Texting Styles / hs

Chapter 13

Lexi POV

I woke up this morning.

I checked the time. 7:00.

I checked the calendar. Wednesday, March 25, 2015.

I checked my phone. No new notifications.

Everything was normal.

Until - BAM - I did my annual One Direction Google search and I was met with the headline: Zayn Malik Quits One Direction! I screamed and dropped my phone.

Kate jerked awake. "What? What is it? Are we late for a class? Miss an exam? Wayyyyy overdue library book?"

Okay. None of my friends even tolerated the band, so I had to... alter my story. Not lie. Never lie.

"Oh, uh... Sorry. It's just, uh, nightmare."

It was a nightmare.

Kate nodded. "You good?"

"Yeah."

"Okay. Well. Since I'm awake, I'm going to head out. Would you like to come?"

"Um... No thanks. I've... Got some homework to finish."

She nodded. "Professor Leung?"

"Yes."

"Okay. See you in class."

I nodded.

Once she left, I headed over to the bureau and pulled out my old One Direction t-shirt, tugging it on with some skinny jeans. I knew I could get caught for being a Directioner, but right now, I just wanted to mope. Zayn actually left. Goodness.

I knew it was irrational, as Zayn wasn't even what's-his-name's favorite member, but I felt sad not only because my favorite was gone, but because it felt like one of the last connections I had to my old friend were being snapped.

Normal 22 year old my ass.

At that moment, I hated everything. I hated my old friends for not being here anymore, I hated my new friends for not being able to understand the real me, Killian for being my boyfriend instead of Him, myself for being an idiot, Zayn for leaving, Louis, Liam, Niall, and Harry for letting him go, and Him for taking things too fast.

I had to talk to someone.

But who?

Without even thinking, I knew.

I couldn't text him. Even if I wanted to, I'd deleted his number, and I'd gotten a new phone since then.

So I got my sparkly blue pen out, and a piece of blank white paper.

March 25, 2015

Hey. It's Lexi here. I know it's been about 3 years
since we last exchanged words, butI just wanted to talk to
you. I mean, with Zayn dropping out of the band, I
figured you'd need someone to talk to. I know how much
you love that band... but hey. At least it wasn't Harry.
I've still been listening to them. Did you know that I'd
be obsessed? Probably. Zayn was always my favorite, but
recently I've had a soft spot for Harry. Maybe it's
because I've been thinking of you lately. I don't know.
So much has happened in these past few years. I'm a
college sophomore now. At Harvard. Bet you didn't
think I had that in me. I'm dating my old friend
Killian... sometimes I wonder if you would've been as
good a boyfriend as him. I guess we'll never know, though.
I'm sure you've forgotten about me by now. Anyway, I
just wanted to let you know that Harry Styles is still a
womanizer. But he's a cute womanizer, so it's okay, I
guess. He seems like a decent guy. Alright. Well,
goodbye old friend. I never did say goodbye before.

Lexi

And I felt better.