Chapter 1

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"Zoey please don't run off." I turn slightly seeing Liam.
"I need to think." I cried.
"But Zoey-"
"No, I'm done waiting around for things to change on their own! I'm sorry tell Sarah I'll miss her and to never forget about me."
"But Zoey-"
"Please Liam, understand me." I whispered looking into his eyes. They looked like just cleaned class, except his were broken, hurt, in pain. For a reason I would never understand. I grabbed my things as Louis, Emily, Ashely and Liam kept my dad, Sarah, and Harry from coming after me. I walked into the elevator pressing the first floor. I cleaned up my tears knowing the cameras were coming. I held tightly onto my own wrist like it was the thing I could ever hold. Finally I got off the elevator and asked one of the men of the building to bring me the car.
"Ma'am, your car."
"Thank you." I smiled weakly. I handed him five dollars and grabbed my belongings. Finally I sat in the front seat ready to drive off ignoring the cameras that surrounded me. I drove to a place no one would find me. Pennsylvania.

(2 years later)

I sat at my window drinking my small cup of coffee while looking over the last time I recorded myself sing. Two weeks ago maybe? I've been so busy with work I haven't even noticed the days pass, like they were just minutes or seconds. Today I have off at work, I work for a company on the weekdays making houses and clothes for video games. On the weekends I head over to my new managers recording studio or to a dance studio to practice on my dancing skills. His names Brian, dirty blond hair, late twenties. He's really nice, I see him as a older brother and to him I'm like his little sister. I moved from Pennsylvania to New York, but not the busy part, where you still see the life of New York but not too much. I moved over a year ago for the job opportunity. I haven't seen the lads, girls, or my dad in two years. They used to try to call me but I changed my number to stop all the nonsense for once. I miss them so much, but I'm not going to let the past come back, no matter how much I miss the girls I can't let it happen. I moved here to start over, to make another chapter in my life.
"Oh shit!" I look at the time seeing it's 11:30 am. I have to leave in an hour and a half to record a song and a video. I quickly take a shower and put on...

I keep my hair down giving it some volume

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I keep my hair down giving it some volume. I grab my bag and keys and quickly and run out the door. I walk all the way to my car and get in. I start to drive knowing I'm going to be ten minutes late. The traffic here is horrible.
(An hour later)
I finally make it to the office and surprisingly I'm twenty minutes early. I walk over to the small Starbucks shop next to the company. Another coffee wouldn't hurt right?
"Hello miss what will you have?"
"Hi, could I get a grande caramel cappuccino please?" I smile at the guy with a named tag that read Lucas.
"Sure thing miss, name please?"
"Zoey." I say, quickly the boy's eyes open widely. Do I have something on my face?
"Sorry miss it's just I thought you looked familiar, weren't you Harry's ex?" Oh gosh I dread these questions!
"I'm...no-"
"Yes! You are you guys were adorable together!"
"Really no please stop." I try to say sweetly.
"Lucas leave her alone, just go make the coffee." I guy with a name tag that read Emit told him. He had short brown hair beautiful blue eyes and dimples. He had freckles here and there all over his face and arms.
"Thanks." I smile.
"It was nothing, he's new doesn't know much." He laughs. Soon Lucas comes back with my coffee and mouths sorry.
"Well thanks anyways, how much?" I ask taking out my wallet.
"It's on me, don't worry about it." He smiles showing his pearly white teeth.
"No I can't do that, how much was it?"
"Nothing."He laughs.
"Fine but I owe you then."
"It's a date." We smile and say goodbye. I quickly grab my coffee and head into the company.
"Morning Zoey!" Everyone yelled. Everyone here is very cheerful making the environment in the office so much more brighter.
"Morning everyone." I say back before heading into the elevator. I press the 12th floor and head all the way up. Once I make it up I head over to Brian's assistants desk.
"Hey Windy! I'm here to see Brian."
"Right! Give me a minute." She picks up the phone and dials his room number. "Hi, Zoey's outside should I send her in?" She waits for a respond. "Perfect!" She puts down the phone and tells me to head inside. I thank her and head to his door. The door is glass but not see through all the way, you can see if someone were in there but not who it was or how the inside looked. I walk in and take a seat noticing there was a girl sitting there as well.
"Hi." I greet both of them.
"Hi Zoey! Great to see you again!" Brian smiles at me. "You know Amy right?" I nod smiling at her. "She will be doing a song with you in a month. I had chosen a song I know both of you will like, it's going to be at a live concert for Amy." He explains. "Your going to be her opening act and then it will be a band that we can discuss later, and then you both will sing a song together. Sound like a plan?"
"Sounds good to me." I agree.
"Perfect, then I'll see you later Zoey. We can practice today?" She hugs me and gets herself ready to leave.
"Alright your place?"
"Sure." Amy answers. Amy and I are good friends, when I first signed up with Brian she got me to be less shy and was helping me get to know New York. She's a great friend and it's a awesome opportunity to be able to work with her.
"Now, we need to talk about the band..." Brian says scratching his neck.
"Who is it?"
"Well...."
"Brian?"
"Zoey I'm sorry but for your career, your going to have to see them again."
"Again?" I start to understand who he means.
"One Direction is going to be there."
"No why! This is unfair, I move away and don't have to deal with them for two years and all of a sudden I have to be in the same room as them for almost four hours!" I huff
"Well also for practice, and you'll be in the same room on Fridays to see how it all looks...and on tour for a year..."
"Well isn't that lovely." I sigh.
"Sorry doll, but do it for your career, do it for you and that's it."
"I know and that's what I'm going to do. But I'm scared of seeing...him...again."
"I know you are, but you don't even have to talk to him." Brian tries to reassure me.
"I know, but whatever like you said for my career." I sigh.
"Sorry Zoey, but if you want to become famous then you have to do things like that."
"I know."
"Well how about we get you in the recording studio to sing?"
"Sounds good." We head to the recording studio that is its own floor. It has eight rooms fully soundproof. We head to the first room we see and put the song I've been practicing.
"So we're going record you today, full thing video and audio" Brian explained.
"That's fine."
"Good now get in there so we can start!" He tells me laughing.


GUYS! Im back with the sequel!!! I hope you like it I've been working so hard to keep this one without mistakes. I appreciate you guys being all patient and waiting for the sequel. I'm trying to make a schedule of when I'll update which story. I LOVE YOU GIYS SO MUCH AND DON'T FORGET IT!~Jackie💚

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