The return of the good times and the bad // l.s.//short story

Chapter 2

Louis-

"That was the most awkward experience of my life," Liam said. 

"Yeah, he looked good though. Right?" I asked.

"Yeah, mate. He's been doing really good lately" Niall said.

"Good. Yeah, yeah. That's great. I'm really happy for him." I said with tears forming in my eyes, "I think I’m just gonna go find El and take our seats. See ya later guys" I got out of there before they were able to respond.

I didn't expect him to hug me. I didn't expect him to even talk to me. 

He's clearly moved on. 

That's fine though. It's my fault we broke up in the first place. He deserves to be happy. 

I spotted El, talking to someone from management. I couldn't be bothered to remember their name. 

"Come on El. We gotta find our seats." I said interrupting their conversation.

"Uh ok," she said. "See you later!" She said, turning to the person from management.

I grabbed her hand as we made our way through the crowd. I didn't really know where we were going, considering I have no clue where our tables are meant to be, so I found a staff member and asked them.

They lead us to our table, which was surprisingly empty.

"I wonder who else is sitting here," Eleanor said. "I hope we don't get stuck by weirdos" I replied. She hummed in agreement.

A few minutes later Liam came walking over with Maya, lead by a staff member. 

"Well look who it is," Liam said with a smile.

"What a coincidence Payno," I said with my own smile. "Maya," I said with a nod in her direction. 

"Louis" she nodded in reply. 

"Lads!" came the Irish voice from before.

"So we're all at the same table then?" I raised my brow.

"Looks like it," says a deep voice from behind me. I turn around to see Harry standing there with Gemma on his arm. "Lads," he said with a nod. Taking his seat next to Liam, and across from me.

"I heard everyone is up for a solo award too," Liam said to ease the awkward tension. 

"Seems like it" Niall replied.

I couldn’t bring myself to look away from Harry's green eyes. He kept staring at me. It wasn't until someone coughed when I was broken from my trance.

I look over at Niall who had a smirk sitting on his face. I scowled in return. The smirk never left his face. 

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The award show went on until it was time for One Directions nomination. 

"The winner of the Boyband of the Year Award goes to...One Direction!"

There was loud applause as we four boys got out of our seats. Giving quick hugs to people around us, we moved to the stage. 

Once we accepted the award from the lady, Harry took the mic to give a short speech. 

"Even though we are still on hiatus, it's crazy how dedicated our fans are. We are so incredibly happy that they have supported us in our solo careers as well. We couldn't ask for better support. We also want to thank our family and friends for being incredibly supportive to us too. Lads?" He said turning to us.

Liam grabbed the mic next, "I think Harold said most of it. Erm, thank you to our management and team for helping us out. I think thats about it. Boys?"