Chapter song: Angel Eyes - New Years Day (ft. Chris Motionless)
Monday, September 16, 2013
For the rest of the next week Niall feels a bit like he's in a trance. Everyday he would wake up, be yelled at by Greg, leave for school, be picked up at the corner by Natalie, drive to school, go through his classes, leave with Natalie, get dropped off at the corner and go home to his waking nightmare again. He tried his best to act normal at school, but he knew he could only act for so long. The only times he felt truly normal were the car rides with Natalie. She helped him feel like himself again and he didn't know why, but he was grateful all the same. She didn't know that of course, but she enjoyed Niall's company anyway.
An image that he just couldn't seem to get out of his head for some reason this week though were a pair of green eyes. Niall hated how hooked on the mysterious Styles he had become, but at the same time it took his mind off of personal things so he welcomed it. He was going crazy trying to find out the tall boy's actual name without clueing anyone in about the fact that he actually cared. The lad had wormed his way into Niall's brain somehow and Niall wasn't sure how much longer he wanted to play this guessing game.
Niall spent the majority of his weekend locked away in his room avoiding his brother or working, and both activities left him loads of time to drive himself mad thinking about Styles. Niall wouldn't deny it, the curly haired lad was rather attractive, but like Josh said time and time again, a huge ass. By Monday Niall had decided that enough was enough. He needed to know Styles' actual name.
Niall makes it through first block Spanish without paying much attention to anything and can't stop glancing at Styles all throughout second block English Lit, third block Chemistry and even fourth block Chorus. He hopes Styles hadn't noticed. Natalie has though, and she is curious as to why Niall has a new fascination for the bad boy.
"Hey Ni!" Natalie calls, jogging to catch up with Niall. He was on his way to his locker after Chorus class and had been acting weird all day and she wanted to know why.
"Oh hey Nat" Niall and Natalie had taken to calling each other by their nicknames as of late.
"Oh yeah! I got a phone by the way" Niall tells her. He had been working for the past year and secretly hiding money away from his brother to be able to afford a phone, and on Saturday he had finally had enough and gone and had gotten himself a blackberry curve. It was kind of old but it did what he needed it to do, and besides, who was he to complain. Natalie pulls out her iPhone with a grin, forgetting about her previously plotted interrogation.
"Sweet! What's your number?" Niall recites it as they reach his locker and he stows away his books from previous classes.
"Anyway, see you around!" Niall shuts his locker and begins to walk away.
"Where are you going? Aren't you coming with us for lunch?" Natalie asks.
"Nah, I'll meet you guys after" Niall calls back to her. Niall heads over to a random fire exit and leaves the school, heading over towards where Louis and Styles had been the week before. When he nears the alcove that Louis had pointed out, he heard a loud voice that was obviously Louis joking around with someone else.
"You're a piece of shit mate" Niall hears that deep voice that could belong to no one else say. He stops just before coming into view of the boys as his heart rate speeds up.
"Yeah but you need me" Louis quips.
"Oh yeah? And why the fuck would I need you?" Styles chuckles. Niall can hear the grin in Louis' voice as he answers.
