Kapitel 32 - Fall, Justin Bieber
„Bye Mel!“, hörde jag från lite olika ställen. Jag skrattade för mig själv, och vände om för att gå in i studion. De var för härliga människor. Trots att jag hade känt de så kort tid, kändes det som om jag redan började älska dem. Precis när jag skulle stänga dörren hörde jag Zayn ropa:
„Mel!“
Jag stack ut huvudet genom dörren.
„Yeah?“
„Wanna come to our place tonight? We’re gonna watch some movies and stuff.“
Jag tänkte efter några sekunder, och nickade sen glatt.
„Sure.“
Liams POV
Me and Mel quickly flew apart at the sound of Keiths voice. I saw her standing up and answering his question, but noticed she didn’t without difficulties. Her cheeks had a reddish tint, and she seemed a little bit woozy.
She stood up and walked away. I heard her saying bye, and how the other boys answered her in chorus. How Zayn exchanged a few words with her before she finally got into the studio. I slowly stood up to replace myself in the sofa - where I had been sitting before... yeah, that happened. But it wasn’t a good idea to stand up. I still felt dizzy from before, and had to grab the edge of the green sofa I was standing behind. I heard Louis chuckle from underneath the table. His head was outside of it and staring at me.
„Howya doin man? What happened there behind the sofa?“
I felt myself blushing.
„Nothing.“
„I think Li’s a bit in love“, I suddenly heard from behind the pillows of the sofa. I lifted one of them and found Harry.
„Or maybe more than a bit“, Niall half-sung from the opposite sofa. I felt I had to do something to defend myself.
„Shut up! I’m not...“
Louis - who now had now crept out of his shelter - started to pinch my cheeks with a cheeky grin.
„Yeah? So why is he blushing then huh?“
I stood up.
„I’m gonna get some fresh air. Bye.“
Before they could say anything more, I ran towards the corridor which led to the rooftop. As soon as I reached the door at the end of the corridor I swung it open and made my way upstairs.
As I walked sat up there on the bench and looked out over London, who bathed in the light of the noon-sun, I thought about what they said before.
„I think Li’s a bit in love.“
„Shut up. I’m not...“
But how much I ever tried to deny it - to myself and to others - I knew too well that nothing of it was true.
The truth was I’d been falling for her since the first time we bumped into eachother on Starbucks that day almost three weeks ago. I was so deeply in love with her it hurted. It was the kind of love that made me feel like my heart was just about to beat right out of my chest. The kind of love that made me feel like the happiest person in the whole world - but still like the most insecure.
I couldn’t look away from reality anymore.
Just pretend reality is her. That will make it easier.
I smiled to myself.
„You really like her, don’t ya?“
I turned to Zayn, who had come to sit beside me on the bench. I sighed, and let my eye long on something far, far away.
„I guess so.“
He pat me on the shoulder.
„You shouldn’t be afraid, you know. She definitly likes you too.“
I looked up on him, sceptical.
„I don’t think she does.“
He chuckled.
„Hm. So why is she blushing every time she’s near you?“
I didn’t know if I should believe him or not, so I just stayed silent. He smiled.
„Anyway, I invited her to our place tonight. We’ll be having a movienight.“
I stared at him with an open mouth. He laughed.
„Let’s go.“
