When Love Gets Complicated [ A One Direction fanfiction <3 ]

Chapter 69 - "You're my Wonderwall." <3

Chapter 69

“Zayn, can you at least say something? I need you to communicate with me right now!” Rachel shouted at him angrily, pulled out of her seat so he could see her through his peripheral vision.

Zayn didn’t nudge his stern expression as he continued staring at the clear road ahead of them.

Rachel sighed, giving up, and pushed her self-back against the car’s seat. Zayn didn’t acknowledge Rachel’s irritation; he just clasped his fingers tighter around the steering wheel. The car teemed heavily with their anger and silence. As Zayn stared blankly in front, Rachel wistfully turned to her passenger window and opened it, watching the isolated houses pass and tall grass sway like her hair in the nights wind. The sounds of animals howling and smell of skunk would disrupt their preoccupied minds from time to time. Time dawdled, and what seemed to be an hour-long drive was only twenty minutes. They finally reached Rachel’s house.

Zayn stomped on the brake and then immediately barreled his eyes down.

Rachel watched him, hoping and waiting for his lips to move – but they didn’t. They remained fixed in a straight line.

“You’re unbelievable.” She muttered under her breath. She pulled her purse off of her lap, pushed the door open with her elbow, and slammed it shut behind her.

Zayn could hear her heels clicking heavily on the pavement through the open passenger window. “What do you expect me to say Rach!?” He shouted through the window. The sky was dark and the light inside the car was highlighting his dismal eyes.

Rachel spun herself around and took a step towards his car.

“What do you mean? There’s so much to say! We’re having a baby together!” Rachel exclaimed, releasing her arms back to her sides.

“So, do you want me to celebrate right now? Rachel you don’t even understand this. It’s way too much for me. I know I said I would support you and everything if it was my baby, but why did you go off telling everyone that the baby is Harry’s when you weren’t 100% sure yourself! A part of me thinks that you wanted it to be Harry’s – who was actually starting to get into the whole baby thing. He was actually getting excited! I don’t even know what to feel right now. How can I love this baby when I know that I did this to you? I ruined your entire life. All of your teenage years are going to go to waste now. You won’t be able to handle so much being on your plate! I love you Rachel I do, but I don’t think I’ll be able to love this baby. All the pain you’re going to have to go through, I just—“

“Just stop right there, Zayn. I don’t want to hear anymore. After all you said about Harry? How he was being a coward? Look at you now! This is why you don’t judge someone before you know what it’s like to be in his or her shoes. I was better off being with Harry. This just proves so much right now. I thought you were going to help me, I thought you would be happy! But I guess not.  I don’t care what pain, and all of the problems I’m going to have to go through, I’m having this baby. Whether you like it, or not.” Rachel was only a few inches away from Zayn’s face as her eyes welled with tears.

“Rachel, you don’t understand! Can you just listen to me?!” Zayn called after her, not willing to let her go.