Walking in the Wind One Direction

2. X Factor

The car ride to the studio was horrendous. I was definitely getting more and more nervous. Not only because this still feels like a dream, but also because I didn't even know what song I was going to sing.

Jade wouldn't stop whining. The amount of times she asked 'are we there yet' made me rethink if she really was 15. She sounded more like a 5 year old.

My stepfather had dropped us and wished me and my sister good luck before driving off. In all the chaos I almost wanted to just ask to take me with him, but after contemplating I decided that spending my day at his office seemed boring and watching these idiots sing seemed kind of funny.

I still don't quite understand what's happening, it seems like a dream. But if this is a dream better make it fun right? And if this is a dream who cares if I got up on a stage and sang a song?

My mom and sister are in the bathroom warming up her voice. I couldn't stand it there, too much people had the same idea and all of them singing in there didn't help my headache.

So I decide to walk over to one of many chairs in the crowded waiting room and sit down.

I open the wrapper of my granola bar and look at the tv screen where you can see the live auditions that are happening now. The guy on the screen can't sing for shit. I let out a loud chuckle as he completely misses a high note.

The guy sitting 2 chairs in front of me shakes his head at te screen in disappointment.

I munch on my granola bar.

I think this might take a while...

I turn my head towards the bathroom door, but my mom and sister still aren't back out yet.

They must be having some fun in there. I roll my eyes.

The crowd on screen cheers, which must mean a new contestant will have to face their worst nightmare, Simon Cowell.

My granola wrapper falls to the ground.

"Nice to meet you what's your name?" Simon asks as I reach down to grab it off the floor. "Uh Im Harry Styles."

Every muscle in my body stiffens and my heads jerks towards the screen.

Are you kidding me? Are you fucking kidding me?

I stand up out of the seat to get closer to the tv hanging on the wall.

"Uhm I work in a bakery" Harrys voice fills the room.

This has gotta be a fucking dream right. This can't be happening?

I look in awe at this baby Harry on the screen.

Baby Harry.. which is weird because Jade aged with me, but others don't seem to have done that? What a weird reality warp is this.

And then it dawned on me... if he's auditioning, then so are the others.

What the hell is this my chance to meet one direction before they even become one direction?!

My eyes are scanning the room, hoping to see a familiar face. For a moment my heart starts to race, I feel a panic come over me.

If I leave here today without at least meeting one of them that will be such a disappointment. This is a golden opportunity! So if im stuck in this different timeline, I better have some fun. Make it a better life than my past life.

I walk around, looking for one of them, theres so many faces. My head is still throbbing. In the slight panic that I have I start to look harder, and faster.

If I'm finding one, it has to be now, what if they all already left?

In my panic I make haste and bump into someone, we both almost fall to the ground but I grab his arm for some balance.

Tea spills all over my jeans.

Shit. "Shit." I guess I didn't realize he was holding a cup in his hand.

"Oh no I'm so sorry." A voice I'd recognize anywhere says.

"Here let me clean that up for you." I freeze into place. He kneels down and starts patting my outer thigh and calf with a napkin.

"I'm really sorry, I didn't see you coming there." He looks up. And I'm staring right into the big brown eyes of Liam Payne.

"No no no no no, this is totally my fault." I say, "Let me buy you a new cup of tea."