Chapter 8: My Permission

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"I'm here for you." He says. "Here's your phone. It was with me last night after you got drunk. I forgot to leave it. Don't worry. It got drained and I charged it. It has its password lock. I didn't open it." He says.

"Thank you. I cried, I thought I lost it in the club. This phone means a lot to me." I say. "Who's there?" Zayn asks. "My mum." I answer. "Oh, I better go now. Sorry for disturbing." He says. "It's fine." I smile.

"Is that Zayn?" Louis asks. "Yes." I answer. "Come, come in." Louis says. "I'll be going. I'm sorry for disturbing you guys." Zayn says. "Okay." I say. "Zayn, come here." I hear from Louis. "He needs to go." I say. "Zayn. Come in." Louis says again. "Follow me." I say. "No, thank you." He says. "Follow." I say and he does.

"Mum, meet Zayn. Louis' best friend, a football player too. A good friend of mine." I say. "Hello, Mrs. Tomlinson." Zayn says.

Zayn appeared to be kind now huh? Hm. I smiled after seeing him act so kind knowing that he is the bad boy.

"Have a seat. Please, eat with us. Feel at home." Mum says to him. I sit back at my seat and Zayn sits beside Louis. They served him pasta too.

"Zayn? Right? Where are you from?" Mum asks Zayn. "I'm from Bradford but I'm living here in London with my friends, with our team mates." Zayn answers.

"That's great." Mum smiles to Zayn. "You're a very good looking man. Ava, would you--" 

I can see in my mum's eyes that she'll be linking me with Zayn so I cut her off. "Mum. He's our good friend. That's it." I cut her. "I didn't finish my words, young lady." Mum looks at me. "I'm sorry." I smiled at her.

The door bell rings again, and I'm thinking of Eleanor.

"I guess that's Eleanor. Louis it's your turn." I say with a smile. "Fine. I'll get it." Louis stands from his seat and goes to the front door.

"So, Zayn, where's your family?" Mum asks him. "They're in Bradford. I live with our other team mates." He answers. "You seem like a good guy." Mum says and I cough.

"Are you fine Ava? You want more water?" Zayn says and offers me his glass with a smile. "No thanks. I think your soul needs more than that." I jokingly say. "I know what you were thinking, A." Zayn says. "You surprised me." I tell him.

"Look who came." I hear Louis, I then turn to him.

"Tom?" I was surprised. He's carrying 2 brown paper bags and a box.

"Oh, good evening. Mrs. Tomlinson. Sorry for interrupting." Tom says.

Why are there so many people ruining our dinner.

I cover my face with my right hand.

"I just came from Australia and dropped by for Ava. I'll be going now." Tom says. "It's fine. Thank you for dropping." I say. "Have a seat, have dinner with us." Mum says. "Mum." I look at her. "Please, do join us." Mum points to the seat beside me.

Tom sits beside me, facing Zayn.

"Zayn, you're here." Tom smiles to Zayn. "I dropped by to give Ava's phone." He answers.

"So, Tom is a football player too?" Mum asks. "He's a diver. Ava's close friend." Louis says. "Diving. That's a nice sport." Mum says.

"I thought it was Eleanor who'll come." I say. "Oh, Louis. How's Eleanor by the way?" Mum asks Louis.

No. Not love life. I have zero. I mean... yes, zero.

"Eleanor is fine. I went to her flat last night to have time with her. We're planning to go outside London to have more time together." Louis answers.

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