CHER'S POV*

Finally, the time has come... for me to move out!

Yep, it's my last day living with ONE DIRECTION which means I'll be back to my solitary days in my own huge house without a bunch of childish boys running around.

"Hey, Cher, want to come with us to the swimming pool?" Louis asked that morning.

"Okay." Don't mind if I do... since it'll probably be the last time that I get to see these guys anyway.

"Whoa. I surely wasn't expecting that kind of answer but... HURRY UP YOU GUYS BEFORE CHER CHANGES HER MIND!!!" Louis announced.

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"Aren't you going to change into your bikini?" Harry eyed me all over.

"Uh, no. I don't know how to swim so what's the point?" I'm just going to lie down and chill out by the pool, that's all.

"The point is to flaunt your body in public... like what normal teenage girly girls do." He sighed.

"Well, I'm not that girly and I certainly do NOT want to be gaped at by the likes of you..." I stuck my tongue out to him like a kid and he did the same to me.

"Well, have fun lying there..." Harry was being sarcastic as he dove into the pool.

I just leaned back and then plugged my earphones on, listening to some random song which goes like this,

'You look so perfect standing there in my American Apparel underwear, and I know now, that I'm so down..."

As the song was playing, I saw Niall in his American flag onepiece at the corner of my eye which was just so... cute.

I mean don't get me wrong here for he's ALWAYS cute but seeing him wearing a onepiece looking like a gullible kid that he is just makes me want to---

"Hi, Cher! Want to go skinny-dipping with me?" He was now standing right in front of me, blocking the sun from my view but do I mind?

No, I actually don't for some strange reason...

"Um, no but can I pinch your cheeks?" Why the hell am I asking for his permission when I can just grab him right away?

"Sure." He gave me a toothy grin then leaned his face lower so that I can pinch him, closing his eyes in the process.

How adorable...

Instead of giving him a pinch, I gave him a... kiss... on the cheek.

He opened his eyes like a shocked puppy and I guess I looked pretty shocked too of what I just did.

"Uh..." Now how do I explain this?

He was staring at me with his wide eyes, clearly waiting for an explanation.

"Bathroom." Okay, I have nothing.

So I hurried off away from him and before I knew it, I was slowly falling into the pool... of all the possible time I had to slip by the poolside, why NOW?!?

'If you don't swim, you'll drown but don't move, honey.'

I just stayed still as I sank at the very bottom of the pool for I know that panicking won't help anyway.

Then someone jumps into the pool to my rescue...

It's a good thing that I didn't black out or whatsoever... don't want to be resuscitated by a stranger.