wonderlani

Chapter 29

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"Guys I need your help," I couldn't breath as I rushed down the stairs out to the pool. I looked around and saw our favorite boys sitting poolside with a few other contesters... Great. I swallowed a lump in my throat as I walked over to the guys with my arms crossed.

Harry smiled up at me, "It's hot out here Harriet, don't you think maybe a gown is a bit too much?" He rolled out on the side of the pool, standing up in front of me. My eyes crossed over to everyone's faces and my cheeks started to burn. I felt myself getting lightheaded... Shit. They hate me! Why are they all looking at me? Stop fucking looking at me! 

"Harry," I mumbled, "I need your help with something, but um... I can't say in front of everyone,"

"Ah, why not!" Louis came up from behind Harry, snaking his arm around his shoulders. I took in deep breathe slowly, then suddenly everything went black.

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I slowly came back to, seeing five guys surrounding me on Lizzie's bed. I shot up in the bed, smashing Aiden in the face hard. He jumped back as he held his nose, "Harriet my nose!"

"Oh my god! Aiden I'm so sorry!" I stretched my hand under Lizzie's bed and yanked out a first-aid kit. I popped it open, taking out some wipes and a band-aid for the bridge of his nose. I slid to the end of the bed, "Hold still Aiden! I got some coverage for you, okay?"

He sat on the edge of the bed, taking his hand down from his nose as it pursed out to me. I smiled to myself as I gently wiped his nose and opened the paper around the band-aid. I smiled at everyone else as I rubbed the band-aid over Aiden's nose. Louis and Harry smirked at Aiden and then at me, as I let out a deep groan. 

I swallowed hard and then looked over at Louis, "Anyway, before I broke Aiden's face... I just wanted to say that Louisa is mad at me. I don't know what to do because we have to do the photoshoot, promo package and then we have-" Before I could finish my sentence, all the boys raced out of the room. I sighed, I'm alone again. Great. Yay. 

I stood up from the bed and walked over to the closet, pulling out a pair of sweatpants and a long sleeve hoodie. I wrapped my hair in a pineapple with a navy blue headwrap. I slipped on my navy blue Vans to match and then went downstairs with everyone else, or whoever was left downstairs in the house. I stopped at the last step as my eyes caught sight of where the five guys went; Louisa was sitting on the couch with her feet up on the coffee table as she scanned through channels on the TV mindlessly. Zara's curly black hair in a bun on top of her head, her head swayed as I watched her look between all the boys.

Louisa must have told Zara to leave because she slowly stood up and started to walk toward the kitchen. I sighed again, rushing through the backdoor and out to the main street on the lot. Fans were screaming louder than a fighter plane but when they saw me, they went back to crickets. I rolled my eyes, let I can go out in peace. Remember your breathing Harri.

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I hold the fabric of the outfit for tonight in my hands; soft like cotton, sparky like a firework show and brighter than the sun. This is perfect for tonight, I know we're going to win with this.  I swallowed as I walked over to an open mirror, my reflection looked dull and dead. I pouted at myself, unwrapping my hair and fluffing it out.