Salvation

Chapter 6

            “So, plans for the weekend?” Leigh asked as she finished chewing another bite of pasta. Laura shrugged.

            “Nothing really I guess. Just need to avoid Niall.” She stabbed her salad extra hard on the word avoid. Laura had never been happier it was Friday in her life. In fact this was probably the first time she was actually happy for a Friday. Fridays in Raywyn meant weekends with her dad, and those only brought problems. Fridays now had a whole new meaning. She still had to work for the Horans of course, but Zayn would be there and Leigh was bugging her to hang out and Niall was a notorious partier so she had high hopes she could stay away from Niall most of the weekend. Leigh was shaking her head at her across the table.

            “Avoid him? Really? If I was in a house alone with that I’d be all over it.” Laura rolled her eyes; if there was anything she’d learned in the past week of school it was the Leigh loved boys.

            “You can have him for all I care. Take him off my hands for a few hours.” Leigh scrunched her nose up at Laura’s comment.

            “I said if I was forced to be alone with him not if I had my own free will! Hes a twat!” Laura shook her head.

            “You’re ridiculously boy crazy you know that?” Leigh nodded smiling and shoved another forkful of pasta in her mouth.

            “But that’s why you love me.” Leigh said as she swallowed largely, placing her hand over her heart and fluttering her eyes. Laura returned her gaze to her salad and tried to hide her smile. Leigh was certainly odd, but she couldn’t stifle the joy she felt at actually having real friends.

            “So what are your weekend plans little Miss. Promiscuous?” Laura asked. Leigh shrugged.

            “There’s a party tonight I’ll probably go.”

            “Gee don’t sound so excited about it.”

            “Well, I would be excited but I have no one to go with.” Laura watched as Leigh put on a pout and looked her straight in the eye. She smiled and shook her head.

            “Leigh, we’ve been over this. Parties aren’t my thing. Besides, Harry will be there.” Leigh groaned.

            “But hes always with that twat!!” She whined, placing her head down and flinging her hand out towards Niall’s table. Laura took the excuse to sneak a glance and turned slightly so Niall’s table came into view. Harry had decided since he could have study groups with Leigh and Laura and he had a free period with Laura, that Niall would get to have him at lunch. So the boy was now sitting with Niall only dropping by if he had something important to share with the girls or the table. So Harry was now sat next to Niall among a crowd of football lads looking slightly on edge. Her gaze drifted around a bit before she spotted the now familiar fringe and tanned skin that labeled Louis Tomlinson. Not for the first time that week, Laura wondered if Niall was making Harry uncomfortable on purpose. It seemed like the kind of thing he’d do.

            Niall was, of course, sitting there like a King, regally observing his subjects. He had a lazy smile on his lips and his hair was quiffed upwards. Today he’d gone for the navy blue sweater over a white button down with the navy and silver tie. Paired with the gray slacks he looked drop dead gorgeous. But his blue eyes met her gray ones and his face took on a darker quality, his smile deepening sinisterly. His eyes speaking of untold threats. She quickly looked away and turned her attention back to Leigh, though she could feel his eyes on her still, like they were burning a hole in her clothes.