Directioners: How it all began

Chapter 1: Nancy's story

Hi everyone, Yes I'm the author of this book and well I decided to start off by saying my Directioner story and it starts like this...

So it all started 3 years ago and I can still remember it clearly, September 2012....

It was the beginning of my first high school year as a freshman at Rancho Alamitos High School. As a 9th grader I was still very ignorant with music and all the technology crap, yea I listened to music here and there but not as much as I do now. The first couple days of high school were good, it was hard getting used to but I eventually did. That week, I remember hanging out with my group of girl friends waiting patiently till the school bell rang. That morning my friend Christina started to come up to us and after a while she asked me, "hey Nancy, have u heard of the new boy band named One Direction" of course I didn't, I had no idea there was a new boy band or that music was even important. So I said "No, who's that?" She was like, "you should listen to them, the song really good" and well since that morning, the whole day I was curious to get home and find out who those boys were.

When the school day had finally come to an end, I was glad because I could finally figure out who that One Direction band was.

I remember getting home and going straight to my room and grabbing the only phone with Internet. I sat on the floor and went to YouTube and the first thing I did was type "One Direction." When the page loaded the first thing I saw was the WMYB video and that was how the magic started! I watched the entire video and I instantly fell in love with Harry Styles from the moment the video started. The song I loved it from beginning to end! Since that moment I knew that I would love One Direction forever.

From that moment, I began to listen to more of their songs and their music videos and I fell more and more in love with them and their music. I began watching their funny moments and after I while I began to look at their video diaries from the X-Factor days. I remember when my sister showed me "Little Things" and it became my inspiration song. Whenever I felt insecure I would always listen to that song. The day after I had discovered One Direction existed, I went to my friend and told her that she was right that they sound amazing. She showed me a new poster she got on her binder and told me Zayn was her favorite. I was like "No turn it around on him(harry) instead" I was still learning their names at that time lol. I began learning more about them and eventually I knew more than I knew of other people lol :) I also remember coming across their X Factor auditions and listening to them made me wish I was their to hear them because it was the most beautiful thing ever.

I wasn't as dedicated to them as I am now. I remember the first album I purchased at the store "Up All Night" the songs were great to listen to! Every time I came across their merchandise I would freak out and want it, but my mom would say I was crazy and obsessive...I don't blame her lol. I remember my first poster that I got. My friend Christina had told me if I wanted a One Direction poster and I yelled yes and she gave it to me. It was small but I liked it, so I quickly but it in my binder for display. My first piece of actual merch was when I was looking for my sister's birthday present and I went to a store someone sent me to and they had all kinds of One Direction merchandise I just couldn't resist, I bought my first t-shirt and I wore it right away the next day! My sister also purchased bears with Niall and Louis on it that I still have. :) After a while, my posters along with my merch a began to add up, but so was my love for them.

After time, they became the reason I smiled everyday and woke up alive every morning, they became the only source of positivity in my life and they still are today. Through all the bullying, and hurt I've been through, they made me smile. Their music would make me happy and I would forget everything around me.

I still remember my first concert, I would always dream of being a part of the crowd since I became a Directioner, but it was never possible until November 11 2014 I had purchased my tickets to the OTRA San Diego concert! I was so excited, and when the day finally came I just couldn't believe it. July 9th 2015 was the day my dream came true and I finally saw One Direction live in concert! It was one of the best days of my life! To this day I can still remember it clearly and I'll never forget it.

I know I get judged sometimes for loving a boy band that doesn't even know I exist, but they don't know that that boy band is the reason I'm still here because they were there for me when others weren't. To me One Direction changed my life completely, becoming a part of the Directioner fandom is something I would never take back because it became a part of me since that day I layed eyes on WMYB. The Directioners are my family and they always will be no matter what! ❤️

That is how it all began for me, that is my Directioner story...

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