Found me (Harry Styles and Niall Horan)

Chapter 1

-1 Day Earlier -

Stumbling through the overly crowded supermarket, I reached for the last remaining jar of nutella and grasped it tightly between my shaking fingers. You'd think they'd turn the heating up considering the ice cold temperature outside. You'd assume I'd be used to the cold, living in England all my life, yet even the slightest gust of wind left me shivering.

I'd almost finished finding everything on my mum's shopping list, with a few extra treats for myself of course. This was a regular trip for me, my mum repeatedly sent me out shopping for items she needed but couldn't be bothered to go out and purchase herself. I barely had any free time, I spent most days completing the endless list of chores my mother would order me to carry out. I didn't bother arguing anymore, I'd just get another lecture about how hard it was for her to cope with all the housework. Ever since Jamie had left for collage, a lot more pressure was loaded on to me to help out more. As much as I wanted to help my mum I wanted a social life more, which at the minute was becoming increasingly difficult to achieve. At least I had school, don't get me wrong..I hated school as much as any other 17 year old, but it was the only place I could actually socialize and talk to people and I only had a little over a year left at Bridgeway.

Soon enough I was lining up at the checkout.

"Why did the line have to be so long?!" I thought to myself, scanning the line and mentally calculating how long it would take for me to get out of here and go to bed. It was a school night and I honestly just wanted to rest and prepare for the next school day.

I impatiently tapped my fingers against the till as the acne covered, greasy haired boy scanned each person and place  the items in the carrier bags. I swear he could see how stressed I was and was loading the bags as slow as possible to irritate me. Out of the corner of my eye I saw smirking at me, I mentally gagged and tried to ignore him.

"What's up with your face?"

I turned around to see the irritating boy smirking at me I really was not in the mood.

"I was about to ask you the same question"

I shot him a sarcastic smirk and watched his mouth drop. I heard a chuckle coming from further up the line. I turned around, in search of the muffled laugh.

"Maddie? Hi, do you remember me from school?"

"Yeah, of course I do Niall, you're my English partner."

I winked at him and his cheeks flushed. Niall was so adorable. His thick irish accent and pale blue eyes mad  my heart race. He raked a hand through his blonde quiffed hair and grinned. Okay, so maybe I had feelings for Niall.

"Oh yeah, anyway, you coming to the party tomorrow night?"

"Oh right yeah, me and Amy are coming together."

"Amy Walker? She's hot."

I felt my body fill with jealousy, I tired to shake it off but I couldn't. I loved Amy but it bothered me that practically every boy adored her.

"Um, yeah Any is stunning.."

I smiled uncomfortably and looked to the floor.

"Nothing compared to you though."

I looked back up and met his gaze, he was smirking and looking me up and down. The butterflies is my stomach were going crazy and my heart was beating so loud I was afraid he could hear it.

"Don't feel like you have to say that because you called Amy hot, Niall"

"No! I'm saying it because it's true. Anyone can see that. You should hear what they say about you in gym oh my..."

"Okay okay, enough information"

I chuckled and he raised his arms in defence.

"Um miss, that'll be £65.79"

"Oh right sorry"

I focused my attention back to the scrawny checkout boy and handed over the cash. He gave me my change and I gripped the hard of the plastic carrier bags and made my way out of the supermarket.

"MADDIE"

I stopped in my tracks and turned around to see Niall grinning at me like an idiot. His smile was contagious, I couldn't help but smile back.

"I'll see you in English, Maddie."

He winked at me, sending my cheeks a blaze. I simply giggled and made  my way to the car park, desperate to get home.