I wake up to my bed moving up and down.
“Harry wake up! It’s show tiiiiiiiimmee!” Louis screams while still jumping on my bed.
“Get off my bed” I groan while wiping the sleep off my eyes.
“Not until you get your lazy arse out of bed.” He pants while increasing his pace.
I sit up to push him off and I succeed but he pulls my hand so I fall with him to the floor.
“Are you awake yet?” he says with a goofy grin.
I shove at his shoulder before getting up to use the bathroom.
When I go back to the bedroom I find Louis already dressed in a t shirt, hoodie, and jeans.
“There’s breakfast on the kitchen table” he says while tying his shoes.
I nod and pull a shirt over my head.
“Are you nervous?” Louis asks me as he takes a seat at the table.
“Not really. I’m more curious to know what song we’ll be given to sing.” I say and take a bite of a pancake.
“They’re giving us 24 hours to prepare, right?” he asks
I nod.
He sighs. “This is going to be hard. I practiced on my audition song for months.”
“I guess we should get used to pressure at this stage of the competition.” I say as I throw out the plastic plate and utensils.
“I’m going to brush my teeth and we’ll go, yeah?” I look at the clock and it’s 6:30. We’re supposed to meet the others in the lobby at 7.
“Yeah, sure” he says
“Good morning everyone. Today you’ll all be given the same song to sing and you’ll be performing it tomorrow.” Louis Walsh says into the microphone.
“So for the boys’ category, you’ll be singing ‘Man in the Mirror’ for Michael Jackson. I’m sure you all are familiar with it, but we’ll still be giving the lyrics.” Simon smirks.
Gulp.
“Well, go get your copy and get practicing. We’ll see you all tomorrow. Good luck.”
And with that we walk off stage.
After getting the lyrics I look around backstage for Louis. I find him talking with Zayn and another guy.
“Hey” I look at Zayn and the other boy, as I approach the group, and they greet me. “ Louis, I think I’m going to just find a quiet spot in the studio and practice here.” I turn to him.
“Sure.” He smiles. “So I’ll see you later then?”
“Yeah” I assure him and leave.
I find a quiet corner near the restrooms and sit there with my earphones plugged in.
Before I know it, it’s getting dark and I’m starving. I get up and stretch my numb legs. While looking for the others I notice that I’ve got the song memorized perfectly. Thank god.
I find the boy Louis and Zayn were talking with earlier in the day.
“Hey…” I trail off.
“Aiden” he helps with a smile.
“Hey Aiden” I smile back “do you know if Louis’ still here or if he went to the hotel?”
“I think he’s in the hotel. He left an hour ago” he says.
“Thanks” I say and walk away.
When I reach the room at the end of the dreaded hallway, I realize that I don’t even have a key. Damn it.
I pull out my phone to call louis but I see an unopened text message on the screen.
The front desk has a spare key for you. Tell them that I sent you. :)
I smile and head towards the elevator.
