Chapter 1

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"Anna! Come on!" Jenny shouted up the stairs to her best friend

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"Anna! Come on!" Jenny shouted up the stairs to her best friend. "We are gonna be late for the meet and greet." She ran her hand through her brown hair and looked at her phone.

"I'm coming." Anna shouted back at her best friend. "Just give me a second." She ran her hand through her long blonde hair one last time before grabbing her phone from her bed and wandering down the stairs to meet her best friend at the front door.

Jenny, a tall brown haired brown eyed girl, was leaning against the wall. She was looking down at her phone, completely engrossed in whatever was on the screen. She wore a Fifth Harmony t-shirt and black jeans. A purple hoodie hung over her arm.

"Where are Isa and Charlie?" Anna asked, jumping down off the last step and onto the wooden floor. Anna was a small blonde haired, blue eyed girl. She wore a Fifth Harmony t-shirt and black jeans with a black leather jacket. Her blonde hair fell down her back and covered her shoulders.

Jenny looked up from her phone and over to Anna. "They are sitting in Isa's mother's car, waiting on us. Now come on. Or we'll be late." Jenny huffed, clearly annoyed. She ran her hand through her dark hair.

"Okay. Okay." Anna put her hand up in defence. "Just let me go tell Alison we are away, okay." She walked out of the hall and into the kitchen, standing in the doorway.

Alison, a tall middle aged dark haired woman, was looking out of the window above the cooker, watching Emily, Eliza, Lewie, Lucas and Rachel play about in the mud. Their screams and laughter could be heard through the open windows above the cooker and sink.

Harley sat at the kitchen table playing a game of Monopoly with her best friend, Kate. Harley was the best at monopoly, she won every time the family played it at Christmas. She let out a laugh as Kate rolled the dice and moved her character onto one of Harley's properties.

The families dog, Jack, a two-year-old short-haired black Labrador, lay in the in his basket in the corner of the room, sleeping, snoring away.

The families golden short-haired Labrador Retriever cross six-week-old foster puppy, Honey was curled up beside Jack. Honey was one of the many puppies Alison trained to become assistance dogs.

Their spoilt short-haired white cat, Snowball, lay curled up beside the radiator, sleeping.

"That's us away, Alison." Anna said.

Alison looked away from the window and over to Anna. "Okay. Have fun. Stay Safe. You look lovely. Don't forget to call me when your coming home."

"Okay. Thanks." Anna said.

"Anna? Can I come?" Harley looked up from the board game.

"Sorry, Harls. I only had four tickets, plus Alison would never let you into town alone." Anna shook her head.

Ugh! Next time?" She asked, putting on her best puppy-dog face.

Anna giggled, shaking her head. "Yeah. I promise. Next time you can come." She said and with that she left the kitchen and went back to her friend in the hall, who had occupied herself with her phone once again. "You ready to go?" She asked Jenny.

Jenny looked up from her phone. "Yes. Its you we are all waiting on!" Jenny huffed, still irritated with her younger friend. She pushed herself off the wall, taking her friends hand and dragging her out of the house, down the driveway and pushed her into Mrs Smith's red car.

"Sorry we're late, Mrs Smith." Jenny apologised. "Anna was taking forever." She sat in the seat, closing the door behind her, she glared at Anna, who now sat squished in between herself and Charlie. Isa sat in the passenger seat beside her mother.

Charlie had dark brown hair and brown eyes. She wore a Fifth Harmony t-shirt, a black leather jacket over the top and black jeans.

Isa had blonde hair and blue eyes. She also had on a Fifth Harmony t-shirt and black jeans. A red hoodie sat over her lap.

Anna buckled her seat belt. "Sorry." Anna mumbled, looking down at her hands in her lap. She felt a little guilty. She bit her lip.

"Its okay girls. We have plenty of time. Don't worry." Mrs Smith said, calmly, as she switched on the car, turning on the radio, wanting desperately to release the tension between the four girls. Fifth Harmony began playing through the speakers.

The four friends relaxed and excitement rushed through each girl as they heard their favourite band playing through the speakers. They began to sing along. Anna singing Lauren and Camila's parts, Isa signing Normani's parts, Jenny singing Ally's parts and Charlie singing Dinah's parts.

"You girls are really good. Your should audition for The X Factor." Mrs Smith said, jokingly. She smiled as the four teenagers harmonised to 'Work From Home'. She turned the steering wheel and the car pulled away from the curb.

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"Hey, Anna. Have you heard anything about your mum yet?" Charlie asked, turning in her seat to face her younger friend.

"No. Not yet." Anna said, sadness prominent on her features. She looked down at her hands that were folded in her lap, longing for her mothers comfort at that moment.

Isa turned in her seat upon hearing Charlie's question, knowing Anna's mum was a sensitive subject with Anna. "Don't worry, Anna. Your mum's tough. She'll be back soon. Then you, Lucas, Kelsey and her can spend all the time in the world together." She rubbed Anna's knee to comfort the younger girl. She gave Charlie a warning look, to which Charlie just shrugged.

Anna simply nodded in response. She wiped a tear that fell from her eye. She took a deep breath to compose herself. She looked up at her friends and gave them a sad smile.

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"We are here, girls." Mrs Smith announced as she parked the car outside the place where the concert was taking place.

"Finally." Jenny cheered, causing the whole car to erupt in laughter.

Once composed again, the four friends climbed out of the car and stood on the pavement.

"I'll get you girls here after the show." Mrs Smith told her daughter. "Text me when its almost over."

"Okay." Isa replied, smiling at her mother, who drove away after hearing her daughter's response.

"Here we go." Anna said to herself. She took a deep breath.

Excitement filled the four friends as they turned to face the building where they would finally get to see their idols perform.

Anna took a deep breath, pushing her excitement down. Her excitement was then replaced by nerves. She wouldn't let anyone know she was nervous though.

"Ugh! Look at the length of the queue." Jenny huffed. She stamped her foot on the hard pavement in anger. Her three friends erupted into fits of laughter.

"Come on Jenny, lets get in the queue before it gets any longer." Anna said.

The four friends made their way into the queue.

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