Same Mistakes

Chapter 1

I was born in the UK. My parents were young and in love and had weird ideas for names so my name is K8tie Payne. My dad was kicked out of his home when his girlfriend got pregnant with me. He had to somehow support my mom and I. He got on alright but when I turned 11 he really needed the money since I was starting to go to a really expensive Private School. My mom convinced him to go audition for the X-Factors. My dad got to the judges house and then was let go of. My dad is Liam Payne.

This year he's trying again. He practiced with me since I like singing. He decided to sing 'Cry Me A River.'

My mom, Danielle, and I were waiting in the audience for his turn. When he finally came out we screamed the loudest! He did good. The judges passed him and the contest went on. We couldn't see him till the show was over though so we waited to see his competition. Harry Styles was awesome and hot! Zayn was next. He was also good and seemed nice! Then Niall who was cute and had the best Irish accent! The last guy to preform was Louis Tomlinson. He seemed nice and funny. Then the girls came on stage

When we finally got to dad I jumped into his arms and gave him a kiss on his cheek.

"Hey sweet-heart!" he said to me and kissed my fore-head. "Hey Babe!" he said to mom and kissed her. "You did great daddy!" I said. "Thanks!" He said. Mom seemed a bit up-tight. I knew why and was dreading when she told dad. "What's up babe?" He asked mom. "I saw you with that Cher Loyd girl. She's pretty I guess." mom said. "Danielle! You don't think I would cheat on you, do you?" dad asked mom. "Well, you did give her that flirty smile." mom said. "Oh you mean this one...?" Liam made a funny face. I laughed and he started tickling me. Mom giggled quietly then rolled her eyes and started walking out of the room. Dad and I shared a look that said 'uh-oh!'

That night mom didn't feel like cooking so we went to Chic-Fil-A. She was still in a bad mood though. I decided to sit between them. I know dad wouldn't hurt a fly, but mom, I'm not so sure...

"So how's that bully in your school K8tie?" dad asked. "You mean Pink?" I asked. Pink was a girl who always thought she was better than everyone, and sadly, I believed she was better than me. "Erm, alright. I think I'll make her a sandwich." I said. "Thats my girl!" dad said and high-fived me. "Just remember that your beautiful!" he told me. I blushed. "No I'm not." I denied. "Well, That's what makes you beautiful!" he told me. Mom smiled at me.

When I got home I went to take a shower and go to bed. I knew my parents would be arguing and my dad would eventually make my mom feel like she's the only girl in the world.

I would probably sneak out of bed and climb out my window to go see my friend Courtney in the park like I did every night. By now I was a master at sneaking out!

"Court?" I called out. "K8! Over here!" Courtney called to me. I found her by the fence of the park. Courtney was a tall girl with dark brown hair and Red high-lights. She always wore heavy mascara and awesome accessories. "Wow, your dad did great tonight!" she told me. "Thanks! Soon, that'll be me on the stage and him cheering me on!" I said. Courtney new that was my dream since my dad first did the X-Factor. "Yeah, and I'll be playing the music for you!" she said. "Yeah. You have the tickets?" I asked her. She pulled out a bag of make-up and 2 tickets.

She quickly applied both of our make-up and then pulled a bag that held an instrument in it over her shoulder. We reached the old house that had burned down years ago. We walked behind it where no one went and she took the instrument out. It was a violin.

"Nice, your parents got you an electrical one now?" I asked. "Yep! This will be so awesome! Maybe no one knows about us like London now knows your dad, but we've got fans! Oh and check it, I made the CD's to give out." She said a smile crossing her face. "Awesome! Now lets put on a show!" I said plugging in my mic while she gave a wicked smile and plugged in her violin.

"Hey! Y'all ready for our nightly show?!" I screamed into the mic and walked onto the stage. The curtains were still shut so I turned around and struck a pose. They only saw an outline of me. Court walked on and put her violin in place while closing her eyes. She always did before a show.

I head the audience scream. This is what we were made for! The curtains that our friends Jake and Shane put up for us suddenly opened. I started singing the latest song I wrote. "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Ye-a-ah! Don't you remember when you said, oh, you said forever won't be a lie for us. But then you turned me down and dated her. And she's the enemy! How could you be so vain? Oh! How could you be so CRUEL, KISSING HER IN FRONT OF ME! I thought that you were bigger! I thought that you were better! I thought you cared for me, but I guess I was wrong, YEAH I GUESS I WAS WRONG!" I finished singing.

The audience went wild. Even if it wasn't all of London, it was still a lot in out old burned down hide-out. "Hey guys! How many of you saw my dad on the X-Factor tonight?" I asked. The crowed screamed. I laughed. I looked over at Courtney who was staring at me. She was smiling since we were on stage but made a motion with her head telling me to look in the audience. In front of her was the bully, Pink. She gave me this smile as if to say 'we'll talk.'

"Erm...Alright, this next song is called 'Let It Burn!'" I screamed into the mic. This was a song we sang a lot since it was the one everyone loved.

I sang the familiar lyrics while others took out their lighters or whatever and waved them around. This scared me the first time but it was good. It turned into a tradition to play this song.

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After the show Cortney and I walked down to a table and gave out our new CD's. Pink met us there.

"What do you want?" I asked her. "I heard some girls were playing a show. Didn't know it was you guys." She said. "Well now you do. Good-bye." I said. She caught me off guard when she picked up one of our CD's. "How much?" she asked. "10 bucks." I said. She pulled out a wad of money and gave us a 10 dollar bill. Courtney took it and put it in her money bag. "I want in." Pink said to me. I blinked up at her not fully understanding. "Huh?" I asked. "I wanna be in your band! I play the guitar, bass, and drums." She said.

I looked over at Courtney. She just shrugged. "Alright, here's the deal, tomorrow, we ditch school. Meet us here at 8. Bring your guitar, we have the drums and bass." I told her in a low voice. She laughed and nodded. Then she left with our CD in her hand. "Next!" I said.

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So this is a new(ish) story. I wrote it a very long time ago (obviously). Anyways. I'm not gonna be posting much in the ways of author notes because since I already have the story written, I'm just gonna post it all at once. But please please please!!! Comment and vote. I promise I'll read and reply! Love y'all!

~~KitKat