Lovely - A Zayn Malik Fanfiction

8. its HIM again

Shirley had sleepless nights about the guy. She used to roll over the bed again and again just by the thought of him staring at her. The one guy who was on her mind constantly. The one guy who wasn't Pete but someone from the alley. With his black hoodie and cigarette. She thought about him the night she returned home after confronting those frats. She couldn't understand why was she so obsessed with the thought of getting to know the dark hair stranger.

(Shirley's POV)

Oh my goodness! Why is he so mysterious and why am I thinking about him in the first place? This is so exhausting! He is stuck like a leech in my mind. The more I try to forget the more it sticks in my head. While brushing, bathing. Even while having breakfast, my mother caught me looking nowhere in particular and she called me almost a hundred times but I didn't respond so she had to shake me off from my thoughts. Forget it, I'm going to go for practice at least that'll keep me diverted from him.

College is sometimes difficult but with my friends and family I can do anything. Also Pete is there for me like the whole time. I've got great company. My practice will probably start in 30 minutes or so. I don't know whether Michelle will come or not. She always comes whenever there's something important like annual event or anything, otherwise we practice routines on our own. I'm waiting for Bella to come whilst I was wearing my pointe shoes.

"Bonjour mademoiselle Shirley!?" Bella will be Bella!
"Good morning to you too Isabella!" She laughed and sat down beside me. We're both in the studio. Nobody has arrived yet. We're quiet early today.
"Are we too early today?" She asked to which I nodded. When I stood up to fix my leotards, my eyes widened at the sight of the one person I didn't want to see. It was HIM again. Why God? 
"What happened?" Bella stood up and asked and I slightly pointed towards the direction where he was standing. She looked in the direction and raised her brows.
"Did you see him?"
"Who? Are you talking about Jason. Gosh he looks good today!" Argh not again.
"No Bella! The one talking to Andy. The guy with the hoodie? Remember?" I tried to make her recollect but she narrowed her eyes to see who it was and she gasped loudly. I closed her mouth by putting my hand and dragged her back. Why is she so loud?! I think he saw us. Oh God he definitely saw us. I think the whole corridor heard her.

"Won't you stay a little quiet?" I whisper yelled at her.
"I am sorry... but what is he doing here? That's the leaning guy right?" She whispered back. I nodded slowly with a little bit of fright and she noticed it.
"Are you scared of him Shir?" She asked me with concern but I shook my head in denial. I wasn't scared of him but a little intimidated by him. But how could I tell? She'll start shipping and teasing me which will get Pete's attention and it'll create a havoc that I clearly don't want to.

I saw him talking to the music teacher of the curriculum, Andrew. He was handing something over to him. I didn't get to see it clearly, it was a paper packet. He kept on with his talk and I started to practice, after a little while of staring more like observing him. Yes I was observing! Don't judge me.
"Shir if you're done with your staring contest could we please practice until Michelle comes?" Bella called me out.
"I was observing bels not staring!"
"Sure whatever you say!" Why does everyone keep saying that.
We started the routine until I got a phone call from Christine. I ignored her for the first time but she kept ringing me.

(Call) "Lily where are you?"
"I'm practicing can I call you later?"
(Call) "no leave from there and meet me towards the cafeteria. Please I gotta to tell you something."
What? I can't leave my practice I just started it. But nobody's here and we're pretty early I think I can just  go and come back in a few. Right?
"Urmm okay.. but I can't come there it'll take time why don't you meet me near the corridor of the curriculum studio.?" She agreed. What does she wanted to tell me so much?

"Lily! Thank God I found you. Listen Pete is not gonna come today so I was told to tell you that not to call him or anything." Oh... This is new.
"Ohhh... Ermm okay. He gave you the message?" I was a little bit surprised by that.
"No I just got to know from Stacy so like I came here to tell you that."
"Umm... Alright I think I'll just text him then." I replied to which she frowned.
"No. You don't have to... I mean you don't need to. Because Stacy told me that his phone is not with him so he can't contact you." She said with a tone I wasn't familiar with. I started to worry about Pete. He's been acting strange lately. I don't know what's the reason. And now, Chris is acting strange too.
"I think I should go and check up on him. Do you know where is now? Is he on the field!!" I asked but she stopped me.
"No Lily! He is umm... He is not here... He probably would be out or something I don't know. Just don't bother so much he'll call you okay. I gotta go now." I was dumbfounded at her words. What does she mean by don't call? I sighed and returned back to the studio. While I was returning back I bumped into someone. I got pushed back and thought I was gonna fall but I felt someone's forearms around my waist and my arms were holding their nape. I closed my eyes tight. I wasn't expecting this. But when I opened them I saw him. He was holding me as if I was his own. For an odd reason I felt safe I didn't know and I didn't think much. We stayed still for a while until I got up.

"I'm...sorry... I wasn't looking..." I said as he cleared his throat and left. What? He just passed away from me. I stood still looking front with a frown. I turned back to look at him again but he was long gone. I stomped and returned back to the studio. Bella was standing near the door smirking.
"What?"
"I saw that!" She kept smiling and now I found it weird.
"What did you see?"
"The little pause of attraction, affection and love...." She stated while she dramatically posed a blushing face. I shook my head.
"It's nothing like that and he was rude. I apologized and he didn't even look at me when I was talking to him." I was annoyed by his behavior.
"He was hiding his blush babe." She laughed and I smiled at her joke. I mean really I won't expect that guy to blush. He was so him.... You know what I mean.

Michelle didn't come today she was ill so we left and there weren't much people present. She might come tomorrow.
"Soooo... you had a little moment today!" Bella nudged me referring to that guy. I was just upset about him. He didn't even glance once at me. I mean it wasn't like I was expecting but.. I don't know.
"I am in a relationship bels"
She groaned and I smiled knowing that she had nothing to say.
"As if Pete's gonna know. And I clearly think that 'the leaning guy' is your type. He seems soooooo your type." I frowned at the thought of him.
"My type is Pete and I'm happy with him." She shook her head narrowing her eyes.
"Nope he's more like it!!!".....

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