Diana // E.V.

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The first time I heard about one direction, I'll remember all my life. Do you know why?

Because I laughed at them...

I remember... At this time, I was in my third grade of college. I was taking the bus with my two best friends and we had a small ride together before getting home. At home there was only the national TV set, and there was not many. Also, my father monopolized it with David, my brother, to watch football, baseball and soccer. I never heard about five guys grouped in a TV show Britannic. I didn't know about One Direction.

It wasn't the case of my two friends.

Then this afternoon, when my friend showed me that smiling face with green eyes and brown curls, I took five minutes to look at him. Because, at thirteen years old, I already found him cute. But my other friend who seemed to recognize this boy claimed "Oh noo, not that group! Wait, don't tell me you support them" This friend was Paige, and the other one Sally. I was friend with Paige for a long time ago. She was like my sister, Sally came after, but I considered her as Paige.

Paige didn't like One Direction.

Sally was a future Directioner.

And me, I was in the middle.

Actually, when I finally look away from Harry's picture, I decided to follow Paige.

"I hate them"

It's what I said verbatim. However, I remember that Harry didn't want to get out of my mind. I've always been like that: transparent. I had a kind of strange metaphor about me. I always compared me as a sheet, people could write everything they want about me, I wouldn't say anything.

Sally was different. Even if Paige clearly told her that she hated those five participants of X Factor UK, she never stopped to talk about them.

And I listened to her carefully.

Because this photo of Harry was definitely inscribed in my mind and I knew at that moment, it would stay.

Me either, I told her that I hated them, and she believed me. I lied.

But I'll always be thankful to Sally of having be there, that afternoon, got her phone out and showed us this picture, because without her, my life probably would have never been the same.

So Sally, if you pass by, thanks. Thank you so much. You definitely changed something in me that day and you were a wonderful best friend.

Diana xx