The Fatal Flaw | LT

XVIII

November

Turns out one night turned into many nights.

I just came home from dragging Louis from the bar after a morning of talking to him. I have been talking about it for a month now but it doesn't change the schedule of me trying to drag him out of the bar every night. I know the talk does nothing to him even though he apologizes every morning and me being the bigger person, I always forgive him. I always tell myself that this is just a phase. That he's just overwhelmed with having a girlfriend and was not used to it being it two years before he jumped into a relationship again.

I opened my laptop, trying to finish the unfinished papers that were staring at me from my laptop screen. I was trying to fit being a girlfriend and being an excellent student in my hectic schedule this past month and I wasn't really succeeding in one of them.

Louis was clearly interfering with my studies. I spend most of my classes wondering what I could do to speed up the process of this fucking phase. It was like this every day. Me trying to talk him into not drinking, then us trying to forget what happened the night before, then him going back to the bars and making comments on how I was keeping him on a tight leash. We were definitely okay in the day but all goes into a downward spiral as the night creeps up on us.

Perrie and Danielle have apologized for their friend's behavior especially Perrie since he's her best friend. I shrugged it off and just kept my response short, telling them it's okay and I don't want to talk about it. Even Liam and Zayn sent me their apologies for their best mate acting like that towards me since they have witnessed how he throws hurtful comments at me for a couple of nights. The other nights was left with me trying to drag his ass out of the bar with myself.

To say Niall was mad at him was an understatement. He hasn't been talking to him in any way. Sure Louis talks to him during practice but he just shrugs or nods clearly mad at his football captain. He said it wasn't fair and I should get out the relationship before it hurts me more.

Closing my laptop, I rubbed my temples with my two fingers and jumped into my bed, dreading for the next day becoming like it was yesterday but still hoping for it to become a different one.

-

"Hey." Niall sitting next to me while handing me a coffee. I was currently in the bleachers on the side of the field, typing on something before heading to my next class. I decided to get fresh air before my next class and was glad Niall has his vacant the same time as I do.

"How have you been?"

"I have seen better days." I mumbled as the hot coffee meets my lips warming me up in a second.

"I take it you still are on babysitting duty." Niall scoffed. "Dump him Vee, he doesn't deserve you. And please don't tell me it's a onetime thing or it's just temporary since it has been a month with you taking all his insults and rude comments with your relationship. Being drunk is a fucking lame excuse for him being a dick. If he wasn't musclier than me, I will definitely beat his ass."

I laughed at my friend before speaking. "It's just a phase."

"This is not just a phase Vee. It's going to ruin you if you keep this up." Niall sighed. "Why does the girl feel like she has to be a martyr in a relationship where the guy doesn't give a shit?"

"He does give a shit Niall."

"Please don't feed me with bullshits." I looked down on my shoes and momentarily cursed at my way of clothing this morning. I was wearing a blue sweater over my black skater skirt and my feet were clad with black loose socks and my blue vans. The skater skirt was a real blow since it was really cold but I looked cute. I focused on my outfit in a way to avoid Niall's comment.