The Promise

Chapter 18

-Melody-

"Jesy, grab some popcorn!" Perrie called.

"Why do I have to?"

"Because you're in the kitchen, duh!" After I failed the boot camp part of the X-Factor, the judges decided to put me in a group. I got put in the group 'Rhythmix' with Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Ann Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall. Izzy auditioned again, and she got in. She got through the boot camp part, and is still going solo. This group is so much better than the one I was in last season. We were watching a film, until Jesy paused it to go get some water.

"Here's the popcorn Perrie. Now, are you going to tell us who your boyfriend is, or not?" Perrie blushed, and pulled her legs up so she was sitting criss cross.

"His name is Zayn. He's really sweet, and he treats me like a real man should treat a woman." Zayn? It can't be.

"Perrie, you wouldn't be talking about Zayn Malik would you?"

"Yeah, how'd you know?"

"Because he's one of my best friends. I was here on the X-Factor with him and the boys last season."

"Oh! You're the Melody girl he talks about! I thought there was a connection between you and the one he talks about! I've always wanted to meet you, and now we're roomies!" she squealed. Jesy, Leigh-Ann, and Jade looked really confused, but we didn't care. We talked about the boys, and how childish they can be. When she said something that Harry did, I couldn't help but choke on my next sentence.

"Mel, are you okay?" Jade asked.

"I'm fine, it's just that...Harry and I used to date."

"Used to?"

"When?"

"What happened?"

"Did he hurt you?"

"Girls, please. There was an accident, and I ended up in the hospital for a long time. I slipped into a coma, and didn't wake up for two weeks. When I did, I had no memory of any of my five best friends. Harry helped me remember, and he was really happy when I remembered their names. He tried to kiss me, and I realized that we used to love each other. I didn't feel the same way anymore, because I could barely remember the poor lad. So, I moved back to Cheshire, and came back here on the X-Factor. I haven't seen him since this photo was taken." I took the photo out of my pocket and showed the girls.

"Wow, I'm so sorry Melody," Perrie said, hugging me.

"It's okay, it's all in the past. I'm sure he has a shiny new girlfriend by now anyway."

-Harry-

"Mate, we're going to the club down the street, wanna come?" Niall asked me through the bedroom door.

"No thanks Niall. I think I'll just stay in tonight." I looked back down to my hands where the precious photo was being held. Our last time seeing Melody. I remember it as if it were yesterday.

**Memory**

"Let's take a photo!" Louis shouted. "I want to remember this day forever," he added, grabbing a camera and handing it to Paul.

"Hang on, I'm coming," Melody said, grabbing her crutches. I ran over to her, and picked her up. I carried her bridal style over to where the lads had gathered. She held onto my neck as we positioned ourselves for the photo. The other lads made silly faces, and as Paul was pushing the button to take the photo, I kissed Melody's cheek. She was laughing at the lads, and I took her by surprise. In the photo she was still laughing, so it was perfect. I carried her back to the bench where her crutches were, and set her down.

"I still love you, Melody. I just want you to know that."

"I know. I'm terribly sorry that I can't say the same." She had a look of guilt in her hazel eyes.

"You can't remember much about me, so I understand that you don't love me back. Can you tell me what you can remember?"

"I remember that your favorite colors are orange and blue, your favorite food is tacos, you have curly hair, you have green eyes, your favorite movie is...I can't remember that one," she giggled.

"Good enough," I chuckled.

**End of memory**

I wish I could go back to that day. I wanted that day to never end. Now we've gone our separate ways, and I have no clue what she's doing right now. I've asked Paul if after the X-Factor she could come live with us, but he said it's up to management. Management aren't very fair. According to some of our fans, they automatically blame our management for everything. Too bad I can't blame management for not having Melody with me right now.

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Three updates in the same day! Yeah! I just really have the most inspiration with this story. I could just delete the rest and just focus on this one...nah I wouldn't do that xD I did this on my kindle, so no bolding or anything like that.

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