Skylar Collins worked her ass off to get to where she is. So, becoming best friends with Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson was just an extra added bonus.
Where friendship came easy with Niall and Louis, Skylar and Harry struggle to even talk to each...
This is my most favorite song to ever exist I love it so much
We got to Niall's house quickly, and he opened the door for me when we got to his car. When he climbs in and starts the car, he asks me to play some music. My heart races, because I mostly listen to One Direction and Solo, but I have plenty of music to listen to besides that, I just had to be very careful. He gets on the highway and heads west, towards the beach. Today has felt very long, with my beach trip and dinner, but I assumed it wasn't ending very soon. I realized he was going towards the beach as the sun was setting, and I wondered if he intentionally set this up so we were driving around at sunset.
The first song I play is Yesterday by Lil Peep. It plays quietly while he asks me more questions, getting to know me, figuring me out. We are talking and laughing the whole time.
"Where are you from?" He asks.
"Limon, Colorado. It's pretty rural. My graduating class was only 45 kids."
"Small town girl," he says.
"I guess. I've wanted to get out of there for my whole life."
"You'll miss it one day." He looks sad. The conversation is serious. "Can I make a request? For the music?"
"Sure," I say, thankful that he changed the subject.
"One Direction."
"What?"
"The band." I am shocked. I hate hearing my own music. I know I should be proud of my work, and the music I write does make me proud, but my voice makes me want to jump out a window.
"Alright." I play Fools Gold and deeply regret the choice, holding back tears the entire time. Too many memories. I think he can sense how quiet I have become, because he turns down the music and bumps the back of my hand with his.
"Who was it?" He asks.
"What?"
"There's a person, that's why you look so sad."
Instead of opening up about my past, I sing the words.
Yeah, I let you use me from the day that we first met, but I don't regret falling for you...
We are driving down a road that goes by the beach. The sun is setting, turning the sky orange, casting an amazing glow on Niall's already perfect face.
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"Don't avoid the question," he says.
"Drew. Andrew." Saying his name makes it real again. It's been years since I've seen him. "He was flawless. Probably still is." I look at Niall. I don't want to cry, I haven't even known him for 24 hours. I don't say anything else for a while.
He doesn't make me say anything, just stays quiet as the the next song, Long Way Down plays. Perfect song, now I'm definitely going to cry. I bite my lip and close my eyes, not allowing it to happen. I can't keep going with the story, I might break down if I do. I stay quiet for the whole song, then Steal My Girl plays. I'm so glad, I couldn't take another sad song. I turn it up, singing the lyrics with Niall, screaming the chorus. How quickly I went from being on the brink of having a mental breakdown to living a moment that I want to stay in forever. We drive down the road, leaving L.A. and driving into the night, drunk on life and music. Everything happening drives out the thoughts of anxiety, people leaving me, dying, trauma, emptiness, drugs. There is no sadness, only Niall and his car and the sunset and the music.
