This Is Us

Chapter 8

Harry's POV:

“Yes Zayn, I am dating him.” Those words hit me like a blow. I pinched myself to check whether I was dreaming but I wasnt. I was lying wide awake as the same words repeated themselves in my head. How could she date Zayn? How could she actually say yes to him? He wasn't a bad guy but he smoked. And last time I checked Alyssa hated my guts just because I was holding a cigarette. And now she is dating a guy who smokes. Somewhere deep down my heart is aching but I don't know why. Alyssa and Zayn kissed on their first date while me and Alyssa don't even talk properly to each other. Zayn and Alyssa must have been having an amazing time together, maybe that’s why she said yes. Or she just said yes to spite me.My mind tells me that she liked him but myy heart told me that she was dloing it to spite me. And somehow her decision was affecting me though it shouldn't, we were just friends. Okay I take that back, I liked her a little, I mean who doesn't. I just thought about her and fell asleep, but even in my dreams she didn't leave me alone. She haunted me in my dreams.

I woke up the next morning and went downstairs after a quick shower. My sweatshirt was drying so I had to go down without a shirt and I couldn't wait to see Alyssa’s reaction. Wait, why did I care about her reaction? I just went through the dining room and I heard a spoon fall to the ground, I turned around and saw Alyssa had dropped her spoon and was staring at me. I smirked and went out to get my sweatshirt. I came in and saw that Zayn was here and was talking to Niall while Alyssa stood next to him. However surprisingly he didn't look at her. It was time for us to leave so we made our way out where Louis and Liam joined us. We were walking when Alyssa and Zayn started walking slower than the rest of us. Niall told us to move ahead and we were walking when I remembered I had forgotten my chemistry book at home. I ran back and by the time I was coming back Zayn and Alyssa had moved ahead and their hands were interlocked. She must have said yes now, I guess.

First lecture is maths, all six of us together. Zayn and Alyssa sit together but somehow Alyssa doesn't have that smile on her face like Zayn does. He looks at her in a way that everyone can understand that he likes her. She however looks at the board and concentrates on what the teacher is saying. Today math feels boring so I find myself looking at Alyssa like I usually do. Zayn’s hand in intervened with Alyssa and Alyssa is laughing, actually she’s trying to stifle her laughter with the back of her hand. Zayn places his hand on her mouth and she stops. She looks into his eyes and keeps staring. I am drawn to this piece of paper flying from her desk, I catch it and read it. Its another quote.

“She put a bullet where she should put a helmet.                                                                                      She put thorns where she should put a necklace.                                                                                    She put a scar where she should put a bracelet.                                                                                    She was so done with this world.”

 Was she going to cut herself or had she already done it? I looked up and realized that the class was over and Niall was waiting for me by the door. I quickly packed my stuff and went to my next class with Niall. During recess everyone was there except Zayn and Alyssa. We were discussing when our school’s main cheerleader came over to our table and whispered something in Louis’s ear. He looks shocked and shook his head. “No, that isn't possible” She just nodded her head and went back to her table. Louis started speaking, “Niall, how could you not tell us?” He looked around and just wiggled his eyebrows as if to say what did I not tell.

“You did not tell us that Zayn and Alyssa are dating.” Gasps escaped everyone’s mouths and they looked at Niall, he just shook his head and said, “Look its their relationship, it's their choice to tell or not.” They nodded their heads in agreement and continued eating their food. We were discussing an upcoming party when we heard whistles erupting around the cafeteria. We followed that source and saw Zayn walking in with Alyssa, holding his Starbucks coffee in one hand and Alyssa’s waist in the other. He had her arm around his waist and was holding her cold coffee. All of us whistled as they walked up to our table.

They sat down and Louis wiggled his eyebrows at them. Alyssa giggled while Zayn just looked down. “So will you tell us now?” Liam asked, Zayn nodded and said, “Ok so we went for a party on Friday, however we then met someone who Alyssa didn't like and it spoiled everything,on Sunday I took her to watch The Fault In Our Stars.” Everyone ‘aww’ed, “Then after we reached Niall’s place we were looking at the stars and then I asked her out. She didn't want to rush into a relationship and I was fine with it, she wanted time to think and I gave her that time. Today morning when we were walking she stood on her tiptoes and whispered yes in my ears and I was the happiest man in Each.” Everyone again ‘aww’ed and smiled, they patted him on his back and hugged Alyssa. I did the same but instead of just hugging I whispered something in her ear, “That piece of poetry was nice, don't cut yourself though.” She didn't know how to react and just smiled. Recess was over and we headed our different ways, left and right.

In the evening we all met and were talking about the party at Liam’s place when that cheerleader walked up and greeted all of us, Louis didn't even look at her, disappointed she went back. “Oh, Louis someone likes you.” He just hit me in my stomach playfully, “Man, that girl is annoying, too clingy. And not really my type.” “Oh, it seems.” I smirked at him and knew he was hiding something from me.

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Wednesday was a holiday and the party was on Tuesday night. That is today night. Just two hours more. I was already getting ready since I had to attend a football game too. I was leaving the room when Alyssa came in holding a red dress inher hand.It was a stunning dress. She looked me in the eye and said, “Stay away from my writing its personal.” She just said that and closed the door on my face. I hurried down so that I wont miss the lift Niall was giving me, it was one of our friend’s game.We were there just for an hour and were going to cheer him as hell.

I walked into the overly crowded house. Liam’s cousins were popular and had organized this party. I saw Zayn and Alyssa on the dance floor. She was wearing the red dress, it accentuated her curves and made her look slimmer. She was wearing heels and look almost as tall as Zayn. The dress I noticed was backless and Zayn’s hand rested there. She was enjoying herself. I walked up and spoke to Zayn. He excused himself to get something to eat when I felt someones nails digging into my hand, Alyssa’s. Someone was pulling her and I knew that height and combination of blond hair too well. It was Daniel. But before I could move they vanished into the mass of dancing bodies. I went and spoke to Niall, he began searching while I spoke to Zayn. All of us were looking for her. We collided at one place and saw Daniel and Alyssa standing with her back towards us.

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and the piece of poetry written in this chaptter has been wrritten by me.xx)