The Story of Us

Chapter 17

Zayn's Pov

"Dude Zayn you need to chill the fuck out." Harry says to me sitting across from on the other sofa.

"Don't fucking tell me to chill out Harry. She had another guy in there. You want me to be chill. Worry about yourself."

"No need to catch an attitude, but you freaking out about her with some dude isn't going to bring her back here."

"I need a drink."

"Drinking isn't going to solve your problem."

I grab my keys and slam the door on my way out of the house.

I drive up the street to the gas station to buy me a 6 pack of beers.

Me being underage is such a drag, but I know the owner.

I park in the front, but enter through the back.

"Oh my god! Are you Zayn?" a cute piete brunette asks me as I walk through the back. She is stacking boxes on a shelf.

"Yeah, you are?" I ask grabbing the beer from the back

"You don't remember me?" She smiles as she stands up straight

"Uh, no?" I say pulling some money out to hand to her.

"It's me Camila." she says hugging me

I don't know what opened more wide, my jaw or eyes.

Camila and I used to see each other every summer when she would come down to help her grandparents who own this store. It began when we were around 7. I met her when my mother had to come here to buy some milk. I stayed in the car and Camila approached the car. I opened the door to see if I knew her, but she didn't look like anyone from my second grade class.

*FLASHBACK*

"Hi, my name is Camila." A girl says as I open the car door of my mother's Altima.

"I'm Zayn." I say standing next to her, slightly taller than her.

"Why do you look so sad?" she asks

"My mommy won't buy me any gum from the store." I pout kicking the dirt from under my feet.

"Come see, I know where I can get you some gum." Camila says grabbing my hand pulling me to the back of the store

When she opens the door there was a bunch of candies and drinks stored back here.

"Here this is my favorite." she says smiling missing her two front teeth.

It was watermelon flavored gum, which was my favorite as well.

"I should get back before my mommy notices I am gone." I say popping a piece of gum in my mouth.

"Please don't leave. They all leave me." she pouts sitting in the corner

"Who leaves you?"

"All my friends. They always leave me. I hate coming here!"

"Why?" I ask taking a seat next to her

"I am forced to come to my grandparents house every summer because my mommy and daddy have to work. And I am always stuck at this stupid store forever until night time. Then when I make a new friend here they mommy's come and take em, it's not fair."

"Well maybe you can come with me?"

"Really?"

"Yeah come with me." I say grabbing her hand

When we get to the car I see my mommy at the register, so we still have time.

"Look Mila, hide in the back seat so my mommy doesn't see you."