A/N/// first of all I'm well aware IT was filmed in Toronto and chapter 2 probably will be as well but for the sake of this fan fiction it was filmed in NY okay hahaha thanks!
YOUR POV
The light wind whipped against my face, sending my hair flying back. The steady pounding of my footsteps echoed into my ears as I felt a bead of sweat roll down my forehead. Focusing on the building ahead of me I sprinted a bit quicker forcing myself to keep going.
My lungs strained as I tried to get my feet running faster than my abusive thoughts, "10 more strides" I clenched my teeth harder than my fists as I neared the checkpoint in my gaze
"5 more" I hissed to myself trying to push my burning thighs faster
"4" each stride became longer before I was basically leaping
"2, 1" my feet skidded to a stop on the smooth concrete next to a coffee truck and I hunched over with my hands on my knees gasping for air horrifically
"damn I need to get fitter" I scolded myself before standing up and supporting my weight on the counter of the coffee truck instead
"do you guys sell water?" I asked still heaving with each breath I took "yes, that'll be $2.50 please" the barista smiled handing me the bottle as I exchanged the money. "Thanks" I replied before cracking open the lid and guzzling basically half the liquid inside.
As mid-day emerged, people started crowding the streets for the lunch time rush "aight time to Zayn Malik" I laughed at my own joke as I turned to walk back towards home, making more jokes as I went
"time to Vine, time to Logan Paul's career ... Time to Toys R Us, okay that hit too close to home" I giggled to myself.
I rounded the last corner and caught sight of my house standing tall in the mid summer sun, I walked up the steps which creaked slightly before pushing the front door open and the familiar smell of sweet potato - my mother's favourite.
I shuffled over to the plate of thick fries and grabbed one before my father spun around smacking my hand away in the process "hey you lil' monkey no touching, those are for your mother - she's fallen quite ill",
my brow creased and I sat down of a bar stool, my sweat coating the leather "is she okay, like how bad do you mean when you say quite ill?" my voice sounded concerned even though I tried to shield my emotions most of the time.
"She'll be fine don't worry about it, probably just a bug" I trusted my mother if she said sickness wasn't bad since she's a nurse and all,
"Samantha's waiting in the dining room after you shower" my father pinched his nose to indicate I smelt. I smiled with a slight nod before snatching another sweet potato fry and running in the bathroom as my father called after me "HEY I SAID NO TOUCHING!"
I stepped out of the shower and wrapped the towel around my body before grabbing my phone and revealing a couple of notifications, I opened the first text from an unknown number and read it slowly
Unknown Number: Hey Y/N/N it's Eli, I haven't talked to you since the party and I was wondering if you wanted to come to another one tonight, Lizzie's hosting and you can bring Finn as well if you want
You changed unknown number to 'Eligator 🐊'
Eligator changed your name to 'Model Material 📸'
Model Material 📸: hey Eli sorry Finn's gone back to the US and I've had quite enough alcohol for a lifetime xx
Eligator 🐊: okay sweet, maybe we can meet up later yeah? 🤠
Model Material 📸: yeah see you 'round
The next notification lead me to instagram where multiple fan pages and news pages had posted identical photos of me from this morning "well that's not creepy at all?" I mumbled before screenshotting and sending it to Finn with a message that read
"what the hell, why did someone take a photo of my this morning and how did they find my instagram? I haven't even posted anything"
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I didn't expect a reply since he was probably busy filming but I picked up my dirty clothes before throwing them in the washing machine and walking upstairs to get changed. I pushed the bedroom door opened and picked some out some of my lazy clothes (outfit below)
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Walking into the dining room I groaned and slumped onto the wooden chair in front of Sam "don't be like that nugget, only one more lesson until you're in the big apple" my friend comforted me "yeah alright!" I sighed sitting up straighter
"okay English first?" she asked which I nodded in reply picking up a pencil and we were just about to begin when my father appeared in the doorway "Hey can I talk to you both?" he said quietly which confused me but Sam just smiled and signalled for him to join us.
He took a seat next to me before sighing and saying - "hey so as you know you're going to New York tomorrow and we were all meant to go but since you mother is sick I thought I should stay here to help her" he didn't want to make eye contact with me I knew it "b-but I can't go by myself and this is my only time to see Fi- to model"
I protested but before I could continue he said something else "that's why I wanted to ask Samantha, do you want to accompany her to America and help her while she's there since you've been with us a while and both me and Y/N's mother trust you fully" my dad finished making my heart skip a beat as my head shot toward Sam to see her reaction to his request
She looked shocked and stuttered slightly, seeming as if she wasn't sure
