
I Can't Help It
Chapter 17.
• A week later •
I pulled up into my drive way and saw an unrecognizable car out front. I walked in, shutting the door and dropping my purse to the floor.
" Mum who's her-"
i stopped dead in my tracks when I saw a blonde boy sitting on my couch enjoying some tea with my mum.
" Niall!" I yelled. I ran and hugged him as he stood up.
" Hey Maria!"
" What are you doing here?" I asked once we pulled away.
" Visiting my sister. What else?"
I smiled.
" Well how long you gonna be here?" I asked.
" Just for tonight. I came to meet Harry for dinner and thought id stop bye."
" Your having dinner with Harry?" I asked. He nodded.
" Do you want to come?" He asked. I hesitated before I shook my head no. No matter how badly I wanted to see him today I couldn't get in the way of him and his friends.
" Who's Harry?" My mum asked.
" Erm.. A friend." I blurted.
" She met him at the funeral." Niall added. I nodded.
" And he lives down here?" She asked.
" Yeah. Moved down here recently." Niall said. Okay Niall you can shut up now. As if he read my mind he checked his watch.
" Well. I gotta go now. It was nice seeing you again sis. I'll be sure to stop by again sometime." He said hugging me one last time. I nodded.
" Okay. Bye Niall."
He waved as he walked down the path and to his car. Off to meet Harry. I sighed, shutting the door and going up to my room. I haven't got to see Harry all week except for at school. He's been so busy and so have I. I flopped down on my bed. I think it was time for a nap. Yeah. That sounds good.
The next day I walked into first hour with Sandy.
" I hate Mondays." She sighed as we took our seats.
" Who doesn't?" I asked.
" Welcome to back to class guys. I love Mondays because I get to see each of your faces again." Me. Styles walked in sitting on the edge lf his desk, like always.
" 'course." I muttered. His eyes locked mine for a secound but continued looking around the room.
" Today, we'll be drawing names out of a bowl. Who ever you pick out is the person you'll be working with on our upcoming project."
He reached over his desk, pulling a bowl from his chair and slamming it on his desk.
" Any volenteers to go first?" He asked looking around. No one raised their hand. After a couple moments of awkward silence I saw Sandy slowly raise her hand out of the corner of my eye. I mentally face palmed myself.
" Yes Sandy. Thank you." Harry said. Sandy got up and walked to his desk, mixing the bowl before pulling out a peice of paper. She read it and looked down once she realized who she got.
" Erica." She sighed. I groaned, cause she didnt get me. I looked over at Erica who was in the corner of the room. She rolled her eyes when she realized she was Sandy's partner.
" Your turn." Sandy hissed once she sat down. I sighed, standing up. I made my way up to the head of the class, smiling at Harry as I reached over and pulled out a peace of paper. I unfolded the paper and read it three times. My Hands got clammy as I realized I got the school jock, slash douchebag.
" Andy." I read. I looked over to Andy who was sitting in the back row like me. He smirked, and winked at me. I stole a glance at Harry and his gaze hardened. I could see he was trying not to tell me to re-draw. I crumpled the small paper before walking through the desks to my seat.
Eventually everyone was partnered up. Harry explained the project to us. At the end of class I walked out and down the hall to my locker.
" Hey Maria." I looked up to see Andy.
" Hey."
" We should probably meet up sometime to work on the project." He sighed leaning against the lockers.
" I'm free today." I shrugged. He grinned.
" Okay. Today after school I'll meet you at Kelly's. sounds good?" He asked. I nodded.
" See you around."
" Bye." I whispered as he left. I was not looking foward to this project.
I pulled up into my drive way and saw an unrecognizable car out front. I walked in, shutting the door and dropping my purse to the floor.
" Mum who's her-"
i stopped dead in my tracks when I saw a blonde boy sitting on my couch enjoying some tea with my mum.
" Niall!" I yelled. I ran and hugged him as he stood up.
" Hey Maria!"
" What are you doing here?" I asked once we pulled away.
" Visiting my sister. What else?"
I smiled.
" Well how long you gonna be here?" I asked.
" Just for tonight. I came to meet Harry for dinner and thought id stop bye."
" Your having dinner with Harry?" I asked. He nodded.
" Do you want to come?" He asked. I hesitated before I shook my head no. No matter how badly I wanted to see him today I couldn't get in the way of him and his friends.
" Who's Harry?" My mum asked.
" Erm.. A friend." I blurted.
" She met him at the funeral." Niall added. I nodded.
" And he lives down here?" She asked.
" Yeah. Moved down here recently." Niall said. Okay Niall you can shut up now. As if he read my mind he checked his watch.
" Well. I gotta go now. It was nice seeing you again sis. I'll be sure to stop by again sometime." He said hugging me one last time. I nodded.
" Okay. Bye Niall."
He waved as he walked down the path and to his car. Off to meet Harry. I sighed, shutting the door and going up to my room. I haven't got to see Harry all week except for at school. He's been so busy and so have I. I flopped down on my bed. I think it was time for a nap. Yeah. That sounds good.
The next day I walked into first hour with Sandy.
" I hate Mondays." She sighed as we took our seats.
" Who doesn't?" I asked.
" Welcome to back to class guys. I love Mondays because I get to see each of your faces again." Me. Styles walked in sitting on the edge lf his desk, like always.
" 'course." I muttered. His eyes locked mine for a secound but continued looking around the room.
" Today, we'll be drawing names out of a bowl. Who ever you pick out is the person you'll be working with on our upcoming project."
He reached over his desk, pulling a bowl from his chair and slamming it on his desk.
" Any volenteers to go first?" He asked looking around. No one raised their hand. After a couple moments of awkward silence I saw Sandy slowly raise her hand out of the corner of my eye. I mentally face palmed myself.
" Yes Sandy. Thank you." Harry said. Sandy got up and walked to his desk, mixing the bowl before pulling out a peice of paper. She read it and looked down once she realized who she got.
" Erica." She sighed. I groaned, cause she didnt get me. I looked over at Erica who was in the corner of the room. She rolled her eyes when she realized she was Sandy's partner.
" Your turn." Sandy hissed once she sat down. I sighed, standing up. I made my way up to the head of the class, smiling at Harry as I reached over and pulled out a peace of paper. I unfolded the paper and read it three times. My Hands got clammy as I realized I got the school jock, slash douchebag.
" Andy." I read. I looked over to Andy who was sitting in the back row like me. He smirked, and winked at me. I stole a glance at Harry and his gaze hardened. I could see he was trying not to tell me to re-draw. I crumpled the small paper before walking through the desks to my seat.
Eventually everyone was partnered up. Harry explained the project to us. At the end of class I walked out and down the hall to my locker.
" Hey Maria." I looked up to see Andy.
" Hey."
" We should probably meet up sometime to work on the project." He sighed leaning against the lockers.
" I'm free today." I shrugged. He grinned.
" Okay. Today after school I'll meet you at Kelly's. sounds good?" He asked. I nodded.
" See you around."
" Bye." I whispered as he left. I was not looking foward to this project.
Notes
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