Nobody Compares [l. tomlinson]

c h a p t e r s i x t e e n

Florence jogs her way upstairs to her bedroom and puts her used dress at the laundry basket. She strips off from Louis' clothes and put them at the basket as well for she had promised to give him back those even he insisted not to.

She goes over to her walk-in closet, grabbing a hoodie and a pair of shorts. She puts them in and goes back to her bedroom, grabbing her laptop from behind and puts them on her lap. She logs on her Skype account and texts Zayn she is ready.

A few moments later, Zayn goes online.

Wow, how desperate is that little sucker, she thought.

Zayn adjusts his camera before greeting her, "Hey love!"

"Hey! how's it there?", she greets back.

"Nothing much", he says while looking around. "How about there? Oh, how I've missed you!"

"I've missed you too babe. Say, are there beautiful girls down there?"

"Yes, there are heaps of pretty gals out here", he states and she pouts.

"Aha! But none of them are as pretty as my girl", he continues and her heart leaped at his words.

How she actually have wished to heard those words come out from his mouth back when they were at high school, but no, it was just all a dumb game.

"Uhm, Zayn babe, can we Skype again later? I'm so tired and I want to sleep", she says and he looks at her with concern present in his features before giving her a nod.

"Okay, babe. Take all the time that you need", he sheepishly smiles and she nods.

"I love you", she says and blows a kiss at the screen and he pretends to catch it.

"I love you too", he responds and she turns off her laptop before putting it back on the side of her bed. She sighs as she looks up at the beige-coloured ceiling, staring at it for a while before surrendering to sleep.

* * * * *

Florence wakes up from her slumber and she glances at the digital clock resting on her nightstand, "6:23pm", it says. She slowly sat straight up and looks around before stretching herself. She gets out of bed and heads for the bathroom. She takes a glance of herself, her eyes are bloodshot and she looks weary. She washes her face and dries her damp face with a towel before brushing her teeth and turning off the lights and heading downstairs.

Her feet shuffles lazily on the way to the kitchen. She grabs a microwaveable lasagna from the fridge and set it to the microwave. She sits on the kitchen bar while waiting for the food to heat off. She looks around the house, this seems like a very rare day for her ever since she started hanging out with Louis. Everyday they both would hang out and now, she feels lonely even though these are like the days before she started hanging out with him in New York.

The microwave's alarm went off and she goes over to it. She transfers the plastic tupperware to the plate and brings it at the kitchen bar. She slowly brings the fork into her mouth as she slowly consumes on her food.

As Florence was about to finish, her phone vibrated on her pocket indicating she had a message.

"Zayn : Hey baby ;) I hope u had a good sleep. Call me when u wake up already x"

And without hesitation, she called him.

"Hey! did I wake you with my message?", he greets

She rolls her eyes and glad that he couldn't see her, "No, I was just, uh, having dinner right now"

"Oh, so how are you feeling right now?", he asks.

"Never better than ever", she giggles. "How about you?"

"Hmm... Here missing you. Okay that was a little bit cheesy but I don't care", he responds on the other line and she rolls her eyes but manages to giggle again.

"That does sound cheesy", she teases and she can feel him pouting. "Hmm... I'm a little sleepy even though I just woke up, so I'll call you tomorrow morning?"

"Err, sure babe. Take all the time that you need", he says.

"Thank you. You're the best ever", she says on the line, mentally disgusted by herself because she just said that.

"More like the worst", her thoughts speak for her but she pushes them on the back of her head.

He laughs, "Okay, bye babe. I love you", and with that he hung up. She was somehow glad that she doesn't have to say those three words that aren't even meant for him.

She washes the plate and fork and puts them back in their places. She takes a bottle of water from the fridge and some Pringles and Doritos and heads upstairs. She goes over to the long couch on her bedroom and places all the foods in there. She sets up the DvD and plays "P.S. I Love You". She started munching down on her food with her eyes glued to the big flat screen when her phone vibrated. She scoffs when Zayn's name came into display.

"Zayn : Good night! Don't let the bed bugs bite because I love you. Take careee :)) x"

She deletes the message and she turns around and throws her phone on her king-sized bed and was somehow glad by her throwing skills. She turns around again as she puts her attention back to the movie and how good Pringles are every time she takes a bite.

[A/N : Cupcakesss! How are y'all? Thank you so much for the reads and votes and I love y'all xoxo]