"Zayn just called and said we need to meet him at the complex... like now." She snapped her fingers and I grabbed my bag off of the counter and put my shoes on.

"What's going on!?" I asked.

"Sophia... this is what we call damage control. Bring clothes, none of us will be leaving for a couple of days."

"Oh dear God..." I said, remembering that The Wanted was mentioned in the interview.

"What!?" She said back, waiting for my response.

"My brother. I gotta call him." I grabbed my phone but Perrie snatched it out of my hands.

"In the car! The longer we wait the worse it's going to get."

I didn't fully understand what all of this meant. I knew it was bad, but I didn't know just how bad it was. We walked outside to see 20 to 25 photographers screaming at us. How did they know where I lived? I have no clue.

"SOPHIA PERRIE!! WHERE ARE THE BOYS!"

"WHY ARE LOUIS AND HARRY FIGHTING?!"

"IS IT OVER YOU SOPHIA?!"

"HOW DO YOU FEEL BREAKING UP THE WORLDS BIGGEST BROMANCE?"

The amount of bullshit they were yelling at us was insane. Some of their assumptions were so off, but I'm some what happy none of them were close to the actual reason for arguing. I giggled to myself a little. This had absolutely nothing to do with me. This was entirely Harry's fault. Lottie isn't old enough to understand the repercussions of something like this. I tried to push the judgement out of my head and got into the black SUV.
"Hey girls" Paul wasn't as cheery as he normally is.

Perrie shrugged her shoulders and we drove off. I dialed Max's number and waited to explain what was going on.

"Sophia my dear sister! How are you?"

I giggled, "Hey Max. Um did you watch the One Direction interview?"

"Why the hell would I have watched that." I could hear screaming in the background, most likely Siva and Jay.

"Uh just asking! Put me on speaker, I was curious on your thoughts on the new stylist."

I heard a chorus of 'hi sophia's and smiled. I missed my boys.

"She's cool."
"My hair doesn't look as good."
"Max's sides are uneven again."
"She's not you."

The last one broke my heart a little bit.

"You're coming back for our next tour right? You've had a sufficient break I'd say." Tom said.

I rubbed my head, "Yeah of course I am, what else would I be doing?"

I looked over at Perrie who was giving me a confused face, probably because I had told her I was going on tour with One Direction.

"Well good! We'll be home tomorrow! Love you!" Max screamed.

I giggled, "Yes. Love you too."

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Apparently they normally separate the boys when the media is this crazy, but considering the worry of a breakup they're all staying together at the complex. We walked into the hallway separating the appartments and Niall hung up his phone.

"Hey ladies! Oh uh you and Louis are going to stay with Liam or I because no one wants to be around Harry right now." He looked sad. I knew Niall wasn't one to get involved in drama but this was slightly unavoidable.

I smiled and gave him a hug before walking over to Louis' apartment and knocking. Harry opened the door and looked surprised to see me. He stared for a moment before I spoke, "Um can I come in or are you just going to leave me in the hallway?"

"Louis is at Liam's." He said blankly.

I smiled and nudged him, "I'm here to talk to you."

His eyes narrowed, "I don't want to talk to you right now Sophia. Everything was fine until you came along."

I scowled at him and gritted through my teeth, "Just a reminder. You did this to yourself. You may want to call and fix things with the one person who might still like you right now."

I assumed Lottie had seen the interview and I was waiting for her call.

I heard a girls voice in the apartment and nearly screamed. Sure enough, the wicked witch herself had made her way into my view. Eleanor.

"Oh my gosh Sophia! It's good to see you dear." She's either stupid or a total psychopath because the smile on her face was genuine.

I remembered in the interview Louis saying 'for everyones sake, stay away from all three of them'. Me, Lottie and...Eleanor? I looked up at Harry, "She's the third girl to stay away from... What about Lottie?"

He looked down at the ground and shrugged his shoulders.

I shook my head, "You're despicable."


I walked over to Liam's and banged on the door. Liam opened it moments later and took three steps back, most likely avoiding the steam coming out of my ears.

"Why is she here! What the fuck!" I screamed. Louis walked into the living room and threw his hands up refusing to take the blame for it.

"I told him not to, we all did. But this is his apartment also, we can't tell him who he can and can't bring here." Liam was right, but this was all so wrong.

"The two people I can't stand are in the same apartment complex with me right now. Maybe I should leave.." I whispered.

Louis walked over and kissed the side of my head, pulling me into a hug. "Please stay. I have to stay here and I don't want you to leave."

I groaned and pushed him off of me, "Fine! Call the others, we're having a movie day."

They grinned and nodded. I immediately thought about Lottie.. She couldn't find out about Eleanor from anyone else, it wasn't right. I would be lying by omission. I dialed her number on my phone and took a few deep breaths.

"Hey Soph! How's it going?" She was too perky... She didn't know.

"Hi, um so the boys had an interview earlier and it went... well... not the way it was supposed to."

She stalled for a moment, "What happened?"

I sighed, "Well Harry and Louis went at it about a bunch of stuff on live TV. Everyones really really mad at Harry right now."

"I need to call him and check on him!" She sounded so worried... She cared for him SO much.

"Lottie that's not a good idea right now."

"Of course it is! I have to."

"No, you don't. Harry's with Eleanor right now."

"wait wait wait, what? He can't be... I just talked to him last night and we talked for an hour. He said he'd wait for me."

My heart broke for her. Harry had totally played her.

"I'm so sorry. They're like shacking up in the apartment."

"That's not possible Sophia. Louis wouldn't let her stay with them, he knows you would kill him."

I smiled alittle at how well she knows us, "Yeah I would. But Louis' really mad. We're staying with Liam right now. Lottie it's true."

I could hear her sniffles on the other end of the phone.

"But.. I was waiting. I love him. I've stayed away from the boys at school, listened to all of his problems, I even thought about going to school in London to be closer to him. Now Eleanor, who's like, perfect, steps in and he's just done with me? How can I compete with that? Sophie what do I do?"

She was angry and hurt and I didn't blame her. He broke her heart.

"Lottie listen. Anne Boleyn thought only with her heart and she got her head chopped off. So her daughter Elizabeth vowed never to marry a man. She married her country. Forget boys, forget Harry, keep your eyes on what's important. You love fashion. I've never met anyone with such amazing taste. Don't look at schools in London for him, look at them for you. You can't make people love you. But, you can make them fear you. For what it's worth, you'd be my choice for Harry. I choose you. But you're worth SO much more than being the other half of Harry styles. You should know that by now. And if you don't? Maybe I haven't taught you as much as I thought I did."

She was silent for a minute or so. I knew I was being harsh, but I had to be. Lottie had allowed Harry to walk all over her. She needed to be strong for herself.

"You're right. I have to go, there's something I need to do."

"I love you babes, take care of yourself and call me if you need me."

"I love you too Soph. Thank you, for everything."


I hung up and turned around to see Liam and Louis leaning up against the counter, smiling.
"Were you listening to my conversation?!" I asked.

"Maybe! But you give good advice!" Liam said, still grinning.

Louis walked over and kissed me, "She's lucky to have you in her life, as am I."

Perrie, Zayn, and Niall came in with snacks and movies and we popped in Cars. I looked around at everyone and smiled. I can't deny the fact that before Louis and all of the people I've met because of him, my life was easier. But even with all of the drama and heartbreak, I've found myself happier than ever. Even though the media and other people thought I'm out of place being here, I knew I was exactly where I was supposed to be. Quarantined to an apartment with five of my favorite people, watching disney movies and eating popcorn.

Notes

For my Larry Shippers, This is a story I read the other day and I'm seriously so in love with it. It's already completed, so if you wanna read an amazing story read it here

xx, elle