Love At First Hate

Chapter 34 ~ Hello

*Lauren's POV*

"Logan Lerman will regret what he did to you. Mani and I will show him a hella good of a lesson. It's okay." Dinah tried to soothe. But it just made me cry even more. "Dont say his name!" Ally whispered.

"C'mon Lauren that son of a cheese biscuit doesn't know what he lost. You are one hot independent girl without a care in the world. Forget about him, he's no good." Camila reasoned.

"I can't." My voice cracked. "Boys hate me, they just use you and brake you. It's harder for us than it is for them, boys are selfish pricks." I cried as Normani rubbed my shoulder.

"What's wrong?"

I looked up at Liam who was some steps away and looked back down to my knees. One of the girls mumbled something and then Liam groaned.

"WHERE THE HECK IS HE?!" He yelled and ran off.

Camz giggled and looked at me sympathetically,"looks like you have an army that will fight him for you ey."

*Zayn's POV*

I don't want to go to school, but what's the point anyways. I dressed horridly with some baggy sports pants, a gray hoodie and beanie. I slowly opened the door to school without energy and walked in the almost empty halls. Came too early.

Walking towards an exit that lead to the school yard, Liam bumped into me rather hard and kept walking.

I called after him and he turned around. "What's wrong mate, why so angry?"

"Logan cheated on Lauren." Those were the only words I needed to make a smile appear on my face but then it vanished sooner than it appeared. Anger boiled in my veins as I thought of a million ways to assassinate Logan.

"What the hell, is she okay?"

"No, she's not fine at all! She's sobbing like crazy near the girls bathroom and-." Leaving Liam in mid sentence I ran towards the lady's room.

I stopped and saw a girl, hugging her knees as her friends surrounded her whispering 'its okays' and 'I promise ill kill him'. How do girls comfort like that?

"Can can I uh have some time alone with her?" Allyson nodded and dragged the girls out. I sat down next to Lauren and rested my head against the girls bathroom door.

"Why are you here?" She asked without looking up at me.

"Because I care about you." This time, I wouldn't hide my feelings away. I had a right to say them aloud, and wouldn't let them or her slip away this time either.

She chuckled and moved her head in a way she'd be able to look at me. "Since when."

"Since I can remember." There was a long pause before I kept going."You probably hated me, but I always cared for you. I was a mischievous kid Lauren, I didn't know how to show someone how I felt. And I thought the only way I could grab your attention was if I pestered you.

I'd pull at your hair and call you a booger, it kinda made me happy to know I was in your mind a lot. My intentions were not to hurt you but to I don't know have you.

I used to hang out with this lad named.."

"Andrew." She finished my sentence. I looked at her with disbelief as she looked up, finally I could see those beautiful green eyes and face.

"Oh I wasn't dumb Malik, I knew Andrew. He was the only one from your crew I liked. In fact we always talked. How come you never told me you've liked me since the third grade?"

"It was embarrassing." I smiled, and so did she. I stretched my legs out but stayed seated on the gray tile floor, my butt was hurting but oh well. "how'd you know that?"

"One day Liam and I went to Starbucks and a boy named Zayn was working there." I remembered that day, Liam and her got out almost immediately.

"I got a phone call right before Liam told me who you were. Two months later I called that number again. And who was it?

The one and only Andrew Lambert, he told me the truth."

"So now you're stealing my friends?" I was actually quite glad that I was making her forget about Logan and smile. Her tears were dried up and her mind was focused on me! :)

"As long as I'm stealing your heart as well."

"Do you still like me?" I asked, her. She stopped a minute to think and I kinda regretted it because what if she thought it was weird.

"I never stopped." I smiled widely and wrapped my arm around her shoulders. Kissing her temple I whispered in her ear. "Neither did I."

After a moment of silence Lauren turned to me and stood up.

"Can we redo everything?" She asked, as her hands wiped away some dried up tears left on her cheek.

"How?" I asked her.

She cleared her throat and took out her arm towards me,"hi I'm Lauren."

I smirked and stood up brushing some stuff off my pants. I took her extended hand and shook it with the widest grin ever. "Hey, I'm Zayn."