~Chapter 1:
Hi, my name is Sierra Parker....but that's about to change. Exactly 2 months ago, my parents were killed in a fatal car crash. I was left as an orphan, and my best friend Eleanor Calder took me in. Her parents just decided to adopt me as their daughter, and so here I am, in the waiting room. Eleanor and I were reading magazines and pointing out cute guys while her parents- soon to be mine as well – were signing the official papers for adoption.
"Sierra, look at this guy, isn't he cute?"
I turned to face the magazine she was holding. "Yea, I guess." I answered without even glancing at the boy.
Eleanor rolled her eyes. "You didn't even look at him."
I shrugged. I'd never really been into boys. Yea, I know most teenage girls are boy crazy, but im just not like that. Well, there was a time when I actually cared about boys....but that was before one broke my heart.
"Sierra, come on, lets go. Sierra..? HELLO..!! SIER-" Eleanor's loud voice snapped me out of my thoughts.
"Thinking about Dylan again..?"
I sighed. I swear, that girl could read my thoughts.
"You have GOT to stop thinking about that jerk that cheated on you."
I shook my head, trying to get rid of the horrible memories. His piercing green eyes appeared in my memory and I shivered. Eleanor noticed and wrapped an arm around my shoulder comfortingly. I smiled.
"Thanks." I croaked out.
"Don't worry about it. And you have to stop thanking me for everything, we're sisters now, remember?"
We smiled at the thought. I was no longer Sierra Parker....I was Sierra Calder.
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I plopped down on my bed after saying goodnight to my new parents. I checked the weather forecast on my laptop, as I always did before going to bed. Thank God; no thunderstorms. Yep, I have a really really big fear of thunderstorms. Whenever I saw lightning or heard thunder, I would scream into my pillow, shiver with fear, and sometimes even cry. I've never told anyone about this.....i mean, it's sort of embarassing. It made me seem weak, and after everything i've already been through, i REALLY didn't want anymore attention.
I changed into a pair of green pajama shorts, and a grey tank top. Normally, I'd freeze to death, but it was summer and I was literally dying from the heat. I took my hair out of the neat bun and let it fall past my shoulders. My hair was a dark brown, almost like Eleanor's, except longer and a few shades darker. We almost looked like biological sisters, except for the fact that she had brown hazel eyes while my eyes were a piercing ice green. I was about to remove the mascara the coated my eyelashes when I heard the doorbell ring. I checked the time: 10:28pm....who could be here at this time?? I peeked out the window and spotted 5 boys standing outside the door with suitcases in their hands. I couldn't see their faces very well. Eleanor rushed into my room, clearly excited and out of breath.
"They're here...boys.....london....summer...direction.....!!!" she panted.
"....what did you just say..?"
"LOUIS IS HERE."
"wait - louis from one direction...?!?!?!?! the one that you met at the concert by accident? the one you've been texting like crazy?"
"yep!!!! and he brought the whole band along."
We both squealed, sharing a small fangirling moment.
"Wait- what are they doing here.....?"
"Louis wanted to surprise me!! They just finished their tour and their spending the rest of the summer here!"
"...ARE YOU SERIOUS?!"
Before Eleanor could reply, her mom - MY mom, called us from downstairs. "Eleanor, Sierra, could you come down for a moment?"
El and I walked down the stairs, trying to be as composed as possible..we kinda failed, but whatever. I mean, I was meeting my idols!! How could I not be excited?! We eventually made it down the stairs without falling down from excitement. Before we reached the sitting room, where they were, Eleanor whispered in my ear, "Hey, remember, Louis is mine. Liam and Zayn are taken, but Niall and Harry are all yours." She winked. I rolled my eyes and nudged her. I wasn't dating anyone anytime soon, especially after my jerk of a boyfriend cheated on me. And plus, this is one direction we're talking about....why would they even be interested in me?
Interupting my thoughts was the sight of 5 perfect boys. Eleanor ran over to Louis and they literally pounced on each other. I rolled my eyes, but still smiled. They were perfect together. Eleanor's mom - wait, MY mom, cleared her throat.
"Boys, this is Sierra, my adopted daughter. Sierra, this is-"
"Mom.....I know who they are." I stated as calmly as I could.
"Of course you do, I should've known that by now....your room is covered in pictures of them...." she chuckled. My face flushed with embarassment.
"Um, hi. I'm Liam." Liam smiled warmly and I greeted him.
"This is Niall." He pointed at a blond boy with clear blue eyes.
"This is Louis, although you probably already knew that from Eleanor." he gestured toward the couple.
"This is Zayn." Zayn flashed me a smile, which I returned.
"And...this is Harry." The first thing I noticed about Harry was the curls. The curls that all the directioners on the planet would die to see. He winked at me; and that was when I realized. His eyes.....they were green. Like Dylan's. They used to call Dylan and I the 'green-eyed lovers'....our eyes were both shocking green. Staring at Harry's eyes, memories flooded my brain - Dylan's piercing glares, when his palm made contact with my cheek, when he used to apologize again and again, when I caught him snogging the face off a blond girl I didn't even know. A tear ran down my cheek.
"Sierra? Are you okay?" Liam's voice brought me back to reality.
I looked at Eleanor. She shot me a look of understanding. She knew what happened.
"Err....I-I just....sorry, I-" I tried to get the words out as I wiped away my tears. Eleanor came up to me and enveloped me in a hug. I sighed. After she let go, I ran up to my room, as fast as I could. I needed some time alone to think.
As I was running up the stairs, I heard Harry ask, "Did I do something wrong?"
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