Between Us [H.S.]

Small Talk

*Author's note*

Hi everyone!

Wow...long time no see...I missed you so much.

I've been through a lot lately and it hasn't been easy for me to stop and write but it helps me cope, so I'm here again, I hope you're not mad at me.

This story isn't over!

Thanks for keeping up with me and my mental health.

(There's going to be a part in this chapter where, if you want to live the complete experience, play the song Small Talk by our boy Niall.)

-i.

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Friday morning and I still have nothing to wear to the party tonight which is delightful to say the least. Alex tried to look for couple looks but I didn't like any of them, he's been looking the whole week but every look seemed either too couple-ish or just stupid, let's not forget about the sexist ones, which were my favourites...so, yeah, nothing to wear.

"C'mon, wear the one Niall got you, I'm sure you'll look adorable!" Laura insists on creating her fantasy. Since they were the main couple as Santa and Mama Claus and Alex was Rudolf, she wants me to go as one of Santa's helpers, and the worst thing is that I'm actually thinking about it.

"The party is tonight mermaid, and everyone is going to be dressed, you need one too" Niall says sipping his sweet coffee. "What's wrong with it? I'm sure it'll suit you"

The costume consists of a red strapped overall with gold details to the knee, with a white sweater underneath and red and green striped socks from the knees to the feet, which are covered by red shoes, and finally a red and green striped Christmas hat with a red pompom at the end of it. 

"I can't wear that, I'll look ridiculous" I complain looking at it.

"Well, you have no other option and the party is tonight so I'm sorry for you" Laura says shoving it to my face. Lately she's been acting like my mother, or maybe I just feel like their daughter. I give him a shrug and a fake smile and I nod. I mean, I'll have to wear something, and everyone seems prepared except from me.

"Yea, Chloe, the party is gonna be huge!" Niall screams with excitement.

Wait.

Huge?

I thought it was low-key...yeh, nothing is casual with Niall, must have thought about that before. Great, so I'll be looking stupid in front of hundreds of other people, just my cup of tea. If he going to be there? Nah, that can't be, he's not in London...is he? Well I wouldn't know since we don't talk much and he's been busy with tour and all his rockstar stuff, so I guess he forgot or didn't want to tell me he was coming. No, I'm not going to ask Niall, it would be weird and I would sound desperate, besides, I'm going with Alex as my "costume couple", why would I ask about him? I would be strange coming from me. No, none of that.

Yeah, Alex and I are finally going to the party together. Apparently he was very excited about it and I'm not the one to take that smile off his lips so I agreed. After all, we're friends and it doesn't have to mean anything, right? It's not like we're gonna be stuck with the whole party anyway. Our costumes complement each other, but they're not the same, so if you don't know it, you don't even have to notice that we're going just as stupid.

I try on my costume and they share a "aaaaww" like proud parents.

"You look so cute" Laura emphasizes.