Meant to be?

7. Tabloids

Janna Sofia Carter

I knew I was in trouble the moment I woke up.

First clue? My mom was the one who woke me up. If you must know, my mom really really hates to wake me up because I'm always in a bad mood when someone tries to wake me up in the morning and besides I have an alarm clock so there was no reason for her to come in my room. She really really wasn't fond in all my tantrums in the morning, let's leave it at that.

Anyway, she woke me up and she had that face that clearly states "you-are-in-trouble-young-lady", so despite the thing that I usually wake up in a bad mood. I sat silently and wait for her to say something. I didn't even yawn or bat an eye.

"Would you mind telling me where have you been after school?" she asked with raised eyebrows.

oh uh.

I gulped. "I was in a friend's house" I lied.

Now my mom knew about me being friend's with Harry. I mean duh, how could she not? The whole world probably knows about it.

I lied not because she doesn't approve of my friendship with Harry. She just think it wasn't healthy for me and us because Harry was a star, he was a celebrity and being friends with celebrity was like telling to everyone that hey talk about us too! Right? Because when you're friends with someone famous, you sure would be the talk of the town and my mom doesn't want that. She doesn't want our privacy to be ruined. And I respect that. I could tell her I'd been at Harry's and she wouldn't think it was weird.

But then there's also the reason that Harry was a guy. My mom was really strict when it comes to my feminine, you know. I could stay till midnight if I'm with Ianne or Jasmine but with boys? Oh forget it! She still hasn't forgiven me for sleeping in 1D's unit when we first met them.

And so I lied. I'm such a bad girl, I know but come on! You lied once in your life too right?

She narrowed her eyes, trying to detect a lie in my statement. Well, I knew she wouldn't find any, I wasn't lying I was with a friend, not really.

"Get ready for school" she said finally, then she added "I'l drive you to school."

"Wh-What?" I stammered. She never gets me to school unless I'm grounded or something.

"I'll make sure you aren't skipping school." she said.

I threw my hands up in exasperation. "Oh come on! Mom-"

She cut me off. "Not a word Carter. Get dressed, I'm sending you to school that's that." she said finally.

My mom really scared me when she used my surname, our surname so I just nodded meekly.

She nodded and got out.

I put my hands in my face. The trouble I get for being with Harry for a day!

Liam texted me the other day about how Harry was in town and though I should pay him a visit. I was a little in doubt because I can't deny my crush for him hadn't been lessen even a bit (in fact it got bigger the more I get to know him) but then I'm his friend too, it's okay if I pay him a visit. So I did.

And he got way more handsome and charming and I don't know if there more word I can use to describe him but he just keeps getting better and better if you know what I mean.

We just stayed at his apartment, telling each other stories, watching movies and hanging out. I didn't even realized it was past midnight. He offered to drive me home but I refused. My mom would kill me if ever she found out I'd been with a guy for the whole day.