1943 Breakthrough | Ziam

Chapter 4

"I'm quite excited for the party." Perrie says as they walked towards the front door of the house.

"I don't know. I never attended a party before and I'm kind of nervous about this." Zayn walked slowly.

"Zayn, you look lovely. Have a bit of confidence will you?" Perrie smiled. "You'll be having a great time." She assures him.

"Well there's no turning back now isn't it?" He says as he grabbed the doorknob and twists it. "Shall we?" Zayn gestures as he opened the door.

Perrie and Zayn went inside and a different setting appeared right infront of their eyes. Inside was a foreign sight for Zayn. There were a bunch of people in clusters either sitting around, making out, dancing, drinking, or just talking.

A jazz music is playing in the background which immediately raided his ears. The scenes were new to Zayn as he was standing beside the door. He can smell the mix scents of cigarettes and liquors, and the noise of the people having a conversation with the others blended in the music.

Perrie held his hand while they squeezed through the crowd until they found a little space with a few people. Zayn was surprised to see Justin sitting there on the sofa with a bunch of guys and ladies.

"Hey, you came!" Justin exclaimed as he approached Zayn for a handshake. Zayn's eyes wandered  at his back and there he saw a lot of familiar faces, mostly jocks, especially Andy who displayed a glare. If glares can kill, Zayn would be already buried six feet under the ground.

Perie and Zayn sat down on the nearby couch. Zayn was feeling uncomfortable because the people in front of them are constantly flirting and making out. He then fiddled with his fingers as he tries to distract himself from the very sexual view in front of them.

"I'm so glad that you made it." Justin says as he handed him a beer. Zayn held it and he looks at Perrie. She also looks at him wondering what was the matter. She then looks at the beer he's holding and there she got the message.

Perrie moves closer to Zayn to whisper. "You never drank beer before?"

Zayn also moved closer to Perrie. "I had one last Christmas and it didn't taste good."

That made Perrie chuckle a little. "Don't force yourself to drink if you don't want to." She says quietly.

"Stop flirting you lovebirds. You're not the only one here." Justin breaks the silent conversation they had. Perrie displays a small blush.

Andy who was at the back whispered to the girl beside him. The girl giggled as she stood up, making her way towards Perrie and Zayn's direction.

"Hey Perrie, want to join our women's hang out? It'll be fun." She says.

"Uh, I would rather stay her-"

"She would love to." Zayn cut her off, earning a what-are-you-doing look from Perrie.

Zayn went near her to whisper. "I don't want to ruin this party for you." He says.

"But will you be okay?" She whispers back as she motioned her eyes towards Andy.

"I'll be alright." He convinces her.

Perrie let out a sigh before nodding. The girls dragged her away almost immediately which left Zayn with all the guys.

"Well, there goes our entertainment." Justin says. The others laughed as they drank their beer. Zayn also took a sip as he endured its bitter taste.

It took a while before conversations filled in. It was pretty awkward for Zayn at first but as time passed, it seemed that the liquor gave him his newly found confidence. Sip after sip, Zayn began to feel lightheaded.