help //m.c.\\

chapter eighteen

       "Michael you need to be quiet. I'm sure everyone can hear you." I attempt to shush him. He was singing, well screaming, the Pokémon theme song. Ashton giggled at everything he did, which didn't help keep him quiet. Liz was reading a book with her headphones on. Calum was on his phone and Luke was already curled up in a ball asleep. There were about three crying babies and the bathroom was tiny and there were way too many people on this plane. I was having so much anxiety right now. My hands were sweating, my face was red, I wanted to cry and scream at the same time, my stomach was turning, and I had no clue how to stop it. I put my hands over my eyes and leaned forward so that I was resting my head on the seat in front of me. I felt like I needed to throw up and it was extremely hot. My chest was tight and I couldn't breathe very well.

"What's wrong?" Calum asked rubbing my back. I tried to talk, but nothing came out of my mouth. He pulled me up so that he could see my face. I couldn't hear Mike yelling anymore and I hoped it stayed that way. I turned my head to look at Cal and he had this soft look on his face. It was comforting.

"Teegan, are you okay?" He asked again, still rubbing my back softly.

"Yeah, yeah. I, uh, I'm fine." He lifted up the arm rest and pulled me into him. He laid his hand on my head and ran his fingers through my hair. I could breathe and I wasn't has flushed as before.

"Are you scared?" I shook my head.

"I've never been on a plane before. It isn't as cool as I thought it was going to be. I mean the view is nice, but knowing how high up we are isn't reassuring, plus we don't know the pilot." I giggled into his chest.

"But when we get big, we'll be on planes all the time. We'll take you with us everywhere because you are a part of the band too."

"How? I don't sing. I can't play any instruments."

"That doesn't matter. You have put up with all of our shit. You've dealt with even worse shit than ours and I would be horrible to just drop you. I'm not gonna let it happen."

"You guys care about me way too much." I look up at him and he rolls his eyes.

         The boys are asleep now and Calum has me trapped in his arms. I have been sitting in the same position for at least three hours. My phone was at 40% and I didn't want it to die. Cal moved to resituate, but still had me wrapped up. I had more freedom so I was okay. I forgot that I had brought a sketch pad and pens. I reach for my book bag and take them out. Hopefully this would pass some time. I didn't know what to draw so I looked through the pictures on my phone to see what I could come up with. There was this really cool picture of Kurt Cobain so I chose that one. About half way through the picture, I got a random snapchat from someone I didn't recognize. It was a guy, a very attractive guy.  He had these gorgeous green eyes and curly brown hair. I figured why not snap him back because its not like I'm going to get attention from any other guy. Surprisingly, he answers back. I looked at the selfie I just took and I guess I had forgotten that my makeup was amazing today. My contour was so good that I didn't want to take my makeup off. We continued to talk and he was a really nice kid. I forgot that I was laying on Calum and he asked if I was in bed with someone.  Again, awkward encounters are my specialty.

"Are you taking selfies?" Mikey asks giggling slightly.

"I look good today. You can't blame me." I flip my hair accidently hitting Calum in the face. I stretch my legs out so that they are on Michael's lap and he lays on them.

"You are such a good pillow."

"That's because my thighs are thick as fuck."

"Thick girls are hot." Is all he says before he falls back asleep.

         I soon found out that the kid's name is Harry and he lives in the UK. The one thing I wanted to know was how he got my snapchat. When I asked him, he told me he couldn't tell me exactly how he got it, but it came from a friend. The plane had landed and there were a couple of girls waiting by the doors for the boys to come out. They had asked me to take a picture of them together and it was awkward because she just threw her phone at my and said things that I couldn't quite understand. I found Hamlet in a kennel and no one was there so I just took him and left.

"Can we stop somewhere for food please? I'm starving." I beg Liz. She nods and we walk to the nearest fast food restaurant in the airport. We were trying to find the exit while stuffing our faces with fries. Liz got a taxi and I had no clue where we were going so I just ate. We arrived at an apartment building. The apartment we got was a nice size and there were a couple rooms so we were going to be okay.

"Dibs on a room with Luke!" Michael screamed as he ran through the house to find a room for them. Ash had his phone out and was keeking with Calum. Luke followed Michael to their room. I walked over to the couch and sat down with Hamlet. He had gotten a lot bigger and I was surprised he was growing this fast. He was sprawled out on the couch. I laid down to cuddle with him and he got up to lay on top of me. I can't wait for the tour to start.