"Because She's My Best Friend..."
London Bridge
HERE I am. Back in my hometown. Heathrow airport. Touchdown. I can see tons of girls waiting outside at the waiting area, shouting, chanting the names of the celebrities they are waiting. They also brought along some customised banners with their favourite celebrities on it. But I'm not sure who cause there's quite a lot of it. Heathrow is quite popular after LAX. I walked out of the terminal, walking to the luggage drop to take my bags. I walked over to the security checkpoint. Once I'm done, I went searching for Kate at the waiting area.
While waiting, I saw some very familiar faces walking out from the terminal. Before any of them could see my face, I saw Kate coming towards me, with her big hug. "Hi Kate!", I half-shouted excitedly and hugged her. "My gosh! You're back!", she hugged me tighter. "Let's go now. They are a lot of people here. Traffic in London, you know", I said, trying not to let Kate see who's at the terminal. "Hey wait- The boys are here. You don't want to see them first?", she asked and waved at one of the boys. 'Too late, Stella... Way too late...', I mumbled and by that time, almost all of them are waving at Kate, except him, who's constantly watching me. Before they could approach us, I dragged Kate to her car that she parked nearby. "Okay, okay chill now let me please take your bags and we can go", she said and took my bags and placed them in the back seats.
"How was the flight? Was it fun? Boring?- oh wait", she asked and sneaked out her phone from the side pocket of her jeans and typed something, probably a text message. "Flight was fun because I got to sleep for quite a long time to replace some of my sleepless nights", I replied.
"Sleepless nights? Sounds depressing right there".
"Sort of... I don't know. Senior year affection maybe?".
"No such thing, Stella, no such thing".
"Whatever", I chuckled.
We stopped at the nearby store to buy some instant pizzas. Kate will be staying with me for the next weeks to accompany me at my apartment. I will only be back in LA maybe a few days or maybe a day before my graduation day. That's what I've promised my parents and Sam, even though the truth is, I haven't book the return ticket yet.
We finally arrived at my apartment, my favourite place to chill even though I barely spend my time there. After arranging my bags in my room, I went to the living room to see Katte with two glasses of plum flavoured juices on the table with a ready made cheesy chicken pizza. I turned on the tv and saw Harry's face in one of the gossip programmes. I flipped to another channel, mumbling about the gossips nowadays. "Saw your blog posts", Kate said, eating her pizza and continued, "Still disappointed?". I nodded as in, 'yes I am still disappointed...' Seconds later, the door bell rang and Kate hurriedly get up from the kitchen counter and walked to the door. "Hold on a seconds!", she shouted at the door. "Wey hey!", a very familiar voice shouted. I jumped out from the couch and walked to the door. "Wha- What?!", I frozed. I saw five familiar boys standing in front of me, smiling and waving at me. There's Harry. Looking at me, peacefully. "Hi boys!", I said. "Hi babe", Liam said. "You didn't tell us that you're in London?", Louis asked. "You know how secretive I am, right?", I replied and we walked to the living room. I still feel uncomfortable. He's staring at me. 'Uh...'
I approached Kate in the kitchen who's happily singing. She looks very happy while I am very still very irritated with her. Kate just got into trouble. A very serious trouble right now.
"You didn't tell me they are coming?!".
"Will you even allow them to come? Look, you and Harry really need to talk. Seriously, babe".
"No".
"Whatever you say then but listen, one day, you still have to okay. Now, let's go out there and enjoy the night okay? Smile widely!".
I sighed. We were watching a movie that I am not sure what's the title is while eating some pizzas. We laughed so hard. We talked about a lot of stuffs especially after the movie has finished. I excused myself and walked to the balcony. I took out my phone and scrolled through my contact list and called Sam. "Hiya!", I heard Sam answered. "Gosh, Sam. I don't want to die young, dude", I replied. "Where are you? Is Kate there?", he asked and Harry surprisingly stood next to me at the balcony.
"Yeah, Kate's going to stay with me here", I replied, ignoring Harry who's sitting on the chair behind me. "Take care of yourself and I know Harry's there. Talk to him. Its about time. Alright?- Hey I got to go now. I need to shower. Mum and Dad asked me out for dinner. Feeling so good but boring without you though, baby sister", he said. "Yeah- Okay then- Bye love back", and I declined the call. "You didn't tell me you're back in London?" Harry asked and stood up next to me. "Well, even if you know about it, what would you like to do?", I calmed myself down, answering his question. "I can take you out often though", he replied, smiling. "Keep dreaming, curly", I replied, smiling widely and walked inside. I sat next to Zayn. That night, we talked a lot about LA. Everything seems to be so normal. I feel good. But I still have to tell him soon.
The next day, Kate and I decided to check out te stores along Oxford street. We stopped by at Primark and I bought some of the new designed blouses and dresses. We also stopped by at Saint Laurent. I tried out a new pair of pump shoes and checked out some new edition clutches. When I looked out, I saw a group of paparazzi opposite the street, chasing... Mr Styles. Celebrity life I guess? I walked to the counter and paid for the pump shoes and then approached Kate at her car. "Starbucks?", she asked. "Sounds so good! My treat, your ride", I replied. She drove to the nearby Starbucks.
I ordered two grande cups of Java Chip Frap. Kate sat at the corner of the store, the corner of privacy in the store. My phone buzzed.
FROM: DYLAN (AT&T)
Got your letter. I understand but I still need to see you and you still have to explain everything, clearly. Perhaps we can still be friends right? love x
FROM: STELLA (O2 UK)
TO: DYLAN (AT&T)
Glad you understood, and of course. Yes, friends. Love back x
'Pheww...' Few moments later, someone surprisingly sat next to me. "Hey! Can I please please join you guys. Those guys out there are nuts!", he said. "You've already joined us, dude. Promise us that we won't get in any trouble, then its fine", Kate said. He nodded. He took a sip of his coffee and looked at me, smiling. Giving me that charming look that still and used to be my favourite look. We talked about a lot of stuffs, laughing and giggling but I decided to stay silent when Harry begun talking about a blog that he has been following for so long. Then, he excused himself after sitting with Kate and I for about an hour. Kate and I made our way to Kate's car and drove back home.
When we arrived at my apartment, I saw bouquet of roses in front my the door. I picked the blue and red roses up. These are my favourite flowers. I saw a card in between the flowers that says 'I was so stuupid for letting you go but I know you're still the one....'. I smiled, very wide as I saw the name written on it...
While waiting, I saw some very familiar faces walking out from the terminal. Before any of them could see my face, I saw Kate coming towards me, with her big hug. "Hi Kate!", I half-shouted excitedly and hugged her. "My gosh! You're back!", she hugged me tighter. "Let's go now. They are a lot of people here. Traffic in London, you know", I said, trying not to let Kate see who's at the terminal. "Hey wait- The boys are here. You don't want to see them first?", she asked and waved at one of the boys. 'Too late, Stella... Way too late...', I mumbled and by that time, almost all of them are waving at Kate, except him, who's constantly watching me. Before they could approach us, I dragged Kate to her car that she parked nearby. "Okay, okay chill now let me please take your bags and we can go", she said and took my bags and placed them in the back seats.
"How was the flight? Was it fun? Boring?- oh wait", she asked and sneaked out her phone from the side pocket of her jeans and typed something, probably a text message. "Flight was fun because I got to sleep for quite a long time to replace some of my sleepless nights", I replied.
"Sleepless nights? Sounds depressing right there".
"Sort of... I don't know. Senior year affection maybe?".
"No such thing, Stella, no such thing".
"Whatever", I chuckled.
We stopped at the nearby store to buy some instant pizzas. Kate will be staying with me for the next weeks to accompany me at my apartment. I will only be back in LA maybe a few days or maybe a day before my graduation day. That's what I've promised my parents and Sam, even though the truth is, I haven't book the return ticket yet.
We finally arrived at my apartment, my favourite place to chill even though I barely spend my time there. After arranging my bags in my room, I went to the living room to see Katte with two glasses of plum flavoured juices on the table with a ready made cheesy chicken pizza. I turned on the tv and saw Harry's face in one of the gossip programmes. I flipped to another channel, mumbling about the gossips nowadays. "Saw your blog posts", Kate said, eating her pizza and continued, "Still disappointed?". I nodded as in, 'yes I am still disappointed...' Seconds later, the door bell rang and Kate hurriedly get up from the kitchen counter and walked to the door. "Hold on a seconds!", she shouted at the door. "Wey hey!", a very familiar voice shouted. I jumped out from the couch and walked to the door. "Wha- What?!", I frozed. I saw five familiar boys standing in front of me, smiling and waving at me. There's Harry. Looking at me, peacefully. "Hi boys!", I said. "Hi babe", Liam said. "You didn't tell us that you're in London?", Louis asked. "You know how secretive I am, right?", I replied and we walked to the living room. I still feel uncomfortable. He's staring at me. 'Uh...'
I approached Kate in the kitchen who's happily singing. She looks very happy while I am very still very irritated with her. Kate just got into trouble. A very serious trouble right now.
"You didn't tell me they are coming?!".
"Will you even allow them to come? Look, you and Harry really need to talk. Seriously, babe".
"No".
"Whatever you say then but listen, one day, you still have to okay. Now, let's go out there and enjoy the night okay? Smile widely!".
I sighed. We were watching a movie that I am not sure what's the title is while eating some pizzas. We laughed so hard. We talked about a lot of stuffs especially after the movie has finished. I excused myself and walked to the balcony. I took out my phone and scrolled through my contact list and called Sam. "Hiya!", I heard Sam answered. "Gosh, Sam. I don't want to die young, dude", I replied. "Where are you? Is Kate there?", he asked and Harry surprisingly stood next to me at the balcony.
"Yeah, Kate's going to stay with me here", I replied, ignoring Harry who's sitting on the chair behind me. "Take care of yourself and I know Harry's there. Talk to him. Its about time. Alright?- Hey I got to go now. I need to shower. Mum and Dad asked me out for dinner. Feeling so good but boring without you though, baby sister", he said. "Yeah- Okay then- Bye love back", and I declined the call. "You didn't tell me you're back in London?" Harry asked and stood up next to me. "Well, even if you know about it, what would you like to do?", I calmed myself down, answering his question. "I can take you out often though", he replied, smiling. "Keep dreaming, curly", I replied, smiling widely and walked inside. I sat next to Zayn. That night, we talked a lot about LA. Everything seems to be so normal. I feel good. But I still have to tell him soon.
The next day, Kate and I decided to check out te stores along Oxford street. We stopped by at Primark and I bought some of the new designed blouses and dresses. We also stopped by at Saint Laurent. I tried out a new pair of pump shoes and checked out some new edition clutches. When I looked out, I saw a group of paparazzi opposite the street, chasing... Mr Styles. Celebrity life I guess? I walked to the counter and paid for the pump shoes and then approached Kate at her car. "Starbucks?", she asked. "Sounds so good! My treat, your ride", I replied. She drove to the nearby Starbucks.
I ordered two grande cups of Java Chip Frap. Kate sat at the corner of the store, the corner of privacy in the store. My phone buzzed.
FROM: DYLAN (AT&T)
Got your letter. I understand but I still need to see you and you still have to explain everything, clearly. Perhaps we can still be friends right? love x
FROM: STELLA (O2 UK)
TO: DYLAN (AT&T)
Glad you understood, and of course. Yes, friends. Love back x
'Pheww...' Few moments later, someone surprisingly sat next to me. "Hey! Can I please please join you guys. Those guys out there are nuts!", he said. "You've already joined us, dude. Promise us that we won't get in any trouble, then its fine", Kate said. He nodded. He took a sip of his coffee and looked at me, smiling. Giving me that charming look that still and used to be my favourite look. We talked about a lot of stuffs, laughing and giggling but I decided to stay silent when Harry begun talking about a blog that he has been following for so long. Then, he excused himself after sitting with Kate and I for about an hour. Kate and I made our way to Kate's car and drove back home.
When we arrived at my apartment, I saw bouquet of roses in front my the door. I picked the blue and red roses up. These are my favourite flowers. I saw a card in between the flowers that says 'I was so stuupid for letting you go but I know you're still the one....'. I smiled, very wide as I saw the name written on it...
Notes
END OF CHAPTER EIGHT! CHAPTER UP WILL BE UP TOMORROW. STAY TUNED! LEAVE YOUR REVIEWS, SUBSCRIBE, VOTE AND SHARE IT. THANK YOU FOR READING! LOVE YOU GUYS XTWEET ME: (@AdleenaShay)
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4/20/13