Best Friends

Chapter 24

"Psst, Kate...."

"Kate!" 

"KATE"

"What Niall?!" 

"Get up! It's already 2pm!"

What the hell?!

"Why didn't you wake me up earlier? I've almost wasted an entire day"

"You looked too cute asleep" Niall says smiling.

Pfft.

"Come on we've got to meet everyone their in a couple hours!" He says running down the hallway.

Wait, what the hell does he mean we're meeting everyon-.........shit.

I grab my phone from the bedside table frantically looking for the calender app. 

"February 1st" The little number reads. 

Shit!

Harry's birthday was tonight. I remembered Niall telling me a while back but forgot to remind myself. Oh god I hadn't even got him a present yet!

This morning...I mean afternoon is going to be hectic. After my little heart attack of completely forgetting Harry's birthday, I ran down to the kitchen where I found Niall sitting at the table eating a bowl of cereal with his eyes focused on the TV.

"That was fast" He says not glancing away from the screen. 

"Yeah uhm, do you know the closest set of shops around here?" 

"There's actually a few stores just in the hote-, wait, why do you need to go to the shops?"

His cheeky smile has now formed into a large smirk as he leans back into his seat.

Oh you know I've just forgotten one of my best friends birthdays who I've known for over 3 years now and still can't remember when his god damn birthday is.

"No reason."

"Kate, you forget Harry's birthday?"

Dammint.

The sound of his laugh echos through the aparment.

"Your so forgetful Kate" He continues laughing.

"I'm not! I just forget to write things down"

God it's not that funny.

"C'mon I'll come with ya down to the lobby" He says grabbing the apartment keycard off the kitchen bench. 

I nod running back to my room to change out of my pajamas and meet him back at the front door.

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"What is Harry into at the moment?" I ask sliding clothes on the rack.

"Uhm, I'm not sure, he's a bit into collecting vintage band tops at the moment, get him one of those and you should be good" Niall says with his hands in his pockets.

Listening to Niall's advice, I spot a simple 'Ramones' t-shirt and settle on it.

"Are we doing anything for his birthday tonight?" I say handing the money owed over to the lady on the opposite side of the counter.

"Yeah, we're taking him to the club down the street, you're coming yeah?"

Clubs we'rnt really my thing. The thought of being surrounded by mindless drunks and in-toxicated teenagers made my head feel a bit light..but it was for Harry's birthday.

"Yeah I'll come" 

"Great, the boys have just taken Harry out for the day and should be back at 6pm"