Chapter 5:
-Zayn's point of view-
The car ride back to the hotel was spent planning what we were going to do as our last night in London. We were heading to Holmes Chapel for the next couple of days. By the time we were back, we would be able to move back into our flats. There was a ton of construction being done at the building we lived in and that was the reason we were at the hotel. Our plan was to stay at Holmes Chapel, just the five of us, and work on the album without any interruptions.
When we pulled into the front of the hotel, it was filled with screaming fans. Being used to this, the five of us got out of the van and began to sign autographs and take pictures. After only a minute or so with the fans, I lifted my head to take a look around me. My stomach felt like it flipped inside out when I made eye contact with the one person who had constantly been on my mind since yesterday.
Kellie was standing near the hotel doors with another girl. I gave her a smile and she gave me one right back. Without realizing it, I had been lost in my thoughts and Kellie and me were holding eye contact for a good couple of seconds.
"Earth to Zayn," Louis ran his hand in front of my face, "Let's go, we have to get back to our rooms."
"Oi! That's her!" Niall said a bit too loudly. I shot him a death glare but when I looked back at where Kellie was standing before, she was gone.
"Look, you scared her off Niall." Harry teased. We made our way into the hotel, leaving screaming fans behind us. While entering the lobby, I looked around to try and spot Kellie, but unfortunately I couldn't see her. I couldn't help but wonder if she was trying to avoid me.
The boys and I made our way back to the hotel rooms. Liam once again reminded us to be packed and ready for the morning. Of course, he was already packed and he left to spend the night with Danielle. Which left Niall and me alone in our room.
"Sorry about a while ago, mate." Niall said to me after minutes of silence between us, "I didn't mean to embarrass you."
"You never mean to embarrass me. It just comes naturally for you lads." I told him and he chuckled.
"I know, and I apologize deeply from the bottom of my heart." Niall said sarcastically, putting his right hand on his heart to add emphasis.
"You're funny." I rolled my eyes. Before he could respond, his phone vibrated from the bedside table. Before he could answer is, I grabbed the phone and saw Rylee's name on the caller ID. It was payback time.
"Hey Rylee!" I answered it while Niall tried to take the phone from me.
"Zayn?" She questioned.
"Yeah love, Niall's currently taking a nice piss right now so he'll have to call you back. He also wanted me to tell you that he's just officially come out of the closet and realized he's gay. He told the boys and us this afternoon. Sorry you had to find out like this Rylee, it's a shame." I told her holding back a laugh.
"Zayn, what the hell are you talking about?" She asked sounding angry and confused.
"Gotta go, love!" I hung up before hearing her reply. By the time I was off the phone, Niall was practically on my shoulders trying to get the phone from me. I gladly handed it back to him, laughing hysterically.
"Why the fuck would you do that man!" He shouted, "That's not funny!"
"Calm down. It's just Rylee, I'm sure she knows it was a joke." I reassured him, still laughing. Niall sent her a quick text and laid on the bed, shoving his face in his hands and groaning.
"Sorry Niall, I didn't think it was that big of a deal." I said, more serious and I took a seat on the end of the bed.
"It's not that." Niall told me.
"Then what is it?" I asked, "Finally realizing that you're falling in love with the damn girl." I teased him and he didn't respond.
"No way. No fucking way!" I yelled standing up.
"Shut up, Zayn!" He yelled.
"Well it only took you fifteen years!" I told him.
"I never said that I was in love with her." He sat up. "I just miss her. So much. We used to be inseparable and nothing could break us apart. I was always there for her, from the time her goldfish died in third grade to when her parents split up when she was fourteen. Even when we had an argument, I could never stay mad at her for more than an hour. No matter was I was always there! Now I haven't seen her in almost two months and it's killing me!
You know what she told me last night Zayn? The guy she had been seeing, Jake–what's-his-face, was on a date with another girl. I knew he was bad news since the first time she mentioned him. Now she's heart broken and I'm not there for her!" Niall said and I honestly had no idea how to respond. He sighed again and stood up.
"Sorry for my little pity party." He told me calmly.
"It's okay mate. You needed to let that out. I'll leave you alone so you could call her back and work everything out." I told him, putting my hand on his shoulder.
"Thanks Zayn." He smiled.
"Anytime Niall." I smiled back and walked out of my hotel room.
I had nowhere to go for the rest of the night, so I joined Louis and Harry in their rooms to help them pack.
-Kellie's point of view-
Zayn's eyes locked with mine for at least a couple of second that seemed to last an eternity. There was no way he actually recognized me, yet acknowledged me. No way. No way at all.
Eventually, another member of the band ran his hand in front of Zayn's face to bring him back to reality. I also recognized Niall from the night before in the hallway. All of a sudden, I saw him point in our direction and say something that made the other boys laugh. Zayn looked away from me to give the blondie a death glare, and I took that moment to escape.
I pulled Alexa by her wrist and lead her to the hotel entrance.
"Ouch! You don't gotta be so rough." She said as I let go of her wrist.
"Sorry, we need to go before they come inside." I told her.
"Why? Afraid of seeing your hunk." She nudged me with her elbow and we stood in front of an elevator. I ignored her question and ran into the elevator the second it opened. Luckily, there was no sign of the five boys anywhere.
We got back to my hotel room easily without being seen by Zayn. I don't know why I took off so suddenly anyways. It wasn't like he was actually interested in finding me again.
The night went by pretty fast. Alexa slept in my hotel room and we watched some movie. One of them, of course, had to be a horror film. I found myself hiding underneath a pillow for the most of it, while Alexa was practically laughing at the whole movie. After some movies, I skyped with Mandy and introduced her to Alexa. Both of them got along great, and they both agreed that I should have done something about the whole Zayn situation. But what was I supposed to do? I didn't know his room number, and considering he's a famous pop star in a boy band, it's not so easy to get a hold of him. Like I said before, he's not interest in somebody like me.
-Zayn's point of view-
After I hung out with Harry and Louis, I headed back to my room to finish up my packing. Niall told me that he had talked to Rylee and they arranged to have her visit us once we got back from Holmes Chapel. I was incredibly happy for him, but jealous at the same time. Not that I ever had feelings for Rylee, I just never had a friendship like they did. Harry and Louis were the two best friends and Liam was always with Danielle. A lot of the time, I felt like the third wheel wherever I went.
Once everybody was finished packing, Niall, Louis, Harry and myself all hung out and watched a movie. Of course, Niall was glued to his phone and texting Rylee, Louis was off texting Eleanor, and Harry was texting whoever his new fling was. So once again, I was left watching the fail-of-a-horror-film by myself.
"Alright, well I'm going to go for a walk." I told them.
"Where are you going to go?" Harry questioned.
"I don't know. Somewhere, I guess. I'll be back in a bit."
I walked out of my room and down my hallway towards the vending machine. I didn't know where I was going, but I figured that maybe, just maybe I would run into Kellie again. I knew it was ridiculous, but I could always hope right?
As I was almost at the end of the hall, I heard a loud crash noise coming from the right. No body was in the hall, so I figured it was from a room. Who would be awake making all this noise at this time though, I thought to myself. The loud crash was then followed by laughter. It seemed like it was coming from room 54. I started to become curious, and I put my ear closer to the door, waiting to hear something else.
"Shit, Alexa!" Somebody said, and there was more laughing, "pick that up!" the familiar voice continued.
"Well maybe if you weren't so stubborn, then I wouldn't have to tweet lover-boy to get his attention for you!" A girl answered.
"Seriously Alexa! Give me my phone back." The other girl yelled back. I realized that she had an American accent, and that's when I knew it was Kellie. It had to be.
"Kellie," I heard the girl respond. It made my heart jump to know that it really was her, just a door away from me. I had the sudden urge to knock on the door, but I remembered that it was the middle of the night and it would seem weird to just show up at her door. Plus, what would I even say?
"I don't need to get his attention!" Kellie answered. I couldn't help but wonder who she was talking about. I felt a bit of jealousy run through me.
"Yes you do! He's a celebrity, you'll probably never see him again unless you go find him!" Alexa answered. A celebrity? I thought to myself. Were they talking about me?
"Well then I won't see him again. Common, it isn't like he even remembers who I am. Unless he wants to take time out of his pop-star schedule and chase after me, then so be it." Kellie told her. And with that, I ran back to my room so I could make what she said come true.
-Kellie's point of view-
""Well then I won't see him again. Common, it isn't like he even remembers who I am. Unless he wants to take time out of his pop-star schedule and chase after me, then so be it." I told Alexa. She had been telling me to tweet Zayn or try to contact him somehow.
"Whatever Kellie! It's your loss." She winked at me.
"Yeah, that's coming from the person who said they hated One Direction."
"Just because I think their music sucks, doesn't mean all five of them aren't sexy!" She laughed loudly, which made me laugh too. Soon, both of us were laughing for no reason.
"Alright, I think it's bed time for me." I said after a while.
"Me too." She responded. I went into the bathroom to wash my face and get ready for bed. As I was brushing my teeth, I heard a knock on my hotel door.
"That better not be one of the neighbors who's mad from us being too noisy." I mumbled while toothpaste was spilling out of my mouth into the sink.
"I'll go check." She said. After a couple of seconds of silence, I asked Alexa who was at the door.
"I think this is for you." She told me. I spit out the toothpaste and made my way over to the door. Sitting on the floor, was a folded up paper with my name written on the top.
"What the hell?" I said confused.
"Don't look at me! This was the only thing here when I opened the door." She told me. I picked up the note and walked over to my bed. It had my name on it but it was spelled 'Kelly'.
"They didn't even spell my name right!" I said.
"Well open it and see what it says." She laughed. So I did. And my jaw fell to the ground when I read the only sentence that was written.
Meet me at Milkshake City this Saturday, 6 p.m. –Zayn. xx.
"Holy shit!" Alexa said next to me. All I could do was stare up at her, then back to the note. Re-reading it over and over with wide eyes.