university//one direction

8.

(continuation from ch. 7).

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(3am. louis is laying in bed thinking about what niall had said few hours ago).

liam: (mopey) "louis will you quit rustling around? it's annoying."

louis: (sharply) "why don't you stop breathing? it's annoying."

liam: (sitting up, groaning) "alright, whats wrong?"

louis: (regretful) "nothing. sorry. i'll stop moving."

liam: "if you're going to lie at least lie well."

louis: "what are you? Buddah?"

liam: "that doesn't even make sense."

louis: "that was a retro question."

liam: "its rhetorical genius...just go to bed or tell me what's wrong."

louis: "i'll take option one.

liam: (shrugging) "suit yourself. night."

louis: (whispering) "night..."

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(next day. in harry and niall's apartment).

harry: (shocked) "what?"

niall: (gently) "it's what he said..."

harry: "are you sure?

niall: (sadly) "yeah. he doesn't like you man..."

harry: (frustrated) "but..i.... ugh."

niall: (pity) "i'm sorry man. life's rough."

harry: "yeah..its just that... i thought we had a thing going...ya know?"

niall: "yeah, i know. maybe give it more time. maybe louis likes slower pace relationships."

harry: "its been a good two or three weeks."

niall: "exactly. give it a good two months, maybe three."

harry: "maybe i did come on a bit too harsh."

niall: (sarcasm) "harry styles? a bit too harsh? why never."

harry: (smirking) "oh shut it."

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(Back at Liam and Louis' dorm).

liam: "wanna go somewhere tonight?"

(No reply)

liam: "helloooooooo."

louis: "oh what? Sorry, i was spacing out."

liam: "yeahh... so wanna go somewhere tonight?"

louis: "like where?"

liam: "the school has a bonfire tonight, it'll be fun."

louis: "a bonfire?"

liam: "yeah, you know, a fire with beer and girls and terrible music and camera flashes everywhere?"

louis: "i know what a bonfire is you ass."

liam: "then lets go."

louis: "i don't know..."

liam: "come on, it's saturday and you've been staring into that computer screen for three hours."

louis: "because i have a project due soon."

liam: "you just had one."

louis: (groaning) "yeah but this is another one."

liam: "what a bore, what's it about?"

louis: "capturing the essence of humanity using primary and secondary colors only."

liam: "what does that even mean?"

louis: "you wouldn't understand."

liam: "not gonna argue with that."

(Silence).

liam: "so bonfire?"

louis: (closing laptop, sighing) "sure."