Let Me Show You

14. One Girl

"What are you going to do during the break Kota?" Harry asks me while he shoves a banana in his mouth.

"I'm thinking about just walking around London for a bit and maybe grab a bite of food. What about you?"

"I'm just headed out to meet someone. I'll see you later though." He seems nervous and unsure of himself.

"Meeting someone special?" I jokingly ask as I wink and skip off to find my bag. I set down the camera and start to walk out the door when Mo stops me.

"Hey girl! Listen, I know you saw me and Zander and I know you are a smart girl. We, well, I would really appreciate it if you could just not tell any-"

"Stop! I don't know what you are talking about and even if I did, I would never expose a friend's secret. Don't worry about it." I give her a reassuring pat on the shoulder and smile.

"You are such a sweet girl! I'm glad that Valorie brought you back with her!"

"Me too!" We both laugh and for the first time I feel like I have someone I can be myself around.

"So what are you doing for the break?"

"I'm just headed out to get some food and look around. London is so beautiful I can't wait to explore more of it!"

"Lucky! I wish I could come but I have a meeting or something... Have fun! Oh and you should probably bring your camera because you never know who you might see!"

"See you later!" I snatch the camera and my bag before leaving Mo alone in the staff lounge. I push open the stage door from which we all came in the first time only to be pushed right back inside the building.

The fans.

I try once more, only to again be pushed back in. I sigh in defeat before going to find another exit. I find the front glass doors but there are a bunch of tents and even more girls here. I assume they're waiting for the concert that's happening in three days, but they could just be here for the rehearsal. Just as I am about to give up, I run into Beck who looks very upset.

"Beck, what's wrong?" I ask.

"Harry left! That asshole! He knows he is supposed to stay in the building unless escorted by his guards! Now the whole building is surrounded with 'Directioners' and there aren't any free exits. If one girl spots him, millions follow. I'm going to kill Styles!"

"Harry told me he was going to meet someone. I asked if it was anyone special but he just ignored me and left."

"That little shit..."

"How come we aren't allowed to just go out the front door? I mean some of the tents are in the way but we could just ask them to move over a little."

"Are you insane? They all know who we are! I step out there and I don't think I'll make it 2 feet before I drown in screaming girls!"

"They don't know who I am though..." I see something click inside Beckett and the next thing I know I am given a paper with food orders and shoved towards the front doors.

"Just tell them you are food service and it's your first and last time working here. You don't know who Harry, Zayn, Niall, Louis, Liam or any of the staff members are and you think One Direction is a tv show about a girl finding her direction to her true love. Get the food, and come right back to the front door! Got it?"

"Yes but won't they get suspicious if I don't come back out after I deliver the food in here?"

"We will figure that out later! Just go! And don't forget to look for Harry!"

"Wish me luck!"

"You're going to need it!" We both laugh and I pull open the door. The crowd goes quite for a second before I'm bombarded with a million questions.

"Who are you?"

"What are you doing?"

"Are you Harry's girlfriend?"

"Who is Harry?" I ask sounding somewhat confused but mostly scared.

"YOU DON'T KNOW WHO HARRY IS BUT YOU JUST CAME OUT OF THEIR REHEARSAL?"

"Rehearsal for what? I am just the food delivery girl. This is the first time I have ever been here." At least that last part was true. "Could you please move so I can be on my way, thanks."

"Wait why do you have a camera then?" Shit...

"Umm... Well, I uhh... I like to site-see, yeah! Well I need to go!" And with that I push through speed walking away without looking back. After I find my way out of the crowds, I follow Beck's instructions on how to get to some restaurant called Nando's. 

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After asking several people for directions since Beckett's were unsuccessful, I find my way up to the counter.

"I'll have one order of the Chicken Butterfly, two orders of the- Harry? Is that you?"

"Shit" Harry mumbles slowly turning around. "Hey love! Are you enjoying the city?"

"Cut the crap Harry! I know you left the stadium without your guards and because of that I'm here ordering food for half of the staff who are being kept inside by their own fear of getting mobbed by a bunch of teenage girls! Now you better have left for a good reason otherwise I'm going to-"

"Woah! Kota, calm down love! Listen you have to hear me out on this. I do have a good reason for sneaking out and causing some problems." He sounds desperate and after studying his face he looks desperate too.

"Well I'm waiting for my explanation." I tap my foot repeatedly and I see he takes note of my impatience.

He takes a step to the side revealing a short, caramel colored skin girl with dark curly hair. Her face lacks make-up but she's still very pretty. Her muscles look defined under her shear blouse and black leggings. She looks up at me with her brown eyes and a feeling of warmth rushes through my body.

"Hi, I'm Sophia" the girl says as she takes a step closer to Harry and intertwines her arm with his. "Please don't tell anyone about us."

"If the fans found out somehow, I would never forgive myself for the amount of hate and pressure that would be put on her." Harry's eyes look glossy and his voice sounds like it's about to crack.

"Mam' are you going to finish that order?" The woman behind the counter sounds impatient. I nod my head and slip her the paper in silence still looking at Harry.

I remember the other girlfriends of the boys and how they all suffered the consequences of fame. This is the first time I have ever seen Harry look so vulnerable, and surprisingly I'm not enjoying it as much as I thought I would after meeting him for the first time. I think for a moment before giving my final answer to this couple.

"I don't think I would be able to forgive myself for putting that amount of hate and pressure on someone either."

***  I JUST SAW 5SOS AND 1D LIVE AND OMG AND IM GOING AGAIN AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH my life is complete! ***