EXTRAordinary-A Harry Styles Story
Chapter 9
One month later.
“Hurry up Tristen and Sunny! You guys take forever getting ready!” “We’re sorry! Not everyone can look at naturally gorgeous as you. All you had to do was put on a dress and lip gloss.” says Tristen. “Don’t forget these heels too! You better appreciate me even dressing up! I’m doing this for you! Now will you PLEASE tell me and Sunny where you’re taking us for my celebration night.” “I can’t! It’s a surprise! I want it to be special. And I PROMISE it’s not a club.” I roll my eyes. Tristen is so over-dramatic sometimes. I got accepted as a participant to study abroad in London for 2 years. I told her that I wasn’t going though. (I think she just wanted a reason for all of us to get dressed up) Sunny and I have always dreamed about going to college together since middle school and finally it’s a reality, it’d just ruin our plans together. But I can’t help but think how awesome it would be to get to explore the world. And maybe even figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life.
“Well please hurry up before I change my mind. These heels are KILLING my feet.” “I’m ready” says Sunny. She’s been a little quiet since I told her the news about my acceptance. “I’m almost ready” Tristen says.
This is what I’m wearing: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=91346454
“Woah Carter. I just noticed how damn sexy you look. They are SO gunna drool over you.” says Tristen. “Who’s gunna drool over me?” “HEHEHE. NOT TELLING YOU. I’m loving that this is a secret from you guys. Now lets go.” We head out and Tristen starts driving. “So, Tristen, why did you want us to go eat at 4?” asks Sunny. “Well… truth is, we’re not going out to eat. I lied. We just needed to leave the house by 4 so we could make it in time to where I’m taking us.” “And where would that be exactly?” I ask. “Not telling. But it’s a very long drive, so you better get comfortable.”
We drive for about an hour and stop at a McDonalds. The girls get something to eat but I just get a drink. “Are we almost there yet?” asks Sunny. “About 2 more hours.” “ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHAT THE HECK. YOU BETTER TELL US WHERE WE’RE GOING.” I yell at her. “Not until we’re 5 minutes away.”
I fall asleep and get woken up by Tristen. “CAR! Wake up! We’re 5 minutes away and I can tell you where we’re going.” I look at her patiently and she pauses for dramatic effect. “JUST TELL US WHY WE’RE IN LOS ANGELEGES.” says Sunny. “Okay, okay. Calm yo’ tits women!! WE’RE GOING TO THE ONE DIRECTION CONCERT.” I look at Sunny and she can see the panic in my eyes. Tristen is jumping up and down her seat with excitement. “That’s incredible! I’m so excited! Thank you so much Tristen!” Sunny says. I look over to her mouthing ‘what in the world are you doing, I can’t go to this concert’ but she just mouths back ‘play along’. “Yeah, I’m so excited Tristen. You’re the best.’ I tell her. I try sound enthusiastic but I sound more freaked out. I don’t think Tristen can tell the difference though. “No problem. I wanted to your last few weeks here in America special.” I roll my eyes. “Like I said before Tristen, I’m NOT going to London. I’m NOT talking about this again with you either.” “Whatever you say, we all know that you’re dying to leave and explore the world. But it’s your choice. A stupid choice I should say. But lets just focus on tonight and having fun!!”
We arrive at the huge Staples Center and I can feel familiarity creeping on my body. It’s like the first concert all over again. Loud screaming girls everywhere. Tristen handles all the ticket stuff and next thing I know we’re being seated. I notice that we’re sitting at the very top of the arena and relief floods my body. “I know it’s not front row seats, but these were free. I got hookups.” “No. It’s perfect Tristen. Thank you so much!” I tell her. Maybe this concert won’t be so bad. The boys definitely can’t see us from here, so I should be good.
I was right. The concert went smoothly. Except for every time Harry’s face was on the jumbo screen, my stomach kept doing flips. Sunny would ask me every once in a while if I was okay. I told her yes. I kept telling her to not worry about me and enjoy herself. She finally started having fun. Tristen was having the time of life. Which made me so happy.
The concert finally ended and we started to make our way to the lobby. “Guys, wait.” Tristen said. “What?” asked Sunny. “I have another surprise.” Oh no. Please don’t say backstage passes. “I got us backstage passes!” Shit. This is night is not going to end well. “The guys are going to drool over you guys. Ya’ll look SO hot.” We start walking towards who knows where and I feel Sunny grab my shoulder. “It’s gunna be okay. I’m here and if anything happens, we can leave. Okay?” “Alright. Thanks Sunny.” We walk through a door and see a massive line. I can tell it’s gunna be at least an hour before this line gets halfway down to us.
We wait for what seems like ages. I turn around and notice that no one is behind us, we’re the last ones. Crap. I was hoping we would be rushed to see them and they would move on to the next person. I hide myself behind Tristen and Sunny. “Do you loves want a picture?” asks one of the guys. I can tell that it’s Niall with his strong Irish accent. “Of course!” I whisper in Tristen’s ear ‘I have to take this important call, just take the picture without me.’ I turn away and pretend I’m on the phone. I start walking away and hear Tristen call after me. “Car, we can wait for you. Right guys?” “Yeah. Take your phone call and we can take the picture.” That’s Liams voice. They still don’t know it’s me. I don’t know whether to turn around and see what happens next or take off running. “Hey Car, you don’t have to do this, ya know?” I hear Sunny whispering to me. I know. But for some reason, I want to. I want to see Harry. I want him to see how ‘happy’ I am without him. “I want to.” I tell her. And with that I turn around to face the guys.
“Hurry up Tristen and Sunny! You guys take forever getting ready!” “We’re sorry! Not everyone can look at naturally gorgeous as you. All you had to do was put on a dress and lip gloss.” says Tristen. “Don’t forget these heels too! You better appreciate me even dressing up! I’m doing this for you! Now will you PLEASE tell me and Sunny where you’re taking us for my celebration night.” “I can’t! It’s a surprise! I want it to be special. And I PROMISE it’s not a club.” I roll my eyes. Tristen is so over-dramatic sometimes. I got accepted as a participant to study abroad in London for 2 years. I told her that I wasn’t going though. (I think she just wanted a reason for all of us to get dressed up) Sunny and I have always dreamed about going to college together since middle school and finally it’s a reality, it’d just ruin our plans together. But I can’t help but think how awesome it would be to get to explore the world. And maybe even figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life.
“Well please hurry up before I change my mind. These heels are KILLING my feet.” “I’m ready” says Sunny. She’s been a little quiet since I told her the news about my acceptance. “I’m almost ready” Tristen says.
This is what I’m wearing: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=91346454
“Woah Carter. I just noticed how damn sexy you look. They are SO gunna drool over you.” says Tristen. “Who’s gunna drool over me?” “HEHEHE. NOT TELLING YOU. I’m loving that this is a secret from you guys. Now lets go.” We head out and Tristen starts driving. “So, Tristen, why did you want us to go eat at 4?” asks Sunny. “Well… truth is, we’re not going out to eat. I lied. We just needed to leave the house by 4 so we could make it in time to where I’m taking us.” “And where would that be exactly?” I ask. “Not telling. But it’s a very long drive, so you better get comfortable.”
We drive for about an hour and stop at a McDonalds. The girls get something to eat but I just get a drink. “Are we almost there yet?” asks Sunny. “About 2 more hours.” “ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHAT THE HECK. YOU BETTER TELL US WHERE WE’RE GOING.” I yell at her. “Not until we’re 5 minutes away.”
I fall asleep and get woken up by Tristen. “CAR! Wake up! We’re 5 minutes away and I can tell you where we’re going.” I look at her patiently and she pauses for dramatic effect. “JUST TELL US WHY WE’RE IN LOS ANGELEGES.” says Sunny. “Okay, okay. Calm yo’ tits women!! WE’RE GOING TO THE ONE DIRECTION CONCERT.” I look at Sunny and she can see the panic in my eyes. Tristen is jumping up and down her seat with excitement. “That’s incredible! I’m so excited! Thank you so much Tristen!” Sunny says. I look over to her mouthing ‘what in the world are you doing, I can’t go to this concert’ but she just mouths back ‘play along’. “Yeah, I’m so excited Tristen. You’re the best.’ I tell her. I try sound enthusiastic but I sound more freaked out. I don’t think Tristen can tell the difference though. “No problem. I wanted to your last few weeks here in America special.” I roll my eyes. “Like I said before Tristen, I’m NOT going to London. I’m NOT talking about this again with you either.” “Whatever you say, we all know that you’re dying to leave and explore the world. But it’s your choice. A stupid choice I should say. But lets just focus on tonight and having fun!!”
We arrive at the huge Staples Center and I can feel familiarity creeping on my body. It’s like the first concert all over again. Loud screaming girls everywhere. Tristen handles all the ticket stuff and next thing I know we’re being seated. I notice that we’re sitting at the very top of the arena and relief floods my body. “I know it’s not front row seats, but these were free. I got hookups.” “No. It’s perfect Tristen. Thank you so much!” I tell her. Maybe this concert won’t be so bad. The boys definitely can’t see us from here, so I should be good.
I was right. The concert went smoothly. Except for every time Harry’s face was on the jumbo screen, my stomach kept doing flips. Sunny would ask me every once in a while if I was okay. I told her yes. I kept telling her to not worry about me and enjoy herself. She finally started having fun. Tristen was having the time of life. Which made me so happy.
The concert finally ended and we started to make our way to the lobby. “Guys, wait.” Tristen said. “What?” asked Sunny. “I have another surprise.” Oh no. Please don’t say backstage passes. “I got us backstage passes!” Shit. This is night is not going to end well. “The guys are going to drool over you guys. Ya’ll look SO hot.” We start walking towards who knows where and I feel Sunny grab my shoulder. “It’s gunna be okay. I’m here and if anything happens, we can leave. Okay?” “Alright. Thanks Sunny.” We walk through a door and see a massive line. I can tell it’s gunna be at least an hour before this line gets halfway down to us.
We wait for what seems like ages. I turn around and notice that no one is behind us, we’re the last ones. Crap. I was hoping we would be rushed to see them and they would move on to the next person. I hide myself behind Tristen and Sunny. “Do you loves want a picture?” asks one of the guys. I can tell that it’s Niall with his strong Irish accent. “Of course!” I whisper in Tristen’s ear ‘I have to take this important call, just take the picture without me.’ I turn away and pretend I’m on the phone. I start walking away and hear Tristen call after me. “Car, we can wait for you. Right guys?” “Yeah. Take your phone call and we can take the picture.” That’s Liams voice. They still don’t know it’s me. I don’t know whether to turn around and see what happens next or take off running. “Hey Car, you don’t have to do this, ya know?” I hear Sunny whispering to me. I know. But for some reason, I want to. I want to see Harry. I want him to see how ‘happy’ I am without him. “I want to.” I tell her. And with that I turn around to face the guys.
11/27/13