Nevermind Me

Chapter 8

Zayn-

We walked to the lift and Liam pressed the button for floor 23. Up we shot in an awkward silence with that annoying elevator music playing in the background. It just made it more awkward.

The lift stopped at floor 12 and the doors opened to reveal Paul. He stepped in and looked around the rather crowded room.

His eyes landed on Jay fiddling with her camera.

"I see you took my advice and hired a photographer!" His voice boomed into the silence.

"Hi." Squeaked Jay, in an extremely nervous voice. Niall, standing right beside her, took her hand and squeezed it. I saw Harry's eyes flash.

"Hello!" Paul smiled, "I'm trusting the boys with you! Just don't get in the way, alright darling?"

She nodded and looked back at her camera. Niall never let go of her hand.

Niall-

She started to let go of my hand, but for some reason I held tighter. I didn't want to let her go.

Then I saw Liam notice and an odd look came over his eyes. I wondered what had happened with Danielle that morning. I hoped it had been good. That would explain why Liam was slightly distracted.

The lift 'dinged' and we all filed out. Liam and Jay were last.

We walked down the hallway, Harry and Paul leading the way, Jay and Liam trailing behind. I could hear them whispering about something.

Louis sighed beside me. "I love writing new songs!"

I smiled, "We already wrote the songs though. Now we are just singing them."

"Ya, but I love all our songs!"

"Haha okay Louis, I get it..." I still didn't understand what that had to do with writing songs.

I was still thinking about that when I entered the studio and heard a sob come from behind me. I spun around as soon as I had enough room to and saw Liam with a tear rolling down his face.

"Oh, Liam, what's wrong?" asked Zayn rushing over to him. The other boys an I followed, concerned.

He looked up at us and wiped away another tear that had snuck out, "Danni broke up with me." he mumbled.

"WHAT?" Louis couldn't believe it.

Harry, confused, said "Why would she do that? She loves you, Liam!"

"I know she does! Or at least she did. I just. I don't know what to think!" sobbed Liam.

From the corner Paul said, "You boys have 5 minutes, then we really need to start."

"Okay, just a sec Paul." I answered.

Then I saw the guitar and I grabbed it. Liam just needed to sing it off.

I started strumming and they picked it up immediately. Same Mistakes had seemed like a good song choice, and Liam seemed to be loosening up.

I glanced at Jay, who had stayed quiet until now.

"That's what crazy is,

When it's broken ya say there's nothing to fix!

And you pray pray pray that everything will be okay,"

Liam stopped crying and sang his next solo loud and proud.

Jay took a picture, unnoticed sitting in the corner.

For some reason, when I started thinking of her, my strumming almost faltered. Dayum, she looked good today in her duct-tape jeans and long sleeved purple tshirt. She had opted to keep her hair down and I loved it. It was insanely long, down past her waist, so I could see why she often kept it back. Especially when she had been out on the streets....

I involuntarily shivered. I couldn't imagine how hard that would have been.

6 hours later-

Jay-

I took 5 pictures that day. One when Liam was breaking and the others helped him put himself back together. When we had been walking to the room, he had opened up about his conversation with Danielle and I had comforted him as best I could. I think it had helped yet he needed someone closer and the boys were perfect for that. I could see how close these mates really were, and how talented.

The second I had taken soon afterwards of Niall sitting in the booth with Harry, both of them singing 'Summer Love' and nailing it on the first try.

The third was of Zayn and Louis listening to their recording of She's Not Afraid and playing with the different dials.

The fourth is a group shot at lunch when we went to the little cafe downstairs and Niall had ordered the exact same thing as me. Louis couldn't stop cracking jokes, so the photo is if them all laughing. Liam is about to throw something at Zayn in the picture and Harry is nibbling on a sandwich.

The fifth is one I will never show anyone. It's of Niall and Liam, both upset about something. It was soon after they had sung a song called Moments and Liam had been overcome with memories from him and Danielle so Niall and I ha taken him to a quiet place. I sat beside him until I went to get him some water and Niall looked kinda sheepish but Liam looked better. I wonder what Niall had told him.

I would probably never know.

Now we were about to get back into the van, and they were arguing over who was to drive.

"SCREW IT IM DRIVING!" I screamed over all of them and grabbed the keys from Louis' outstretched hand.

I started walking over to the drivers side and opened the door.

"Coming?" I asked the boys who were all standing there, mouths open.

"Shot gun!" Called Harry.

I started to get in...

But I had to stop.

Not again.

All the energy drained from my body.

I shook a little and my vision got blurry.

Everything was spinning.

I was cold.

Black for a second.

Then I was okay. Just like that.

"Are you alright?" Niall asked on his way by.

"Yep, of course!" I smiled to show I was fine.

Hopping in, I hoped it wouldn't happen while I drove