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ZAYN

Even as the bedside lamp was on, the room was still dark and I loved it. I was beginning to love Meghan Summers room more than I did mine.

‘You wanted to talk’. She said from her position by the window. I turned to face her, she had her hands across her chest.

‘I’m sorry for acting out. I know you already think I’m a jerk, I don’t want that intensifying. I guess I was just being defensive. I know what I do and do not need anyone judging me, I do that a lot already. None of the shit I said about you is true so don’t let it get to you. You are not self-centered, tonight is prove’.
She stared for a moment too long.
‘I do not think you are a jerk. You could be an asshole sometimes but you are good, tonight is prove. Just so you know, the next time you call me a bitch I will punch you on the nose and believe, I won’t miss this time’.

‘Yeah, that was pretty low of me. Sorry’.
‘It’s okay. Your story won’t make it to Inkwell Monday morning news’.
I nodded with a small smile.

‘Since we’ve got that settled, I should probably head home. I couldn’t sleep knowing that our poor captain could be crying herself to sleep coz of me’. I teased.
‘You wish’.

I moved to the window and looked down.
‘Do you think I could use the door this time? The plants down there are wicked’.
She politely gestured towards the door.

As I held the handle to open it she called me and I turned to see her looking calm as she had since I climbed up her window.
‘I saw something else in your phone’.

My heart skipped a beat. I knew exactly what she had seen.

‘Why exactly were you going through my phone?’
‘I was trying to save myself and Katie from your blackmailing clutches’.
‘How did that go?’
‘You can say I got distracted’.

‘Look, I will tell you everything you want to know and delete the picture of you girls as long as you promise to keep your mouth sealed, even I am tired of this whole blackmailing thing. Let’s start afresh? No secrets, no blackmails, no pretence, no lies, no one night stands’.

‘You just had to say that?’
‘Say what? No lies?’ I smirked and she rolled her eyes.
‘So Zayn, what do gain from this?’
‘Your trust and you can have mine too’.

Honestly, I just wanted to let everything out, holding it in was killing me and she wanted to know so what was there to lose?
‘What makes you think you can trust me?’ she looked me daringly.

‘Meghan Summers, you are a lot of things but you are not a snitch and you said it yourself..’ I took a few steps towards her. ‘We have something, though small but something nonetheless’.
With her arms still across her chest she stared into my eyes, one could easily get drowned in those chocolate pools she has for eyes.

‘Okay then, friends?’ She stretched her hand towards me, her eyes never leaving mine.
‘Friends’. I said and shook her hand, drawing shapes on her palm with my index finger.
‘Stop that’. She said, a small smile visible on her lips.
‘What? Is our captain ticklish?’I said, pouting a little. She withdrew her hand from mine and walked to the bed, falling on it like a pregnant seal.

‘So where do we begin?’ she asked cheerily.
I dumped myself on the bed beside her.
‘I’m in a gang’.
‘So the rumors are true’. She simply stated.
‘I had no choice’.
‘We all have choices. It’s either you do it or you don’t. No matter the option you pick, they are always going to be consequences’.

‘You are saying I shouldn’t have joined the gang?’
‘I’m saying you made your choice, deal with the consequences. Take responsibility for your action, do not blame it on circumstance’.

‘How did you get so philosophical?’
‘It’s all principal Langston’s speeches and those crazy books Mrs. Woodley make us read’. I chuckled.

It was nice to see this side of her; relaxed, friendly and approachable. The Meghan Summers everyone knew was the small meanie who told you your shit to your faces, slammed your sorry ass on the lockers and didn’t bother to spare anyone a glance not to mention a smile.
What were my choices at the time the gang approached me? It was either join them or let my family’s name be dragged into the mud and I would never do that to them even if I was high on weed. I made my choice, it wasn’t the best but it was right at that moment and I was ready to deal with the consequences.

‘You and Travis, you guys are serious eh?’ I asked, trying to make conversation.
‘I’m not going to discuss my boyfriend with you, Rodriguez. On second thought, how do you know Travis?’
‘I just told you I was in a gang, his big brothers are legends in that world. Don’t worry, your guy is clean’.

I had heard about the Harden twins; Greg and Chris just few days after I joined the gang, they were described as terrorists both in different feuding gangs. They were said to be so identical, no one could tell who was who. I had also heard of their eldest brother, the oracle, he was said to be invincible, mute or something but not belonging to any gang.

‘So, what do you guys do? What’s the gang about?’ She asked.
‘I can’t tell you that’.
‘Why not? What happened to no secrets, no lies?' She said, mimicking my voice.
‘The lesser you know about that world, the better it will be for everyone’.

‘Whatever. Who knew you were such a bore’. She mocked.
‘Am I? Am I now?’ I said tickling her side and she laughed out loud.
‘Stop that, it’s almost morning, you don’t want to wake everyone up’.

‘Why weren’t you sleeping before?’I asked.
‘I was watching a movie with Gracie, after that I just couldn’t fall asleep’. She explained.
‘The tournament has started captain, we don’t want you leading us to our doom. Go to bed’.
‘I don’t feel like it’. She shrugged.
‘I can help with that. Cuddles?’ I said opening my arms. She swatted me with a pillow and got off the bed.
‘I will just play some music’. She said, walking towards the sound system.
‘In the mood of rousing sleeping neighbors, are we?’
‘I will turn down the volume’.
‘As her majesty pleases’.

As soon as the volume came up, I could make out Omarion’s voice in ‘distance’.

She quickly pressed next.

Jason Derulo – push up

She coughed and pressed next again.

Ed Sheeran – shape of you

For God’s sake!’ She hissed and I laughed.

Next

Chris brown – pills and automobiles

‘Damn stereo, hell bent on getting you in the mood’. I teased and she shot me a glare that made me laugh out before remembering it was about 3am.

Next

Charlie puth/wiz khalifa – see you again.

She sighed and returned to the bed.

‘This one doesn’t tickle your fancy?’ I teased.
‘One more word from you Rodriguez and I will push you out that window to your thorny friends’.
I made a zipping motion across my lips

‘You have three options; share the bed, sleep on the floor or go home’.
‘Why can’t you just get me a duvet or something?’
‘What? Scared I’ll jump you?’
‘No, not like it would be the first time’.

‘Are you trying to walk home Rodriguez? It’s supposed to be chilly outside and I know you didn’t drive here seeing as you are grounded’. She drew the last word.
‘The bed it is’. I said, getting more comfortable.

‘You don’t snore, do you?’
I don’t even sleep. I wanted to tell her but I just nodded and she turned her face the other way.
My eyes were on the ceiling when Troy Reign – let em hate came on and I remember thinking; her playlist is tight before I went blank.

MEGHAN

‘We should just badge in’.
‘And yell dragons! I love dragons’. That one was Queenie but why was she in my sleep?
‘She’s going to have a panic attack and go into shock. We should just walk in quietly’. Katie said

My eyes flew open. They were outside my door. I turned and almost butt noses with Zayn whose leg I just realized, was atop mine.

I tapped his shoulder furiously; nothing.
‘Zayn!’ I whisper-yelled; nothing.

I slapped him across the face, lightly.
‘What the hel…’ I clasped my hand over his mouth. Not so lightly I guess.

‘Sorry’. I kept muttering as I dragged him out of bed.
‘What’s going on?’ He asked, fully awake.
‘My friends are at the door’. I said opening the window.

‘Okay. So?’
‘So you have to leave, they can’t see you here’.
‘Why not?’
‘Are you always this stupid in the morning? How do I explain to them that we shared my bed? My boyfriend’s sister is one of them, remember?’
He sighed and climbed onto the window.
‘Hey there shrubs, looks like we were fated for each other’.

‘Okay, dragons it is’. I heard Katie say and the door was thrown open just as I heard Zayn hit the ground.
‘Dragons!!!’ I yelled along with them.
‘Of course she heard us, I told you to keep it down Kello’. Queenie whined and we all rolled our eyes simultaneously because we know she is the loudest of us all.

‘Y’all could’ve called to say you were coming over’.
‘We texted you, the group chat?’ Katie said.
‘Oh, haven’t checked my phone yet’.
‘Why are you standing by the window?’ Pokello questioned.
‘Ehm.. Just letting in the morning breeze’. I said and moved to the bed.

‘How was June’s party?’ Queenie asked, making herself comfortable next to me on the bed followed by the others.
‘It was niice, you know how much I love family functions. How was the victory party?’
‘Trust me, you didn’t miss anything’. Katie said

‘But you sure did miss something at our dear Katherine’s house’. Pokello said mischievously.
‘By all means, spill’.
‘You know that her Romeo Queenie spoke about?’
I nodded.
‘Dude came around at 11:30pm with a real life pie this time’.
‘Are you serious?’
‘I kid you not’.
‘And it actually tasted better than the one Katie bakes’. Queenie added

‘Uhh. I foresee future bakeoffs’. I said to taunt Katie.
‘That’s because he had his mom bake it’. Katie defended, glaring at Queenie.
‘You really think his mom would help him bake a pie for a girl at 11pm?’ Kello asked.

‘His mom is dead’. Katie said, staring pointedly at her painted nails I’m sure she had done last night.
‘Poor thing. You should give him a chance babe’. Kello said
‘What now? Y’all are suddenly on team Danny coz he bake a pie? And you dare use sympathy to buy me’.

‘Whatever, I just want to meet him’.
‘You could just seat by Katie’s window since he’s always hovering around there these days’. Pokello joked and we all laughed, except Katie of course.

‘So what do you bitches say? Saturday movie marathon?’ I asked, already knowing the answer.

‘Yas bish!’

My phone beeped.

Smirky: Home, safe and unscathed, not like you care. What is it with your crazy ass friends and the 6am visit though?

Situations do change but people? Not so much.

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