It Ended With An "Oops" And "Hi"

[ 18 ] Crashing Down

Date Published: Monday, July 3rd, 2017

Word Count: 2791

Song: Crazy For You by Hedley

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Wednesday, July 30th, 2016

8:11am

Louis and Liam walked into math class the next morning. Despite having a brawl with Mark the night before, Louis wasn't feeling too sore. Maybe it was because he was still radiating with happiness, or maybe it was the fact that Liam gave him some pain medicine to help with the aching. Either way, Louis was feeling great.

"So are we still on for the movie tonight?" Liam asked, as the two friends sat down at their desks.

"About that, are you sure you want me to come, I don't want to bother you and your boyfriend," Louis teased.

"Not my boyfriend-"

"Not yet."

"Anyways," Liam said, rolling his eyes, "Of course I want you to come."

"The thing is, I sort of want to go to work," Louis mumbled.

"What? Why?"

"Because, we need the money," Louis admitted.

Liam paused for a minute, trying to think of a solution to keep Louis happy, but also get Louis and Harry together.

"Would it be alright if we go after work then? I mean, your family should be alright, with, you know..." Liam trailed off.

"I guess it would be alright. But I would still need to pick up the girls and make them dinner. Shit, I might have to go grocery shopping for them too," Louis responded.

"Or we could just grab them some Chinese food," the taller lad suggested.

"Liam, you can't just buy things for my family, we aren't a charity case," Louis whispered angrily, not wanting to draw attention to their conversation.

"I'm not trying to make you feel bad, I'm just trying to help a friend out. I didn't realize how bad your financial situation was, and I want to be able to help you. You are practically my brother, and I can't just sit here and watch all of this happen to you."

Louis smiled genuinely at his best friend, before standing up and giving Liam a hug. Even though it was quite awkward because Liam was still sitting, they still understood how important Liam's gesture was to Louis.

"Can you make me a deal Louis?" Liam asked.

"Depends," the blue-eyed boy responded suspiciously.

"Let me help you out a bit. Some days I can buy dinner for you guys, or help out with some expenses, or ma-"

"Not a chance."

"Listen Tommo. We both know that I have quite a bit of money. The only reason I work is so we can hang out. But you can pay me back in the future, but for now just let me help," Liam reasoned, although he had no intention of letting Louis pay him back.

"I don't know Payno, but thanks anyways."

Liam opened his mouth to protest, but the bell rang and their teacher, Mrs. Bellson, started with the lesson.

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1:59pm

"Hey lads," Carl greeted, as Louis and Liam entered the shop.

"Carl, it's been a while," Louis said, hugging the man.

"I was caught up watching The Great British Bake Off. The season finale is next week, and I had to catch up on what I missed," Carl said, chuckling.