Never Look Away
Chapter 3: Just do it.
Carly’s POV
We were sitting on a curb facing an open field. Zayn had his arms around his knees and his eyes on the sunset.
“Can I ask you something?” I blurted out, finally breaking the silence.
“Sure.” He mumbled over to me.
“Are you okay?” His head dropped as the words rolled out of my mouth and he nodded slowly. “I don’t mean right now, I mean in general. You try to hide it but I see your red, puffy eyes when you come out of the bathroom and we all hear you arguing.”
“No, I’m not okay.” He admitted it quietly. “I haven't been for a while but I don’t know what to do to be happy.”
“What’s making you sad?” Perrie.
“Perrie. We constantly argue and …she cheated on me.” His jaw clenched when he said it.
“With who?” I knew as soon as I said it that I shouldn’t have said asked him that.
“Her assistant manager.” He turned toward me with a serious look in his eyes. “I need your help. How do I break up with her?”
“You just say the truth.” I looked into his eyes. “You cant lie to her, I know that saying the truth isn't easy but it’s the best thing to do.” I saw that he still looked uneasy. “Just practice on me.”
“What? No.” He shook his head.
“Just do it.”
“Fine.” He sighed. “Perrie, we need to talk. I don’t want to argue anymore, neither of us are happy. I just nee-“
“You're not happy anymore? Why not?” I was acting like Perrie so he’d be prepared.
“No, I’m not. We never get along and we leave each other mad. There is never a time when we are happy, our smiles are fake and my feelings for you are gone.” He blurted it out and it felt so real. “I’m sorry that I never said it before. I just didn't know how.”
“Wow, good job. Do you feel any better?” I touched his arm lightly while he nodded.
“Yea, thank you for helping me Carly.” He looked into my eyes again.
“You're welcome. I’m here if you need anything.” I felt my phone vibrate so pulled it out and saw that it was Sarah from the art show. “Hello?” I answered quietly.
“Hi, is this Carly?” There was a husky voiced man on the other line.
“Yes?”
“Hi, my name is Danny. I, uhm, I saw that you had called this number today around 9:00.” His voice was shaky. “Well, Sarah…she, uhm, attempted to commit suicide last night.”
“Is she okay?” The words rushed out.
“Yes, she has been asking for you all day but she slipped into a coma an hour ago. Please come soon.” He sounded like he was going to cry.
“Whaa” I almost dropped my phone in shock.
“Carly” Zayn called out my name and grabbed my phone. “Are you okay?” I shook my head as he held my phone to his ear. “May I ask who this is? Hello?”
He hung up after getting no response and set it down to look at me. Tears were running down my cheeks when he started rubbing my back. I started rocking back and forth trying to calm myself down.
“Carly, what happened?” His voice was gentle but shaky.
“I was just talking to her last night…We were talking about how her friends were being nice again…How could this happen?...” I was rambling.
“What?” He asked in confusion.
“…Why would she do this? I was there for her…”
He stopped asking questions and pulled me in to his chest. I buried my face into his chest and just let go. One of his arms moved to my thigh so he could lift me onto his lap. He kept rubbing my back once I was on his lap.
“Carly, it’ll be okay.” He kept whispering nice things into my ear.
He held me until I ran out of tears. I sat up and looked into his eyes as they searched my face. His hands cupped my cheeks and wiped my tears off with his thumbs.
“Feel any better?” He whispered.
“A little bit.” I shrugged still looking into his eyes. “Thanks Zayn.”
“Anything for you.” He kissed my cheek and looked down at his lap where I was sitting.
“I should probably move.” I laughed awkwardly.
“It’s fine.” He shrugged. “Anything you do is fine, I’m just glad we’re still friends after everything.”
“Me too. Honestly, I cant think of life without you by my side.”
“Me either. You’re my best friend and I wouldn’t change it for anything.” He smiled.
“I wouldn’t either.” I stood up and helped him up too. “Can we go home?”
“Yea.” He jingled the keys while we grabbed our boards.
We were sitting on a curb facing an open field. Zayn had his arms around his knees and his eyes on the sunset.
“Can I ask you something?” I blurted out, finally breaking the silence.
“Sure.” He mumbled over to me.
“Are you okay?” His head dropped as the words rolled out of my mouth and he nodded slowly. “I don’t mean right now, I mean in general. You try to hide it but I see your red, puffy eyes when you come out of the bathroom and we all hear you arguing.”
“No, I’m not okay.” He admitted it quietly. “I haven't been for a while but I don’t know what to do to be happy.”
“What’s making you sad?” Perrie.
“Perrie. We constantly argue and …she cheated on me.” His jaw clenched when he said it.
“With who?” I knew as soon as I said it that I shouldn’t have said asked him that.
“Her assistant manager.” He turned toward me with a serious look in his eyes. “I need your help. How do I break up with her?”
“You just say the truth.” I looked into his eyes. “You cant lie to her, I know that saying the truth isn't easy but it’s the best thing to do.” I saw that he still looked uneasy. “Just practice on me.”
“What? No.” He shook his head.
“Just do it.”
“Fine.” He sighed. “Perrie, we need to talk. I don’t want to argue anymore, neither of us are happy. I just nee-“
“You're not happy anymore? Why not?” I was acting like Perrie so he’d be prepared.
“No, I’m not. We never get along and we leave each other mad. There is never a time when we are happy, our smiles are fake and my feelings for you are gone.” He blurted it out and it felt so real. “I’m sorry that I never said it before. I just didn't know how.”
“Wow, good job. Do you feel any better?” I touched his arm lightly while he nodded.
“Yea, thank you for helping me Carly.” He looked into my eyes again.
“You're welcome. I’m here if you need anything.” I felt my phone vibrate so pulled it out and saw that it was Sarah from the art show. “Hello?” I answered quietly.
“Hi, is this Carly?” There was a husky voiced man on the other line.
“Yes?”
“Hi, my name is Danny. I, uhm, I saw that you had called this number today around 9:00.” His voice was shaky. “Well, Sarah…she, uhm, attempted to commit suicide last night.”
“Is she okay?” The words rushed out.
“Yes, she has been asking for you all day but she slipped into a coma an hour ago. Please come soon.” He sounded like he was going to cry.
“Whaa” I almost dropped my phone in shock.
“Carly” Zayn called out my name and grabbed my phone. “Are you okay?” I shook my head as he held my phone to his ear. “May I ask who this is? Hello?”
He hung up after getting no response and set it down to look at me. Tears were running down my cheeks when he started rubbing my back. I started rocking back and forth trying to calm myself down.
“Carly, what happened?” His voice was gentle but shaky.
“I was just talking to her last night…We were talking about how her friends were being nice again…How could this happen?...” I was rambling.
“What?” He asked in confusion.
“…Why would she do this? I was there for her…”
He stopped asking questions and pulled me in to his chest. I buried my face into his chest and just let go. One of his arms moved to my thigh so he could lift me onto his lap. He kept rubbing my back once I was on his lap.
“Carly, it’ll be okay.” He kept whispering nice things into my ear.
He held me until I ran out of tears. I sat up and looked into his eyes as they searched my face. His hands cupped my cheeks and wiped my tears off with his thumbs.
“Feel any better?” He whispered.
“A little bit.” I shrugged still looking into his eyes. “Thanks Zayn.”
“Anything for you.” He kissed my cheek and looked down at his lap where I was sitting.
“I should probably move.” I laughed awkwardly.
“It’s fine.” He shrugged. “Anything you do is fine, I’m just glad we’re still friends after everything.”
“Me too. Honestly, I cant think of life without you by my side.”
“Me either. You’re my best friend and I wouldn’t change it for anything.” He smiled.
“I wouldn’t either.” I stood up and helped him up too. “Can we go home?”
“Yea.” He jingled the keys while we grabbed our boards.
Thanks so much! Loved both stories! And yeah I've been writing but I had to stop because of school and all the work.
8/24/13