Different - a Niall Horan love story

Chapter 7

It’s been a week now since I’m officially the new styling artist from the world famous band, One Direction. Our finals are finally over, and I guess most of them are pretty good. Well, it’s not like I can change anything right now, so I’ll just have to deal with my grades.

In the mean while I gained another five thousand new followers, so that means I have over eight thousand people who get to see everything I tweet and used to tweet now, which can be very humiliating sometimes. But yeah, it’s not like I can change it now and I’m too lazy to delete them all. I guess I still don’t really care about what everyone thinks about me, even now I’m working for – or with –, yeah you know, One Direction.

I have been really nervous about seeing the boys again. What if I say or do something wrong ? And with my finals, my nerves have been tested way too much in two weeks. When I’m nervous I start doing stuff with my nails that I normally never do. So now, they’re painted red with some weird crackle-nail polish on them.

I’m in school right now. Why ? Well, they’re going to announce who is going to the next grade in like five minutes. I’m standing with Simon and Taylor. I don’t even know where Lore is, she should be here by now though. I take my phone and dial her number, but she doesn’t answer her phone.

‘What’s up ?’ Simon asks when he notices that I’m looking around, looking for someone.

‘Nothing, I just wonder where Lore’s at.’ I keep looking around, hoping to see her face somewhere, but I don’t seem to be able to find her.

‘She called earlier, she had to go to the dean, I don’t know why.’ Taylor says, joining our conversation.

‘Oh okay, you think she didn’t pass the year ?’ I ask, nervous again. But this time it’s because I really want Lore to come with us to senior year, it would be terrible if she doesn’t make it.

‘I don’t know, I really hope she makes it though.’ Taylor says, smiling nervously.

‘Yeah, me too.’ I see Simon nodding. He’s also good friends with Lore, so I’m guessing he wants her to come with us too.

‘Can Eline Cassidy report at the dean’s office please ?’ someone asks through the speakers in our school. I look up when I hear my name, and meet Taylor’s eyes. It’s like the whole school is looking at me, I really don’t like this.

‘Maybe it’s a problem with maths ?’ I try.

‘Yeah, maybe …’ She doesn’t look so sure about it, but she smiles at me anyways. I smile back at her and turn to look at Simon, who is smiling encouraging at me. I also smile at him, turn around and walk in the direction of our headmaster’s desk.

When I arrive, I knock on the door. Several seconds later someone opens the door, so I can come in. I enter, and I see our dean sitting across from Lore, who is smiling like an idiot. Why is she smiling like an idiot ? As soon as she notices me, she jumps up, runs over to me and jumps on me, which causes us both to stumble and fall, my body underneath hers. We’re both laughing as we stand up.

‘What’re you smiling at ?’ I ask, still chuckling.

‘I have a B+ on maths !’ she screams in my ear, hugging me again. I pull back a little to look at her, and then it hits me. She has a B+ !

‘Oh my god ! That’s amazing !’ I cry out, not caring about everyone’s eyes that are on us. I’m so proud of her ! I hug her again, and we’re going in circles now, still hugging each other. If we don’t let go soon, we’ll probably end up on the ground again. And just when I think that, she lets go of me, like she can read my mind again. Maybe she can … Nah, that would be really creepy.