Growing Up and Moving On: A One Direction Story

Chapter 30: What now?

"Good job Soph!" Harry gives me a high five as we walk back to their van. "Didn't think you had it in you!" Annie exclaims.

"Oh of course she had it in her to punch that slag in the face. Sophie is a very special girl. She's my special girl." Harry and Annie automatically "Awww" together to annoy me. I giggle and re-grab Liam's hand.

Then it hits me.

How am I supposed to go to school after this? Even if I don't get in serious trouble for breaking a girl's nose at a private school, I still will be hated across the school. Everyone thinks that Annie is a slut because she is dating the perverted one in the band. Everything changes now.

"Ann.. I really need to talk to you... Privately..." She nods."I know exactly what you want to say and I am dealing with the same struggle in my head too." I sit in the back next to Liam and I look at my Facebook page. I'm not that popular so I'll get maybe 3-4 notifications per day. I open up the app to see thirty notifications. The entire school is talking about me,Annie, and Rachel.

"Did you see Gabbi after Sophie hit her?"

"Sophie Sinclair I always knew you were bad news."

"Sophie Sinclair: silent but deadly."

"School sluts: Sophie Sinclair and Annie Taylor."

Most of the people posting this stuff have never had a conversation with me before. They barely know me yet they judge me as if they have the right to do so.

I try to delete as many posts off my wall as I can, trying to hold back some tears. Liam suddenly notices my sadness and wraps his arm around me to come in closer and look at my phone. He reads one comment and immediately goes on twitter.

The Real Liam Payne:

(via Twitlonger at 2:36pm)

Hey guys and girls. I just wanted to officially announce that I am dating @SophieSin26 and I am begging that you respect that. I know the real fans respect Louis and his girlfriend so why should this be any different? Girls at her school are calling her a slut saying that she threw herself on me. None of that is true. I was chasing this girl okay? I met her quietly in Tahoe and fell in love with her at first sight. She's perfect. If she wasn't dating me, you would have never had any bad thoughts about her. She would have lived her life going with the status quo. Both of our lives have been changed but I don't see why she should be hurt because of it. My life is better with @SophieSin26 and I hope you realize that.

I look at the notification on my phone and smile. I take a screenshot and post it to my Facebook wall for all of my friends to see. Immediately, I stop getting a bunch of hate comments and Annie does,too. Within 5minutes, that picture has 32 likes(a personal world record for me).

I realize that a lot of people hate me but the least they can do is hold it in.

We reach back to the tour bus and I sit in the back. My mom starts calling and I realize I haven't talked to her in a week.

"Hey mom it's Soph what's up?"

"Sophie hi sweetie! I have some good news and bad news. Which one to you want first?"

I back into the spare bedroom and close the door.

"Uhh bad news so the good news will make everything better."

"Okay sweetie... Bad news is that I will be staying in Germany a little longer than we previously expected. I'll be back by thanksgiving. Now that that's said, here's the good news: I met someone. I figured I could tell you over Rachel because you would be more understanding. He's a really nice guy and he's a doctor for doctors without borders. He really makes me happy."