Ready To Run

The Third Meet

"Mia come on you walk so slow" I called to Mia as she stopped at every shop window she passed to look in.
"Alright alright" she gave in finally hurrying up to catch up with me.
"You know you aren't gonna buy anything so why waste time looking in?" I laugh as she turns her head to stare at a shop as we walk past.
"I just love Manchester I want to see everything there is" she jokes gesturing wildly around her.
"Yeah sure" I said sarcastically causing her to giggle. "So what do you want to do today" I ask as we continue down the busy street.
"Ummm we could do some shopping then lunch... oh then we could go to the cinema" she says exited
"Sounds good. Do you want to look to see what's on?" I ask pulling my phone out.
"Sure." She says looking over my shoulder. Pulling up the website, we start scrolling through films trying to find one we'd both enjoy. Then, as none of us was looking up, we collided straight into someone, my phone flying out my hand and onto the floor.

"Oh fuck! Sorry mate we should have been looking" I say quickly picking my phone back up.
"You really do have to start paying more attention. We can't keep meeting like this" Harry's voice calls making me just back.
"You have got to be kidding me! Harry!" I say hardly believing I'm seeing him again. It had only been a few months since we ran into each other at the cafe I work at. "It's nice to see you. You've met Mia... briefly" I add when he furrows his eyebrows at me. His face smooths and he smiles lightly.
"Good to see you both again. How are you? Are you still at the cafe?" He asks me leaning against the wall next to him.
"Yep still there. Got a pay rise though. A whole 10p an hour extra" I joke making him chuckle. "What about you. How's Charlotte?" I ask him secretly hoping she was turned into a slug by a witch who lives in some old cottage.
"Oh she's good. We broke up about a month ago" he tells me bringing me out of my thoughts.
"Oh that's too bad" I tell him surprised my voice came out sounding so sincere.
"Nah it's fine" he says "so what are you two up to?" He asks pushing up from the wall.
"Just lunch and a movie" Mia says speaking for the first time.
"What about you?" I ask
"Well actually..." he tells me pulling his phone out and handing it to me. I read the email he had pulled up.
To Mr Harry Styles,
Your final X Factor audition will take place September 19th 2010 at The Fountain Studios. Please arrive before 11 AM to be signed in.
I looked back up at him with wide eyes and a massive smile.
"You did it!" I says jumping over and hugging him.
"Yeah. I put in an application after I saw you in the cafe and I've had two auditions in front of producers since then. They both said yes so I'm gonna be going up there today." He says smiling but with a nervous look.
"Harry that's amazing! You'll do brilliant I bet you." I say "I'll be watching your audition"
"Thanks Phoebes." he grins hugging me once more before someone called his name.
"Shit I've got to go get signed in" he says as he begins to run away.
"Good luck Harry!" Mia and I both call after him.

I watched feeling proud as Harry got three years after singing Isn't She Lovely. He really was going to go far.