The Other Side [Niall Horan]

Chapter 7

Zoe's POV

Jesse is looking at me right now. The longer she stares while smirking, the tighter my chest feels. Now it's my turn to watch every action she makes. She seems to giggle every time Niall makes a remark. Niall seems to like her company. Who wouldn't like a pretty girl's company, right?

Well you wouldn't like her company at all if you know her too well. Back when I was in sixth grade, I transferred to Jesse's school. She made me her friend and I am quite surprised because, well, we're so different. She wears pretty necklaces and skirts while I wear thick eyeglasses and I put my hair in a high ponytail. She gets attention while I can only be seen from a far. You get the point. One time, I 'fell in love' with this guy in our grade. His popularity is the same level as Jesse's popularity. I am overwhelmed when he asked me out because who would ask me out, right? He took me for lunch and then a rumor started. Boom! The rumor said that I paid him to take me to lunch. People started to hate me, except for Zayn. At the end of the school year, I found out that Jesse is the one who paid the guy to take me to lunch so she could spread rumors about me. Pathetic.

All of them, except for me and Louis, are having a great chat to each other. Should I talk to Louis? I don't want to look like some loner.

"How long are you two seeing each other?" I look like I don't really care.

"How long? You think 'more than a week or so' a long time?" He laughs.

"See, I don't really care. Not to be rude or something. I just needed to talk to someone so that I don't look like a loser." I huff.

"You already look like a loser." he laughs.

"Why did you bring her here if you guys aren't dating that long? Again, I don't mean to be rude." I can't help but feel a little angry towards him for bringing a whore here.

"She'll be bitching around non stop if I don't bring her. That bitch," I gasp as I look at the people around the table if anyone heard what he said.

"Why did you say that? Someone might have heard you." I scold him. Honestly, I want Jesse to hear all the things Louis just said. I feel a little sorry for her for dating Louis but I feel what Louis feel for Jesse being a bitch.

"So what will they do? Grab me from my seat and spank my arse?" We laugh after he said that. I quickly cover my mouth when I realized we're not the only ones in the room. Thankfully, they just nodded kindly and continued their banter.

He got to stop saying things like that. I'll ruin a good dinner by my ridiculously loud laugh. We spent dinner secretly laughing about Jesse. Wow Louis and I really get along. I wish he wouldn't blackmail me about the Niall thing. From time to time, I would glance at Jesse and Niall. Of course, Jesse would touch Niall here and there. Being a hormonal male, Niall doesn't seem to care. Why do I even care? It's not like he likes me, right? I am the one who likes him which makes me angry.

"Hey, you alright? You're zoning out for a few minutes now." Louis waves his hands in front of my face. I look around and it's only us in the dining room.

"Where are the others?" The dishes are already clean.

"They're in the living room. My parents and my sister are already home because its past their curfew now." I nod and I can't help but think what Niall and Jesse are doing right now.

Louis followed me to the living room. There they are! Zayn is already here and he talks with them. Niall and Jesse talks to each other on the sofa. After seeing Jesse rest her hand on Niall's lap for a while, I feel like I want to vomit and go upstairs to my room.

"Thanks for coming to dinner guys! My head hurts so yeah I'll go upstairs now, have fun." I turn my back towards them and headed to my bedroom. Every step I take, it feels heavy.