All Hidden Away

“Hi mum, just wanted to let you know we turning into our street right now! Should be home in about five or six minutes!” She hadn’t answered so I left a voice mail, hoping she would get it when she looked at her phone.
I put the phone down and looked at Stuart. I smiled and did an awkward little dance in my seat. Harry and G always joked I was the better dancer. I did ballet but stopped in my final examinations year. If you looked at my feet you could tell I had done my fair share of point work…

We were getting closer and we woke up Jared still unsure if we should tell him before he meets Harry Styles mother, or if he should even see her.
“Jar…Jared…JARED!” he finally began to wake up as we pulled into the road we lived on. We drove past the tree where Harry had first taught me how to climb properly while I was still in my leotard and tights after my ballet class, and where he and I used to play guitar while G was off snogging some boy or on a playdate we weren’t allowed to go to. It was also where I had taught Harry most of the ballet moves he now uses on stage so often.

After driving along the road for about five minutes we began seeing lots of people hanging around the streets… like more than normal. They all seemed really excited about something. We had to slow down to avoid most of the people in the streets.
“Is it normally this busy here?” Jared asked.
“No not normall-” out of the corner of my eye I saw a girl in a pink shirt with blonde hair jumping up and down holding a banner of some kind. I looked closer and saw it read “MARRY ME LOUIS!” in some bright colours. I let out a small scream I couldn’t control and placed a hand on Stu’s leg.
“fuck…” he said before he stopped and got out the car.
“Wait… what’s going on?” Jared shouted as I quickly followed Stu.

“Hey, um so why do you have the sign here… what’s going on?” Stu asked the girl who wasn’t more than 12.
“Oh my god… Like you don’t know!” she said rolling her eyes while a thick cockney accent came through. “One Direction is going to arrive in the next half an hour or so!”
“HUH??” I said releasing a half strangled scream. I stormed off back to the car while dialling mum on my phone.

“Mum!” I said not waiting for her hello. “Apparently Harry is coming, why didn’t you tell me?!” I got back to the car but stood outside leaning on the door.
“How far are you?” she asked quite calmly.
“Just turned down our road. I’m scared of entering the house now. Did you know he was coming?” I asked my heart racing.
“Tasha, they are all coming. Yes I did know, but they wanted to surprise you and I couldn’t not let them.”
I shook my head and got back in the car. “Must I just come then?” I said a lump forming in my throat. I hated this. I hated that I can’t just go home for a simple weekend.
“Park at the house next door… I’ll let Jen know what’s going on, and then you can come round the back behind the trees… I’m sorry my baby, but don’t stress it will all be ok…okay?”
“Sure… ok, thanks mum, see you just now.” I hung up and rested my head against the headrest. Stu came back and jumped into the driver’s seat. I got a fright when Jared patted my shoulder. I forgot he was with us, what was I going to tell him?
“Sorry,” he said, “I’m not really sure what’s going on?” he said as I turned to face him.
“Jared. Can I trust you?” I asked with a straight face.
“Yeah…?” he said with a frown. Stu placed a hand on my back and I turned to see him nodding his friend’s integrity.
“Well…” I said with a loud sigh. “Do you know the band One Direction?” he nodded.
“Um... Well no one knows this, but. You know my surname is Styles?” I had practiced this speech and his eyes were making it disappear from my memory.
“As in… Harry Styles?” he said making the connection. “Are you kidding me? Is she that big of a fan?” he said smiling at Stu.
He laughed. “No mate…she’s being legit.” Shaking his head.
He looked at me as I grabbed my phone and wanted to show him the photo I almost did earlier. His eyes suddenly became slightly wider and his mouth followed.
“My god… you guys are like bloody twins!” he said with a smile.
I showed him my favourite photo of Harry and I. I was mid laugh and he was staring right at the camera, smiling his true smile showing off all his dimples and twinkles in his eyes with his arm draped around my shoulder.
“Holly shit…” he said shaking his head and laughing. “Right… So what’s the problem?” he said handing my phone back to me. I knew I had done the right thing from the moment he said this, he did look at me differently, but just with more understanding and a readiness to help me.
“Well I don’t want to be seen by anyone - with a camera, cell phone or even just memory – entering my house.” I said picking up my bag and throwing it over my shoulder. So I think that I need to go through the park and then enter the side door at Jen’s house, leave through the back, and then enter the house through…” he and Stu looked at me like I was crazy. Their eyes were wide, eyebrows raised and mouths slightly open. “ok, so you are going to drive to the house and park at Jen’s Place, ok Stu? She’ll tell you what to do.” I jumped out the car and pulled on the baseball cap and sun glasses I always carried with me.
“Let’s get home.” I said to myself as I walked onto the pathway that would take me to the park.

Notes

Sorry for the short chapter and for any errors. Thank you for all the support xx L