Daniel Howell Imagines

The Moment I Knew

A/N: Hey guys! So this one is a bit sad i guess, idk. It's based off of Taylor Swifts song 'The Moment I Knew' and i hope you guys like it! Also, thank you guys so much for 2k reads and 100 votes, it means a lot! <3

Genre: Angstyish (Idfk)

Word Count: 1095 words

"And it was like slow motion, standing there in my party dress, in red lipstick with no one to impress and they're all laughing and asking me about you. But there was one thing missing, and that was the moment i knew..."

Your P.O.V

"Happy Birthday!" A few of my relatives yell as they burst in through the door of my parents house. I smile and thank them for coming tonight.

Christmas lights are glistening around the living room, illuminating the room. But all I can focus on is the door. But not just the door in particular, the person who I'm expecting to be walking through that door any minute now. He said he'd be here. I cant help but think, about how he said he'd be here. I'm just waiting for him to walk through, like he said he would. He promised he would. But the time keeps on ticking and everyone's conversations and laughter around me just sound like distant blurs in the background as I keep my focus on that door and that door only.

"Hey sweetie! How's Daniel? Is he coming tonight?" My Aunt asks sitting next to me, throwing my focus off of that damn door.

"Oh Dan! Yeah he's been good, he's been a bit busy though. He said he'd be here tonight." My Aunt just smiles and nods my head. She absolutely adores Dan, I'm pretty sure she likes him more then she likes me.

"Well, I can't wait to see him when he comes." She says and then walks off to go and talk to my mum.

I try and call him, but I'm sent straight to voice mail.

"Hey Dan, just wondering when you're gonna turn up. My family,  friends and parents are wondering where you are, and so am I actually, call me when you get this, please." I say and then end my message.

"Okay everyone outside for dinner!" My mum calls out to everyone and then all of a sudden, I was the only one sitting in the living room, still staring at that wooden door, waiting for Dan to walk in, like he said he would.

"Are you gonna come outside, birthday girl?" My best friend asks. I look up to meet her worried stare as I hesitantly get up and follow her outside for dinner.

I take a seat, checking the time and keeping my eyes on the back door, wondering when he's gonna turn up or if he's gonna turn up.

But hours just seem to go by and now i just wanna be alone, I just wanna cry. He said he'd be here. He's not gonna be here.

"Cake time!" My mum yells out as she brings out a 3 tier cake with a '21' candle stabbed into the middle, on top of the top tier.

"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear (y/n), happy birthday to you!" Everyone around me sung. But there was one thing missing, and that was Dan, he was missing.

I blew out the candle and put on a faux smile for everyone as they all cheered and smiled and clapped like I've just done something miraculous.

I looked around one last time to see if he had snuck in or something, but there was still no sign of him.

"I'm just gonna go to the bathroom real quick" I say with a slight crack in my voice. My relatives just shrug it off, but my best friends seem to know.

I leave the table, with tears threatening to fall from my face, walking inside and down the hall, with my best friends following me in pursuit to the bathroom. And once we're all in the bathroom together, I try my best to not fall apart, but that gut wrenching sinking feeling in my stomach starts, as tears flow down my cheeks.

"He said he'd be here. He promised he'd be here." I say hopelessly as my friends try their best to comfort me as i unravel in front of them on the bathroom floor.

"I know he did, sweetie, I know he did." My absolute best friend says as she comforts me and hugs me whilst I cry my eyes out on the bathroom floor.

A couple of minutes pass by, when i finally muster up the courage to go back outside.

"Hey sweetie, are you okay?" And just like that I unravel myself and fall apart one again like I did in the bathroom.

People are asking questions but I just cant answer them. What do you say when tears are streaming down your face in front of everyone you know? And what do you do when the one who means the most to you, didn't even have the audacity to show up, to your 21st birthday, even though he promised he'd show up.

It was like it all went in slow motion. The whole night went in slow motion, it just dragged on, as I stood there in my party dress, with no one to impress. Everyone asking me about him, wondering how he's been, when he was gonna show up. I just couldn't take it.

I run off and lock myself in my room. I officially deam this the worst birthday ever, and it was one of the most important birthdays in my life. You only turn 21 once.

I just can't believe he didn't show up. I just can't believe he would do that.

Later that night, I get a phone call from him

"What?" I answer in an annoyed tone.

"I'm really sorry I didn't make it tonight, something came up at the BBC and Phil and I needed to be there to sort it out, and we didn't know it would take all night. I'm sorry " Dan says apologetically.

"Yeah, I'm sorry too"

"Whats that supposed to mean?"

"i don't know. I don't know anymore." I said then hung up the phone.

He should've been here, he should've burst through the door with that "I'm right here" smile he always gives me when I need him. I would've been so happy. But tonight there was one thing missing, and that was the moment i knew.