He's No Good - Zayn Malik

Chapter 53: Maths

- "You any good at maths?" I ask, curling the wrapping paper from my sandwich into a hard ball in my fist. He probably is.


- "Yea I'm alright, " he shrugs.


- "He's a genious" Louis says and Harry gives him a strange look, but Louis just pads him on the shoulder. 


- "I'm helping Niall today as well if you wanna join?" he asks, casually unscrewing the lid of his water bottle. 


I glance at Niall who shrugs and nods his head. 
- "I really suck at maths - and history," the blonde explains, mouth full of food. 


- "Thanks!" I say, and ignore Louis' grin. 


**


I arrive at Harry's before Niall apparently, after quickly dropping off my bag at home, only bringing my my laptop since it's all I'm gonna need.


Harry opens the door, flashing the lovely white smile of his, and leads me inside where I take off my jacket and my shoes. I have been here briefly a couple of times before with the others, so Harry explains that his sister is home visiting, when I notice a white female trenchcoat on the hanger next to where I hang my jacket. 


- "Your sister? I didn't know you had a sister," I say. I always assumed he was an only child. 


- "Mhm, Gemma, she moved out two years ago," he says as he leads me upstairs. "She lives with her boyfriend in Manchester now, so I don't really get to see her that often anymore. Just, don't get embarrassed if she comes and says hi, she likes teasing me," I nod and he opens the door for me and leads me into his room, closing the door behind him. He takes a seat in his office.looking chair, and I sit down on the bed with my bag on my lap.


**


Harry's POV


- "Are you alright?" I ask, briefly checking my phone.
She's been starring weirdly at me since I let her inside, basically watching my every move and it's honestly making me quite uncomfortable. 


- "Mhm," she says a bit too enthusiastically raising her eyebrows. Hm..


I got a text from Niall.
- Be there in a minute!!!


- "You sure? You're acting weird," I say and put my phone down, chuckling slightly.


She shrugs and slips her laptop out of her bag, opening the lid as I join her on the bed, sitting down beside her. 


As she turns it on and as she waits for it to start up, I notice her phone screen lighting up several times.


 - "I think someone's trying to reach you," I chuckle and push the phone towards her on the bed. 


- "Oh.. thanks," she says, grabbing the phone off the bed after while, typing in her computer password. She isn't speaking either, I think as she starts reading her texts or whatever.


- "Is it Zayn?" I ask. I don't know why I asked that.
But anyways she nods, so I was right. "Are you two good again?" 
She nods again and seems to reply to whatever he wrote.


- "Does he know you're at my place?" 


- "No.." she says and puts the phone down after typing something.


- "Would it bother him?" Again I don't know why I asked that - maybe just to get her to talk. I don't know, I  have no idea how their relationship work. I mean is he a total control freak or does he even give a fuck what she's doing? 


She shrugs, but nods her head slightly. 
- "Probably. Most likely," Control freak then. 


- "We're just friends, that's ridiculous," I grin but she gives me a stiff forced smile, her eyes literally scrutinize mine as if searching for something.


- "I know, I just told him," she says quietly, looking away.


- "Ok seriously what's going on? You're freaking me out," 


- "No there's nothing," she smiles and shrugs but clearly something is bothering her, but I really don't know what I could have possibly done. Is it because Zayn's gonna kill her because she's with me? or did I do something? 
I give her an impatient glance and she chews on her lip. "I wasn't gonna say anything-" she says.


 - "What is it? You can tell me," 


She sighs and looks into her laptop screen, letting her brown hair fall into her face for a second before she brushes it behind her ear as she speaks.


- "This is like really awkward.. But I talked to Tamara today - and Louis. She told me that you.. liked me," she says, looking as if she immediately regrets saying anything, and I suddenly feel all the blood run to my cheeks. 


- "She told you what?" No. This is so awkward. 
Tamara I'm gonna kill you.


She ignores my outburst.
- "It's just, I don't know if it's true, but it just made me think that you may have or have had feelings - for me.." she pauses and basically watches me as I awkwardly scratch my jaw.


I might have been a little interested in her when I first met her, I mean she was nice and pretty, but it's not like I would do anything about it, especially not when she started hanging out with Zayn that's for sure - also even though I didn't think they would last for more than a week anyway.


- "It's just that it sort of makes sense, since you comforted and walked me home from that party, and then you punched him for .. yea and - you punched him!" she repeats. "And here last week when I was sad you comforted me again I.." 


- "Seriously," I cut her off. "I only see you as a good friend. I'm not, trying to.. It would be, weird," I say, and I mean it, even though I really am blushing. 


- "Really?" she asks, seeming genuinely relieved as I look into her beautiful brown eyes.
I might be a bit attracted to her, but it's not like I have feelings for her, she's my friend.


- "Yes I mean, sure, first I might have liked you a little bit," I admit trying to give her a more confident smile. "But you know, " I shrug my shoulders and she smiles with me and pulls her laptop into her lap.


- "Well I'm glad we talked about it then. I just - I don't wanna lead you on or anything," she says. "And don't worry I think you're pretty too," she taunts and throws her head back in laughter when I apparently blush again.
Wow thanks Louis. That's loyalty that!


As if the sound of Zoe's taunting laugh brought her here, my sister suddenly appears in the doorway. 
- "Hello," she crosses her arms over her chest, and Zoe sits up again and reaches for her laptop, removing a strand of hair from her face. "Didn't know you had a girl over. Don't think I've seen that one before," Gemma cocks an eyebrow at me before she gives Zoe a long glance flashing a smile in her direction. 


- "I'm Gemma, Harry's sister, nice to meet you..?" 


- "Zoe," she says in a polite voice, much different from the one she used when she was basically humiliating me just seconds before. 


- "Anyway H, you've got another visitor," my sister says.


- "Helloww," Niall says cheerfully entering the door behind Gemma.
"Right, forgot you had ladies over," he pads me on the shoulder as he passes me and throws himself on the bed behind Zoe and I, causing Gemma to shoot me another teasing glance. 


- "I'm kidding. You can chill out Gem. This one's taken - she's dating Malik," Niall says, shooting a glance at Zoe.
Ok Niall.


- "As in Zayn? The hottie?" she raises one of her eyebrows, and out of the corner of my eye I catch Zoe shooting me a confused glance that I choose to ignore. "I'm kidding he must have been like 17 last I saw him. But ok I'll leave you three alone. Nice to meet you Zoe. Niall," she smiles and leaves us alone, closing the door behind her. 


It's kind of complicated but apparently two of Gemma's more or less slutty friends slept with Zayn back when they were in school. I don't think she knows that I know that, but she and her friends were always on the phone and she's a really loud speaker.


- "Maths too yea?" Niall asks Zoe who nods. "Better not be alot you've got problems with, 'cause Harry's like my private tutor.. sort of," 


I shake my head at him, and ignore him to help Zoe out first, while Niall puts his headphones in and restlessly hums along with the music. 


- "By the way Halloween's on you Styles," Niall  says, his eyes still fixed at his laptop screen. "you promised you'd host it this year last year!"


I had sort of hoped he had forgotten that, but I guess I could do it.
- "I was wasted.." I laugh. "But yea we'll see,"  

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No Zayn in this chapter tho :/ But I thought it was nice to get some of the other boys back into the story hah :P - and get another "Harry's POV" lol.


Oh and how fucking fine did Zayn look in the You&I video!?!? 


[[Zoe x Zayn picture on the side]]