Madison answered the door and smiled at me. “Hey Ivy! Ready to party!?” she asked. I looked around, it looks like a nightclub in here. “When did your house transform into a nightclub?” I asked. She laughed. “Funny, come on in, everyone’s been waiting for you. Oh, and I want you to meet someone” she said. She grabbed my wrist and dragged me inside. She dragged me into the kitchen and looked ahead. “Babe!” she yelled. I looked up and saw Niall Horan walking toward me, oh wonderful. “What’s up babe? Who is this?” he asked. “Niall, this is my friend Ivy. Ivy, this is my boyfriend Niall Horan” she said. I held my hand out, he took it and shook it. “Nice to meet you Niall” I said. “You too, you said your name was Ivy right?” he asked. “Yeah, why?” I asked. “Oh…never mind, it’s nothing. I’ve heard things about a girl named Ivy Harrison, but that’s not…” he began. “That’s my name” I said. He paused and looked at me. “Your name is Ivy Harrison?” he asked. “Yeah” I said. “Oh, that’s funny, my buddy Zayn talks about you all the time” he said. I froze, my heart started racing…what!? Madison’s mouth was wide open. “He…he does?” I asked. “Yeah, all the time, he never shuts up about you” he said. Madison started nudging me, I slapped her arm. “Stop Madison! So um…do you know where Zayn is right now?” I asked. “Um…he went to the food table. Go check there” he said. “Thanks, see you guys later” I said. I slowly made my way over to the food table. When I looked up, I saw him there. Oh my god! He’s gotten so fucking handsome! He was talking with Harry, Liam and Louis. I watched them for a couple of minutes until the other 3 walked away. Zayn was all by himself now, I took a deep breath and approached him slowly. I felt my body shaking more and more as I got closer. I approached the table and started taking snacks, not looking at him yet. He was on his phone, but put it away seconds later. I took a deep breath and turned to him. “Great party huh?” I asked. He looked up at me, I finally saw those gorgeous brown eyes again. He looked a little confused, almost like he was thinking really hard about something. “Um, yeah, it is” he said. “Hey um, your friend is going out with Madison right?” I asked. “Yeah” he said. I held out my hand to him. “Cool, hi, I’m Madison’s friend” I said. He shook my hand, his touch sent a chill through my body. “Nice to meet you” he said. “Well I would say the same, but we’ve already met before. You see um…my name is Ivy” I said. Suddenly the look on his face changed from confused to surprised. He didn’t say a word, I continued talking. “My name is Ivy Harrison. I don’t know if you remember but um…you and I dated a while back and I…” I began. Suddenly, he grabbed me and pulled me into a hug. He must’ve kept me there for about 20 seconds until he pulled away, but he still kept his hands on my arms. He looked into my eyes, I could feel his hands shaking a little. “Ivy? It’s really you?” he asked. I nodded. “I’m friends with Madison. You never met her when we were going out, but I was still friends with her. Just so happens she’s going out with your best friend, it’s a small world after all isn’t it?” I asked. He smiled and nodded. “Wow…I mean…I don’t even know what to say. Well…hi, you look amazing, you’re 21 already right?” he asked. I nodded. “You are too right?” I asked. “Yep…wow…has it really been 4 years?” he asked. “Yeah…it has” I said. “I can’t believe it” he said. I can’t believe it either.
