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Song to play and repeat; Christina Aguilera (feat. Demi Lovato) - Fall In Line

(May 12, 2017 Wednesday 6:02 p.m.)
Niya's Pov//

"Who the hell is she?" A female voice says, immediately I pull my arms away from Grayson while he does the same to me.
"Babe, this is Niyah. She lives downstairs." He says to the girl.
"Oh, so your the one who got my boyfriend into that mess earlier," she fake smiles.
Of course... she's a bitch.
"If that's how you want to put it." I shrug.
"I'm sorry, what's you name again?" She asks.

"It's Jha'Niyah, but my friends call me Niyah." I step forward coming closer to her.
"Oh, well what are your intentions with my boyfriend Niyah-"
"I didn't say you can call me Niyah." She wants to be a bitch, I'll be a bitch back.
"You know how about we go to my room, and um, talk." Ethan basically pulls me away from her and to what I'm assuming is his room.
"So, what was that?" He closes the door.

"What was what?" I take a seat on the the bed. "You know, when you randomly hugged Grayson and thanked him. What happened today?"
"He stood up for me, earlier today. At the restaurant."
"How?" He asks.
"My boyfriend- I mean ex, he um, he showed up at the restaurant, when I saw him I said some things. Then he said some things and Grayson well, he punched him." I nod.

"Well that explains Hailey being her. She was clearly jealous. There seemed to be tension... between you two"
"She was being a bitch. I don't like bitches, I put them in their place."
"I... I don't disagree that she is a um a..-"
"That she's a bitch." I bluntly say.
"Pretty much." He chuckles.
"You seem to like her." I say.
"Well, I like how happy she makes my brother, I like how happy You make my brother." He comes and sits down beside me.

"Just your brother? I lift one eyebrow questionably. "Your right- I um, I like how happy you make me feel." He smiles.
"You've known me what? A week and we've had what three conversations?" I ask.
"And yet with each conversation I can't help but smile like an idiot." Maybe he isn't how I assume him to be. Maybe he's genuinely, good.

I find him looking at my lips. Like he's just wondering what'd they'd be like on mine. I can tell he wanted to kiss me earlier and I can tell now.
I know I can't though. I have to know, if he's genuinely good... or like the others. Even if he truly does mean well I could never be with him. I want and need to keep whatever the hell this is to be completely platonic.
"Hailey's gone." Ethan and I both turn our heads to see Grayson in the doorway.
"I should probably get going too." Getting up I walk towards the door.
"Wait, I thought you wanted to talk?" Grayson asks stopping me.

"Maybe tomorrow I just want to get back home. Really though thank you for earlier." I walk past him before I feel him gently grab my hand making me turn around.
"There's a tomorrow?" He asks smiling making me realize what I said since I've acted like they haven't existed this past week.
"Yeah, I guess there is." I smile.
"See you tomorrow, Grayson. You too Ethan." I say before walking to the door and leaving.

(May 12, 2017 Wednesday 6:29 p.m.)
Grayson's Pov//

"You like her." I say once I hear the door close letting me know Niyah's gone.
"Like who, you kinda gotta be specific." Ethan says annoying me on purpose.
"You know what I mean. You like Niyah." I know he does. I can tell by the way he looks at her.
"Okay, wow. Bold of you to assume like that. I just want to be her friend Grayson. Why would it be so bad if I did like her? Would it had made you wanna punch me too?" He asks.

I just roll my eyes at his question. "What are you trying to say?" I want to know what he's trying to imply.
"You know what I'm saying. You know exactly what I'm implying. I find it a little hard to believe you were being a 'friend' for her earlier when you punched her boyfriend-"
"Ex, her ex boyfriend." I cut him off.
"You and me both know you wouldn't do that for just anyone especially when you've only known them for just a week. So maybe I'm not the one that likes her. Get your shit together before you come for mine." He gets up and bumps past me on purpose going to the living room.

He's wrong, it's not like that. He's also right about how I did that for her, but that doesn't mean I like her. Does it? I have a girlfriend, I love Hailey. Niyah is just a friend, he needs to get that we both are just her friends.

(May 13, 2017 Thursday 8:06 a.m.)
Niyah's Pov//

I pull my hair up getting ready to go to the gym. It's been a while but I need to work off a bit of my built up stress. Grabbing my water bottle, my phone, and my AirPods I leave the apartment and head downstairs and walk to the gym. I open the door with my key card and get inside. It's empty, perfect. I put my AirPods in and go straight to the treadmill. It's how I like to start my workout off. Usually, Clair would come with me but when I tried to wake her up she just groaned at me. After running for a head over to and empty spot and start on my squats.

26, 27, 28, 29, suddenly I feel someone touch my waist. I gasp frighted and turn to see whose behind me.

"Grayson, what the hell?"
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