Changes

Chapter 14

“Hello? Louis?” I said into the phone

“Leah! I need you to pick me up!” he said in a very drunken voice.

I sighed “Louis where are you?”

All I could hear was laughing in the background “We’re at the pub. The one like 2 towns over.”

“We?”

“Yeah, me, Tom, Josh, and Stan” he said listing their friends

“Well can someone else pick you guys up?” I asked

“No one is answering at anyones houses” he told me

“Fine, but you owe me” I said hanging up

I put on a pair of yoga pants and a big sweatshirt. Putting on my shoes and glasses I walked over to Coleton’s room. I couldn’t leave him home so I tried my best not to wake him as I picked him up and walked out to my car. I took the car seat out of the trunk and buckled him in.

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When I finally got to the pub I texted Louis that I was outside. He came out with all of his friends. I got out of the car. “Leah! Thank you!” he said really loudly to me

“Please be quiet, Cole is sleeping in the car. 1 of you has to get in the very back, please do not wake him up” I told them.

We got in the car and it was silent. Louis told me I could just take them all to ourhouse so I wouldn’t have to drive around as much. The only good thing about drunk Louis is that he usually make sense, he just gets very loud and very funny, which can be very irritating.

The guys started talking and it was getting really loud. “Guys please” I begged trying to get them to settle down, but it was too late. Coleton was now crying from his carseat.

Everyone got quiet.

“Stan” I snapped when no one did anything.

“What?!” he yelled back at me

“Don’t just sit there. He isn’t going to stop crying. Can you please pick him up and try to calm him down, I’m a little busy up here”

I could see him roll his eyes as he took his son into his arms.

When we finally got home Cole was still crying. I got out of the car and took Cole from Stans arms and walked towards the house.

“Well someone has a stick up their ass” I heard from behind me. Stan.

“Mate, I would knock it off. Shes already pissed” I heard Louis say to him.

I walked upstairs to Coletons room and noticed he had calmed down. I placed him back in his crib and turned the lights off.

When I was leaving his room I bumped into someone. I looked up to see Stan standing there. “Please do not talk to me right now. I am very tired and I have to get to bed” I said trying to be nice and spear him from my bad attitude.

“Come on Leah. You didn’t have to yell at me in the car! I didn’t do anything” he said in a drunken voice

“Stan, I really don’t want to talk to you right now. You’re drunk” I said trying to get past him and get to my room.

“Yeah well we all know how you like me that way” he said rudely

I gave him a look of disgust and walked passed him, purposely hitting his shoulder with mine. “Just gonna walk away and ignore it. Just like you do with everything” I heard him slur as I closed my door.

I sat on my bed and wiped away a few tears that had fallen. I heard a knock on my door. I just ignored it and crawled under the covers.

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I woke up to my alarm the next morning. My first class was at 9. I rolled out of bed and went into Cole’s room. I got him changed and ready for the day. As I was walking downstairs I saw Josh and Tom asleep on the couches in the living room, and Stan was sleep on the floor.

When I had eaten and fed Coleton I took him upstairs to Louis room. I knocked on the door and walked in.

“What?” I heard him mumble

“I need to leave” I told him

I told him the same things I had told him yesterday. I kissed Cole goodbye and rushed out the door.

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 The stares at the school did not die down. Girls were staring at me when I walked by and then whispering to their friends. I just ignored it, putting my head down as I walked by.

When I got to my first class, I had almost fallen asleep. Until I felt my phone vibrate. I looked down and saw that I had a text. It was from Zayn. He telling me to have a good day at school and to let him know that place we were gonna eat at tomorrow. I sent him back a quick reply and started paying attention.

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After 2 more classes I finally got home. It was about 5 o’clock. I walked inside and into the living room, dropping my stuff by the stairs. “Louis?” I yelled out

“Upstairs” I heard faintly.

I walked upstairs and saw light coming from Cole’s room.

“Mommy!” I heard as I walked into the room. He walked over to me and I bent down. He gave me a little kiss on the check. “I missed you!” I said hugging him.

I sat down on the floor and pulled him into my lap.

I looked up and that’s when my heart started beating faster.  I noticed it wasn’t just Louis in the room with Coleton.