Eccentric (Niall Horan)

Chapter 11

That day went by with the snap of my fingers. I stayed in my room on my Mac practically all day, downloading new songs, on social media. I only went out of my room when it was time to eat lunch and dinner. And again during dinner my situation with boys was brought up. All the questions made me feel like I was a celebrity at a conference. I have never been so humiliated in my life before.

Gladly once dinner was over I was free to go back into my room where no one was able to make fun of me or doubt me. It was all silent for the first few minutes I was back in my room. But then I received a knock. A light knock. And I knew then it couldn't have been any of the boys or they would've pounded on the door. And it wasn't Cassandra because she would have just walked in.

"Century?" It was Maya.

"Come in" I say and the door squeaks open with a head popping in. She opens the door wider when she sees me sitting on my chair and smiles.

"Hey" She says.

"Hey" I lean all my weight on the armrest and I watch Maya point to my bed for permission and nod my head. I wait patiently as she slowly and cautiously sits down on my bed.

"What's up?" I ask cheerfully.

"Oh nothing, I was just bored. Dean is downstairs playing video games with Jacob and your mom is in her room with Jason so I had no other place to go but here. Besides the guest house but it's lonely over there" She explains and I gulp.

"Ah she isn't my mother" I say silently and bow my head as I bring my lip in between my teeth.

"Oh shit, I'm sorry Dean told me- I'm, I'm sorry" She apologizes and I smile at her.

"It's okay people forget sometimes" I say avoiding her gaze. "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure"

"Do you love Dean?" Her eyes widen. "Like really truly believe that it's love that you feel for him?" I know that asking Maya about this is too soon to ask this early in their relationship. I mean I want to know, I really wasn't here when she was introduced so I'm not sure how long they have been going at this.

"Of course I do" She smiles widely just at the thought of it, but her tone shows a little offended.

"I'm sorry if I have offended you but it's just that. Sorry it was really stupid of me to ask" And it was change of subject automatically.

"It's okay Century to ask" She says. "And yes, I really do love Dean. When I first met him in college at California I found him completely cocky. A womanizer, a player, I thought so many things of him that I never realized that thinking about him was becoming a problem. He would find his way into my thoughts and heart. He was so needy, he kept bugging me and I thought I was just going to be one of his play toys. But when one of his friends was in one of my classes he told me that Dean, never settles down" She gives me a look and I nod.

"So I kept on ignoring him every time he would wait for me when my class was done, he'd ask me out, he'd do these things to me that I never actually thought I would start to begin to have feelings for him. I was going crazy really for even thinking that I might actually like him. So one night I was going to sleep in my dorm, but I couldn't because just knowing that I didn't have him beside me, drove me nuts" She laughs and looks at the floor with a big smile spread across her face as if she is remembering something beautiful.

"That night, I got out of my bed put my shoes on and grabbed my phone ready to go out and look for him. I needed him, I have denied it so many times but the more I did, the more I fell for him. So when I opened the door, he was right there. Standing with his head bowed, he looked at me and his eyes were bloodshot, he looked so sad that it made my heart ache. And in that moment, I was his. And he was mine, he held me as we fell sleep. He whispered beautiful things to me in my ear. I learned then that he finally got to settle down, and I was glad it was because of me" Maya's eyes were full of tears and I'm afraid that mine are even tearing as well.

"I loved him and I still do, I'm in love with him" She says and she smiles. "I'm sorry you have to see me like this" She wipes under her eyes and sniffs.

"That was, wow" I sigh and she smiles up at me. "I didn't know that there was a story" Maya laughs and nods her head.

"A crazy love story, but I'm excited that there will be more to it and it's not the end just yet" Her eyes twinkle and I'm in awe. "Not long before you have a story of your own too" She smiles at me.

"Oh no, I don't have a story of mine yet. I don't plan on having one anytime soon, I need to focus on college and all that" I say.

"Yeah yeah that's what I told myself, but look at me now" She has a point. What if I find the one, before I even graduate college?

"Besides you already seem to have one" Maya smiles and I know instantly what she is talking about. Just as I thought the teasing and embarrassing was over, I am struck at once again.

"On please don't start" I plea and cover my face with my hands.

"I'm just asking" She shrugs her shoulders. "Who was it?" Her eyes light up and I shake my head at annoyance. Why does everyone seem to be so interested in my love life. Not even, it was a lie I made up to cover the truth. How long can I keep this up? I don't know but the later the better.

Looking at Maya right now makes me think, I never actually had a girl to talk to. Besides Jesse, but she's my best friend, that's different. Maya could be my sister-in-law. That's something to cherish. Maybe I could tell her what really happened, and then maybe she won't tell. Or judge. I mean what is there to judge? I simply went to Holland, she deserves an explanation on why I was late in coming to meet her. Sure Dean, does too but he has forgiven me.

Maybe telling her about the people I met there wouldn't be such a bad thing.