Her Name Is Alice
III
“I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it” —Alice.
♤ ♧ ♡ ♢
The show was amazing. Harry stood off the nerves as soon as he saw the fans, and we never did such a great show. We were celebrating with the crew backstage when I saw her, the Alice girl, with her mother.
She seemed as if she was being scolded, because her knees were bent together, her lips pouted as she stared at the floor and her mother showed her index finger with her other hand on her hip. It was the typical scolding look.
“Oooh, someone was naughty tonight!” Louis snickered.
“I wonder what she did.” I frowned.
“I hope nothing bad,” Niall frowned. “She was going to show us around.”
“Us?” Liam cocked an eyebrow.
“Zayn and I, but if you guys would like to come, its fine with me. We’ll just have to ask her.”
“She’s a bit weird, isn’t she?” Louis remarked.
“Who?” Harry asked as he joined us.
“Alice Kingsley,” I pointed at her. “She’s the daughter of Michelle, you know.”
“Kingsley,” Liam’s voice turned low. “You’ve got to be kidding me. She’s named just like the real Alice?”
“The real Alice is named Kingsley?” Niall frowned. “How weird.”
“She’s weird.” Louis snorted. “Like, awfully weird.”
“I think she’s a pretty bird.” Harry grinned.
“Too strange,” Louis shook his head. “I’m not coming, guys. I smell madness in here.”
“That’s kind of funny,” Liam smirked. “Because, in fact, everyone in Underland but Alice was mad. Turns out this is backwards, is it?”
“I’m not coming either,” Harry sighed. “I want to sleep.”
“I am,” Liam stared at the girl. “I wonder just how alike she is. And if she is, to which Alice?”
“Which Alice?” Niall turned to him.
“Yeah, as in, the Lewis Caroll Alice, the Walt Disney Alice, or the Tim Burton Alice.”
“This is confusing,” I put a hand on my forehead. “And anyway, she’s not that incredible.”
“I really like her,” Niall shrugged. “I mean, she’s very nice. Try not to think about how strange she is, but about what she really is saying, Zayn. Try to find the hidden message.”
“I think I’m going to test her,” Liam licked his lips, placing the water bottle he had been holding into Niall’s hands, walking up to her. “Come on, guys.”
“Oh, God, not him too…” I groaned, but followed him anyway.
Her mother had disappeared and she was sitting on one of the spare boxes, frowning at the floor. She looked up, though, as Liam approached her with a friendly smile. She gave back a dreamy one and started swinging her legs, much like a puppy’s tail when someone wants to play with them.
“Hello.” She greeted.
“Hello,” Liam grinned. “I don’t think we’ve been formally introduced to each other, as I don’t count that introduction in the dressing room. I’m Liam.”
Since when did Liam speak like that? Oh, yeah, that’s right. He was trying to play Alice in Wonderland. I couldn’t believe Niall and I were going with this. This was mental!
“I’m Alice.” She nodded.
“The Alice?” Liam smirked, and she narrowed her eyes, getting off the box.
“There’s been a debate about that.” she sighed, moving to the hallway.
Liam quickly followed her by her right, walking swiftly. I looked weird at him and Niall stared curiously at them. I wondered how the hell could these two keep their composure. I definitely wouldn’t, and I wasn’t. This was just stupid. This was some weird girl who happened to be named like Alice and be obsessed with Alice in Wonderland. Nothing else. She was mad, and she was strange. But still, I couldn’t say that I didn’t like her one bit.
“I never get involved in politics.” Liam responded, grinning at her widely.
Alice stared at him for a moment before placing her index finger in her chin, cocking her head to the side. She lurked her eyes around him and then turned to Niall and I, her eyes lingering on me more than anyone. She began to smile, biting her bottom lip and looking at Liam back again.
“You like to play games, uh, Liam?” she asked.
“I would very much rather sit and read, but I’m guessing that’s not something of your likes?” He questioned.
“Not much, no.”
“What happened before?” Niall put himself to her other side. “With you mother, was she harsh on you?”
I couldn’t believe it! Niall was following along too! They were all stupid for doing so. This girl was bonkers and I wouldn’t let her play with me like she was playing with my bandmates.
“What… happened…?” she asked, a frown settling on her features before she looked grumpily before her. “The thing is, that’s the trouble with me; I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it.”
“Maybe you should listen to yourself more often?” Niall offered.
“Perhaps,” she nodded. “But if I did, then who else would listen to themselves? I wouldn’t listen to anyone else if I only heard myself. It’s strange to think such thing could happen, but it has before and it scares me to no end.”
Niall looked at her with some kind of twinkle in his eye. I mistook it for love, but then I realized it wasn’t love. It was mischief. He was thinking, and he was thinking hard. Niall now was thinking of spending more time with this girl just to see when would she break out from that Alice persona she had created around herself.
This could only end bad.
♤ ♧ ♡ ♢
The show was amazing. Harry stood off the nerves as soon as he saw the fans, and we never did such a great show. We were celebrating with the crew backstage when I saw her, the Alice girl, with her mother.
She seemed as if she was being scolded, because her knees were bent together, her lips pouted as she stared at the floor and her mother showed her index finger with her other hand on her hip. It was the typical scolding look.
“Oooh, someone was naughty tonight!” Louis snickered.
“I wonder what she did.” I frowned.
“I hope nothing bad,” Niall frowned. “She was going to show us around.”
“Us?” Liam cocked an eyebrow.
“Zayn and I, but if you guys would like to come, its fine with me. We’ll just have to ask her.”
“She’s a bit weird, isn’t she?” Louis remarked.
“Who?” Harry asked as he joined us.
“Alice Kingsley,” I pointed at her. “She’s the daughter of Michelle, you know.”
“Kingsley,” Liam’s voice turned low. “You’ve got to be kidding me. She’s named just like the real Alice?”
“The real Alice is named Kingsley?” Niall frowned. “How weird.”
“She’s weird.” Louis snorted. “Like, awfully weird.”
“I think she’s a pretty bird.” Harry grinned.
“Too strange,” Louis shook his head. “I’m not coming, guys. I smell madness in here.”
“That’s kind of funny,” Liam smirked. “Because, in fact, everyone in Underland but Alice was mad. Turns out this is backwards, is it?”
“I’m not coming either,” Harry sighed. “I want to sleep.”
“I am,” Liam stared at the girl. “I wonder just how alike she is. And if she is, to which Alice?”
“Which Alice?” Niall turned to him.
“Yeah, as in, the Lewis Caroll Alice, the Walt Disney Alice, or the Tim Burton Alice.”
“This is confusing,” I put a hand on my forehead. “And anyway, she’s not that incredible.”
“I really like her,” Niall shrugged. “I mean, she’s very nice. Try not to think about how strange she is, but about what she really is saying, Zayn. Try to find the hidden message.”
“I think I’m going to test her,” Liam licked his lips, placing the water bottle he had been holding into Niall’s hands, walking up to her. “Come on, guys.”
“Oh, God, not him too…” I groaned, but followed him anyway.
Her mother had disappeared and she was sitting on one of the spare boxes, frowning at the floor. She looked up, though, as Liam approached her with a friendly smile. She gave back a dreamy one and started swinging her legs, much like a puppy’s tail when someone wants to play with them.
“Hello.” She greeted.
“Hello,” Liam grinned. “I don’t think we’ve been formally introduced to each other, as I don’t count that introduction in the dressing room. I’m Liam.”
Since when did Liam speak like that? Oh, yeah, that’s right. He was trying to play Alice in Wonderland. I couldn’t believe Niall and I were going with this. This was mental!
“I’m Alice.” She nodded.
“The Alice?” Liam smirked, and she narrowed her eyes, getting off the box.
“There’s been a debate about that.” she sighed, moving to the hallway.
Liam quickly followed her by her right, walking swiftly. I looked weird at him and Niall stared curiously at them. I wondered how the hell could these two keep their composure. I definitely wouldn’t, and I wasn’t. This was just stupid. This was some weird girl who happened to be named like Alice and be obsessed with Alice in Wonderland. Nothing else. She was mad, and she was strange. But still, I couldn’t say that I didn’t like her one bit.
“I never get involved in politics.” Liam responded, grinning at her widely.
Alice stared at him for a moment before placing her index finger in her chin, cocking her head to the side. She lurked her eyes around him and then turned to Niall and I, her eyes lingering on me more than anyone. She began to smile, biting her bottom lip and looking at Liam back again.
“You like to play games, uh, Liam?” she asked.
“I would very much rather sit and read, but I’m guessing that’s not something of your likes?” He questioned.
“Not much, no.”
“What happened before?” Niall put himself to her other side. “With you mother, was she harsh on you?”
I couldn’t believe it! Niall was following along too! They were all stupid for doing so. This girl was bonkers and I wouldn’t let her play with me like she was playing with my bandmates.
“What… happened…?” she asked, a frown settling on her features before she looked grumpily before her. “The thing is, that’s the trouble with me; I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it.”
“Maybe you should listen to yourself more often?” Niall offered.
“Perhaps,” she nodded. “But if I did, then who else would listen to themselves? I wouldn’t listen to anyone else if I only heard myself. It’s strange to think such thing could happen, but it has before and it scares me to no end.”
Niall looked at her with some kind of twinkle in his eye. I mistook it for love, but then I realized it wasn’t love. It was mischief. He was thinking, and he was thinking hard. Niall now was thinking of spending more time with this girl just to see when would she break out from that Alice persona she had created around herself.
This could only end bad.
3/26/13