Chapter 10

Harry went to school the next day and the English class just ended so the other students scurried their way out of the door.

Harry was about to leave when Zayn spoke to him.

"Do you have a class after this?"

Harry looked at Zayn, who has acted quite weird today.

"Nope.. Why?"

"I want to tell you something...." He answered  hesitantly.

"Aren't we gonna go out?" Harry said.

"Err...nobody's gonna come in here until 3:00 this afternoon. So..." Zayn suggested.

"Okay..so what are gonna talk 'bout?" Harry smiled as he made himself comfortable at the seat.

"Just that....I thought about this, I don't really love Jenna...."

Harry was about to say something when Zayn hurriedly cut him off.

"...but don't get me wrong. I do like her, really like her. She's sweet, caring and really girly."

Harry frowned at him. "I was just gonna say, I saw right through you...I'm your friend after all, I know you don't love her... So?"

There was silence.

"Yeaah...So? what should I do?" Zayn worriedly waited for a response.

Harry stared at Zayn's eyes and said.

"What should you do? Well..you should know, right? You're not a little kid." Harry said it in the most sympathetic way he could.

"uhm.. You understand right?" Zayn asked.

Harry nodded. He didn't really understand but he believes that 'if you no longer want it, give it away.'

"Jenna is innocent but she's intelligent...she understands a lot of things so I like her, she's my type. She is sweet, caring..."

"You already said that...." Harry said.

"Yeeah, Sorry..but it really is ME. Something is wrong with me."

"Just because you found someone you love better....doesn't mean that something is wrong with you..People choose the wrong person sometimes."

Zayn didn't answer, seems like he is still processing what Harry just said.

".....sometimes..Just sometimes..Because if you do it every time..that makes you prick..and you end up hurting many other girls." Harry added.

"Yeah...it's just me..she's a really nice girl but I can't bring myself to love her." Zayn said solemnly.

"You'll end up breaking her heart you see? Never ask someone to be your girlfriend half-heartedly." Harry said while crossing his arms.

"...you'll end up getting slapped!.....in your case maybe not. She looked like she couldn't hurt a fly." Harry exclaimed.

Zayn forced a smile. "Okay...Goodbye."

He then stood up from his seat.

but before he could take a step, Harry grabbed Zayn's hand.

"Not yet...we're not yet done." Harry smirked.

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Niall was at his usual spot at the platform, a statue used to stand on it but it was transferred somewhere so the platform was left, it was quite high but he still managed to get to it.

Niall was athletic, he used to be on high jump but he quit, just recently. He also has an amazing metabolism, he could easily digest anything and it doesn't make him fat.

He got the binoculars out of his bag and started people watching, from that spot he could see the parking lot, the big park and the "ladder". It was basically just a concrete stepladder leading to the College of Education and many students just hang out in there, that was his favorite spot.

"Hmm..few students today." He went there too early.

His binoculars is very high-tech. It has an autofocus and camera.

He looked down and saw a person coming towards him, it was Liam.

"You still do that huh?" Liam shouted from below.

"Yeah, I was bored...."

"..come up on here." Niall signaled.

"Could we even fit there?" Liam asked with one eyebrow raised.

"Yeah. Of course!" Niall stood up and moved around to prove that there's enough space.

Liam doesn't really want to come up but then Niall's attitude made him feel very comfortable so he had the drive to actually talk.

"How could I even go up?" Liam said.

"I found some nails and i bore them there somewhere so just step on it until you reach me." Niall grinned.

Liam saw a rusty nail at the side of the platform and exclaimed "Why is this nail so rusty..It looks so brittle actually. What if it breaks?" Liam asked concernedly.

"Ugh! Don't be too sensitive Liam...It won't break, plus the other nails aren't rusty at all, Look!"

Liam looked at the other nail and it looks new so he decided to step on that one even though it is a bit higher. He needed to step on another nail to get to the top.

He sat beside Niall and sighed. He could have quite a view in here.

Niall continued people watching and said.

"Look! that guy just got dumped you can see from the look of his face!" Niall chuckled.

Liam didn't really care.

"That girl is cute let's take a picture!"

"Quite stalkerish for me actually...." Liam muttered.

Niall faced him and said "You need to talk...you have an interesting story don't you?."

Liam stayed silent.

"I'm all ears.."

"How did you know?"

"You just become extra cute."

"Eh? I guess you're right."

"You also become quite arrogant." Niall scoffed.

Liam laid his back at the solid surface but his feet still hanging, he was surprised that it was quite spacious.

 He faced the cloudless sky and smiled.

"Remember the time we went clubbing."

"Oh, yesterday?"

"No it wasn't yesterday..the day before yesterday. Harry wasn't there 'cause he..."

"So what?" Niall said still looking through the binoculars.

"Uhm, Zayn was quite drunk so I drove him home."

Niall looked him indicating that he continue.

"Yeah...Zayn, on my car he..he said he-.."

"loves you?" Niall exclaimed happily.

"....My why is everyone around me inlove?" He said while looking at a couple canoodling by the stairs.

"Makes me feel sad actually...but then I remember my  pizza and i'll be like..."

Liam sat back up shook Niall off by the shoulders. Not roughly though.

"Do you think it's just alcohol talking?"

"If you considered that idea then, you shouldn't be talking to me."

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Liam replayed what happened that night, Zayn was at the backseat and Liam was driving, he was still able to drive.

I love you..you just don't know. Zayn slurred.

Don't you see....Liam?

Liam felt his chest tighten and he was shaking a bit.

The last word still on his brain it was

Liam.

He couldn't have heard it wrong..it was the saddest way a person could have pronounced his name. The hurt that Zayn felt while uttering those words and the single trickle of tear that rolled down on his cheek was vivid and real. It was for him.

But he refused to believe it and now Niall is just shoving it on his face.

"He loves you...more than friendly kinda way."

"Why? He has a girlfriend.." Liam looked down, the solid ground seemed really far from his feet.

Niall smirked. "Yeah. but that isn't the matter right? It's you..you had a girlfriend and you still love her."

"Yeah..Danielle." Liam's brain was flooded once again with the memories that he and Danielle shared.

"There's this one person who wants to love you...who could love you the way that you wanted to be." Niall said calmly.

"You just need to give him a chance..."

"But what if he really didn't mean to say it...." Liam whined.

Niall slapped Liam harshly on the forehead.

"Didn't mean to do that man. But my hand moved on it's own." Niall said with a fake confused look.

Liam touched his forehead and chuckled.

"That really did hurt.......you little leprechaun."

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Zayn turned to Harry with a baffled look on his face.

"Hm..Not yet done you say." Zayn said as he broke free from Harry's grip.

"Not yet..sit back down. You have quite a dilemna."

Just a second ago Zayn felt uneasy so he decided to excuse himself. Right now, he felt the need to tell the truth about how he feels towards his best mate.

"It's Liam..I th-think I lo-ve him.." Zayn stuttered.

"I'm not gay though..but just months ago I started feeling weird towards him and --and I just sort of."

"Oh Zayn...I'm not really sure i'm curious about your sexual preferences though..but I believe that if you love someone then you should just accept it to yourself and uhmm..make a move if you think that's right then do it...."

"That's what I was thinking I'm not sure if he loves me.." Zayn said worriedly.

Harry instructed him to continue. it seems like he has something to say.

"It's her ex. Danielle. I don't really know her but I feel that Liam is still not over her even though it's been a while since they broke up.''

"Oh, I knew her from i-forgot class." Harry said.

"Uhh yeah so that and three days ago and Liam was driving me home, I was kind of drunk but I was half-conscious I said that I..I love him."

Harry's eyes widened "So that's why Liam is acting all awkward."

"So...I kind of regret it, I just kind of mastered flirting so I thought he might be a little interested in me

but he just got distant and I don't even.." Zayn covered his face.

Harry swatted Zayn's hands away from his face and stared at it real hard.

Zayn pouted in annoyance.

"You're not really ugly Zayn, you're good looking! from a guy's point of view." Harry said.

but right now I'm Louis-sexual so I can't really judge his looks.

"....but you're quite cocky, dunno vain."

"Stop it.." Zayn scowled.

"Yeah but I think Liam likes you at least...you know you didn't really confess, for real...so you can do it sometime eh? Maybe it'll work out y'know." Harry grinned.

"I'm all for it!" Harry did a thumbs up.

Zayn smiled at himself and thought

Okay..I'll just get this over with.