Moments
Chapter 6: Overheard Voices
Chapter 6: Overheard Voices (Liam’s P.O.V.)
I was so happy when Zayn told us that he had talked with Tori-Ly and she had said that she was going to do another cover of one of our songs. It wasn’t even two hours later that there was a cover of They Don’t Know About Us on her YouTube account. It was just as good as her cover of Rock Me, if not better.
I was still aggravated over the whole deal about someone telling her not to do covers of us. We never figured out why someone would say something like that to her. Although, I told the guys to forget about it for the day I couldn’t forget about it for some reason. I guess that was why I am walking around the hotel right now. It probably wasn’t my greatest idea, but I needed the walk to help clear my mind.
Just as I did that, my phone went off. I saw that I had text from Harry.
Where r u
I quickly replied and told him that I was just going for a walk. It took only a few moments later for him to reply.
Ok, wanted to make sure u hadnt been mugged
I chuckled at his response before returning my phone to my pocket. It would probably be a good time for me to head back before I did get mugged. That was when I heard someone’s voice carrying out into the hallway. I walked toward the voice, knowing that it wasn’t a good idea to eavesdrop on anyone.
“It seems like that girl didn’t listen.”
I recognized the voice as Richard, a member of management. I crept over to his door, which was cracked open a little. I hid myself as I heard him continue talking.
“I worried her and she ignored my warning.” He paused for a moment, “I know, but I warned her.”
I guessed he was on the phone with someone, but who was this girl that he kept talking about.
“Yes,” he continued, “I will need the access codes to her page on YouTube first. Her name is Tori-Ly.”
I felt my eyes widen. He was wanting access to Tori-Ly’s YouTube because she hadn’t listened to his warning. It took me a moment to put two-and-two together and figure out what was going on. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and sent another text to Harry.
You all need to get down to Richard’s room ASAP
I hoped that they wouldn’t question the message and just come down and meet me. It was only about two minutes later when I saw the guys coming down the hallway toward me. I held up a finger in front of my lips to tell them to be quiet. They looked puzzled until they heard the conversation inside.
“Her username is spelled T-O-R-I hyphen L-Y.”
They all looked at me in confusion. They each knew now that Richard was talking about Tori-Ly. They were all happy. I guessed they thought that she was getting a deal or something, but then the truth came out again.
“Yes, I need both accounts shut down.”
That was when their eyes widened as mine had. They couldn’t believe what they were hearing either. That was also when I decided that something needed to be done about this.
I stepped forward and pushed the door opened. Richard looked up at me in shock as he covered his phone with his hand.
“Oh, Liam,” he said with a kind smile as he notice the others, “Boys, what do you need?”
I crossed my arms over my chest, “I want you to cancel that call that you are making.”
He looked at me confused, “What do you mean, Liam?”
“You know what he means,” Harry said as he came to stand next to me. “You need to cancel your orders for shutting down Tori-Ly.”
“Now boys,” he held his hands up, “this is a matter that you would not understand.”
“Really? Try us.” Louis stated from behind me.
Richard sighed as he leaned his elbows on his desk. He knew that he couldn’t get out of this one. We had all heard what he had been plotting and there was no way that we were going to let him get away with it.
“It was a concern that this Tori-Ly might harm the image of One Direction.”
We all stared at him in wonder. How the hell could Tori-Ly harm the image of One Direction? That was one of the most stupid things that I have ever heard.
“And how could she do that?” an Irish accent sounded.
Richard sighed, “No one can gain from One Direction songs, but One Direction. It only makes sense that way, so I stepped in to honor that.”
“That is ridiculous.” I spat. Everything that he was saying wasn’t adding up. It was as if he just wanted to get rid of anyone who could possibly have a better career than us before they even got started.
“Tori-Ly hasn’t done anything to you,” Zayn argued, “You have no right to shut her down like that. She is only doing what she loves to do.”
“Yeah,” Harry jumped in, “Sing. The same as us.”
“And we won’t let you shut her done.” Niall said as he stepped up and firmly crossed his arms over his chest.
I watched as Richard looked over the five of us. There would be no budging us. We would hold firm to what we said. There was no way that we could sit idly by and let her be shut down. Then something dawned on me.
“You said you gave her a warning,” I started, “Did that warning involve a phone call saying that she couldn’t do anymore covers of our songs?”
I could fell the others’ eyes land on me before they all turned to look at Richard. It was clear immediately that I was right just by the look on his face. He had been the one to tell her that she shouldn’t do anymore covers of us.
“You owe her an apology,” Louis pointed to him.
Richard held up his hands in surrender, “Oh alright. I’ll apologize to her.”
We all watched as he reached for his phone, but he was stopped by a hand taking his receiver and hanging it up. I looked at Zayn in wonder for a moment.
“You owe her more than a little sorry over the phone.”
I could see where he was going with this, and it was clear that Niall did too.
“You owe her an apology face-to-face.” Niall added.
I stepped up to the front of his desk and lean over it. “Why don’t you use your resources to plan a trip so you can apology to her instead of harassing her?”
Richard’s eyes combed over each of us, trying to see if we were messing with him or not. It didn’t take him very long to notice that we were very serious.
“Alright,” he sighed in defeat. “I will arrange a flight for me to go and apologize to her.”
We all smiled a little, but I wasn’t done yet.
“Oh and don’t forget our tickets too.”
I was so happy when Zayn told us that he had talked with Tori-Ly and she had said that she was going to do another cover of one of our songs. It wasn’t even two hours later that there was a cover of They Don’t Know About Us on her YouTube account. It was just as good as her cover of Rock Me, if not better.
I was still aggravated over the whole deal about someone telling her not to do covers of us. We never figured out why someone would say something like that to her. Although, I told the guys to forget about it for the day I couldn’t forget about it for some reason. I guess that was why I am walking around the hotel right now. It probably wasn’t my greatest idea, but I needed the walk to help clear my mind.
Just as I did that, my phone went off. I saw that I had text from Harry.
Where r u
I quickly replied and told him that I was just going for a walk. It took only a few moments later for him to reply.
Ok, wanted to make sure u hadnt been mugged
I chuckled at his response before returning my phone to my pocket. It would probably be a good time for me to head back before I did get mugged. That was when I heard someone’s voice carrying out into the hallway. I walked toward the voice, knowing that it wasn’t a good idea to eavesdrop on anyone.
“It seems like that girl didn’t listen.”
I recognized the voice as Richard, a member of management. I crept over to his door, which was cracked open a little. I hid myself as I heard him continue talking.
“I worried her and she ignored my warning.” He paused for a moment, “I know, but I warned her.”
I guessed he was on the phone with someone, but who was this girl that he kept talking about.
“Yes,” he continued, “I will need the access codes to her page on YouTube first. Her name is Tori-Ly.”
I felt my eyes widen. He was wanting access to Tori-Ly’s YouTube because she hadn’t listened to his warning. It took me a moment to put two-and-two together and figure out what was going on. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and sent another text to Harry.
You all need to get down to Richard’s room ASAP
I hoped that they wouldn’t question the message and just come down and meet me. It was only about two minutes later when I saw the guys coming down the hallway toward me. I held up a finger in front of my lips to tell them to be quiet. They looked puzzled until they heard the conversation inside.
“Her username is spelled T-O-R-I hyphen L-Y.”
They all looked at me in confusion. They each knew now that Richard was talking about Tori-Ly. They were all happy. I guessed they thought that she was getting a deal or something, but then the truth came out again.
“Yes, I need both accounts shut down.”
That was when their eyes widened as mine had. They couldn’t believe what they were hearing either. That was also when I decided that something needed to be done about this.
I stepped forward and pushed the door opened. Richard looked up at me in shock as he covered his phone with his hand.
“Oh, Liam,” he said with a kind smile as he notice the others, “Boys, what do you need?”
I crossed my arms over my chest, “I want you to cancel that call that you are making.”
He looked at me confused, “What do you mean, Liam?”
“You know what he means,” Harry said as he came to stand next to me. “You need to cancel your orders for shutting down Tori-Ly.”
“Now boys,” he held his hands up, “this is a matter that you would not understand.”
“Really? Try us.” Louis stated from behind me.
Richard sighed as he leaned his elbows on his desk. He knew that he couldn’t get out of this one. We had all heard what he had been plotting and there was no way that we were going to let him get away with it.
“It was a concern that this Tori-Ly might harm the image of One Direction.”
We all stared at him in wonder. How the hell could Tori-Ly harm the image of One Direction? That was one of the most stupid things that I have ever heard.
“And how could she do that?” an Irish accent sounded.
Richard sighed, “No one can gain from One Direction songs, but One Direction. It only makes sense that way, so I stepped in to honor that.”
“That is ridiculous.” I spat. Everything that he was saying wasn’t adding up. It was as if he just wanted to get rid of anyone who could possibly have a better career than us before they even got started.
“Tori-Ly hasn’t done anything to you,” Zayn argued, “You have no right to shut her down like that. She is only doing what she loves to do.”
“Yeah,” Harry jumped in, “Sing. The same as us.”
“And we won’t let you shut her done.” Niall said as he stepped up and firmly crossed his arms over his chest.
I watched as Richard looked over the five of us. There would be no budging us. We would hold firm to what we said. There was no way that we could sit idly by and let her be shut down. Then something dawned on me.
“You said you gave her a warning,” I started, “Did that warning involve a phone call saying that she couldn’t do anymore covers of our songs?”
I could fell the others’ eyes land on me before they all turned to look at Richard. It was clear immediately that I was right just by the look on his face. He had been the one to tell her that she shouldn’t do anymore covers of us.
“You owe her an apology,” Louis pointed to him.
Richard held up his hands in surrender, “Oh alright. I’ll apologize to her.”
We all watched as he reached for his phone, but he was stopped by a hand taking his receiver and hanging it up. I looked at Zayn in wonder for a moment.
“You owe her more than a little sorry over the phone.”
I could see where he was going with this, and it was clear that Niall did too.
“You owe her an apology face-to-face.” Niall added.
I stepped up to the front of his desk and lean over it. “Why don’t you use your resources to plan a trip so you can apology to her instead of harassing her?”
Richard’s eyes combed over each of us, trying to see if we were messing with him or not. It didn’t take him very long to notice that we were very serious.
“Alright,” he sighed in defeat. “I will arrange a flight for me to go and apologize to her.”
We all smiled a little, but I wasn’t done yet.
“Oh and don’t forget our tickets too.”
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11/25/13