Six Girls, Five Guys, One Summer (One Direction)

Chapter 27: Simone Snaps

A/N Hey everyone! I actually typed this all day today. I worked really hard on it, and this is the chapter I've been thinking of for a long while. I hope you guys like it!

This one is the chapter I would have posted if Louis hadn't won the contest. So, here goes. Enjoy!

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Simone’s POV

Mmm, the sweet taste of ice cream.

I had actually had a pretty good day so far, to be honest. For once, I actually felt involved. When Kelly let me be partners with Zayn, I felt like I had been noticed.

You know, the girls are going to be seniors next year. I’m only a sophomore. They’ll be going to college the year after. I guess I’ve kind of been feeling left out, you know? Now that they’ve all been hanging out with the lads (and I have been too, somewhat), but I still just felt like the third wheel. Well, technically it was the eleventh wheel, if you catch my drift.

Wow, that sounded stupid.

But I was always the last one. It just wasn’t fair. I understood exactly what was going on. My friends were developing crushes on the guys, and I was the extra. I was the sixth member of the group that didn’t have a match.

And you know what? It was the worst feeling ever.

“Simone, aren’t you going to come out of the car?” my sister called. Oh, we were back, I guess. I looked out the window and saw Courtney’s house looming over us. I guess we were hanging out here then.

“Oh, uh, yeah…” I mumbled, hopping out with my ice cream cone in my hands. “Sorry.”

“It’s alright,” Lucy smiled, and led me into the house. Everyone else was sitting on the couch, or on the floor, in the living room as they finished off their ice cream. Everyone had already started up their own conversations. I overheard a few snippets.

“I’ve been working on a new dance, Liam, want to check it out?” Courtney asked her boyfriend.

“Yeah, sure! Let’s see it!” Liam answered with a grin.

At the same time, I heard Louis ask, “So, where would you like to go for our date?”

Lizzie answered, “Um, we should go do something fun, like a carnival or something,” taking a bite of her half melted ice cream.

A third conversation started up. “Kelly, can we talk? I need to explain what happened last night.” Zayn.

“I don’t want to talk to you, Zayn,” Kelly said, frowning and turning away.

Geez, I stay in the car for a minute longer and everyone gets into these conversations! Third wheel syndrome, I guess. I hate this.

I took a seat on the ground next to the couch, where Harry was talking with Ana. They were smiling and laughing about something one of them said. Harry smiled, and then said, “You’re hilarious.” He pecked her cheek a bit as well.

Ew, I just threw up in my mouth a little.

“Since when am I actually funny?” I heard Ana mumble with a laugh.

I sighed, and kept eating my ice cream as Lucy took a seat next to Niall on the floor. “So…” she said softly. Oh, she was still nervous after the date we ruined! Aw!

“We did pretty well in the race, didn’t we?” Niall laughed. Liar. They were last, both of them.

I sighed. I was ignored. I was the last one there, so I wasn’t involved in any conversation. That had become expected. I sat there quietly, eating my ice cream. I finished it actually pretty quickly, considering that I wasn’t involved in any conversations.