My life had done a complete 180 for the better. Our first album was almost finished; and the six of us had moved into a mansion just outside LA. It was strange being in America, it’s completely different from my hometown. Simon said that we would live here for the most part. I know it will be hard for the boys to be away from their families, but for me there’s no one to miss.
We were all in the Studio recording our song Moments, and I was singing my part and I couldn’t help but get emotional it just reminded me of my parents.
Heart beats harder
Time escapes me
Trembling hands
Touch skin
It makes this harder
And the tears stream down my face
I held it together until they finished recording my solo; I went into the bathroom and just broke down. I heard a soft knock on the door and my name being said by Louis. I wiped my tears and opened the door.
“Hey.” I choked out.
He pulled me into a hug and didn’t say anything; before I knew it I had four more people hugging me. I pulled away and knew from the looks on their faces I had to explain why I was crying. I took a deep breath and said, “Okay, I haven’t told anyone this but, I was in the car with my parents when the drunk diver hit us. I was there! I-I watched them die.” I just barely whispered that last word, “And there was nothing I could do.”
Simon walked up to us and told us to take the rest of the day off; he knew I was just a mess right now. The car ride home was uncomfortably silent. I had silent tears streaming down my face, Niall was sitting next to me and he knew nothing he did would make me feel better right now; so all he did was hold my hand. When we got home, there were a bunch of fans and reporters waiting for us. Great.
“Just hold my hand and the boys and I will get you through the crowd no problem.” Niall said.
I nodded and got out of the car with them. In the front were two of our bodyguards, Jason and Luke, behind them was Liam and Harry, then Zayn and Louis, then Niall and I, and finally our other bodyguards Tim and Alan. I waved to the fans and pretended everything was okay; I’m good at that.
When we finally were inside the boys sat me down.
“Averie do you want to talk about your parents, or should we just leave it alone?” Liam asked me.
I took a deep breath and said, “I think that you guys should know what happened; especially if we’re going to be living together. I trust you guys.”
They nodded signaling for me to continue.
“It was nine months ago, but I remember everything like it was yesterday. We were on our way back from dinner we had with some of our friends and it was raining; my dad was driving and I has half asleep in the backseat.” I paused, “I remember my dad saying ‘what the hell is this guy doing?’ and he kept honking. I sat up and saw a pair of headlights coming right toward our car. My dad tried to swerve out of the way but it was too late.
The car struck us on the left side, the side I was on. I blacked out for a few minutes and when I was pulled out of the car I looked around for my parents and saw them still in the car. I started screaming for someone to go help them, but when I looked at the paramedic I knew from the way he looked at me that they were gone. They put me in the ambulance and I blacked out again, and woke up in the hospital. There were a couple police officers there that were sent to tell me something I already knew, my parents were dead. I was told that the other driver was drunk. It-it just wasn’t fair; my parents were good people and they lost their lives to someone who didn’t care about his or anyone else’s safety.”
When I finished talking I didn’t even realize that I was sobbing. All five boys came over and gave me a group hug that lasted for what seemed like eternity. I needed these boys in my life; they always made me forget the bad in life and instead look at all we have that is good.
“Averie, we will never know how it felt to go through that, but just know we are here for you. Whenever you need to talk or just need a hug, you have five boys here who love you and want to make you feel better.” Louis said.
“Thank you. I love you guys too.”
They all smiled and we spent the rest of the night having a Harry Potter marathon and for the first time in a long time I was truly happy; and I owe it all to these boys.
