Mosaics ~ N.H

10

May 27th 7:00 p.m.

Noel's Pov

I smiled contently, pulling into my new apartment complex garage.
Yes, I know it seemed rushed but what would you do after living in hell?
I had already had this apartment for around a month, fully furnished and ready for whenever the day came, and it was finally here.

This morning I had a smile on my face, accompanied by my usual disguise as I ordered one black coffee and nothing else, deciding to sit quietly with a young man around my age I have come to know as Niall.

It felt good, basically listening to him nervously ramble, he never pressed about a confession of my identity although I'm sure by now he knew.

I just claimed "all good things come in time" and felt a sense of warmth when he smiled, nodding his head in agreement, but now?

Now I felt a sense of accomplishment while pushing my key into the locked door.

I had done it.

I traveled through the rooms and stepped onto my favorite part of the apartment; the balcony.

The chilly air was brushing my hair aside as I thought about my journey.

I had made my parents proud, financially supporting them and myself in our struggling times. I had dealt with hate and paparazzi and managers and directors and Austin.
I was done and now I could work on myself, focus on my flaws and short-comings and take time and be proud of my accomplishments.

Austin was a thing of the past, I told him today was the first day I was honestly fine, whether he went to the press about his now ex-girlfriend's eating disorder was truly up to him.

I would survive.

I just didn't care what anyone thought anymore, I wanted to get better for myself and no one else.

I was watching the sunset from my deck when I decided to do something I haven't done in a long time, I went to the store and bought a hot-and-ready pizza and some hair dye.

5 seconds of A/N ;)

^^^^ Noel is totally pulling a Michael Clifford above and im here for it all