Heartbreak Weather -N.H

tequila & shrek

Chapter 7

January 5, 2019

Niall's POV

It's been a few days since the pictures came out. As soon as I got home from Harry's I had a song idea I needed to get out of my head. I've been working on it for a few days more so just thinking about it. I write down some more lyrics and start to strum my guitar.

"Nice to meet ya. What's your name? Let me treat ya to a drink." I sing out while strumming the guitar. I feel like I need some more inspiration for this song. I've already been inspired but she's stuck in my head and I need to see her again. I feel like seeing her again could help me finish this song. Harry called to check up on me yesterday. He told me he took Skylar to a flower field and I found myself wishing I was with them for some reason.

I pull my phone out and stare at her contact in my phone. I swipe out and call Harry instead. The phone rings for a little bit until he finally answers.

"Hey mate what's up?" Harry's cheerful voice sounds through the phone.

"Just been writing some stuff but I was calling to see if you and Skylar would wanna go out tonight?" I quickly ramble off hoping he says yes.

"Let me ask Sky real quick." Harry mumbles into the phone and I hear him shuffling around probably to find Skylar. "Hey Niall wants to know if we'd go out with him tonight. Do you wanna go?" I hear Harry ask Skylar. "Um.. yeah sounds fun. What time?" I hear Skylar in the background. "What time mate?" Harry asks for Skylar.

"Around 8 probably." I say choosing a random time. It's almost 5 now so it should give them plenty of time.

"Great we will see you at 8." Harry says before hanging up.

I sit in my chair staring at my notebook full of song lyrics. I barely know this girl but she has somehow already sparked so many song ideas in my head. It's very strange thinking about Skylar when I still have thoughts of Lexi roaming around. I roll my eyes at my own thoughts annoyed that I still let her get to me. Losing the relationship sucked yeah but losing the friendship was even worse.

People always say to date your best friend but they never tell you the outcome if it goes bad. Therefore NEVER date your best friend. Your partner should always be your best friend, the person you always go to. But if you've been best friends with someone for a long time then finally decide to turn it into more, it's too scary. Because once it's over you lose everything all together. Things don't just go back to normal after that. At the time it was a great idea. I don't regret it. Yes the relationship was shitty but we used to be together a lot.

Isn't it crazy how you can go from seeing someone all the time to not seeing them at all. Knowing nothing about their life anymore. Life is one crazy thing that I will never fully understand. I'm just working my way through it like everyone else in this messed up world. I wouldn't say I'm an over-thinker but I have my moments like right now. Sometimes I just get too into my head.

I have so many thoughts just roaming around and I usually get them out by writing. Writing music has been a big outlet for me for so long. It's like a diary that you get to share with people and they can relate. Sure it can be scary but when someone tells me how one of my songs has made them feel, it's rewarding. It's like I did something right. Music connects people and makes us realize that we aren't all alone. We all feel the same things. I'd be lost without music. I'm just lucky enough that it's my job and I love doing it.

After sitting in my thoughts for far too long I finally got up and got ready. I pull into Harry's driveway quickly getting out of my car to head inside. Harry said he'd have the door unlocked for me when I told him I was close.

"Harry turn that dumb shit off." Is the first thing I hear from Skylar when I walk into the house.

"Leave me and my music choice alone Michelle." I hear Harry yell back.

"You are only playing it to annoy me and it's working. This is the sixth time you've played it Harry." Skylar yells back towards Harry's direction. I make my way upstairs and see Skylar walk out of her room and into Harry's. She doesn't notice me but I can see them both through Harry's open door. Skylar walks up to Harry's stereo and turns the volume all the way down earning a whine from Harry.

"Hey I was listening to that." Harry laughs trying to turn the volume back up. Skylar stands in front of him not letting him touch it with her arms crossed over her chest.

"I think you've heard it enough. If I have to listen to welcome to duloc from Shrek one more time I'm going to pull my hair out." Skylar says as Harry just laughs.

"But it's your favorite." Harry says not being able to control his laughter.

"It's your favorite song to annoy with me." I see her smile watching Harry laugh and she pushes past him to walk out of his room. As soon as she walks away he turns it back up louder and sings along. Skylar rolls her eyes flipping him off with a laugh as she walks out of his room. She see's me standing in the hallway and shakes her head laughing.

"So this is what you guys do when no one is around." I chuckle hearing Harry scream sing from his room. She walks into her room and I follow behind.

"Harry's favorite pass time is to annoy the shit out of me because he thinks it's funny." She shakes her head and shuts her door to try and block out Harry. "Also we've kinda already started pregaming so you might wanna catch up." She says handing me a bottle of tequila and pointing towards a bowl of limes.

"Tequila household I see." I say shaking my head looking at the bottle now in my hand.

"We take this very seriously Horan now drink up." She smirks tapping the bottle and walking into her bathroom. I take a drink from the bottle and put a lime in my mouth after. I feel the familiar burn and notice Skylar looking at me.

"What?" I ask as she just stares.

"Just wanted to make sure you'd actually do it." She smirks not looking away.

"And what makes you think I wouldn't have." I smirk back walking towards her.

"Well if you wouldn't have I would have poured the liquor down your throat myself. I've heard your and Harry's stories." She says looking back towards her mirror while I just stand there watching her apply makeup.

"Have ya?" I ask with a smirk plastered on my face.

"I know you can drink Horan." She says not looking at me. "Go have another shot, tonights gonna be fun." She smiles keeping her focus on doing her makeup.