Lovely - A Zayn Malik Fanfiction

18. commotion, the beginning.

It was such a relief for Shirley to not let anything happen between the both of them. It would only end up in argument which is the last thing she wants to do. I mean she doesn't even know this person to judge him so soon. She'll never do such a thing because she knows that everyone has an individual opinion and perspective to look at life.

With that in mind she steps in the premises of her University and is about to go in studio, that's when she notices familiar figures standing near the corridor, practically eating each other's faces. The guy holding the girl by her waist running hands through her small frame and her arms are wrapped around his neck. Shirley on the other side is just standing still realizing it is her boyfriend kissing not any random girl but Christine, her best friend. She stood still in her tracks with mouth agape, she couldn't register the image that was in front of her.

"Why we need to hide it babe?" Christine panted while tracing Pete's chest.
"It's just that I got my scholarship now and Shirley was the only source through which I could get it in the first place so I want to end this the right way." He said whilst holding her waist in his tight grip.
"But just let her know that we're together so that you know she'd be out of the way. Babe, please I don't want you to look at her anymore."
"I know baby I'm all yours and you're the only one I love okay no one can come between us." By the sight of it Shirley couldn't hold it anymore.

"Pete." She whispered and that's when they broke the kiss, Christine seemed to be irritated due to the interference of someone but when she looks at who it is, she is not as astonished as Pete himself.
"Speak of the devil" Christine mutters under her breath.
"Lily?! Uh... Let me explain." Pete blurted out, he was clueless as to what to say to her.

"I was your source for your scholarship. All this time you were using me for your own benefit?"

Shirley was bitterly enthralled by the response she got from Christine.
"Yes he was, so what? Don't let it seem like you didn't know Shirley. It was obvious that if he was distancing himself from you, he is showing disinterest in whatever you both had, you should get the memo. Pete and I were together since high school. Do you know it was so hard for me to look at you both getting all affectionate in front of me."

"Why would you do this to me Pete? If I was such a bother to you, you would've just told  me why this?" Shirley teared up in front of them. But Pete couldn't utter anything as the answers were given by Christine. It all sounded chaotic as those vindictive words were coming out of her mouth. Shirley couldn't control herself from shedding tears, her heart was broken into pieces, the only person she trusted and let him touch her in the most consensual way betrayed her.

She just took a few steps back before turning back and heading out. She was running with all her might but then Stacy called her out. She wiped on some tears so that no one could notice it,
"I saw Pete today, did you-" she was cut off by Shirley,
"Stacy could you just inform Bella I won't come to practice today?"
"Oh..okay but what happened-" Stacy couldn't complete her sentence as she saw Shirley uttering a light 'thanks' and jogging to the gate.

Oblivious of what was happening around her she cried all her way. She held her head low and let the tears stream down. After a while, negative thoughts dominating her mind she crashed with an elderly woman. The woman had shopping bags with her which fell off her hands. Gasping Shirley bent down to pick up the bags,
"I'm so sorry, I'm such a... I'm extremely sorry ma'am."
"It's okay dear, be careful... Are you upset with something?" The woman noticed her tear drenched face and asked being courteous. Shirley wiped her face and contained herself to answer but her voice still cracked in front of her. 
"I am really sorry, I'm just stupid to trust people." She whispered and the lady held her shoulder and smiled at her.
"Tears don't suit you dear. Take care." The lady left after gently removing her hand from her shoulder. Shirley stood there for a couple of seconds contemplating about the lady and then walked her way home.