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26. Sheltered from the storm

Jack's p.o.v.

Zach and I were crammed inside a tiny phone box, slotting loose change in to it as the world around us commenced in total chaos, storming down.

"Ok, what's the number?" He looked at me, expecting an answer. I thought for a moment. "I only know yours-"
I stopped myself, realising what I had just said. I noticed Zach look down, trying to hide his face from me so I couldn't see him blushing.

"-Uh, I mean...." I tried really hard to think of the other guys' numbers, but Zach's was the only one I knew off by heart. "OH! WAIT A SECOND!" Zach looked up, confused. "I know Daniel's too!"

I couldn't quite tell, but it was almost as if Zach's face had fallen. "O-ok. Just, tell it to me then..." he turned towards the phone, ready to punch in the number.

As I recalled the numbers, Zach pressed them in, and eventually the phone began to ring. We waited for Daniel to pick up.

"Hello?" Daniel's muffled voice asked, confused. "DANIEL!" me and Zach shouted in unison, relieved to have made at least some progress. We didn't want to remain stuck in the middle of nowhere forever, after all.

"OMG!! GUYS! WHERE ARE YOU?!?!?! WE'VE BEEN CALLING YOU GUYS ALL DAY WORRIED SICK! WHAT THE HELL WHERE YOU THINKING??!"

I looked over at Zach, who didn't know what to say. He tried shoving the phone towards me, but I shoved it back at him. We went on like this until we heard Daniel through the phone. "Hellooooo?" With a sigh of defeat, I took the phone from Zach, pressing it to my ear.

"Well, we don't have long left on the call so I'll make this quick. Me and Zach took the wrong plane and we're now in the middle of nowhere somewhere in England and it's raining and my phone's dead and you have my charger and Zach's phone is with you guys because you guys have his bag and now we don't know where we are, what to do or how to get to you guys!"

There was a long pause on the other side of the phone, before Daniel finally spoke up. "....woah. Um, ok. Just give me a second, I'll ask David what to do.

We waited at the phone for a moment, before we finally heard David's voice. "GUYS! Daniel just told me what happened, and we've all decided that theres nothing we can do right now, it's almost 8pm. We have no idea where you are! What you need to do is, with the money you have on you, find a hotel somewhere and get a room for the night. Tomorrow, buy a phone charger and send us your location, I'll have to send someone to collect you somehow. For  now, just get some sleep. The boys will do the meetings and interviews without you for now. All I hope is that we get you guys back soo-"

The phone cut out before he could finish speaking. Sighing, I placed it pack into it's holder. Me and Zach looked at each other, before nodding and pushing ourselves out of the phone box and back out in to the heavy, icy rain. 

"IT'S FREEZING OUT HERE!" Zach shouted towards me over the loud storm. "YEAH I KNOW!" I shouted back. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a taxi driving past. "QUICK, A TAXI!" Me and Zach ran over to it and waved it down. it drove up to us, and we clambered in. shuddering and soaking, I pulled the door closed.

"Yer alright lads?" the driver asked. I looked over at Zach, who was Just as confused as me as to what the driver was saying. "Hello" I said dumbly. He chuckled.

"Where you lot headed then?" I looked over at Zach, who just shrugged and mouthed 'I don't know'. "Umm, can you please just take us to the nearest hotel?" He nodded, smiling at us from the rear view mirror. "So, you lot aint from round here, is ya?" I shook my head no. "Ace. Must be pretty chuffed to be 'ere, innit? Got any plans 'av ya? Goin' for a night out to pull?"