Time to get out

Home sweet home

You're soul tripping, you're soul, soul trippin' with me
You're soul tripping, you're soul, soul trippin' with me
And when this is over I'll soul trip in my head
And when I get older I'll soul trip in bed

The lyrics to Swim Deep's 'soul Trippin' danced around the apartment. Kat and Steph were still in bed but i couldnt sleep so i got up and decided to clean the house. I had whiped everything down with a cloth and had just finished washing up from last night. I grabbed a bottle of Benyonce purfume from my room and sprayed it around the apartment before flopping on the couch and flicking on the TV, watching reruns of friends.

"Goodmorning!" Steph yelled in my ear. I shat my pants, not having heard her get up. She was dressed in a pair of black shorts and a white top, a black snapblack placed on her head and her nikes laced up.

"Fucking hell!" i said, standing up. "Where are you headed?" I asked. Just then kat emerged in a flowing blue dress and white sandles. "What's happening?" I asked them.

"WE are going to the markets!" Kat said proudly.

"We have markets here?" I was confused. This was manchester.

"Do you even go outside?" Steph asked me like i was an idiot.

"No." I said back, smirking.

"They just started. Its their first morning. Let us go!" Kat said, louder then necesary.

"I need to clothe myself." I said, pointing out the fact i was wearing a kimono over my bra and undies.

half an hour later we had piled into Kat's car and were driving down the road to the markets. Ed Sheeran was playing on the radio and it was one of those rare english days when the sun shone. It seemed almost too perfect. I was dressed in denim shorts and an oversized brazil soccer shirt, my white nikes laced on my feet.

We hoped out of the car and were soon in the center of everything. Steph and I hurried to get food while Kat walked around slowly, stopping and looking at all the stalls. I had a feeling thats how your supposed to do markets.

After 20 minutes Steph and i had bought ice creams, doughnuts, a pizza slice and a box of chocolate covered strawberries and fudge peices. We texted Kat to find out where she was and she told us to meet her at the car.

When she joined us she it turned out she hadnt bought anything and Steph and I looked guiltly at her, our bags of food literally waying us down.

"Dylan just called and he's gonna pick me up and we are heading to lunch down at Alburies Cafe." She said, handing Steph the keys to her car. "I shall see you two at home tonight." She said, just as Dylan's shit holden pulled up. Kat hoped in and was gone just like that.

"Um...Ok. Harper, where do you want to go?" Steph asked me, being slightly confused like me.

"Let's gooo..." I said thinking. "Let's go get you're helix peirced!" I said excited.

"Really?" 

"Yeh why not." I said shrugging. "You have wanted it for a while. May as well."

We jumped back into the car and drove down to the mall. Walking down the street we stopped and spent an unnecesary amount of money on clothes we didnt need but soon walked into the peircer shop.

"Helix piercing yeh?" The girl said once inside the small room. Steph nodded, looking ready to pass out. I held her hand and told her random shit about my cleaning experience this morning to distract her. It didnt help and tears soon split down her cheeks as she shut her eyes in pain.

"All done." The piercer, Taylah, announced as she tightened the bar. Steph breathed out deeply, gulping down some water. I decided to pay, feeling slightly bad for her but she got over it quickly and we started walked back towards the car. As we did we passed the tattoo parlour that Niall and Ash worked at. And i made the horrible mistake of looking in. And what i saw shattered every wall i had built up over the past three years. 

Matty.

So he did come home. It was the only thing i could think. Steph noticed i was no longer walking and looked to see why i had stopped. Her face went pale. Luke was there as well. And Harry. All talking to Niall and Ash. 

As the boys laughed at something, Niall's gaze drifted outside. His eyes fell on me and his smile grew as he started to wave. For the first time in my life i thought properly. If niall waved Matty would look and he would see me. I smiled tightly back at him before grabbing Stephs hand and running out of sight. I pulled Steph into the cafe down the road and we sat down at the back, both of us in shock.

About five minutes later it appeared they werent going to walk past so we got up, apologizing for not ordering anything and heading up the line of shops, getting further away from them. 

Steph unlocked the car and we were about to hop in when a voice rang out behind us.

"Steph!" It was Luke. Steph stopped dead and slowly turned around. Luke walked quickly towards her and before she could react her wrapped his arms around her, holding her head tightly against his chest and whispering sorrys into her ear. I watched them, tears brimming over my eyes.

I looked away but regretted it. The rest of the boys were there as well. All of them, just standing and staring. My eyes fell on the boy dressed all in black. And then to the blond on his arm.

Of course, i thought. Of course he wouldnt have waited for me.