When Nightmares Become Reality

This was just a basic weekly grocery shop time, walking up and down the aisle buying pointless things that would probably not even get used.
‘Paul to aisle 7 ... Paul to aisle 7’ I heard over the announcing system. I looked behind around me and seen nothing unusual, mustn’t be my aisle. Good.
I reached down to pick up a bottle of shampoo from the bottom shelf and heard laughter. ‘What the hell’ I mumbled. I picked up the shampoo and went to put it in the trolley but Liz was gone. I looked around but it had seemed that she had gone. Oh well, I need more things from here anyways. I’ll catch up with her later.
I started walking towards the soaps, when I heard what sounded like a stampede in the shop. ‘That can’t be right’ I said turning around just in time to get knocked back into the rack of hair products and to the floor, shampoo flying out of my hands.
‘What the hell?’ I said as I took the hands that were in my face. I was pulled up and saw firstly, blue eyes, blonde hair than a brace filled smile. ‘cute’ I said out loud. I realized what I had just done and composed myself. I put my hand behind my back and pushed on it.
Ouch.
I stared back at him and waited for him to apologize. His eyes showed so much regret, and sadness. But nothing was coming out of his mouth.
‘Umm, I think you’re supposed to be saying sorry right about now?’ Bit bitchy. Whoops. I bit my lip as I pushed on my back again. Yep, still hurt.
‘Did I hurt you? I’m so sorry!’ he finally said.
‘Niall, we had better get going we have company!’ yelled a young man from the boy apparently called Niall.]
There were 4 boys behind Niall huffing and puffing. ‘Yeah, you’re right Zayn but ..’ he looked back at me. I looked around to the other 3 boys. 1 of them had curly hair sticking out of his head. He was staring at me with the weirdest looking. I tried to walk on the spot to see how bad my back was. Whenever I moved my right leg, pain shot up through my back. Oh great.
This was my reason to be in the UK. My Australian group sent me here to teach as an instructor. I started to walk off in the direction of Liz, I didn’t get very far when I heard someone walk up behind me and grab my arm. ‘I really am sorry, umm. What’s your name?’ he was slowly pulling me further away from the other boys. Where was Liz when you needed her?
‘My name is Jasmine, well I’d prefer Jazz’
He smiled and held out his hand. I shook it. ‘Hi Jazz, I’m Niall.
‘I’m Harry’ said the one with the curly hair.
‘I’m Liam’ said the one standing right of Harry.
‘I’m Louis’ said the one standing to the left of Harry
‘and I’m Zayn’ he said standing in front of them all.
‘Hi’ I waved ‘Jazz’ I put my hand to my chest. ‘I really should get going now, you know; shopping and everything.’ I started to turn around and my leg didn’t obey, I felt myself heading straight for the ground. My face was 10 cm from hitting the ground when I was pulled back up by hands around my waste. God, my back hurt so badly.
When I was fully up right and my vision was no longer blurry I realized I was chest to chest with Niall. He smelt amazing, like strawberries. I hardly knew this guy and I already had my chest against his. No thank you.
‘Thanks for catching me’ I said looking up at him.
‘No problem’ someone cleared there throat and I looked around Niall to the source; it was Liam. He was holding up the shampoo I had dropped.
‘Thank you’ I said pushing of Niall’s arms and grabbed the shampoo bottle. ‘Well, I’m really going this time. Good-bye everyone’ I waved ‘and thanks Niall for catching me after you pushed me and yes, I accept your apology for knocking me down. I just hope that a little massage will fix the pain, we wouldn’t want me to miss any dance lessons.’
‘No worries love’ I felt my knees weaken, yes it was common for Britain’s to say love but not the Irish.
Liam stepped between Niall and I. ‘You dance? My girlfriend Danielle dances, maybe you could meet up and dance together some time’ he had the biggest smile on his face; how could I refuse.
‘Okay, umm well can I have your number so we can make a time or something?’ This was the most human interaction I had had other than with Liz; it felt great.
Hear it i-..’ Liam started speaking but got cut off.
‘No it’s okay Liam, I’ll give her mine’ Niall cut in.
After we exchanged numbers, I waved and walked around to the next aisle without falling. I saw Liz half way up the next aisle looking at chips. I silently prayed that she would grab salt and vinegar.
I reached her just as she put them in the trolley. ‘Yay’ I said as I started to bend down to put the shampoo in the trolley. The pain shot through again and I yelped.
‘Hey, are you okay?’ she said helping me straighten my back.
I nodded. ‘Yeah, just remind me to make an appointment at a good spa or something. I hurt my back.’
‘Okay’ she nodded. ‘How? It was just shampoo, it’s not that heavy.’ She laughed.
I shrugged my shoulders. I wasn’t going to tell her about them just yet. They were my secret for now.

Notes

~Chloe
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