How I Became Niall Horan's Fake Girlfriend

The "We're Just Friends" Stage

"Avery Greene and Niall Horan spotted canoodling today in Beverly Hills!"

Canoodling? I snorted and continued to scroll through the article links.

"One Direction band member was spotted with who?"

"Niall Horan's got his eye set on a new American lady."

I clicked on the last article and skimmed over it. How'd they even get a picture of us leaving Starbucks? It looks like an iPhone picture. Aside from the internet articles, my phone was blowing up with texts and calls from people I hadn't talked to for years. All in all, it hadn't gotten too bad.

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"Avery! School starts in half an hour and you haven't even gotten out of bed!" I heard my sister, Liz, pounding on my door.

"I'm not going." I pulled my blanket higher up over my head.

"Dammit Avery!" Liz swung open the door and marched over to my bed.

"Get.Up." She grit her teeth.

"No."

"You're my ride!" She whined.

"Boo hoo." I turned over.

"Avery we have to go to school!"

"Why? Mom's out of town. We can just cut." I pulled the cover down so only my eyes were seen. 

"I haven't missed a day of school since sixth grade!"

"Well now you can miss one. Liz stop being such a baby; you're fifteen years old." I mumbled.

Liz sighed and tapped her foot. "If I decide to cut and not tell mom, you have to hang out with me."

"Are you threatening me?" I sat up.

"Maybe I am!" Liz grinned.

"I respect that." I nodded. "Be ready by eleven."

"Cool." Liz sounded really proud of herself as she pranced out of my room.

"If I'm louder would you see me? Would you lay down-"

"Arghhh!" I rolled back over and grabbed my phone off my bedside table.  

"What do you waaaaant?" I groaned into the phone.

"Avery?" The voice on the other end sounded confused.

"Um yes?"

"Its Niall."

"Heeeeey Niall."

"I was wondering if you were doing anything today."

"Uh I promised my sister that we would hang out." I sighed.

"Oh." Niall sounded disappointed.

"But I'd love to maybe meet you for lunch with Liz." I suggested.

"Who's Liz?"

"My sister."

"Oh of course." Niall laughed. "Um yeah that'd be great! Where do you want to go?"

"How about Pink Taco?" I suggested.

"Sounds good! Me and the lads will meet you!"

"Great! See you at about 1?"

"Definately! Bye Avery!"

"Bye Niel!" We both laughed and hung up the phone.

"Liz!" I yelled. "Leeeeeeeeeez!"