Life With One Direction

Chapter 24

Stress.

That's what happens.

It just always happens.

I have been left alone by the boys, waiting to practice my speech with Tyler.

They had a concert tonight, and thank God because if I knew they were out in the audience, I would never have survived.

There was a knock on my door and I rushed to get it, knowing Ty would be on the other side.

The necklace Harry had given me swung over my chest as I ran and I grinned, suddenly losing all the stress.

"Hey Tyler!"

"Hey Em!" he pecked me on the lips.

Yeah he pecked me on the lips, that was normal for us.

With him, it was friendly but when Harry just kisses my cheek, I feel like I'm burning with the heat, let alone on the lips.

I snapped out of it quickly, pulling Tyler's hand towards the couch with the rest of his body following along.

"Who is going to go first?" he asked.

"Paper, scissors, rock?"

I won.

"You go first!"

His speech was absolutely amazing!

Basically, we had to talk about what inspired us to take medicine at such a high standard.

It was one of those 'What I Want To Be When I Grow Up' speeches.

The topic seems childish but the way we are expected to delve into the information and statistics was what made it extensive.

He spoke about the wonders of the human body and how it worked with some of the impossible functions and miracles it performs.

"Wow."

I had no other words to explain it.

"Thank the heavens I'm not up against you because I would never win!"

"Em you're going to be amazing, you always are!"

"Thanks Ty."

I got up and stood in front of him, preparing myself.

We could have cue cards but using them during a speech makes it all stiff and I know I might cry so I don't want that.

Suddenly I blanked.

Then I screamed.

"What! What's wrong Em!" Tyler pulled me down next to him.

"I forgot it! I forgot my speech!"

What am I going to do??

"Em just calm down. Take deep breaths, it's just the nerves. Calm down," he rubbed my back soothingly.

Eventually, I calmed down enough and bits started coming back in large clumps.

"Oh my God! Sorry Ty I freaked out! I'm so sorry!"

"Hey! Don't be! We said we'd always be there for one another, didn't we? Go on, do it now."

I stood up again and said my speech to him, imagining an audience behind my eyes.

"Em that was beautiful!" I opened my eyes, letting my own tears leak out and seeing some on his face too.

He gave me a huge hug and I smiled.

"We've got to get ready, we leave in two hours!"

My speech was about how I wanted to be a doctor because I'd experienced the pain that patients and their families are put through, and I want to make sure that everything turns out best.