Affection | N.H

Chapter 24

("Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." -Albus Dumbledore.)

An annoying buzzing sound wakes me up the next morning. I shift on my bed and pull my phone out from under the pillow. "Hello?" I ask sleepily as I sit up.

"Why aren't you at the campus yet?" Louis's familiar accent speaks through the receiver.

I look at the clock beside my bed which tells it is 8:00am in the morning. "Oh my god! Louis, I will be there soon. Could you get me a cup of coffee please?" I jump up from my bed and rush to the closet to get my clothes out.

"Calm down, take your time and sure I will." Louis ensures me before hanging up.

Sure Louis, I will take my time.

I quickly rush down to the toilets and brush my teeth, splash some water on my face and put on some jeans and a sweater. I hurry back up to the dorm and brush through my brown hair.

"Can you stop making noises?" Sophie, who doesn't even care about her lessons, groans in her sleep. I glance at her once before grabbing my bag and rushing out the room.

..

"I'm here, I'm here." I pant as I stand before Louis. I ran all the way here. Thank goodness there weren't much eyes on me. Or were there..

"The lesson doesn't start until 8:30 Tarish," Louis laughs, handing me my coffee. I thankfully take it from his hands and take a sip. This is going to help me wake up.

"Tarisha, I need to speak to you." Louis says with a rather serious face.

I nod and we both start walking towards Mathematics. "I don't know how you're going to react." he mumbles, kicking the air.

"Just spill it out Louis. What's wrong? Is everything okay with Eleanor?" I pause to see Louis not listening to me. "Louis?" I put my hand on his shoulder to bring him back to reality.

"Sorry, I am not myself today. " He sighs and we enter the classroom. The teacher is not here yet, gladly.

"Take a seat man. Tell me what's wrong?" I turn my head to face Louis who is staring at something behind me. I turn around to see Niall sitting and staring at Louis. I look back and forth between the two of them and hope for someone to speak up but none of them does.

Wait, Niall doesn't have mathematics..

"Good morning class!" Mr Lindsay enters the classroom clumsily as always with books occupying his hands.

"Later Tarish.." Louis whispers to me and the teacher begins his lesson.

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"Tarisha! A familiar Irish accent calls for me as I exit the classroom with Louis. I hook my arm around Louis's arm and steady our walking pace. "Ta-" I cut Louis off by putting my index finger over my lips.

Soon, long fingers wrap around my wrist and I am pulled to a halt. "Can you stop running away from me?" Niall says through gritted teeth.

"Whoa, stop your anger there mate. She is not your property that he has to give you attention all the time." Louis yanks Niall's grip from me.

Niall lets out a sarcastic laugh before speaking up. "Do you really think you should talk between us? Consider yourself lucky that you're still alive." Niall's features are soon replaced with his dark side and his fists whiten at his sides.

"Don't threaten me." Surprisingly, Louis's features change as well as his fists ball at his sides. I have never seen this side of Louis before and nor do I think I want to experience it.