Clarity || z.m

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I tried to suppress the many laughs that were dying to come out.

Am I just seeing things or is Zayn really in that class room teaching an art class?

Nope, he’s really in there.

I just kinda stood there, bewildered. Maybe he wasn’t so heartless after all. It was probably wrong to make fun of him for doing this, because in reality, I had to admit this was probably one of the cutest things I’d ever witnessed.

The little auburn haired girl clapped her hands together excitedly as Zayn stood behind her. I assumed she was explaining to him what she had drawn. I wasn’t very good at reading lips, so instead, I watched intently. There was a look on his face that I’d never seen before –a look of genuine happiness. There was a glimmer in his eye as she spoke. His smile was wide & true. If I hadn’t already known him, I’d label him as someone passionate & caring. But unfortunately, he showed me a way different side.

I didn’t realize I was gawking until I felt his gaze on me through the glass windows. Standing there awkwardly, I faintly smiled, giving him a small wave. Oh goodness, he’s going to give me so much crap about this.

Well, he has no room to talk actually.

This time, I was able to read his lips as he said “be right back and please behave” to the class. Some of them nodded & the rest continued to do their work. Their eyes drifted out toward me, and when Zayn opened the door, I could hear the coos & ‘oohs’ as he stepped out.

“Nani, w-what are you doing here?”

I chuckled, throwing a hand over my mouth, hoping that would keep me from laughing any louder. “Question is – what are you doing here?”

His lips formed into a straight line. He didn’t find this as funny as I did, meaning it was time to stop. “I don’t have time for games. Did Henley tell you I worked here?”

“No… I was just out for a run & the fountain in the lobby of the community center wasn’t working so the girl at the info desk told me to come down this hall… and I saw you. Never in a million years Malik did I think you would be working here. It’s hard to believe you actually have a heart.”

“Well, I enjoy doing this. I got to get back to my class; have a good day, Nani.”

“Wait.”

What the?

“Yeah?”

The moment I had been waiting for where Zayn doesn’t give me a hard time was actually happening, yet I stopped it when I made him stay. “Do you enjoy doing this? Why do you do it?”