"C...D...E...F...G! Here we are!" Chloe exclaimed, motioning at the row of seats infront of her. She began to shimmy along the row, followed by Katie, then Becca, me and finally Sara. "Wow, in the centre and so close to the front, good choice of seats Alisha" Becca smiled at me. We sat down in our seats and Sara whipped a programme out of her bag. "Aahh, let me see that!" Katie squealed, almost snatching the programme out of Sara's hand. Sara rolled her eyes at me and I gave her a look that said, 'Yeah, I know'! Becca and Chloe leaned over the programme which was now sitting on Katie's lap, all three of them practically salivating over the front cover. "Mmm, I would give ANYTHING just to be able to touch Liam's hair" Becca sighed. "Forget Liam, look at Niall, his eyes are GORGEOUS!" Chloe cooed at the programme. I bit my lip, trying not to snigger. As much as I loved my friends, I could not understand their obsession over these boys. We were at the X-Factor live tour in Aberdeen and Becca, Chloe and Katie appeared to be unable to contain their excitement at seeing One Direction on the cover of the programme. Sara was slightly more down to earth about the situation, which I was thankful for as I didn't share the others obsession over the boys. I was more excited about seeing Matt and Rebecca, their voices were amazing. "I really hope Zayn just at least smiles at me, I could die a happy girl...!" Katie stared off into space, blissfully dreaming about Zayn. "Ok, for the millionth time, WHY are you so obsessed with them? They are just five normal boys who happen to be good at singing!" I said, and was rewarded with glares from three of my friends. "They are not just NORMAL boys!" Becca snapped, looking personally offended. "They are nothing short of GODS!" Chloe smiled, twirling her fingers in her dark brown curls as she spoke. Katie didn't reply, she was still staring at the programme cover. "Ali, seriously, there is no point even trying to convince them otherwise!" Sara laughed at me, "and they are hot, no denying it!". "Aww, not you as well!" I almost whined at her and she just stuck her tongue out at me in reply.
Just then everyone in the arena began to scream as the 'god's themselves appeared on one of the big display screens to the side of the stage. Kate, Chloe and Becca all instantly squealed, bouncing up and down on their seats in excitement. Then one of the boys began to speak. I had no idea what he was called, the one with curly hair. "HELLO ABERDEEN!". More screaming. With Becca sitting next to me, I would be deaf by the end of the night. " Thank you all for supporting us throughout our time on the X-Factor, we appreciate each and every person who voted for us and supported us. As a treat, we are offering one lucky member of the audience, and their friends, a chance to me and the rest of the boys in the interval. All you have to do is text the answer to the following question and, if you win, you will receive a reply by text before the interval. Good luck, and enjoy the show!". "OH MY GOD, we HAVE to win this!" Chloe squeaked whipping out her phone, whilst Becca and Katie mirrored her movements. "C'mon you two, you have to try too!" Becca nudged me and Sara. "Why, I don't want to meet them!" I protested but under the combined glared of Becca, Katie and Chloe I sighed and took out my phone too. "What was the answer?" I asked, and Katie instantly replied "B". I quickly sent the text and shoved my phone back into my bag as the lights dimmed and the familiar presenters voice boomed out of the speakers.
The show kicked off with Cher, performing her rendition of 'The Clapping Song', which I absolutely adored, it had been my favourite performance of hers on the live shows. Cher sang a few more songs before leaving the stage to a cheering audience. Next up was Paige, singing 'I'm a believer' to which all five of us were screaming along. My camera was constantly in the air taking countless photos. Next was Rebecca and I screamed my heart out when she came on stage. She looked gorgeous and sang amazingly. Finally, One Direction took to the stage, getting easily the largest cheer so far. Becca, Katie and Chloe were stamping, clapping and screaming for all they were worth. I had to admit, they were good singers, but I still preferred Rebecca. As one direction left the stage, the lights began to lift, signalling the start of the interval. Becca's face fell as the looked at the screen of her phone. "Damn!" was all she said before chucking it back into her bag, "Anyone else got a text?" she looked at us all expectantly. "Nope" Katie sighed at the same time as Chloe shook her head. "Nah me either, sorry guys" Sara replied as I reached into my bag to get my phone out. I looked at the screen, 1 unread message. Frowning slightly, I clicked to open it. It read: "CONGRATULATIONS, you are the lucky winner of our competition, please make your way to one of the assistants at the front of the arena". "Ali...?" Chloe questioned, as the others turned to look at me. "I won" I said, shocked. All four of my friends froze for a second, before they started screaming and jumping up and down with excitement. "OMG OMG OMG, we are going to meet ONE DIRECTION!" Becca squealed, taking my phone off me and practically running to the front of the arena. "Yeah, guys I might just wait here..." I began but Sara grabbed my arm and pulled me along with her saying "If I have to go with this crazy lot then you are coming too!".
"Hi, we won!" Becca squeaked to the female assistant, practically shoving my phone in her face. The woman took the phone and checked the text before nodding her head. "Ok, how many of you are there?" she asked, trying to count us but failing as we were being shoved around by the crowd dispersing into the food and drink area for refreshments. "Five" Katie said, looking around to check we were all there. "And who was it that received the text?" she asked. "Alisha" Chloe replied, promptly grabbing my arm and pushing me to the front of our little group. The woman nodded again, "Ok, put on these badges and follow me" she said, handing me five badges sporting the words 'Meet and Greet'. I quickly distributed the badges and sunk to the back of the group to join Sara. Becca was practically glued to the assistant woman's heels as she walked. "I KNEW I should have worn my black mini dress" Katie grumbled to Chloe, who replied, "Tell me about it, I would never have worn these shoes if I knew we were going to be meeting one direction". "Oh Ali darling, I do wish I had worn my panda hat and 3D glasses for this occasion" Sara giggled into my ear, mocking the others. I laughed replying, "Tell me about it, I would never have worn clothes if I knew we were going to be meeting one direction!". Sara laughed as we entered a corridor down the left hand side of the stage and the assistant fumbled with the key in the door. Becca looked like she needed the loo the way she was hopping around and Katie had gone so white she looked like she was about to faint. Chloe was mumbling to herself, 'Hey, I'm Chloe, hows it going?' followed by an eyelash flutter to show off her bright blue eyes. She was obviously practising her opening speech. I sniggered to myself, knowing that the minute we entered their dressing room all Chloe would be able to say would be '….hi...' if she was lucky. The assistant finally managed to get the door open and Sara squeezed my hand "Look on the bright side, you might get Rebecca's autograph!". I squeezed her hand back and smiled as we headed through the door.