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Chapter 9

I'm in the car with Mia and Matt going to Harry's gig and I can feel my heart leaping out of my chest.

I take deep breathes and stare out the window of the back seat car, 'you okay Lylah?' I look up to see Matt looking at me through the rear-view mirror.

 'Yeah I'm fine, just a bit nervous' he smiles and looks back at the road, Matts always been a nice guy, his family are stuck up snobs but he's a real sweetheart.

In less than ten minutes were at The Envy and I feel my breath go uneven, calm down you'll be fine.

I ignore my sweaty palms and step outside the car, the cold air seeping into my exposed skin. I shiver and walk down the pathway towards the front door.

I stop just before the door and I can feel Mia and Matt staring at the back of my head 'Ly, you can do this. Just forget about everyone else and have fun' I nod my head indirectly at Mia and open the doors.

As soon as I walk in the smell of beer fills my nostrils and I instantly feel the heat of other people in the room.

It's just the way I remember it, I feel a smile come to my face as I scan the room. The pubs only small, on the right hand side is a long wooden bar with a few staff working behind it serving people drinks. In front of me there are sets of round tables and chairs and directly eye level with me, in front of tables and chairs is a stage set up.

My eyes instantly lock with a curly haired boy's and I see a smile takeover his face. He hops off the stage and walks over to us, he goes in to hug me and I can feel Mia smirking at me.

Just before he pulls away he whispers in my ear 'you look really fit' I bit my lip and step aside so he can see Mia and Matt.

'Hi I'm harry you must be Mia and...sorry I don't know your name' Matt brings out his hand and introduces himself.

After a small introduction he brings us over to his friends sitting at a large table. His friends are all really good looking and their girlfriends are unbelievably pretty, I already feel out of place. Harry gestures to each person while saying their names, 'this is Liam and Sophia, Louis and Eleanor, Zayn and Perrie and that up there on the stage is Niall.

 Niall turns around and gives a small wave 'everyone this is Lylah, Mia and Matt' everyone sends small smiles our way and say hello.

Harry excuses himself to go help Niall set up and I awkwardly sit down next to...Perrie, I think it is?

'Lylah right?' I nod 'that's such a lovely name' I say a small thankyou and I can't help but stare at her hair, it's absolutely beautiful.

Her blonde hair is done up in a high bun with a few strands framing her face. Snapping me out of my thoughts I hear someone talk to me.

 'So Lylah, I'd like to say tell me about yourself but Harry has told us pretty much everything' Louis smiles and everyone lets out a giggle

'H-he talked about me?' I feel my cheeks redden and everyone stares at me.

While answering Louis laughs 'god, he never shuts up about you' I see everyone nod and Mia elbows me lightly on my side. I turn to her and see her smirk and raise her eyebrows.

I hear Liam speak up 'How did you and Mia meet, Matt?' They look at each other and smile before Matt answers 'we met almost a year ago now, and we actually met in this bar. She was by herself and I offered to buy her a drink and...it just went from there.' everyone nods and smiles and we hear someone clear their throat into the microphone.

We look ahead of us to see Niall and Harry both sitting down on stools, Niall with a guitar in his hand and Harry with a microphone.

'Umm thankyou to everyone who came here to watch us play. The first song we're singing tonight is teenage dirt bag' my face lights up, I absolutely love this song. I always blast it through my speakers and dance around stupidly, it always makes me want to scream out the lyrics and jump up and down.