Once Upon A Dream

Chapter 1

Melanie's POV

I wake up to the smell of bacon. I mean, who wouldn't want to wake up to that?

"Mel!", my mom yells, "breakfast is ready!"

"Coming!", I yell back.

Today is officially the first day of summer vacation. I just graduated from Plainview High in Rhode Island. I hate it here. There's nothing exciting. It says it right in the name of the school. Plain. That's all Rhode Island is.

I wake up and look in the mirror. Ugh. I am hideous. Brownish red hair with big green eyes. I'm not the makeup type. Mascara and eyeliner aren't my thing. If you were to describe me as sporty or girlie, I'm sporty. I'm not skinny but I'm definitely not fat.

I walk downstairs and make my way to the kitchen where I find a enormous plate of bacon, pancakes, and strawberries.

" So honey", my mom says with a huge grin on her face, "What would you like to do for your birthday tomorrow?"

I totally forgot.

"Eh I'll prob just hang out with Erica and Emily." I say, shrugging my shoulders.

"Oh", and her smile slowly fades.

Emily and Erica have been my two best friends for as long as I can remember. We are basically sisters. We all love the same food. Same clothes. But most importantly the same band.

Our obsession began about two years ago the first time we heard "What Makes You Beautiful" on the radio. Since then everything changed. It works out perfectly too. We love them all but we have different favorites.

Emily loves Niall. Erica loves Louis. And I love Zayn.

It took me a while to realize that I loved Zayn more than the others. There's something about him. His hair. His tattoos. His personality. I don't know. I have dreams about him every night. Growing up with him. And marrying him. I know its only a dream but it feels so real.

We want to go to a concert, even meet them. But our parents think otherwise. None of us ever left the state of Rhode Island. Which is kind of upsetting considering the fact that I'm turning 18 tomorrow. 18. 18 years I've been trapped in this state. If only..

"Mel", my mother awakens me from my daydream, "Is the food okay?"

"It's wonderful", I smile and roll my eyes as I take a bite of a pancake.

After I finish, I call up Erica to see if she'd want to hang out.

"HEY MELANIE!", she exclaims. Geez. She's always so happy.

"Hi, wanna come over?" I almost whisper.

"Yeah! I'll bring Emily!!!" she says cheerfully.

She hangs up before I have the chance to say another word. I don't really feel like changing out of my fuzzy pajamas so I decide to keep them on. I braid my hair back to keep it out of my face and go brush my teeth quick because I know Erica and Em will be hear in 10 seconds.

DING DONG DING DONG DING DONG

I run downstairs. Almost tripping over my own feet.

"Melanieee!", they both say at the same time.

They are both beautiful. Emily is taller with layered blonde hair that fits her personality perfectly. Now Erica, more on the hyper side, has almost the same blonde hair with gorgeous eyes.

"Hey guys", I say.

"Let's go upstairs!", Emily giggles.

We walk up the stairs. Well, run up the stairs. And I take a seat on my purple beanbag while they sit on my bed.

"I can't believe we graduated", Erica says.

"OMG same!", Emily says, admiring my Liam Payne poster.

My room is taken over by One Direction. My bedspread. My walls. My pillows. My clothes. My life. Our life.

"Yeah but it's not like we are ever gonna leave this damn state.", I say.

"But Mel maybe you'll get money for your birthday so we can afford our own trip to Maryland." Emily says.

Wow. They actually remembered.

"I've already got $300 saved up from work. And Em you said you have $350 right?" Erica asks.

"Yep! Guys we are getting there. It may not seem like it but we are one step closer to our dream." Emily grins.

"It's never gonna happen", I say.

"Whatever you say smartypants.", Erica laughs, "Now let's go to the mall."