I sat down in the third row from the stage, sharing secret silly faces with Harry who was standing backstage, making silly faces right back.
“Oh my gosh, Harrys making funny faces at me. Keep calm!” The girl next to me whispered. I snorted quietly, trying to hide my laugh.
“He sure is goofy isn’t he?” I asked the girls, eyes sparkling.
“Yeah! Oh my gosh, I just love him. And Louis, oh my God, that guy is so funny too. There was this one time when Harry was banging this chick and Louis walked in and yelled ‘Hello!’ and walked out. Did you ever hear about that?” The first girl asked me.
“No.” My mood suddenly turned sour. I didn’t want to be reminded.
“Oh my God, here they come! Oh my God!” The girl next to me grabbed my arm, squeezing tightly. I winced slightly, but let it go. Then all hell broke loose as the five boys walked onto the set. Screaming everywhere. I’m fairly certain I was going to lose my hearing. “Look, its Harry!” The girl pointed.
Once the crowd settled down, the interviewer began her questions.
“So whats your name?” I asked the girl next to me.
“I’m Anna.”
“Its nice to meet you Anna.” I smiled. “I’m Melly.”
I sat quietly and patiently through the entire interview despite the fact I was getting very antsy. I was uncomfortable, being that girl that gets to hang out all the time with One Direction, but is trying to stay under the radar.
“So I understand you have a very special girl back in your life Harry, your lady friend Mellissa?” I mentally groaned. Shit.
“Yeah, Mellissa is my childhood best friend. Shes a doll.” Harry beamed at me. I tried to hide my blush.
“What do you lads think of her now that shes hanging around you all more?” The interviewer asked the other boys.
“Shes a great girl, I think she has definitely had a positive impact on Harry.” Liam commented, the other boys nodded.
“She is really fun and hilarious. She is quite the little devil though, she likes to tell embarrassing stories from when Harry was little. Its great.” Niall laughed.
“I think that I’m going to steal her as best friend from Harry,” Louis began.” Because shes sassy and is all up for no good and shenanigans.” I laughed.
“Shes a nice girl, I like having her around. I think that Eleanor likes having her around, right Lou?” Zayn asked. Louis nodded.
“Well its good that you all like her! Maybe next time she can come up and do an interview with us and give all the juicy goss about you boys!” I snorted. Yeah right. Harry sent a wink my way. I smiled. “Well, I hear you have a couple songs to sing for us, are you ready?” The boys all nodded, standing up, heading over to the designated portion of the stage for their performance.
They opened their set with What Makes You Beautiful, then sang Live While We’re Young, then sloed if down with Little Things, and then their last song was Moments. I sat, listening to the lyrics carefully as they sang. Anna sniffled, looking down at the ground.
“Anna, are you okay?” I rested my hand on the girl’s shoulder. She looked up at me with teary eyes.
“This song reminds me of my boyfriend.” She told me. I stayed silent, waiting for an explanation. “My boyfriend Nathan recently passed away, he was hit by a drunk driver and was killed on the spot.” She sobbed. I rubbed her shoulder soothingly. “This song. It reminds me of him. I miss him so much!” She cried. I pulled her into a hug, letting her cry on my shoulder long after the song ended, the boys left, and the studio began to clear out. She pulled away from me, looking up at me sheepishly. “I’m sorry, I ruined your dress.” I laughed.
