Secret (1969)

Chapter 13

After going through the crowded hall finally reach my locker. I put the books into it and go to the canteen, where Lily's waiting for me. The canteen is crowded, too. I see Lily's brown hair and head towards her. 

"Hey." I sigh and take a seat next to her.

"Hey." She greets me cheerfully. 

"How was the visit to Niall's yesterday?" Martina asks me from the end of table.

"Good." I shrug.

"Exactly?" 

"We did our work and then watched films," Suddenly the horrible thought crosses my mind. "Oh and Zayn was there, too." 

"Zayn?" Suddenly everyone looks at me. Martina's face flinches and she raises an eyebrow. 

"Yeah, he'd just had a shower." I shrug again and look at her. Her face is bright red and she's looking at me with ominous gaze. I smile, I get pleased by her face expression. Bitch! She deserves more. I come out from the thoughts and look over the canteen. 

"I'll be back soon, must talk to Niall." I smile spuriously and go to Niall's table, from where only cheer is felt. 

"Rock Scissors Paper!" He is playing with his friends. When he sees me, smiles and frees the space for me to sit next to him. I sit down and watch them play. They've layed a bet to something. I go deaf again when Niall wins the game.

"Damn! He never loses!" One of them sighs. 

"What if you pity us just for once Niall?!" Opponent laughs out loud. 

"Now go and tell Elsa you like her." Niall tells a loser with a victorious smile. Boys cheer the loser when he starts to the blond girl with glasses. 

"We forgot to see other books." I remind Niall. 

"Ahh yeah, I didn't even remember," He sighs. "Today I'm busy, so come to my place after school tomorrow, if you don't have any plans." 

"No, I don't. Okay, meet you tomorrow." 

"Okay." Niall smiles at me and I go to my table. 

School-time passes uninterestingly. We're warned that we're writing the test next week, so when we get home, me and Lily start revising. I revise everything from the beginning.

Next day, after school, I'm standing in front of Niall's door, ringing the bell. I froze when Zayn opens the door. Only in pants, his hair is messy and he's looking at me with sleepy face. 

"You again?" He looks at me with bored face. 

"We're working on project, remember?" I say quietly and go in. 

"Oh, of course," He grumbles. "Niall!" 

"Yeah." I hear Niall's voice from upstairs. 

"Barbie has come." Oh my god, how I hate when he calls me nicknames. I glance at him and run upstairs, where Niall's waiting for me with smile on his face. 

"How are you?" 

"Okay." I smile and enter his room. I sit down on the chair and put my bag aside. We are about to start when there's a knock on the door and Zayn puts his head through the door. 

"What do you want?" Niall sighs and looks at him.

"A beer to get sober." Zayn smiles and shows his white teeth. Niall rolls his eyes and tells him rudely.

"Then drink it." 

"It's used up and that's why I'm bothering you." 

"I can't buy it, I'm working on the project!"