Nicks POV
“Hurry up!” I whined into the phone.

“I’m on my way, jeez!” Nicole snapped back at me before hanging up. I huffed and yanked my earphones from my front pocket of my anchor pants. I slumped back onto the bench in front of the school, impatiently waiting for Nicole to arrive. I hate sitting alone, I hate waiting alone. Well, I mean I like being alone at times, just not at school because then I look like the loner with no friends. I plugged my earphones into my phone and blasted Ed Sheeran into my ears. My mind quickly drifted off into daydreams about the five super hot british boys. They seemed really cool and I really wanted to be friends with them. Then again, I want to be friends with a lot of people.

“Nick right?” I faintly heard a thick british accent say, snapping me out of my daydream. Chocolate eyes peered down at me, accompanied with a small smile.

“Yeah” I said, fumbling with my phone to turn off the music.

“Is this seat taken?” Zayn asked, nodding towards the empty spot next to me.

“Nope, go right ahead” I encouraged, stashing my earphones in my satchel. Zayn sat down, his shoulder lightly grazing mine. I refrained from shivering and just completely melting in front of him. It’s funny how this guy I just met makes me weak and jiggley like jello. I peered up at him, admiring his features. He stared straight ahead, giving me a perfect side view of his nicely styled quiff.. His black, leather jacket collars were popped up, his pink pouty lips contrasting with the black color. His hands were shoved in the front pockets of his jeans, finishing his bad boy look.

“Harry and Niall told me about the note” Zayn said, still staring straight ahead. I quietly gulped, unsure of how to feel. “And anyone who wants to be my friends is fine by me” Zayn said brightly, now facing me with a wide grin. I returned him with a smile of my own, probably even wider than his.

“Cool” was all I managed to say. Wow, I probably sounded really dumb. I decided to change the subject to something that won’t make me sound dumb. “Where are the others?” I asked, somewhat curious.

“Oh, they’re hiding in the boys bathroom from the girls” Zayn chuckled. “I managed to sneak away” Zayn added, still chuckling. The sound of his laugh was pure gold. It was a light, happy laugh, his cheeks squeezing his eyes. I smiled and laughed, for he was just so adorable. Suddenly, there was a loud squeal and both our heads turned toward it. There was a group of girls not to far from us, squealing and waving.

“Hi Zayn!” They yelled, some flipping their hair.

“Hi” Zayn said, nodding his head at them. They squealed even higher than they did before, grinning from ear to ear.

“Man, they act as if they’ve seen a movie star” I mumbled, amazed at how the girls kept acting.

“Apparently girls dig foreign guys” Zayn chuckled, shaking his head. Well I definately do, I thought to myself. Before the girls could attack Zayn, the bell rang and Zayn stood up. “Off to class I suppose” Zayn said, looking down at me.

“Yeah” I replied a little too quickly. I stood up and we walked to class together, not acknowledging the fact that Nicole wasn’t here.

Nicole’s POV
“Ugh Anjelica!!!” I groaned and hit my head against the front door.

“HOLD ON!!” she yelled from up the spiral stairs. My older sister, Anjelica, was taking forever to get ready. My phone buzzed in my hand and I looked down to see Nicks face flash on my screen.

“Yes?” I answered the phone.

“Hurry up!” Nick whined into the phone. I rolled my eyes at how childish he sounded.

“I’m on my way jeez!” I snapped and hung up. “ANJELICA!!!” I hollered. Seconds later she came flying down the stairs, juggling books, papers and a bag. She was doing good until she tripped on the last step, everything scattering into the air. She face planted onto the ground and groaned. Even though I was frustrated with her, I couldn’t help but giggle.

“Shut up” she said, her face still buried on the ground. My smile didn’t fade as I crouched down and collected her papers. She slowly sat up, her face expressionless as her eye twitched. Her hair was a mess and she still in her pj’s.

“How late did you stay up?” I asked, trying not to laugh. My sister was a freshman in college, and she wasn’t used to all the schoolwork and studying. As a junior, I try not to stress about college but it’s hard not to. It’s just one of those things that can make you or break you, my mom always said.

"Um...” she said, eyes almost crossing. I giggled at her silliness and she just smiled. “I’m okay kiddo. Now lets get you to school” She said, standing up and stretching. I jumped up, happy with the fact that we were finally leaving.
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“Oh c’mon!” I groaned. There was major traffic just three long blocks away from school and I only had 10 minutes until the bell rang.

“It’s alright Nikki, we’ll get there” my sister said.. I was pulling on my hair and clenching my jaw. I hate being late to school, so only having 10 minutes left is driving me insane. I constantly checked my phone that was tightly held in my hand.

“I can’t take it!” I screamed and opened the car door.

“Nikki!”she screamed frantically. “Get back here!”

“Sorry, can’t be late!” I said. I ran past cars until I reached the sidewalk. I looked back at the sea of cars before sprinting full speed down the sidewalk. My hands swiftly moving at my sides as my feet pounded the ground.

I turned the corner after passing the third block and spotted the school. I quickly glanced at my phone clutched in my hand. I had three more minutes to get to class. I thanked god before taking off towards the school. I ran down the outdoor halls, no one in sight, or at least that's what I thought. Two people turned the corner I was approaching and I head on bumped into the blonde. I fell flat on my back, grunting and closing my eyes. The books in my backpack just added more force on my back. The wind was knocked out of me and I struggled to catch my breath.

“Oh gosh, are you okay?” A familiar british accent asked. I opened my eyes, expecting hands to help me up, but instead the mop of curly hair was facing away from me, helping the blonde up.

“Yeah” Taylor said, smoothing her hair down. Harry looked up and down her. I propped myself up on my elbows, my head spinning and my back aching. I’ve always had a really bad back problem, I just never told anyone. So right now, my back really hurt. “Watch where you’re going” Taylor hissed at me. Harry looked down at me, slightly shocked.

“Nicole!” He exclaimed, looking down at me.

“Yeah, that’s me” I lamely replied.

“Taylor's right, you should watch where you’re going” Harry said blankly, glaring down at me. My eyes widened, taken aback at what he said. I wasn’t expecting him to say that. Harry's eyes widened also, now sympathetically looking down at me.“Wait, I didn’t mean -”

“Oh my head” Taylor said, dramatically swaying and falling into Harry’s arms. Harry held onto Taylor, his attention now back on her. There was a slight red mark on her head, but not as nearly as bad as mine is going to be.

“Taylor, are you okay?” He asked.

“I don’t know, I think I need to go to the nurse” she said, dramatically wincing. I rolled my eyes and quickly got up, ignoring the pain in my head and back.

“Nic-”

“Whatever. Just take her to the nurse” I said, and rushed off to class. I burst through the door just as the bell rang.

“You’re late” my math teacher blankly said.

“But I-”

“Am going to the office” my teacher said, folding her arms across her chest.

“Yes..” I mumbled. The class giggled and walked out. As I walked toward the office, I heard someone call my name.

“Nikki!” Nick yelled. I turned around and saw Nick and Zayn running towards me. I stopped and waited for them.

“Are you alright love?” Zayn asked, looking up and down.

“Yeah, why?” I lied, faking a smile.

“Well, you looked pretty upset. That and your hair is a mess and there’s a red bump forming on your head” Nick said, sincerely looking at me. I sighed and turned around, heading toward the office again. “Something definitely happened” Nick said, hot on my heels. I stayed silent, not sure if I want to tell them about what happened with Harry and Taylor. I could tell that Zayn and Harry are close and I don’t want Zayn being mad at Harry for something I could just be overreacting at. But he just said it so mean...I walked through the office doors and approached the desk.

“How may I help you?” The lady at the front desk asked.

“I’m late..” I mumbled.

“Oh, well..” The lady said, grabbing the sheets and filling it out. “Here you go” She said, giving it to me. I can tell that she felt sorry for me, probably because I looked like a mess. She gave me a sympathetic smile and I faked one back.

“Harry” Zayn said. I looked up and saw Harry turning the corner. I turned around and quickly left, not wanting to face him. I heard someone behind me, and I walked faster, fearing that it was Harry.

“Nikki wait!” I heard Nick say. I immediately stopped and turned around. Nick grabbed my shoulders and looked into my eyes.

“What was that? What happened between you two?” He asked.

“There was traffic, so I ran here and I bumped into Harry and Taylor. Taylor told me to ‘watch where I was going” rather rudely, and Harry did the same. He glared at me Nick..” I blurted out. Nick just looked at me, taking it all in. “But I’m probably just overreacting, it’s okay” I said, and headed back to math class before Nick could say anything.

Liams POV
Zayn told me about what Harry did. I think that Nicole may have been overreacting, but what Harry did was rude. I spotted Nicole walking to a patch of grass outside of the lunch room. She sat down and pulled out her lunch. She looked lonely, so I went to join her.

“Hi” I said, sitting down next to her. She looked up and tried to smile, but gave up.

“Hi” she said. “Shouldn’t you be with the others?” She asked, referring to Nick, Zayn and Niall. She looked down and fiddled with her lunch bag.

“Nah, I wanted to talk to you. I mean, we’re friends and all” I said. That got her to smile. She looked up at me, genuinely smiling. I smiled back, glad that she wasn’t so down.

“So why are you here alone?” I asked after a few minutes went by. She hesitated before she answered.

“Well, you see. I kind of overreacted today, but I’m not sure why” she said truthfully, slowly chewing on a carrot. “I just needed some space, so I could think.” I nodded.

“I heard what happened, and it was very rude and strange for Harry to do” I said. She sighed and expressed herself more to me.

“Right away you all seemed sweet and nice, so Nick and I really wanted to be your friends. I guess that I was just so caught off guard when Harry did that. I did overreact, because I shouldn’t take it to heart. It’s probably because he practically got me hook-” she suddenly stopped and blushed. I smiled, glad that she opened up to me so easily.

“It’s okay, I understand” I said, rubbing her back. She instantly relaxed as I rubbed slow circles on her back. “Don’t be so tense” I told her, noting how tense she was before.

“Yeah..thanks” She said, nodding.

Harrys POV
I walked into the bathroom and headed straight for the sink. I placed my hands on it and looked into the mirror. I’m not sure why I was rude to Nicole today. When I saw her on the ground, I was upset that I didn’t see her earlier. I was also upset because I didn’t like how she captured me so easily. Yesterday, I really wanted to talk to her and be around her, but when I woke up this morning, I was mad at myself for letting a girl sweep me off my feet. I don’t know why, but for some reason, it frustrated me that I was swooned so easily by some girl I barely knew. When the words slipped out of my mouth, I completely regretted them. My head was pounding with so many thoughts that it just confused me. Sure, I’ll admit, I’ll flirt with a girl if she interests me, but Nicole..she doesn’t interest me. She captures me. I turned on the sink and splashed water on my face, trying to calm my mind. I looked at myself one more time before leaving and heading toward my class. On the way, I spotted Liam and Nicole sitting and talking. They must have lunch at this time, because I have lunch later on. Liam reached over and rubbed Nicoles back. Nicole leaned into his touch. My jaw clenched and my fists balled up. What are they doing? My jealous side caused me to storm off to my class, thinking about how to get closer to Nicole.

Notes

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