Forgotten

Chapter 20

I loved the color Lou dyed my hair. It was a beautiful lavender. I could tell Niall didn't like it too well by the way he glared at it. Liam, however, somehow liked it more than I did. He said it was "artistic" and "Out there". I couldn't help but agree. 
I woke up to the feeling of bumps. Like we were going over a speed bump but 6 times. The driver, I didn't know his name, said it was gravel. I could hear Harry's snores from across the way. His arm was sticking out from under the curtain and his fingers twitched every once in a while. I could hear Gabby talking to someone so I got off my bed and changed in the bathroom. 
        "Hey. Good morning." I smiled, sitting next to her. She smiled back and leaned her head on my shoulder. 
        "Morning. I feel like we haven't talked in a while. Which is weird considering we have been together for 2 weeks straight on a bus." She laughed. I leaned over and rested my temple on the top of her head. I had missed her. She was always with Niall, we never got to actually talk. 
        "I know it's been ages. We need to have a girl's day when we get to our hotel. Where are we going again?"
        "I think North Carolina. We are staying in the Renaissance Hotel." She glanced at her phone. She had the schedule typed up. 
        "I've heard it's nice there. Raleigh has been the #1 city to live in 4 years in a row. Liam told me that." I loved fun facts, she knew that. We talked until the boys woke up. One by one. Zayn, Harry, Liam, Niall then Louis. I kissed Liam and pulled him down next to me. It was cold on the bus so I took the blanket off my bed and wrapped it around us both. I could feel Harry and Niall both staring at me, but I avoided eye contact with both of them. 
        "So. We are about 20 minutes away from Raleigh if you guys and girls want to start getting your things together." Paul said, walking in from his room, which was in the back. We all nodded and stood up from the couches, girls getting our purses and boys getting their...jackets. Boys didn’t really have bags unless it was some kind of “man purse”. We waited around and talked some more before we arrived at the hotel. Gabby and I were sharing a room.
            “Do you want to stay in tonight and order ice cream? We can watch movies and gossip about work!” Gabby jumped on the hotel bed and tossed her overnight bag on the chair. The room was nice. I heard a knock at the door right as I was changing into a sports bra. I quickly ran into the bathroom and closed the door.
            “HEY! What’s up?” I heard Gabby. I wondered who it was, I was too focused on who was in there to put on my bra. I was changing into something nicer for lunch with Gabby. All I heard were mumbles and my name mentioned a couple of times. Gabby was speaking loudly on purpose, so I could hear.
            “Well, we were just about to go eat some lunch. She’s not here right now but I’ll make sure you stopped by, Harry.”
Harry. Why was he here to see me? He had been acting weird since that night with the whole blow up.  Some shuffles and a door closing was my signal that I could exit the lavatory.
            “Why was he here?” I asked, putting on my second earring. She waggled eyebrows and continued to change into heroutfit for lunch. I always loved the way she dressed. Wait…avoiding the question much?
            “Gabby…why was he here?”
            “He wanted to take you to lunch but I said we were going. Plus, you have a boyfriend. Liam wouldn’t be happy.” She explained, tying her hair up in a messy bun. She was a great friend, always looking out for me.
            “Thank you, Gabs. That was a nice thing to do for me. Now let’s go eat some noms.” I gave her a hug and grabbed my purse. We were out.
 
            After lunch at Panera Bread, Gabby and I walked arounf the outdoor mall and shopped a little bit. We bought all kinds of dresses for dinners with the boys
“All the girls here wear such casual things. They wear trainers with high socks and athletic shorts! I mean no fashion sense what so ever!” Gabby groaned. She was right. I feel like every teenage girl I saw was wearing the same thing. They probably thought we were celebrities. Oh wait…we kinda were. A small group of girls, about 15 in age, came up to us and asked for pictures and signings.
            “Oh my God you’re Niall’s sister! Oh my God, can I like please get a picture with y’all?” They fangirled, southern accent’s shining very bright. They loved hearing my Irish accent. Gabby’s from Ohio…so.  We took a couple pictures and I signed her t-shirt sleeve. One of the girls gave me their numbers and instargrams, yada yada yada. After promising to text them, Gabby and I picked up some Starbucks before returning to the hotel. The boys were leaving for sound check in a couple of hours so we had time to hang with them before they left. After changing AGAIN into more comfy clothes, we went to our boyfriend’s room. Niall and Liam were sharing a room together.
            “Hello Li!” I yelled tackling Liam onto his bed. I missed my giant teddy bear. Gabby just lightly pecked Niall on the lips and sat down next to him on the couch. I still wasn’t on the best of terms with Niall but I didn’t want to be a downer around Gabby.
            “Are you excited for your sound check? This is the first time you’re letting fans in to listen, right?” Gabby asked, entwining her hand with Niall’s. I rolled my eyes and nuzzled into Liam’s chest. I loved the fabric softener he used, it smelled like butterflies.
            “Yes it is, my love, and you are joining us!” Niall kissed her nose. I just wanted to sew his mouth shut. It was going to be a very long tour…