Friendship Never Ends
Chapter 9
Stephanie’s P.O.V.
A few months later, Rachel and I started school again in September, now juniors in the 11th grade. Because of our school schedules and the boys had rehearsals, we weren’t able to communicate with them that much. Once in a while, I was able to send a message to Harry telling him an interesting story, or just a friendly message to have a good day. But for the most part, none of us have video chatted since July.
On another note, The X-Factor didn’t start up again until October, so we hadn’t been able to watch the boys on the show for a while. But then they announced to us the dates of when they were going to be on, so we made sure to have our little sleepover party to support our boys. Oh, I forgot to mention that they finally have a name now, Harry came up with it: One Direction.
They also did video diaries every week they were on. Each video explained what they thought of their performance the last week and what they were expecting for the next week. They also answered questions from fans and the videos just showcased their true personalities. They were really funny and just had so much fun with them.
One Direction placed 3rd overall on The X-Factor, ending their competition days. When the results were announced and the boys talked about their journeys, Zayn mentioned that they were hoping to continue as a band. They already had a lot of fans and considering the fact they made it all the way to 3rd, they didn’t want to end the possibilities of living their dreams as professional singers in a band. And guess what? Their mentor and judge Simon Cowell signed them up with Syco Records to start recording their very first single.
Christmas was coming up soon and they were able to go home for the holidays, but soon after they were going to begin writing songs and preparing for an album. I wasn’t doing anything much over here, we don’t have any relatives here to visit, only friends we’ve made throughout the years. I got off of school a few days ago, and the countdown to Christmas read only 2 days left. It was a Monday and my mum and dad went to go do some last minute Christmas shopping. I was home alone and actually just finished up Skyping with my cousins back in England. I was thinking of Skyping Harry again, hoping he wasn’t doing anything today. I picked up my iPod and sent him a quick message before turning on the TV to see what Christmas movies were playing.
After finding out one of my favorites were on, I left the TV play and got a response from Harry saying he was home and would love to Skype with me. I smiled as I reopened my laptop, Skype still up from my chat with my cousins. I waited for Harry’s profile to read that he was online, and a few seconds later the green light popped up and he began typing.
Hey Steph :)
Without replying back, I hit “Call” instead and he picked up on the second ring. His smiling face blew up on my screen and I waved, hoping his side was connected. He waved back, giving me that signal that we were both connected.
“Hey Haz,” I greeted.
“Hey Steph, Merry Christmas,” Harry welcomed.
“Merry Christmas to you, too,” I said.
“So, do you have any plans for Christmas?” he asked.
“Not really, we don’t have family here so I can’t really get together with my relatives, but we do visit with some friends we’ve made here,” I explained.
“That’s great!” he answered. “Yeah, I’ve been visiting some family here, too, all of them have been congratulating me on being in One Direction and all that.”
“Yeah, how’s that going so far?” I questioned.
“Pretty good, after the holidays we’re getting back together to focus on our first album,” he revealed, smiling. “I’m really excited, I can’t believe this is happening!”
“I can’t wait, either,” I mentioned, also smiling. “I’m really happy for you.”
“Thanks,” he replied.
We talked for a little bit how everything’s been going so far with each other. I told him how junior year is going and he explained how One Direction is. We’ve both been doing great, and then we moved off of that subject and Harry asked me a question I didn’t think he was going to ask.
“Steph, have you ever thought of moving back to England?” he questioned. My heart sank as the realization of the question hit me.
“I have, but I’m just not sure how,” I answer truthfully. My parents have jobs here and there’s no way we were moving back to England anytime soon.
“I was just thinking, and I know this sounds silly, but you remember my dad’s cottage?” Harry asked.
“Yeah,” I responded, remembering clearly the summers we’ve spent there.
“Well, for me and the boys to get to know each other better, we’re spending this summer there. But, I know this is crazy, but there’s room if you want to spend the summer with us,” he invited.
“Wow, um, Harry, that would be great, but I don’t know if my mom would let me, especially with 5 of you?” I told him.
“Yeah, yeah, nevermind, I knew it was too stupid to do,” Harry mumbled. I thought for a second.
“Would I be able to bring a friend?” I asked.
“Let me guess, Rachel?” he pointed out.
“Yeah,” I replied.
“Sure, since she knows Niall,” Harry responded.
“I’ll talk to my mom and see, but just know I’m doubting it,” I answer.
“Ok, ok, just a thought,” Harry said.
“Anyways, I better go, my parents are back home,” I added, hearing the garage door had been opened.
“Ok, nice talking to you again, Steph,” Harry smiled.
“You, too, tell your parents I say merry Christmas!” I said.
“I will, bye Steph,” Harry ended.
“Bye, Harry,” I answered, and closed out of Skype.
I sat back on the couch and tried focusing on the movie, but Harry’s conversation distracted me. Of course I’ve been thinking of moving back to England. Not sure when, but eventually I’d get back there. And now Harry wants me to spend the summer there. That would be amazing, enchanted, heaven. But my hopes were crushed as I knew my mum wouldn’t let me go. No matter how much she trusts Harry and his family, there was no way she’d let me live with 4 other guys I’d never met before for a whole summer. There was going to be a lot of convincing to do if I was going to make this happen.
A few months later, Rachel and I started school again in September, now juniors in the 11th grade. Because of our school schedules and the boys had rehearsals, we weren’t able to communicate with them that much. Once in a while, I was able to send a message to Harry telling him an interesting story, or just a friendly message to have a good day. But for the most part, none of us have video chatted since July.
On another note, The X-Factor didn’t start up again until October, so we hadn’t been able to watch the boys on the show for a while. But then they announced to us the dates of when they were going to be on, so we made sure to have our little sleepover party to support our boys. Oh, I forgot to mention that they finally have a name now, Harry came up with it: One Direction.
They also did video diaries every week they were on. Each video explained what they thought of their performance the last week and what they were expecting for the next week. They also answered questions from fans and the videos just showcased their true personalities. They were really funny and just had so much fun with them.
One Direction placed 3rd overall on The X-Factor, ending their competition days. When the results were announced and the boys talked about their journeys, Zayn mentioned that they were hoping to continue as a band. They already had a lot of fans and considering the fact they made it all the way to 3rd, they didn’t want to end the possibilities of living their dreams as professional singers in a band. And guess what? Their mentor and judge Simon Cowell signed them up with Syco Records to start recording their very first single.
Christmas was coming up soon and they were able to go home for the holidays, but soon after they were going to begin writing songs and preparing for an album. I wasn’t doing anything much over here, we don’t have any relatives here to visit, only friends we’ve made throughout the years. I got off of school a few days ago, and the countdown to Christmas read only 2 days left. It was a Monday and my mum and dad went to go do some last minute Christmas shopping. I was home alone and actually just finished up Skyping with my cousins back in England. I was thinking of Skyping Harry again, hoping he wasn’t doing anything today. I picked up my iPod and sent him a quick message before turning on the TV to see what Christmas movies were playing.
After finding out one of my favorites were on, I left the TV play and got a response from Harry saying he was home and would love to Skype with me. I smiled as I reopened my laptop, Skype still up from my chat with my cousins. I waited for Harry’s profile to read that he was online, and a few seconds later the green light popped up and he began typing.
Hey Steph :)
Without replying back, I hit “Call” instead and he picked up on the second ring. His smiling face blew up on my screen and I waved, hoping his side was connected. He waved back, giving me that signal that we were both connected.
“Hey Haz,” I greeted.
“Hey Steph, Merry Christmas,” Harry welcomed.
“Merry Christmas to you, too,” I said.
“So, do you have any plans for Christmas?” he asked.
“Not really, we don’t have family here so I can’t really get together with my relatives, but we do visit with some friends we’ve made here,” I explained.
“That’s great!” he answered. “Yeah, I’ve been visiting some family here, too, all of them have been congratulating me on being in One Direction and all that.”
“Yeah, how’s that going so far?” I questioned.
“Pretty good, after the holidays we’re getting back together to focus on our first album,” he revealed, smiling. “I’m really excited, I can’t believe this is happening!”
“I can’t wait, either,” I mentioned, also smiling. “I’m really happy for you.”
“Thanks,” he replied.
We talked for a little bit how everything’s been going so far with each other. I told him how junior year is going and he explained how One Direction is. We’ve both been doing great, and then we moved off of that subject and Harry asked me a question I didn’t think he was going to ask.
“Steph, have you ever thought of moving back to England?” he questioned. My heart sank as the realization of the question hit me.
“I have, but I’m just not sure how,” I answer truthfully. My parents have jobs here and there’s no way we were moving back to England anytime soon.
“I was just thinking, and I know this sounds silly, but you remember my dad’s cottage?” Harry asked.
“Yeah,” I responded, remembering clearly the summers we’ve spent there.
“Well, for me and the boys to get to know each other better, we’re spending this summer there. But, I know this is crazy, but there’s room if you want to spend the summer with us,” he invited.
“Wow, um, Harry, that would be great, but I don’t know if my mom would let me, especially with 5 of you?” I told him.
“Yeah, yeah, nevermind, I knew it was too stupid to do,” Harry mumbled. I thought for a second.
“Would I be able to bring a friend?” I asked.
“Let me guess, Rachel?” he pointed out.
“Yeah,” I replied.
“Sure, since she knows Niall,” Harry responded.
“I’ll talk to my mom and see, but just know I’m doubting it,” I answer.
“Ok, ok, just a thought,” Harry said.
“Anyways, I better go, my parents are back home,” I added, hearing the garage door had been opened.
“Ok, nice talking to you again, Steph,” Harry smiled.
“You, too, tell your parents I say merry Christmas!” I said.
“I will, bye Steph,” Harry ended.
“Bye, Harry,” I answered, and closed out of Skype.
I sat back on the couch and tried focusing on the movie, but Harry’s conversation distracted me. Of course I’ve been thinking of moving back to England. Not sure when, but eventually I’d get back there. And now Harry wants me to spend the summer there. That would be amazing, enchanted, heaven. But my hopes were crushed as I knew my mum wouldn’t let me go. No matter how much she trusts Harry and his family, there was no way she’d let me live with 4 other guys I’d never met before for a whole summer. There was going to be a lot of convincing to do if I was going to make this happen.
Notes
Hey guys! Thanks for sticking with us through all these long updates! Hope you're enjoying the story so far and please check out "Hidden," a fanfic on Wattpad by my friend @kassiloves1d and "Drama" written by me, @leikelamichelle here on this website and Wattpad, too!
Rachel and Stephanie :)
@StepHarry
Wow, are you excited for tomorrow!!!! I heard someone leaked it but I am not listening to it till its officially from the guys
9/29/14