Limitless (Niall Horan Fanfic)

Chapter 18

Mia’s POV

I wake up to find that I’m lying on top of my bed which has no duvet on it and the pillow that I’m lying on is damp and sticking to my face. I slowly stand up and walk into the bathroom, not even bothering to check the time. I look in the mirror and see how bad I look, I have puffy pink eyes from crying and at this point in time it doesn’t look like any amount of makeup could make me look better, there’s certainly nothing that could make me feel better. I strip off and step into the nice hot shower and begin to try and let the water wash away the pain but it doesn’t, I still have a dull ache in my heart. I wash my hair and step out of the shower, drying off quickly and throwing on some clothes that I bought yesterday. I then move over to my makeup and begin to put it on my face, I add more blusher than usual since I look so pale and a slightly more  glittery eye shadow that makes my eyes pop before adding mascara and lip gloss. Having done that I admire myself in the mirror, considering the state that I had been in this morning, I don’t look half bad. That’s when I remember why there are no sheets on my bed. I’m supposed to be having a sleepover with the best friends in the world. I run downstairs and into the screening room to find it empty so I move through to the kitchen.

“Mia! What happened last night?” Charlie says as she pulls me into a hug.

“Yeah, we heard crying but we thought that maybe you wanted to be alone.” Halli says coming over to me.

“Erm…” I begin but I feel the tears threatening again.

“It’s ok if you don’t want to talk about it.” Georgia says kindly as she joins us.

“We have pancakes.” Jade says from over by the stove, I attempt a smile but I’m not feeling it.

“Niall and I may have broken up.” I whisper, as Charlie sits me down at the table. I try to hold back the tears, but one slips down my cheek. I know that the time that I spent on doing my makeup has been wasted, but I brush the tear away.

“What do you mean may have?” Jade asks as she puts a plate of pancakes covered with chocolate sauce in front of me.

“Well, he didn’t text me, he didn’t call, he hardly answered the phone when I called and then last night he wouldn’t even admit to not telling the others in his new boy band about us, it’s not that he hasn’t told them, I understand because of the parent situation but he should at least have been able to talk to me about it, but neither of us said that we were over so now I don’t know where I stand.” I say, as the lump in my throat grows. Charlie’s rubbing her hand on my back in a comforting manner and I lean my head on her shoulder as another tear escapes.

“Here.” Georgia says, handing me a tissue.

“Why don’t we go and chill in the pool?” Charlie says, she loves the fact that I have a pool but I can tell that she’s trying to cheer me up with a distraction.

“Ok.” I nod. I need the distraction and I’m so glad to have friends like I do. I trudge up the stairs to change into my bikini, pushing all thoughts of Niall to the back of my mind. I grab my book as an afterthought realising that I probably won’t be doing much swimming if I can help it, my tan’s a nice pale golden glow, the way I like it and I want to keep it that way. Before leaving the house I grab some sun screen knowing how easily Charlie would burn. I go outside to see that Halli and Jade are already in the pool with Georgia on a lounger laughing at Charlie as she cautiously lowers her foot into the water before pulling it out quickly.

“It’s cold” Charlie complains causing me to let out a small giggle.

“Here Charlie catch.” I say as I throw the sun screen over to her thinking that she’ll catch it, but since it’s Charlie she walks backwards and falls into the pool. This makes me laugh more than I have for the past week. She comes above water coughing and spluttering.