Strawberry Fields Forever

Chapter 7

Effies pov:

My eyes began to flutter open and i looked around everything was still dark, it must still be night, the only thing different is i noticed an arm around my body. I quickly flung the arm off me and stood up from the bed, my actions caused a groan from the bed, i turned around and calmed down my breathing, it was just George. "What is it?" I heard George ask in a sleepy whisper with one of his eyes open looking at me, his morning voice was so attractive, i turned around and hid my face and sat back down on the bed. "Nothing, its fine, just go back to sleep." I said as I comfortably laid back down, i felt George's breathing starting to become calm which means he had fallen back asleep, I couldn't get to sleep so i decided to go and sit on the couch. I was extra careful that I didn't fall on John's bed again as i walked round his bed towards his bookshelf to occupy myself, i sat on the couch and started reading the random book that i just picked out.

I was shook awake, i open my eyes to see John standing right in front of me, my eyes darted to everybody still in their beds and there was a blanket on top of me. "What time is it?" I asked as i let out a groan due to the uncomfortable position i was sleeping in. "Well, good morning to you too." He said amused. "It's around eight o'clock, did George throw you out his bed for your monstrous snoring?" He said with a laugh. "No, just couldn't get back to sleep." I said with a quiet chuckle, i moved up the couch so there was a space beside me and i patted the spot for John to sit down. His hair was all messy and he has his jammies on but he still looked really good, how can someone be that good looking in the mornings? I was snapped out my thoughts as i felt John nudge me from the seat beside me. "Y'know if ye ever do get kicked out the bed by Georgie Porgie, you're always welcomed in mine and ye can steal as much of me books as ye want." He said and held up the book i was reading with a sly smirk, i rolled my eyes at him and put my blanket over my head. "I will keep that in mind, numpty." I said back to him under the blanket, i then felt him put part of the blanket on top of himself, i took my head out from under the blanket to find him smiling at me. I started looking at the book i had choose last night and took it from Johns hands, John began explaining the book as i only read the first dozen pages, we were snapped out the conversation as i noticed Paul looking at us from his bed, he got up and sat in between us still looking like he was half sleeping, his eyes started to close again and now his head was resting on me. I looked at John and shot 'help me' eyes, John laughed silently as he began to get up to get something, he came back with what looked like a harmonica in his hand and went up to Paul's ear and started loudly playing it. Paul was now wide awake chasing John around which made Richie wake up, Richie spotted me on the couch as Paul had now caught John and started play fighting with him, he came over to me and lay down on the couch with his head in my lap. Richie and i have only known each other for a couple of days but we've clicked, i don't know what it is about him but he is just my type of person. I was just ignoring Pauls and Johns battle cries and staring down at Richie in my lap with the biggest grin. "Want to come to the record shop with me today, love?" Richie asked as he now looked away from John and Paul and up towards me. "Of course, i would love to." I said as i stroked his hair he smiled and shut his eyes. "Effie help!" I heard from across the room, i looked up from Richies face and saw Paul now using sleeping George as a human shield to hide from John.

Everyone started getting ready for the day, after Paul heard that Richie was taking me to the record shop he invited himself and said something about wanting to see my reaction, i had no clue what he was talking about so i just shrugged it off. We started putting on our coats at the door and i felt someone's arms around shoulders. Everyone was in front of me except George meaning that it was him and i looked up to find him staring at me, i hid my face as i turned around the complete opposite direction to face the wall. I heard laughs from around me and i looked back at all the boys watching how nervous i got while Johns expressions where blank. "Shut up." I said now laughing and removed Georges arm from me, John seemed to relax as he noticed me looking at him and shot me a smile. "Come on Lambs, lets go." I said to Paul and Richie as everybody was still looking at me, John and George decided to stay home and do something related to music, i didn't listen as it was a band meeting and i felt bad about invading it. Good news i start my new job tonight at the cafe, i was feeling very nervous. "Stay out of trouble, princess Paulie, you aswell, my brightest star Ringo." John said in a motherly voice as we started walking out the door. "Effie, you're in charge." He shouted as we made our way down the path laughing. We walked in silence, I noticed that the boys seemed to try cover their faces from people passing by, then as they couldn't see they accidentally bumped into each other which resulted in them beginning to nudge each other and i had to stand in the middle of them so they would stop. We made it to the record shop and walked inside, Paul took my hand a lead me over to the rock section and scanned all of them looking for something, i began looking around and picked up a vinyl which looked cool suddenly i noticed a vinyl underneath the one i had just picked up with what looked like Paul and my new friends on it. I picked it up in shock as i turned around to them both standing there laughing at my reaction. "Wow." I said as i put it next to Paul's head to compare it to make sure I'm not going crazy, i was speechless. On the cover it looked like him and the boys where leaving over the railing looking at the camera, i laughed as i put the vinyl back thinking it was a joke. "Ye not gonna get it then?" Richie laughed an tilted his head. "Good one." i said laughing, Richie turned to Paul and just shrugged his shoulders, Paul smiled back and shoved my shoulder. "It's not a joke." He said smiling, i looked at it again and picked it up to buy it with the thought in the back of my mind, that if it's really them why the hell am I buying it? Don't they have their own album at the house? As we made our way up to pay for it i recognised my late mother's favourite album before she passed, Frank Sinatra, 'Swing Easy!', my mother used to play it all the time, once Paul and i got caught dancing to it in the living room by our mothers walking in, they where going to tell us it was time for Paul to leave but we ended up having a big dance party. I smiled at the memory and picked it up, Paul seemed to recognise it as well as i turned to him to find him smiling and he reached out his hand to take the record, i passed to him as i tried not to tear up seeing him tear up. "Lets get it." I said in a small quiet tone, he nodded at me. Paul ended up buying the two albums after a long debate. As walked out the shop, i quickly stopped as I realised Richie isn't with us. "Where's Richie?" I said looking over to Paul with a concerned look. "I'm not too sure but he's a big boy now and can get back himself." He said with a laugh and began walking. "But what if he's waiting for us?" I said turning to look around. "I'm sure he'll be fine, let's just go home so i can listen to this." He said with a excited tone, just then i saw Richie with his hands full of bags walking towards us. "Get a move on." He said to me and Paul just standing there staring at him, we started walking back to the house.

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