210 Days || N.H #Wattys2019

Chapter Eleven - Sally

Close your mind or take a risk,
you can say it's mine and clench your fist
or see each sunrise as a gift - Coldplay

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"Where are we going?" I asked once I shut the apartment door and locked it.

Niall walked past me to the stairs, not wanting to use the elevator, "Do I have to tell you now?" He asked facing me while going down.

I was so curious, where he'd take me? I haven't been out of this area, only around Uni and my house and the park near here.

"You don't know a lot here, no?" He asked opening locking the car door.

I shook my head getting in, "Not really," I said, "I haven't had the time for a tour to be honest,"

I sadly laughed as I remembered what I chose to do, I remembered how I forgot my dreams in a mere night.

But no, it's okay now. I will be fine again.

Niall started to drive out of my driveway.

Okay, it hit me. It really did.

I looked across at Niall. I am sitting next to him now. So close and he's driving his car. It reminded me of those pictures of couples on Instagram in the car, except that We're not holding hand.

Wait. We're not even couples.

I looked out the window. The weather is freezing and it's has been snowing every now and then. Still not covered, but it's Christmas too soon and everything will be covered in pure white.

I never knew where we're going but I know that I'm it's going to be a good day.

London was always a dream to me. I couldn't even believe that I was there and downtown was only a few miles away and I just went home, University or even the club. Or in a more specific way, from home to the club or vice versa.

"Then I'll be your tour guide for the day," Niall looked at me for a second and grinned cheekily.

He's gonna be the death of me absolutely.

Wow, my plans before I came here were different. I was planning to be all alone go anywhere and just enjoy myself. I was planning to have fun all alone.

I looked across at him while he focused on the street and smiled weakly at myself. What the did I do to deserve this?

All the way, I made sure not to miss looking around. Before going so into the city itself, street were calm with a few cars driven around. The weather was so calming to me.

That's why I wanted Britain in the first place. Calmy, wintery and gloomy weather were my thing. Makes me want to just go and sit by a random fireplace and cuddle with a mug of Hot Chocolate. Isn't this the best thing ever?

"Christmas's on the doors.." Niall took me back to reality from my small day-dream.

Christmas. I looked ahead on the road and nodded silently, not actually having anything to say. I have nothing to do. No family to share with and talk and drink with on Christmas Eve. It stopped meaning anything now.

Old days were the best where I would stay up with my cousins and fill the place with out laughs and giggles but then pretend we're asleep when someone comes in the room and wait, thinking that Santa will come actually and leave our presents at the tree. Every Time, we end up sleeping seeing him.

"What you're smiling at?"

Was I really smiling? "Was I?"

"Like crazy." He simply answered.