Strong // 1D

Chapter Eleven.

Tara

*The next morning*

I waited outside my house in my pajamas and slippers. It was 8:00 in the morning.

My parents came out of the door behind me. They both hugged me and kissed my cheek. I can't believe they will be gone the whole summer.

"Have a good time this summer!" My mom says with excitement. "Remember to leave your phone on, I'll call you every night-"

"Okay, mom," I chuckled. She can be so protective sometimes. I am seventeen years old, but she always treats me like I'm five. But I do act like I'm five, so it kind of just adds up.

"Bye sweetie. Have a good time." my dad said calmly and hugs me once again.

"Bye. You too. Love you!" I shout.

"Bye!" They both said as the taxi that is going to bring them to the airport slowly drove off. I watched as it slipped around the corner, and was gone.

*the next morning after that*

simmer down

simmer down

say were too young now to amount to anything else

so look around

we work too damn hard for this just to give up now

if you don't swim

you'll drown

but don't move

honey

(A/N: I know this song wasn't out at that time, but I just really like this song. 5SOS :))

I sat in bed, listening to the song. It made me smile. Then, I remembered that I had to get up.

Ugh.

I turn off my alarm, and sit up in bed.

Today is the day...

I pick up my last outfit from the floor and slip it on. It was normal, a blank purple v-neck shirt, a white scarf, crop jeans, and my black keds.

I decided to curl my hair. I clipped one side of my side bangs with a little black clip. by the time I was done, it was 6:15. Chloe comes to pick me up at 6:30, so I had plenty of time to eat. I made myself a bowl of oatmeal, with strawberries.

The doorbell rings, so I slowly walk to the door, still half-asleep. I unlock the door, and my beautiful smiling best friend was on the other side waiting for me

"Ready?" she asked excitedly.

"Yep! I'll go get my luggage." I exclaim. I roll all of my luggage down the hall and out the front door to her car.

"Phone? Tablet? Laptop?"

"Yes, yes, wait!" I rush up the stairs and grabbed my laptop from it's place on my desk in my room. How could I forget?!

We both got in her car, buckling up and starting the engine quickly. Remember how I told you she was rich? Well, her parents got her a Chevy Cruze when she got her drivers license, so 16 years old.

I sighed. this is the last time I will see this house until the end of summer. I don't want to think about the end of summer, and school. I let that slip out of my mind.

We are meeting Harry, Zayn, Niall, Liam, Louis, Paul, and some more people at the airport. I am so excited to see them again, I am barely functioning.

We listened to my favorite radio station, 100.4 HMT, the whole way there. Radioactive by Imagine Dragons came on in the middle of it. I love this song, I think it is just awesome.

incoming text from Louis the Tommo Tomlinson:

Louis: Hello terra cotta!

Tara: Really? Terra cotta?

Louis: Yep. That's the best I can come up with right now love xx

Tara: Promise me something: don't call me terra cotta again, k?

louis: K ;)

Tara: We'll be at the airport in about a half hour. I'm so excited!

Louis: No way! So are we! Where are you?

Tara: Um.. We're on Highway 56, about 2 miles from exit 34.

He didn't reply after that, which was strange. Suddenly, I heard a honk. I looked out the window, and to my surprise there was a giant black and red tour bus. the window rolled down, and in that window was a guy with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a big smile.

"Niall!" I yelled to him over the road.

He looked around, and we locked eyes. His smile became even larger, if that is even possible.

"Lads, it's Tara and Chloe!" He yelled inside the tour bus.

Five seconds later, there were five other heads hanging out the window.

"Fancy seeing you here!" Liam yelled over the 7 a.m traffic. that British accent.....

"Where are you headed?" He said sarcastically.

"China!" I declared as I pointed my finger out the window into the wind. They all chuckled.

"Hi Chloe!" Zayn yelled to Chloe who was driving the car.

"Hi Zayn!" she yelled back, and blushed.

I saw the bus driver say something to the boys, and they stuck their heads out again.

"We gotta go!" Louis yelled.

"Okay. Bye guys!" Chloe and I yelled.

"Bye!" They yelled back. Se did so much yelling, my throat started to hurt.

"See you there!"

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-Shannon