Switched | Zayn Malik AU

Latch

Constance's POV.

I woke up with a terrible headache. Also, I felt like I wanted to decapitate my stuffed toys and dolls. Yes, I still have my old stuffed toys and dolls, I keep them in a special shelf and Maria cleans it every once in a while.

As a child I was spoiled. I wasn't one to seek attention from my parents, but Liam was. My parents always give me attention that I do not deserve. I haven't been a good child, but they kept on buying things I don't really want, or need. Never have I once cried for not getting the things that I want. Even when I was young I knew what was right for me. I knew I have more than enough.

I went down and smelled waffles. I sat down the dining table and waited for the food.

"Good morning, Stace. Why are you up so early?" My mom said.

"Headache." I said, rubbing my head.

"Again? How many times have you had a headache for the past few weeks? Do you wanna go to the doctor?" My mom said, panicking.

"No, Mom. The past headaches were probably because I was experiencing a hangover. Now it's probably just PMS." I didn't drink anything last night, neither did Zayn. Well, not while I was there.

"Hangover?"

"Psh, come on, Mom, don't pretend like you know nothing. You knew I was sneaking out of the house every once in a while!" See? My mom tolerates my mistakes. She loves me too much.

"Okay, but I'm just letting you know that getting you grounded isn't much help. I'm giving you back your iPhone."

"Really? Really really really?" I said, excitedly.

"Yes, really. If you're going to go somewhere, at least call me! You're back on postpaid now, so no more excuses." Yes! Finally! For the past month I've been sneaking into her room to exchange my two phones because my spare phone was on prepaid. I don't even know where she got that phone. They don't exist in LA! She thought that grounding me would keep me from having fun. She was wrong. I went out almost every week with Georgie, trying to enjoy summer.

One time when my parents (mom and Paul, her boyfriend) were out on a business trip, we went to Miami and my mom came home a bit earlier than expected. When I came back... Boom. I'm "grounded for until she says so" because of my "unacceptable behavior".

"Anyway," she continues, "About that dinner with Harry tonight?"

Oh My God that was tonight?

"Do you think I should cook up some pasta? or should I just..."

She kept talking but I wasn't listening anymore. I was going to have dinner with Harry Styles!!!

I just nodded at everything she just said. I finished my breakfast as fast as I can and ran up the stairs to call Gerogie.

"George? Harry's gonna come over tonight to eat dinner with my parents!!!" I said while jumping up and down.

"What? But Louis said Matty gave you tickets for tonight...?" Oh fuck! I forgot about the festival!

I couldn't cancel on Harry anymore, and I'm pretty sure my mom likes him, I wouldn't want to disappoint her. This has got to be one of the biggest dilemmas I've ever faced in my life. Ever.

"What should I do??? Holy shit I'm so torn right now. I want Harry to come over but I also want to go to the festival... That's right! I gotta go George bye!!!" This happens everytime I face a crisis in my life. I run to George. She doesn't really help much. She's just always beside me, supporting my every decision. But I'm always the one who comes up with solutions, even to her problems. But it's not such a big deal for me, our bestfriendship's passed the test of time. We both know that we're never going to leave each other's side.