IMAGINE

Part 3

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Monday.
I stood in front of my locker, gathering my binder for my next class and a textbook. My best friend, Andrea (nickname Andi), stood next to me. "So, what are you going to do?" "About what?" "You know, with what happened on Saturday," she answers, giving me a look. "Well, I didn't respond to whoever called my name, I thought I misheard something," I shrug. "(Y/N), I know it was Liam." "No, it wasn't," I say, closing my locker and glancing around, catching the sight of a red plaid patterned t-shirt. I feel eyes on me and look back at Andi. "What?" I laugh a little. She does too. "Now go make an excuse to talk to him." "No, he has to talk to me, and plus, he won't anyways. It's all a misunderstanding." "(Y/N), he was basically standing up for you, and damn you, he ran after you to give you your water bottle back. Most guys don't care about a stupid water bottle, but he did, and probably still does." "Andi, it's time for class, I'll see you at lunch," I tell her, heading the opposite direction of Liam and his group. "Byee!" Andi calls after me, heading her own way to first hour.

My first class of the day was anatomy, which was one of my favorite classes. It also happened to have Liam in it. I sighed as I took my seat and read the white board, seeing we had a sub. Some of my classmates start heading inside and begin talking. I was reviewing some terms from our packet when I heard that familiar deep voice. "Um... Can I sit here?" At first I think it was meant for someone else, but when I look up, I see thee Liam Payne staring down at me. He grins and laughs a little, "Can I sit next to you?" "Oh, sorry, didn't know you were talking to me. Yes you can," I say, trying to hide my excitement mixed with nervousness. "Thanks," he grins again and sits down next to me at the table. 'Control yourself,' I tell myself. 'Don't mess this chance of a lifetime up,' I add to my thoughts. "So, we have a sub today then?" He asks me. "It looks like it," I reply, looking back at the board and steal a look at him. What was shocking was the fact that he was already looking at me. I try to hide a small blush and look back at the packet.

"What are you studying?" He asks, leaning closer to me. I was fully aware of his closeness, and try to hide all of the emotions going through my body. "I'm just reviewing our newest unit." I glance up at him and he grins. "What's your favorite part of the class?" "The nervous system. I'm also in AP Psych." "Ohh, my partner is a smart girl," he laughs and winks, adding a quick smile too. Oh my God, what just happened? "Yeah, I guess you could say that," I laugh. "But wait, you said partner?" "Yeah, did you see the board? It says, 'pick a partner for today's activity'", he points towards our teacher's handwriting we all knew well. "Oh, must have missed that part." "Someone was too busy reviewing the neurons then," he looks at me again. I smile and say, "So what is your favorite part of the class?"

"Probably learning about the muscles." "Why's that?" I ask. He shrugs, "I'm not really sure, I just can't pick a specific section yet and chose that." We both laugh. When that happens, the sub comes back inside and closes the door. "Class, I'm your sub today, Mr. Jefferson. Today we will be working in groups of two, and start this unit's project." Project? Wait.... That means....- my thoughts are interrupted by Liam smiling at me, "Hey project partner."
//Feedback would be appreciated. Thank you. // AN: I plan on being a neurologist when I'm older, so the main character is based on me. Just in case you don't like science at all, I'm sorry, it was just easier to make her similar to me. Also, Andrea/Andi in here is based on Andi, the co-owner, too. The part on being in soccer is false, but it doesn't really matter.