Walking Down The Road Of Love

CHAPTER 17

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ABBY’s POV

I rushed through, stopping to get my luggage. I was finally at the London airport. I was finally getting to meet my friends. I stood in line, waiting for my turn as I thought of April. I thought about how much she’d been through in the past week. I couldn’t believe they didn’t tell me anything. But that wasn’t as important. I couldn’t believe Mike was a drunkard. Sure I didn’t know him but he seemed to be nice which is why I thought it would be great if he and April hung out. It was all my fault. I couldn’t believe I had put my best friend through this. Anger fumed from me. Anger not just for Mike, but also for myself. I could feel my nerves throbbing against my temple.

I hurriedly grabbed my luggage, finally clearing through the doors. I stepped out, feeling ghosted as so many unfamiliar bodies floated around me, hugging and kissing each other. And then I spot the familiar blue eyes. A smile spread on my lips and I felt the anger tingling out from my brain. Dragging along the luggage, I nearly ran towards the cobalt blue eyes. Noticing the paparazzi, I gave Niall a quick hug as he grabbed my suitcase, dragging it behind us.

“How’ve you been?”, Niall asked. His Irish accent was like music to my ears.

“Been good. You?”, I replied as we walked.

“Yeah, been good too.”, he smiled.

I could feel a few flashes from the paparazzi, as I kept my head low, heading towards Niall’s car. He did the same. Finally approaching the car, he loaded the suitcase in the trunk as I sat in the car. Niall sat beside me, the door finally closing. Luckily the windows of the car were tinted black and the outsider couldn’t see us. The car roared as the driver started the engine and the car moved forward.

“So, your parents good again?”, Niall asked, starting small conversations so that the journey wouldn’t be so boring.

“Yeah”, I mumbled as I looked at the road.

“Hmm.. How about Adam and Jess?”, Niall awkwardly continued.

“Yeah, them too”, I looked at him.

“So..what about-”,  Niall started but I interrupted him with a kiss.

Yes you read that correct, no need to read it again. Yes, a kiss. I kissed Niall James Horan. Yes, I was dating him. Something that was a secret between us. Such a huge secret that April and the rest of the boys did not know. I mean you can only imagine how big of a secret it must be that I didn’t even tell April. But I’m not selfish, in case you’re judging me. We have a long history. Such a long history that no one knows. But I’ll let it out today. I’ll tell you the back story no one knows, but you gotta promise not to tell a soul.

So here’s the deal. Niall and I had been best buds since we were the size of a cat. We were toddlers, who were crawling and had just learnt to walk. My dad was from America, but he loved to travel and was always on the other edge of the world. My mum was Irish, living in Ireland of course. It so happened that when my father visited Ireland around 20 years back, my parents fell in love, and after marriage my mother moved to America with my father. It was much later until I was born when my mother felt the need to visit Ireland and show me around to her family.

Back in Mulingar, my mum befriended Maura. Yes, Niall’s mother. We were neighbors. It was like we practically lived in one house. They were always at our house, or we were always at theirs. Me and Niall, being the same age, were like best friends, always playing together.

We spent two years together, being the inseparable best friends, until my father called us back to the USA. Even though we were just like 3 years old, there was such a strong connection between us. It felt so difficult to leave behind a best friend.