Simon Cowells Niece *Book 1*

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

 

Elizas POV

We get in the car and the boys take off their hoods and sunglasses.

“So I take it your use to the paps?” Liam asks looking me in the eye.

“Yea, being Simon Cowells niece comes with a price.”

“Who is Paige Williams?” Niall asks, not to anyone in particular. I lower my head once again interested in my BOBS. I notice Uncle Simon looking out the window, not answering the blond boy’s question.

“She was my mother.” I finally get the courage to speak. That was the first think I have said acknowledging my mother’s death since it happened. It just feels weird saying ‘she was’ rather than ‘she is’ I can feel the tears welling up in my eyes so I look down again. There is no way in heck I am letting myself cry in front of five guys! And Uncle Simon but he doesn’t count because he has seen me cry many times.

“Was?” Zayn asks. These guys obviously don’t know when to stop. Uncle Simon is still looking out the window, probably thinking. About mom, about what he is going to do with me? I sigh knowing whatever happens to me won’t be privet. Nothing will anymore.

“My mother passed two days ago. That’s why I am moving here to London with Uncle Simon, I have no father to live with and I have no other family. So that’s why I am here” I manage to say without crying. Everything is getting blurry due to the tears swelling in my eyes. I can’t look out the window because I am in between Liam and Louis. So I look down again. (If I am going to be looking down so much I need to wear more interesting shoes!) Everyone went silent after my enlightenment. I close my eyes and slide my head phones in again, knowing this car trip would be awkward. And I just needed something to get my mind off of my mom. I put my IPod on shuffle and let it choose a song. One Thing came on and I quickly skipped it.

“No a fan?” Louis asks looking at my IPod.

“Eh” Is all I say while looking for a new song. I decide on Skyscraper-Demi Lovatos version.

I close my eyes and let the music speak to me, like it did when I danced. I don’t think I could ever dance again. My mother was a dance teacher. She was amazing! So I guess you could say dance was in my blood. I loved it and everything about it! I just felt like all my problems were gone when I danced. Maybe instead of not dancing because she is gone, I should dance. Right? Ugh I don’t know! Uncle Simon had a dance room installed in his house when I was seven because I would dance around his house all the time.  So that’s where I usually spent my time when I came to visit. Unless we went to his beach house. I loved the beach! So warm, sand in your toes. Aw the water! Mom loved the beach too. That’s where she and got married. She use to talk about it all the time. I know you would think since he left us she would hate him or never talk about him, but no she talked about him like he was the most amazing person ever. And that’s the kind of love I want. Not the kind where I am left alone with a child no! The kind where even if they do something to hurt me, I still love them. And they still love me. But I guess he didn’t love us since he left us. Some people say it’s my fault he left because he left when he found out mom was pregnant with me. But I don’t see it that way. I don’t think it was my fault he left us. How could it have been? I wasn’t even born yet! Gosh people can be stupid and mean sometimes. Laugh at my choice of words I don’t care, but seriously blame it on a fetus that isn’t even born yet! Ok I am done with my fit of rage for the day. We pull up to Uncle Simons flat, it looks bigger than it used to. I can see the pool and it is calling my name! But first I must unpack and find my swimsuit! I take as many bags as I can and run inside the house. I drop my bags at the door.

“Lucy!” I yell, seconds later a smile white Maltese puppy comes running to me, sliding on the tiles.

I pet her head as she licks me.

“Who is a good girl? Did you miss me? Huh? Aww yes you did!” I coo at the dog the boys walk in behind me and start to laugh picking up my bags.

“Which room?” Harry asks.

“Uhm the first door on the third floor.” I state. He nods and starts up the winding staircase. I stop petting my puppy and jog up after the boys. We step into my room. Everything is still the same. I start taking out my pictures and hanging them up on the walls, the boys are surprised at how many stars I have met, and even ask me to introduce them to some. After unpacking and finding my swim suit I ask to boys to excuse me and head to the restroom. I change quickly and step out of the room. I feel all the boys looking at me before I even look at them. Their eyes are wide and Harry is smiling which sort of scares me.

“Can I help you?” I ask gripping my towel even more, while sliding my feet into my flip flops.

“Uh, what cha doing?” Harry finally breaks the awkward silence.

“Going swimming!” I almost yell as I make my way towards the staircase.

I hear the boys following me so I break out in a run, knowing they will want to get in too. I run to the diving board. I drop my towel and shoes and step on the wobbly board. I slowly walk to the edge, the boys are watching me so I kind of freak out. If mess up this dive I will never hear the end of it! I stop, right at the edge. I take in a breath of air and put my hands up ready to make a perfect swan dive but I change my mind last minute and turn it into a double flip in the air. I land and sink to the bottom before plunging myself up.

When I pop up out of the water the boys are clapping and smiling like idiots. Then they all take off their shirts and run and jump in, not doing as well as I did but hey! We swam for about an hour before Uncle Simon came out and snapped me back into reality. When I am with these guys I feel so free and happy! I forget everything. I get out of the pool and dry off. I need to dance, I go up to my room and change into some easy-to-move-in clothes and put my hair into a ballerina bun, I grab my iPod and head to the dance room. I needed to dance and I needed to dance now.

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