Chapter 1: The Start
“Hi, I’m Avery,” I said as I threw them a fake smile.
“I’m Niall,” he said as he offered me some candies.
“I am Liam, nice to meet you,” he said as he warmly smiled.
“Louis,” he said as he brightly smiled at me.
“I’m Harry, you look really beautiful,” he said to me as I just nodded.
“Zayn. And you look like you don’t like us,” he honestly said to me, making the rest of boys quiet and silent.
“That’s true though, I don’t like you guys,” I said as I looked at Uncle Simon who touched his eyebrows and sighed.
“Uncle Simon, can you please tell me that I’m not going to work for them?” I said as I looked at him.
“I’m sorry but you are,” he said to me as I sighed.
“What can I do for them? And why me?” I asked.
“You’re going to be the one that will be their ‘buddy’ and you’re in charge of their official blog,” Uncle Simon said as he sat down his chair.
“Wait, what do you mean ‘buddy’?” Liam asked with the rest of the boys looking confused.
“Well, it’s going to be a good publicity to have Avery around you guys as your best friend,” Uncle Simon said as gave me an evil grin.
“You and my mother planned this, didn’t you?” I began to say, pissed. Uncle Simon didn’t say anything.
“This is your plan so that me and Cole will drift apart,” I said as my blood began to boil. I knew that him and my mother were against Cole and I being together. They would do whatever it took to break the both us apart.
“Cole isn’t good for you,” Uncle Simon said in a calm voice.
The boys stayed quiet as I breathed in and out to calm myself.
“Who is Cole?” Louis said as Liam hit him.
“Don’t you guys know Cole Sprouse? Brother of Dylan Sprouse? They both play Zack and Cody in Suite Life of Zack and Cody before,” Uncle Simon explained.
“He is my boyfriend,” I said. The boys just nodded their heads.
“Look, I’m not going to work for you,” I said as I was about to leave the room.
“Then you won’t have money for your vacation trip with Cole,” Uncle Simon said, clearly blackmailing me.
“What are you up to?” I said as I looked at his face, up close.
“Nothing,” he said.
“Your plan is that if I hang out too much with these guys then I’d probably fall for one of them and then me and Cole will break up. Isn’t it?” I said, my voice getting louder. Uncle Simon nodded and said, “Yes, that is the plan,”
“It won’t go as you plan,” I said.
“Let’s make this into a bet, my beautiful Avery,” Uncle Simon said he saw my face lit up when he said ‘bet’. I loved bets cause I always win.
“Sure. If I don’t fall for any of these boys, then you have to give me money anytime I ask for it,” I said as I raised my left eyebrow.
“Deal. If you lose, you have to work here in my company.” he said.
“I already do work here,” I said, sticking my tongue out.
“I mean that you’re going to be a model and a singer,” he said, I gulped.
Uncle Simon have been annoying me ever since I was 5 years old that he’d want to make me famous.
Not to boast but I admit that I have the talent in singing, my face isn’t that ugly and I’m tall for my age.
I didn’t like the thought of me becoming a celebrity.
Hate: Prologue
I woke up as soon as my alarm started beeping. “Oh no, I’m going to start today,” I thought to myself as I groaned.
Today was the day that I was going to meet Uncle Simon, he was my mom’s cousin. Simon Cowell, the famous American Idol and X-Factor judge.
“Good morning,” I said as I went downstairs with my long dark brown curly hair in a messy bun. I saw Uncle Simon sitting down on the couch, holding a cup of tea.
“Avery Collins,” he said as he stood up to give me a hug and a kiss on the cheek. I hugged back and smiled, “Can’t wait to start working for you,”
“I’ve got the perfect job for you,” he said as he gave me a little grin.
I looked back at my mother with a confused look on my face.
“Go get dressed,” he said as I started going back upstairs.
Took a shower, grabbed my favorite light blue sleeveless crop top and jeans that I folded up with my white laced Toms. My damped hair was untied and messy but it looked nice. I got my Iphone 4s and my sunglasses, placed them inside my leather messenger bag.
We then rode Uncle Simon’s expensive car to a very familiar building.
“You’re going to make me work in your company!?” I asked, hoping he would say no. When I asked for a summer job, I was thinking of me cleaning his house or me washing his car.
“Actually, you’re going to be my little pet,” Uncle Simon said as he grinned.
What was up with his grin?
“Okay, are they already there?” Uncle Simon asked a tall blonde with glasses, clearly his secretary.
“Yes,” she said in an orderly voice.
“Boys,” Uncle Simon said as he opened the door.
My eyes widened as I saw who he just greeted.
My eyes met with a pair of hazel eyes, staring back at me. I then looked at around and saw a blonde greeting Uncle Simon with an Irish accent, a guy with crazy curly hair, a guy who stood up and greeting Uncle Simon formally, a guy who was grinning widely at me and the guy with black hair whose hazel eyes were still on me.
“This is my niece, Avery,” Uncle Simon said as I looked down and sighed.
“Avery, this is..” Uncle Simon looked at me but was cut off.
“One Direction, I know,” I said as I sighed again.
“I already hate this job,” I thought.
Chapter 39: Campfire
“Shall we get this one?” Ladonna, showing a lettuce, asked Harry cause he knew well about food.
“Get something more fresh than that,” Harry said as he looked at the tomatoes.
“Can you guys please help out?” Harry said to both me and Louis since we were playing with the fruits. We liked imitating ‘Talking Orange’
“Fine, we’ll get some chips and the drinks,” Louis said as I followed him to the chips area.
“And some chocolates,” Ladonna called out.
“Don’t you ever think that those two are hiding something?” I asked Louis, thinking that maybe he would tell me what he knew.
He was the closest to Harry. “I really don’t know too, I mean he doesn’t tell me anymore,” Louis said as he got some chips on the shelf.
“He tells me but about him and Ladonna, I feel like something is missing,” I said as I offered to put the chips on the basket. “
I feel that too,” Louis said to me as we went to the drinks area.
“You must feel bad since it’s a first that he is actually hiding something from you,” I said to him as I reached out to grab a litre of Mug. “Yeah. But I feel that he is going to tell me soon enough, he can’t hide things from me forever. We’re like family,” he said as he got some alcoholic drinks that I wasn’t familiar of since I don’t drink.
“Are you a heavy drinker?” he asked without us realizing that we have changed the subject.
“I don’t drink,” I muttered silently.
“You don’t?” his eyes widened.
“Yeah. Is that weird?” I asked as I carefully looked at his eyes.
“That’s not weird. I was just shock, you’re different from other girls,” Louis said as he grinned.
“Is that bad?” I asked again.
“No, that’s good that you’re not like the rest,” he said as he placed the drinks on the basket.
He took the basket from my hand and then smiled, “You’re going to be great for Zayn.” I smiled and followed after him.
“Where have you guys been?” Ladonna asked as she looked tired.
“Sorry, we kind of got caught up talking about stuff,” Louis apologized and explained as he threw a wink at me.
“What did you guys talk about?” Harry asked me, looking at Louis who kept shaking his head not to tell Harry.
“None of your business,” I said as I stuck my tongue out.
Since the grocery shop wasn’t that far from where we were camping, it didn’t take that long for them to wait for us.
“Harry, we’re hungry,” Bonita and Niall said at the same time as Harry hurriedly got the stuff and started to cook.
“Want some help?” I asked, thinking that maybe this could be a chance for us to talk.
“It’s okay, Liam is already helping my anyways. You go play with the rest,” Harry politely said to me as he shot me a smile.
It was weird for me that Harry brushed me off just like that. He used to like me helping him, especially when it involved cooking.
“Hey, what’s wrong? You seem really down,” Zayn said as he caught up to me when I was walking along the lake, making it seem all dramatic.
“Harry is just being so weird,” I said as I placed my hand around his hip and as he also placed his arms around me.
“Maybe he is just really tired,” Zayn said as he kissed my forehead.
“Maybe,” I said as I just loved the feeling of being with Zayn.
“Hey, Zayn. I’ve got a question,” I said to him as he stopped walking and turned to me.
“What is it, love?” he asked, looking at me with his beautiful shining eyes.
“What’s going to happen to us when you guys start your tour? We’re not going to meet each other that much anymore,” I slowly said, a little bit of embarrassment written on my face.
“You’re worried about that?” Zayn asked and I nodded.
“I promise you that I’d try my best to always contact you. We can tweet, skype, text and call each other. I’ll make sure to visit you in California,” he said as he kissed me.
“Zayn, I love you,” I sincerely said as I kissed him back.
It was a perfect setting, me and him kissing with the moon’s reflection shining on the lake as the background.
It was just perfect.
After eating dinner, we decided to gather around our ‘campfire’ that was just plainly bunch of wood being lit up by gas and fire inside a big canned container.
“Let’s just sing,” Niall said as he got his guitar.
“What should we sing?” Liam asked as everyone began to squat down on the ground.
“C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E song” Ladonna and Bonita started singing ‘Campfire song’ by Spongebob.
We all giggled and sang along with them.
Then Niall began to strum his guitar with a very familiar song.
” I asked her to stay, but she wouldn’t listen..” I began to sing the first lines of ‘Won’t Go Home Without You’
“Thinking why does this happen to me..” I continued as everyone looked at me with amusement.
Then me and Niall just finished the song without anyone interrupting our little cover version of ‘Won’t Go Home Without You’
“Wow, your voice. I never thought that it would be this good,” Harry said to me as I hit him with my elbow.
“Who wants to sing next?” Niall asked as he started to play a familiar tune.
I knew that Ashley was going to sing this. She loved this song.
“Beauty queen of only 18, she had trouble with herself..” Ashley started singing as we started to hum along.
“.. Look for a girl with a broken smile”
We clapped as the song ended.
“You girls are really something,” Zayn said as he looked at Ashley then at me.
“I guess singing in the shower does pay off,” I said as they all giggled.
For the whole night, we just kept singing. Ladonna sang ‘Rolling In The Deep’, Bonita sang ‘Super Bass (Acoustic)’, Maue sang ‘Fireflies’, the boys continued to sing songs from their album. They sang, ‘Everything About You’ ‘I Want’ and my favorite was ‘Stand Up’.
While they were singing ‘Stand Up’, Zayn just continued to stare at me as I stared back at him. We’re a really corny couple, I guess.
It was getting a little late so Liam, Bonita, Ladonna and Maue called it a night. Me, Zayn, Ashley, Niall, Harry and Louis decided to take a little walk and play a little bit in the lake with our feet.
“So what shall we talk about now?” Harry asked as he broke the silence.
“You girls were amazing tonight,” Zayn said as I was in his arms, kissing my forehead.
“Why aren’t you girls off to X-Factor?” Niall asked Ashley as we laughed.
“We aren’t that great, babe,” Ashley said to Niall.
The boys threw us a confusing look.
“I don’t get why you guys still think that your voices aren’t that great,” Louis said as he sighed.
“Why don’t you guys be audition in Uncle Simon’s company?” Harry asked as if he was giving ideas to the other boys.
“No, no. Let’s not do that,” I said to Harry as I glared at him.
“We’re not superstar materials,” Ashley said as he looked at me, we both laughed.
“You see, we’re lazy bums. I don’t think we’d last an hour of practice,” I said as we giggled even louder.
“Then make videos in Youtube,” Zayn said to me as I sighed.
“We already do that,” I said to Zayn as his eyes widened.
“What?” they all said, starring at me and Ashley.
“We make videos online, we post it in Tumblr and Youtube,” Ashley said, making it really clear.
“Then how come we never saw it?” Niall asked.
“Yeah, how come?” Harry asked as well.
“Cause our videos aren’t that widely popular,” I answered them both.
“Well, we should change that then,” Louis said as he looked at Zayn, Niall and Harry, with eyes that looked like it had an idea or a scheme.
Me and Ashley felt uncomfortable with this.
Cause our boyfriends are way too busy with their tour ;)
(Source: harry-get-naked)