out of the blue / n.h

Chapter 14

MELANIE RICHARDS

 “Okay, I’m choking.” His high toned voice says. I pull back. “You okay? Tell me everything. Don’t be loud, Elle is sleeping.”

I nod and sit down at the couch he sits. He sits next to me and I tell him the whole story. The rest of the hours left I spend on sleeping. Jamie lets me sleep on his couch while he snuggles into Elle’s arms.

I wake up and look around the room. Messy familiar room, whom I known of belongs to Jamie. I look at the clock stands from the wall to my left. It’s nearly 7 a.m. I quickly stand on my feet.

“Jamieeee. Thanks for letting me stay. I’m going now, I called a taxi to my house.”

I text him as I get out of his flat and called a taxi to get me home. As the taxi arrives, I scoot to the car and lead the driver to my house. The thought of Miles kissed me last night is playing on repeat. I can’t get the thought on the edge. It’s all over my head and I’m almost to losing my mind. As the driver takes me home, I pay for the fee and go straight down to my house. I only wish my mom won't mad to me all over. She’s a devil at times and annoying. I pull down the handle then push it. When it gives, I slowly get inside the house and run to the stairs to go up to my room.

“Melanie.” My mom’s poker voice coos down to my ear making my shoulders sink in. She’s sitting on a couch, fold her thighs and stick her phone to her ear. “Hold on a minute, Bob. Lenny!” My mom calls me out of her phone. I turn around and see my mom gestures her head to the couch next to her.

“Yeah.” I walk over to my mom and sit down on the couch.

“What’s wrong with the perfect daughter?” She squints her eyes.

“I was hanging out with Jane, so,” I grin.

“Really funny. I called Jane’s mom today. She said you’re not there.” She raises her brows. Shit. Shit.

“I, uhm, I-“

“Sorry, Bob, what was that?. . . Okay. . . Well- Go to your room young lady. We will have a talk later. . . It was my daughter. . .” She stands up to the kitchen leaves me all alone. Thank God whoever that Bob is. I hurry myself to the stairs and into my room.

NIALL HORAN

I wake up by a phone ringing next to my head. I tap my hands all over the bedside table and finally grab my phone and tap the green button.

“Hello.” My morning voice sounds so lame.

“Niall, it’s me. Wake up buddy.” My dad’s familiar voice fills my ear.

“What?” I groan.

“Look, you’re still on for tonight? We talked about this.” Fuck.

“No, I’m busy. I have to be at my friend’s house.” I lie.

“Niall, please. Just please. This is a big thing for me, it’s only a goddamn workers gathering.” He insists. “Please, son.”

“Fine, when should I be there?” I get up by stretching out my arms and scratch my head.

“At 6, dress up, okay? Thanks so much, Niall.” His says.

I hang up immediately and look over to my phone screen, it’s 9 a.m Sunday in the morning. I suddenly think if I should call Melanie. Only if she’s awake. What if she’s still in bed with Miles?

I look for Trevor in my contact and quickly dial him. I lay back and wait for him to pick it up. The second ring he answers.

“What’s up?” He answers.

“Hey, where are you up to?” Since I don’t have anything to do for today, I better hang out somewhere place than being a dumb here. And I probably need to buy some more dvds to watch over at my flat. I don’t have anything to watch and I’m enough of The Hangover. I watched it over 10 times.

“Heading to Theta. You should catch us up.” Great. Another time in the frat house. I happen not to grow fond of meeting those people. But it wouldn’t be wrong if I hang out with them. They probably are going to offer me some crack.

“Kay, be right there in 5.” I hang up and get ready to the frat house. Since I don’t do shower in the mornings, I brush my teeth and dress up. I drive my SUV car to the frat house. It’s only a couple blocks from my apartment. As soon as I arrive, I see Miles’ car parked right in front of my car. Especially this guy, I don’t like his over-confident behavior. I sound like my dad.

I wonder what’d happened with Melanie and Miles last night? Are they finally ended up together? Because they had sex? I don’t know. And I don’t care. Atleast I can act like I don’t give a shit.

As I open the frat door, a smell of weed is all over the space, the dimmed red light is covering the whole color in the room. I close the door behind me and walk over to the main room. I see Miles there with a bong on his mouth. He looks up to me and smiles.

“Hey man.” Jim greets me and so are the others.

“Hey,” I sit on the couch next to Calvin. He gives me a joint and I put it between my upper lip and my bottom lip. Then I suck at it.

“Maybe you should just ignore them.” Jim remarks the previous topic they talked which I don’t happen to know.

“I know.” Wyatt responds. “Dude, how was that girl you brought last night?”

“Melanie? She’s all fucked up, man. She got out of my car, and left I don’t know where to, I mean in the middle of the night?” Miles blows a puff of smoke from his mouth. What an asshole, he let Melanie walked in the middle of the night. She could’ve gotten kidnapped or something.

“Maybe she‘s not that into you.” Calvin shrugs.

“Yeah, why did you bring her though?” Mike shakes his head as he sucks the tube.

“I don’t know man. She’s pretty hot.” Miles remarks. “But I changed my mind. She’s all bitchy.”

I stay quiet as the rest chuckle over Miles’ remark. I feel anger builds up in me as I release it by the hard fists I clench.

"And, she’s a virgin.” He adds.

“What? No fucking way.” Jim almost pops his eyes out. The others are saying the same way Jim does.

“Yeah, I thought it would be a fun time with a beginner, you know what I mean.” He lights the weed between his mouth. He’s such a total douche.

“Holy shit. I’m all in.” Calvin raises his hand out as he lays his back on the couch.

“Dude, how about, we take her virginity? I mean, one of us.” Miles points out.

“Me.” I say as loud as I can so no one’s going to debate over it again. I won’t let any of these douchebags take her virginity. Also am. I won’t do anything with her virginity. It’s just, if she’s going to really lose it, none of these assholes are going to be that guy.