Promise Me...

Promise me.. Ch 1

**AUTHORS NOTE**
Hey, so be prepared. The first few chapters are pretty cheesy. But I promise on my life they get MUCH better in the later chapters. Please keep reading it though, just bare with me, I was too lazy to rewrite them all. But I know you'll like it later on. Sorry for the disruption, go on.

~Chapter 1~

"Fine, then if I'm such a screw up, I'll just leave!"

I stood in tears across from my 5 friends. Everyone was talking and shouting all at once, it was hard to process everything that was going on. I screamed at them, turned, and ran.

One of my friends, Elliot, caught up to me and stopped me in his arms. "Noel stop! C'mon calm down! It's okay, they didn't mean it!" I ripped myself out of his grip "No there's no use!" I ran until he was out of sight.

I quickly ran into a dark ally. It was my only escape. I ran behind a dumpster and pressed my back against the brick wall behind me. I slid my body down the wall and hid my face in my knees and sobbed. This was when I let all my thoughts release.

I'm Noel Strider. I'm 15 years old. I'm spending the week in Los Angeles with 6 of my friends. Elliot just so happens to be my best friend. He hadn't been a jerk to me just a few minutes ago. My other friends and I had just gotten into a huge fight. It's best if I don't talk about it. I'm an only child who lives in a small town not close to where I am now. My life with friends and at home are complicated. Nobody really understands how I feel. I'm insecure about myself for reasons I don't even understand. Sometimes I wish that I had a remote with only 4 settings. Replay, undo, pause, and delete.

Hot tears stream down my cheeks as I rest my head back against the wall. I let out a big sigh. I wish I could just stay here forever. But unfortunately I can't.

I hear the laughter of what sounds like teenage boys. I don't want to be seen so I wait until I feel they are gone. After hearing only their footsteps fade, I stand up and begin to walk out of the ally, tugging at the sleeves of my jacket and looking towards the ground.

I jumped in shock because I had not been expecting to run into someone after coming out of an ally. I dropped my clutch and immediately apologized. I bent down to pick up my small purse as he also bent down to help.

"I'm so sorry I really didn't mean to bump into you!" I exclaim while wiping up my tears quickly. I pick up my clutch and face his chest. I was too scared to look up at his face, worried what he would say.

"Oh no no it's fine! Forgive me, I was on my phone! I wasn't looking where I was going!" He apologizes too. My eyes get wide as I toss the voice around in my head. His voice was deep but not very. He spoke with an accent. I know this voice.. I finally lift up my head to look at the boys face.

Liam Payne. He was Liam Payne. To my surprise I didn't freak out the way I always pictured myself. I smiled a little and shake my head softly.

"No no it was my fault, I'm sorry." I manage to say. I am completely amazed. I had forgotten my eyes were glossy and red. "Why have you been crying, love?" Liam asks me in a concerned tone while he lifts his eyebrows.

"Oh it's nothing.." I say while wiping my eyes again. I lied. "Okay.." He replies with a small smile. "Soo.." He continues, "what's your name?" He asks, obviously trying to start an uplifting conversation. "Oh I'm Noel!" I say with a smile. "Well hello Noel. I'm Liam." We shook hands. "I know exactly who you are.." I whisper under my breath.

I smiled and stared at the floor. I could feel Liam's eyes on me. My stomach started forming butterfly's at the feeling. I looked up and smiled, "Well what are you doing here in L.A.?" I casually ask. "The boys and I are here on some small business and things. Just recording some new songs in a studio." He responds with a small smile. "Oh alright sounds fun!" I reply in a perked up tone. He actually seemed really into the conversation more than I thought he would be.