Prologue 3 years ago “Knock em’ dead, Lou.” I gave his hand a gentle squeeze and stared after him as he stepped onto stage. My thumbs twiddled and turned as I watched the judges ask Louis his name. As soon as they finished asking questions, he started to sing. My pounded fast as I realised what he was singing, “Hey There Delilah” by the Plain White T’s. Earlier today I had begged Louis to tell me what he was going to sing, but he would just smile and say I’d have to find out. Louis flipped his bangs and shot a sheepish smile towards me, and I blushed. If only I knew that was the last time I would see that smile. Today was the day I lost my first crush. ------------------------------------ Delilah's parents died the day Louis made the X Factor, and after that they never talked again. She drifted from foster home to foster home until she was 18, a legal adult. When she finds Louis' phone number, she jumps at the opportunity to connect with her long time crush, but on the second day back with Louis, she falls in love with the curly haired boy. "To be continued." She told him with a smile. She doesn't know that later that day she'll get in a car crash, and be told dead to the ones who love her. But is she really dead?