Chapter Eleven (Dedicated to fashionbygomez. Thank you for helping me write this babe)Β
"Harry likes you" He repeats, a smirk forming as he talked. "I'm not kidding, Aria"
"And you know that how?" I ask, trying to play it cool. Even though I wasn't. Michael just said that Harry Styles likes me! But, maybe he just sees me as one of his many one night stands. And I don't to be used like that, again.
"He told Louis, Louis told me. Plus, everyone knows it. Have you seen the way he is treating you? He never cared about a girl, as much as he cares about you" He admits, and I look at him still confused. He wasn't treating me different, I'm sure he treats every girl he meets like this.
"Don't tell him I told you! He will kill me!" He jokes. "Goodnight" He kisses my cheek, then leaving to his room.
I get in my room, locking the door behind me. I take the dress off and wear something a bit more comfy. I crawl to bed, trying to take what Michael said, all in.Β
Waking up at 10 am, isn't fun. Trust me. Well, at least not when your best friend is jumping on your bed. "Katherine, please get off of my bed, or I will kick you so hard you'd die" I groan, putting the pillow on top of my head.
"But c'mooon! We are going to the beach" She says, in a sad tone, making me sit up. "Oh yay you're awake!"
"Thanks to you" I fake a smile, going to the bathroom to wash my face and my teeth. "I'm not coming to the beach though. I'm just going to chill in my room, till the concert time"Β
"Butttt Ariaaaa" She states, and I shake my head. "Okay fine, we'll be back on Lunch, yeah?" She adds, giving me a short hug, before leaving my room.
I spent most of the morning, watching lame Tv shows until my phone lit up with a text from my mother. Shit, I forgot to call her yesterday, when I arrived here.
"Is everything okay? I waited for your call last night. -Mum xx" I quickly start typing, before sending her a reassuring text, that I was fine, and she didn't have to worry about me. I checked my watch and it showed 11:30. Katherine called and said they were grabbing lunch downstairs, so I joined them after getting dressed.
"What time's the concert, tonight?" I ask, grabbing food from the open bouffet, before sitting back down with the girls.
"I think 5-ish or something like that" Eleanor answers, shrugging. "But we'll leave at like 4, in time to get backstage and stuff"Β
"But I wanted to be with the crowd" I pout. I've never been into a concert before, because I didn't really get much free time, I've been studying non stop. "I'll joing you guys backstage after the concert's done"
"Okay, I guess" Katherine says, and I smile. "I'm sure one of the lads can you get a ticket or something. Do you want us to be with you?"
"Noo" I shake my head, drinking my juice. "I'll join you guys when the concert's done, yeah?"
By the time it was 4, Eleanor, Katherine & I were at the venue, waiting for the boys. When they got there, Niall got me a ticket, and also a backstage pass. "I'll see you guys later" I smile, saying goodbye to the girls, before leaving. Just as I thought this was the best night ever, two girls who happened to be a huge part of my past, came to me, devil-ish smile on both of their lips.
We had a 5 minute break, because we were sweating like there's no tomorrow, and we were tired, mainly because of jet lag. Somehow, this time it got to all of us. It looked like Katherine wanted to talk to me, but couldn't figure out how. She kept making eye contact with me. "Do you need anything, Katherine?" I ask, whispering. She clearly didn't want anyone to hear us.
"It's Aria" She starts, sighing, with concern appearing all over her face. "In the middle of the second song, she asked one of the bodyguards to bring her here, and she was crying. I asked her what was wrong, and she said that she was feeling a bit off, but she was lying, I'm sure of it"
"What do you want me to do?" I ask, crossing both my arms at my chest. "If she didn't say it to you, her best friend, she will certainly not tell me. We're not that close, Katherine"
"No, Harry, in these past weeks, you have been closer to her than I've ever been, because I was busy with Ashton" She starts. "She trusts you, and I'm sure she will tell you everything. Just please see if she's okay?" She beggs, and I nod. After she shows me where she was, I went to see her.
"Aria, can I come in?" I ask, knocking on the door. She was in our dressing room. I'm guessing since Lou wasn't there, she decided to stay there. I heard her agreeing, so I opened the door. "What's wrong?"
"Uhm, what? No, nothing" She immediately answers, wiping her tears that she thought I haven't seen, putting on a fake smile. "I felt a little dizzy, so I came here. What are you doing here anyway? Aren't you supposed to be singing?"
"We took a break" I reply, sitting next to her on the couch. "Now, what is really wrong? Trust me, I know you're not feeling dizzy. You can tell me, you know that?"
"N-nothing's wrong, Harry okay?" She puts another fake smile. "Go and have fun in your concert, your fans are waiting for you!"
"I know, but I'm not leaving till you talk to me" I add, and she sighs. "Seriously, Aria you can tell me, anything"
"When I was in the crowd, It happened that two girls of my old high school in Canada, were there. They came up to me, and started acting nice. It was weird because along with Jordan, they were the ones who started the rumors about me. I asked them why the sudden care, and that's when laughed, and one of them took my watch away" She starts, her eyes getting wattery everytime she lets a word out. "They started calling me names, like they used to, and-" She goes to finish, before her tears got the best of her. She covered her face with her hands, letting out more cries.
"Shh, come here" I whisper, bringing her for a hug. "Remember what I told you the other day, everything's going to get better. Those people don't have real lives, and making people sad is kind of a hobby of theirs, because in reality, they all suck. Whatever they called you, isn't true. You're much better person than they'll ever be, and they're just jealous of you. You are the most beautiful, sweet, kind person I've ever met in my entire life"
"Harry, the 5 minute break became an hour! Let's go!" John, one of the stage managers says, coming to the room, not bothering to knock.
"Give me an extra five minutes, yeah?" I ask, and he lets out a huge groan. "I said just 5 minutes, God"
"You c-can go. You'll get into trouble" She softly says, sitting up and looking at me. Her eyes were red from the constat crying, and her cheeks were wet. "I don't want to be the reason you got into trouble for"
"Do you want me to stay here?" I ask, and she shakes her head. "Okay, here, take this. We have to do three more songs, then I'll be back okay?" I add, taking my watch off, and giving it to her. She hesitates at first, but she accepts it later.Β
I stayed at that dressing room, until the boys finished their concert. Great, my first concert was ruined. Harry decided that to 'cheer' me off, we would go sight seeing. And we did, but after we got tired, and had too many pictures, we went back to the hotel. "When are we leaving Rome?" I ask Katherine as she was on her phone next to me.
"I'm guessing the day after tomorrow?" She replies. "I don't really know. I think so.."
"This hasn't been the fun trip I had in mind" I sigh, pulling a strand of hair, and placing it behind my ear.
"I'm sorry. But you never told me why happened earlier at the concert? Or beter yet, why are you wearing Harry's watch?" She questions, looking at me her eyeborws furrowed.
"Uhm, I was feeling a bit off. And I lost mine so he gave me his. I was feeling lost without my watch" I answer, avoiding eye contact with her. She could easily say I was lying.Β
"Well, I'm gonna head to bed. Night babe" She smiles, leaving the room after. Apparently, going to hers and Ashton.
I climb to bed, trying to digest today's events. I was faced with my past, and Harry basically said that I was beautiful, sweet and kind. Wow.