JB was the first one to arrive. He got inside and sat in the corner so no one would bother him. His still had a terrible headache. After 5 minutes he saw Marvin at the door and waved to him.
„Hey, JB“-Marv said-„you don't look so well. Are you still sick?“
„Hey, Marv. I feel terrible. I didn't realize how much I've drinken last night until I woke up this morning.“-JB responded.
„Yeah, I know the feeling. But my headache is starting to fade. I feel a lot better now.“-Marvin said.
„Heeeeeeeeeey, guys!“-Oritse was shouting as he approached to their table.
„Reesh, please keep your voice low. My head is about to explode.“-JB tried to calm him.
„Oh, so you couldn't handle last night too?“-Oritse was laughing.
„You can laugh all you want but please keep your voice low. I'm not in a mood to argue with you now.“-JB pleased.
The waitress came and they ordered some food. They were talking about what happened last night. Actually, Oritse was talking almost the whole time, because Marvin and JB didn't remember some parts of night. When the waitress brought their food they start to eat and stopped talking for a while.
„I'm worried about Aston.“-Marvin said after a while.-„He said that he needs time but I'm worried that he still feels responsible that we didn't win.“
„I really hope he'll sort everything out soon. I missed him very much last night. I didn't like seeing him break down like he did yesterday.“-JB said.
„Yeah, me too. Especially because you two couldn't follow me with drinks. I don't know why he is so stubborn and he doesn't realize he isn't responsible for aything?“-Oritse continued.
„I just hope he'll be back soon. I miss my little bruv.“-Marvin said and drank a little bit of water.
„Where are you going, son?“-Siobhan asked when she saw Aston going out.
„I'm going for a walk, won't be late.“-he responded and got out of house. He started to walk and thinking about everything that happened. This morning he lied to his mum when he said he feels better. The truth is feels even worse. He still feels guilty and was dissapointed in himself. Although everyone said it wasn't his fault, he wasn't so sure about it. He was walking for a while and ended up in the woods where he always came when he had things to think about. He sat on a bench and started thinking about last night again. Suddenly, a voice interrupted him in his thoughts.
„Sorry, are you Aston from JLS?“-a little girl was standing right in front of him with hands covering her mouth. She was obviously shy.
„Yes, I am. And what's your name, little princess?“-Aston smiled.
„I'm Lauren.“-little girl was smiling.-„Are you here alone?“
„Yes, I came here to think about some stuff, Lauren. And you? Where are your parents?“-Aston was worried.
„They are over there.“-she showed him.-„I escaped so I could come here and say hi to you.“
„You shouldn't have done that. They'll worry about you.“-Aston said.-„I should bring you back to them.“
„Ok, but first tell me why are you so sad? You have tears in your eyes.“-Lauren asked.
„Oh, I didn't realize that. I'm little sad we didn't win the X Factor, that's all.“-Aston said.
„Don't be sad. You were great. I watched every show and routed for you. I even made mommy vote for you few times. But, please, don't be sad. I don't like seeing you cry.“-Lauren said and hugged him. Aston hugged back and felt a lot better.
„Thank you,Lauren. I feel much better now. Let me take you to your parents now.“-Aston said and took her hand. He left her with her parents and started walking home. Seeing this girl today made him realize that he was wrong. Altough they didn't win, they still have done something amazing. They sang live in front of lots of people and they made their families proud of them. He finally smiled and felt a little better.
