-Maria-

“Oww, my head!” I mumbled under my breath. I stretched out my arms over my head and then reached over to grab my phone on the bedside table. Two new messages and one missed call from Emily. I remember her telling me that she tried to call me when I went to the ladies room last night at Boujis.

Oh my God! Last night at Boujis… I quickly sat up straight in my bed and looked around in the unfamiliar room. The big double bed was placed in the middle of the room and had a huge creamed-coloured bedspread that was to die for. The room was bright as day since the sun was peeping through the curtains. I felt a little disorientated for a moment and then I realised – I was in London!

‘What happened last night?’ Then I suddenly remembered those innocent eyes and this gorgeous smile. Liam. Liam Payne had walked up to me and we talked. He had been so nice and charming. I remember feeling like the most luckiest girl in the world, until one of his friends, ‘Harry was is?’, had shown up and said he wanted to leave. Oh my God, Harry? Harry Styles? …Liam Payne? Did I really just meet two of the guys from One Direction last night? I searched for my phone again and started looking through my unread messages. There was one from my mum back home in Norway and one from a caller-ID named Liamn. I guess I wasn’t the only one that got tipsy last night…

I quickly clicked on the one from Liam.

Morning, Maria! I’m sorry if this seems too forward, but I wanted to know if you would like to meet up for lunch sometime? Coffee’s fine too… I liked talking to you. Let me know, ok? Liam x

Was this really happening? Am I dreaming?...

I ignored the one from my mum since I had already spoken to her twice yesterday saying that everything was fine and told her to stop worrying. She wasn’t used to me being in another country, poor thing.

I threw the bathrobe around me as I ran out from my room and out to the living room finding Emily and Sarah lying on the couch watching TV.

“Woah, how come you have so much energy this time in the morning?” Sarah asked half asleep.

“Guys, I just got a text from Liam”…

“What?? Let me see?” Emily said while jumping of the couch.

They both walked over to me and read the text out loud. Sarah started snickering and said, “well? Have you replied?”

“No, of course not!” I said too shocked.

“Why?” They both said looking at me like I was a ghost.

“Well, for starters, I just woke up. And secondly, it’s not like he’s for real or anything, right? He’s probably just messing with me,” I said questioningly.

“Why would you think that? You spoke to him last night, didn’t you? He said he would text you in the morning?” Emily said cheerfully.

“Well, yeah…but.”

“No but’s…” Sarah said. “You obviously like this guy! Look at you!” She waved her hand at me.

“What?” I said not able to hide the grin of my face. I saw the girls’ reaction and continued, “Fine, he’s cute okay? But it’s not like I can just meet up with him at the local café…”

“Why not? I don’t see the problem here,” Sarah continued.

“You know its Liam Payne we’re talking about, right? -One out of five from the massive boy band, One Direction?” They really didn’t get it did they? “I would look like some teenaged fool taking only caring about his fame…” I trailed off.

“Well, are you? I’ve never hear you speak of that band before…” Emily said as a matter of fact and she was right. It’s not like I’m a huge fan of the band. Don’t get me wrong, they were really talented, not to mention good looking. But, I didn’t get this whole obsessiveness-over-someone-that-you’d-never-even-met thing… They were just normal guys. Like, give them a break?

“No, of course not! But that’s what everyone would think…” I said.

“Who cares about what other people think, Maria? Think about yourself” Sarah said while crossing her arms in front of her chest. “Besides, he’s the one that asked you out!”

She had a point.

“It’s only a coffee,” Emily pleaded with me.

“Alright, alright! I’ll go!” I smiled at the girls only to receive clapping and huge smiles across their faces. “But help me write something back, I don’t think the alcohol has left my system yet,” I said and then we all laughed and sat back down in the sofa again.

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-Sarah-

“I don’t think I’ve ever tasted a pizza this good” I said to the girls as I took another bite. The day had gone by slowly, all of us being to tired to do anything much... So we had stayed in talking, catching up and listened to some music. Once the three of us were put to together in a room, there was nothing stopping us from chatting like old ladies on the bus.

Maria was still in shock from her encounter and later text with Liam. After we had replied with a text saying that she would love to go, they had decided on meeting up tomorrow, as Sundays weren’t as busy as other days.

My head was still blurry from last night and I couldn’t remember all the details. I remember being lost in the club at some point after I had been to the ladies room. Then I also remember Maria showing up giggling like a ten year-old after receiving Liam’s number.

“So, what did you guys do when I was gone last night,” Maria asked us.

“Well, I sat by myself for ages at our table before I got the text from Sarah saying she was lost” she looked like she remembered something more and continued, “…and I kind of made a fool out of myself in front of Harry Styles.”

We both started laughing at her. “How did you manage to do that? And why haven’t you said anything before?” I said, and then I realised something. No, I remembered something!

I heard Emily continue speaking and Maria asking her more questions, but my mind had drifted off. I suddenly remembered the drink, the spilling, the arguing, a security guard and that stuck up asshole who had no manners… It was Harry Styles! I knew that the media loved him. It was impossible not to notice, as he showed up on the front page like all the time. He had been portrayed as with names like ‘the womanizer’, ‘the Harry that wanted to break up the band’ and ‘the cheater’. Clearly the media was right about him being bad news. He was so cold. He couldn’t even bother to look me in the eye.

“Saraaah?” Emily waved her hand in front of my face trying to get my attention. “Earth to Sarah!”

“What? What did I miss?”

“Woah, where did you go? It looked like you had some huge revelation or something…” Maria continued, laughing.

“Uhm, nothing… You were saying?” I said shaking my head.

“Okay… I was telling you how I almost made a fool out of myself in front of Harry? I was trying to find you in the club yesterday and saw him looking at me. I froze and just stood there! He’s soo hot! I didn’t know what to do and I just looked down at the floor and walked away. How am I that stupid? Harry noticed me, ME, and I just …walked away?” She said while letting her face fall down in her hands.

Maria joined in laughing with Emily after a couple of seconds, pretending to comfort her by petting her on the head.

“Well, maybe it was for the best. He’s an asshole anyway,” I said before I could stop myself. They both stopped what they were doing and looked at me.

“What? Why would you say that?” I had to tell them of my story. I wasn’t one to judge people based on what the media or other people say, and they knew this…

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After I had told them of how my top got ruined and how I got in trouble with the security guard for throwing a drink they both sat there like wide eyes.

“Well, that’s not very nice…” Maria said.

“…and he didn’t even try to apologise or stop the guard from blaming you?” Emily continued.

“No! He was so full of himself. I’m glad you just walked away, Em, maybe that taught him a lesson” I said creasing my eyebrows while looking at her.

“Yeah, I guess so… “ Emily said looking down.

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“I think I’m going to bed… “, Maria said while yawning. It was 1 am and the TV was showing the end credits to the film we’d been watching. “I told Liam I would meet him a noon tomorrow, and I don’t want to look like a monster. I need my beauty sleep,” she said while smiling.

“Yeah, I think I need a good nights sleep too. Sarah, you going too?” Emily asked me and I nodded.

After brushing our teeth, we each stood in our bedroom doors not able to stop laughing at some lame joke Emily had said. I wasn’t sure if I was laughing at the joke, or at her. Either way, it was hilarious.

“Right… good night you two!” I said trying to contain myself.

“Niiiiiight!” Emily screamed, taking a bow before going into her room.

Maria just looked at me while shaking her head in disbelief before saying, “okay…sleep well!” Then we both closed out doors and went to bed.

Notes

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