Right Place and Right Time

Chapter 14

Chapter 14:

            After realizing it wasn’t free food, I quickly sat back down. I wasn’t interested in One Direction. Pretty much all the girls in my class were though. I’m so done with this. I actually considered leaving and just going back home, but then I thought of Australia. This is such a good opportunity. I guess I’ll just stay; it’s not like they’re going to be riding in economy with us, of course they’ll ride first class. Just one flight, you can handle this.

            Ryan came back with my regular Starbucks order, just as students started boarding the plane. Perfect timing; I just want to quickly get on the plane and sleep the whole way. I grabbed all my stuff and walked over to the line, which was very short, thanks to One Direction. Becca and Ryan followed and took their seats behind me. I don’t know who’s sitting next to me; probably another student. I was shoving my carry on in the overhead area but I was struggling a little bit; my sleepiness has not left me. Just as the bag was about to fall on me, a pair of strong arms securely lifted my bag back up. I turned back to find Zayn’s smiling face, “I just saved your life.”

            “My hero,” I said sarcastically, smiling back.

            “Your seat right here?”

            “Yeah, you?”

            “Right here,” said Zayn, indicating an empty seat across from mine. Why wasn’t he riding first class? I was too lazy to ask so I just went to my seat and sat down. Ryan and Becca were behind me so I was talking to them. A little later someone comes along and starts putting their carry on into the overhead compartment. Whoever I was sitting next to was rustling and moving an awful lot. I just ignored the person and kept talking to my friends when all of a sudden the rustling stopped.

            “Nat?” a voice said.”

            “Um… that’s me?”

            I turned around to see whom I’m sitting next to, and that’s when I see Harry Styles.

            I was shocked. My mind went absolutely blank. I sat there frozen, looking into his green eyes. I had absolutely no idea how to respond to this. Do I make a whole scene, do I act like we’re best friends? Instead, I completely forgot everything and said, “Who are you?”

            He looked confused, as if he was sure I’d remember him. Of course I remembered him; who would forget someone like him that quickly?

            “I’m Harry, Harry Styles. Remember, the guy in the group, One Direction? The one you spent the whole day with a while ago?” he told me, as if he were jogging my memory.

            “Oh yeah, the one who hooked up with my sister? Yeah, now I remember you! Fuck you,” I told him.

            His face fell, looking crestfallen. I hope that hurt, you fucking prick. I sat back down in my seat and put my beats on, showing that I have absolutely no intention to speak with him. At that time, the pilot began speaking and instructed us to stow our tray tables and turn off our electronics. Harry then took him iPhone out and pressed the off button. That’s when I noticed the background; it was a picture of us. Huh, he hasn’t changed it, wow. I started to feel a little regret about what I said until I remembered what he did. He caught me looking at the screen and opened his mouth to say something, but I quickly turned away and looked out the window, watching us take off.