When Worlds Collide - A Zayn Malik Fanfic

29; Ice-cream, towels, and reluctant choices

**Hi everyone! Sorry this is so short, but sometimes there just has to be short chapters (when I have literally nothing else to write about..) and I apologise for making you wait milleniums for this update, but school is a bitch and keeps stealing me away o; Thanks again for reading!! xx**

Zayn

 

"Hey, Zayn," Carter grins at me as I enter Drama. He's sitting in his chair already.

"Hey, Carter," I nod, sitting down beside him. The kid's grown on me.

"What are you doing for your holidays?" He asks, turning to me.

I slump down in my chair, shrugging. "Nothing. I'm staying here."

His eyebrows crease. "You're staying here? Why?"

"No reason," I lie. I quickly change the subject. "How about you?"

"Oh, well, I don't really do much either," he responds. "I'm going home, though."

"Where's that?"

"Leeds."

I perk up a bit. "Hey, you're not too far from me!" I cry, a bit too enthusiastically.

"Do you live in Leeds too?"

"Nah, Bradford."

He smiles. "We went to Bradford once, I really liked it."

"Don't. It's shit," I reply. "So anyway, why did you come here if you live all the way in Leeds?"

"I'd ask you the same question."

"I asked you first," I taunt.

He laughs a little. "My parents thought I'd be better in this sort of environment." His eyes fall to his lap.

For a second or two I feel total sympathy for Carter. His parents sent him here and he still gets bullied. I admit, I don't usually get along with his type of people, but Carter's alright. Once you get to know him, he's different than you think. And we actually have a lot in common.

"I came here because I was expelled from every school in Bradford," I say, hoping to enlighten things a bit by taking the focus away from Carter.

He looks up and gives a solid smile. "You did? Really?"

I nod, a little proud.

"Woah! H-How did you do it? Is that even possible?"

I file my nails. "Great skill, my friend. Great skill."