Misadventure (One Direction)

33 - Misadventure

Monday, April 7, 6:05 PM

[Same Day]

"This is for you." Vanessa handed a cup of coffee to Lesley, as they waited next to the table with coffee with pastries, and fruit, veggies and crackers with water.

Niall was there looking at her as she sipped her decaf. Harry waited for a word to come out either girls' mouth.

"So where are the others?" Lesley said as she uncapped her cup and stared at the disintegrating whip cream.

Niall responded instantly, "they seem to be chatting." He pointed at Stephanie as she lastly thanked the Aussie band and British singer. Liam and Zayn waited a couple meters not once looking at one another.

When the five were escorted out of the Gorden Square in a large black vehicle, Stephanie smiled at Louis and Eleanor, who showed up a few seconds later.

"That was fun! Thank you for having us." Eleanor and Louis both hugged.

Louis said, "Well, we have to head of," and glanced at his wife, who waited in a white van. Then he watched at her two cousins bandmates and added, "You should totally," he grinned when he caught Stephanie looking at Liam and Zayn. "Their both free, eh?" He wiggled his eyebrows.

"God, Louis! Just go home!" She waved her hands at him in disbelief.

She returned her gaze at the two as she paced towards the sources of smoke.

"Let's get a cup of coffee." She pivoted back to where Vanessa and the rest relaxed.

After a couple of minutes everyone sat together drinking their caffeine as they mindlessly looked at one another. Lesley placed her warm fingers on her heated forehead as the band they lost to stood beside them.

"That was a great song," Chris, the bassist from Common Colors, mused, while he stared at Lesley.

Stephanie got up from her chair but stopped when her phone went off.

"Sorry," she excused herself a couple meters where the tent ended.

"Hello, am I speaking with Stephanie Flores?" A female voice asked.

"Yes, how may I help you?"

"I am calling from Cee Records. Congratulations on the video," she cooly said.

"Um-Thanks," she shrugged her shoulders as she remembered the contract that the record company needed to sign in order to make My Summer Sensation an official band.

"However, I want to inform you that we will be unable to further our contract with the band. Thank you very much for interning at Cee Records. Good news will come to you... Soon. Have a good rest of your evening." And the secretarial voice left.

Stephanie slowly paced away, not once glancing at the Battle of the Band's winners. As she paced back home she hoped to apologize the boys for leaving so abruptly.

The boys were about to point out that Stephanie turned another direction, but didn't say anything when the girls shushed them.

"Sorry for losing," Brian, Common Color's drummer, said as he glanced at Lesley to Vanessa.

Niall stared at his bandmates, internally asking at them, What should we do?

"I'm going to kill some time," Harry murmured as he stepped away from the group. Zayn, Liam and Niall followed as they finished up their coffee. All of them pulled out their mobile phones and jogged up to their his screaming fans. Vanessa observed at how Harry laughed, smiled, snapped selfies and signed some posters.