Little Secret (One Direction/Niall Horan)

CHAPTER 11- State Meet (part 1 out of 3)

Remember three parts!

                                                             ASHLIN’S POV

          I wake up the next morning around 5:30.  I don't have to be there until 6:30, but I want to make sure I am ready.  The meet didn’t start until 8:30 either.  I get change into my school uniform that we have.  It is a pair of orange shorts and black shirt with an orange claw on it.  My school was the wildcats.  I actually kind of like it. 

          I walk downstairs to the kitchen starting to make a pot of coffee.  I have to make sure I have enough energy.  My hands start to shake as I think about how this was the most important race I will ever have to run in my life.  My hair was still down so I started to chew on it.  It was a nervous habit that I had. 

          I hear the pot sizzle to let me know that it was done brewing.  I pour some into a cup and starting drinking without anything added into it.  It wasn’t the best thing but it truly wasn’t that bad.  After my cup was gone I pour another and started to cut up an apple.  I need my energy.

            By the time I finish my apple and coffee it was 6:15.  I look at the clock and sigh.  It was time to start walking to school where the races were being held for the day.  As I start walking I remember that I needed to grab water bottles so I was refreshed.  I walk as slow as I can back to my house and grab the water bottles.  I start walking back out there slowly and start walking towards the direction of the school.  As I was walking there I get a text from Niall.

‘Hey babe!  I didn’t no if i was gonna c u b4 ur race so good luck.’

‘thanks ni!  I’ll c u, meet me where u were staring at meh ass while u dropped me off.’

‘okay I’ll be wearing me wig.’  That wig again?  It was okay he looked super cute in it.  Also when he had he his sunglasses on too.  I hope he was wearing his sunglasses today.

            I get to the school and look around.  I see a bunch of other teams warming up.  People traveled from a bunch of different places in the state of Massachusetts straight to my little town.  I go where I have to meet up with Niall.  I get to the little hill and stare at the little figure trying to make out if it was Niall.  The person gets a little closer and it turns out it was.

            “Those little bitches don’t let anyone park now do they?”  Niall blurts once he got into hearing distance. 

            “No, they don’t haha.  They high school is so small so it has such a small parking lot and the teams already took up the spaces.”  I laugh at him. 

            “Ya, tell me about’ it.”  He mutters.  I reach my hand up to touch his wig and do a small laugh.  It is soft and silky.  He takes good care of the wig.  Wasn’t it just going to go into his suitcase and get messed up anyway?  Yup, into the suitcase it goes when he leaves this place tomorrow.  Niall is leaving again tomorrow.  I acted like he was going to stay forever.  But I knew this was going to come at some point. 

            “Uh, Ashie?  Darling, what are you doing?”  HE CALLED ME ASHIE AND DARLING IN THE SAME SENTENCE!  YAY I’M HIS ASHIE AND HE’S MY UH, UH, NIALL FOR RIGHT NOW.  But wait what was I doing? 

            “Um?  I don’t really know to be honest.”

            “Have you had anything to drink this morning?”  He asks completely serious.  Does he really think that I drank something?  Oh my god.

            “Really Ni?”  I question with a funny look on my face.  I have to keep a straight face from cracking up. 

            “Did your mom do it or something?”  YEAH RIGHT!

            “HHAHAHAHHAHAHA!  You’re so gullible sweetie.”  I blurt without thinking.  I just called him sweetie.  And he blushed at that.  SCORE ONE FOR ASHIE. 

            “Don’t be mean.”  He fake pouts.  Then he looks over the track and his face drops.  “Ashlin,” he whispers, “when do you have to be with your team thing?” 

            I don't look at my phone.  I just walk as fast as I can towards my team to be faced with a very angry coach. 

            “ASHLIN!  WHERE WERE YOU?  THE IS THE HARDEST THING YOU’RE GOING TO FACE AND YOU’RE LATE!  LUCKY WE DIDN’T CHECK IN YET OR ELSE YOU WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO RUN!” 

            “Sorry coach.”  I mutter and start walking towards my team.  I am so nervous now.  Really nervous.

            “Okay guys, I just got the run down.  Angel you’re running first. Mark you’re running second.  Gally and James you’re running third.  Then we have a little break and then Yasmine runs.  Frankie and Lisa run fifth.  And then we have Ashlin as the closing runner with three other people.”  Holy shit.  I’m last and I might throw up.  I’ll probably be running around 3:30.  Like I said last night.

Only time will tell.

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I have learned that track hasn’t defined me.  My faith defines me.  I’m running because I have been blessed with a gift – Allyson Felix

Edited- December 19th, 2013