What We Are - N.H

Eight

MABEL'S P.O.V

I can't believe we've been going out for 6 months now!! It really doesn't feel that long. So much has happened in theses last few months, Niall and Harry sent in their application paperwork for this years X-factor, Harry and Katrina are now a couple and Isabella and Nadia got the twins!!!

It's all worked out for all of us and theirs only 2 weeks left until Christmas.

We are all going to a party at Katie's house on Friday for her birthday and I'm really nervous. I know I'm going with Niall and I know he will protect me if anything happens but I'm just nervous.

Harry and Niall have got a big reputation as being the bad boys of our year. Everyone knows not to mess with them or there'll be trouble. Ever since they beat up Louis and Lewis in September, everyone in the school is very wary about what they say and do around them. Even the teachers!

Since their fight, it has made mine and Katrina's relationship with Nadia and Isabella hard because we all stood up for our own boyfriends. We are lucky that we haven't let the boys get in our way.

"See you after maths." Nadia called after Isabella and Katrina as we walked up to science. I hate this lesson. It drags on so long and I just want Friday night to come.

Finally the end of the lesson came and just as I was packing away my stuff "good afternoon gorgeous" an Irish accent rang through my ears and two big arms wrapped around my waist.

"Hey babe" I replied.

"Mabel, Lewis is going to walk me too maths is that ok?? I'll see you in form!" Nadia shouted over to me while we were all leaving. I waved at her and told her it was fine.

"I guess being the gentleman I am, I'll walk with you to maths!" Niall teased. I swatted his arm lightly "I guess you will."

As we walked to maths we talked about Friday and about what I should wear. "Are you sure you want to go? you do know Ethan will be there" Niall warned me. "Oh yeah" I sighed "I really want to go though. Katie is one of my best friends and I already told her I could come. You'll look after me, won't you?"

"Of corse, I just wanted to double check that you were okay with going." He told me. I know he's always there for me and I'm for him but I am feeling a bit more nervous now I know Ethan's going too.

He was always so forceful when we kissed and he hurt me physically and mentally. He bruised me and he was so hard on me at parties. He cheated on me and I'll never forget the way I felt when I found him in a corridor snogging another girl right in front of my eyes.

"Well I'll text you later babe" he said. I didn't even realise we were in maths. I must have been thinking about Ethan all the way here. "Yeah I'll talk to you later. " With a quick kiss, we went our separate ways and I was in another boring lesson.

It's Wednesday now so there's only two days until Friday. What the hell am I supposed to wear? I don't want to look like a slut in a really short dress but I also don't want to look like a naïve little girl.

The bell went and I nearly fell of my seat. It scared me. My daydream must have taken up the whole lesson, thank god we were only meant to be revising for our GCSE's.

As I was walking back to form my thoughts wondered back to the party. I know it's only a party, but I'm sure there will be alcohol involved and lots of drunks around.

Friday night

Mum dropped me and Niall to Katie's house and we met up with Katrina and Harry, Isabella and Louis & Nadia and Lewis. After a while I could tell that the air between the boys was getting awkward so I decided to take Niall into the kitchen to get a drink with me.

"Are you ok hanging with them or do you want to go and find Katie and James??" I asked Niall, knowing exactly what he was thinking. He's friends with James and I need to go and give Katie her present.

"Good idea, lets go" he replied quickly. We walked through a huge crowd of people trying to find Katie and James. People were already drunk and the party has only been on for an hour and a half.

"I just need to pop to the loo, I won't be a minute" Niall told me.

"That's fine, do you mind of I carry on looking for Katie? I'll meet you outside the toilet in 15 minutes?" I replied.

"Oh ok, are you sure you'll be ok?" he asked warily. "I'll be fine! Now go to the toilet!"

I was only walking round for another five minutes until I bumped into a very drunk young woman. Katie! "hey Hun! Happy birthday!!" I yelled over the pumping music. "Oh hey Mabel, I wondered were you were" she slurred. "is Niall here"

"Yeah, he's just in the toilet. Here's your present!" I said handing it to her. " I better go and find him!! see you around!" I said, kind of wanting to get away from her, she smelt of very sweet liqueur and it was burning my nostrils.

"Thanks for coming" she called after me as I walked up the stairs to find the toilet. "Oh sorry" I said to two people sitting on the floor snogging, at first I thought it was Elizabeth on the floor but it wasn't. This is really how people my age have fun.

The Barth room door was open slightly so I pushed it open. You usually lock the door when your on the toilet. Don't you?

As I walked in I saw a girl straddling on a boy sitting on the closed toilet, snogging forcefully. The girl was had thin sweaty hair and her skirt was so short. I couldn't tell who she was from the back.

"Oh God! sorry!" I screeched. Not expecting it. As they both turned around, my heart stopped.