The Moment My Life Started

Chapter 16

Zayn’s P.O.V

I was sitting on the couch when Briyanna walked into the room. She sat down on the couch beside me. She smiled and sighed happily.

“Have fun tonight?” I ask her leaning back and looking at her.

“Oh yes, the most fun I have had in a long time.” She said smiling. “I just wish Tiffany were here. She would have loved it.” Smile fading she ran a hand through her hair.

“I know what you mean. I left all my friends back in Bradford for the X Factor. Never did I think that I would be a part of this band and traveling around the world. I miss them. We don’t really talk anymore. They got really jealous that I have gone further than them and they were mad that I left the band. But really, what choice did I have? I couldn’t turn down the chance to be in One Direction to stay in a band that probably wasn’t going anywhere. I have made a name for myself and I don’t think I could have done that in the other band.” I said opening up.

“That must have been hard. I’m sorry.” She said looking at me with her bright blue eyes.

“Doesn’t matter. If they were real friends they would have supported my decisions.” I said shrugging it off.

“I know what you mean.” She said. “I only really have one best friend back in Edmonton. The rest are back stabbing whores.” She said shaking her head.

“I sense that there is a story behind this?” I asked. She nodded and sighed.

“About a year and a half ago it was my 3 year anniversary with my boyfriend. We met in grade 8 and started dating when we were in grade 9 and we never regretted anything. We never had sex or anything.” She said making a face of disgust before she continued. “He was taking me out to a romantic dinner and we were heading back to the hotel room. I went to the bathroom after we got to the hotel to… freshen up. I heard some knocking around in the room as I was changing.” She stopped herself. She looked up at me.

“Go on. It’s okay. I won’t tell anybody. I promise.” She nodded and continued.

“I kept the tap on and I put on a robe. I opened the door and I walked out of the bathroom and I saw my boyfriend and supposedly my best friend. We were like the three musketeers. Tiffany, Rachel and I. And then I found her straddling my boyfriend half naked. I grabbed my stuff and walked out. He chased after me. I obviously broke it off with him. After 3 years. He was hooking up with one of my best friends. God. I can’t believe I ever loved him.” She said looking disgusted at herself.

“What a prick.” I said horrified. She laughed at that.

“He was hooking up with her for 6 months. We said that we were going to be each others firsts.” She said and looked at me suddenly startled. “I’m so sorry. I totally dumped that on you. I guess I shouldn’t have had that last beer. I’m sorry.” She stuttered.

I laughed at her. “Don’t worry about it. I’m glad that you felt comfortable telling me all that.” I said smiling comforting.

“Okay. I told you an embarrassing story. Now you. Tell me something about yourself Malik.” She said nudging my shoulder.

“I’m lonely.” I mumbled. “I haven’t had a girlfriend in years. I don’t know who is true anymore. It’s so hard to find somebody real anymore. I want somebody who wants me. Not Zayn Malik of One Direction. That’s probably a reason Niall likes you.” He said smiling sadly. “You don’t even seem to care all that much about One Direction.”

“Okay, since we are confessing things here…” She said rummaging in her purse for something. She came out with her iPod. “Look.” She said handing me her iPod with her music list covering the screen; it was every song we have ever sung. From Torn to the Up All Night album. Everything. She took it out of my hand and played around on it for a minute before passing it back to me. It was a picture of a room. It was absolutely covered in one direction posters. Like they were everywhere. They even covered her roof.

“Is this your room?” I said amused. She nodded confirming that it was and looked down embarrassed. I laughed at her and she grabbed back her iPod scowling.

“I know. I am a total die hard directioner. But that I don’t like Niall because he is in One Direction. At first I was in awe that I was meeting Niall from One Direction, but I completely forgot about that when we got talking. I could care less that he is here with you guys.” She said defensively.

“Briyanna.” I said chuckling. “I know that’s not why you like Niall. I can see the way you look at him compared to fans. You look at Niall and all the fans see is fame. You’re different. I have always known that.”

“Thanks Zayn. That means a lot.” She said yawning. Then the boys burst in loudly.

“I wanna stay up all night and jump around until I see the sun!” Harry and Louis sang obnoxiously drunk.

“Shut up you guys! You’re going to wake up Niall! Don’t be assholes and go to bed.” She demanded pointing towards their sections of the flat. That instantly shut them up. They pouted and went off.

“Buzz kill.”

“No kidding. She ruined it.” Harry and Louis exchanged a couple more words before separating into their different rooms.

“I swear, those two will be the death of me.” Liam says shaking his head. “Thanks for getting Niall home. God knows how much worse it would have been with that drunken Irish.” Briyanna laughed at that.

“No problem. I didn’t want to stay out that late anyways.” She said getting up. “Good night guys. Thanks for talking to me Zayn.”

“My pleasure.” I say watching her make her way to Niall’s room.

“No Zayn.” Liam says breaking my gaze and I look up at him from the couch confused. “She is Niall’s. You know that. She’s off limits. Niall has never been happier. You’re not going to screw this up for him.” Liam said pointedly.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about Liam. We were just talking. We are friends. We aren’t going to be anything more. I don’t like her that way, and of course I know she’s Niall’s. How could I not? You see the way they look at each other.” I said not as convinced with myself as I should have been.

“Make sure it says that way. Good night Zayn.” Liam said breaking away to his own room. I left as well to my room and slumped on my bed and fell asleep shortly.