I woke up and got ready quicker than I ever had in my life. I got down there at around 8:50, I was a little early. When I walked in, I was surprised to see the rest of the boys there. They all saw me and smiled. “Good morning Ivy, Zayn will be here in a couple of minutes” Liam said. “Ok” I said. There was a moment of silence before Niall spoke. “You know he’s basically depressed without you” Niall said. “What? Who?” I asked. “Zayn, he used to cry every night after what happened, he still does sometimes” Harry said. “He…he does?” I asked. “You don’t know the half of it. He’s always talking about you…he’s been over the edge since you 2 met up again last night. He couldn’t fall asleep, he’s exhausted, so don’t be surprised if he comes in half dead” Louis said. “Wow…” I said. Suddenly, the door opened and Zayn walked in. “Zayn” I said. “And that’s our cue” Niall said. “Cue for what?” I asked. “To leave” Louis said. “Good luck Ivy” Harry said. “Talk to you later” Liam said. They walked past Zayn and out the door. Zayn walked up to the table I was standing near. “Is here good?” he asked. “Yeah” I said. We set our stuff down, bought our coffee and sat down. I looked into his eyes, he really does look exhausted. “Sleep badly?” I asked. “How could you tell?” he asked. “You look exhausted” I said. “Yeah, couldn’t sleep, too many things on my mind. I was up till 3 am writing the song, the songs were finally uploaded and burned to the deluxe CD this morning at 7, it’s out now” he said. “Speaking of the CD, can I hear that song you wrote?” I asked. He bit his lip, he didn’t speak. His face started turning red, he looked away. “What’s wrong? Can’t I hear it?” I asked. He took his phone out of his pocket and slid it over to me. “I’m heading to the bathroom, go ahead and listen, I hope you understand who it’s about” he said. He got up and ran to the bathroom. I looked down and pressed the play button. The song was called Half a Heart, as I listened, I made sure I listened closely to the lyrics. Not only did Zayn sing most of the song…I know exactly what this is about. This is about me and him, and he’s basically confessing that he’s lost without me. After the song ended, Zayn came out of the bathroom. “Did you finish listening to it?” he asked. I nodded, he looked away. “When did you talk with my friends about me?” I asked. “Last night after I left your place” he said. I reached into my pocketbook and pulled out my little planner. “Alright then, is 12 good?” I asked. He looked up at me. “What?” he asked. “Well, like the song said, you wanted to go for lunch down by the river and talk it through…I have an hour to spare today at 12, how about it?” I asked. A huge smile came across his face. “You’re serious?” he asked. “Yeah” I said. He suddenly came up to me and grabbed my hand. “You know what, screw waiting. We’ll order some sandwiches here, bring them down by the riverside and have an early lunch” he said. He dragged me out of my chair, I laughed. We ordered food and walked our way down by the riverside. When we got down there, he looked me in the eyes and smiled. “Remember we used to come here all the time and just talk?” he asked. “Yeah, and we’re doing that again now” I said. I could hear my heart racing with every step, here we go.
