Fix You

2. Explanations

RECAP: Suddenly, my phone dings and I get a text from Brandon. 'you still at Starbucks? I'm gonna come get a coffee.'.

"Speaking of my brother, he's coming to Starbucks." This should be interesting...

"Awesome, I can meet him then?" I think for a minute, and before I can reply, Brandon walks in.

"Hey Ellie," Brandon says as he makes his way over to us. "Niall? Long time no see, man!"

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"Brandon! It's been a few months," Niall says, obviously happy to see my brother.

"You bet it has, where've you been, Nialler?" Ok, this is slightly creepy, they know each other. And he's some random person I ran into at Starbucks. Talk about bizarre.

"Well, the lads and I have been on tour for the past 8 months, we got in from that last leg of it about a week ago." Tour? What? (DISCLAIMER A/N: THIS TOUR IS IMHO SO IDK IF THEY HAD ONE AT THIS POINT IN TIME AT THIS PARTICULAR MONTH.)

"Can somebody please fill me in," I beg, and Brandon and Niall notice that I'm still there. Well that's awkward.

"Wait. Ellie, you know Niall?" Brandon has an extremely confused look on his face, and it's super funny. I stifle a giggle.

"I literally ran into him and then he bought me tea. So yeah, I kinda know the Irish boy," I say. Brandon nods. We all stand there really awkwardly as more people filter in and out of Starbucks.

"Say, B, how do you know Niall? Neither of you filled me in on that detail," I say to my brother. I'm honestly quite interested in learning their story. I don't know too many of Brandon's friends, so I'm gonna take advantage of the situation and find out about Niall.

"Well that's a long story," Brandon says and Niall nods.

"A couple years ago, when I moved to London, I went to that football match, you remember, right? I went with Taylor. Well, Niall was sitting next to us with a friend of his and the four of us went out after the match to get some victory Nando's... After that, the group of us exchanged numbers and kept in contact. We ended up all going to another game a few months later," Brandon explains. Taylor? That really was awhile ago, cause she moved to the U.S. last year.

"Oh," is all I say.

"Say, Brandon, the lads and I are going to he carnival tomorrow, do you and Elizabeth wanna come along?" Niall asks the question before I get the chance to. I can tell that Brandon's contemplating for a moment, he has that sort of look on his face.

"Well I have work tomorrow, but if Ellie wants to go then she can go with you," Brandon replies and I get excited. I've only been to the carnival in London once before, I was nine years old. I barely remember it, I don't remember too easily after the past year. But what I do remember, is Brandon taking me around the whole carnival. There were dancers in costumes and it was extremely amazing. Afterwords, he took me to the amusement park and we went on every single ride at least once. It was probably the best day ever.

"Yes, I wanna go!!!" I cheer excitedly and grin. Brandon laughs at my reaction and Niall smiles, joining in on the laughing.

"Ellie, when was the last time you went to the carnival," Brandon says through his laughter.

"I was nine and you were there, B," I respond. "Remember? You took me to the amusement park after, cause I wanted to go on the rides. And then you took me to Taco Bell." I just wish I could go back, I think to myself. The amusement park was the best thing ever. All the rides, the entertainers, the food, everything was so amazing.