Persuit of Happiness
Best Friends
At lunch, I sat at a table close to where the teacher's ate their lunches. I hated this place. It was in the middle of the cafateria where everyone could see me and it smelt like cheese.
"What did you do this time!?" Liam shook his head as he walked to get his lunch.
"I fucking hate Ms.Richy. That-" I continued to curse under my breath while crossing my arms. Liam walked away. I looked around the cafateria for people I knew.
"Good job!" Louis pasted by.
I gave him a high five and he walked to the line.
"Damn girl. This is the third time this week!" Niall yelled as he walked past.
I groaned and put my head down. When I looked back up, I saw that new kid walking around the back of the cafateria. He didn't have a lunch or anything. He kind of looked helpless. I smirked to myself and looked at the teachers who weren't paying any attention to me. I got up. Hell, there was no need to be quiet. I could've ran away with brinks beating behind me and they still wouldn't have noticed. I went up to the kid.
"Hey." I smiled. He gave me a confused look.
"I'm Makenna. We have every class together." I reminded him.
"Aren't you in lunch detention?" He asked.
"Ah, fuck that." I giggled. He didn't seemed ammused.
"You going to eat?" I asked. He shook his head.
"Might as well sit down then." I grabbed his hand and brought him to the end of a table on the other side of the cafateria so we were out of Harry's view.
"So, tell me about yourself." "Um.." He bit his lip. I sighed. "You're not going to get anywhere in this school if you don't learn to talk!" All he did was stare at me. I rolled my eyes and giggled.
"Fine, I'll tell you about me first. Then we can go from there." I offered. He smiled and nodded.
"Well, I'm Makenna Hope Styles. I'm 10 months youger than Harry, my older brother. I'm a cheerleader. My group of friends revolve around people who aren't even year. Their names of Niall, Liam and Louis. Louis is the oldest among us. I think school is lame. I'm only here for cheerleading and art. And... I love the colour red. Anything else you'd like to know? My sexual orientation? Piercings? How long I take in the shower?" I giggled. Zayn laughed.
"Do teachers hate you?"
"Pretty much. They're just mad because I'm the life of the party and they all sit at home with their cats while watching 'Grey's Antomy'. Did you know that Mr.McDavid has 7 cats?" I whispered. He let out another laugh.
"So, what brings you to the dreadful school called Elizabeth's Hell? I mean, High?" I asked.
"My Mum just got a job down here." He explained.
"How long did you live in Bradford?" I raised an eyebrow.
"My whole life." He whispered. You could see the depression on his face.
"Oh.." I muttered. I didn't know what it was like to just drop everything and leave the place you love.
"I'm sorry." I mumbled.
"It's fine." He gave me a slight smile.
"Ms.Styles." A voice huffed from behind me.
"Did I tell you that I get in trouble a lot?" I stood up. "Mrs.Jefferson." I faced her.
"Do you want to get suspended?" She asked.
"Suspended?! I can't get suspended! We have a game this Friday!" I yelled.
"Then I suggest you do what you are supposed to. And right now, you're suspposed to be sitting at Lunch Detention!" She replied.
"But Mrs.Jefferson, I was just making friends with the new kid. He was sitting alone and I didn't want him to feel left out." I glanced at Zayn.
"Uh, yes. I asked her to sit with me. I'm sorry, I didn't know she was supposed to be at detention." He covered for me. I smiled at him then looked back at Mrs.Jefferson.
"Now, may I sit with him so he doesn't feel alone?" She groaned and rubbed her temples. "I'll let you get away with this one, Ms.Styles. But next time, it's after school detention."
"Alright." I nodded and sat back down. Mrs.Jefferson walked away. I smiled at Zayn.
"Thanks for covering up for me!" I was still a bit shocked that he did that.
"No problem." He replied.
"You saved my ass from suspension!" I explained.
"I know." He nodded. Someone cleared their voice from behind me.
"Zayn, you've met my brother, Harry." I said without turning around. "What are you doing not sitting in detention!?" He spat. I turned to him.
"Harry, chill." "Common, Zayn. I want you to meet the others." Harry smiled gently at the boy. The two of us stood up and began to walk to the others.
"I'm am going to deal with you later." Harry snapped in my ear. I rolled my eyes.
"Hey, I thought you had detention!" Niall was shocked. I shrugged and sat down.
"Guys, I want you to meet Zayn. He just moved here from Bradford."
"Hello." The three said in unison.
"Zayn, this is Louis, Liam and Niall." I pointed to everyone. "And you already know my brother, Harry."
"Hello." Harry had a bit of a smug look. I pushed him and gave him the Stop it! look. He gave me a weird look in return. I sighed.
"So, Zayn. Like it here so far?" Liam asked. Zayn nodded. He was getting quiet again.
"Oh, Makenna! Chris is looking for you." Louis jumped.
"What does he want?! I hate him!" I groaned. "Girl Chris." He explained.
"Oh, I love her!" I cooed.
"You're so retarded." Harry scratched the back of his head and turned around.
"Fuck you, too." I muttered.
"Makenna!" A woman poked my shoulder. I turned around.
"Hey, Coach Jen!" "I just wanted you to know that there will be practice today.
" She explained. "Crap, I don't have my poms." I muttered.
"Don't worry, I'll get them." Harry explained.
"You have your uniform?" I nodded.
"Alright. Coach Jen, I'll get my sister's poms after school and it'll take me probably 10 minutes." Harry looked at her.
"No problem. As long as she's there. Bye!" She skipped off.
"Thanks Harry." I smiled. The bell rang.
"I'll see you guys later!" I hugged Liam, Louis and Niall.
"Bye Makenna. Bye Harry. Bye Zayn!" They all said as we walked away. People were constantly glancing at the new kid.
"You're going to be my best friend, alright?" I smiled. Zayn looked down. "Me?" I nodded.
"Alright." He smiled. "Awh, best friends." Harry spat.
"Stop it Harry." I groaned. We walked into art class were again, Harry and I were split. I sat in the way back and Harry was up front. I pulled my art book out of the bucket on the counter and opened to my last piece.
"You're really good." Someone whispered. I glanced over and saw Zayn admiring my latest drawing.
"Really?" I looked at him. He nodded.
"It's beautiful." I smiled at the paper then set it down.
"So, are you into art?" "Very." He whispered.
"You're going to love this class. This is the one place where I don't get in trouble." I laughed. Zayn chuckled back.
"Good afternoon!" Mr.Evens came in a yelled.
"Good afternoon, Ms.Evens!" We all replied joyfully.
"Now, let's get down to busniess. Where is my new student?" He asked. I looked at Zayn. He sheepishly said,
"here." Mr.Evens adjusted his glasses and looked towards the place the noise came from.
"Zayn Malik?"
"Yes sir." Zayn replied. Mr.Evens walked over.
"You my sir, have picked an excellent seat. Now, how is my star student doing?" He raised an eyebrow towards me.
"I'm doing well, Mr.Evens. And how are you?" I responded.
"Very, very estatic now that we have a new edition! Everyone give a warm welcome to Zayn!" He clapped. Everyone joined along, I did as well. Zayn blushed. "Now, you will need to get yourself some art supplies and a binder for this class. Makenna, would you get him a list of classroom procudures and materials?" He asked.
"Of course." I jumped off the stool only to trip.
"Smooth..." I heard Harry say. "Are you okay?" Zayn helped me up.
"Don't worry, she does that several times a week." Mr.Evens chuckled. I brushed myself off.
"Thanks." Zayn nodded and sat back down. I got the list and then brought it back to Zayn.
"I can take you to get these things and I might have some extras laying around." I whispered.
"Thanks." He replied softly.
"Now, my beautiful pupils. This weekend, you all will have homework!" Mr.Evens announced.
"Aw..." We all moaned.
"But you get to work with a partner!" He grinned.
"YAY!" We all cheered. "But I'm choosing." He finished.
"Aw..." We all pouted.
"Oh, it won't be that bad. I already know who you guys do and don't get along with." He explained. Zayn and I watched as he went down our row and told people who they'd be paired up with.
"Makenna, I know you and Harry usually get paired up but I was thinking for Zayn's sake, you be his partner." Mr.Evens offered.
"He seems to be warming up to you quite nicely and I know you get tired of working with your brother."
"If it's alright with Zayn, I'll do it." I smiled. The teacher raised an eyebrow towards Zayn. He nodded.
"Then it's settled." Mr.Evens shot up.
"Who am I partnered up with?" Harry yelled.
"Sadie Hernandez." He replied with no hesitation. Harry smirked.
"Did I ever tell you how much I love your class?" He winked towards the cheeky blonde that sat behind him. I rolled my eyes.
"So, your assinment is to draw something that appeals to the both of you that may not be obvious to others." He explained. I thought for a moment.
"Looks like you're going to have to tell me more about yourself." Zayn nodded. We listened more to instructions.
1) Try to be unique.
2) Remember to colour your picture.
3) You are not being graded on your artistic abilities but towards how well you worked with your partner and how much you participated.
4) These are being presented to the class.
5) We will have a vote on who's was the best in story and picture. The winner will get 5 passes to skip a class or so that you don't have to do homework. Does not work on projects and tests.
"Well, this is going to be a piece of cake." I smiled to my partner. He gave me a small smile in return
"What did you do this time!?" Liam shook his head as he walked to get his lunch.
"I fucking hate Ms.Richy. That-" I continued to curse under my breath while crossing my arms. Liam walked away. I looked around the cafateria for people I knew.
"Good job!" Louis pasted by.
I gave him a high five and he walked to the line.
"Damn girl. This is the third time this week!" Niall yelled as he walked past.
I groaned and put my head down. When I looked back up, I saw that new kid walking around the back of the cafateria. He didn't have a lunch or anything. He kind of looked helpless. I smirked to myself and looked at the teachers who weren't paying any attention to me. I got up. Hell, there was no need to be quiet. I could've ran away with brinks beating behind me and they still wouldn't have noticed. I went up to the kid.
"Hey." I smiled. He gave me a confused look.
"I'm Makenna. We have every class together." I reminded him.
"Aren't you in lunch detention?" He asked.
"Ah, fuck that." I giggled. He didn't seemed ammused.
"You going to eat?" I asked. He shook his head.
"Might as well sit down then." I grabbed his hand and brought him to the end of a table on the other side of the cafateria so we were out of Harry's view.
"So, tell me about yourself." "Um.." He bit his lip. I sighed. "You're not going to get anywhere in this school if you don't learn to talk!" All he did was stare at me. I rolled my eyes and giggled.
"Fine, I'll tell you about me first. Then we can go from there." I offered. He smiled and nodded.
"Well, I'm Makenna Hope Styles. I'm 10 months youger than Harry, my older brother. I'm a cheerleader. My group of friends revolve around people who aren't even year. Their names of Niall, Liam and Louis. Louis is the oldest among us. I think school is lame. I'm only here for cheerleading and art. And... I love the colour red. Anything else you'd like to know? My sexual orientation? Piercings? How long I take in the shower?" I giggled. Zayn laughed.
"Do teachers hate you?"
"Pretty much. They're just mad because I'm the life of the party and they all sit at home with their cats while watching 'Grey's Antomy'. Did you know that Mr.McDavid has 7 cats?" I whispered. He let out another laugh.
"So, what brings you to the dreadful school called Elizabeth's Hell? I mean, High?" I asked.
"My Mum just got a job down here." He explained.
"How long did you live in Bradford?" I raised an eyebrow.
"My whole life." He whispered. You could see the depression on his face.
"Oh.." I muttered. I didn't know what it was like to just drop everything and leave the place you love.
"I'm sorry." I mumbled.
"It's fine." He gave me a slight smile.
"Ms.Styles." A voice huffed from behind me.
"Did I tell you that I get in trouble a lot?" I stood up. "Mrs.Jefferson." I faced her.
"Do you want to get suspended?" She asked.
"Suspended?! I can't get suspended! We have a game this Friday!" I yelled.
"Then I suggest you do what you are supposed to. And right now, you're suspposed to be sitting at Lunch Detention!" She replied.
"But Mrs.Jefferson, I was just making friends with the new kid. He was sitting alone and I didn't want him to feel left out." I glanced at Zayn.
"Uh, yes. I asked her to sit with me. I'm sorry, I didn't know she was supposed to be at detention." He covered for me. I smiled at him then looked back at Mrs.Jefferson.
"Now, may I sit with him so he doesn't feel alone?" She groaned and rubbed her temples. "I'll let you get away with this one, Ms.Styles. But next time, it's after school detention."
"Alright." I nodded and sat back down. Mrs.Jefferson walked away. I smiled at Zayn.
"Thanks for covering up for me!" I was still a bit shocked that he did that.
"No problem." He replied.
"You saved my ass from suspension!" I explained.
"I know." He nodded. Someone cleared their voice from behind me.
"Zayn, you've met my brother, Harry." I said without turning around. "What are you doing not sitting in detention!?" He spat. I turned to him.
"Harry, chill." "Common, Zayn. I want you to meet the others." Harry smiled gently at the boy. The two of us stood up and began to walk to the others.
"I'm am going to deal with you later." Harry snapped in my ear. I rolled my eyes.
"Hey, I thought you had detention!" Niall was shocked. I shrugged and sat down.
"Guys, I want you to meet Zayn. He just moved here from Bradford."
"Hello." The three said in unison.
"Zayn, this is Louis, Liam and Niall." I pointed to everyone. "And you already know my brother, Harry."
"Hello." Harry had a bit of a smug look. I pushed him and gave him the Stop it! look. He gave me a weird look in return. I sighed.
"So, Zayn. Like it here so far?" Liam asked. Zayn nodded. He was getting quiet again.
"Oh, Makenna! Chris is looking for you." Louis jumped.
"What does he want?! I hate him!" I groaned. "Girl Chris." He explained.
"Oh, I love her!" I cooed.
"You're so retarded." Harry scratched the back of his head and turned around.
"Fuck you, too." I muttered.
"Makenna!" A woman poked my shoulder. I turned around.
"Hey, Coach Jen!" "I just wanted you to know that there will be practice today.
" She explained. "Crap, I don't have my poms." I muttered.
"Don't worry, I'll get them." Harry explained.
"You have your uniform?" I nodded.
"Alright. Coach Jen, I'll get my sister's poms after school and it'll take me probably 10 minutes." Harry looked at her.
"No problem. As long as she's there. Bye!" She skipped off.
"Thanks Harry." I smiled. The bell rang.
"I'll see you guys later!" I hugged Liam, Louis and Niall.
"Bye Makenna. Bye Harry. Bye Zayn!" They all said as we walked away. People were constantly glancing at the new kid.
"You're going to be my best friend, alright?" I smiled. Zayn looked down. "Me?" I nodded.
"Alright." He smiled. "Awh, best friends." Harry spat.
"Stop it Harry." I groaned. We walked into art class were again, Harry and I were split. I sat in the way back and Harry was up front. I pulled my art book out of the bucket on the counter and opened to my last piece.
"You're really good." Someone whispered. I glanced over and saw Zayn admiring my latest drawing.
"Really?" I looked at him. He nodded.
"It's beautiful." I smiled at the paper then set it down.
"So, are you into art?" "Very." He whispered.
"You're going to love this class. This is the one place where I don't get in trouble." I laughed. Zayn chuckled back.
"Good afternoon!" Mr.Evens came in a yelled.
"Good afternoon, Ms.Evens!" We all replied joyfully.
"Now, let's get down to busniess. Where is my new student?" He asked. I looked at Zayn. He sheepishly said,
"here." Mr.Evens adjusted his glasses and looked towards the place the noise came from.
"Zayn Malik?"
"Yes sir." Zayn replied. Mr.Evens walked over.
"You my sir, have picked an excellent seat. Now, how is my star student doing?" He raised an eyebrow towards me.
"I'm doing well, Mr.Evens. And how are you?" I responded.
"Very, very estatic now that we have a new edition! Everyone give a warm welcome to Zayn!" He clapped. Everyone joined along, I did as well. Zayn blushed. "Now, you will need to get yourself some art supplies and a binder for this class. Makenna, would you get him a list of classroom procudures and materials?" He asked.
"Of course." I jumped off the stool only to trip.
"Smooth..." I heard Harry say. "Are you okay?" Zayn helped me up.
"Don't worry, she does that several times a week." Mr.Evens chuckled. I brushed myself off.
"Thanks." Zayn nodded and sat back down. I got the list and then brought it back to Zayn.
"I can take you to get these things and I might have some extras laying around." I whispered.
"Thanks." He replied softly.
"Now, my beautiful pupils. This weekend, you all will have homework!" Mr.Evens announced.
"Aw..." We all moaned.
"But you get to work with a partner!" He grinned.
"YAY!" We all cheered. "But I'm choosing." He finished.
"Aw..." We all pouted.
"Oh, it won't be that bad. I already know who you guys do and don't get along with." He explained. Zayn and I watched as he went down our row and told people who they'd be paired up with.
"Makenna, I know you and Harry usually get paired up but I was thinking for Zayn's sake, you be his partner." Mr.Evens offered.
"He seems to be warming up to you quite nicely and I know you get tired of working with your brother."
"If it's alright with Zayn, I'll do it." I smiled. The teacher raised an eyebrow towards Zayn. He nodded.
"Then it's settled." Mr.Evens shot up.
"Who am I partnered up with?" Harry yelled.
"Sadie Hernandez." He replied with no hesitation. Harry smirked.
"Did I ever tell you how much I love your class?" He winked towards the cheeky blonde that sat behind him. I rolled my eyes.
"So, your assinment is to draw something that appeals to the both of you that may not be obvious to others." He explained. I thought for a moment.
"Looks like you're going to have to tell me more about yourself." Zayn nodded. We listened more to instructions.
1) Try to be unique.
2) Remember to colour your picture.
3) You are not being graded on your artistic abilities but towards how well you worked with your partner and how much you participated.
4) These are being presented to the class.
5) We will have a vote on who's was the best in story and picture. The winner will get 5 passes to skip a class or so that you don't have to do homework. Does not work on projects and tests.
"Well, this is going to be a piece of cake." I smiled to my partner. He gave me a small smile in return
Notes
Hey guys hope you like this chapter i only update once a day and schools coming soon just 11 more days so sorry if i dont get to update as much and i only update when i get a review or whatever lotes of love -MargauxSorry if it sucks still in editing sine the spaces wont show when i post sorry
7/2/13