Mutuals

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YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP YOU CAN HAVE

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"Zara where are you?" Alice says from the other side of the line
"I'm running a little late cause of the traffic, is everyone there?" I ask
"Yes they are, and try to hurry up" she says
"Okay I'll see you later, bye" I say and hang up

Eight minutes later, the taxi pulls up at the studio and I pay him and thank him before running in through the door and up to the studio, making sure not to spill my coffee on the way

I push the door open and smile and everyone

Wow there's so many people

"Hi, I'm Zara I'm so sorry I'm late and had to keep you waiting" I greet and sit down on the chair in between Alice and Jason

"We've established the times each person will go on stage and how long they'll be up for and now we need to decide who sings what" Jason explains and I nod my head

He hands me the list and I'm pretty sure I don't know anyone from here except Zack Knight?

"Jason why is Zack's name on this?" I whisper
"He's Adam's friend and he volunteered to open and close the awards" he explains and I nod my head

Remind me to thank Adam later

"Okay so I don't know your names so you're going to have to tell me as I speak to you" I smile and they all nod their heads

You have no idea how much I hate meetings

"So let's start from my right hand side" I say

Okay here we go

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"Okay last one and then you can go" Jason explains as we walk back into the meeting room to finish the singing arrangements
"I wish we hadn't taken a break cause now I can't be arsed going back" I moan

Alice rolls her eyes and opens the door for me and I sit back in my previous place
"Okay guys, we're nearly done" I say and their heads all turn back to me

I look to my left and see a curly haired boy sat quite comfortably I may add
"And you are?" I ask looking at him with a pen in my hand

He looks at me and sits up straight before answering
"I'm Harris J"

I smile slightly because he has a cute accent but that's enough of that because I have a job to be doing

I type his name onto the blank word document and look at him again
"So what's your style of music?" I ask and he clears his throat

"Basically, I'm a nasheed artist but I can sing anything" he explains
"Anything?" I ask raising an eyebrow and he chuckles
"Well not everything, you get me?" He says and I smile at his slang

When I'm in meetings I'm not even allowed to say 'cause' I have to say 'because'

"Can you do Bollywood or is that a bit of a push?" I enquire
"I'm gonna have to say it's a bit of a push cause I usually sing English songs if not nasheeds" he explains and I nod my head

"So what songs were you thinking of singing, bearing in mind you're going to go on stage just before the last award goes out" I say

"I was thinking In My Blood by Shawn Mendes and Dusk Till Dawn by Zayn" he says and my eyes light up when he mentions Shawn because he is literally my darling

"That's a good idea but although Dusk till Dawn is amazing I just feel like it doesn't match with the theme so I'm thinking, do you know I'll Be There by Jess Glynne?" I suggests hoping I'm not pushing any boundaries

He thinks a for a while before agreeing with my decision
"Great okay, that's everyone done, and we'll all meet up on the Thursday before the awards" I finish smiling and they all nod their heads

They all get up off their seats walk out the room one by one, chatting to each other

I lean back in my chair and take a sip from my water bottle. I grab my handbag and say bye to Alice and Jason and walk to the bottom level of the building

I take my phone out my pocket and ring Adam. While it's ringing I open the door and walk out onto the cold streets of New York

"Yo what's up" Adam picks up the phone
"I just wanted to say thank you for getting Zack Knight to come to the awards" I say and I hear him chuckle
"It's all good anything for my lil sis" he says making me smile
"Hey where are you?" I ask when I hear people talking behind him

"I've come to pick up a mate from his meeting" he explains and I raise an eyebrow
"And why is that friend not me?" I ask
"You're my sister remember not a friend" he says in hope to save himself

"Okay well I'll see you later then?" I ask
"Yeah, see ya" he replies
I end the call and put my phone in my pocket along with my hands

I start wandering the streets, not necessarily wanting to go back to my hotel room, even though my jobs for today are done and it's only four o'clock

I see a café at the end of the street and my stomach suddenly rumbles as if it's asking for a cup of hot chocolate

I open the door and a small gust of warm wind welcomes me and I feel like it's pushes me towards the counter
"Hey what can I get you?" The barista asks with a warm smile
"Can I get a dark hot chocolate to go please?" I ask
"Yep that'll be £2.10 please" she smiles

I hand her the money and she gives me a receipt. Only a few moments later, my hot chocolate is ready

I thank the barista and walk out the café with the warm beverage in my hands.
"Yo Zara!" I hear a familiar voice

I look across the road and see Adam stood with two other people. I smile at him and he waves, gesturing for me to come over

I cross the road carefully and reach them
"Man I don't know how you run across roads in heels" Slim says

My eyes light up when I see him because I haven't seen him in ages
"Oh my days, Slim!" I say excitedly and hug him
"Hey Zara, you alright?" He asks and I reply with a yes

"Where were you?" Adam asks
"I just got back from my meeting and I wanted some hot chocolate" I shrug
"No-one likes hot chocolate" Adam replies
"I do" I argue but furrow my eyebrows in confusion when I hear someone else's voice mirror my exact speech

"Oh erm Zara, meet our boy Harris" Slim says and I look next to him to see the guy I spoke to not even half an hour ago

"Hey" he greets with a smooth English accent

Damn I have weak knees

"Hi" I smile
"So you're British?" He asks
"And you like hot chocolate?" I reply
"Must be a British thing" he shrugs and I laugh lightly

He grins and I feel an unfamiliar feeling erupting in my stomach

Oh god