Worlds Apart
Ready or Not
Alayna’s POV:
“Alayna? Alayna, are you there?” Ugghh, who’s knocking at this hour? Oh, right it’s only 5 P.M. “Coming!” I can’t believe I slept for four hours straight. That’s actually the most sleep I’ve ever had in days.
“Hey, I forgot to buy some shampoo. Can I borrow yours?” And, we are back to normal: people only talking to me because they need something from me. “Yeah, just let me get it.” I smiled and went to get my bottle of shampoo. “Thanks.” The girl smiled back and went back to her business.
“Now, back to my business. Hello, bed!” I was about to go back to sleep when my phone rang. “Hello?” I looked at my phone screen and it was Niall. What?! Niall?!
“Hey, Alayna!” His Irish accent was very evident. “Hey, Niall?” Didn’t we just talk like 4 hours ago? What could be so urgent that he’s calling me? “Did I interrupt your sleep?” How did he --? Oh yeah right, I told him.
“Uhmm, no. I was already awake when you called. What’s up?” What is really up? And how did he get my number? “Uhm, there’s this party tonight and I really need somebody to come with me.” Party? It’s not really my thing and I’m pretty sure he has other people to go with. So why is he asking me?
“Uhmm..” I was still thinking of the nicest way to say no when he cut in. “Please, say yes. It’s not really my type of party and that’s why I really need someone to talk to. I’ll die of boredom if you don’t.” I laughed at what he said because that was exactly what I was thinking.
“Way to make me feel guilty. Uhmm, sure?” I wasn’t sure what I just said but instead of feeling nervous, I actually feel good about this one. “Great! Pick you up at 7. Wear something formal. I know, it already sounds boring.” I laughed at what he said and bade goodbye.
“Wait! Did he say 7? That only gives me an hour and a half to get ready!” I went in front of a mirror and sighed. I look terrible. How am I going to get ready? I rushed into the bathroom and tried my best in applying makeup.
“Okay, makeup, I’d say good. Well, I hope it’s good enough.” I looked at the clock and I only had an hour left. “Why did you even say yes?” I slapped my face and stomped my feet. I’m panicking and it’s not really helping. I rummaged my very dull closet and I realized that I have nothing that fits ‘formal’.
“Alayna?” Shit! I was still in my robe and was nowhere near ready. “Hey, here’s your shampoo back.” Phew, it was just that girl next door. “Thanks.” She handed my shampoo back and walked back to her dorm room.
“Hey, uhmm, Kasey, right?” She nodded her head and looked at me very puzzled. “Uhmm, do you have any formal dress? Or just any good dress?” I was getting desperate and I really hope she doesn’t judge me for this.
“Uh-huh. Wanna borrow one? C’mon follow me.” She smiled widely and I followed her to her room. “Ooh, I have the perfect dress that would totally fit you.” She opened her closet and my jaw dropped. For someone who’s just living in a dorm room, she really has a lot of clothes.
“See, I told you it’d be perfect!” It was actually a really beautiful dress. “Oh, wait. Come here.” She fixed my hair to fit the dress. She put it in a very messy yet pretty bun. “Thank you.” I smiled at her and she pushed me towards the door. “Now, whoever you’re meeting is a really lucky guy. Have fun!” Before she closed the door, she tossed me a pair of nude pumps.
“Alayna!” I spun around and saw Niall. “Hey!” I smiled awkwardly and tried to fix my dress. “Are you going to put that on?” He pointed at my hands and I looked down. I realized that I was still barefoot and quickly put my shoes on.
“C’mon.” He held out his arm and I gladly took it. “You look great by the way.” I smiled at the compliment. “You look fairly good as well.” He looked at me and made a funny face and we both laughed. I really hope this night would really go well.
Harry’s POV:
“Now let me just fix that.” Jade was trying to fix my bowtie but it just keeps on getting crooked. “Don’t worry about it.” I kissed her forehead and looked at her eyes.
“Thanks. I just really want this night to be perfect for my dad.” She turned around and was now fixing her dress. I can tell she was really tensed up. “Are you really worried about your dad?” I stood behind her and stared at the mirror as well.
“Are you implying something?” She looked at my reflection and sighed. “We’re going to be late. My dad would be furious.” We exited our room and made our way to the banquet hall where the party is.
“Hey, man.” Liam tapped my back and I greeted him back. He arrived with Louis, Zayn and their dates. “Man, does Jade’s dad know how to throw a party or what?” We all laughed at Zayn’s sarcastic comment.
“Where’s Niall? Is he coming?” Louis was right; Niall was nowhere to be seen. “Maybe he’s sleeping or eating his guts out.” We all know Niall and we all know those were the only two options we could consider.
“Where’s Jade?” Liam looked at me with concern. “You should change that to ‘how’s Jade?’” Louis rolled his eyes and everyone sensed that he was beginning to leash out his ‘sassiness’. “She’s there with her dad and she’s fine guys.” What I wanted to say was she’s fine but I can’t say the same for us.
“Well that’s good. You know you’ve already got the perfect girl so don’t let her go.” Zayn put his arm around my shoulder and took a sip out of his drink. “Well, how about you?” Louis brushed off Zayn’s arm and looked at me. He’s really good at sensing when someone has a lot on their mind.
“I’m good too, mate. Don’t worry.” I looked back at Louis and I know that he can still see through my lie. “Look, we’re your best mates. You know you can talk to us.” Liam caught on Louis’ suspicion and now three of them are looking at me like I’m going to die in 1 month.
“Look guys, I’m good. Really!” I tapped all their shoulders and walked towards Jade and her father. “Where are you going?” I pointed at Jade’s direction and they all nodded and went back to talking to their dates.
“Hey, babe. Isn’t my dad’s party the best?” Jade winked at me and nudged my arm. “Yeah, Mr. Endicott. It’s really good.” I looked at Jade and she was smiling widely. “Well I hope you two enjoy the rest of the night. Excuse me for a second.” We both nodded and her dad made his way to go mingle with other guests.
“Hey, Zayn, Liam and Louis are here.” She waved at them and looked back at me. “Where’s Niall? I didn’t see him at the buffet table.” She giggled at her own joke and I smiled at her. “Oh wait, there he is and might I say, his date really looks gorgeous.” I turned around looked for my blonde-haired friend. I looked closer at the said gorgeous date and I was definitely left wide-eyed.
“Alayna? Alayna, are you there?” Ugghh, who’s knocking at this hour? Oh, right it’s only 5 P.M. “Coming!” I can’t believe I slept for four hours straight. That’s actually the most sleep I’ve ever had in days.
“Hey, I forgot to buy some shampoo. Can I borrow yours?” And, we are back to normal: people only talking to me because they need something from me. “Yeah, just let me get it.” I smiled and went to get my bottle of shampoo. “Thanks.” The girl smiled back and went back to her business.
“Now, back to my business. Hello, bed!” I was about to go back to sleep when my phone rang. “Hello?” I looked at my phone screen and it was Niall. What?! Niall?!
“Hey, Alayna!” His Irish accent was very evident. “Hey, Niall?” Didn’t we just talk like 4 hours ago? What could be so urgent that he’s calling me? “Did I interrupt your sleep?” How did he --? Oh yeah right, I told him.
“Uhmm, no. I was already awake when you called. What’s up?” What is really up? And how did he get my number? “Uhm, there’s this party tonight and I really need somebody to come with me.” Party? It’s not really my thing and I’m pretty sure he has other people to go with. So why is he asking me?
“Uhmm..” I was still thinking of the nicest way to say no when he cut in. “Please, say yes. It’s not really my type of party and that’s why I really need someone to talk to. I’ll die of boredom if you don’t.” I laughed at what he said because that was exactly what I was thinking.
“Way to make me feel guilty. Uhmm, sure?” I wasn’t sure what I just said but instead of feeling nervous, I actually feel good about this one. “Great! Pick you up at 7. Wear something formal. I know, it already sounds boring.” I laughed at what he said and bade goodbye.
“Wait! Did he say 7? That only gives me an hour and a half to get ready!” I went in front of a mirror and sighed. I look terrible. How am I going to get ready? I rushed into the bathroom and tried my best in applying makeup.
“Okay, makeup, I’d say good. Well, I hope it’s good enough.” I looked at the clock and I only had an hour left. “Why did you even say yes?” I slapped my face and stomped my feet. I’m panicking and it’s not really helping. I rummaged my very dull closet and I realized that I have nothing that fits ‘formal’.
“Alayna?” Shit! I was still in my robe and was nowhere near ready. “Hey, here’s your shampoo back.” Phew, it was just that girl next door. “Thanks.” She handed my shampoo back and walked back to her dorm room.
“Hey, uhmm, Kasey, right?” She nodded her head and looked at me very puzzled. “Uhmm, do you have any formal dress? Or just any good dress?” I was getting desperate and I really hope she doesn’t judge me for this.
“Uh-huh. Wanna borrow one? C’mon follow me.” She smiled widely and I followed her to her room. “Ooh, I have the perfect dress that would totally fit you.” She opened her closet and my jaw dropped. For someone who’s just living in a dorm room, she really has a lot of clothes.
“See, I told you it’d be perfect!” It was actually a really beautiful dress. “Oh, wait. Come here.” She fixed my hair to fit the dress. She put it in a very messy yet pretty bun. “Thank you.” I smiled at her and she pushed me towards the door. “Now, whoever you’re meeting is a really lucky guy. Have fun!” Before she closed the door, she tossed me a pair of nude pumps.
“Alayna!” I spun around and saw Niall. “Hey!” I smiled awkwardly and tried to fix my dress. “Are you going to put that on?” He pointed at my hands and I looked down. I realized that I was still barefoot and quickly put my shoes on.
“C’mon.” He held out his arm and I gladly took it. “You look great by the way.” I smiled at the compliment. “You look fairly good as well.” He looked at me and made a funny face and we both laughed. I really hope this night would really go well.
Harry’s POV:
“Now let me just fix that.” Jade was trying to fix my bowtie but it just keeps on getting crooked. “Don’t worry about it.” I kissed her forehead and looked at her eyes.
“Thanks. I just really want this night to be perfect for my dad.” She turned around and was now fixing her dress. I can tell she was really tensed up. “Are you really worried about your dad?” I stood behind her and stared at the mirror as well.
“Are you implying something?” She looked at my reflection and sighed. “We’re going to be late. My dad would be furious.” We exited our room and made our way to the banquet hall where the party is.
“Hey, man.” Liam tapped my back and I greeted him back. He arrived with Louis, Zayn and their dates. “Man, does Jade’s dad know how to throw a party or what?” We all laughed at Zayn’s sarcastic comment.
“Where’s Niall? Is he coming?” Louis was right; Niall was nowhere to be seen. “Maybe he’s sleeping or eating his guts out.” We all know Niall and we all know those were the only two options we could consider.
“Where’s Jade?” Liam looked at me with concern. “You should change that to ‘how’s Jade?’” Louis rolled his eyes and everyone sensed that he was beginning to leash out his ‘sassiness’. “She’s there with her dad and she’s fine guys.” What I wanted to say was she’s fine but I can’t say the same for us.
“Well that’s good. You know you’ve already got the perfect girl so don’t let her go.” Zayn put his arm around my shoulder and took a sip out of his drink. “Well, how about you?” Louis brushed off Zayn’s arm and looked at me. He’s really good at sensing when someone has a lot on their mind.
“I’m good too, mate. Don’t worry.” I looked back at Louis and I know that he can still see through my lie. “Look, we’re your best mates. You know you can talk to us.” Liam caught on Louis’ suspicion and now three of them are looking at me like I’m going to die in 1 month.
“Look guys, I’m good. Really!” I tapped all their shoulders and walked towards Jade and her father. “Where are you going?” I pointed at Jade’s direction and they all nodded and went back to talking to their dates.
“Hey, babe. Isn’t my dad’s party the best?” Jade winked at me and nudged my arm. “Yeah, Mr. Endicott. It’s really good.” I looked at Jade and she was smiling widely. “Well I hope you two enjoy the rest of the night. Excuse me for a second.” We both nodded and her dad made his way to go mingle with other guests.
“Hey, Zayn, Liam and Louis are here.” She waved at them and looked back at me. “Where’s Niall? I didn’t see him at the buffet table.” She giggled at her own joke and I smiled at her. “Oh wait, there he is and might I say, his date really looks gorgeous.” I turned around looked for my blonde-haired friend. I looked closer at the said gorgeous date and I was definitely left wide-eyed.
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5/14/13