Until Her Last Breath

Chapter 7:

Gianna's POV
Today went great, except for the part about this nEW BOY THAT I JUST
FOUND OUT ABOUT! Like I went all day like nothing but then at lunch he just appeared! Hailey and Tess forgot to tell me! He was kind of suspicious too. I don't like him one bit. But, of course, I can't say anything because they are my friends and I wouldn't want to be mean. We had lunch and he didn't talk much. He mostly just stared and like zoned out or some shizz like that. I don't think we can trust him.

Now we are ready for bed and Hailey is already asleep. But can you blame
her? It's been forever since she has had a normal day, so she is wiped out. Now is the perfect time to tell Tess about the letter.

"Tess?"
"Yea Gi?"
"I have something to tell you and it's really important and-"
"Gi-"
"I'm sorry I waited so long but Hailey might be in danger and we told her today that she was safe but-
"Gi-"
"I don't think she is and I don't trust Brandon an-"
"GIANNA CALM DOWN!!" She scream/whispered because Hailey is asleep.
"Sorry..."
"Just let me see the lett-"
"Here!"

Tess's POV
As I skimmed through the letter I thought back to when Hailey "fell" at the
mall. It was kind of like the crime seen of this situation.

"Well damn," was all I could think to say after reading it.
"I know! And now I am so worried because we said she was safe but I don't
want to tell her because maybe he is watching like when we tell her and he would know that she knows so there would be no point in him waiting! Plus, if we told her, she will freak out and get all scared and worried! See my logic as to why I didn't say anything?"
"I totally agree.. But what do we do now?!"

We were so lost on what to do, so we decided to just make sure everything was
closed and locked, and went to bed.

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So we have been keeping our guard up all week, and now it's Friday! We are
going through our closets trying to figure out what we will wear tomorrow. So far we are having no luck finding anything!

"I got it!!!" I heard Gianna yell, pulling a pile of clothes onto the floor. She
then separated the pile into three piles, and threw a pile at me and one at Hailey. Looking at the clothes, we all agreed on our outfits.

Hailey's POV
I heard a knock at the door and got up to answer it. Gianna and Tess were
packing up for the "road trip" to the concert tomorrow.

"Oh! Hey Brandon! What's up?"
"Nothing really, I was just wondering if you wanted to hang out tomorrow.. If you're free?"
"Sorry Brandon but we are going to a concert tomorrow.. Maybe another time?" I saw something flash in his eyes before he answered.
"Cool. That's.. Fine. What concert is it?"
"One Direction at MetLife Stadium.. It's a long ride from here, but my mom got the first tickets she could find."
"Cool, cool. Well, have fun tomorrow! See you when you get back!"
"Byee!!"

Gianna's POV
While Tess was finishing packing the car, I started to walk back up to our
dorm. On my way up, I realized the dorm building door was open. It was weird because after nine we had to use our keys to get in. Ignoring it, I went to the room. When I turned the corner, I saw Brandon at our door. Backing up, I hid around the corner and watched what happened after Hailey answered. When he finally turned to leave, I started turning the corner, pretending to just come back. Hailey didn't see me, and closed the door, and just as she did, Brandon passed me, and stopped.

"Hey Brandon!"
"Listen up-" he said, pushing me against the wall, "-Don't get in my way. I
want to hang out with Hailey, but you have to take her away when I try. So go to your stupid concert and enjoy it. Because after that, Hailey will 'hang out' with me a lot more."

After he finished his "threat", Tess turned the corner, and he released me.

"See you guys later!" He smiled, walking away.

"What was that about?" Tess asked.
"You don't want to know..." I trailed off, walking towards the room.

"Hailey? You good?" I asked, changing for bed.
"Yea.. I set an alarm for tomorrow. We have to get up early so we can make
the flight!"
"Okay. Night guys!" Tess sighed tiredly.
"G'night!"

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"Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life."

The voices of the fray ring through my ears as I open my eyes, seeing that it was 4:15am. Great. I thought, before realizing that today was the concert!!!

Tess's POV
I groaned when I heard the alarm, reaching over to turn it off without opening my eyes, until I realize it isn't my alarm, and it is Saturday. Aka, concert day!!!! I shoot up out of bed and run to the bathroom, grabbing my "car clothes" on the way.

Hailey's POV
Ugh. Waking up before the alarm is just amazing isn't it. Note my sarcasm. I woke up every hour last night. I felt so weird, like someone was watching me; like I was back in the cabin, alone. I was already changed into my comfy "car clothes" for the ride. Although I was somewhat tired, I was excited beyond belief. My only problem was that I was going to be around thousands of people for hours straight. After being isolated for so long, I'm not used to all the noise and communications. But my adrenaline is moving more than it has since high school track.

As Tess and Gianna were changing, I got poster board and every writing utensil we have in order to make a poster in the time we have before the concert. I am almost positive we will be there early, and we will take shifts driving so the others can sleep. And by we, I mean Gianna and Tess, since I don't have my license yet. You know, because I was isolated from society since high school.

"You ready?" Tess asked.
"Yup! Leggooo!" I said, smiling from ear to ear.

Tess's POV
The airport was two hours away, so me and Gianna switched every half hour
or so. Hailey was in the back sleeping or drawing the whole time. Most of the time, as she drew, she hummed along to music that she made up as she went along. We talked, laughed, and sang whenever we were all awake. Finally, Gianna pulled up to the airport. At six thirty, it was pretty packed. We each grabbed a bag, looped our arms together, and pushed our way through the crowds.

"Why is it so crowded?" Hailey yelled over the noise of the people around us.
"I have no idea! Maybe someone famous is here!!" Gianna screeched after
coming to the conclusion.
"Or people just need to go places.." I said quietly, not to drain their
excitement.

As we pushed through, we saw cameras flashing and security going crazy to
push people away from a boarding area, more specifically, our boarding area.

"Excuse me! Where do you think you girls are going?"
"Um.. Sir.. We are on this plane..." Gianna said quietly.
"Sorry, I didn't hear that."
"SHUT UP PEOPLE. WE ARE TRYING TO GET ON OUR PLANE. JESUS. YOU ARE ACTING LIKE EMINEM IS BEHIND THESE GUARDS!" Hailey yelled over everyone. As they all quieted down, she said to the guard, "yea.. We are on this plane and I want to get breakfast, so, slide over and let us through. Um.. Please? Yea I should add a please there, shouldn't I?
"Okay miss, just let me see your tickets and you can go through," he said in
his deep voice, that we will probably mimic later.

Gianna's POV
After showing our tickets, we were let through. We soon found out that it
actually was Eminem behind the guards (ironic huh?), and after Hailey and Tess made it known that they still had their voices, we got breakfast.

As we got ready to board the plane, we found that only Eminem and first class were on the plane with us, so technically, we were first class. The ride was about 4 or 5 hours, and we talked the whole time. The plane had to stall a little while because there was no place to land (our luck) but finally, we were on the ground in New York. There was a car waiting for us outside the airport, and it was taking us to New Jersey. On the way, we would stop at the hotel room that we got to drop off our luggages.

We will be staying in New York/New Jersey for a week and a half, while we
have a short school break for test prep. Conveniently, that is the same amount of time that One Direction will be staying here, before going to California for a week break, which is pretty amazing considering that we will be going back to the same place at the same time.

Hailey's POV
We pulled up to the hotel just in time to check in, bring our bags upstairs
and get back in the car to grab lunch. We offered to buy the poor driver lunch as well, because,c 'mon, he has to deal with us. We feel bad. So we stop at Subway and buy a sandwich for each of us, and one for the driver, whose name we learned to be as Ryan. He is pretty young, and said he is in his third year of college. While listening in the car, we learned he has an amazing voice, always singing softly as he drives.

"Byeeee Ryannnnn!" We sang as we got out of the car, not forgetting a tip and
also getting his car number for future needs of traveling. Tess and I grabbed the small bags that we brought while Gianna paid. Walking into the arena, there were people everywhere. I didn't want to start panicking, so we quickly showed our tickets and found our seats. There were too many people for me to be around at the moment. After a half hour or so, everyone started finding their seats.

"Hey," I heard someone say next to me.
"Hi..?" I responded as I turned around to see a girl sitting next to me. She had long, light brown hair and brown eyes.
"I'm Liz, and I just wanted to say hi before the concert.. So yea," she explained.
"Cool, well are you sitting here?"
"Yupppp. I am so excited! This is my first concert for them but I've watched them since X-Factor."
"Well this is my first concert too but I just learned about them like two weeks ago, but my friends have watched them. This is Tess and Gianna. Guys, this is Liz."
"Nice meeting you! We should hang out at Starbucks sometime! Here is my number, so just text me and we can go!" She said happily before getting in her seat.

Liz's POV
The concert had started about a half hour ago and we are having the best
time ever! Hailey, Gianna, and Tess are the nicest girls I've ever met and I am so glad that I sat next to them instead of some snobby rich "fans" who don't even know one song besides "What Makes You Beautiful." Also known as all the girls in my school. Ugh, I hate them.

There was a brief "intermission" after the opening act, so Hailey and I decide
to use the bathroom, leaving Gianna and Tess to get the snacks.

"Honestly, I am so glad your mom got you those tickets! This is so much
better than sitting next to other girls. And the best part is, I can see my favorite people with my new friends!" I smiled at Hailey.
"This is the best time I've had in a while, so yea. This is absolutely amazing!"
She smiled even more back.

Walking back, we spotted Tess and Gianna so we ran to help them. They
bought a drink for each if us, along with chocolates and sweet and sour snacks. Don't even ask how they were carrying it all. I grabbed half of what Tess was carrying, while Hailey took some from Gianna. Not being able to see in front of me, I collided with someone walking by, dropping the snacks.

"Oh my god I am so sorry! Here, let me help you!" A girl, the girl I
bumped into, said, picking up the snacks.
"Thank you. It was my fault though, no need to apologize!" I responded.
"It's okay. I'm Giavanna by the way, but you can call me Gia too."
"Hi Gia! I'm Elizabeth,or Liz, and this is Hailey, Tess, and Gianna!" I
explained, pointing to each girl as I said their name.

Giavanna decided she would help us bring the snacks back to our seats, and
we invited her to sit in an empty seat next to us. We gave her some snacks just in time for the intercession to end.

"Thanks again for letting me sit here!" She yelled over the screaming.
"No problem! As long as you give us your number so we can hang out at Starbucks soon!" Hailey responded happily.
"Sure! I would love to." Then One Direction came on stage.

They sang Story of My Life and Midnight Memories, and now it was time for
Diana and You & I. For these two songs, they pick one row from one section of the concert, and those lucky five fans get to go onstage and have the boys sing to them. They were about to pick the winning row..

*a few minutes before*

Stage Director's POV
I was walking towards the end of the stage to tell the boys the time when I
was pulled back. As I felt a cold metal against my head, I heard a muffled
voice say,
"Did they pick the row yet?"
"N-no.. Why?" I was scared.
"Tell them to pick Section 4 Row 2," the person commanded.
"F-fine ju-st l-leave!" I pulled away as I glanced at the person's face. it was
definitely a guy, and he had a gun. Before I could call for security, he bolted, leaving me worried and confused at what had happened.
"Boys, time to announce the row.."

*now*

Giavanna's POV
"Okay everyone! The can the lucky fans from....Section 4..." Everyone in Section 4 took in a breath, awaiting the row number.
"...Row....2 please join us on stage!!!" The boys cheered, as everyone "awed" accept for us!
"Oh my god! It's us!" Gianna screeched.
We started making our way to the stage, some fans giving us "the glare" while others were smiling and congratulating us.

Hailey's POV
As we got to the stage, I saw the "stage director" on the side. He was looking
around scared, and it was worrying me. Why, out of all the rows in the stadium, did they pick mine? I'm not that lucky, am I?

I brushed off my worries as I saw the boys. They were absolutely stunning.
It was hard to believe they were actually standing a foot away from me. We each sat in a seat on the stage, looking up at One Direction in awe. As the first beats of Diana began, I could tell all of the girls were just as excited as I was.

Tess's POV
They just finished singing Diana, and You & I was about to start, when the
music was cut off and the power was shut down. Then I heard a loud bang.

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A/n: I am SO SORRY! It's been forever! But this is a long chapter so you forgive me right? And I wanted to let you know that Tess Gianna Liz and Giavanna are based off of my friends, and you should read their stories too!

TessHall4
"The Wreck"

gianna_marie
"My Escape is Far Away"

lizzieisthebosslady
"The Villain"

Love youuuu ❤️