Act Like You're in Love {Niall Horan}

Chapter 10: The Radio Announcement

~Mariah's P.O.V.~

My eyes flutter as I wake up. I prop myself up using my elbows and properly open my eyes. The sunlight is streaming through a space in between my curtains on one of my windows. The ray bounces off my mirror and shines onto my desk.

I glance at the clock on my desk and it reads 6:43 a.m. Unwillingly, I push my covers off and brace myself for the cold air. Sure enough, it hits me and I shiver. Jumping out of bed, I grab for my pile of clean clothes at the foot of my bed that I laid there last night and make a beeline for my bathroom. It takes me seconds to flip the shower water on, strip down and hop in to the warmth of the water.

The steam flows in the air around me as the hot water trickles down my body and makes pitter-patter sounds when it hits the bottom of the shower. I close my eyes, enjoying the moment of relaxation, because I have to be out of the shower in less than 10 minutes.

I quickly soap and rinse my body and then do the same to my hair. My foot slides as I hop out of the shower and grab my towel. I slide on my clothing and look at myself in the mirror. Deeming myself okay, I just spread some concealer on my imperfections and left it at that.

I bend down to gather all of my hair up and then I squish it into a messy bun. Giving myself one last glance in the mirror, I run out of my bathroom and check the time on the phone. 6:55 a.m.

I unlock my phone and see a text from Niall three minutes ago:

Hey, good morning(: we're all up in Liam's apartment, join us for the broadcast if you'd like xx

I send a quick "Be there in two!" and snap my phone shut, grabbing my keys and a pair of flip-flops from the closet. Tossing them on the ground, I slide into them and skip to the door. The door practically closes itself as I walk out, so I just stick the keys in and turn it. Honestly, I don't feel like taking the elevator and so I bound up the stairs instead. Liam's place is like the third door, and it's already propped open with a blond head peeping out.

I smile and hurry over to Niall. He retreats from his position and back into Liam's living room where all of the other boys are, so I follow and shut the door behind me.

A radio is sitting on a countertop, and the boys are all huddled around it. Shoving into their circle, I hear the announcer of the New York hit station greet the listeners good morning.

"Today I have the latest gossip on the biggest things! This information was just released, so listen up, Directioners! Apparently, those five boys that stole the hearts of so many girls around the world are going to release - nope, not another song just yet - but a movie! Starring in it will be the charming Irish Niall Horan and a girl new to the show biz, Mariah Cannaday!"

The boys all let out a series of cheers and whoops and give me pats on the back. My cheeks instantly heat up because I don't like all the attention, so I tell them to be quiet to hear the rest.

"This movie is going to be good," the announcer tells the audience. "It's called What Are the Chances. James Cameron, director of Titanic, will be directing this hit movie. Yep, you heard me, hit movie! Already predictions are coming in that this will be big, probably because of all the big-named people involved. The release date, you say? I believe it's set to be November 15th of this year! I think even I'll go check this one out. Even if I'm not a teenager in love with the oh-so-wonderful boys, it'll probably be a cool movie to see. You want more info? Check out our website!"

I smile brightly, looking up from the radio. "This is so cool!"

"It really is," Liam responds, reminiscing to when his name was first announced on a radio, I presume.