Love, Hate, and Other Things

Chapter 2: Single and Going in One Direction

I woke up Saturday morning in my bed that was buried in tissues. Today was the concert for One Direction and I had to attend. In the morning I was still crying. My eyes were all red and puffy.

"Hey Maddie." Sheena greeted me with a soft voice.

"Hi, Sheena." I said as she blasted One Direction.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah. I'm sorry for making you drive me back last night."

"No problem. I'm here for you. You know, I can go to the concert myself today."

"No. I'll come. I have nothing else to do today anyway but cry."

"But your headache will be worse when you hear the screaming!" Sheena said concerned.

"Okay. Look Sheena. If I can survive your screaming then I can survive that." I chuckled.

"Yay! Thanks Maddie."

"No problem. Go get ready! You need to look pretty! Who knows? Maybe one of them will fall for you."

"You're right! Okay. Are you okay with being alone?"

"I'm not that fragile, you weirdo!" I said as I laughed.

"There's that smile I wanted to see."

"Okay, now go! I'll make breakfast. Eggs and bacon or bacon, eggs, and pancakes?"

"Second choice."

"Okay. Go!"

"See you in about an hour?"

"Does it matter?"

"Well I guess not."

"For the final time, JUST GO!"

"Okay. Sheesh! I'll go..."

*An Hour Later*

"Okay. I'm ready!" I heard Sheena yell out. "So, how do I look?"

"You look amazing! Now I'll shower. I don't care if you finish the food I already ate."

"Okay. Hurry. We leave in about two hours?"

"Okay."

So. I took about an hour showering, thirty minutes to get ready, five minutes to do my makeup and I was done.

"Okay. Since you know nothing about One Direction, I need to show you everything." Sheena stated.

"Do I really need to know?"

"Yes, you do. You're gonna look like a total idiot going to the wrong concert if you don't."

"Fine."

So she explained to me who all the boys were and the type of music they sing. We listened to their songs and she told me the names of the songs. I swear she was a huge Directioner. So, afterwards, she told me I was ready. So we got into my car and drive to the concert venue. She showed the sets of backstage passes to the guard and he brought us to them. He knocked on the door and a tall guy wearing stripes opened the door. He was wearing stripes so I guessed he was Louis.

"Hello loves! I'm Louis and its very nice to meet you," Louis said waiting for Sheena to answer.

"Sheena Fawns."

"Nice to meet you!" he said with a huge grin.

"And I'm Madeline Jones. It's also a pleasure to meet you." I said sticking out my hand. Instead of shaking it he pulled me into a hug.

"I'm gonna call you Maddie." he said as he let go of me.

"Sure. That is my nickname." I said letting go of him.