The Chosen One
Secrets Unraveling
Chapter 17: Secret Unraveling
The plane ride was rather quick to Philadelphia. When we landed Zayn and Louis said their goodbyes to Perrie and Eleanor. They would be on tour with us fairly soon. I thought it would be nice to have some more people to talk to on tour besides Lacey, and of course the boys.
We were all extremely tired when the SUV finally dropped us back off at the concert venue. It was strange not even be hearing the faint screams of girls. It was late though. The other four boys waved or hugged me goodnight as they stumbled onto their tour bus.
Louis yawned saying, “See you tommoooorow Maddie.”
I chuckled under my breath and waved as he shut the RV door.I then turned to find Harry standing behind me, although I was not surprised. I was used to the sweet gentlemen he was always walking me to my, “door,” to say goodnight properly.
He held out his arm for me to grab, “Shall we?”
I smiled and wrapped my arm around his, “We shall.”
It was a silent walk trying to find where my bus was. It was a happy silence though. The day’s events kept replaying through my head. Everything was perfect. We had serious talks about our families, we laughed, we shared an amazing moment in Time Square, and I just got to see all the sides of him that make him so amazing.
We were standing in front of my bus when he took my hands with his, brought them up to his face, and gently kissed my knuckles. His eyes looked from my hands down to meet my gaze.
“Mads, today was so perfect. I couldn’t think of anyone else I would have had a better day with.”
I blushed slightly and looked down to the ground as I slowly spoke, “Surely… you can. I’m… sure… you and the boys would have been up to some sort of mischievous fun… without me.”
He chuckled and dropped my hands and wrapped his arms around my waist. “Perhaps, but it would have been a completely different sort of fun. When I am with you… everything just makes me so happy. I just… want to give you the world Mads. You’ve stolen my heart.”
My eyes shot up to lock on his. His dimples were very prominent.
A tear of joy was welling up in the corner of my eye as I asked, “I have?”
He nodded his head slowly bringing his face down next to my ear and whispered, “Do you think you will ever give it back to me?”
I giggled a little before whispering back, “Never in your wildest dreams.” I kissed him on the cheek before leaving him only with that last statement.
I crawled onto the tour bus I had grown so accustomed to. In that moment, I was even comfortable enough to call it home. Everything was so perfect. Maybe it was too perfect. I fell asleep with ease, playing back Harry’s words through my head.
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The next morning came too quickly when I was shaken awake suddenly by none other than Lacey. “Maddie! Maddie! You have to wake up! You have to see this!”
My eyes slowly opened as I groggily asked, “What’s going on?”
She practically shouted, “Your secret is out!”
I sat up quickly in my bed, nearly smacking my head on the top bunk. “What? ….About me and Harry? When did this happen? How did you know?”
She shook her head and replied, “I have no idea where the story originated, but it’s all over everything now, and there are pictures.”
My eyes were definitely wide by then, “Pictures? Harry was in disguise practically the whole day!”
She shoved a phone in face. There it was a picture of Harry and me leaving our secret alley, without his Marcel glasses. You could definitely tell it was Harry. I recalled his curly hair had started to return from its gelled position by the end of the night, and the outfit couldn’t hide the fact of who he was.
I looked at Lacey as I handed her back her phone, “Have they figured it out that this is me yet?”
She shook her head yet again and I was only slightly relieved. She continued on, “It’s only a matter of time though. One Direction has a ton of interviews today. Surely the topic will arise at some point. Maddie, how could you be so careless?”
"I didn’t think we were. That was the very end of the night. I didn’t think anything would happen." I barely recalled taking off his glasses… Lacey was right… how could I be so stupid?
I sat there in disbelief. I didn’t want to believe that our secret was out. I didn’t want things to change. What was Harry going to say about me? Half of me wanted him to just tell everyone is was me, while the other half wanted him to deny the whole thing. Then another thought popped into my head… and I was suddenly afraid to check the internet.
I shakily reached over for my phone and clicked the Twitter icon. I tapped “Harry Styles.” He had recently tweeted, “Show in Phili tonight! Hope to see you all there! Xx” I clicked it and began to scroll through the replies. My jaw dropped at all the awful things people were saying…. unknowingly now, about me.
@Harry_Styles “When I find out who this dumb chick with Harry is, I am going to kill her.”
@Harry_Styles “Harry, that girl is so disgusting! Pick me!”
@Harry_Styles “I am going to slap that bitch.”
@Harry Styles “That whore doesn’t deserve you!”
@Harry_Styles “She is a slut!”
@Harry_Styles “If you are dating that ugly girl, I will just die.”
There were so many more and I couldn’t get myself to stop scrolling. Lacey had to pry the phone from my fingers. I was appalled and deeply hurt. I sat there, frozen. Soon, someone was going to leak that that girl who they were all referring to… was me.
A mix of emotions rushed through me. I was sad that people would say such horrid things without even knowing me. I was scared of what they would say when my name came up. Most importantly, I was still worried what Harry was going to do. There were now so many questions. Would Harry stick up for me? Would he brush it off? I didn’t know what I wanted to happen. Could I even see myself with him anymore with all that hate directed towards me all the time? Would it ever go away? I then began to realize and feel that I was just so… average.Then there was Harry.... who was is genuine, caring, hilarious, and amazingly talented guy. Maybe they were right. Maybe I didn’t deserve him? I could sense everything that felt so perfect falling away from me and changing. I so desperately wanted to hold onto everything so my life could go back to the way it was only just a day before.
The plane ride was rather quick to Philadelphia. When we landed Zayn and Louis said their goodbyes to Perrie and Eleanor. They would be on tour with us fairly soon. I thought it would be nice to have some more people to talk to on tour besides Lacey, and of course the boys.
We were all extremely tired when the SUV finally dropped us back off at the concert venue. It was strange not even be hearing the faint screams of girls. It was late though. The other four boys waved or hugged me goodnight as they stumbled onto their tour bus.
Louis yawned saying, “See you tommoooorow Maddie.”
I chuckled under my breath and waved as he shut the RV door.I then turned to find Harry standing behind me, although I was not surprised. I was used to the sweet gentlemen he was always walking me to my, “door,” to say goodnight properly.
He held out his arm for me to grab, “Shall we?”
I smiled and wrapped my arm around his, “We shall.”
It was a silent walk trying to find where my bus was. It was a happy silence though. The day’s events kept replaying through my head. Everything was perfect. We had serious talks about our families, we laughed, we shared an amazing moment in Time Square, and I just got to see all the sides of him that make him so amazing.
We were standing in front of my bus when he took my hands with his, brought them up to his face, and gently kissed my knuckles. His eyes looked from my hands down to meet my gaze.
“Mads, today was so perfect. I couldn’t think of anyone else I would have had a better day with.”
I blushed slightly and looked down to the ground as I slowly spoke, “Surely… you can. I’m… sure… you and the boys would have been up to some sort of mischievous fun… without me.”
He chuckled and dropped my hands and wrapped his arms around my waist. “Perhaps, but it would have been a completely different sort of fun. When I am with you… everything just makes me so happy. I just… want to give you the world Mads. You’ve stolen my heart.”
My eyes shot up to lock on his. His dimples were very prominent.
A tear of joy was welling up in the corner of my eye as I asked, “I have?”
He nodded his head slowly bringing his face down next to my ear and whispered, “Do you think you will ever give it back to me?”
I giggled a little before whispering back, “Never in your wildest dreams.” I kissed him on the cheek before leaving him only with that last statement.
I crawled onto the tour bus I had grown so accustomed to. In that moment, I was even comfortable enough to call it home. Everything was so perfect. Maybe it was too perfect. I fell asleep with ease, playing back Harry’s words through my head.
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The next morning came too quickly when I was shaken awake suddenly by none other than Lacey. “Maddie! Maddie! You have to wake up! You have to see this!”
My eyes slowly opened as I groggily asked, “What’s going on?”
She practically shouted, “Your secret is out!”
I sat up quickly in my bed, nearly smacking my head on the top bunk. “What? ….About me and Harry? When did this happen? How did you know?”
She shook her head and replied, “I have no idea where the story originated, but it’s all over everything now, and there are pictures.”
My eyes were definitely wide by then, “Pictures? Harry was in disguise practically the whole day!”
She shoved a phone in face. There it was a picture of Harry and me leaving our secret alley, without his Marcel glasses. You could definitely tell it was Harry. I recalled his curly hair had started to return from its gelled position by the end of the night, and the outfit couldn’t hide the fact of who he was.
I looked at Lacey as I handed her back her phone, “Have they figured it out that this is me yet?”
She shook her head yet again and I was only slightly relieved. She continued on, “It’s only a matter of time though. One Direction has a ton of interviews today. Surely the topic will arise at some point. Maddie, how could you be so careless?”
"I didn’t think we were. That was the very end of the night. I didn’t think anything would happen." I barely recalled taking off his glasses… Lacey was right… how could I be so stupid?
I sat there in disbelief. I didn’t want to believe that our secret was out. I didn’t want things to change. What was Harry going to say about me? Half of me wanted him to just tell everyone is was me, while the other half wanted him to deny the whole thing. Then another thought popped into my head… and I was suddenly afraid to check the internet.
I shakily reached over for my phone and clicked the Twitter icon. I tapped “Harry Styles.” He had recently tweeted, “Show in Phili tonight! Hope to see you all there! Xx” I clicked it and began to scroll through the replies. My jaw dropped at all the awful things people were saying…. unknowingly now, about me.
@Harry_Styles “When I find out who this dumb chick with Harry is, I am going to kill her.”
@Harry_Styles “Harry, that girl is so disgusting! Pick me!”
@Harry_Styles “I am going to slap that bitch.”
@Harry Styles “That whore doesn’t deserve you!”
@Harry_Styles “She is a slut!”
@Harry_Styles “If you are dating that ugly girl, I will just die.”
There were so many more and I couldn’t get myself to stop scrolling. Lacey had to pry the phone from my fingers. I was appalled and deeply hurt. I sat there, frozen. Soon, someone was going to leak that that girl who they were all referring to… was me.
A mix of emotions rushed through me. I was sad that people would say such horrid things without even knowing me. I was scared of what they would say when my name came up. Most importantly, I was still worried what Harry was going to do. There were now so many questions. Would Harry stick up for me? Would he brush it off? I didn’t know what I wanted to happen. Could I even see myself with him anymore with all that hate directed towards me all the time? Would it ever go away? I then began to realize and feel that I was just so… average.Then there was Harry.... who was is genuine, caring, hilarious, and amazingly talented guy. Maybe they were right. Maybe I didn’t deserve him? I could sense everything that felt so perfect falling away from me and changing. I so desperately wanted to hold onto everything so my life could go back to the way it was only just a day before.
Notes
Can't believe it's been a week since I last updated!... and this chapter I am not super proud of...Sorry, it's a lot shorter than the other chapters too!
The next one will be a lot more intense/ dramatic... also longer!
If you comment, subscribe, and rate I will definitely update sooner. It's hard to keep it going if I don't know if people even care about it or what they are liking/not liking... (So I love feedback!)
Love you guys who have stuck with it though! :)
-Jen
11/16/13