Summer Love

Chapter 23

MADDY'S POV

As soon as Lara finished my make-over, I opened my eyes. My jaw dropped. She had given me a look that I could've never achieved without the make-up. I looked sexy. My eye lids contained dark and dramatic eye shadow with some liquid eyeliner. Mascara has been brushen from the roots of my eye lashes, making it look long and curly. I really liked it.

"Do you want to drive?" I ask Lara, unlocking my car.

"Sure." I toss her the keys and she catches it. I'm glad she's driving because my mind has been racing with thoughts ever since I 'the day'. I've been so distracted lately. I re-played the scene over and over again and I would always end up crying. Whenever I felt like crying, I grabbed my phone and listened to music. I didn't listen to sad music like I used to, instead I listened to... One Direction. Every time Harry had a solo, a shiver would run up through my spine. His voice was absoutely perfect. It's even better when you hear him sing in person.

I have to admit, I miss Harry. A lot. I've been spending a lot of time with him lately and now that it's gone, my soul feels so empty. It's official; I was slowly falling in love with him. Taylor kissing Harry was just too much. I couldn't handle it. It felt like the end of the world. He turned out to be everything I wish he wouldn't be. That was the worse part.

We finally arrive at the mall. Seeing all the happy and laughing people around me makes me want to punch them hard in the face. How could their life be fine when thousands of people go through and suffer pain every single day? They obviously have no clue. I just...

"Maddy?" Lara's voice wakes me up.

"Huh?"

"I said, what do you want to do first?"

"Oh, um. We can go any where you want." She gives me a sympathetic look, but doesn't say anything. She starts walking and I follow her.

An hour and a half later, our arms are filled with shopping bags from Forever 21, Brandy Melville, PacSun, and Bath & Body Works. To be honest, I actually had fun. Lara was very careful with her words, I could tell. She tried not to talk about anything relating to Harry or his band. It must've been hard for her because she used to talk about them all the time, especially when we went shopping together.

We head over to the food court because shopping makes us exhausted and we're starving. I line up to get Taco Bell while she lines up to get some Chinese food.

"Hello ma'am, how may I help you?" I'm still looking at their menu boards when I hear the familiar voice ask me. I decide on getting a steak quesadilla and a baja blast freeze.

"Can I have-" I start asking when my eyes land on his. I gulp.

"L-Logan?" I choke.

"Maddy?" He seems surprised. Memories from the beach strikes me and I can feel the tears coming.

"Are you okay?

"Uh, y-yeah. I-I... Go-gotta go. B-bye." I'm stuttering; this isn't a good sign. I usually stutter a lot when I'm really nervous or scared. Why am I feeling this way?

I didn't even realize that I was running away from the food court until now. I stop in my tracks and catch my breath. Calm down; everything is fine. I have nothing to worry about. When I turn around, I bump into someone.

"Oh, I'm so-" My heart stops. Even if he's wearing his beanie and a pair of dark tinted sunglasses, I could recognize him from two hundred feet away.

{a/n: hey guys ik this chapter is probably the shortest one i've ever written so far. im really sorry its bc i just want to update even if it is super short. and i promise that the next chapter will be a lot longer. i wanted to work on the next chapter now so thats another reason why this is so short. haha. anyways, dont forget to vote! thanks for reading ily}