Twenty-Three → Giving Up

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(( ZAYN ))

I walked forward, trying too hard not to cry in front of my best friends. Liam walked towards me and hugged me, he gently patted on my back.

"It's okay. You'll see her again." He encouraged me.

I really felt like crying but my tears refused to pour out in front of the lads. I went to my room and pulled my suitcase with me. Tears suddenly escaped my eyes and I quickly wiped them off. Crying isn't actually my thing.

Giving up was my only choice. Like, how am I even going to find Ariana? If there is actually a way to find her, then maybe I'm just not smart enough to know it.

Now, I'm back in the UK and we have an interview tomorrow morning. Uncle Simon told me that if I was tired, I could stay and ditch the interview. But since I've been away from the boys, I'll attend the interview with them. Maybe it will help me think of other things instead of just Ariana.

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"Now, let us welcome-" The host couldn't even finish what she was going to say because of all the screaming from the crowd. I stood beside the lads backstage and waited for our names to be called so we can finally go out, perform, and then be interviewed.

"It seems that you've all been waiting for this." I heard the female host say. "Give it up for One Direction!"

We rushed outside with our microphones on our hands and started to sing. Girls from the audience were jumping up of their seats and screaming on the top of their lungs. I waved at one and she almost collapsed. Our fans really are incredible. We didn't rehearse much but we'll perform anyway. Liam started to sing his solo in One Thing.

I waved at a few fans as Liam and Harry sang their parts. I did a weird dance and some fans from the audience cheered for me. Just before my solo came, I made a twirl. When I faced the crowd again, I started singing my part, then the chorus came and a few from the crowd sang along. Standing in the stage started to bore me, so on the next chorus I ran to the audience and touched some of the fans' hands. They screamed and a few tried to hug me so I hugged back as much as I could.

Too much were now running after me so I hopped back to the stage, the lads were giving me looks whilst we sang but I just ignored them. They may or may not lecture me about what I did later.

The bridge of the song started so I took the chance to steady my breathing while Liam sang. The last chorus is next which means I'm going to sing a few high notes. As I waited for my cue, I looked around the audience.

There were a lot of pretty faces, of course. I saw a girl with dyed red hair and I froze. She turned to her side and when she faced me again, she was Ariana. I stared at her for as long as I can. There she is, the red headed girl with a powerful voice who made me cry. I blinked twice, maybe thrice and Ariana was gone. I shook my head and realized that the song was already over and I missed my part. Oh shit, I ruined the performance. I'm so dead.

I tried acting cool as the lads sent me mixed dirty looks. Some were the look of annoyance and some were the look of worry. I glanced at the host and she was looking over at us weirdly, she walked forward and faced a camera with a smile. "Amazing as always. We will be right back for more of One Direction."

We took our seats during the commercial and I tried so hard not to look directly to the lads' eyes. I sat at the edge of the sofa and Liam was next to me.

"What was that back there?" He asks me, sounding concerned.

"I'm sorry." I say without facing him. "Are you mad at me?"

"No, Zayn. I'm not. I'm just worried about you, you better do other things that will keep your mind off the 'Ariana' situation." He tells me and gave me a pat in the back.

I was about to ask him how he knew that it was about Ariana, but some guy signalled as that we have fifteen seconds left.

I stared at Liam and he seems to have read my mind. "Trust me, I know."

"And now, we're back. Hello, lads." The host greets, showing off her toothy smile. We said a couple of 'hi's and waved at the audience and cameras. The host nodded and continued. "You were recently in LA to shoot an episode for the show iCarly and you also attended the KCA's, how was it there?"

"It was really fun to shoot with the cast of iCarly, they were all so down to earth and welcoming." Liam replies beside me.

"And for the KCA's, we also had fun. We love performing." Niall says.

"Do not mention anything about Ariana, okay?" Liam whispered in my ear and I nodded nonchalantly.

"What else did you do while you were there?" The host asks nervously. She was obviously not ready for this, her questions are really lame.

"On our last day we walked around and met some fans. We didn't expect that there were going to be a lot of fans." Harry starts to explain. "Like, I'm walking right now then fans will be asking for me to sign something or take a picture with them. After they leave, I walk around again and then, poof, another batch of fans. I'm not complaining at all, though."

"That's interesting. Well, your fans are really dedicated." The host smiles.

"Yeah." Louis agrees. "When we went to LAX, a lot of them were there to see us."

"They are so dedicated." Liam smiles. "That is one thing I love so much about them."

I decided to speak up since I haven't said anything yet. "Me too. I also love how they appreciate us for who we are."

After speaking, I didn't pay attention to the interview anymore. At least I said something. I waited for the interview over and when we got back, I ignored everybody and locked myself in my room. I tried calling Ariana on my phone, but there is no answer. Maybe she did change her number. I looked through her twitter account, she's only been replying to her fans and dropping 'hi's and 'hello's here and there.

I should admit it, I miss her. Maybe I should tell my mom about her when I return to Bradford tomorrow.

OMG IM SO SORRY IF I DIDN'T UPDATE during THE WHOLE MONTH OF JANUARY. I JUST BECAME A BIT BUSY IN SCHOOL, SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR NOT UPDATING IN A LONG TIME. ANYWAYSSSS, i hope you liked this chapter. Thank you so much for reading! Thank you in advance if you're goin to vote or comment. Oh and we're close to 30k reads so let's keep it up. Tyssssssm. Love ya'll. ♥ -chedi

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