It's Time

Chapter 2

We are gathered back stage in a circle practising our number for the finale.

"Can you believe that we are in the finale 3?" Hannah says in disbelieve

"Never in a million years would I have thought we would have made it this far!" Tealiah exclaims

We all nod in agreement and smile looking around at each other. I pick my guitar off of the floor as I begin to strum the intro to A team by Ed Sheeran.

"White lips, pale face

Breathing in snowflakes

Burnt lungs, sour taste"

Beth sings sweetly

"Light's gone, day's end

Struggling to pay rent

Long nights, strange men"

Emily's voice fills the small room

"And they say

She's in the Class A Team

Stuck in her daydream

Been this way since eighteen

But lately her face seems

Slowly sinking, wasting

Crumbling like pastries

And they scream

The worst things in life come free to us"

We all join in, our voices complementing each other. The beautiful notes filling the empty quiet room.

"Cause we're just under the upper hand

And go mad for a couple grams

And she don't want to go outside tonight"

Hannah sings and I gently tap my foot to the music. I close my eyes and continue to strum my guitar gently.

"And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland

Or sells love to another man

It's too cold outside

For angels to fly

Angels to fly"

I sing as I strum the last chord on my guitar.

"You guys are very good!" my eyes quickly dart open to see 5 handsome boys standing in the door way.

"I-umm thanks" Hannah stutters as we all stare at them in shock. They must think we are weirdos just sitting and staring at them in awe.

"Your One Direction" Beth states obviously her mouth wide open. The dark haired one quietly laughs and they all nod their heads.

"I'm Harry" the curly haired one says with a cheeky smile

We all smartly decide to stand up after staring at them for about 5 minutes.

Beth confidently reaches out her hand and shakes Harry's larger one.

"I'm Beth" she replies with a sweet smile

"I'm Tealiah" Tealiah says shyly

"I'm Emily" Emily says with a smile

"I'm Hannah" Hannah says quietly

"And I'm Lara" I say and reach out to shake Harry's hand. His emerald green eyes looking into mine making me melt. As he smiled dimples appeared upon his beautiful face.

"Ahem" Beth interrupted, my face instantly turning red. I shyly returned back to where I was previously standing. I was to embarrassed to look up, I fiddled with the hem of my shirt. My long blonde hair covered my face I gently tucked it behind my ear.

"What is it like being back on the X Factor?" Emily asked the boys

"Well it's kind of weird but it's really awesome! it brings back so many memories. Just make the most of it whilst you are here" Niall replied.

We spoke with the boys for a bit longer. We talked about their career and how far they have come. They are really nice guys, they are polite and extremely funny.

"Well we best get going lads!" Liam replied with a small smile

"Alright see you guys later! we have to go for rehearsal now" Louis informed us.

"Bye" we all said and the boys left to go practise their song for the grand final. I looked at Harry he smiled cheekily and gave me a wink. I looked down embarrassed as I shut the door behind them.

"OMG!" Beth squeals

I pick my guitar off of the ground and take a seat. A smile crept upon my face as I thought about Harry's pale pink lips and his rosy cheeks.

'No Lara! you can't have feelings for Harry. you have a blossoming career and a boy could really ruin it all'

As the others continue talking about how 'dreamy' they all were I rolled my eyes and begun to effortlessly strum some chords on my guitar.