Moments
Chapter 15: Maybe They're Right
Chapter 15: Maybe They’re Right (Zayn’s P.O.V.)
I was really enjoying these days with Tori. It made me almost feel normal again. And that was something that was really hard to do when you are living life as a pop star.
Today, however, was the last day of her spring break. She had school tomorrow, but we were still in town. The boys and I didn’t plan on leaving until the beginning of next week. But there was no guarantee that we would get to see much of each other until this next weekend and then we would be leaving. That was why the guys and I decided that we would have a day at Tori’s house to just chill.
That’s what we were doing now, we were on our way to her house. I had messaged her this morning to tell her that we were on our way, but she had never messaged me back. This made me worry and little, but she was probably just away from her phone or didn’t hear it go off. She did that a lot.
“Do you think she’ll like this idea?” Niall asked.
Louis shrugged his shoulders, “Why don’t we ask lover boy? He might know.”
I noticed that he was nodding toward me. The rest of the guys looked at me, grins on their faces. I could tell from the look in their eyes what they were all thinking.
“Guys,” I put my hands up, “how many times do I have to tell you that Tori and I are just friends.”
Harry nodded his head as he slung an arm around my shoulder, “Just keep telling yourself that my man. Just keep telling yourself that.”
I shrugged his arm off of me and straighter my shirt. “Just forget it.”
I knew that they wouldn’t stop, so I didn’t even bother to tell them to. They had been talking about Tori and me for a few days now. They are all certain that there is something between the two of us. I think it is because we talk to each other so much, but we really just enjoy talking with each other.
“Well why don’t we just ask Tori?” Louis taunted as he took off toward Tori’s house. The others took off after him, chuckling. I grumbled to myself as I took off after them. There was no telling what they were going to say.
“What are you doing?” I called after them as we turned into her yard.
“Going to ask the little lover girl,” Louis taunted again as he knocked on the door.
We stopped on the front porch, each panting a little. We waited for the door to open, but it didn’t. Louis knocked again. It was a moment before the door opened to reveal Amber. I noticed that her usual smile wasn’t on her face. It had been replaced by a look of worry.
“Amber,” Liam asked, “What’s wrong?”
We all filed into the living room and she shut the door. She sighed, “Tori is freaking out.”
“About what?” I asked.
Amber sighed as she picked something up off the table. “Because of this.”
It took me a moment to realize what Amber was holding up for us to see. She was holding a magazine. On the cover was a picture of the five of us guys hanging out with Tori. I immediately noted what we were all wearing and evidently Harry did too.
“That was Monday.” He said as he reached over to take the magazine from Amber’s hand.
We all looked over his shoulder as we continued to study the image.
“Where is Tori?” Niall was the first to break the silence. We looked at Amber as we waited for her to respond.
“She’s in her room,” Amber tilted her head toward the hallway. She crossed her arms over her chest as she sighed. I could tell that she had been here with Tori for a while.
I moved around the group and headed toward the hallway. I peeked my head into Tori’s room, seeing her sitting on her bed and staring out the window. She seemed to be in a daze and I didn’t even think that she knew I was there.
“What do I do, Zayn?”
Her words proved me wrong as she slowly turned to look at me. Her eyes glistened a little in the sunlight.
“What do I do?”
I moved over to sit beside her on the bed. She leaned her head on my shoulder.
“What are you so worried about?”
She moved her head to get comfortable, “Listening to everyone.”
I immediately knew what she was talking about. Tori and I had talked about life in the media and how it effects the people around you. She told me that she wasn’t ready for all of that, and that is exactly what she was afraid of now.
“We face it head on,” I said as I turned and hugged her. Tori hugged me back. She didn’t say anything, just nodded her head in my shoulder.
“How about we go watch a movie with the others?” I suggested, “We wanted to have an indoor day today.”
She nodded her head again as she leaned back, “That sounds like a good idea.”
I stood up and offered her my hand. She gave me a small smile before taking my hand and allowing me to pull her to her feet. I continued to hold her hand as I lead her into the living room. The others had already started up the television and picked their places in the living room. I noticed an empty section on the couch and moved toward it. I sat down as Tori sat down beside me.
We all sat quietly as we watched the movie that the others had picked out. Tori leaned her head on my shoulder as we did. I realized we were still holding hands, but I didn’t move away. I didn’t know why, but I didn’t want to. And I couldn’t help but think that maybe the guys were right.
I was really enjoying these days with Tori. It made me almost feel normal again. And that was something that was really hard to do when you are living life as a pop star.
Today, however, was the last day of her spring break. She had school tomorrow, but we were still in town. The boys and I didn’t plan on leaving until the beginning of next week. But there was no guarantee that we would get to see much of each other until this next weekend and then we would be leaving. That was why the guys and I decided that we would have a day at Tori’s house to just chill.
That’s what we were doing now, we were on our way to her house. I had messaged her this morning to tell her that we were on our way, but she had never messaged me back. This made me worry and little, but she was probably just away from her phone or didn’t hear it go off. She did that a lot.
“Do you think she’ll like this idea?” Niall asked.
Louis shrugged his shoulders, “Why don’t we ask lover boy? He might know.”
I noticed that he was nodding toward me. The rest of the guys looked at me, grins on their faces. I could tell from the look in their eyes what they were all thinking.
“Guys,” I put my hands up, “how many times do I have to tell you that Tori and I are just friends.”
Harry nodded his head as he slung an arm around my shoulder, “Just keep telling yourself that my man. Just keep telling yourself that.”
I shrugged his arm off of me and straighter my shirt. “Just forget it.”
I knew that they wouldn’t stop, so I didn’t even bother to tell them to. They had been talking about Tori and me for a few days now. They are all certain that there is something between the two of us. I think it is because we talk to each other so much, but we really just enjoy talking with each other.
“Well why don’t we just ask Tori?” Louis taunted as he took off toward Tori’s house. The others took off after him, chuckling. I grumbled to myself as I took off after them. There was no telling what they were going to say.
“What are you doing?” I called after them as we turned into her yard.
“Going to ask the little lover girl,” Louis taunted again as he knocked on the door.
We stopped on the front porch, each panting a little. We waited for the door to open, but it didn’t. Louis knocked again. It was a moment before the door opened to reveal Amber. I noticed that her usual smile wasn’t on her face. It had been replaced by a look of worry.
“Amber,” Liam asked, “What’s wrong?”
We all filed into the living room and she shut the door. She sighed, “Tori is freaking out.”
“About what?” I asked.
Amber sighed as she picked something up off the table. “Because of this.”
It took me a moment to realize what Amber was holding up for us to see. She was holding a magazine. On the cover was a picture of the five of us guys hanging out with Tori. I immediately noted what we were all wearing and evidently Harry did too.
“That was Monday.” He said as he reached over to take the magazine from Amber’s hand.
We all looked over his shoulder as we continued to study the image.
“Where is Tori?” Niall was the first to break the silence. We looked at Amber as we waited for her to respond.
“She’s in her room,” Amber tilted her head toward the hallway. She crossed her arms over her chest as she sighed. I could tell that she had been here with Tori for a while.
I moved around the group and headed toward the hallway. I peeked my head into Tori’s room, seeing her sitting on her bed and staring out the window. She seemed to be in a daze and I didn’t even think that she knew I was there.
“What do I do, Zayn?”
Her words proved me wrong as she slowly turned to look at me. Her eyes glistened a little in the sunlight.
“What do I do?”
I moved over to sit beside her on the bed. She leaned her head on my shoulder.
“What are you so worried about?”
She moved her head to get comfortable, “Listening to everyone.”
I immediately knew what she was talking about. Tori and I had talked about life in the media and how it effects the people around you. She told me that she wasn’t ready for all of that, and that is exactly what she was afraid of now.
“We face it head on,” I said as I turned and hugged her. Tori hugged me back. She didn’t say anything, just nodded her head in my shoulder.
“How about we go watch a movie with the others?” I suggested, “We wanted to have an indoor day today.”
She nodded her head again as she leaned back, “That sounds like a good idea.”
I stood up and offered her my hand. She gave me a small smile before taking my hand and allowing me to pull her to her feet. I continued to hold her hand as I lead her into the living room. The others had already started up the television and picked their places in the living room. I noticed an empty section on the couch and moved toward it. I sat down as Tori sat down beside me.
We all sat quietly as we watched the movie that the others had picked out. Tori leaned her head on my shoulder as we did. I realized we were still holding hands, but I didn’t move away. I didn’t know why, but I didn’t want to. And I couldn’t help but think that maybe the guys were right.
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11/25/13