Unbreak Me

★ CHAPTER ELEVEN ★

ZAYN

Monday came slower than I expected it to. The school was mostly empty like it always was at early hours of the morning. I gathered some stuff from my locker and headed to the conference room.

Anas and Zeeshan sat on the couch at the left and while Anas seemed to be fast asleep, Zeeshan was stuffing a hash brown into his mouth. Silently, I walked to the table and grabbed one of the many hash browns lying on the table.

Zeeshan's eyes lifted from his phone to glare at me. "That was mine,"
I shrugged, kicking Anas's leg once. His eyes lazily snapped open and he grinned when he saw two equally moody guys staring at him in disdain.

"Let's get this meeting done and over with," Zeesh piqued up, throwing his phone on the table in front.

I nodded, taking a seat.

. . .

I needed to up my game. Till now, all I'd done was be a jerk to Leia and threaten her like we were in kindergarten. Already four days were wasted. It might have something to do with the fact that I was chickening out . . .

Nobody could blame me. I felt like a jackass, doing what I planned on doing.

I can do it, I told myself. I could most certainly become heartless and break someone's heart like they'd broken mine. Except, Leia wasn't just anyone. She was . . .

Different.

My friend.

I had a connection with her. Even amidst the events of the past week, I had felt that connection. It was blazing and alive.

But I would do this, nonetheless.

Wouldn't I?

"You wanted to see me?" Leia drags out the words, standing in front of me with her school uniform crinkled and too big. It was also slightly see-through . . .

I willed myself to keep my eyes to her face and not wander. I wasn't a creep usually but something about Leia had always enchanted me. Except, we were older now and there was a very different kind of enchantment coursing through me.

She looks sick, I forced the thought. She's too thin. Too. . .

Okay. I had nothing more. She was simply . . . perfect.

And I was starting to sound like a lunatic.

Leia pointedly cleared her throat.

And I realised where my eyes were.

Damn. Me.

I regained my composure, motioning for her to take a seat. She raised her brows, eyeing the classroom. It was break time and students weren't allowed inside. Except when the student body had a meeting or . . . you know, they had to call in on an important discussion.

Which was what this was. An important, professional discussion.

Who was I even kidding?

I wanted to talk to her. So I was going to.

Try to stop me.

"Please sit down," I said gently, shocked at my tone. It was like going through this all over again. Talking to a sweet girl like Leia. Going crazy for said sweet girl.

Except, she wasn't being so sweet anymore. "I think I'll stand, thank you. What did you want to say?" She crossed her arms across her chest and stared right at me, gaze unflinching. As if she didn't feel this crackling radiation between us.