I remember it like it was yesterday. I was in the music wing at my school, I was 15 years old. I was in there during my free period playing the piano, I always wanted to become a piano player. While I was practicing, I heard footsteps behind me. “Hello?” someone asked. I turned around and saw Zayn Malik standing there. I knew who he was, but I didn’t know much about him, I thought he was really hot though. “Oh, hi Zayn” I said. He almost seemed to get a little nervous, he smiled. “Oh…Ivy, hi” he said. “Why are you here?” I asked. “Oh, I just heard someone playing the piano really well, I wanted to see who it was…you’re amazing by the way” he said. I turned back around and smiled, I even felt a little heat on my cheeks, I knew I was blushing. “Thanks” I said. I heard him walking toward me. He knelt down beside me at the piano. “You know, I’ve always wanted to learn, but my mom can’t find me a good enough teacher…maybe…you could teach me?” he asked. I looked at him, into his gorgeous brown eyes, we have the same shade of brown. “Yeah, I’ll teach you, when are you free?” I asked. From that moment on, there were nothing but sparks flying inside my heart. I fell so madly in love with him, and I prayed to God that I’d get a chance to be with him. Well soon enough I did, during one of our lessons. I was talking and out of nowhere, he just kissed me. After that day, we were the cutest couple in school, according to everyone else. Zayn and I went out for 2 years, until we were 17. Things were looking good, he was going to try out for The X Factor, I was going to get into a good university for music, things couldn’t have been better. Until that night…the night that’s stamped on my brain and can never be washed away. He got so pissed off over the simplest little thing I could’ve asked him to do…he got so pissed to the point where the verbal insults actually physically hurt, just as if I was being stabbed in the heart by every word he said. “You’re such a slut! You deserve to go to hell! You’re such a bitch! I don’t understand how anyone could love you, I sure as hell know I don’t!” he yelled at me. Those words hurt me so badly, I think my heart still hasn’t fully recovered. “Ivy? Ivy?” Madison asked. I snapped out of my flashback and looked up at her. “Huh, what?” I asked. “You phased out” she said. “Oh” I said. I sighed, my 3 friends came up to me. “We’re sorry you had to see that and be reminded of your relationship with him” Kristen said. “It’s ok, you didn’t know it’d be on” I said. I looked at the TV. “Can we just…watch the movies already?” I asked. “Yeah, Madison, you’ve got the DVD’s right?” Robyn asked. Madison nodded. She put the DVD in and started playing the movies. Thank god we’re watching comedies, I need to laugh for a while. You know, the time I’m spending here right now with my friends reminds me of the movie nights I used to have with Zayn. When we watched comedies, we’d laugh until our stomachs hurt. When we watched horror movies, he’d always comfort me by hugging or kissing me and telling me he’d protect me from the monster in the movie. Those were some of the happiest times of my life…4 years ago…where did the old times go?
