Idol (Zayn Malik)

Author's Note

WHO would have said that life could change so much in a year?

One year ago, I was still living in America, where I thought that I had my future mapped out. At that time, I thought that I knew what I wanted and where I wanted to fulfill my dreams, but, as it often happens, life has other plans for you and things don't end up as expected.

Being completely honest, I was shattered when I got the first shock: I had been rejected from the University that I thought I belonged to, so I became clueless of what I wanted. I spent my days moping about how "awful" my life was and how I would never accomplish anything. Sure enough, writing was my main getaway.

I started writing Idol about a year ago, after I dreamt of me meeting Zayn Malik in Chicago and everything happening practically just like I later created it happened with him and Astrid. While I was developing the story, all I wanted in life was it happening to me (I mean, who wouldn't want to date their idol?), so, soon enough, my story became waaaay too fantabulous to be true but, you know what? It made me happy. Well, at least it did for a while.

Just as I came back to my country, I realized that I couldn't live in a fan fiction anymore. I was so lost, so I wasn't living my own reality. Even though I didn't want to, I had to apply to one of the best schools in my country and I was accepted. Anyway, I didn't feel happy about it. I thought that it was "way too easy" and that "any idiot would be able to get in".

Now, a semester later, I can sincerely say that I am truly happy. I might not be studying in the "University of my dreams", but that doesn't mean that where I am now is a shit place. I have always wanted more, that's for sure, but I realized that sometimes the best is to stick to your reality and be happy with it.

I would understand if you aren't happy with the ending of this fan fiction. Many of you have been following it ever since I began so it not ending with the happily ever after may be disappointing, but I came to the realization that life is not always a happy ending.

Life can suck. True love is disregarded and stupid fights can fuck up relationships. That's reality. Whatever happened in the middle of "Idol" with the hardcore fluff: that's exactly what it is.

Fiction.

I'm not trying to discourage you of believing in happy endings; I'm just trying to say that they're not always real. Sometimes, life has other plans for us and, even though they're not like we'd wanted them to be at first, they're good.

Thank you for reading this and for sticking till the end. I hope that you've liked to follow this story with me. You have no idea how amazing it feels like marking this story as complete.

(And yeah, I might not have Zayn, but maybe someone who's a biiiit more real could be even better)

Also, now that you've finished reading "Idol", I invite you to check out my new story, "FAKE". It's a completely new idea that I got after Zayn's departure from the band and, even though it is something different, I can assure you that I've got BIG plans for that fan fiction!

Thank you again for your support (and for, hopefully, also following me with "FAKE") 

I hope you had an amazing Christmas & an even happier New Year! :)

-Ingrid.