Niall's POV:
I had quite a bit of cocaine. It washed away my troubles and made me feel, well, good.
I was just extremely worried about Cara finding out. I mean, I told her I wouldn't smoke again, and I doubt she'd be happy about me using cocaine.
Blake and I got back to our dorm late at night, past lights-out.
I threw the shirt that I'd lent Cara on my dresser.
"Remember, Jess thinks you're sick."
"Yeah, yeah. I remember. Just be happy I'm too tired to kill you."
We're not high anymore, just slightly drunk. A few hours before, we'd decided to stop using so if the rumour about the Dean checking our rooms in a few days was true, then it wouldn't smell like weed.
Instead, we had a few beers each.
I glanced at the alarm.
"Shit. Six in the fucking morning. We have two hours," I growled, annoyed.
Blake and I both slumped onto our beds and, soon as we hit the covers, slept.
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Cara's POV:
"Hey Nialler, How's Blake?" Niall'd just sat down beside me in the cafeteria for lunch. He looked exhausted, as if he got only an hours sleep.
"Huh?" It looked as though I just woke him up, even though I know I didn't.
"Blake? Jess told me he's sick," I said suspiciously.
"Oh, yeah. He's feeling a lot better," he dismissed sleepily, his eyes bloodshot.
"You haven't been smoking again, have you?" I asked worriedly.
"God no, I said I wouldn't and I didn't," he snapped.
"Okay, sorry. Rough night, then?"
"Definitely. Blake was, uh, up retching 'til four, then I was up 'bout two more hours cleaning up the carpet he mistakenly thought was the toilet."
How he hesitated worried me, though I doubted he'd lie to me.
Niall's POV:
I hated lying to her. I really did....
The truth was that I'd already made plans to meet the guys behind the school, more usage and this time no smoke in Luke's dorm.
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Luke held out bags of cocaine and other bags of blunts. I took two cokes and one full of blunts.
"Ah-ah-ah, one onl-" he stopped mid-sentence when I handed him a fifty. He stuffed it in his pocket, eyes wide, and handed me a third bag of cocaine.
"A little bit addicted, man?" Mark joked.
"Fuck off." I spat.
~
"Niall, you really need to stop that stuff" Blake sat down on his bed.
"Shut up, you had some too."
"I know but then I stopped when I thought about Jess,"
I looked at him as I sat down.
"... You're right." I thought about Cara and how we could have a future together. I imagined us married with two kids in a house... We're not gonna have a future if I keep smoking and doing drugs. I'm such an idiot.
"You're absolutely right. I'm finished with it." I grabbed the half bag of cocaine and gave it to Blake for him to throw out.
"I'm proud of you," Blake smiled. "Are you gonna tell Cara?"
"... No. It's best we don't. I can't risk her breaking up with me. Don't tell Jess either 'cause she will tell Cara!"
~
I took a shower and put on new clothes.
About two hours until lights out. I headed over to Cara's dorm.
"Hey babe," I greeted, pulling her into a tight hug.
"Hey, I finally got a laptop. I went out with Jess to buy one."
"Sorry, I should have went with you," I sat down on her bed.
"It's fine" she sat down beside me. "It's your birthday in two weeks" she reminded me.
"How'd you know that?" I asked. I never told her when my birthday was.
"Blake told me. Anyway what are you planning on doing?" She asked.
"I dunno. I'll probably go to Mullingar for a few days... Why don't you come with me?" She probably won't agree. She'll say we're moving too fast. I don't care I just want to be with her all the time.
"... To meet your family?"
"Yeah, it'll be a good laugh. I can show you around Mullingar and we can stay in my mums house? Thank God she'll only be there and not that asshole she was going out with."
She taught about it. "Yeah... Yeah i'll go, it'll be fun,"
"Really?!" I said excitedly. "That's great!" I hugged her. "But if you think we're moving too fast then-"
"No it's fine. I like it this way," she leaned in to kiss me but I stopped her.
"What's the problem?" She asked.
"... Before we go any further I have something to tell you... Don't get mad 'cause I wasn't even going to tell you... I'm telling you now so you can trust me... And I love you..."
"What is it?"
"... When I said I wasn't going to smoke again, I did but-"
"What the fuck Niall?!" she stood up.
"I told you if you smoked again we are finished!-"
"Please, listen-"
"No YOU listen, why did you lie to me? You promised me you wouldn't and you did." She folded her arms.
"I know i'm sorry." I put my head down.
"I gave that shit up for you. I gave it all to Blake to throw out. Honestly" I lifted my head up. "The lads were teasing me 'cause I have a girlfriend and they made me smoke it-"
"Who gives a fuck what those idiots say?! They are ruining their lives by doing that stuff and I''m not gonna let that happen to you. You are gonna leave this college by the end of the year with a Law degree. Your 'friends' aren't gonna get shit."
"Niall you're smarter and more mature than them." She sat back down beside me.
"Don't sink down to their level, you're better than that." She put her arm around me.
"I'm only telling you this because I care about you and I love you."
"... I love you too," I gave her a hug and kiss.
"And I swear, I'll never do anything like that again."
"I know you won't... Wanna watch a film, before lights out? on my BRAND NEW macbook?" She laughed.
"Yeah, go on Netflix and we'll choose a film," I said and she opened her laptop and we searched for a film.
"... The Conjuring that film looks class!" I said.
"yeah!" We laid down beside each other and began to watch the film.
~
I jumped a few times during the film, things kept popping up out of no where.
"Bastard," I said to the screen when something gave me a fright. Cara was laughing her ass off.
"What you laughing at?" I wrapped my arm around her and kissed her.
~
"That was so good, did you like it?" Cara asked.
"Yeah, wasn't too scary but I enjoyed it." I admitted as I sat up.
"Liar, you jumped about a hundred times," she laughed.
"Shut up," I smiled.
I noticed Cara was still wearing the necklace I bought her when we went on the movie date.
She sat up and noticed me staring.
"What are you looking at my boobs for?" She questioned.
"I'm not" I laughed. "I'm glad you're still wearing the necklace,"
"Of course. That reminds me, I got you something too." She walked over to her draw and pulled out a small black box. "I was gonna save it for your birthday but I wanna give it to you now," she smiled, handing me a small box.
I couldn't help but admire her thoughtfulness. I opened it and there sat, a silver Rolex watch. Rolex watches are mad expensive. I couldn't believe it. My facial expression surely showed how surprised I was.
"Holy shit," I tried it on and it fit perfect. "A Rolex! Thank you, babe!" I pulled her on top of me and gave her a big hug. I placed my hands on her hips.
"I see you like it," she giggled.
"Yeah, how did you get it? They're really expensive. Did you rob a bank?"
"Doesn't matter. You're always buying me stuff and I never get you anything..."
"You don't need to get me anything. You're all I need..." I said in a cheesy way and was surprised that she didn't laugh.
"... I love you" she said.
"I love you too, now gimme a kiss," I joked.