Asleep

Chapter 3- Mr.Harry Styles

The next day when I return to The Gym I feel like I kind of know my way around the place. I chose to wear some leggings and another dri-fit tank top that I bought last night. I set my phone and purse in my little cub-by in the employees lounge before heading to the front desk. I don't see Nikki right away but instead see a young girl who looks to be about my age working the desk.

"Hi I'm Arizona," the girl introduces herself and extends a welcoming hand. She has red long wavy hair and big brown eyes that make her seem friendly.

"Cassie," I reply and shake her hand while returning the smile.

"Are you new here?" She asks.

"Yeah I started yesterday," I respond.

"How are you liking it?"

"It's been-" I stop talking when from the corner of my eye I see someone open one of the personal training rooms. I haven't really seen anyone going in or out of those rooms yet; which I am starting to think is because they don't use those rooms very often.

First Harry steps out, his long hair tossed all over the place and he is pulling his shirt over his head. Nikki follows not long after and is fixing her hair when she walks out. She pulls Harry from the back of his shirt forcing him to turn around. Nikki says something with a shy smile before Harry leans down and pecks her on the cheek.

Harry says something to Nikki that I can't quite make out before he scans around The Gym. He continues to look around before our eyes met. They are the same eyes I saw yesterday but this time they seem to have a slight dark tint to them. I begin to truly take in his appearance, he is tan with many tattoos adorning his arms and on his torso. His hazel nut colored hair, frames his face perfectly and I can tell he spends a lot of time at the gym just from looking at him.

I am taken out of my trance when I look at his face to see his mouth in a smirk. I roll my eyes and focus back on Arizona when he winks at me.

"Well looks like Nikki and Mr.Harry Styles are still keeping each other company," Arizona says.

"I thought Nikki had a boyfriend?" I ask.

"Oh she does, but she has been doing this since I met her about a year ago. She has one boyfriend and sleeps around with three other guys. I don't know how any of her boyfriends never found out but that's none of my business so."

I nod and pick up the first pile of new registration forms before indulging in an afternoon of filing. Arizona sticks around the front desk most of her shift so I have her company to keep me entertained. At eight my shift ends so I go back to the lounge to get my purse. When I walk back to the front desk, Arizona is still on the computer.

"Alright I'm heading out. I will see you tomorrow," I say.

"Do you wanna grab some dinner first?" Arizona asks. I look at my watch and nod smiling. "Great I know this amazing pizza place that just opened."

"That sounds good! Do you wanna ride in my car?" She nods and we head out the door.

We arrive at a cute little pizza place five minutes later with growling stomach's. There are very few customers inside the restaurant when we walk in since it is nearly nine o'clock. Arizona and I decide to split a large pepperoni pizza, and head to a booth in the back.

"So how long have you worked at The Gym?" I question Arizona.

"About a year, I started when I was a freshman at UCLA." She smiles.

"I'm starting UCLA in about week."

"You will love it! The professuer's are amazing."

"I'm excited but still slightly nervous."

"Don't be! Let's talk about something else to get your mind off of it."

"Okay...Have you and Nikki always been the only employees?" I ask.

"Ya pretty much,"she nods." You just have to get to know Nikki she isn't too bad."

"I didn't-"

"Please,"she chuckles."I can see your judgment towards her from here."

"I didn't mean to judge her so quickly."

"It's hard not to and take that from me, someone who has known her for over a year."

"Have her and Harry always sneaked around?"

"No they only started sneaking around about four weeks ago. Though Harry has always been a player."

Our food arrives and we dig in as soon as it is set on the table. The cheese is stringy just like the TV commercials and the pizza melts in my mouth.

When we finish, I drive Arizona back to The Gym so she can pick up her car.

"See you tomorrow Cassie," Arizona says as she hops out of my Jeep.

"Bye see you tomorrow," I say with a small wave and drive off when I see her start her car.

The drive home seems longer than usual as I make a mental to-do list of things I need to do before school starts in five days. My music blasting through my car helps slightly to drift my mind to other things that don't give me anxiety.

Before I know it, I find myself in front of the campus. I slide out of the car and make my way across the pavement to the huge water fountain. I sit along the cement bench surrounding the water and scan the building. Trying to fully absorb the campus I will be spending the next four years at.

I take one last look, and get up to leave. The whole campus is giving me a headache with anxiety. My parents are probably wondering where I was about now. I start my car and dial home. They pick up on the second ring.

"Where are you?" My mom yells through the phone.

"I'm on my way. Just got dinner. See you soon." I hang up before they could yell anymore. I walk through the door to the sound of my mother asking what took me so long.

"I just got dinner with a new friend." I say innocently with a shy smile.

She smiles and gives me a hug, "I'm glad you are making more friends. Just call us next time. Goodnight sweetie." I give her a hug and run up the stairs. I change into shorts and a old hoodie before brushing my teeth and hopping into bed.