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Chapter 2

Grabbing my breakfast of brown sugar oatmeal, water and a cup of berries in vanilla yogurt Jo starts ushering me suspiciously close to Louis' table.

"So you got the hots for Louis c'mon."

Jo has left no room for discussion so I swallow the bile that has risen in my throat from Jo's words. It's irrational and pathetic that I haven't even heard Louis say hello and the sound of his name gives me this affect.

I sit down directly next to Louis, stealing his friends seat who got up for a reason unknown to me. Jo sat next to me and I smiled.

"Hi I'm Vanessa" His blue eyes slid to me, and the corner of his mouth tipped up making my heart fumble a beat at the sight.

"'Ello love"

I didn't want to come off as one of those creepy stalker girls so I asked,

"Your name? " I hoped it was just in my imagination that my voice faltered.

"Call me Louis, I mean it call me" He winked at the end part and I was almost sure he was making fun of me. Looking at Jo I saw her wearing a smirk that set me off.

"Wipe that smirk off your face pervert." I looked directly at Jo in an exaggerated tone, which she replied,

"I can't" Savage. I almost didn't believe the giggle that came out of her mouth after saying that.

As I go to stand up Louis wraps his arms around my upper thighs pulling me more in the direction of his lap instead of the bench. I settled into Louis lap with my feet where I was previously sitting. Leaning my upper body into his chest plate, Louis nuzzles his head into my hair, inhaling my scent through his nose.

I know guys, and I know how they pretend to like a girl just to see if she'll fall for him. I throw my feet over the bench and onto the ground, Standing up I pull myself out of Louis embrace even when he tries to pull me back into his warm body. As I start walking away A hand too large to be Jo's grabs my arm. With all my upper body strength I spin myself 180 degrees coming face to face with Louis' clear, icy eyes.

"What do you want? " I snapped in his face,which now showed nervousness, he was obviously intimidated by my sudden unfriendliness.

"You owe me an explanation" My insides heated at his accent making him more attractive than he already was.

"I don't owe you anything" Louis flinches back from the resentment in my voice.

"I want to know what I did in two seconds that made you hate me so much."

"Does it matter?" I avoid his question, not wanting to explain how I actually like him too much.

"It matters to me." This means Louis cares about you the voice inside my head says to me.

"You're not going to let this go are you? " I put him on the spot.

"No."

Giving Louis a slight glare with my eyes I head off to Cell & Organ Physiology. Once inside my classroom a man with golden blonde hair and hazel eyes tells me to sit wherever I please, also that his name is Mr.Evenson, and silently says to leave with a warm smile. I sit down in the second lab bench from the front on the right side. Mr.Evenson walks around the room distributing one microscope and a box of slides to each lab. The class didn't start for a few minutes, and the room buzzed with conversation. Myself I did not contribute any noise until I heard a husky but warm voice say-

"Can I sit here?" It's really an empty question because every other lab is filled and you aren't supposed to reject things like this. Keeping it simple I hand motion a swoop for him to take the seat.

"Thanks."

I looked up at the man sitting next to me, he had a masculine face that was friendly, open, and had a smile with teeth playing on his plush lips.

"I'm Liam Payne, it's nice to met you"

I don't want to be rude considering I will have to sit next to his man -Liam- for a while.

"Vanessa." I say curtly, hoping he gets the hint I am not in the mood for conversation.

To my luck he does and stereotypically I am saved by the bell. We start taking notes on how our cells, muscles and organs interact. We use our microscopes to look at living mechanisms, from the molecular basis of cell function to the whole integrated behavior of the entire body. The class passes quick with me not saying anything other than for the class or the bare minimum required not to be rude.

At 10:02-12:30 I have Doctor-Patient Relationship - Lecture: Ethical Challenges in Pediatric Medicine, we listen to Mr.Evenson go on about the different types of methods and how doctors around the world treat patients, and what we are expected to do for people based on religion and origin.

My day starts passing fastly, with me eating lunch at the 'bar' stools alone, which was a flavourless bowl of soup was served with a glass of gross milk and a banana. The last two hours of my day are spent doing basic clinical skills, and physical exams on my class mates.

The moment the bell rang I already had my books packed and fluidly raised from my seat. I ran all the way to my dorm, ready to take a nap then actually try and memorize what I learned today in class. Until I saw Louis Tomlinson chasing after me...