V^V^V^V 4 Years Later V^V^V^V^V
I scrub off the last table at Nandos and then head back to the employee break room to put up my apron.
When I walk back, I see Karli sitting on the couch watching some television show. "Look Hope, its Liam!" My stomach drops at his name. I walk over to the TV and sure enough there is Liam in some interview with 4 other boys. "I wonder if he still remembers us," she says, and I laugh at Karli. Why would he remember us? He is a superstar! What famous person remembers their teenage girlfriend and childhood best friend? Not Liam.
I grab the remote from Karli's hand and turn the TV show off, "Time to go home."
Karli agrees, and we head back home to our flat that we share.
Since Liam left us me and Karli became best friends. Karli would visit me every day at the mental hospital, and when I finally got out she let me stay at her place. She was there for me when Kate and Harry became an "item". So as soon as we got out of high school and into a university we decided to share a flat together. And here we are now, flat mates, coworkers, and best friends.
"Hey wanna go out to eat or just stay in?" I ask Karli as we walk into the kitchen of our flat.
"I have a massive headache, I think I am just gonna start to bed." Karli says.
"Alright! See yah in the morning!" I reply as Karli trudges down the hallway to her room. I decide to go down to the nearby pub for dinner and grab my keys and wallet. I quickly check how I look in the mirror. When I reach the mirror in my room and get a full look at myself I make a quick decision to change my clothes and fix my hair.
I take off my black collared shirt and khakis and replace them with a maroon knit poncho and dark skinny jeans. I add a couple bracelets, a necklace and a pair of black Uggs and my outfit is complete. I quickly french braid my hair down the middle of my back then scurry back over to my full length mirror to examine my finished look. My braid looks nice, and my makeup hasn't gotten too messed up throughout the day, so I decide to leave my face alone. I look down at my outfit - it's not truly something I would usually wear out, but it is comfortable and im, not like going to go somewhere super fancy for dinner. I sigh and leave my room, grabbing my key and wallet on my way out.
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I arrive at the pub and take a spot next to two empty seats at the bar. The bartender comes over to ask for my drink, and I tell him to surprise me. He laughs and begins making the drink. Soon after he hands me the white smoothie looking drink I order a burger.
"Here yah go Miss," The bartender says sliding the food across the counter to me.
"Thanks." I respond. I begin to dig in my burger when I feel someone hugging me from behind. "Ugh, stupid drunk people." I mutter turning around to see my attacker.
"Hope!" The man says.
Wait. This man isn't drunk and definitely is no stranger. This guy is Liam Payne.
I push Liam away and continue to eat my burger pretending he isn't there.
"Hope! I haven't seen you in forever!" Liam says. Well you are the one the left me alone in a mental hospital. I think to myself. "How are you?" Liam asks. I continue to ignore him if he wanted to know how I was he would have called and asked me years ago. "Hope?" He asks as I finish my burger and leave 10 pounds on the counter for my food. "Why are you mad?" Liam asks. Oh I don't know maybe because you left me when I needed you the most I think to myself but again say nothing aloud. I just push past him and head out to my car. "Can we just talk? Catch up?" Liam says again as he follows me out of the restaurant. Jeez can he not take a hint?
"NO!" I say slamming the car door shut in his face and driving off.
As soon as the restaurant is out of view I begin to breathe again. Then tears start pouring down my face. Seeing Liam has reopened wounds that I don't think I will ever be able to mend again.
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I arrive at home, and all the lights are off in the flat, Karli is probably asleep. I enter through the front door and creep down the hallway to the room.
When I finally make it into my room without waking Karli up I shut my door, hop onto my bed and turn on the TV. Liam's face pops up on the TV - he's in the same interview he was in earlier. It's probably a rerun. I decide to watch it, I mean what's gonna happen? It's not like he's going to walk in here while I'm watching it...
I finally get a chance to look at the 4 other boys, and I realise I recognize one of them. Harry. Of course. So that's where he and Kate went.
"So do you have any girlfriends?" the interviewer asks. "We already know about Elenour and Kate. Is there anyone else?" Harry nudges a boy in suspenders beside him, I am guessing he is with Elenour. I watch Liam closely praying he doesn't say anything. He fidgets a little in his chair but says nothing. I breathe out a sigh of relief as the interviewer moves onto another question.
"Ill take that as a no. Next question - What is something from your past life that you wish you could take with you?" he asks.
"My mum!" One of the boys says.
"Food!" Another boy says, earning a laugh from the rest of the boys.
"Liam you haven't said much what do you wish you could have from your past life?" The interviewer asks Liam.
Liam smiles than answers, "Well of course my family." My heart drops. I don't know why I expected him to want me to be with him. It's just that- "and there was someone else-" he continues a little softer. My heart begins to race. "Her name was Hope, and she was my best friend. But I left her because I got put into this band. I never got to tell her goodbye and i still feel horrid about leaving her without a goodbye. She probably hates me now, but out of everyone - including my family - she is one thing I wish i could have with me from my whole life." he says finishing with a nervous chuckle.
My heart races.
He misses me. He really does.
Suddenly I forget everything; the grudge I have held for the last four years, the pain, the loneliness, and focus on one thing:
Finding Liam.
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Lost Love
Fanfiction*PREVIOUSLY NAMED STARVED* After her devastating break up with Harry, her boyfriend of 2 years, Hope resorts to not eating to dull the pain. Soon after - her friend Liam takes her to a mental hospital, then leaves her there to pursue his career in...
