Tell Me A Lie [Zayn Malik]

Chapter Four

“Michaela!! Over here!” Alex called me across the school ground. I started her way only to be blocked as Millie stepped in front of me. “You’re back?” She asked, “Obviously, I’m standing in front of you.” I said my sarcasm stinging each word. “You remember what happened last time, don’t you?” She started circling around me, boy they take rude chic bullying seriously over here, back home I was never bothered. “Millie, seriously?” Callie asked coming up behind her, “Hi, Cal.” Millie said, and Callie rolled her eyes, “Come on, Michaela. You need to get to the office.” She grabbed my arm and pulled me along as she headed towards the front door. “You know her?” I asked opening the door for us, “We used to be friends when we were little tots, then she got rude and annoying.” I followed her down the big hallway till we came to a door and she opened it for me. “Go give her your papers and I’ll see you at lunch.”

I turned out having two classes with Alex and one with Izzy. I was with Izzy now in History. “Guess what.” I said leaning across ours table to her. “What?” She whispered, “I saw Zayn this morning.” I said trying to hide a smile, “What?” She said making the teacher look up. I nodded, “He helped me get a cab, he remembered me from Saturday.” Her eyes looked like they were about to bug out of her head as she said, “You are so lucky, I’m gonna come live with you so I can see him in the morning.” I laughed and shook my head. 

The rest of the class was a blur as we talked about Zayn, occasionally getting rude looks from the teacher. 

Afterwards we headed for the lunch room. I got my food and followed Izzy to the table where Callie and Alex were sitting. “Hey I heard about Millie.” Alex said taking a bite of her baby carrots. I nodded taking a bite of my own food, I wasn’t in a moon for talking about her. “Guess who Michaela saw this morning!!” Izzy sang as she sipped her drink, “Who?!” Callie and Alex said looking at me. “Zayn. It was nothing, he only helped me get a cab.” I said shrugging. Callie screamed out making a few people glare at us from their tables. “It was nothing?!?!” Alex asked her eyes bugging out like Izzys earlier. “IT WAS ZAYN FREAKING MALIK!!” Callie screamed halfway standing up, “Oh shut your trap!” Millie said as she walked past us. “Hi Millie!” Alex said throwing a carrot at her. “Oops.” Callie said laughing as Millie turned around Madison on her heels. 

“Did you just throw a carrot at me?” She asked like she didn’t just see it with her own eyes. “I think she did.” I said looking up at her, I tried to force my smile away but I couldn’t and Izzy began laughing beside me. “Well let’s see if you think this is funny.” Millie said picking up a bowl from her tray. I stopped laughing and so did everyone else as Millie poured it over my head. Millie sneered as she walked away and Alex looked at me, her jaw on the floor. “Are you ok?” She asked as I wiped whatever the disgusting gooey stuff was off of my face. “Not the first time it’s happened.” I said getting up from the table. “Wait, I’ll come with you!” Callie said following me to the bathroom. 

“I’m so sorry.” She said as I wet a paper towel and began wiping at my jacket. “Its not your fault.” I said as she started wiping the stuff out of my hair. “So how awesome was it meeting Zayn?” She asked smiling. “He’s sweet.” I said grabbing another towel. “But you like Liam, right?” “I barely know them, how could I like them?” I asked her as she giggled and grabbed another towel herself. “Well what I know about them seems very pleasant so I wouldn’t blame you for liking the cutie.” 

We finished cleaning me up as best as we could and headed for our next classes. After talking about Liam in the bathroom with her I couldn’t get him off of my mind. 

I finished up my classes and headed outside to meet the girls to walk home together. “So why did you move here in the first place?” Izzy asked and Alex elbowed her and whispered “I told you, her mum and dad died.” I looked at them and Izzy’s happy face was replaced with pity. “Aww I’m sorry, Michaela, I had no idea.” She said wrapping an arm around me. “Its fine, it’s not a subject I should avoid just cause it hurts. My memories of them are good ones. I miss them but there’s nothing to be ashamed of.” They all stared at me when I finished. “I’m sorry,” I said, “My mum was a therapist, sorry.” they all laughed, “I’m glad you’re like this, always happy and cheery. My kinda person!” Callie said hugging me. Grans bakery was coming up around the corner now. “Hey Michaela!” Someone shouted behind us. We all turned to see all five boys walked towards us. Izzy screamed to herself as they got closer. “Hi.” I said addressing Zayn as he was the one who called me. But I instantly looked at Liam who smiled at me. “What happened to you?” Louis asked picking something off my jacket. I looked at it realizing it was a small piece of carrot from the stuff Millie poured on me. Louis lifted the carrot to his face and sniffed it. “Don’t eat that!” The other curly headed one said knocking it out of his hand. “Harry! It wasn’t hurt!” He yelled looking sadly at the ground as The blonde one laughed. “Louis you are disgusting.” Liam said kicking the carrot into the street. “Aww don’t be mean to the carrot!” Louis screamed as a car ran over it. “What happened?” Zayn asked seriously. “Just a bad encounter with a witch.” Izzy said trying to get his attention. “Do you have anymore carrots?” Louis asked me, “No sorry.” I said as he frowned and the blonde one started laughing again. “Niall what are you laughing about?!” Louis screamed pretending to cry but he ended up laughing along too.