The Joke

Chapter 6

Annie's POV

Niall stopped knocking at the door,  asking me to open so we could talk. I collected myself, put all things on a line and end up in a decision. I'd better go. I don't know where to go, but I have to leave from here. It's better this way.

I stood up from the floor and started gathering my stuff in the suitcases. While I was getting ready, I heard shouts from downstairs. It wasn't Niall, it was a girly voice. After that, Niall's voice echoes in the large corridors of the hallway. I unlock the door and go quietly to see what was going on.

"She did!" You did! Both of you did!" a formally dressed woman yells at Niall. Niall is standing some meters away from her, his hands on his pockets. She's sitting on the sofa.

"She destroyed Miranda's image, now Miranda is the 'cheated' girl of showbiz and everyone talks about her, you and especially the new girl that comes suddenly in our lives from nowhere to make it worse!" she shouts again at him, taking a deep breath after finishing her speech. They're talking about me? I am the new girl the woman refers to? What the hell is happening here?

"What?" Niall finally speaks. Is this the only thing he can say?!

"Exactly what you heard me saying!" the woman yells ans stands on her feet. She takes a deep breath and , " I don't know how but you're gonna get rid of her as soon as possible! Do you understand me? Unless you want to destroy your career and her life! You have caused a big problem Niall! "

I can't stop the burning tears streaming down on my already wet cheeks. This ain't real, ain't good at all. I can't be the so-called lover of Niall's , who got between the couple and broke them up. I'm not even Niall's girlfriend! Rumors give an entirely different side of reality, the unpleasant and fake one.

I'll never had anything with Niall Horan and I will never probably have.

This is like a joke. I am a poor girl from US who nobody gave me any attention and I was so alone. So alone because I didn't fit with the happy and beautiful girls at school. I was Annie Tate, the girl who wasn't interested in what every teenager would be,  but she only cared about her family and our problems. The girl who grown up too fast.

Yeah, that was me. And I'll always be the lonely, poor and unlikable woman.

I don't want any publicity, this is a disaster. I'll be the mean one in this story and I won't get out of it till I'll be eaten from the entire world. Why is this happening to me? Why me?

"Think straight and make the right decision. You haven't much time." the woman leaves.

I can't breathe. I try to breath slowly, not heavily and before I go back to my room, Niall's eyes are on me.

"Annie?" he says, a bit shocked. I run back to the room but before I close the door forcefully, he catches my hand and my back is one with the wall. His face is some centimeters away from mine and I'm afraid that if I make any move, our lips will collide.

"I'm so sorry," he apologizes but he knows this time things are different.

"Leave me alone," I cry.

"I can't, you should lis-"

"You never could and here we are! Here I am! Praying not to be the evil girl who ruined Niall's Horan relationship and career and public image! The one who got into your lives and destroyed everything!" I scream. "The girl will get all the blame and hate! " I add as I continue sobbing and yelling. He lets my wrists free and steps back. He turns to look the ready suitcases on the bed. Then he turns to me.

"You've already.. packed up." he uncomfortably remarks. "Go ahead then, go where you want to go I'm not keeping you here! Put all the blame on me, come on tell me that I was always wrong and I did nothing important! Tell me I was the one who fucked up and they fired you! Come on!" he fires back.