The Way Things Change

Chapter 37

It was cold back in London, compared to the Florida standards. Eleanor and I had gone back together, while the boys stayed on tour. They would be back in two weeks. Louis and Harry had followed us to the airport. It was crazy, I hadn't seen Harry in 7 hours and I already missed him. And we had only been an official couple for 2 weeks. I missed the other boys too, but him especially. After pictures of our day at the beach had appeared online, I started to get recognized as well. I had been in the audience at one show and some fans wanted my autograph and a photo. We had a little chat. They were absolutely lovely, but after that I rather just stayed backstage.

Eleanor had to go back to Manchester and I went to the house to get some sleep. It was weird to be back home without anyone. I had gotten used to having a lot of people around all the time.

I wasn't tired at all, even though the sun had already set here. This was gonna be hell of a jetlag. That is what I had learned to hate most about travelling. My body got all fucked up and I couldn't do anything about it. I was told that eating right after you got home would help, so I tried that even though I was sceptical. What was it supposed to do? I just wanted to try and sleep at least. I only had three days till the Wireless Festival and I wanted to look presentable. Now that the public eye was on me as well I couldn't just walk out on the street looking like a hobo. Not that I would ever do that, but still.

I set my alarm clock, only got a few hours of sleep, tried to get into my normal rhythm again. I went for a run, ate something, went to the gym and ended up watching a movie. God I was bored and lonely! I at least needed someone with me in this massive house.

I called Perrie and she told me to come over to her place. I could stay as long as I wanted, so I took my bags with me. I hadn't even bothered to unpack yet.

Perrie's flat was nice. She was living with Jesy and it was a really girly place. Well compared to the house that is. Luckily they didn't live too far away. I should probably go to my gym tomorrow. Liam had been able to make a deal, so when I wasn't on tour with the band, I was working there. I was looking forward to seeing my colleagues again and sharing my experiences with them.

It was really lovely staying with Perrie and Jesy. As much as I liked the tour, it was really nice to be around girls for a bit. They held a girls night and Jade and Leigh-Anne came over. We had a blast doing all the girly stuff, but I was still jetlagged, so I went to bed early, which then again meant that I was awake at 5am. I tried to get back to sleep, but I couldn't. Maybe I should call Harry? No they were probably doing something important right now. Eleanor? No, I didn't want to wake her if she was sleeping. Maybe I should just go for a run then? Yes. An extra long one.

The morning air was crisp and it felt good against my heating skin. I was only wearing a tank top and shorts, knowing that it would get too hot otherwise. There were almost no people on the street. Well I guess I hadn't expected anything else for a Thursday morning. I let my mind wander and I felt my feet flying over the concrete.

At 8am I was back at the flat. I looked under the doormat to see if they had left a spare key, but there wasn't any. I just hoped someone was awake then. About 5 minutes after I knocked Jesy came to the door. I had already started weighing my possibilities. She looked sleepy.

"What are you doing up so early?" She yawned.

"Sorry. Jetlag. I went for a run" I said while stepping inside. "Did I wake you?"

"Yes you did! But it's okay, I guess. I was going to get up in half an hour anyway." She started walking towards the kitchen. I felt guilty for waking her, I needed to do something for her.

"NO! Go back to bed Jesy. Just for a while. I'll just grab a quick shower and then I'll make you breakfast."

She smiled gratefully and walked back to her bedroom.