Chapter 16

{AN. sry I've had writers block..:)}

ZAYN'S POV

I told my best friend I loved her 17 days ago. She's ignored me for 17 whole days. She's never not spoken to me. Perrie has been around a lot though, and Macey isn't really a fan of Perrie since she partially took me away from her. Perrie and I started dating right after high school, and I spent loads of time with her and none with Macey. She was so pissed off at her it wasn't okay.

I guess I was staring into space because Perrie ran brushed her fingers through my hair and said,"Whatcha thinkin about, babe?"

I nearly wince when she calls me babe. It makes me think about Macey. and when and where she first called me babe. It was when her and Perrie were fighting... she came up behind me and hugged me and said,"You're my babe. I don't care what she says."

"Zayn, what's up? You've been massively weird lately," she says with her legs crossed. Macey sits like that. Criss-cross-applesauce as she said.

"Nothing," I shake off.

"I know you. Tell me, Zayn Javvad Malik, right now," she gives me a dead look.

"it's just Macey. I'm worried about her. Louis killed himself." I say.

"You don't think..." she begins.

"No, she wouldn't. but Lou meant a ton to her," I shrug.

She sits there and reads her magazine.

My phone buzzed. -oh my God. it's Macey.

"I gotta go to the bathroom," I hurry.

I jump up and lock myself in the bathroom, preparing to see what the message conceived.

Macey// Hey babe.! look okay, this is super awko, but I know it hurts to have someone you love not text you back. I'm super sorry. Zayn.. I just wanna be friends. Even if it means we stop calling each other Babe. I'm legit so sorry. I love you Zayn.

My fingers dance around the trying to decipher what to reply with.

Me// I'm not going to stop loving you.

Macey// then good-bye

Me// don't leave me

Macey// that's my only choice. we won't ever be a bit more than friends. I'm sorry Zaynie.

Zaynie hit me in the heart. She called me that after I beat up Tom for her.

"thank you zaynie..." I can still remember the tone of greatfulness I'm her voice right before she hugged me.

"You okay in there baby?" she calls.

"Yeah... I'm fine," I say as loudly as I'm able to.

I'm not fine. I just lost my best friend. The only person I have always had there for me. She's gone.

MACEY'S POV

I know I just hurt Zayn, but he can't love me. I love Niall-and Lou. Zayn is my best friend. Nothing more. I didn't want to stop being his friend, but that was the only choice I had.

"You did the right thing, Mace," Louis' voice sounds in my mind.

"Then why am I hurting?" I think.

"You're Human baby. " he says.

"Is that really you?" I shock through my brain.

"No Macey. I'm dead, remember?" he says.

I am truly crazy.