First Love // H.S.

19

'Maddie, we're official.' I tell when we're in one of the airport's bathrooms. Maddie looks at me with a frown of confusion.

'What do you mean?' She asks.
'What I said. We're official.' I repeat.
'Official what? I don't understand.' She answers. I chuckle in despair.

'We're official, as in, Harry's my boyfriend.' I say. Maddie's mouth falls open in surprise before she lets out an excited squeal.

'Congrats! Now we can go on double dates!' She exclaims excitedly.
'Then we must do it as soon as possible, because once the music video and the song are released, he's gonna be much more famous than he is now.' I answer, laughing at her reaction.

'Whoa, a famous boyfriend. Hot.' Maddie comments, making me laugh even more.

'Do you think I'll get hate because I'm his girlfriend?' I ask then, suddenly feeling afraid.
'For sure.' Maddie answers directly.
'Yeah, I figured.' I mutter.
'But you should ignore it. Don't read the comments if you post something. Or you guys could not out your relationship until you're both ready.' Maddie suggests. I sigh.

'We kissed three times in one night, in public, out in the open. Do you think anyone saw that?' I ask.
'For sure. A better question is whether they knew it was Harry Styles from One Direction or not.' Maddie answers.
'There was a girl who asked for a picture with Harry, so there is a chance they knew.' I tell.

'You know Harry Styles in person?' A stranger's voice asks from behind us. Maddie and I turn around to see a girl about our age looking at us.

'No, we were talking about someone else.' Maddie answers, even though she's the worst liar.

'I heard the names Harry Styles and One Direction. Are they here?' The girl continues.
'No, we were just talking about how much of a pity it was when they lost The X-Factor.' I answer quickly. My cheeks are burning red, I don't need a mirror to know.

'You're Harry Styles' girlfriend?' The girl asks, looking at me.
'No, I wish.' I answer in order to make her believe I'm a fan of One Direction.

'Yes, you are! You're that girl from the pictures!' The girl exclaims excitedly.
'What pictures?' I ask, my heartbeat accelerating. The girl takes out her phone and scrolls through her camera roll. She clicks on a picture and shows it to me. It's a blurry picture of me and Harry walking beside each other.

'Um, that's not her.' Maddie says.
'There's more.' The girl answers. She scrolls a little further and shows me a picture of me and Harry holding hands and laughing together, and one of us kissing.

'It's still not her.' Maddie says.
'Yes, it is. You're Olivia Tomlinson, Louis Tomlinson's sister.' The girl concludes, making me shock a little.

'How did you know?' I exclaim.
'I've followed the band members of One Direction since their first appearance on The X-Factor. Louis is my favorite.' The girl tells.
'Why?' I ask, grinning in disbelief. The girl frowns at my reaction.

'Because he's funny.' She answers then.
'Um, we gotta go.' Maddie speaks up.
'Wait, so you really are Harry Styles' girlfriend?' The girl asks me.
'Yes, I am. Just don't tell anyone.' I answer.
'She's recording, you idiot!' Maddie hisses in my ear. I look at the girl's phone, to see she indeed is recording.

'It was nice meeting you, we gotta catch our flight now.' I say before rushing out of the bathroom.

'Now it's out in the open.' Maddie says.
'Couldn't you have said that she was recording a little earlier? Why did we discuss that in a public bathroom in the first place?' I ask.
'We're just stupid. You're even stupider for fucking confirming you're Harry's girlfriend.' Maddie answers.