Unexpected
Chapter 20
We talked a while longer until Niall and Louis returned from talking to Paul. We played a few card games and quickly grew bored.
“Is it always this boring?” I asked, climbing onto one of the bottom bunks.
“Sometimes,” Niall answered.
Suddenly, the bus lurched to a stop and there was an awful sound of crushing metal.
“What the hell?”
“What happened?”
“What was that?”
Everyone wondered what had happened and we were about to get up to investigate when Paul showed up.
“Everyone, stay calm. We’ve been in an accident.”
We all exchanged glances and stood up to go see. Paul attempted to keep us where we were but quickly gave up.
We looked out the front window and saw a car all beat up in front of the bus. My guess was that someone wasn’t paying attention to the light and caused the collision.
“Oh my god…” Louis muttered.
There was an ambulance and a few police cars scattered around the intersection and traffic was being directed around us.
We watched as the 3 passengers of the other car got questioned by the police. The driver of our bus was outside talking to police as well when we noticed the screams. Looking around the scene, we saw girls flooding around us from all different angles.
“Uh, oh. Lock the door, Niall,” Liam ordered.
Niall rushed over to the door and locked it just as the fans reached it. There was banging on the door and windows as fans tried to gain entry to the bus.
“Paul!” Zayn called.
“I hear them!” He yelled back from somewhere in the back of the bus. “Get away from the windows! Don’t let them see you; it will only motivate them more to get inside.”
We all made our way back to the bunks and sat in a circle again.
“I guess we just have to ride this out,” Louis said.
“What are we going to do?” Harry asked.
“I’m kind of hungry,” Liam admitted.
“Me, too,” Niall agreed.
The two got up and went to the small kitchen to scout for snacks, leaving the rest of us in the bunks.
“So, what do you usually do on tour?” Aleanbh asked after a few moments of uncomfortable silence.
“We talk, sleep, eat, play cards. When we’re in hotels we go to the places around the city but while we’re on the bus we usually just lounge around,” Zayn answered.
“We could watch a movie,” Tess suggested. “I saw you’ve got a t.v.”
“That’s a good idea,” Zayn told her with a smile.
We all got up and made our way to the small room off to the side of the kitchen that had a couch and the television.
“Make some popcorn,” Louis ordered Liam and Niall who were still looking through the cupboards in search of some snacks.
We followed the boys into the little media room and sat on the couch. No one cared which movie we watched so Tess chose Mean Girls.
Harry, Liam, and Zayn groaned.
“What?” she asked. “You said you didn’t care.”
They all shrugged and watched the movie. Ever since it came out, Tess has been obsessed with that movie. If there was any doubt in what we watched, it was that movie that she picked. I always made sure I knew what I wanted to watch since it was always the same if it was her choice.
We went through 3 bowls of popcorn before the movie ended. We all got annoyed a few times as Tess quoted the movie verbatim as the lines were being said. None of the boys knew that she does this every time we watch the movie. Tess even wears pink most Wednesdays.
When it was over, I went and looked out the window. There were still girls surrounding the bus but most of them were gone. The bus driver was still talking to one of the police officers and the car we had hit had already been towed away.
A few minutes later, there was a knock on the bus door and Paul let the driver back in and we were on our way again.
“Sorry for the delay, everyone. That’s what happens when you drive drunk.”
Apparently the driver of the other car was wasted at the time and now he was taken to the police station. The bus started up again and we were on our way to the next tour destination: New Jersey.
By now, it was close to dinner time so Harry made us a big pot of spaghetti (my favorite food). Paul joined us for diner and explained to us some of the ‘rules of the bus’ and the weird hours. Sometimes we would arrive at our hotel during the night or early hours of the morning and sometimes we would have to get up way before we are used to getting up.
When we finished eating, we watched another movie – this time it was The Campaign – and sat all huddled together. For some reason, we all felt safer if we were as close to each other as possible. A few times I caught Harry looking at me and once he sent a warm smile my way.
When the movie was over, we all went to bed – Tess, Aleanbh, and I deciding to sleep with our respective boyfriends. I climbed into bed next to Harry and felt his arms wrap me in a protective hug.
“Goodnight, love,” he said in his low, soft voice. I felt a shiver run down my spine at the sound of it.
“Goodnight,” I said back.
I smiled to myself as I felt his breathing become regular. Soon I drifted off to sleep, not knowing what surprise awaited me in the next few days.
“Is it always this boring?” I asked, climbing onto one of the bottom bunks.
“Sometimes,” Niall answered.
Suddenly, the bus lurched to a stop and there was an awful sound of crushing metal.
“What the hell?”
“What happened?”
“What was that?”
Everyone wondered what had happened and we were about to get up to investigate when Paul showed up.
“Everyone, stay calm. We’ve been in an accident.”
We all exchanged glances and stood up to go see. Paul attempted to keep us where we were but quickly gave up.
We looked out the front window and saw a car all beat up in front of the bus. My guess was that someone wasn’t paying attention to the light and caused the collision.
“Oh my god…” Louis muttered.
There was an ambulance and a few police cars scattered around the intersection and traffic was being directed around us.
We watched as the 3 passengers of the other car got questioned by the police. The driver of our bus was outside talking to police as well when we noticed the screams. Looking around the scene, we saw girls flooding around us from all different angles.
“Uh, oh. Lock the door, Niall,” Liam ordered.
Niall rushed over to the door and locked it just as the fans reached it. There was banging on the door and windows as fans tried to gain entry to the bus.
“Paul!” Zayn called.
“I hear them!” He yelled back from somewhere in the back of the bus. “Get away from the windows! Don’t let them see you; it will only motivate them more to get inside.”
We all made our way back to the bunks and sat in a circle again.
“I guess we just have to ride this out,” Louis said.
“What are we going to do?” Harry asked.
“I’m kind of hungry,” Liam admitted.
“Me, too,” Niall agreed.
The two got up and went to the small kitchen to scout for snacks, leaving the rest of us in the bunks.
“So, what do you usually do on tour?” Aleanbh asked after a few moments of uncomfortable silence.
“We talk, sleep, eat, play cards. When we’re in hotels we go to the places around the city but while we’re on the bus we usually just lounge around,” Zayn answered.
“We could watch a movie,” Tess suggested. “I saw you’ve got a t.v.”
“That’s a good idea,” Zayn told her with a smile.
We all got up and made our way to the small room off to the side of the kitchen that had a couch and the television.
“Make some popcorn,” Louis ordered Liam and Niall who were still looking through the cupboards in search of some snacks.
We followed the boys into the little media room and sat on the couch. No one cared which movie we watched so Tess chose Mean Girls.
Harry, Liam, and Zayn groaned.
“What?” she asked. “You said you didn’t care.”
They all shrugged and watched the movie. Ever since it came out, Tess has been obsessed with that movie. If there was any doubt in what we watched, it was that movie that she picked. I always made sure I knew what I wanted to watch since it was always the same if it was her choice.
We went through 3 bowls of popcorn before the movie ended. We all got annoyed a few times as Tess quoted the movie verbatim as the lines were being said. None of the boys knew that she does this every time we watch the movie. Tess even wears pink most Wednesdays.
When it was over, I went and looked out the window. There were still girls surrounding the bus but most of them were gone. The bus driver was still talking to one of the police officers and the car we had hit had already been towed away.
A few minutes later, there was a knock on the bus door and Paul let the driver back in and we were on our way again.
“Sorry for the delay, everyone. That’s what happens when you drive drunk.”
Apparently the driver of the other car was wasted at the time and now he was taken to the police station. The bus started up again and we were on our way to the next tour destination: New Jersey.
By now, it was close to dinner time so Harry made us a big pot of spaghetti (my favorite food). Paul joined us for diner and explained to us some of the ‘rules of the bus’ and the weird hours. Sometimes we would arrive at our hotel during the night or early hours of the morning and sometimes we would have to get up way before we are used to getting up.
When we finished eating, we watched another movie – this time it was The Campaign – and sat all huddled together. For some reason, we all felt safer if we were as close to each other as possible. A few times I caught Harry looking at me and once he sent a warm smile my way.
When the movie was over, we all went to bed – Tess, Aleanbh, and I deciding to sleep with our respective boyfriends. I climbed into bed next to Harry and felt his arms wrap me in a protective hug.
“Goodnight, love,” he said in his low, soft voice. I felt a shiver run down my spine at the sound of it.
“Goodnight,” I said back.
I smiled to myself as I felt his breathing become regular. Soon I drifted off to sleep, not knowing what surprise awaited me in the next few days.
6/16/13