Live While We're Young

Chapter 1

I wake up and look at the clock, seeing it is 11 a.m.  

"Crap!" I exclaim.  

I jump up out of bed and get in the shower, and turn on the radio (of course). 'Gotta Be You' by One Direction comes on and I immediately start singing. 

"Girl I can see it in your eyes you're disappointed, 'cause I'm the foolish one that you anointed with your heart, I tore it apart!" I sing.  

I massage shampoo into my hair. I jump when I hear Harry start singing, but I immediately join in. 

"Can we faaalllll one more time? Stop the tape, And rewind?" 

I finish up and rinse out my hair. I look at the clock. 11:17. Good timing, for me anyways. I dry off then blow dry my hair. I then turn my hair straightener on and throw my clothes on. I hear 'What Makes You Beautiful' come on.

"You're insecure, don't know what for!" 

I turn to the door and see my sister recording me on her phone.

"BRILEY" I screech.  

She giggles and starts running. 

"Briley, I hate you!" I say then close the door, being sure to lock it this time. 

I finish up my hair and put on some mascara, the only makeup I usually wear. I search through my closet, deciding what I'm wearing isn't good looking for going out with friends today. I pull out a blue crop top, it covers 3/4 of my stomach. I wear a black tank top under it and throw on some shorts. It is hot out today, 90 degrees Fahrenheit. 

"Mom, I'm going out!" I holler through the house. 

She walks into the room. "Where are you going?" she asks. 

"Out with friends to do some shopping.." I reply.  

"You're seventeen, Nicole. You don't decide this on your own without telling me ahead of time." she says. 

"Uhm, I'm seventeen like you said. I'm almost an adult, I can decide things for myself." I say, trying to keep calm. 

"I know, I'm just messing" she says, then rubs my head. 

"See you later mom, love you!" I say, laughing then fixing my hair. 

"Love you too hon."

"Ooh, I like that top you got Nicole!" my best friend Lucy coos. 

"Thanks LuLu!" I say.  "Whoa look over there, is that-" 

"LOUIS TOMLINSON!" Lucy cuts me off. 

We run up to him in utter excitement.

"We know your secret.." whispers Lucy, who I can admit it a strange person.

"Wait what secret?" Louis responds, curiously and nervously. 

"We know where you are from, Mr. Swag Master." whispers Lucy. 

Louis starts to laugh, then another one of the boys show up. Oh my god, it is Harry! By this point people are pointing and running up. 

"Hey loves, you guys are hilarious but we need to go before we get mobbed!" Harry says. Wait, Harry, had you even heard what I said? 

Oh my god I want to freeze this moment. 

"How about we hang later, yeah?" Louis says, taking out his phone and handing it to me. Oh my god. Oh my god. But we just met! Louis Tomlinson wants to hang with ME? Oh my god.. 

I punch in my number, and then Harry hands me his phone and I do the same. 

"Bye loves!" Louis says, running through the crowd with Harry. 

Everyone is staring, looking angrily us (I assume they're all just jealous). We get closed in on, surrounded by angry, jealous girls who are looking for phone numbers.