We sat there in Kate’s room and talked. “What’s wrong, Annie? You are too quiet!” Louis said. “It’s nothing.” I said plainly. Niall pulled me into the hallway. “Now what’s wrong?” he asked, pushing a piece of hair out of my eyes.
“I got a text from my mom earlier. She said that my sister was in a car crash and lost her memory of the last year…” I said, looking down to try to hide my oncoming tears. He lifted my chin and pulled me into a hug. “I’m so sorry. It will be okay.” He comforted me. “No, it’s not. I can’t be there for her.” I suddenly regretted saying this. “Are you saying that you are going to leave?” Niall stepped back. “I’m not leaving… I just want her to know that I am going to be there for her when she needs me.” I said. “You can be. Just call her daily and talk to her. She knows that you will always be there” he said.
Just then, a swarm of fans came charging down the hall flashing cameras and screaming. Niall grabbed my hand and pulled me back in the room and shut the door, locking it behind him. We could hear the screams from inside the room. All of the guys looked up at us and saw me starting to cry. “What’s wrong?” Harry asked. “My…” My voice cracked, I couldn’t finish without crying. “Liam, call security to get them off of this floor.” Niall said. Liam got his phone out and called.
I sat down beside Harry and Niall sat on the other side. I pulled my knees into my chest and out my head down. “Now can you tell us what’s wrong?” Harry said, patting my back. I took a deep breath and let it out. “My sister and I had a major fight before I left. I never apologized to her… and I said some pretty hurtful things. Now she has lost her memory in a car crash and I can’t be there for her.” I explained. Everybody’s face turned to sad.
Kate stood up. “I can’t believe this…” she said. “Kate, I…” “Save it!” she cut me off. “Just let me explain!” “I don’t want to hear it!” she stomped around the room, realizing that we were trapped there until the fans left. The guys were so confused.
“Stop with the confusing looks!” she yelled at them. “Her sister is my best friend, and she is the one that got me this job. She had to hide all of this from me until now! I haven’t had contact with her for over 5 months because we were preparing for this. And now this happens!” she thought out loud. “KATE! I planned on telling you this afternoon! I didn’t want to tell you this morning because I was afraid we wouldn’t get through the clothes session if I did!” I stood up and yelled.
“Okay. I’m sorry. I over reacted.” she said. I nodded my head and headed for the door. “NO!” the guys yelled. “I’m going to go back to my room if they try to kill me first!” I said. I swung the door open and fans screamed like crazy. I pushed through them to get to my room down the hall where a couple of guards stood. They moved aside and I stuck the key in to open the door. I barged in and threw the key.
This can’t be happening. My assistant now hates me, my sister has lost her memory, and the guys are confused. I’m pretty sure that Niall is as tore up about this as I am. I know he wants me to stay, and he knows I need to need there for my sister. I just need to stop and think. There was a knock on the door and I went to open it. It was the guys. I just stepped aside and let them all in.
They sat around my bed and I walked over and sat on Niall’s lap. “It will be okay, Annie. Don’t worry yourself over it.” Liam said. “I have to. I was a bad sister and wasn’t there for her when our dad left, or when she turned 16, or now.” I said. “It’s not your fault that you can’t always be there.” Harry tried. “It is. I could have made the choice to be there for her like she was always there for me…” I laid my head on Niall’s shoulder.
“I have to leave.” I said. “What? You can’t…” Harry said. “What about our stylist?” Zayn said. “Guys! Let me talk about this, okay?” I calmed them down. They nodded their heads. Niall remained quiet.
“I will give all of my designs to Kate and Amy, and they will do my job. I will only leave for 3 days, which is enough for me to be with her.” I took a deep breath. “Let us come with you.” Niall begged.
“Niall, you don’t know how much I wish you all could, but it would be too much for her to take in. you wouldn’t be able to be around her or she would freak out. She is a MAJOR fan of you guys. Plus she doesn’t even know that I am touring with you. We can FaceTime and call. I have to do this. I’m really sorry.” I said, tears threatening to spill.
“I can’t let you go by yourself!” Niall said. “I have to. Don’t worry about me, guys. I am going to set up your outfits for the next concert. Then I will leave. You have to trust me in this.” I said, grabbing Niall’s hand. “Can’t we at least discuss this a little?” he asked. I sighed. “We will continue this conversation later. I just want to get my mind off of it now.” I said. “Okay. Let’s go get something to eat.”
We all got up and went over to Kate and Amy’s and invited them with us. They decided to go and we had to be escorted by security. We went to a little café near the hotel. Nobody was in there, but after we went in, security had to block the fans from coming in. I sat at a table that seated 6 people, and Liam and Louis pulled a table that sat 2 people up to the side of it.
Niall sat beside me and I put my head on the table. He started to rub my shoulders. “Everything is going to be okay. Come order with me.” He said. “Okay.” He took my hand and we headed up to the counter. I looked at the menu and ordered a sandwich. Niall got a chicken sandwich and some chips, and I ate some of his chips, along with one of Liam’s pickles.
“You sure eat a lot.” Liam said. “I’m a worry eater leave me alone!” I said. Niall put his arm around me and I laid my head on his shoulder. What was I supposed to do? Leave? Take them with me? I have yet to find out.
