Only For You

Chapter 38

Harry

Once we arrived at the studio, I showed them around then we went back into the area where we sing. The boys were already there, waiting, and also our songwriters were there too. “Hey everyone, this is Samantha and her roommate Avery.” I introduced them to everyone and we began singing.

“I want all 5 of you lads in there, with headsets,” John, our manager, said. “It’s four of us,” I said. We all grabbed headsets and walked into the little area where we would sing. We all stood there, waiting on what to sing. Minutes later, John pushed the intercom button and said, “You guys forgot to get your lyrics.” I took my headset off and said, “I’ll go get them for you guys.” I walked out and grabbed them. I walked back inside and closed the door. I handed everybody theirs and slipped on my headset. “What song are we doing?” Niall asked as he was skimming through the pages. John buzzed in and said, “Third song from the beginning and we are doing all of it.” We all skimming until we found it and we began singing.

“That sounded great, but I want to do it again so Zayn can hit his high note,” John said after we finished the song. We all nodded then John said, “I’ll cue you in if you need it otherwise I won’t.” “Can you cue me in?” Zayn asked. John nodded and we began singing the entire song again and this time Zayn wasn’t late on his high note.

After singing, John buzzed in and asked, “Would you guys want to take a break?” We all shook our heads. We all took off our headset and left the little, hot room. “That was great you guys, now after our water break, we are going to sing as a group then we’ll have solos.” We all nodded then left the room. I grabbed Samantha’s hand and we headed out the break room. I walked over to the refrigerator and looked in for water. “Do you want a bottle of water?” I asked Sam. “No I’m fine for right now.” She answered. “Do you?” I asked Avery. “Sure,” Avery said and she took one from my hand. I grabbed another one for me and walked over to the living room area. I sat down on the couch while Avery sat next to me and Samantha stayed standing up. Liam was sitting on the other end, going through channels and Niall was sitting on a yoga ball. “What’s on tonight?” I asked Liam. He continued skipping through channels and said, “Uh nothing really good on.” “Oh put on football Liam,” Niall said pointing to the TV. Liam switched the channel and on the screen were soccer players kicking the ball back and forth. I looked behind me, where Samantha was standing. “You know you can sit down and make yourself at home.” I said. Samantha smiled and said, “No it’s fine.” She put her hands on my shoulders and began massaging them. I put my head down and closed my eyes. “That feels so good Sam,” I said beginning to feel relaxed.

Once our break was done, we went back into the studio and started singing. First we sang a song together, and then the first solo was Zayn’s. “I want you to hit the high notes as loud as possible,” John yelled. Zayn shook his head and began singing. While Zayn was in the little room, the rest of the boys stood out by our producers and managers. Samantha and Avery stood in the back area. I walked over to Sam and smiled at her. She smiled back and I grabbed her hand and began rubbing my thumb back and forth. “Great, Zayn! That was amazing. Liam you can be next.” John said. Zayn left and Liam entered. He put his headset on, looked for the lyrics to the right song, and he began singing. Liam’s voice was always on perfect pitch and his voice always gave me goose bumps. Samantha must have noticed because she began rubbing my arm. I looked down at her and smiled.   

“Great job Liam. Now Harry can go,” John said. Liam left the room as I entered it. I put on the headset and found the lyrics and began singing. John stopped me in the middle of my singing and said, “Harry stop.” I stopped singing and cleared my throat. “I want your voice to be loud and clearer. Can you do that for me?” I nodded and he started the song over again. Once my turn was over, I left the room and walked over to Sam and held her hand. Niall entered and began singing. “You did a great job Niall! Fantastic,” John said. Once Niall left the room, he walked over to me and smiled. John turned around in his chair and said, “You guys did an amazing job tonight. I know we are missing a bandmate, but that won’t stop us. You guys did a really great job and I’m very proud of you. How about you warm up your car, Harry?” I looked at John and nodded. I left the studio and went out into the parking lot. I found my car and started it up. I ran back inside where everyone was doing their own thing. Niall and Avery were talking. Zayn was talking to the producers and the managers. And Sam was sitting on the couch with Liam. “Hey babe,” I said as I jumped on the couch. She looked at me and smiled. I gave her a peck on the cheek. Samantha then learned over and gave me a kiss on the cheek.