Half A Heart

Chapter 2

Chapter 1
Louis sat at the lunch table as the cafeteria over flowed with students. The noise level was sky high and Louis last nerve was being tested. He hated it here but there wasn’t much he could do about it. He needed to graduate to get out of his mother’s house and to start living his own life.

His own life. Now that was a thought that brought a smile to his face. There was nothing he wanted more than to have his own flat, something that he could come home to and not have to worry about his sisters or his mother. Don’t get it wrong, he loved his family, it was just he needed to start his own life. Between working thirty hours a week and classes he never had time for himself. His days tended to last longer than the twenty-four hour period, he was often amazed that he found time to eat and sleep. If it weren’t for his best mate Zayn he probably would have burned out long ago.

Zayn was the only person who truly understood anything about him. He was the brother Louis never had but always wanted. Sometimes Louis felt like a burden, constantly calling Zayn when he needed to unwind or calm down, complaining about what ever fight he and his mother had gotten into that day or his sisters constant annoyance. Never the less Zayn was always there with a six pack and the occasional medicinal herb. It wasn’t something that they did often, or something Louis did often, but sometimes he needed that extra little kick to take the edge off.

Louis looked around the cluttered cafeteria, Zayn was nowhere to be seen. Louis wasn’t too worried it was usually around this time that he and his boyfriend, Niall would sneak off campus to go do whatever naughty thing Niall had come up with during class. Louis was often left to eat lunch by himself occasionally Demi, a girl who had moved to their school a year or so back and had managed to wiggle her way into their tight little group, would eat lunch with him. He looked up to see her blond head bobbing in between other students. She smiled at him as they made eye contact. Two girls stopped in front of her to giggle about something and Louis saw her roll her eyes and take a deep breath as she maneuvered her way around them.

“I swear one of these days I’m going to spontaneously combust and beat the crap out of these stupid little tricks that go to school here,” she complained as she sat down her tray of food.
Louis caught a glance at the tattoos that covered the scars on her wrists. He looked up at her.

“Tricks?” he raised an eyebrow.

“Well it beats calling them whores or bitches,” she said matter-of-factly.

“Okay.” He shook his head and blinked his eyes. “What were they even talking about anyways?”

A sarcastic smile crossed her plump red lips, “Only your favorite person in the entire world, Harry Styles.” She said the name with a slight purr.

Louis chuckled darkly, “Why am I not surprised? What the hell do they see in him anyways?”

“You mean besides the obvious good looks and charm? My guess would be his daddy’s bank account.” She popped a french-fry in her mouth.

“Damn, some people are just thirsty.”

Demi nodded her head in agreement.

“Speak of the devil and he shall arrive.” Demi nodded her head in the direction of the doors leading outside.

A group of people walked in looking like they belonged in a fashion shoot then a high school cafeteria. Harry was in the front his arm wrapped around a tall lanky girl with blond hair, Louis thought her name was Taylor but he wasn’t positive. Harry’s best mate Liam was standing next to him a giant grin on his face and his football bag slung over his shoulder. Everyone surrounding them seemed to be laughing uncontrollably and it annoyed Louis.