Love To See Me Cry

Chapter 7

ZOPHIYA'S POINT OF VIEW :

We were still in the field , as our classes were over but Ni had to meet the principal at 3 . So , as Harry and her state , we were " chilling " .

It was around 2:45 when Victor , aka Liam , comes rushing towards where we are standing and stops , pantting .

" Hey , hey , calm down , babes. Why are you in a hurry ? " Harry asked .

" Ms.James is calling you . She wants to talk to you . " He says , directing towards me .

I don't know why but I nod . I start walking , but suddenly stop and turn to face them .

" Um , Ed , you won't be having a problem with escorting Ni to the Office ? " I ask , unsure.

" I'd be happy to . " Harry replies with a smile , causing Ni to giggle .

O how much I am missing you Ethan . Mmmm .

" Thanks . "

I start walking but I feel someone walking with me . I turn my head up to see Liam .

" Hey . " He says .

I nod , a motion for him to continue .

" So , that friend of yours there , is new ? "

" Yeah ,she's my best friend Aednit or Ni , for me . She had left New York to come here and finish her senior year with me . "

" But isn't it kind of late ? " He asks again .

Usually when someone tries to talk to me too much or asks too many questions , I get irritated and/or snap out . But whenever I know Ni is somewhere very close , it helps me calm down . Same's with Ethan , but at very rare occassions and unfortunately Niall too. Whenever I have Ni or Niall near , it soothes me and I feel like before . I interact , laugh , play, tease , eveything .

" Yeah , I don't know what came to their mind . "

" Their ? " He asks confused .

" My other best friend , Ethan , is also coming here from Ireland . They thought whatever they did , for whatever reason so we could spend our senior year together , like before freshmen year , when I moved to London and Ni to New York . "

" Oh . " Was all he said .

As I walked inside the building towards Mrs.James room , I can't help but have this uneasy feeling in my stomach .

I enter her classroom and get my answer . Standing beside her table ,  is none other than Mr. Niall Horan . I walk upto her .

" Oh , Good Afternoon , Zophiya . " I nod as a reply . She continues .

" As you know , you're one of the brightest students I have ever taught and indeed a good writer too . "

I nod .

" So I was hoping , as Niall's kind of flunking this subject , you'd tutor him . "

I stare at her , wide-eyed .

I mean , she is my favourite teacher and teaches the subjest I have the most interest in , i.e. writing , but this is too much.

" I would have done it myself but I don't have time , as in the break , I tutor freshmen and afterschool , its newspaper . Raise his grades a bit , I'll give you extra credits. "

Its a win-win situation . I'd no longer have a reason to ignore him . But the more time I would spend , the more the feelings would increase . Is it really worth the hurt in the end ?

" I might send a little recommendation to Oxford , too . "

Oh , bloody yes , it is .

" Sure , I'll do it ." I get words out of my mouth for the first time since I entered the room .

" Good , so you two arrange up the time . And Niall , I do not want her to be the only one putting effort . You have to put your sheer amount of effort . "

" Yes , ma'am . " He replies , in his wonderful accent .

If only , he would've meant it in some other way .

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AUTHOR'S NOTE :

Aednit ( Ni , or Zophiya's best friend ) is spelled as { ey + nit } .