Dark Corner

I quickly made sure my ponytail wasn't that horrible. Okay, the least I could do was hide the ponytail and just pretend it wasn't there, but I knew they would get mad at me, so I left the tail. Then my phone started vibrating, I took it out and saw it was Sam.

"Hey Sam." I said excitedly, I really love my friend. She is my only friend and really likes me for me.

"Hey Scarlet, I'm coming your way, the boys can get there before I get there, I need to look perfect for them." she sighed dreamily. "Bye."

"But-" I was cut of by the tone of the phone ending. I sighed just like Samantha had done, only this one was from frustration.

"Alright then. I guess I need to get to the kitchen." I mumbled to myself and then went to the kitchen. it was a small one but when I entered the small space, it was packed. not only with people but also with food. from ice cake, to some pasta. I've never seen so much food together. I was shocked.

"what the hell." I muttered as I watched people walk from left to right and only being stressed out, what was going on really.

"could you please leave Scar, you're actually standing in the middle of the room, so you aren't helping the people around you." Ben the chef of the crew tried to make me feel better then saying I was no use here and I should leave as fast as I could.

"but Ben what should I do? I'm supposed to be here, I'm the waitress." I explained and he nodded. he seemed to think and he then told me to stand outside until he called me.

"that ponytail doesn't fit you Scar, I should leave your hair down." I sighed heavily and agreed he gave me a weak smile before disappearing into his kitchen again.

I just walked around, but making sure not to be to far away from the kitchen. I wasn't paying attention, until somebody bumped into me.

"watch where you're going." the male told me, I looked up and he glared at me. he took a step back from me.

"where I'm going? I'm going no where so that's a bit difficult." I said and he squinted his eyes at me.

"you're not the prettiest around here, you're closer to ugly that I've ever seen." he said and I rolled my eyes, he thought I was affected by that.

"I've heard that before, can't you come up with something better, please." I couldn't help but roll my eyes again. he scrunched up his nose shook his head and left. I sighed, why does this society judge on appearance.

"Scar, you can come in, we're done and our guests are already here. we only have to wait for Samantha to come." he said Samantha with such disgust I thought he was mean.

"don't talk about her like that, she is still my friend, my best friend." Ben's eyes found the ground and shook his head. everybody here didn't understand why she was my friend, they knew how I felt about her.

"you're too good Scarlet, she doesn't deserve you." he smiled and patted my shoulder. he gave me a list on how and when I should serve everything. I nodded in understatement and he left me alone after a thousands are you sure you will be fine's

I was there alone until the door opened, "Gosh Sam I've been waiting for you for so long I thought you wo-" I looked at the door and it wasn't Sam who entered the kitchen, it was a blond haired boy.

"I'm Niall, that's not even close to Sam." he joked and I smiled, he probably hasn't seen me otherwise he wouldn't be this nice.

"I'm Scarlett." I introduce, his eyes found mine and oddly enough he smiled, he didn't back away, his face didn't turn in disgust he smiled.

"Nice to meet you Scarlett." he extended his hand and I took it, we shook hands and I was confused. no one ever treated me this way. Except the crew, but they looked behind looks, plus they told me they talked to me because they felt sorry for the way Sam treated me, but that was in the beginning.

"It's nice to meet you too Niall, why are you in the kitchen?" I asked, hoping he wouldn't leave me now. I may sound desperate, but I wanted to have a friend. one of my age, obviously Samantha left out of this. but she was my only friend.

"a guy named Ben told me I could get some water here." he explained and I nodded. I grabbed a bottle of water out of the fridge and handed it to him.

"thanks Scar, so what's your role around here. you seem pretty young." he eyed me up and down again, I was afraid he would leave me when he really saw my ugliness.

"Tonight I'm a waitress, but normally I'm here so support Samantha Taylor, you might have heard of her." I winked jokingly and he chuckled lightly.

"yeah actually I do know her, I'm going to have dinner with her tonight." sh.it, was the thing going through my mind. sh.it.

"she told me she would want to date one of you." I blurt out, I'm not sure if I was allowed to say that, but Sam surely wouldn't mind. Niall thought it was funny so he laughed loudly.

"I'm sure Liam and I won't fall for him, or Harry but he's too bussy with this other girl." Niall smiled at me and I laughed.

"are you a band of three?" I asked, I didn't really know the band. yes I knew they called themselves One Direction, but that's because of Sam.

"no we're a band of five, but the other two Louis and Zayn are taken, but you don't know us?" he asked curiously. I was excited, I really had a conversation with a world famous band member, and he wasn't judging me, or from what I knew.

"I've heard of you from Samantha, she's crazy about celebrities in genral, I'm not, not to offend you. I'm more of book authors and people like that." I explained my cheeks flushed. I hope I didn't offend him.

"I think you're really different Scarlett, you and Samantha seem like two opposites. I like you, you don't care what people think of you, I think you're not busy with boys, you don't even care about your appearance." ouch, that hurt. I started to like him, but he insulted me, just like everybody else. but he didn't mind me.

I closed my ryes a second to long, and I guess he noticed because he quickly started to apologize. "not that you're ugly, you're really pretty. what do I even know of you. I'm just a guy you met five minutes ago." he rambled. now I feel bad.

"no Niall, you do know me perfectly, but you're right I'm not pretty, so why should I even try. but I've heard it enough so I guess it doesn't really matter." I reassured him and he eyed me up and down again.

"I don't know if you know, but Samantha and One Direction are going on tour together. and I think we're going to be great friends Scar." he smiled and my eyes widened.

"f-friend? you? want to be my friend? you, my friend? Be friends? with me?" my voice changed a bit, maybe because of excitement, or because I was afraid he was playing with me.

"yeah Scar, just because I'm famous doesn't mean I judge of appearance." he said and that made me smile.

"thanks Niall, you're really nice, and I would be honored to be your friend." Niall gave me a last wave and he left not forgetting his water bottle.

just as Niall left, the door behind me burst open and I jumped slightly. "Gosh, you scared me." I said as I saw my best friend's face. she seemed prettier then normal, but she also wore more make-up. she wore a black dress that reached just above her butt.

"you look pretty." I mumbled. she gave me a bright smile. "the boys are already here." I informed her.

"thanks Scar, you didn't do anything about your appearance so I guess I can't compliment you, are they really here, do I look good, of course I do." she gave me a pat on the shoulder and then left the kitchen to the room they were having dinner. I made sure no hair felt out of my ponytail and went ourside, and seven pair of eyes were on me.

"hello, what would you like to drink?" I asked, taking out a note block and a pen. I started with Niall, who sat next to Samantha.

"I already have water." he showed me his bottle and I smiled he did the same, I turned my attention to Sam.

"I would like some water too." she smiled at me, but it wasn't her usual smile, it seemed like she looked down on me. I nod.

"I'm going for a coke please." I looked up at the raven haired boy and nod too. he moved uncomfortably on his seat as I scribbled it down.

"I want the same." an all to familair voice said, I looked up not wanting to believe it. "waitress." he shot me a glare and I quickly looked down, he was higher then me right now. he would always be.

"and I would like a pretty coke not an ugly one." he said and I wanted to look at him with the what the f.uck look, but I knew what he meant. the people around us were looking at us like we were mad.

"and you?" I asked the browned haired one who looked very muscular. my voice was a bit wavy from his comment.

"I would like orange juice." he said not looking me in the eye, like I would hurt him. I looked down again and went to the last one.

"water just like Niall, where ever he got it from." the most happy one of them said, he looked at me and scrunched his nose in digust.

I went to the last person who was a girl. "I'm Caitlin and you must be Scarlett." she introduced properly, not like those other boys. she also tried to be nice. I could feel her uncomfortableness. "I would want some water too, thank you." she smiled then I left to prepare their drinks.

I brought them their drinks and waited in the kitchen for a bit before I would serve their dinner. "Scarlett!" Sam screamed, I ran into the room and I looked at her.

"Harry spilled his drink, you need to clean it up." She pointed to this Harry boy, when I looked at him I saw him smirking. I nodded and went to the kithcen grabbing a towel to clean his pretty coke.

I went back and cleaned it. I wanted to leave but Harry whispered into me ear. "you better know your place." I left before someone would see the tear that slipped out of my eye. I wiped it away. why was he so mean.

"she's really weird." I heard someone say, the others agreed.

"she's ugglier then that, she's weird. have you seen that face." the familiar voice said. why was I listening.

"I was looking down, hoping she wasn't looking at me. I felt so uncomfortable." another male voice confessed.

"she isn't pretty, and really weird. I only took her in beceasue I pity her." that was Sam, but I didn't believe her, she would never say such a thing.

"that's really nice of you Sam, you're nicer then I thought. I bet she doesn't even have a friend." I stopped listening, it would only put me in a mood and made me perform worse then I already was going to.

I served their dinner and it was hard to have so many plates balancing on my arms. I had only Three plates on my arm left, but then a stool bumped against my foot and I tripped. the plates were shattered and the food was all over me, I looked up and saw Harry giving me a glare. he made me trip.

"you're place is down there." he mouthed. I looked down and heard the laughs from the boys and even my best friend couldn't help but laugh.

"here let me help you up." The other girl Caitlin extened her hand and helped me up and I smiled at her. "thanks." I looked down at the mess I made.

"Cait? what are you doing?" Sam asked and she called Caitlin back. she went back to her seat and left the mess for me to clean. I cleaned everything, and in that time the boys finished their dinner.

"we can't have dessert, we have to get ready." Samantha said and they all got up, except Cailtin who didn't have to perform.

"I shall help you." Caitlin said and then helped me clean up the plates and their glasses and Niall's bottle.

"you shouldn't take any notice of Harry, he's never like this, he's just going through a rough time with this girl he really likes." she explained and I sighed almost sure it wasn't that.

"I just think he really doesn't like me, and when we're going on tour together he will bully me." I confessed, she gave me a weak smile.

"I think Sam will help you, you're pretty close aren't you." I nodded my head she shook my hand and then left.

I wasn't going to make myself pretty, I wasn't in the mood to change into other clothes and I even kept the ponytail. I needed to talk to someone.

I walked towards George, he looked up and his features quickly showed me that he was worried. he hugged me tightly, knowing something was up. "what happened Scar?" he asked putting a piece of my hair behind my ear.

"he spilled his drink on purpose for me to clean up, and then made me trip with three plates on my arm making everything fall over me." I seem like a person who can't handle some hate but I just couldn't handle it anymore. I've held it in for so long. it wasn't only Harry.

"who is he, I swear, I'll beat the sh.it out of him. He hurt my girl and now he's going to get it." he let go of me and pulled his sleeves up, showing off his toned arms.

"No, you can't Gearge, I don't want you to hurt someone, specially because it's of me." I placed my small hand on his chest.

"he can't hurt you like that, if he hurts you again he won't be able to sing again." he grumbled and I smiled at him. "but you have a show in a few minutes, so you should test you voice." he turned soft again and I nodded, quickly taking my place straight behind the stage.

There was a little box with light, lamps, but mostly the microphone. I had a screen with the show on it it. Viewing it live and I had enough space to move around.

I would have a micrphone and I would sing my heart out, well when I felt like it. the arena was big and it was good to see all our fans, well Sam's fans. the instructions of the show were in the small box, when I had to be silent or when she let the crowd sing, or when she would shout something. we obviously practiced that too, but they just wanted to be sure.

but to be honest, Sam would do something wrong faster then me, it even happened before but no one noticed. so we were save. the first song started to play and I smiled before I started to sing, this would get my mind off of things.

"Hello New York.'"

Notes

long chapter guysss. Harry's really mean, yes but I didn't enjoy making him this mean if it makes you feel better.