More Than This

Chapter Ten ~ Personalised Gift From Hell

Recap : 

            As I was walking back, I felt like someone was following me. I saw a man with a black hoodie and black shades, walking behind right from the time I left that place. I stopped and took a turn. He took a left too. I turned around and started walking towards him. 

            "Hey you, why the hell are you stalking me?" I said, walking towards him in a faster pace. I was taken by surprise when he pulled me into a narrow alley. He held my wrist really tight. 

           "Who the hell are you?" I shouted pulling his shades. I was shocked to see him. 

           "Z-Zayn?" I asked. Why would he stalk me?             

Now: 

            Yup,” he said, popping the ‘p’

            "Were you stalking me?" I asked. 

            He was silent for a while and kept staring at my face. I waved my hands in front of his face.  "Uh.. long story. Don't you want a birthday present?" he asked smirking. Why does he smirk like this? And what does he mean by long story? Didn't I just meet him last night? This guy, Zayn must be mad. 

             "I want to meet the boys first! Then you give me my gift," I said winking. Just go with the flow, I thought. 

              "No." 

             "What?" I asked. Did he really say no? 

             "I said no." 

             "Okay. Bye Zayn," I said turning around and walking out of the alley. He came walking behind me. I could hear the footsteps. They were getting faster. I got even faster and looked back often to see how far he was. I din't find him following. Thank goodness. 

              "Finally," I muttered under my breath. I was almost near my building but I wanted to go to the park first. As usual, I went straight to the swing. I placed the gift bags down, took out my new phone and sat on the swing. I switched the SIM from my old phone to the new one. 

            "This is so awesome," I said to myself. I heard someone cough. I din't bother to look up. Instead I started checking out my new phone. I heard some one cough again. Just out of curiosity, I looked up to see who it was. 

            "Asher!" I squealed with delight and jumped at him, giving him the tightest hug ever. 

           "Ally, I've missed you." 

            "I haven't missed you at all! Life is so much better without you around, you know?" I said elbowing him. 

             "Yeah right." He rolled his eyes. I started laughing. 

             "Bro, I missed you too," I said smiling. He chuckled. He was here and din't do the most important thing. What a forgetful creature on the face of Earth. 

             "Ash, aren't you forgetting something?" I raised my eye brow and asked. 

            "No, am I?" he asked. 

             "You ass-face, it's my birthday," I said pouting. 

             "Is it so? I din't know it at all! That phone of yours fell from the sky, right?" He was laughing. I slapped his arm. 

             "Are you gonna wish me or not?" I asked crossing my arms and shifting my weight to my right leg. 

            "Happy Birthday, you evil, personalised gift from hell," he said kissing my forehead. I smiled. We loved each other too much. Our parents died in a freak accident when I was 10. Since then, Asher has been my only family.