Nialler's Princess

Chapter 2

I woke up to the sound of Lego House and it took me a while to realize it was my phone. When had I changed the ringtone? I reached for it but when I finally got it the ringing had stopped. Unlocking it so I could see who called I saw the picture of Niall and I in Dublin, waiting for his audition. Back before everything changed from the way it should be. I still had my friends, my parents were still together, and Niall was standing next to me with his adorable smile with crooked teeth that I had loved so much. I really needed to change that picture. Before I could check my missed messages Ed started singing again. It had been Lexi. Lexi was my best friend who had moved to London from the U.S. for school and worked as a waitress to pay off her school fees. Her parents had gotten a divorce too so she understood me on that level. Well on any level actually; sometimes I wondered if she could read my mind. I realized I had drifted off again and decided to answer before she got mad at me.

"Hello?" I said still not fully awake

"Mel! Where are you?" Definitely Lexi. My mom was the only person who called me Melody, everyone else just said Mel for short.

"I-"                                         

"Are you home still?" she interrupted which didn't surprise me

"Wel-"

"I knew it! You're still home!"

"Lex-"

"You know how long I've been waiting for you?!"

"I-"

"Five minutes! Oh wait five minutes? I guess it isn't that long. Still though why aren't you here yet?!" I loved her but no one confused me like she did.

"Lexi! What are you talking about?" I almost yelled trying to get my words in

"Huh what?"

"Where are you waiting for me?" I groaned slightly as her screaming was giving me a headache.

"I'm at the restaurant. You said you'd meet me here and we'd go out when my morning shift was over."

"...I never said that" I told her as I got up and walked towards my bathroom rubbing my eyes

"You didn't?"

"No"

"Oh. Well anyway why don't you come and then we can spend the day together?" She said suddenly very cheerful. I sometimes wondered how a person could be like that. I was pretty convinced she was bipolar but she refused to get herself tested.

"Sure but you come here"

"Why I'm already here" she whined

"And I'm already here so why don't you come here and then you can drag me around wherever you want." I told her as I started brushing my teeth.

"Ugh fine. You see what I do for you. I'll be there in a little bit"

"Alwite" I said with the toothbrush still in my mouth and hung up.

I turned on the shower and started to get ready for my day with Lexi.

I came downstairs with my shoes in hand to see Lexi already sitting on my couch watching some celebrity news channel. We were so close that my mom gave her an extra key to our house. I had a feeling that it was her way of making the move easier on me. I sat down next to Lexi and started tying the laces of my converse when I heard the one thing that would get me down this early in the day.

"Ladies get ready because in just a couple of days the lads from One Direction will be coming back home from their long Up All Night tour." said the girl wearing a dress that was way too tight to be casual. As she spoke all I could think was Please don't say his name. Please don't say his name.

"Soon those handsome boys..."

Please, please, please, please,

"Harry, Louis, Liam, Zayn and Niall,"

Shoot

"Will be all ours once again coming here to London"

Great...

"So get ready for the-" Lexi had turned off the TV

"You couldn't have done that sooner" I said a little too loud, not really feeling like doing anything anymore.

"Sorry I was just flipping channels and they had been talking about Channing Tatum when I stopped there, I swear. Well let's go, come on, it'll take your mind off it"

"I don't want to anymore. I think I'll just stay home and sulk now"

"Don't be like that! Come on I'll buy you a milkshake then we'll have all the boys come to our yard."

"I guess" I said not really in the mood to laugh.

"That's my girl. Alright come on before you change your mind" she said and pushed me out the door.

"Tell me again why you don't wanna see him" Lexi asked for what seemed to be the thousandth time since she found out I knew Niall Horan. It had been a relief that she didn’t fangirl over it even though I knew she was a fan of their music. I loved her even more for that.

"Because it's not how it was before" I said

"As in..." she trailed off pushing me to answer her question.

"As in now my parents are divorced, my dad hardly ever calls or sends email or whatever. As in it's been over two years since I last saw him and over 3 months since I last heard from him. As in he's famous now and if he wanted to talk to me he would have and-"

"Alright, alright, I get it. So things have changed, doesn't mean he has."

"But you don't get it even if he's the same why would he talk to me? Not just because I'm a nobody but because now he probably has a lot more friends and things to do and-"

"Would you stop putting yourself down already? When people say stuff about you it makes me wanna hit them and I can't hit you now can I."

"But it's just-"

"That's it!" Lexi said and kicked my leg under the outdoor tables we were sitting at.

"Ow! Why'd you kick me?!"

"I said I wasn't gonna hit you but I said nothing about kicking. My milkshakes running low I’mma get a refill you want anything"

"Yeah some napkins for my blood" I hissed at her

"Please you know I can kick harder than that. You're fine and I'll be right back" she said and patted my head before she left. She did have a temper and she always spoke her mind which was what I liked about her in the first place. However it did get her into a lot of trouble which I then had to go and fix. But she was always there when I needed her and apart from the occasional injury she was especially nice to me.

I knew Lexi meant well but I just didn't want to get my hopes up. It was going to be hard enough being in the same country as him, not to mention city, and expecting him to want to spend time with me was just plain unrealistic. I had lived with the hope that nothing would change not between my parents or me and my friends but they did. And if there's one thing that I learned from that it's that, no matter what, things will never stay the same. Whether it be good or bad there will be change and all we can do is move on from the past and treasure the memories we once lived.