The Heartbreak Factor - Part One

Chapter Sixty-Three.

This part will be from George’s point of view.

"Have you guys seen Sammy?" I asked Rylan as I frantically looked for her everywhere.

"Not seen her for a while," Rylan replied. "Want me to help you look for her?"

"It's alright," I laughed. "I'm sure I'll find her."

I knew she'd be safe but I just couldn't help but worry. The club was packed with people - mostly the staff and production team of The X Factor, but nobody had seen Sammy for ages. I went back to the table where Josh and JJ were sat talking to see if she'd made her way back yet.

"Still no sign?" Josh asked me.

"Nope," I said, shaking my head.

"Don't worry," he smiled reassuringly. "She'll be fine."

"Have you tried the toilets?" JJ said.

As I looked at him it was like a lightbulb had just been switched on in my brain. "Toilets!"

I rushed across the club towards the toilets, barging my way through the crowded dance floor. "Caroline, do you know if Sammy's in there?" I asked Caroline Flack as she walked out of the toilets.

"It's empty," she replied. "Have you lost her?"

"No," I laughed unconvincingly as I walked off. "Just misplaced her."

I continued to walk down the corridor, knowing fine well that this part was out of bounds to everyone but it was worth a try. I hadn’t had any luck with searching for her anywhere else, so it couldn’t harm to look in places that were restricted. 

"There you are!" I grinned, walking around the corner of the corridor to find Sammy slumped across the floor, leaning against the wall for support.

"Georgey," she beamed, looking at me with a huge grin on her face.

"How much have you had?" I laughed, kneeling down beside her.

She looked up at me, trying to count out how many drinks she'd had with her fingers but it was evident that she had had way more drinks than she had fingers to count on. "Four?" she said, holding three fingers up.

"The answer is too much," I smiled, trying not to laugh at the state she was in.

"Georgey," she sang, putting her hand on my shoulder and pulling me down to her level. "I love you. I love you. I love.. you!"

"We really need to get you back to the hotel," I chuckled, trying to get my arm around her to sit her up.

"Skida ma rink a dinky dink, skida ma rink a doo, skida ma rink a dinky dink, I love you!" she continued to sing. "I love you in the morning and in the moon."

As I tried to help her up, she looked at me confused. "No, that's not it," she said. "I love you in the morning and in the afternoon. I love you in the evening and underneath the moon," she sang, sounding satisfied with her own achievement to remember the right words. "Skida ma rink a dinky dink, skida ma rink a doo, skida ma rink a dinky dink, I love you!"

She continued to sing the song as I carried her down the corridor, back towards the club. Luckily, Josh and Jaymi were walking towards the toilets as I got to the end of the corridor. "What's happened to her?" Josh laughed as he saw me, carrying Sammy in my arms.

"She's really drunk," I whispered, trying to avoid any sort of attention to us. "I need to get her back to the hotel without anybody noticing her."

Josh turned back to look at the dance floor and then looked back at Sammy in my arms. "Right, mission drunk Sammy is gonna work," he joked. "I'll go get a taxi while you keep an eye on her."